Dynaman

Not worth any more arguments.  EXCEPT - Bring up anything in Last Jedi is counterproductive.  That movie was a train wreck from start to finish.  (and I'll say no more on that either)

5 hours ago, Big s said:

I guess that the Star Wats a Janitor’s Story will be a great series. 

B5 had an entire episode (granted not one of their best, or even a very good one) that followed a couple of maintenance men around the station.

36 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

They are on a tight leash.

We're told directly that comings and goings from Yavin IV are strictly monitored, require authorization, and so on. 

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So much so, in fact, that the Empire is just as fond of building secret bases on Planet Nowhere as the Rebels are.  I just finished watching The Bad Batch last night, and fairly 1/3 of that series is devoted to the titular unit of clones trying to identify what planet the Mount Tantiss Imperial laboratory is on so they can raid it.

 

No they are not - anyone with any idea where Yavin 4 is should be kept on Yavin 4 or going no futher than a collection point where they pick up and pilot other starships to Yavin from those collection points.  Anyone going anywhere else should have no idea where the rebel base is, only the collection points.

As for the spoiled rich politicians, sure they could all say they have to know where the base is - but in any realistic universe at all that would have meant instant doom to keep that secret.  Star Wars could get away with bad logic like that(*) since as Harrison Ford reportedly said to Mark Hamill "It ain't that kind of movie kid".  Andor was trying to be that kind of series.

(*) - Leia should never have had the Falcon go straight from the DT to Yavin, they could have had those plans studied anywhere and the Empire would not find the Yavin base (which Leia knew they were doing from her own dialog).

11 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Forgive me, but this doesn't quite make sense in context if you think about it.

After all, the characters who know Yavin is the location of the Rebel Alliance's main base are all either:

1. Alliance soldiers who are stationed on Yavin IV, and whose comings and goings are carefully policed by the Alliance's commanders.  (e.g. Cassian, Melshi, K-2SO, Vel.)
2. Rebel senators who are the Alliance's political leaders as well as its financial and logistical backers.  (e.g. Mon Mothma, Bail Organa.)
3. Luthen Rael and Kleya Marki, rebel organizers and spymasters who built the pre-Alliance rebel network from the ground up and without whom Yavin's base would not exist.
4. O.G. rebel Saw Gerrera, leader of the first and most extreme anti-Imperial resistance and GFFA Not Getting Caught champion (20 BBY - 0 BBY) who only really uses that knowledge to periodically call Mon Mothma up and tell her she ain't sh*t.

 

1 - Who come and go FAR too freely.  Those who actually know the location should have been kept on a very tight leash.

2 - They should have known it exists but not where it is.  They are always one step away from being caught.  They should also have insisted they not know where the base is.  The base also should have had a code name they used instead of "Yavin base".  

3 - Those two get a pass even though they were also one step away from getting caught.  They were the ones who knew everything (and somebody like that always exists)

4 - He gets a pass too, since he is just a nut.  A far more capable nut then the rest of the Rebels too.

Andor gets great marks for making more complex characters then Star Wars has had before (Lucas tried with Anakin and boy did he blow it) but it also needs to take the lumps for items where it is lacking.  

Last note - Even with the minor problems more stories like this is what Star Wars needs right now.  Stories about the average(ish) people in the SW universe.

Finally finished watching Andor it is holds up well.  The only problem I really had with it is that everyone and their uncle knew that Yavin was the location of the rebel base, for the Empire not to have found out is beyond belief.  Things others have brought up too (like the woeful security at the Senate) were more momentary so easier to ignore.

It is Hollywood though so not a deal breaker on an otherwise well written show, nuanced characters being very hard to come by in Star Wars.

7 hours ago, azrael said:

For you theater-goers.

AMC now warns moviegoers to expect ‘25-30 minutes’ of ads and trailers

Maybe it's a blessing-in-disguise that I have less time to go to theaters these days. 

