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‘Climate change: EU aims to be ‘climate neutral’ by 2050’…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46360212

&

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/climate-change-eu-carbon-neutral-european-commission-global-warming-a8656051.html

‘Star Wars ‘Galaxy Of Adventures’ to debut on new ‘Star Wars Kids’ website and Youtube channel’:-

Lucasfilm executive James Waugh tells StarWars.com about the series of animated shorts and they introduce classic characters and timeless themes to new fans.

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-galaxy-of-adventures

Official trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wsHRyLWgWg

Edit - www.StarWarsKids.com & www.YouTube.com/StarWarsKids are Disney’s new ‘Star Wars Kids’ websites referred to above…

and seems there’ll be the inevitable accompanying toy range for the new short series too:-

http://www.toysnplaythings.co.uk/news/16859-disney-releases-star-wars-shorts-for-kids/1/

dragon said:

your thoughts: Did Disney kill star wars because it sounds like they did with the last jedi,solo,and resistance.

For me, no. Not sure why TFA and Rogue One aren’t included in your post (they are Disney-era Star Wars too, yes?) - yet here goes…

I didn’t get past the first few episodes of Resistance - though I imagine it’s generally aimed more for a younger audience than this mid-40’s fan. I’ll likely watch it with nephews and nieces - seems a decent intro for them into all things Star Wars. Though including a new animated tv series that hasn’t yet reached the end of it’s first season in your post that partially ‘Did Disney kill star wars because it sounds like they did’ kill Star Wars… seems somewhat strange.

What is ‘sounds like they did’? Internet gossip and videos? Other fans’ (or media) negative / clickbait views? Box office? I don’t care much for those to be honest - more of a case ‘did I enjoy these films’? And for the most part, yes - I did. A few parts I didn’t like, or thought could have been handled better - though am still yet to see a ‘perfect’ film (Star Wars or not)…

Has Disney ‘killed SW’ with the content you listed? For me, no - my enjoyment of the films (and also criticisms) hasn’t been diminished by some claiming it sounds like Disney ‘killed’ it - whatever that vague / open question means.

Are they up there with the OT? Not for me (Rogue One apart). Still, with an episode to still come with the Sequel Trilogy… they’ve been a lot more enjoyable than the Prequels for me - and has seen the SW universe return to a welcome OT feel and vibe. That’s not to say I didn’t have issues with them (tone and impact of certain events), as well as some of the choice made so far.
 

I’m eagerly looking forward to IX, and also both The Mandalorian and Cassian Andor tv series - with some intrigue for RJ and the GOT lads’ respective SW trilogies to come (though kind of difficult to be excited in something of which we know nothing about - though hope they are both on a par with their previous quality bodies of work). Personally, I hope they’ll be set apart from the main Saga or timeframes we’ve seen so far - perhaps stories around the KOTOR era, or the GFFA set in the future - would be most welcome.

ZkinandBonez said:

screams in the void said:

https://screenrant.com/star-wars-anakin-built-c3po-george-lucas-1977/?fbclid=IwAR3L_FEb366vVbJKbbJXstoLP02ljq_mOLnP5vQO_8Kp5OyTxUKe0j9WhzY

I actually made a thread about this, and the whole 1977 “interview”, a few years ago, and I wouldn’t put too much faith in anything claimed in it. Turns out that Lucas tampered with that interview when it was printed in the “The Making of Star Wars” book in order to make it more compatible with the PT.

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Lucas-EU-in-1977-midi-chlorians-space-gypsies-and-crystal-currency/id/51354

What’s interesting though, is that this version of Threepio’s origin was eventually canonized in a comic. So in Legends canon, Threepio was never actually created by Anakin, but rather just rebuilt.

Intriguing read that mate, thanks.

‘Harry Leslie Smith dead: ‘World’s oldest rebel’ dies aged 95 after long fight for the poor’…

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/harry-leslie-smith-dead-worlds-13624746?clearcache=1

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/28/harry-leslie-smith-dies-aged-95?
 

