darth_ender

Pertinent to this thread: My morning sun is the drug that brings me here.

I’ll be honest, I hate this thread. I see what this stuff does to people on a daily basis. There’s nothing worthwhile about any of it.

TV’s Frink said:

Furious anything? No thanks.

Not even doing your taxes?

Oh, good! Whew! My dignity remains intact.

I’m starting to wonder if that ‘bravo’ means my joke was perceived as a real misspelling as opposed to a brilliant joke.

SilverWook said:

But you could use the '97 version with Weird Science Jabba, and dub him with Fat Bastard’s voice, as I suggested a while back. And having Boba Fett look into camera and utter Oh Hai! is mandatory. 😃

Agreed. This is not optional.

How did you manage to rank them? They both look expecially dangerous to me.

Maybe it’s my inherent supernatural intelligence, but I was never bothered by the Crichton technical jargon, not even the first time I read Jurassic Park in 6th grade. I guess it’s the brilliance in me!

suspiciouscoffee said:

I’ve never done drugs. If I tried to get any, I’d probably just say that one MST3K riff from Angel’s Revenge: “Yes I’d like to purchase a drug.”

Anyway, here’s my ranking

1. the spice melange
2. the devil’s lettuce
3. wonder woman
4. LDS
5. lucifer’s quinoa

#4 is some killer stuff!

SilverWook said:

Where’s Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/25/us/king-cobras-potato-chip-cans-smuggling-charge/index.html

Speaking of Samuel L. Jackson, apparently he passed through my city recently and had a wonderful experience when his car broke down. Little claim to fame there…

JEDIT: Normally, I’m not very gullible to Internet hoaxes, but my wife read it to me late at night. Next day, I woke up with certainty that this was bogus. A very small amount of research made it clear that I was right. I’m a dope for even posting this.

I think the picture is mocking the expectations towards parents rather than the varied needs of children. A lot of parents feel pressured to be perfect in so many ways and feel judged when not meeting expectations. At least that’s how interpret the picture.

Possessed said:

chyron8472 said:

Can we please cut down on the Bible-bashing? I understand many of you don’t believe, but seriously.

I’ve been listening to plenty of unabridged audiobooks lately. I’m currently re-listening to the books in the Ender’s Game universe)–and am currently on book 2 of the Shadow series, Shadow of the Hegemon.

Before that, I was listening to Expeditionary Force, books 1 and 2.

I’ve read enders game and speaker for the dead and I loved them. I started to read xenocide a long time ago but, while the story was fascinating, reading it gave me a headache so I gave up on it. Perhaps I should try it again now that I’m an adult. I’ve re-read the first two as an adult and adored them, especially speaker, but I was daunted because of my previous encounter with xenocide. But I was like a freshmen in high school so I should give it another go.

From what little outline I’ve read I won’t be reading the shadow series because I’m not insterested in having ender retconned into being a pawn.

This! I think it was a huge mistake to make Bean smarter. I can read the series as an inferior alternate timeline of books, but Ender will always be the best of the best in my mind.

Ric, you have my deepest sympathies. You and your friend’s family will be in my prayers. I’m so sorry for your loss.

There was a different version of Where No Man Has Gone Before as well.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_No_Man_Has_Gone_Before

Wait, wait, wait, wait! How many people have signed the petition? I can’t even see it anymore! 😭

https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/please-just-fucking-die-already-acb3a879656e

Thankfully, the Left reminds us that the Right doesn’t really have a complete monopoly on hatred.

Warbler said:

back to topic.

I see what you did there!!!

Cheeky bunch, the lot of you!

yhwx said:

No, I just take my butt very seriously.

We should all make fun of your butt. We’ll call this exercise a rump roast.

trolsl

Some people are passionate that the Imperial March does not belong in ANH, but I disagree, as long as the editor can squeeze it in tactfully. I think that was a perfectly good use of the cue.

“Just relax for a moment. You’re free of the carbonite.”

I enjoyed the opening crawl very much, but I take minor issue with the very last lines about the new superweapon bringing order to the galaxy. ANH’s tells us that Princess Leia is custodian to the plans that will bring freedom to the galaxy, which we see in a sympathetic light. Your phrasing here almost invites the same sympathy, as if Director Krennic is just trying to do the right thing and give the galaxy order and stability. While Rogue One is a bit more of an exception, it is still pretty apparent that it fits in with other Star Wars movies in not being subtle who is good and who is evil.

This is all my trademark, long-winded way of saying that I feel a different choice of words should be used that indicates Krennic’s malicious intent, like, “that will completely subjugate the galaxy,” or, “that will ensure the Emperor’s total rule of the galaxy.” I feel like my phrases are pretty poor, but something along those lines would better describe the situation in my mind.

Since you mention making alternate versions, I hope you will make one with the episode number. If you are making a trilogy with this as episode III, I’d love to see you retain that number. I’ve always wanted a prequel trilogy that deserved its numeric order, and you might be the one to create it.

I hope you will be using the ROTS deleted scenes when you get to your Episode II. This will obviously be somewhat disconnected from the other two in the trilogy, and I feel you should do all you can to maintain that connection. Including Mon Mothma in deleted scenes and giving more for Bail Organa to do will help in that regard. I hope you will also use the HAL9000 ending where we only see baby Leia and a surviving Padme.

I feel like I’m rambling, but it’s late and I should be working on homework, and ideas are flowing to my brain that don’t necessarily fit this thread. I think you could help maintain the supposed mystery of Vader’s identity with his creation in Episode II along with Anakin’s death. Obviously, you would never show Anakin’s retrieval. You could transpose Palpatine’s line, “Soon I will have a new apprentice,” into the scene where he’s talking to the Separatist leaders in place of, “When my new apprentice, Darth Vader arrives, he will…take care of you.” This would take place after Anakin has already turned evil, so it could lead you to believe that Palpatine is actually coming to rely on a new mystery character. Perhaps, with appropriate editing and deletions, it might be passable. Remove all other references to Anakin being Darth Vader, and then at the end, make a very brief appearance of suited Vader with the lines placed like the ROTS trailer: “Lord Vader.” “Yes, Master.” “Rise.” And with dramatic music, Vader is raised to a standing position in his hospital bed, with none of the transformation shown. After this very brief appearance, we cut away from him immediately and do not see him until your new Episode III.

Not sure how viable this is. Just late night inspiration talking.

one69chev said:

Finished Spidey 3 today, without the kids and actually I was kinda surprised; with a capable editor, I think you could almost make a good movie out of it–minus the dance moves and Peter’s swag. Anybody ever watched the Editors Cut?

It’s not perfect but I really enjoyed the No Sandman Edition. Without that, all other plot lines came together much better, and the reworked motives for Peter’s embrace of his inner darkness was much more interesting to me.

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

MTFBWY said:

How are you?

Well enough.

For what?

For a steak.