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2 hours ago, Big s said:

There is no post Skywalker Saga. Whatever gets considered as Jedi good guy will just take the name regardless of bloodline. Rey Palpatine proved that one

Yes and no.  They could just as easily "revealed" that Rey was actually a Skywalker all along, but it is best to leave that mess be.

1 hour ago, Scyla said:

 

And didn’t Yoda state that there hasn’t been a Sith for over 1000 years in the prequels?

He said something to that effect but he was also flat out wrong.  Palpatine was right there under his nose long before and Palpatine's master was around before that...

My general rule is hoarding starts when space runs out.  Having just downsized houses I know what kind of stuff can accumulate and am trying to hold the line on filling up the current house with it.  In my case it is games and miniatures for gaming.

I knew a person whose house was so filled with stuff it was risky to walk from room to room.

Could be interesting, best part is knowing the parent's emotions are still there too.

The Pacific suffered from mashing two different books together to make the show.  It made it even harder to differentiate the characters, except SNAFU, he did a great job with the roll and it was one that was able to stand apart as a character.

The Pacific also managed to humanize the Japanese without Americanizing them.  The scene with the Japanese soldier in the water crying was intense.

Logic goes completely out the window in the world of Tron.  At best it is allegory.

21 hours ago, sh9000 said:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection

At least on the PC the originals are still available.  I do not like the idea of more "Supa Killa" heroes.  They show up and knock down any normal character ruining a multiplayer match.  For a story mode game they are fine.

23 hours ago, Thom said:

Finished watching Foundation season 2, and it was really good. No, I did not read the book series or know how/where it differs, but on its own it's a real good show.

I could do to see a lot fewer male butts, but...

From that one line I can easily say it has practically nothing to do with the books.

looks terrible, but perhaps fun.  A solid maybe for watching when it ends up streaming somewhere.

1 hour ago, TangledThorns said:

 

I recall they were planning on that during my family's trip to WDW back in 2022 and my son LOVED Splash Mountain too. Probably one of the easier renovations they ever did since it remains a southern themed ride.

It might be easy but not due to the theme.  They had to rip out and replace all the foliage and a large chunk of the animatronics (though from rumors the animatronics are mostly just gone).  The mechanical part of the ride is identical so they didn't spend anything on that.  Over at Mickey Views on youtube (young guy but he does a heck of a good job) I saw the new Tianna animatronic and that one is very impressive - so we are losing a bunch but at least one of the new ones is well done.

4 hours ago, azrael said:

🤦‍♂️ Really, which theater marketing staff member came up with that popcorn bucket lid?

And how many executives failed to say "Heck NO!" to it?

9 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

As for episode 3 of MOTA, damn, it's amazing anyone in those bombers ever survived their missions. The below freezing temps, flak and swarms of BF-109's/FW-190's is that of your worst nightmares. 

For a while there the percentage chance of completing a 25 mission tour of duty was in the single digits.  P51 drop tanks (allowing them to stay all the way on long range missions) and even more so fighter airbases on the mainland changed the odds to be much better.

I had a good chuckle when I found out Carl did the voice for Combat Carl.  A very nice touch.  Going to miss him in future Mandalorian projects.

Hard to say which would be the scarier thought.  That someone thought that trailer would entice anyone to want to see Road House remake or that the trailer actually would entice someone to see the Road House remake.

5 hours ago, vladykins said:

Watched TOS which was fun as a kid but really cheesy on rewatches (even if I have the limited edition cylon head DVD pack). TNS was so much better for the first 2.5 seasons- but once it became Battletent:Galactica then it really lost its way. The cylons had a plan, but Moore and Eick didn't, unfortunately. 

True - if you are going to have a character have a big plan then you MUST have some idea what that big plan is before you start shooting the show.  

15 hours ago, Big s said:

I think you also have to think about it in terms of when the original came out. I’d definitely watch a bad episode over most shows that were on back in the day and especially when the show was in syndication. The show had the best looking effects that rivaled movies at the time

I remember it stopped being a must watch for me somewhere along the line after the first few episodes and I am not sure that I have seen them all to this day.  Yes the initial FX were great but after that there were very few new FX shots, mostly recycled shots over, and over, and over, and over, and over...

On 1/21/2024 at 2:07 PM, Thom said:

Well, it is stated several times as a reboot, and I'm of two minds on that. My favorite version is the original, as I feel it had far more heart and hope than Moor's ship full of a-holes. It was also a far simpler story, rather than the confusing mess that didn't know where it was going half way through. 

To be fair - the original was going nowhere after the first few excellent episodes.  The last few episodes, where the Cylons found them again were good too, the batch just before that were abominations.

The "FX" for the cartoons keep getting better and better.  It really is a shame they have to pull punches since it is a "kids" show - this holds up a lot better then the sequel trilogy.

3 hours ago, Sandman said:

I haven't been keeping up with Yamato news. Is 2205 getting a North American release?

No.  If it were the Our Star Blazers site would report it right away.

13 hours ago, sketchley said:

A decade or so ago, there was a pilot on a Discovery show that said something along the lines of: modern air combat is firing missiles at beyond visual range and then bravely retreating. 

Before that it was generally shooting down some poor slob that did not see you and then bravely running away.  Dogfighting is what happens when things go wrong.  (Which granted, happens a bunch but most aces throughout history were good at choosing a target and getting an early advantage - if they could not they hit the road to come back another day)

3 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Now they need to get rid of park reservations...

For most people they are already gone.  Only passholders have to deal with it anymore and I think even for them it will be gone by the end of the year, either by "good to go days" being nearly all the time or just outright going away - but Disney seems intent on making things more complicated then necessary.  As for why by the end of the year?  That little construction project a competitor is finishing up in 2025 - when Disney doesn't have anything new in the pipeline (only new stuff they have had the past few years was due to being WAY behind schedule on Tron and Guardians,  all they have in the pipeline now is reskinning existing attractions).

Just happened to be at the parks on the day all-day park hopping was restarted.  No problem at all going from Hollywood Studios to Epcot at noon. 

I think it makes it looks more like one of those foreground magnified photos.  Looks good.

9 hours ago, Felix said:

I would love a legitimate way to pay for and watch 2205 online in English. 

perhaps with 3199 being as long as it is they will license it and 2205 sometime.

23 hours ago, Thom said:

The DVD I bought had subtitles.

 

Oops - I should say streaming.  I gave up the physical media years ago.