‘Liam Neeson vs George Lucas!’ (NSFW - language)

Liam Neeson loses it at the Phantom Menace premiere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYi7XF-1Pl4
 

^ it’s certainly ‘different’… 😃

Impressive stuff (and am off for a Pink Floyd session later 😃)

Got to admit I wish I kept my old CRT tv from years back - was great for watching sci-fi films on in that it seemed to have a depth of quality not really there for many of the-then modern flatscreen tv’s at the time (Pioneer and Panasonic plasma units apart). The CRT did take up fair bit of room though, IIRC - yet gave off a fair bit of heat, which wasn’t bad for cold nights in front of the tv in a small room.

Live streams of the landing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwMDvPCGeE0 & https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

^ starts at 2pm ET, 11am PT, and 7pm for the UK, 8pm most of Europe, 6am in Aus.
 

https://twitter.com/nasainsight & https://twitter.com/NASA

https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2018/nov/26/mars-insight-lander-nasa-probe-live-updates

1st picture sent back from the InSight Mars landing…

2nd picture sent back from the InSight Mars landing…

^ Sorry - couldn’t resist 😉
 

‘Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris director (and The Last Emperor, Stealing Beauty, & The Conformist), dies aged 77’…

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/26/bernardo-bertolucci-last-tango-in-paris-director-dies-aged-77

An obituary here - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/26/bernardo-bertolucci-obituary

^ 😃

Loved The Witchfinders episode, yes the ending seemed a bit rushed/quick, though the cinematography, performances & humour - and enjoyment of it - are all still going strong…

SPOILERS

and yet the villains were genuinely creepy / scary - the much underrated Siobhan Finneran was on form, Alan Cumming was great - a great mix of humour and a layered performance for the darker moments, as well as a few pointers to a dark period of history once again. Nice mix of tech and aliens too…

Only two episodes of the season left… (plus the New Year Special)

Someone has kindly (and jokingly) put together a complaint form for viewers displeased with whatever they are displeased with each week:-

😉

Recently completed Rogue Squadron & Battle For Naboo (all Gold Medals) on the N64…

and so took the retro plunge and bought a Gamecube bundle - the console & leads, 2 official controllers, memory card, and… Rogue Leader, Rebel Strike, Jedi Outcast, Clone Wars, Bounty Hunter, and Lego SW Original Trilogy - all for the price of a new ‘AAA’ console/pc game.

Not bad for 6 Star Wars games - maybe get the Lego Prequel Trilogy game later on if nostalgia holds firm (7 Star Wars games on 1 console… not bad; even if a couple weren’t highly rated 😃)

May also get Mario Kart, TimeSplitters and some of the Resident Evil series etc - seem to be all going cheap.
 

Have you had to walk 500 miles?

Were you advised to walk 500 more?

You could be entitled to compensation…

Call The Pro Claimers now!

Hopefully these two coming live action Star Wars tv/streaming series by ILM TV will give a few of the highly talented and ingenious Fan Editors on here some content to work with for their respective edits - especially if shot and done with that Star Wars style/vibe…

(as well as being quality and enjoyable series in their own right, of course…)
 

‘Soyuz Rocket Launch Captured On Incredible Video From ISS’…

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/235726/20181124/look-soyuz-rocket-launch-captured-on-incredible-video-from-iss.htm

& https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBfzCgXHgk

Some cracking and informative videos up on the ESA youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/ESA/videos

and obviously NASA too - https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision

‘Nasa Mars landing: InSight lander nears Red Planet for mission to examine how it formed’…

Lander is space agency’s first attempt to land on Martian surface in six years.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-mars-insight-landing-red-planet-space-agency-latest-a8651481.html

^ I think your copy of Spyro may have been pirated mate 😉

Me when I realise what is now only 30 days away…

moviefreakedmind said:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/22/john-allen-chau-man-killed-by-tribe-north-sentinel-island-declare-jesus

American christian potentially spreads pathogens capable of killing an entire tribe of pre-contact indigenous people, all in the name of Jesus.

