EPTStar Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi - Page 4
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Micro_Jackson
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I mean my phone wont let me change half the settings and this super killer base´s shields can be disabled by one person that isnt even an engineer? | ||
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ninazerg
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Manit0u
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On September 18 2017 08:34 ninazerg wrote: I want to know who the first Jedi was. Dai Bendu | ||
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andrewlt
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On September 18 2017 05:47 Micro_Jackson wrote: It might be justified for her character, but once again the good guys in star wars win because the designers of a base are stupid. I mean my phone wont let me change half the settings and this super killer base´s shields can be disabled by one person that isnt even an engineer? In most science fiction media, the aliens have a hive mind and humanity wins by taking out the top alien. Or the aliens are powering their intergalactic empire using one power source with no redundant systems. | ||
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LegalLord
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WolfintheSheep
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Don't think I've talked to anyone, hardcore sci-fi or not, who didn't think firing off an entire sun to take out 5 planets solar systems apart wasn't silly. I think the concept of space and space travel has become mainstream blockbuster enough that most people know suns are gigantic and that space is big. | ||
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Hyperbola
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EU stuff is lame. I'm glad they scrapped all of it. | ||
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blade55555
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On September 20 2017 04:17 Hyperbola wrote: EU stuff is lame. I'm glad they scrapped all of it. There were some lame stuff, but a lot of it was good (if you read any of the main books). I think this new universe has had a bad start so far, not been a big fan of a lot of the things they've done. Hoping this movie is better than TFA... Just sucks they had to completely remove all the character development Leia/Han/Luke had in the previous movies. | ||
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xDaunt
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On September 20 2017 04:17 Hyperbola wrote: EU stuff is lame. I'm glad they scrapped all of it. I have two words for you: Admiral Thrawn. | ||
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LegalLord
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There hasn't been much in terms of new characters, but I would say the signal to noise ratio of good stuff in the post-Disney Star Wars universe is significantly higher. A much more internally consistent story. | ||
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LegalLord
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Rogue One is a great addition to the Star Wars universe because it takes a glaringly stupid plot mechanism—the exhaust port vulnerability in the Death Star—and attributes it to an architect's sabotage. One of the dumbest things about the Star Wars franchise then becomes something sad, poignant, and believable. But Rogue One also raises new questions about its fictional world. Some really burning, important questions. Like, what's the deal with the disk formats of the Star Wars universe? Upon reviewing the Star Wars canon of movies (no animated films or shows, and no Expanded Universe content, which now exists in a purgatory of maybe-canon), it's become clear to me that that the galaxy is crippled by an abundance of disk formats, with all of the accompanying interoperability issues that we see on our own planet. Every time the Rebel Alliance changes bases, they must be lugging around a spaceship full of drives, both new and obsolete, to read every possible format. motherboard.vice.com | ||
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FreakyDroid
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The stupid outrage a few years ago when Disney took over was baseless But at least it generated some discussion and shone a light on the EU because until then not many knew about it. Saying that it was lame, shitfest and whatnot, Im gonna have to call people out on it because you obviously havent read much, if any, outside of Thrawn, because if you had, especially books from Anderesen, Karpyshyn, Luceno etc, or books from Sith PoV like Malak, Bane, Plagueis etc, or graphic novels about X-Wing, Republic, Commando Old Republic, Dark Empire or heck even played KOTOR 1 and 2, you wouldnt be saying that nor you would rate Thrawn as the best, or at least you would know there are 6, not 5 books. Outbound Flight is the name of the book, which is a prequel to the trilogy. Having read pretty much all of the EU (minus some romantic books and from 2007 onward when I stopped), I think the EU was very good. I dont mind that Disney decided not to follow EU continuity, I understand their position, but so far their take on the SW universe has left me largely unimpressed. I was hoping to see (besides Thrawn) movies from Sith PoV, or movies featuring multifaceted characters, something like Quinlan Vos who is basically a Batman type of character who is a good guy but bends the rules as he sees fit, or something like Kyle Katarn who is basically a Han Solo type of character but a Jedi, or simply make a movie about Ahsoka Tano and tie it in with Rebels. I think these types of characters would be interesting for today's pop culture. | ||
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