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TV’s Frink said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

I don’t know if I would have wanted to see Leia half-naked with bruises all over her face

Yes you would have.

STOCK RESPONSE

*sigh* I was talking about acts directly done to her.

TV’s Frink said:

At least we can all agree that ROTS sucks.

Swagmasta will now make a reappearance in 5 … 4 … 3 … 2 …

SilverWook said:

There are EU characters that might be interpreted as being gay.

Hell, there are EU characters that are out-and-out gay:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Juhani

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Goran_Beviin

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Medrit_Vasur

Even the nuEU has gotten into the act:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Aleksin

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pavol

I remember the first time I watched SW as kid. Even then, I thought Leia’s interrogation was too mild; a floating black orb comes in and that’s it? She doesn’t get so much as a hair knocked out of place?

I don’t know if I would have wanted to see Leia half-naked with bruises all over her face, but some effort should have went into the final film to show that Leia’s Imperial captivity wasn’t just Tarkin and Vader throwing big evil villain speeches at her.

I’ll just say what I always say in regards to homosexual characters in film, TV, books, etc.

Gay characters should be characters first and gays second.

Shutter Island (2010) – B+

Run Lola Run (1998) – A

The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992) – C

Shrek (2001) – B

Sunnyside (1919) – B+

Shoulder Arms (1918) – A-

Citizen Kane (1941) – B+

The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) – C-

X-Men (2000) – C

X2 (2003) – C

When an artist doesn’t have the adequate skills or tools to bring his art to life, he tends to go a tad bonkers.

So, yeah.

Emotional turmoil

/əˈmōSH(ə)n(ə)l ˈtərˌmoil/

noun

Learning that the unrequited love of your life is married, has children, and is a semi-professional writer, knowing that you’re happy for her, but realizing now more than ever that she is the perfect woman for you and utterly beyond your ability to obtain.

Everybody Wang Chung tonight.

I don’t rejoice. I just shake my head with disapproval and disappointment (in team_negative1, that is, not the mods).

INT. CORUSCANT – JEDI TEMPLE/ROOM OF A THOUSAND FOUNTAINS – DAY

Located at the base of the Jedi Temple’s northwestern side, the Room of a Thousand Fountains is, for all intents and purposes, a seven story-tall greenhouse. Within the chamber, dozens upon dozens of elevated platforms take up space throughout each of the seven stories. Engineered into artificial garden islands, not a single millimetre of space is uncovered by earth or foliage or ponds. Several bridges connect the platforms, ensuring easy access to each of them. Utilizing a combination of special lighting and a holographically projected sky, the glass walls and ceiling of the chamber are obscured from direct view, creating an almost flawless illusion that this microcosm isn’t even located within the Jedi Temple – or anywhere else on Coruscant, for that matter.

Between two of the platforms, walking leisurely along one of the bridges, are Siri and Master Windu.

MACE WINDU: (cont’d) We have uncovered the identity of one your attackers. (beat) The DNA samples we took from the Wookiee’s remains matched those on file within Kashyyyk’s bio-database. Your hirsute attacker was apparently Mahttoh, a Wookiee who – with aid from an unidentified Trandoshan – managed to break the Kashyyyk blockade ten years ago and escape off-world. (beat) The governor of Kashyyyk was very pleased when we informed him of their wayward escapee’s final fate.

SIRI: Unidentified Trandoshan? So that’s it? We’re still in the dark as to who exactly they were and what their motivation for seeking out Obi-Wan was?

MACE WINDU: Yes.

Halting in mid-stride, the Jedi master walks over to the side of the bridge. Resting his hands along the guardrail, he looks over the side to the mist-enshrouded depths below them. Siri soon joins him.

MACE WINDU: (smiles) It’s beautiful, isn’t it?

SIRI: Yes. (smiles) Mistress Gallia used to take us out here every day for our meditations. I’d spend hours lost in the scents and sounds of the plants and waters. (sighs) Now I’m lucky if I get to visit the fountains once a month.