I’ve read a few articles on this - and am still struggling to understand why someone would risk the lives of the tribe (as you say) - who have repeatedly demonstrated for a long time they wish to be left alone - (as well as risking their own lives) to spread the word of Christianity - or any religion for that matter.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/21/american-killed-isolated-indian-tribe-north-sentinel-island
 

Seems like a gaming-spec type machine may be a decent fit for your needs mate.

I’m a Brit so don’t know what’s a bargain your side of the pond - though if you were over here I’d recommend trying something like the Dell Outlet store (and other outlet stores) - and look around for an Alienware laptop (they are usually heavily discounted as they are ‘returns’ or ‘scratch and dents’. There are a few (if you’re quick) going for just over half-price / a third off retail price.

https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/22/campaigns/outlet

Best thing is to likely phone them instead of ordering online - the sales girls and lads are quite friendly and knowledgeable (the UK ones are, anyway) and will usually throw in a laptop bag or other extra to seal the deal - and they’ll be able to describe in detail any scratch or dents - or maybe why it was returned (unwanted gifts are the main reason).

You should get a full 12 month guarantee (though again I’m only guessing you’d get that in the US as you would in the UK) - so best check beforehand.

Am sure there are better / cooler makes than Alienware out there - though I find them reliable, tough, well-built, likely to last a good few years, and are good value for money on the whole. Sort of safe bet for people who want/need a good spec machine - without having to be a laptop spec guru 😃

(an i5 or i7, with 16gb RAM, 256GB SSD & 1TB HD, with a GTX 1060 graphics card - or higher… should suffice for a few years)

Good luck with it - hope someone else can offer you more detailed / better info Stateside.
 

A nice touch - as it’s ‘Doctor Who Day’:-

‘ALL Doctor Who Title Sequences (UPDATED) | Doctor Who’…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNszKKAtEwU

(with more info and links etc in the ‘Show More’ link underneath)
 

I have just written a joke about contagion. I hope everyone gets it.

Hi and welcome, StarkillerAG 😃
 

A fun, informative and nostalgic look back at the classic BSG series…

‘Battlestar Galactica (1978) - A Timewarp TV Retrospective’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af6wuq0h6Fc

and the erm…

‘Galactica 1980 - A Timewarp TV Retrospective’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RWpZlin6so

Came across an old Kenner figure template of old earlier today, thought it may be an idea for storing a USB drive full of Star Wars projects - or an external drive…

Buy a cheap acrylic display case for single Star Wars kenner / palitoy figures from ebay (or similar) for around $3/4…

and use a template like this for whatever content you are going to store on the USB / external drive…

Original sized 1795x2719 image can be found here - https://i.imgur.com/OteQAOU.png
 

Then fill in the black space with, for example, an adywan image or logo, or Despecialized image, 4K release, or just a Star Wars image you like (or leave it blank of using an external drive).

Cut the template to size of the display case - and you have a cheap custom-made storage display case for your Star Wars projects / films etc.
 

^ Was she in Fringe or similar sci-fi/mystery series a few years back??
 

Anastasia Baranova (possibly best known for Z Nation and Syn)

A cool, yet apparently fake, X-Wing drone - with retractable foils and spinning…

For the gif - https://imgur.com/gallery/PZnjpob

More alternative R2 units here - https://imgur.com/gallery/kHIQ7yi
 

‘Star Wars: Oscar Isaac Talks The ‘Beautiful’ Way Episode IX Portrays Leia’…

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/star-wars-episode-ix/star-wars-oscar-isaac-talks-beautiful-way-episode-ix-portrays-leia/

‘Todd Fisher on Carrie’s continuing legacy: 'There’s a lot more to come’…

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/todd-fisher-carries-continuing-legacy-lot/story?id=60049395