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  1. levzloi
    I've actually wondered if that is the mystery man in the tank in the Jedi Survivor trailer. No dreads though.
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    Again, Knowing that Vader exists, and knowing that he is Anakin Skywalker are two separate things that up to this point in the shows and mythology had been treated as either no widely known, or possibly a carefully guarded secret. Obviously Obi-wan knew who and what he was by the time of ANH, both in his statements to Luke, and to Vader himself, but when he learned this was unknown. Kanan recognized Vader as a Sith Lord and nothing more, As noted above, Ashoka had no idea Anakin had survived, until she was in his presence and the revelation was quite a shock, even after this she refused to revel the truth to Kanen or Ezra. Cere (Jedi Fallen Order) refered to him as a "Shadow", and obviously Cal had no idea who he was. Also If Bail had been aware of his identity he also did not share it with Ashoka. In the eyes of the Galaxy Anakin Skywalker, after siding with the Emperor (not clear if this is common knowledge), was either killed with the rest of the Jedi, or died on Mustafar. Then Darth Vader, the Emperors shadowy apprentice/enforcer appeared. I haven't read the Tarkin novels, so I'm not sure if Tarkin actually knew or not (implied by "you are all that is left of that old religion"), but it has been made very clear that Vader=Akakin was not common knowledge. The idea that the inquisitors, Vader's disposable enforcers, would be trusted with such knowledge is surprising, and in my personal opinion, weak writing. Obi-Wan should have figured it out another way, perhaps overhearing him or observing him. Edit: ok, I watched the clip, and I had forgotten that the emperor does in fact refer to Anakin as Lord Vader. So Obi-wan does know that Vader=Anakin, however as pointed out by others above, he appears to believe he killed Anakin on Mustafar, and on the backwater of Tatooine, he's unlikely to have heard anything more than vauge rumors of a black clad enforcer for the emperor. Darth Vader's existence has been established as not common knowledge.
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    Knowing he stormed the temple, and that he is Darth Vader, again, are two separate things. The aspect of this that I have a problem with is the idea that all the inquisitors know who he is. It seems that his original identity was a tightly held secret, and yet it’s shared with these selfish and apparently untrustworthy individuals.
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    Both her kidnapping and rescue are horribly paced and shot, it looks like a bunch of adults playing "I'm gonna get you" with a toddler. Star Wars should have learned better than to rely on a 10 year old actor.
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    "What about that Jake Lochley part of them, shouldn't he be involved in this calculation somehow?" "Hey shutup"
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    Wow, I mean after the first part, I trust Villeneuve, but Walken as the emperor is going to be interesting, and wild.
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    right, getting my resolution's confused. between DVD, HD, and Ultra HD. man I feel old. I got that special edition VHS set of the movies for my birthday in 91 or 92 I think, the ones that made the enterprise if you lined them up. Watched them so many times.
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    This is apparently a 4k update of the re-edited Directors cut with updated special effects we got on DVD in 2001. It's not the same as the theatrical cut or the extra 20 minutes of starring at Vger that we got on the VHS special edition. It's taken this long, because they were honestly a bit stupid, and only rendered the new CGI at 1080P. It had to be completely redone and reedited to get a higher resolution. This version is considered ..... better, though still not great. Most of the movies underlying issues remain. https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/star-trek-the-motion-picture-directors-cut-gets-stunning-4k-restoration
  9. levzloi
    No, just the canon version.
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    Already done
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    I'm sure these will be in the non-canon X-men multiverse category. IE if there are new seasons or movies, it will be a totally new show, no continuing story-lines from the Netflix series.
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    So as I understand it (after watching a few youtube videos which makes me an expert, haha), they don't even actually have rights to the Silmarilion, only the Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the Appendices. This is so much worse than I thought. They have to piece together the story from the 2nd age using only the references in the Appendices, So a bunch of TV writers are going to be writing and creating Tolkien story and dialogue from a very rough outline. This is going to be SOOOOOOOOOOO bad.
  13. levzloi
    Bits and pieces of the Silmarillion is what I've heard, which will require a bunch of TV writers to come up with almost all of the scenes and dialogue on their own, very little except the setting will come from Tolkien. If there is anything that the last few years have demonstrated, it's that TV writers are generally not up to the task of wholesale creation in fantasy worlds. The last few seasons of GOT, and the first season of WOT, etc. Of course with the amount of money they are throwing at this, maybe they actually came up with decent writers. I have my doubts.
  14. levzloi
    Yeah, they work pretty well together, not perfect, but good enough that I don't have an issue displaying it that way. The red Beta is the only one I have, so I'm not sure how close the other colors are. One of my favorite purchases actually, only my third "Valk", picked it up new in box for less than $100 five years ago.
