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4 hours ago, azrael said:

After that ending...Yah.

 

Yup - that is probably the best ending of a Doctor Who story ever.

And Ncuti Gatwa's emotion at the end is incredibly well done.

I'd be surprised if the events of 73 don't feature heavily in the rest of the upcoming season.  Sort of like Bad Wolf did (but more in your face) to the first season/series.

The boogey monster being actual boogies was great fun but yeah the episode itself fell flat.

There will eventually be another Mad Max movie, no need to worry about that.  Hollywood (currently) can't stay away from a franchise for long.

Looking good.  I will miss this show.

10 hours ago, Big s said:

Jedi aren’t even allowed to do that. Most people would probably turn to the dark side because of that, and the no party rules

Not really - just no emotional attachments.  A playboy (or girl) Jedi going from one one night stand to another is perfectly fine.

6 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Their dogmatic adherance to the Jedi Order's rules and philosophy tends to make them into generic "noble and selfless hero" types.  The Paragon who Rebels is usually the Dutiful Apprentice (rarely the Old Master) but with feelings and opinions about things. 

One of the good parts of The Clone Wars TV series is that you got to see the more human side of Ben Kenobi.  He obviously has a thing for that senator lady but can't/won't let it go anywhere.  Jedi could be like Spock (in a good story/episode) but the writing rarely gets past the outside stoicism or when it tries it falls flat (like Luke in the sequel debacle)

On 5/19/2024 at 11:10 PM, Old_Nash_II said:

Saturday Night Live Scooby-Doo

 

That was great!

56 minutes ago, jvmacross said:

Until it just became the crazy biker gang of the month show...

It could work if they plotted out the entire run of the show in advance, showing the final downfall of civilization.  Who am I kidding, your right - it would end up the biker gang of the month show eventually.

Everyone knows that they are putting more thought into The Force and exactly how it works then George ever has?  To misquote JMS The Force works at the speed of plot.

2 hours ago, Big s said:

Reminds me of the time Obi chopped off a dudes hand to end a bar fight. He was skilled enough to deflect blaster shots, yet instead of slicing the blaster, he went for the mutilation move to show who the real badass was

 

Nah - the force is nothing compared to the power of CGI overdose.  (or to put it another way, the powers and abilities of the Jedi are directly proportional to FX ability - while their IQ appears to be directly the opposite)

Having just gone through a cancer scare myself I don't wish that on anyone.  That said his "documentary" was anything but.  And anyone who thought (or thinks) fast food was healthy needed some serious education.

2 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

I think STAR WARS is making this series for the non-fans. The SW casual fan type that loves baby Yoda and says "May The 4th Be With You" on Facebook but never played KOTOR or watched an episode of REBELS or Clone Wars.

Not nearly enough advertising in the right places for that.  Outside of this group and D+ I never hear of the show.

The problem with the Jedi is they went from being Wise, humble, kindly Obi Wan and somewhat cantankerous Yoda to a bunch of pompous jerks that thought they knew it all (and knew nothing) in the prequals.  This upcoming show looks like more of the same.

That just went back worth checking out, since I already have Netflix anyway...

This bundling bit is "interesting".  When  cable companies ruled what was actually available at each home (sure there was satellite too for a while but most people had one or two choices for TV programming tops) the idea of bundling makes sense - the Cable Company monopoly made it possible.  With the current internet there is no incentive for content providers to "make a deal" to get access to consumers since they already have it.

Really hard to rate RC as a director.  Most of his films were pretty bad but he always got the films made on whatever budget was available.  One of the few "working" directors out there is the best way I can think to put it.  And Death Race 2000 is a great movie so there is always that.

If a movie was any good to begin with all the background information you "need" to know about a character is what was told in the movie.

Unless it sings Ragtime that is.

We all know that Anime was often (nearly always?) butchered when brought to the US in the seventies and eighties - but this is what somebody in Japan did to the closing credits for Space 1999.  Made the worse by the English version only have music (and darn good music too) so there was no need to translate anything.  (and yup, not the record for thread necromancy but this one is old)

4 hours ago, jvmacross said:

First world problems....

https://screenrant.com/star-wars-disney-theme-parks-galaxys-edge-batuu-continuity-explained/

It's screenrant - meaningless stuff like this is what they exist for.

More interesting is Disney is actually starting to make good on that promise to invest in the parks.  Work on Dinoland (well replacing it) at Animal Kingdom, an update to Test Track at EPCOT, and a large new section around Big Thunder Mountain at MK.  OK, the last one has not been officially announced yet but should be soon.

4 hours ago, Big s said:

There sure are a lot of rereleases of old movies these days. I guess nobody has a new movie to put out there

Between Covid, an overall box office slump since, and the Strikes the movie output is way down.

1 hour ago, Big s said:

So for those that think it might be good, it will suck

And vice versa.

That Grimm Variations looks worth a watch.

By slow paced I mean not full of herky jerky movement and camera sweeps.  WoT can get hectic but I never got motion sickness from the view.  ARMA 3 does not have bunny hopping and running around corners and instantly getting accurate shots off - Helldivers looks to be the same way even when things get hectic.

2 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

 

Have you played WORLD OF WARSHIPS? LOL. It's full of seniors older than this guy. The theme of WOWS is WWI and WWII warships (battleships, cruisers, etc) so obviously it attracts an older audience.

 

 

 

I used to play WoT since the slower pace doesn't make me seasick the way FPS games mostly do these days (same goes for WoW).  That was not the case 20 years ago.  ARMA 3 also works due to the pacing being more realistic then the average FPS but it is nearly impossible to find a game for that if not part of a clan of some sort.

This game also appears to have a slower pace, I may have to give it a try.

Edit - so the older guy may be good at this game due to the pacing being easier on our older people's motion sickness issues.

20 hours ago, Big s said:

So you’re say that Vader and the emperor were having fun time off screen 

Midichlorians baby!