Anakin Starkiller

thebluefrog said:

Anakin Starkiller said:

So we’re just supposed to accept that he’s the son of Han and Leia and just so happens to be one of the strongest Force users in the galaxy?

Yes, because he trained with their friend who’s one of the strongest Force users in the Galaxy? I don’t see how that’s an issue.

Besides, you talk of jumping sharks with everything happening conveniently nearby, but that’s exactly the problem that Leia Skywalker is the epitome of, which is why I hate it. Can we go back a ANH without every other person being a Skywalker? Now it’s just the story of a robot telling his step-brother to save his twin sister from their father. In the context of the film, that has to be the biggest coincidence in the history of coincidences.

Imagine if Lucas had NOT been going through divorce and emotional turmoil during ROTJ.

I can think of two major differences: Nellith would be real and Leia wouldn’t be a Skywalker. That would’ve changed the landscape of Star Wars forever, and both prequel and sequel trilogy would be totally different.

Also, Boba Fett wouldn’t have died in that way.

So you think the divorce is what lead to Lucas deciding wrap everything up in RotJ?

So we’re just supposed to accept that he’s the son of Han and Leia and just so happens to be one of the strongest Force users in the galaxy?

Yes, because he trained with their friend who’s one of the strongest Force users in the Galaxy? I don’t see how that’s an issue.

Besides, you talk of jumping sharks with everything happening conveniently nearby, but that’s exactly the problem that Leia Skywalker is the epitome of, which is why I hate it. Can we go back a ANH without every other person being a Skywalker? Now it’s just the story of a robot telling his step-brother to save his twin sister from their father. In the context of the film, that has to be the biggest coincidence in the history of coincidences.

In fact, the comprehensibility of the entire ST rests on Leia being a Skywalker.

How so? Kylo doesn’t need to be a Skywalker to be a Vader fanboy, and he still comes from two important lineages, if you’re worried about it stealing from Rey Nobody.

It would. The only issue is why Luke would tell her to take both sabers to Exegol.

Speaking of Saber’s I don’t like the idea of Leia having Jedi training (largely as a consequence of hating the idea of her being a Skywalker), so I suggest replacing her lightsaber in TRoS with Qui-Gon’s. That said, it would have no real significance there beyond bookends, so I’m hesitant. Maybe Luke’s green saber? Idk…

Not a fan of giving a crawl to non-episodic films. Feels like major misstep.

I’m also not a huge fan of the over-saturated look of Abrams’ films…

Well then you’re sure to hate the look of 90% of my work.

thebluefrog said:

Anakin Starkiller said:

Can somebody please add an 84 year old Jar Jar among the civilian fleet?

If I had the talent, I’d go full on Darth Jar Jar instead of Sidious. Let’s just embrace the ludicrousness.

You know that sort of attitude is how I enjoyed the film in theaters, but somehow, Darth Jar Jar just rubs me the wrong way.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I’m turned off by TV shows shot on video in general. It’s just an ugly, ugly aesthetic. My imperative to watch Doctor Who would be greater if they had made greater use of film.

Then boy will you like Spearhead from Space, the one story to have been shot entirely on film do to union disputes. This makes it the only pre-2009 story that could be entirely remastered in HD without upscaling.

In all seriousness, though, Spearhead from Space is an excellent place to start.

FWIW, Google tells me the show nowadays is processed to look more filmic. I know the Chibnall Era is often cited as being cinematic, but the writing is unanimously panned for most of it so who cares.

JakeRyan17 said:

Movies Remastered said:

I like that. Will you be cleaning up the centre channel for overlay?

How do you mean?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DUXM3TIlAJKR8pH2sMwvhbrzjWZt6XwL/view?usp=sharing

What’s with the color grade? Maz looks brown! What is this, Rogue One?

Ed Slushie said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS3aibHJ5yQ

Added Across the Stars to the ending celebration scene in place of Yoda’s Theme. Hopefully this makes Poe and Finn’s embrace seem more romantic.

It’s seamless, but ngl, it sounds weird AF.

Sounds like this project would be better served to leave Lando’s introduction in Panama.

Yeah, I agree. The visit to the canal was my favorite part.

As always, I’ll maintain that most of the problems in this movie have to do with JJ Abrams extremely attention-deficit editing style.

Nah, the script was crap too. In fact, I actually kinda liked the breakneck pace, although perhaps it should’ve slowed down somewhere in the midpoint.

Yeah, and Doctor Who was ruined when it shifted focus from a lovely policeman to this time travel rubbish.

Can somebody please add an 84 year old Jar Jar among the civilian fleet?

If it makes you feel any better, I don’t mind you guys sharing your thoughts on it. I think the rule is more about avoiding heated debates. If you guys just wanna get it off your chest so we can move on, I think that’d be okay.

I prefer the ST to The Mandalorian.

Who refers to their dad by their full name like that?

Anyway, wow, that is impressive. A little grainy though.

Replace Tarkin with a Jango clone.

Now I don’t mean in one sitting, but rather, how long can you go watching a show regularly before you get bored of it. Not that you don’t come back to it later, but rather that you need to put it down in the first place. And for the sake of this discussion, that means waiting for a new season is a break (although the fact that you’re still craving more is worth an acknowledgement).

I lost interest in Naruto after 97 episodes (will revisit someday).

When I finished 97th and final episode of Code Lyoko, I felt like it was just right. I had my fill, but enjoyed every minute of it.

I remember seeking out similar shows to fill the void of Mystery Incorporated after its 52 episode run.

Avatar had me hooked 'til the end with 91 episodes, leaving me eager to jump straight into Legend of Korra (which I quickly realized I didn’t like much).

After 106 episodes of William Hartnell Doctor Who, I just needed a break. I definitely got through over (the equivalent of - as the episodes are double lenght) a hundred of the modern series (there were 6 at the time) and was still craving more, but that was years prior and unrelated.

I happily made my way through all (at the time) 125 episodes of TCW, and will need to rewatch it at some point, given the new season. I don’t recall being in desperate need for more Clone Wars, but I was annoyed at it being cancelled prematurely.

Conclusion? I guess the ideal amount is around 100.

Really? I’m just overthinking this for my own projects.

As a kid I would sometimes catch the Simpsons on TV. I didn’t love it, but it was perfectly serviceable. Then I kept hearing online when I got older that people thought it was bad now and was better in the earlier scenes. One day I watched the very first episode in order to test that. The one where they find the dog on Christmas or something. The quality was exactly the same. Only the animation had changed. If it were written today, I wouldn’t have noticed the difference.

Conclusion: The Simpsons hasn’t gotten any worse since it started.

Granted, in retrospect, the sample size is to small to provide an accurate judgement, but like I said, I don’t care for sitcoms, so I can’t be bothered sitting through more of it. It was mildly amusing then and is mildly amusing now.

I think there’s a thread for that buried somewhere.

These edits get rid of the excessive comedy of TFA.

What’s the equivalent of cheap frozen dinner in this context?

DuracellEnergizer said:

I’m completely and utterly indifferent to the Planet of the Apes franchise.

Does anyone have a strong attachment to it, though?

I think this article makes a very good point: it’s not the ending that messes everything up, it’s the pointlessly meandering middle. Nothing of consequence happens until the finale, which on its own is actually fairly solid IMO, if uninspired.