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    Really hard to say without seeing them side by side like on your site. In all the pictures I've seen the Legioss is closer to the camera, and they didn't pose it connected, soooo? Given that these are all a slight reimagining, I wouldn't be surprised to seem them go big as long as it looks good, and I think the Toynami Alpha/Beta look pretty good at their scales, the CM look a tad bit diminutive even if it is animation accurate for the majority of the scenes. Just my 2 cents. edit, also those wings are really really long, easily together more than the width of the body, really takes you by surprise when you handle it.
  16. levzloi
    If it's near the size of the Toynami, it might be possible if you fold the wings into the arms, but I wouldn't count on it. This case is near twice as wide as a Detolf, and one of the wings has to be partially folded. (edit) Once again, the Toynami is HUGE, if the Riobot is close to it's size, display in fighter mode may be very problematic for some.
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    I could be wrong here, but that looks pretty close to the Toynami scale, which makes this an absolute beast.
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    That's actually similar to how the Naboo did it https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=naboo+cruiser&atb=v188-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F82%2Fee%2Fca%2F82eeca4407837daae38d1a56c2590e1c.jpg
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    Classic for a low budget sci fi series episode, go back in time, no sets to build, just shoot around the neighborhood or use the existing cop drama sets. Except in this case it's Star Trek, and not just one episode, but an entire season.
  21. levzloi
    I’m a details and rules guy, so I love how Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere books all interconnect and share characters. Totally geek out on that. And the cheesy Vampire costume was so great, Soooo much happened at the party, Harry’s still paying for that one.
  22. levzloi
    Mistborn series, Brandon Sanderson Stormlight Archive, Brandon Sanderson (the best modern fantasy epic) Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan (the original modern fantasy epic 15 books) Dresden Files, Jim Butcher (Soooooo much fun) Ender's Game Saga, Orson Scott Card
  23. levzloi
    As far as the books go, 1-3 are somewhat formulaic hero fantasy, although he does reverse a number of tropes. They're good books, but Robert Jordan really hits his stride in 4-6 and they are anything but formulaic. Some people complain that the slowdown starts in 6, but the finale more than makes up for it in my opinion. 7-8 are a definite slowdown and suffer from plot bloat, but each has it's great moments. 9-10 are where the plot bloat is evident, they were supposed to be one book, as they happen simultaneously. Now, I'm a massive fan of what happens in the end of 9, that event has huge implications for the series, but it's kind of short, and getting to it is a bit frustrating. 10 is the other character's story-lines before the event at the end of 9, and then their reactions to it. Aside from Mat featuring in each of these books (he's always fun to read), it's not super exciting. 11 was Robert Jordan's final book that he completed himself, and honestly he does a great job getting things moving in the right direction after struggling the last few books. I consider it a really good book, and it's a shame it was his last. Robert Jordan died before he could finish, but he had already written the final chapter of the series, as well as about 200 pages of different scenes. He also dictated and left notes on most major plot points, how things were to happen etc. Harriet, (Jordan's widow and editor of the Wheel of Time) selected Brandon Sanderson to complete the series. As a superfan himself, he was torn about his ability to do the series justice, but decided that he was the least bad person to finish The Wheel of Time. There is a change in tone, as Brandon Sanderson did not attempt to copy Robert Jordan's style, and he admits that he never really found Mat's voice. So 12-14 are generally accepted by fans as great books, or at least "as good as we could hope for under the circumstances". I think they're great, and that Sanderson did an admirable job wrapping things up. So if you want to try again, read 1-6, if you can't make it through reading 7-10, listen to them on audiobook while driving or doing housework at 1.5 speed, then finish off by reading 11-14. I don't think you'll regret it. I hope you both and anyone else reading this gives the books a shot, or another shot as it may be. They're not perfect, and Robert Jordan had his flaws as a writer, but when it comes to worldbuilding he was a titan. There's a reason it's one of the best selling series of all time and that many fans are upset at Rafe for apparently wanting to rewrite it.
  24. levzloi
    I'm lucky, I first picked it up in 2004 and only had to wait 9 years for the series to finish. THANK YOU!!! You're free to like it or not, but I agree, the show-runner shouldn't make modifying the story his priority. I suppose the guards could be Aes Saidai, but they were wearing different uniforms and I just checked, they were not wearing rings. But like I said, an all female guard force is a minor quibble, even if it's not book accurate, or real world accurate. I think is simply indicative of the bent the writers are going for, rather than being a major problem.
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