Thank you, Dorkman, for posting these (again).
I know others get sick of debating, rehashing or fixing the prequels but I never tire of it.
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1,426 2013-07-05 06:28:30
Re: The Alternate Star Wars Prequels (34 replies, posted in Pitches, Fixes, and Rewrites)
1,427 2013-07-05 05:57:30
Re: Man of Steel (162 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Allison wrote:
Trey wrote:Meanwhile, Star Trek Into Darkness is just a dumb movie that came out in the summer. The problem is that it was actually trying to be smart.
And it actually seemed to believe it was smart, despite all the evidence to the contrary.
I think it is smarter than it is given credit for, but that is just me 
1,428 2013-07-05 05:04:45
Re: My evening. (39 replies, posted in Off Topic)
How this doens't have a million +1's is beyond me!
Congrats, Dave! Just absolutely amazing to me
1,429 2013-07-05 05:03:07
Re: "Extended Edition" Community Podcast (649 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Just listned to the Into Darkness one and I get where everyone was coming from and it helps to be able to enjoy the different perspectives.
First of all, the editing on this is excellent and flows very well, which all the episodes had, but this one feels very solid to me. So, good job 
Secondly, it was nice to have a good mix of "old" and "new" fans, being able to catch references to original series, TNG, DS9 and Voyager. Though, Faldor really needs to watch some DS9 to get the Section 31 download. That is one of the reasons ID works so well for me. Section 31 is the darker aspects of the Federation, the Operative, working behind the scenes to preserve it at ANY costs.
Wish I could have been there, but it was a full room and you guys did great!
1,430 2013-07-04 06:22:05
Re: The cool photos thread (Bandwidth Warning, Yo!) (956 replies, posted in Off Topic)
1,431 2013-07-04 04:25:20
Re: Space Nerds (346 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Some more guys to root for:
http://www.planetaryresources.com/2013/ … telescope/
1,432 2013-07-04 02:57:36
Re: Some sort of Star Trek - The Original Series [spoilers] (32 replies, posted in Movie Stuff)
Faldor wrote:
Invid wrote:That's the basic plot of Star Trek III, as they steal the Enterprise to take McCoy and Spock's brain to the Genesis planet.
You mean Spock's Katra. We don't talk about Spock's Brain
fireproof78 wrote:the studio said it was "too cerebral." In other words, they felt the audience couldn't connect with the characters.
According to Robert Justman they said that because they couldn't just say "We dont like that you cast your girlfriend as a stripper and neither does your wife!" (paraphrasing)
Clint Howard I believe still has the record for longest time between Trek appearances. He later played crazy guy on Deep Space Nine's 'Past Tense'
The Corbomite Maneuver wasn't the first episode shown (RedXavier seems to be sticking to original broadcast order) but it was the first regular episode to be shot after the series was picked up
They also tried to get rid of Spock too, but Roddenberry managed to win out on that one. It was a fight with the studio pretty much from the get-go. There are a lot of stories that go back and forth regarding the history and we probably may never know the full history, though it is interesting.
Personally, I have always been a fan of the Menagerie as an episode as well as The Cage. It certainly has a different feel to it and Hunter's Pike is far more brooding than Shatner's Kirk. I think I identified more with Pike's introspective way, as I am that way myself.
Anyway, there certainly is a lot of variety on display in The Original Series reflecting many of the different writers who contributed.
1,433 2013-07-03 16:25:47
Re: Some sort of Star Trek - The Original Series [spoilers] (32 replies, posted in Movie Stuff)
Regarding the Menagerie:
One of the reasons that Pike is played the way that he is is because it is actually a different actor in the chair than in the clips. Jeffery Hunter originally played Pike when the first pilot was done and the studio said it was "too cerebral." In other words, they felt the audience couldn't connect with the characters. So, we got "Where No man has gone before," though I believe Corbomite Maneuver either first aired or aired right after.
Yes, to go to Talos IV incurs the death penalty in the Federation, though, when you rewatch "Dagger of the Mind" keep in mind that it occurs in an insane asylum.
1,434 2013-07-03 06:03:14
Re: The cool photos thread (Bandwidth Warning, Yo!) (956 replies, posted in Off Topic)
BigDamnArtist wrote:
My brain feels funny.
I'd watch that movie
1,435 2013-07-03 04:42:26
Re: The cool photos thread (Bandwidth Warning, Yo!) (956 replies, posted in Off Topic)
1,436 2013-07-03 04:35:37
Re: Reading: The Internet Knows Where I Live (29 replies, posted in Creations)
Yeah, probably should have checked the spelling before linking
1,437 2013-07-03 04:20:30
Re: The cool photos thread (Bandwidth Warning, Yo!) (956 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Allison wrote:
fireproof78 wrote:It doesn't actually affect me
Glad someone finally pointed this out!!!!
