xhonzi

I am the squart root of -1.

Bingowings said:

Actual LFL!

 Actual 20th Century Fox!

Ahhhh... you're all grown up.  Just like Sam Witwicky.  ;)

005: I think you have to get today's RiptApparel shirt: http://riptapparel.com/

Hurry, because you only have 8 hours!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-LEXmsd7wg

Season 1 Deleted Scene that proves that it was all planned out ahead of time.

I guess I'll have to eat my hat!

FanFiltration said:

I've just started reading Uncanny X-Men.  I've wanted to for years, and now the time has come.   I just got myself the Marvel Masterworks collection, so I'm starting with the Giant-Size X-Men Second Genesis Issue (#1 from 1975).

 

While everything you said was technically correct, it is a little confusing.  Giant Size X-Men #1 is a great place to start with Giant Size X-Men as it is the first of two issues of Giant Size X-Men (unless you count #3-#4 that came out 30 years later).  What you're really reading is (Uncanny) X-Men starting in issue 94, but not before kicking it off with Giant Size X-Men #1.

Which is a great place to jump into X-Men.  I said this on the first page somewhere, but 100 is about where the Phoenix stuff starts and it stays, in my opinion, really good for a couple of years through that section.  Hopefully you stay on through Inferno.

How many MMasterworks did you get?  They can be pretty pricey, and I can't remember how many collections they did/how man y issues they reprinted.

Anchorhead said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

I have a question, Anchorhead. Do you have any interest in exploring the comics side of the EU, or are you strictly going for the novels?

I'm really just interested in the novels. I very much prefer that depth-of-story that novels provide.  I've seen some comics that seemed interesting for their stories, but I'm not really a comic book guy.  Even when I was a kid it was only a peripheral interest. 

That said;  There is one exception.  The newspaper strips from the late 70s\early 80s are an everyday read for me.  I really like those.  One of the members here has an excellent site devoted to their history & preservation.  

http://dailysw.blogspot.com/

In fact, I'm pretty sure the two lesser Star Wars nerds in my office are tired of me sending them the strip every morning, along with my commentary.  ;-)

 

Anyway, in answer to your question;  Novels, with a side of newspaper strips, makes up the EU I have any interest in.

 Give him time.  ;)

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PipBoy coming to a US Army near you.

So... like, as long as Chuck thought his mom was dead?

How long?  Like... as long as it took for Sarah and Chuck to get together? 

Hmm... I guess I can seem some similarities...  but...  I don't know....  hmmm.... it is still a bit of a stretch...

American Hominid said:

xhonzi said:

American Hominid said: 

I just listened to a podcast interview with Tim Zahn the other day where he talked about this exact concept, and how he purposely approaches his stories this way.

 Link, please?

 

http://functionalnerds.com/2011/07/episode-065-timothy-zahn/

The specific comment starts around 22:18, but there are interesting bits sprinkled throughout, depending on what you're into.

Thanks for the link, that was very enjoyable.  Zahn seems like a cool- normal guy.  I really wish I'd listened to this a week ago though- as he was in my neck of the woods signing his new book.  I think I would have gone and met him had I realized he was here.

Drat!

Mithrandir said:

 

There's a part of the duel when Vader has Luke's sabre. He's got his own red sabre in a hand, but there was some mock up that showed him handing actually both his sabre and luke's both of them turned on. I think this could be more menacing; and what's more, perhaps when Luke attacks Vader in anger, he could grab Vaders lightsabre and defeat his father with that weapon just as a way to increase that feeling of "everything's going bad" you say you wanna give to the movie.

 

I don't think that Luke going around with Red and Vader with Blue for most of the movie is a good idea.  But if Vader had both sabres, and Luke force ripped one from him, and it happened to be red, and Luke used that in his rage to beat down Vader...

That would be pretty cool.  This is Dark Side Luke.  If he happened to grab Vader's dark side sabre... it would be a powerful moment. 

Good idea.

I guess I'll know this is good when it replaces Chuck in your sig.

I'm hoping for a few more seconds of the Luke vs Vader fight in RotJ.  Specifically the part where Luke loses his sabre.

Better?

YOU WILL KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!

 Hmm... I keep getting this:

I was pretty stoked to receive the Widebox of Widescreen Faces VHS.  It was the same time that our 60" projection TV broke and we used a 19" CGA monitor in it's place for a month.  Still the best the movies had ever looked at home.

Yep.  The forum doesn't take .png's as avatars, right?  I don't have a lot of tools on hand at the moment- so I had to use paint.

Certainly by the end of the story I don't think we're supposed to be sure that Luke "falling to the dark side" was more than an act that Palpatine sort-of didn't really fall for.

I think Luke investigated the Dark Side, maybe put himself in a position to be seduced by it, but never really strayed from his mission to infiltrate the Emperor's confidence, learn his secrets of immortality so that he could take him out for good.

At least that's how I made peace with it.  If I'm supposed to think that Luke really did turn dark, then your argument is 100% valid.

Excellent!

TV's Frink said:

Oh yeah?  Explain xhonzi then.

I think they share the love that shall not be named.

Actually, it's probably to put the screws to me.  I really do want to be ignored by him so I can be one of the cool kids...  He knows IT'S TEARING ME APART, LISA!

After all, I did make the DTS 4EVA thread: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/DTS-is-teh-best-Dolby-and-John-Tesh-is-TEH-SUCK/topic/11838/

She, uh.... fell down the stairs.

adywan said:

Han reunited with Chewie

http://youtu.be/sWTtMdXAazs?hd=1

 Ah, shucks.  I wanted to post that link.