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#1118705
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * <strong><em>NON SPOILER</em></strong> * THREAD
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Tobar said:

I mean, Bloop has always been with us.

As a old school LIS fan I’m well aware of the inspiration for the movie character. But let’s not forget Bloop walked into a storage compartment in season 2 and was never seen again except for stock footage. 😉
And these things stared back at me from clearance aisles at Kmart for years.

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#1118531
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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moviefreakedmind said:

Apparently a Mississippi school district is deleting To Kill a Mockingbird from its curriculum so as not to offend whiny people. People, you gotta hate 'em, right?

Some of the headlines I’m seeing are making it into an outright ban. The book will still be in the school library. I have to wonder how many complaints they actually got. Bet it was less than three.

I’m reminded how one parent in another town several years ago objected to Farenheit 451. When interviewed on tv admitted they actually had not read the book.

Still flabbergasted when something I read in the 5th grade like A Wrinkle In Time gets targeted this way.

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#1118528
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Han - Solo Movie ** Spoilers **
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suspiciouscoffee said:

That Tag and Bink mention impressed me. I’ve been meaning to read some of those comics anyway.

They’re hilarious and they fit into the continuity of the films almost too well. They were written by Kevin Rubio, who also made one of the best fan films ever, Troops.

And now I’m thinking Tag & Bink could be an animated film made by the Robot Chicken crew.

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#1118096
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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yhwx said:

Apparently, people are still angry about the “War on Christmas.”

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/politics/trump-values-voters-summit/index.html

President Donald Trump dove into America’s culture wars on Friday, touting his administration for “returning moral clarity to our view of the world” and ending “attacks on Judeo-Christian values.”

Trump, nine months into his presidency, has found it harder to get things done than the ease with which he made promises on the campaign trail, making speeches to adoring audiences like Friday’s in Washington key to boosting the President’s morale. And the audience at the Values Voter Summit, an annual socially conservative conference, didn’t fail to deliver.

“We are stopping cold the attacks on Judeo-Christian values,” Trump said to applause, before slamming people who don’t say “Merry Christmas.”

“They don’t use the word Christmas because it is not politically correct,” Trump said, complaining that department stores will use red and Christmas decorations but say “Happy New Year.” “We’re saying Merry Christmas again.”

The comment drew thunderous applause.

Heated debates over the “War On Christmas” have raged for years, with many on the right complaining that political correctness has made it less acceptable to say Merry Christmas. Trump has seized on these feelings, regularly telling primarily religious audiences that his presidency has made it acceptable to “start saying Merry Christmas again.”

“You go into a department store. When was the last time you saw ‘Merry Christmas?’ You don’t see it anymore,” Trump said on the campaign trail. “They want to be politically correct. If I’m president, you will see ‘Merry Christmas’ in department stores, believe me, believe me.”