No scene has ever made me want to see a movie more than this scene.
They aired that uncensored on network television when I was a lad. It scarred me for years.
Isn’t “trek” pronounced the same way as “track”?
No.
Trek - TR-EHH-K
Track - TR-ACK
I decided to pass just based on their opinion of MoS. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
GOTHAM (2014- )
Before I touch on anything else, I have to praise the production team for this series. The world of Gotham is a wonderful mix of different eras ranging from '80s automobiles, '40s clothing and aesthetics and '90s era cellphone technology. The set design is impeccable, it invokes the past but feels timeless all the same.
Similarly, the casting for the series is phenomenal. They always seem to manage to find people that not only look the part but are extremely talented as well. Ben McKenzie does a wonderful job as a young James Gordon. Robin Lord Taylor from the start has done wonders with the role of Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin. David Mazouz was a fantastic find for the part of young Bruce Wayne and he continues to impress and grow with the role. Similarly, Sean Pertwee is great as a more rough and tumble Alfred Pennyworth.
There’s a lot of incredible talent both behind and in front of the camera on this series. Unfortunately it often is let down by the writing. The series is at its strongest when the focus is on the investigation into the Wayne murder. But often, wanders off on tangents and finds itself on shaky ground. It would probably benefit from shorter more focused seasons around 10-15 episodes long instead of the current 22. As they are, both current seasons get off to rocky starts. But both find themselves by the end. Gotham is oft-maligned and misunderstood but ultimately is a beautiful if flawed gem.
Poe is circa ESB Han and Rey is sporting Luke’s Dagobah training gear. Please, please, please don’t be another rehash, please?
DuracellEnergizer said:
And 85 is younger than 105. No one at either of those ages is likely to get down on the floor and start break dancing.My mental image of this is quite funny.
I was thinking more like one of these:
It’s more of a Y-Wing with X-Wing engines:
I’m not a fan just because of the era it appears in. This and the Tie Striker look like they belong in the early post-ROTJ period. Not Pre-SW.
A character transcends their actor or their creator. They are what they story needs them to be, provided it fits within what has been established. Just because Sulu hasn’t been shown as gay before doesn’t mean it can’t fit within what has been established. And, while I know when Takei says Gene’s original vision he’s talking about the very specific fact of Sulu’s orientation, I do believe this change is very much in keeping with Gene’s larger vision (unless his vision for an all inclusive Federation somehow excluded gay people?).
Let us not forget that this is not an alternate universe. This is supposedly just a divergent timeline. Sulu has always been heterosexual, he even has a biological daughter.
If anyone knows what Gene’s vision for the character was it would be the man who played the character for over three decades. To reveal in this film that Sulu is gay would mean that he was closeted throughout the entire original series as Takei points out himself. That doesn’t really sound like something that would happen in Gene’s vision of the 23rd century does it? Again, something that Takei pointed out.
The character of Sulu is very close to Takei’s heart. The fan film World Enough and Time (Highly recommended) stars Takei and solidly cements Sulu as heterosexual. While not canonical, Takei is very proud of this production and more than likely considers it part of his personal canon for the character. For the filmmakers to approach Takei for his input/blessing on something that they state is meant to honor him and then completely disregard his wishes is disrespectful.
I seem to recall an instance or two where Sulu was shown appreciating the female form.
It’s pretty messed up that they asked for his input and he repeatedly told them he was against it and they did it anyway. What a way to “honor his legacy.”
I was hoping they’d stream it. Flying out there is ridiculously expensive or at least was until recent events…
Timothy Zahn has many strengths, but grokking the Force is apparently not one of them.
Water brother!
Looks like there’s going to be a new one hour special titled Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey airing July 15th.
I’m locked in battle with some dude on YouTube who keeps telling me that I’m not a true fan of Star Wars because it seems I’m the only person in the comments who dislikes the prequels.
I once stated there’s a lot more to the Star Wars galaxy than just Jedi and the Force and was berated for not knowing what Star Wars is.
I haven’t seen the film but it looks like the basis of his critique is sound in that the film was inspired by current U.S. politics.
I would find it extremely ironic if the film was meant to be pro-Hillary/anti-gun given the fact that in Purge lore it was President Hillary that enacted the Purge night into law in the franchises lore. =P
I do love to circle.
I can live with the mask. It’s all the lines everywhere which bug me; it makes the costume too busy.
For me, it’s not that they look too busy, it’s that they look ugly and serve no visible purpose.
Answer: All of the above
Hey, I didn’t say it, I just quoted a guy who paraphrased another guy!
Star Wars concept artist Ian McCaig teased some VIII knowledge:
But here’s where it gets interesting… The meat really came at his mention of Rey, and then her mysterious background. He spoke of how Qui-Gon and Shmi had a romantic affair in early-mid drafts of TPM, and how you can still see the remnants of this idea in the final film. He also teased that (paraphrasing) ‘though none of these prequel-related concepts were able to be used outright, these ideas remain in the Lucas ecosystem, and filter through.’ AND, though he spoke thus quietly, he almost certainly then said: “…And now we have a new Skywalker.”
Clearly we need to get someone reliable into the Lucasfilm framework to suss out what’s what!
Star Wars concept artist Ian McCaig recently spoke at the Art and Industry of Imagination conference. He spilled some beans on The Force Awakens:
- Lucas initially wanted nothing to do with VII, but in a short while after pre-production began, he decided he wanted to submit a script. He brought in Ian and another prequel artist (possibly Doug Chiang, I missed the name) to the Ranch to help him realize his concepts. The script was rejected outright, as a result of…
- Disney’s banishment of anything mildly prequel-related. Usage of prequel-only characters, environments etc were banned, as to not incur the fan base’s wrath.
- Disney execs were reluctant to include non-Caucasian characters. The new trio were all initially all Caucasian, but it was JJ’s favoring of Boyega that brought about VII’s multi-cultured character set.
- A number of initial script ideas teased Anakin/Vader’s force ghost’s involvement, and Ian presented an idea so titillating (even to prequel-haters) along these lines that he had the audience clapping.
- After being questioned by an audience member, he responded that he was unable to confirm nor deny if Lucas’ script had any influence or effect on the Arndt/Kasdan/Abrams script – but strongly implied to the positive.
Star Wars concept artist Ian McCaig recently spoke at the Art and Industry of Imagination conference. He spilled some beans on the Han Solo film:
Lawrence Kasdan actually wrote the script for Han Solo before he began work on VII, and that it is (paraphrasing) ‘By far the best Star Wars script, and one of the best scripts period, that I have ever read. I laughed, I cried, I did all the things you should do when reading a good script. You’re in for a treat.’
