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11/19/09
11/19/09
"Yeah, I thought maybe I'd like to be a dictator again but I got into counseling and realized I was very angry, ya know?" said the former leader of millions.
"Then I told Joachim my feelings for him and we opened this store. It's just lucky we're still not out there in space. Who knows what could have happened?"
11/19/09
There already is. But it's usually followed by "That's really stupid" as well.
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Okay, I'll give you that one.
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I don't know.....The Black Cat?
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11/19/09
So, they are creating a Darth Vader II. Makes sense, Abrams secretly did not want to make Star Trek. He wanted to make Star Wars. Why else were there be so many Star Wars nods in a Star Trek film. I mean, a R2-D2 cameo? Really, Abrams?
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Whatever ends up happening will be awesome. and I do want to see what it looks like when Michael enters a room because Raphael's entrance was frickin' sweet.
11/19/09
Those Dollhouse caps kick ass. I loves that show! ((((squishes)))))
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@atrus123: Spork? Hahahaha
11/19/09
Right? Right?
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But, still, I get your point.
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Well, Khan *is* there floating in space somewhere, in the Botany Bay.
There are 3 choices, then, for Abrams: 1) ignore it, ie, Khan is never found; 2) he's found, but the story goes differently than what we already know from old episode and movie; 3) he's found, and Abrams rehashes the old story, with only minor changes.
All 3 options are likely to upset die-hard fans. Not that that's all-important, but it is a consideration for the franchise.
Personally, I'd hate choice 3, and could live with 2 if it's done right, with a strong story. To be on the safe side and not be totally disappointed, I'd be ok with 1.
But Khan is too much of a temptation, too much of a good thing, not to go for, and they know it, so I doubt that 1 is what Abrams is going to go with.
11/19/09
Makidan,
sorry to pop your bubble, but the phrase "I am not a star trek fan" used not only in this thread, but on a SF blog is a desperate cry for help. It's Denial with a capital D. trust me, I used to deny it myself...you can't be free until you embrace your inner Trekkie! be FREE!
11/19/09
Maybe they should take some ideas from the episode the Menagerie, just so we can include Pike in some capacity and laugh at him as he rolls around in his wheelchair, beeping.
11/19/09
I know, crazy talk.
11/19/09
And now, they are in a no win situation. No Khan - upset fans. New Khan - upset fans. It's Venom all over again. sigh...
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11/16/09
Hooray for violence! #starwarstheclonewars
11/15/09
I love the character of Ahsoka. I think they've come up with a rather awesome warrior (it's like, what happens when a natural predator evolves into a skilled combatant with supernatural powers? This.) and the writers and animators have put some real flourish into her; watch how she fights, it's all creeping and lunging and pouncing. I almost expect to see her with fangs. But I also know that she doesn't make it into ROTS, and more than anything, that's the big question of Clone Wars. Not how Anakin progresses, but what happens to her. #starwarstheclonewars
11/14/09
11/14/09
I cannot, simply cannot root for Anakin Skywalker the way they want me to, knowing full well he will become a traitor, child murderer and the Galaxy's Greatest Monster. And it's cheap and sleazy of them to ask for that in a kid's show. Makes me feel gross. #starwarstheclonewars
11/14/09
But, I have to say, Qui-Gon was probably the best thing about the prequels, and he only lasted one movie. It's a shame he couldn't have been a bigger part of the series.
Guss Lucas just wanted to have an old Jedi die like in ANH.
11/14/09
However, it was cool that he gets mentioned in the end, apparently teaching Obi-Wan how to become a ghost. That has to be worth something. #starwarstheclonewars
11/14/09
The coolest part of the prequels was just seeing how Star Wars univers looked a few decades before Luke Skywalker, that in itself made the prequels worth it.
But the actual acting and the story, just didn't pull it off. I think all three of them have scenes that I really like, some pretty cool characters and action sequences, but they just don't work as individual movies all that well. Which sucks because I was a prequel apologist, but I have to get honest now and say, no, they weren't good FILMS... even though they all looked good, sounded good, and had good sequences here and there.
And now the clone wars is out, I'm just tired of that era. I want to see the OT stuff get the focus again.
The best Star Wars out today, is the Legacy comic book... and that's way the hell after ROTJ.
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Agree, but I think they've always been weary of him any way but they're far more weary of fighting the war at all. They were meant to be space police, not full on soldiers.
I think when their roles changed and they went more warrior then monk something had to have snapped in them all. #starwarstheclonewars
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