Also, I tend to talk like him sometimes, particularly when he rambles really fast or gets sarcastic. And yes, that's probably a bad thing.

I'm not saying all these things are good, but I would much rather that they pander to me with all this stuff that's based on cool things, instead of stuff based on crappy things. Like it or not, Hollywood will always be unoriginal, so they may as well be unoriginal with stuff that I like, or once liked. I say, bring it on. There are scarier alternatives.

There. Done geeking out. Maybe Lucas has women issues, but I don't think there's any evidence in what you posted.

I honestly can't think of a single woman that would be perfect for the role. How about we just not make the movie, instead?

@hannelore: The Ori weren't anymore of a critique on Christianity than the Goa'uld were, and I'm pretty sure the writers have said something to that effect. (I'll try to dig around for it.) It's more about unquestioningly following a belief system, even when it hurts you and others, and about the abuse of authority and power -- something which Christians, Muslims, atheists, and people of just about any other belief system, have been guilty of, at one time or another.

And if you'll recall, Teal'c spoke quite positively of the Bible and the possibility of a "higher power" in a couple of episodes. I'm not saying they're buddy-buddy with Christianity, but I'm pretty sure they haven't been trying to make any significant statements about it.

@JennaW: Yeah, Stargate has some of the most blindly, rabidly devoted fans of any show. They choked down so much of the bullshit from SG-1's final two seasons, and they continue to swallow the one-note characters and recycled plotlines of Atlantis, all with a big smile on their faces.

Top fansite Gateworld has a poll for every new episode, where fans rank the episode on a scale of 1-10. Without fail, every single new episode gets an overwhelming amount of 10s. Judging from the polls, you think that seasons nine and ten of SG-1 were flawless. And heaven forbid you say anything negative about the series on their forums.

Ugh, people exhaust me so. I'm fine with people disagreeing, but fanboys should all be hit in the face repeatedly with the box they kept Teal'c's personality in in season nine.

In short, Atlantis is now Generic Sci-Fi Show #2593. The truly good episodes are far and few between, anymore.

Also, the man's name is "Kolya," not "Koyla."

I take mild offense to the inclusion of This Island Earth. It really isn't that bad. And you can't really use MST3K as yardstick for its suckiness, because the folks at MST chose it because it wasn't that bad. (They said that, if they were to pick a movie of Manos' caliber, mainstream audiences wouldn't be able to handle it, so they chose one that was "kinda good.") Though, frankly, I never realized it was a book.

@Charlie Jane Anders: You know, I've got to be completely honest with you: I have absolutely no problem with her ass, whatsoever.

(Though, honestly, I think the Con-exclusive bust of a mid-teleportation Skywarp is far more note-worthy than one of Hasbro's many repaints.)

Both the movie and the comic are absolute, goddamn shit. There! See? Let's hug.

Anything Lucas tries to put on TV or on the big screen is irreparably awful. TCW might be a lesser evil, but I wouldn't shed a single tear if Lucas folded production on all Star Wars TV and movie projects, forever. The man can do no right these days, and I hope that his input doesn't hurt Unleashed. Otherwise, so long as the games and novels continue to be decent, I'll just rely on them for my Star Wars fix.

Okay, I'm done. Do not want.

It almost hurts my brain, having I Am Legend, Cloverfield, and Transformers all in the same paragraph. It's like a clusterfuck of genre mediocrity.

And the first eight seasons of SG-1 were great, but nine and ten sucked horribly.

It's a bit of a resource hog, but I prefer its interface over WMP and Winamp. Winamp is dull (even when skinned), and WMP is... well, it's Windows Media Player. So, iTunes it is!