Mechwolf

Actually this has been talked about/planned since long before this show came along. The particulars of who was to write & produce it have been what has kept it from going forward for over a decade. When Bryan Singer was in charge of the new BSG, it was supposed to be more in line with the original. But when he left to do X-men, David Eick & Ronald Moore changed the premise. & you are right. It is like comparing apples to oranges, which to me begs the question, why take an orange & name it an apple? This show would have done the same in quality & popularity if it was named something else.

I agree. Lame. Babylon 5 Had the only great ending to a sci-fi show. Farscape would have if Bonnie Hammers of Sci-Fi Channel wasn't a dumb-ass. This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but still lame. Espicailly with the 2 new spinoffs coming. Whoopty-frelling-do. But I never really cared for any of the characters & I only watched the episodes that would probably have some big explosions. And if this show really "respected its roots", then it would have been about Humans fighting against the true Cylons. Not Terminator in space with battle droid regects & Matrix style story writing thrown in for bad measure. And this will never be considered in the same league as Blade Runner. That had characters that were likable despite their faults. Disclaimer: Mechwolf's opinions are the product of his own insanity which is usually in direct contrast to the insanity of other sci-fi fans. Case in point, he likes both Original Trilogy & Prequel Trilogy equally as well as The Clone Wars.

But you don't have a problem with them having different names? Look everyone, If you didn't like Episodes I, II or III why would you go and see this or even care too much about it. I like the Prequel Trilogy as much as I like the Original Trilogy. I liked the Micro series, which by the way did not have the "scroll" at its beginning either. And I like this as well. I'm looking forward to the regular series that follows this. I'm also looking forward to the Live-Action series as well. After the let-down that is the new BSG, SW is the only decent SF franchise to look forward to on the small screen. But then again, I don't look at the OT through rose colored glasses. I reccognize and enjoy all of SW as it really is. A science fantasy excuse to see really cool spaceships pound the crap out of each other & to see lightsabers clash. If you are expecting SW to be the epic to end all epics, you are in for some serious disappointment.

The chronological order is Contact Harvest Fall Of Reach The Flood First Strike Ghosts Of Onyx All are good books. I just finished Contact Harvest a few days ago. The story is about Sgt. Johnson's early career & the 1st encounter between the UNSC & the Covenant. First Strike is about how Master Chief, Sgt. Johnson & a few others escape the Covenant after Installation 04 is destroyed by the Master Chief. The Flood elaborates on why Sgt. Johnson was not absorbed by the Flood, & the Halo Graphic Novel shows how he escaped from them. The Halo Graphic Novel is also cool.

I seem to have the same problem. The shoulder verniers appear to be in the way, are they supposed to come off before putting on the shoulder packs?

I was thinking that the MG kit would be this... However, I noticed that on the box image for it on HLJ that it is LIMITED & it was released in March.

And that is why I'll wait until there is a clear winner (or the HD player for XBox 360 goes super cheap, which it won't), I'll just continue to buy standard DVD. Yes, both new formats are better, but I'm just old enough to remember the fiasco that is Beta Max. I also do not have a HDTV yet anyways.

At least now we know part of why Fox abandoned the HALO movie project.

HLJ does this sometimes with items that are released on Fridays. I am almost certain that everyone who has the YF-19 preordered with them has this message on their account. Basically, it means "We have the items in stock, but it is Friday so we can not start the shipping process until Monday." They probably do this to keep people from click on the "ship all items in stock & wait for the rest button" over the weekend. How many impatient people do you think would click that option on Saturday if they saw it listed as instock, but NOT in order processing? I'm willing bet a lot of people would.

Overall, I'm glad I have this on preorder with HLJ(with early-bird discount no less). I am dissapointed with the crooked gunpod in fighter mode. My VF-0S has the same problem. How soon can we expect a fix for this as it now seems that I'll have 2 VFs to correct? Would snipping whichever peg is off centered be the best solution?

I'll wait until Lucas releases the 1995 THX version on DVD. Or, find some one to transfer my VHS copies on to DVD. Until then, my 2004 DVD boxset is all I really need. And fundementally, I agree with the HSF Church. However, it really is smaller concern when compared to all the good added scenes & enhancements.

You do realize ILM is who did the SFX for ST VI, including the shock ring? In fact they have done the SFX for most of the Trek films.

Mr. Katsulas will be missed. He was a great character actor. Though I'm not a huge trek fan anymore, His Commander Tomalok was a cool advesary that should have had a more recurring role. Of course, no one will ever be able to replace him as G'Kar. Mr. Biggs died from an anuerism. He was only 45. I wished I had gone the A-kon convention that he & Jason Carter (Marcus Cole-B5) had attended. Shortly before he passed away both he & Bruce Boxleitner were in the "News Report" special on the new 'Dawn Of The Dead' DVD.

Wow. It's that the horribly disproportioned X-Wing. Yay. S-foils are too stubby, nose is too short & the engine nacelles are too small. Basically, someone just scaled up the old Kenner X-wing toy.