georgec

Is it me or does that image of Picard look very waxy from DNR?

I suppose one day I might spring for a tablet, and if I do it would probably be a future Amazon Kindle Fire. I think they are working on a 9" or 10" model for maybe the end of this year. That would be sweet.

Most reviews liked the Kindle Fire but lamented some lacking features such as a camera or other browser/interface capabilities. I think that after another generation or two the Kindle Fire could stand toe to toe with the iPad.

Jingle All the Way is a genuinely enjoyable, hilarious movie.

asterisk8 said:

Started Downton Abbey tonight. I'm two episodes in and HOOKED.

I hear great things and want to get into this.

Right now my backlog includes Homeland, Shameless, Boss, Hell on Wheels, Enlightened, and Downton Abbey.

doubleofive said:

Watched the first episode of "Sherlock". Fantastic, but I think the wife was bored.

We also watched the pilot for "seaQuest DSV". Did you know it was directed by Kershner?

I loved that show when I was a kid.

walkingdork said:

Warbler said:

georgec said:

TV's Frink said:

I vote for Captain Hammer. The hammer is his penis.

And twist, I never said you were wrong, I was just disappointed that you only know Martin Sheen from Catch Me if You Can.

Martin Charlie Sheen was also on that Two and a Half Men for a few years before he was fired.

fixed.

Actually Martin Sheen was also on Two and a Half Men for a few episodes. He played Rose's Father (Rose is the crazy but hot neighbor) who later falls into with Charlie's mother.

Everyone needs to get their Sheen straight :P

Ah! So what I said was true...from a certain point of view.

Monolithium said:

If Maury Povich existed in this universe, he would be able to help young Luke.

Darth, you ARE the father!

TV's Frink said:

Now we don't know the difference between Martin Sheen and Charlie Sheen?

I vote for Jud Nelson.

I even fooled Frink with that joke? Nice.

TV's Frink said:

I vote for Captain Hammer. The hammer is his penis.

And twist, I never said you were wrong, I was just disappointed that you only know Martin Sheen from Catch Me if You Can.

Martin Sheen was also on that Two and a Half Men for a few years before he was fired.

Is this the new Politics thread?

I'll throw in another vote for Adama. Wild card, bitches!

If you talk on a phone, you won't say goodbye when you hang up.

Monolithium said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Jack Nicholson or Michael Ironside?

Ironside.

Spreading Santorum or Voting Santorum?

Spreading Santorum

Baklava or tiramisu?

walkingdork said:

If you are the only black character in the film, you will not survive.

Not only that, you'll probably die first.

PSYCHO_DAYV said:

I HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH APPLE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 10th.  WISH ME GOOD LUCK!

JUST MAKE SURE YOU DON'T YELL LIKE YOU TYPE AND YOU SHOULD BE FINE.

Rick forgot to say, "It's so dense. In every shot there's so much going on."

This is the worst marketing effort I've ever seen.

Put Captain Solo in the Cargo Hold said:

I'm always under the assumption that the general public (I mean the people in the Star Wars universe) doesn't know Vader and Anakin are one and the same. That it's a dark secret known to only to Obi-Wan, Yoda and the Emperor. Though in order for this to work, you have to disregard the prequels and EU.

That won't be a problem ;).

Owen and Beru definitely knew.

"He has too much of his father in him."

"That's what I'm afraid of."

I always figured that Obi-Wan kept up with news around the galaxy by visiting Mos Eisley or talking to other people. It probably didn't take him long to figure out Anakin was Vader. Plus, I remember in ROTS that Obi-Wan watches a video of Palpatine calling him "Lord Vader."

I found some discussion on imdb about a script leak that occurred a month or two before the trailer came out.

Some say it's fake, others say it's accurate.

Don't click if you don't want to risk spoilers. I briefly browsed this and it does seem plausible.

Again, beware potential heavy spoilers.

http://boxofficebuz.com/news_full.php?id=287

It's definitely a prequel. Sir Ridley said that comment about it not being one BEFORE Damon Lindelof of LOST came on board to work with the script (not too enthusiastic about that).

We'll probably find out the Space Jockey is a cork that keeps evil from escaping into the galaxy...

CP3S said:

...one of her ex-boyfriends talked her into going to see Alien vs. Predator with him and that was the only chance she felt the series needed from her. What a dumbass, introducing her to the series via a horrible spinoff only a lobotomized individual could enjoy...

That's like using the prequels to introduce someone to Star Wars.

On another note, does anybody watch Shameless? I'm interested but weary of all the hour long shows I already watch.

Oh Dexter has been horrible since season 5. The writing is so bad, there are so many ignored details in the plotting, and it's just plain boring to watch Dexter "escape" from getting caught over and over and over.

Such a shame. I'll still watch it to the end but the brilliance of seasons 1, 2, and 4 is long one.

Also, I honestly saw "the twist" about a certain character coming from the season 6 premiere. They dragged that out forever as if it wasn't painfully obvious. The main villain was laughably bad, too. Just horrible.

Anchorhead said:

From 1974 to 1980 Vader wasn't Luke's father.  Changing the story a few years after the first film was released created the plot hole you're struggling with.

No struggling here. It's just a point for discussion and doesn't affect my life or enjoyment of the (original) movies in any way.

I know this has been discussed ad nauseum and I searched a few times but couldn't find much. This just randomly popped into my head today after not thinking about it for a long time.

So, everyone who's connected in the galaxy must know the name Anakin Skywalker. Jedi Knight, war hero, etc. Anakin turns, kills Jedi, and becomes Vader. Of course Obi-Wan tells Luke that his father was killed in the Clone Wars.

Then I wonder what people around the galaxy think. Do they know Anakin became Vader? Did Obi-Wan and Yoda successfully cover up Anakin's turn to the dark side? If so, how would Vader's origin be explained to people who don't think/know he is Anakin?

I think I read one rationalization that Skywalker is a common name and people would have no reason to connect Luke to Anakin. Still, I can't wrap my head around it. If there was even a smidgen of knowledge that Anakin became Vader, it seems implausible that news wouldn't spread and eventually reach Luke one day.

If nobody really knew Anakin became Vader, how would Vader's rise to power be explained around the galaxy? Did people just think he was some hired goon who was working for the Emperor?

Dammit, I haven't thought about this kind of SW stuff in quite some time. I haven't followed any EU things (Clone Wars, comics, books, games, etc.) since before ROTS came out.

I guess I'm just wondering what is the fanbase consensus on this?