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We have several pictures of what looks to be the insignia on the tops of the wings posted in this thread. Seek and you shall find.

*face palm* Lucas: 'Indy 5' a Possibility http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356282,00.html George Lucas tells me it’s more than a strong possibility there will be a fifth "Indiana Jones." He says that he and director Steven Spielberg have left the door open for a sequel to "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Lucas, looking dandy with slicked-back gray and white hair in a snappy tuxedo, was a guest Thursday night at Paramount/DreamWorks’s party for "Kung Fu Panda" at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. The swell event was set up on the pier across from the Carlton Hotel, where the studio spared no expense recreating sets and treating guests to haute Chinese cuisine. There was even one of the 40 pandas from the publicity stunt the day before, dancing in the crowd to Carl Carlton’s old hit "Kung Fu Fighting." Lucas had a lot to say about the new "Indy" and its future. "I haven’t even told Steven or Harrison this," he said. "But I have an idea to make Shia [LeBeouf] the lead character next time and have Harrison [Ford] come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie. I can see it working out. "And it’s not like Harrison is even old. I mean, he’s 65 and he did everything in this movie. The old chemistry is there, and it’s not like he’s an old man. He’s incredibly agile; he looks even better than he did 20 years ago, if you ask me." Lucas says he’s not concerned about early mixed buzz on "Crystal Skull." "This movie is the exact same experience as the other three were. The difference is, the novelty of discovery is gone. I get worried when I hear fans say they’re expecting something different that will change their lives. This is 'Indiana Jones' just as you remember him." But that’s exactly the gamble Spielberg and Lucas took with reviving their icon. Expectation grows into a frenzy and then no one in that frame of mind can be satisfied. You already can see this with "Sex and the City: The Movie" and it hasn't even opened everywhere. Fans and even some critics want some transcendent experience. They almost seem upset that all they got was … "Sex and the City." Lucas has been here before, when he revived and extended the "Star Wars" series. The build-up to the release of the fourth installment (aka now Chapter 1), "Phantom Menace," was huge until it reached a fever pitch. Then, almost before it could be absorbed, "Phantom Menace" became the target of scorn from fanatics. Computer-generated character Jar Jar Binks was public enemy No. 1. But "Star Wars" continues to thrive. In August, Lucas says, he’s releasing an animated 90-minute "Star Wars" movie to theaters via Warner Bros. called "Clone Wars." It will be followed in September by an animated series on the Cartoon Network and TNT. "No one wanted it," he told me. "Every studio rejected it, including Fox, and I’m very loyal to them. They have right of first refusal. Eventually I brought it to Warners. It’s the first time that three components of the studio have acted together. It’s very exciting. "But the story is that everyone said, 'No one gets this. It’s just … 'Star Wars.'' I said, 'That’s right, It’s just 'Star Wars.' Just like this is … 'Indiana Jones.''" Oh, yes, and by the way: If "Crystal Skull" breaks records when it opens on May 22, Lucas could wind up having his name on a fourth title in the all-time box office top 10 (it would be Spielberg’s second). "But these movies — the 'Indiana Jones' ones — were never big hits right away. They were always slow starters that built up to big numbers," Lucas insisted. I don’t think that will be the case with this one. And the notion that a sequel already is playing around in his head should only fuel the heady numbers about to be posted.

Once again, I have NO CLUE where they are going with this. If they somehow end up where they thought it was going by the end of the series, I'll be amazed. And is anyone else getting the feeling they're just gonna kill everyone by the end of the series? I mean, I don't have much hope left for any of these people. They are going out of their way to screw it all up. I dunno about Gaeta, seems too... I dunno. Obvious isn't the word for it. Just doesn't feel right. Was that a shot of Natalie or Caprica in a hospital bed in the previews? Previews again, has Tigh knocked up Caprica? BTW, I'm officially designating the 8's "Judas".

Credit goes to Kronnang Dunn for digging this up: This is certainly the first I've heard about this on MW.

Well damn. So he is. This certainly dials up the intrigue.

CCCP codec, all you'll ever need for anime. I cant speak to the accuracy of the Lunar sub, I didn't care for their use of slang, and didn't bother past 1 episode.

While I'm at it, Harmonica has Zentradi ears and carries a harmonica. He's atleast partially Zentradi and at some point his family was from the UN colonies. Personally, I think Kawamori would totally be jumping the shark if we actually saw the Protoculture. Their mystery is far more important than their reality. Where would you go form there? Oh look, no we have the ultimate power in the galaxy, the beings that created all of us. He might as well have God show up. I don't imagine we'll see any Protoculture in this series. Hell, the Vajra could have been left behind to defend something that is no longer there, an automated defense system that was never turned off.

There are two other shots, which are fuzzy, which seem to show the NUNS logo as well. We won't really know for sure until we get a clearer picture. Even if we aren't 100% sure on the insignia, the fighter is designated "VF-27", and there isn't any precedent in Macross for the UN to designate enemy fighters using their own naming conventions. They didn't in Zero, and they didn't in 7, the two series where we saw enemy variable fighters.

He was atleast observing, had he wanted to kill them, he could have done so easily.

So, ok, purple stone in Sheryl's earrings. Purple stone in Dick's ring. Purple stone at the core of the Vajra gunship.

Except it has NUNS insignia on its wings.

If I had any complaint, it would be with the Quarter. I prefer my space battleships to be standing off and launching volleys, not flying in like some super robot and firing a gun. But its a minor thing, doesn't affect my enjoyment of the show.

A "Speed Miracle Spacy".

I mean, dude, look at his hair. You can't be a good guy and have hair like that. WTF is up with his hair?

Not sure you can call it a colony, they were a research fleet. What were they researching, and what are a bunch of the survivors doing on the Frontier? Harmonica is flying in what seems to be a NUNS fighter (the VF-27). There is something going on behind the scenes that I don't think they've given us a glimpse of yet.

But we don't know that's all that remains. From what I saw, the NUNS scouts were setting up relay pods, they were not expecting those two ships to fold out on their location. Quarter and Co. did not go all the way to the Galaxy fleet, they went to were those two ships de-folded.

Stands for Miracle.

Except she's stated that she's 1/4 (oooh, another 25 reference!) Zentradi, and Kawamori said she was in an interview.

Its in the credits.

Not every episode is mecha action, ya know.

"Old fugly man" is Dick Vilra, and I had been under the impression that he owned SMS, (or atleast controlled them in some sense), but that might not be the case. He clearly is a person of some importance in the Frontier fleet.

Best I could do: The last shot is as clear as you can get, and that certainly looks like the NUNS insignia to me. The -27 is moving in this scene, and the design stays consistent. Lastly, the unknown insignia near the nose:

Someone here started calling him that, its not official or anything. Its like "Richard Vilra" will always be "Dick Vilra" to me.

Someone here said something about reverse engineering, which wouldn't be a surprise, I suppose. The VF-27 seems to be far more advanced than the -25. While we're not 100% on the NUNS markings on the VF-27 (well, I am ), Brera does have Zentradi ears, and he carries a harmonica (I like the Harmonica nickname, BTW, very Sergio Leone), so think one can safely assume there is some UN connection there.

No one has mentioned this yet... they're not fighting where the Galaxy is. They are fighting where the two ships from the Galaxy fleet de-folded to (where the scouts had deployed a Relay Pod). Next episode looks like its back to life aboard the Frontier, but I am wondering WTF happened to the Galaxy and the rest of its fleet.