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  1. Duke Togo
    Oh, so short memories. Gene Roddenberry almost killed the franchise--perhaps permanently--with his handling of TNG before he died. Roddenberry was a tone-def idealist whose ideas reached a limited audiance. The franchise hit its peak with TNG after he died, and likely would have faded again had J.J. not come along.
  2. Duke Togo
    Supposed to be a moral tale? Who says? I'd wager there are a thousand interpretations of the franchise, which yours is just one of many. As far as new characters goes, I think the answer is rather obvious: people are attached to these particular characters. Of course, there is also that they've tried new characters several times and fallen flat on their face. The franchise has always had a limited appeal--that is, until J.J. Abrams and his merry bunch came along and turned it on its head (and injected a healthy dose of Star Wars into it... just sayin').
  3. Duke Togo
    LOL, I'm going to be sticking with the remake.
  4. Duke Togo
    You're right, she doesn't. That's because she's dead.
  5. Duke Togo
    I spent the last two days watching the first 14 episodes of Yamato 2199. This is my first exposure to Yamato, and I must say I'm rather enjoying it so far. The first episode (and maybe two) was a little rough, but the series has won me over. I eagerly await the next release.
  6. Duke Togo
    I'm sorry, but no. There's nothing mature about a character that bounces between boob monster to over the top lolicon. She's certainly a low point in an otherwise good series.
  7. Duke Togo
    Basara doesn't love anyone but himself, and I like Frontier. Hell, I watched it streaming--live--from Japan every morning a new episode was on.Anyway, I like Plus--a lot. But II really has no place in a Macross viewing marathon. The Metal Siren is pretty kick ass, though.
  8. Duke Togo
    So, it's certainly starting to sound like Abrams made Khan film without Khan.
  9. Duke Togo
    Sketchly is right: Macross 7 is better than Frontier because 7 doesn't have any fan service and is a far more serious and mature production.
  10. Duke Togo
    And it was bloody brilliant to watch on IMAX
  11. Duke Togo
    Well, we will definitely not agree on Ridley. Blade Runner is what got me into film as a kid, and I love his work.
  12. Duke Togo
    Same reason a lot of other people do: I'm not hung up on the whole "Alien" thing. Yeah, the geologist and biologist were stupid. I don't care, the mythos intrigues me. And it's a gorgeous film.
  13. Duke Togo
    I enjoy Prometheus.
  14. Duke Togo
    I enjoy them both.
  15. Duke Togo
    I'd add my two cents, but after SDF:M/DYRL/2012, Plus is my favorite Macross release. So, ya, I'd likely not steer you in the right direction. But do avoid II.
  16. Duke Togo
    Shall We Dance is good, Departures is excellent.
  17. Duke Togo
    Man, lots of whining on the interwebs over the new Star Trek movie trailers and posters. "That's not Star Trek!" They're right, its not; this has balls. The new prime directive: kick ass!
  18. Duke Togo
    Kaiden may be bland, but he's alive and bland.
  19. Duke Togo
    Getting vaporized on Virmire will do that.
  20. Duke Togo
    In an interview with WGN-TV Chicago, Harrison Ford said he was "looking forward to" reprising his role as han Solo in SW7. In other news, and taken with a major grain of salt, http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Rumor_Episode_VII_To_Star_Palpatines_Disciple_150778.asp'>TheForce.Net is reporting on Cosmic Book News' supposed scoop involving the plot of the new Star Wars trilogy. In somewhat related news, Harmy's Star Wars Despecialized Edition v2.1 recently came out on 720p AVCHD. Blu-ray to follow soon. I highly recommend it.
  21. Duke Togo
    thephantompain.com has changed. Note that "PAIN" "LUMIN" AND "PORTION" take on a red tint after a few seconds.
  22. Duke Togo
    A1 really wanted to eat that that restaurant, but his car got stuck on the bump at the entrance to the parking lot...
  23. Duke Togo
    Until you have to drive over any change in the roadway higher than 2 inches.
  24. Duke Togo
    I'd like you to define "good ol' fashioned entertainment" for me.
  25. Duke Togo
    The first movie was a couple of awesome scenes with Hit Girl surrounded by crap. I'll pass.
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