-The Person With The UterusI see your kitten and raise you to a bunny with ice cream
Hail, hail, the libertarians! Hail, hail, the libertarians
Libertarian superman
(so glad I got to use this)
1,438 2013-07-03 04:09:49
Re: Superman (1978) (40 replies, posted in Episodes)
Finally got the time to listen this commentary (still need to finish it but hey). I got a good chuckle out of the first 20 minutes, especially the ideas of Superman landing in other countries, and Dr. Manhattan being the Libertarian Superman 
So, I present, "Know your Superman"
Red Son:
Herr Superman
Ubermensch
Overman 
Incarnations of Superman tearing the parallel universes apart:
1,439 2013-07-03 02:35:08
Re: BDA Vlog's (28 replies, posted in Creations)
Zarban wrote:
BigDamnArtist wrote:Day 3!
This ones for you Fire...among others
"I was really busy in high school."
I hear ya, man. Dungeons & Dragons every single— I MEAN" GIRLFIRNDS!!
What? I had girl...friends...friends who were girls.
They knew I existed...I think...
I's sad now
1,440 2013-07-03 02:34:05
Re: Reading: The Internet Knows Where I Live (29 replies, posted in Creations)
Discover the depths of the Internet:
1,441 2013-07-03 02:25:49
Re: Last movie you watched (2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Inglourious Basterds...WAYDM bate if I ever saw it
1,442 2013-07-03 02:24:47
Re: The cool photos thread (Bandwidth Warning, Yo!) (956 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Doctor Submarine wrote:
Lamer wrote:Doctor Submarine wrote:I don't like abortion, but I don't think that the government has the right to regulate what women do with their bodies.
Or anyone else for that matter.
Yeah, that's what baffles me about how many modern conservatives bill themselves. "We don't think that the government has the right to interfere in your affairs! Unless you're a woman. Or gay. Or you disagree with us politically."
Actually, I've noticed that with many political movements, regardless of affiliation. It is very frustrating to me.
Oh, well. It doesn't actually affect me so I don't care
Ugh...have some kitties on the house
1,443 2013-07-02 21:08:38
Re: A Song of Ice and Fire (BOOK READERS ONLY; MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD) (303 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Allison wrote:
Trey wrote:I dunno if I would label Melisandre as evil, but she is definitely dangerous. And worse still, she's often right. And if she's right, then where's the line to be drawn when it comes to her doing what needs to be done?
That's the thing! I agree that burning people at the stake is probably not the best way to go, but she is really the only one concerned with a) ending the war with minimum casualties and b) THE TERRIFYING ICE ZOMBIES. I do sympathize with those who wish to see Edric Storm and Gendry and all of the other bastards who carry king's blood live, but it seems to be the price to pay for peace. It's use a smoke Terminator to kill Renly in his tent, or waste thousands of lives and valuable land trying to kill him on the field. And if a few sacrifices can hold off the Others, are they justifiable? Does saving one child you know justify letting thousands you don't die?
In the long run, I worry about the people that become devoted to the LOL in the way Queen Selyse and her men do. I think view Stannis as someone who doesn't view himself as Azor Ahai, but is choosing embrace that myth as a means to an end. That is, he'll stop all this fire nonsense once order is restored. But if Selyse still has power during peace time, will we see more "heretics" being burned?
That is an interesting theme to explore and one that has been seen in fantasy before (read Sanderson's Mistborn, and even Denothor in LOTR to an extent). Once you have the power, do you allow it to end once you have accomplished your goal, ie Ice Zombies. Or, since you have played the role for so long, do you continue it to maintain your power base?
1,444 2013-07-02 17:12:01
Re: The cool photos thread (Bandwidth Warning, Yo!) (956 replies, posted in Off Topic)
And I'm surprised...?
No, actually not. Like I said before, I just prefer to have all the information. I usually don't discuss politics on the Internet because a) I sometimes come across as a dick and b) it isn't actually a discussion. Discussion implies an exchange of ideas and a debate about the merit of those ideas.
Politics is not that way any more. Last week in Texas, the Supreme Court rulings, and other things that show that discussion and dissent are not allowed. Only proselytizing.
1,445 2013-07-02 16:30:57
Re: The cool photos thread (Bandwidth Warning, Yo!) (956 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Hey, look, context:
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/speech/18706/
1,446 2013-07-02 04:53:16
Re: Proper spoilerific Hobbit thread (53 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Some good looking footage in there. I definitely think there is a lot of action and potential for some interesting moments. Always love combat training:
However, am I the only one who thinks the set of Laketown looks like Signapore from Pirates of the Caribbean?
Seriously, are there going to be pirates in this movie?
1,447 2013-07-02 03:35:25
Re: Last movie you watched (2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Allison wrote:
In the book, they actually make a big deal about how the country has banned both rock music and violent video games since they're a bad influence
I'm sure that worked out well...
1,448 2013-07-02 02:18:20
Re: Last movie you watched (2,068 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Zarban wrote:
Battle Royale (2000)
It reminded quite a bit of Red Dawn. It's a murder fantasy with all the moral ambiguity wrung out of it* for our hapless heroes but with still enough Lord of the Flies bite to make it interesting social satire about high school.
* The only real fault with the film is how the opening claims that the youth is out of control, but we see only one character act out violently before the students are shipped off.
The rest were shipped off due to preordering Grand Theft Auto V and its clear association with high school violence
1,450 2013-07-01 23:04:41
Re: Avatar (93 replies, posted in Episodes)
Boy, Avatar has not had a smooth ride at all.
Maybe Cameron should stick with historical events so that he can avoid this trouble in the future 
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