MACE WINDU: That can be remedied. (turns to Siri) Siri, how would you like to come back to the Temple?

SIRI: (cocks an eyebrow) Master?

MACE WINDU: Adi and I have given what has transpired considerable thought, and we believe your safety remains a concern. It is in your best interest that you avoid your apartment – stay here where your brethren-in-arms can watch over and protect you – until the Trandoshan has been apprehended.

SIRI: I appreciate the gesture, Master, but it’s unwarranted. The Trandoshan isn’t so foolish as to stage such a heedless assault.

MACE WINDU: (raises his finger) You underestimate his tenacity. He will not sleep until he’s revenged himself upon you for taking his arm and the life of his partner.

SIRI: I have crossed blades with many dangerous opponents over the years, ever since I was old enough to join my mistress on away missions. I am not afraid of a one-armed lizard in cortosis armour.

MACE WINDU: Of that there’s no doubt, yet don’t forget Sakan Do’nair’s Admonition: “The slightest blade can slip between the plates of the heaviest armour.” I believe the interpretation is clear.

SIRI: (sighs) What of Obi-Wan?

MACE WINDU: Your husband is away on the front; it will be months before he returns. (places a hand on Siri’s shoulder) Leave future concerns for the future.

Siri takes a moment to digest Windu’s words.

SIRI: Can I have my old room back?

MACE WINDU: (half-smiles) Of that, we’ll have to see.

Say hello to Ebe Endocott, possibly the stupidest looking alien to come from the PT.

Go back in time to 1977, preferably on or shortly after May 25 (unless you don’t mind waiting).

The first season occasionly mentioned that the Goa’uld were few in number but that their numbers were growing, but that idea pretty much was silently abandoned come season 2.

^More spam, it looks like, and incredibly lazy spam, at that.

I hate it when I find myself saddled with countless emotions and desires to do a hundred things at once only to find myself unable to act on any of them.

God – this is why I wish I had access to hallucinogens.

darklordoftech said:

“Discovering” the aliens who inspired ancient civilizations is very exciting. You wonder what Ra’s civilization was like.

I think that’s the biggest draw the film’s universe has held for me. What was the history behind Ra’s race? What exactly caused their extinction? Were they necessarily as malevolent/tyrannical as Ra was, or did he become like that only after taking a human host?

SG-1 killed too much of the mystique surrounding Ra and his people when the showrunners decided to make the Goa’uld a race of tech-stealing body snatchers.

Hmmm … I don’t really have much to say.

I love the costume and set design and David Arnold’s score, and Ra is one of the greatest – and underrated – film villains of all time, but the story does suffer from some pretty considerable plotholes; the screenplay probably could have gone through another draft or two to iron out the most glaring imperfections.

Still, for all its flaws, Stargate remains a favourite of mine.

pittrek said:

I thought Clones was pretty good. Except the horrible execution of the love subplot, the bad dialogue, the bad CGI, and the horrible idea that the clones are the stormtroopers, it was pretty enjoyable.

Damning with faint praise?

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Cool. I’ll check out 1, 3 and new Nightmare. But, do they make sense together if you skip the others?

Yes. Part 1 can stand alone, Part 3 ignores Part 2, and New Nightmare is a meta-film which takes place in the “real world”.

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Are the Nightmare on Elm Street films worth watching? If so, which ones?

My own two cents: If an entry has Heather Langenkamp in it, it’s worth seeing. If she isn’t, it isn’t.

darklordoftech said:

The Goa’uld will always be gray aliens to me, never snakes, and Jackson’s love interest will always be Shar’ia, never Shar’ae.

Misspelt namess aside, I salute you, brother.

Nah, I got drunk after I posted that post.

Dammit, Frink, I can’t stay mad at you. I like you too much.

I don’t know how the insipid post-AOTC EU got away with publishing a novel featuring a Jedi with a red lightsaber. Whatever the answer may be, I just love that this cover exists.