The warning is a little late.  AMC theaters where I am had ads and trailers lasting that long before Covid.  (not every film, but a few certainly did)

This might be closer to the original book but the trailer really doesn't catch my interest.  And there is NO beating the combo of Arnold and Richard Dawson.  And the lady saying Arnold was "one mean mother..."

5 hours ago, Big s said:

It’s gonna be tough to get the look since most anime these days looks too clean. The old one had a gritty look that helped sell the apocalyptic feel. 

I think you nailed it there.  The modern look just doesn't work with this particular story.

14 hours ago, Big s said:

I think it would work if it has more of a drawn look than the usual cgi kinda look that a lot of newer stuff has. The story could use little tweaks here and there to trim the fluff and it will probably be fine.

I'm thinking more of the content - it was the quintessential late seventies / early eighties apocalypse universe with martial arts thrown in.  I can't see them getting the vibe correct any longer.

The original was so firmly linked to the time it was made, hard to see a remake doing well.  I hope I am wrong though.

I would have been excited for this if not for that dreadful History of the World show.  If it gets good reviews I may see it at the theater but will probably be waiting for netflix, amazon, etc...

I have a feeling it is going to transition to a new series following Kirk and the Enterprise.  Or perhaps going to movies.

18 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

I wouldn't call Rogue One a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination.

I'd call it probably the single best movie outside of the original trilogy.

Heck, it is far above Return of the Jedi, which is where the Rot really started.

Personally I have a hard time choosing between it or the original Star Wars as the number 2 film in the entire franchise. Star Wars has the benefit of being a phenomenon that really sucked me in to science fiction (*) but really doesn't hold up as an incredible movie. 

* I remember seeing an ad for SW around Christmas and thinking it was just another silly science fiction movie - after the following summer I never had that pre-conceived notion about scifi again, though there were PLENTY of garbage scifi movies post SW of course.

5 hours ago, Thom said:

I'm ready for DS V-III to be the size of a solar system, with every planet holed through and fitted with focusing crystals. Once they all align, the Nu New Newest Newer Republic better watch out!

All I can think of with that quote about ever expanding Death Stars is "Gurren Lagann", without the charm of course.  It does give DisneyLucasFilmInc a direction statement, perhaps I can sue for a finders fee in a few decades (well, my offspring can).

That has got to be the most memorable season ending yet.

Looking forward to next season, wherever it may end up.

1 hour ago, Scopedog said:

I didn't know about this background info.  I'm not generally conspiracy-minded, but I find it very hard to believe that the US government isn't working on this exact type of subversive AI technology.

You should worry more about some corporation doing so.  A government will just come in and  hook it up to weaponry after the fact.

An AI controlled drone going "nuts" and needing to be shot down?  IF someone is silly enough to hook up an autonomous drone with weaponry without an off switch then we could possibly have that today.  An actual AI, nowhere near it. 

I just got back from the latest Mission Impossible movie.  Decent film, anyone that likes the series will enjoy this one.

The price for tickets though, $25 a ticket for a matinee.  OW!  That is up about $10 from the last time I went to a movie at a theater (granted, five years ago but still)

I don't think I can handle any more stupid people doing stupid things.  The plots for these movies take it to way tooooo much excess.

Very solid episode, Gatwa got to show he has some acting chops in addition to happy go lucky.  This iteration of the Doctor has some serious mental stability issues when really pushed to his limit.

I've not seen the latest yet (Monday night when I have time alone to just sit and enjoy) but so far his stories (except that Space Babies one) have been excellent across the board.  I've not missed the classic villains (yet)

24 minutes ago, Big s said:

So Goth Atlas with pretty painted nails is a real thing….

Considering the funky (at best) physics of the game I don't see any problem with releasing some new models as a "goth" version.  They could sell lots of games and books and not have to change any of the game mechanics (just the handwave explanation of how it works) 

Ow!  Even this reference is 30 years ago now.  But very appropriate for a Miami Vice remake practically since it went off the air.

That was great.  We need the FUN song!

It is hard not to be weird when the entire subplot you are part of make no stinking sense.