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  1. Mog
    And that right there is precisely why I LOVE DS9. Arguably one of the best damn episodes of the entire franchise. Yes, Trek is supposed to be about an ideal society that has grown beyond the ugliness that has and still mars our current society. But DS9 took that ideal image, made it face some harsh realities, and made us appreciate the hard work needed to maintain that society even more. Here's this uber-great Starfleet captain (and a major religious figure for the Bajorans). He's in the middle of a massive war that threatens all he holds dear. And he becomes complicit in doing the unthinkable. In the end, Captain Sisko helps to turn the tide of the war, "And all it cost was the life of one Romulan senator, one criminal, and the self-respect of one Starfleet officer." Was it worth it? Did he make the right decision? Does that morally wrong decision make everything the Federation stand for a lie? The episode is a great discussion starter and forces people to think. Two things I've got no issue with. I could go on and on about DS9. But getting back to the reboot and the next JJ-Trek movie, it may not be my thing. But whatever. It's not like anyone's going out there and destroying copies of TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, or Enterprise or saying those versions are invalid (or that only this authorized "special edition" is the correct one ). If I want to, I can always que those series up or watch 'em on DVD or Blu-ray, unaltered and as they originally aired. Just because there's a reboot (that I personally don't like) doesn't mean that the old series are now somehow debased, demeaned, or brought down in value. If I enjoyed 'em prior to the reboot, I'm still gonna enjoy TOS, TNG and DS9 regardless of my opinion of the reboot. To each their own.
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    Yeah, my first exposure to Macross was through Robotech. But here's the thing: When I first watched Robotech, I rooted for Rick to wind up with Minmei. At the time, I didn't understand why he wound up choosing Lisa in the end. My first exposure through Robotech did not cause me to have an irrational hatred towards Minmei (or the original Macross character of Minmay). In fact, you could probably say that my first impression was to root for Minmei. But after finally watching the original Macross and growing up a bit in the ensuing 20+ years, my opinions have changed. Older, wiser, more experienced Mog understands why Hikaru would eventually choose Misa (There's a post I wrote up a few years ago that summed up why Misa was the better choice than Minmay. But between the two, Misa tends to do the better job of balancing her career and her personal/love life. Add in the fact that she holds down a sucessful military career AND still wants to have children, and the choice for Hikaru should be fairly clear.) Regarding the scene in DYRL, I referenced it as a joke for this thread. I wouldn't necessarily call it a "funny" moment per se, but it's definitely one of the "Oh SH*T!!"/shocked laugh moments in all of Macross. But considering how crazy, irrational, and selfish Minmay was sounding at the time, Hikaru needed to snap her back to reality.
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    So, who's gonna say, "DYRL: THE SLAP scene"?
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    Regarding Black Lagoon, there's also a 5-part OVA set after the 2nd season. It's a follow-up story which brings back Roberta the Maid. The overall series may not be the darkest thing around, but ya gotta admit that the arc with the Romanian twins was some pretty messed up stuff.
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    Seeing as the link is no longer there, is this the video you guys were talking about? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvkJ1ISTfo (You have to watch the link directly on Youtube for some reason.) Someone fill me in on all the details about this! That shot with the Vermillion Squadron guns blazing, back-to-back-to-back was too smexy. Edit: Sorry antibiotictab, in my haste, I didn't see that you had already posted this on the first page of this thread.
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    Don't get me started on Attack of the Clones. I consider it the weakest of the three prequels for a ton of reasons. I agree that the lightsaber fights were generally more fast-paced in the prequels. But I enjoyed Vader's mind games during Empire so much more. Oh, you think you've got some teh awesome Force-enhanced skills, young Luke? No bitch, I'm gonna Force-toss a bunch of crap at you AND hit you with a lightsaber. At times, it was almost as if he was toying with Luke. Vader didn't go into full-on ass-whoopin' mode until the very end of that fight. Understand, I think Sith is the best of the prequels, and I can easily put it at Number 3 out of the six films so far. But I just can't put it in the same league as Empire (especially because of that damn "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!1111!!!!!!" scene).
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    Wow, I remember going in on that first wave for the big burly 1/48 GBP-1S. <sigh>: If only I'd started collecting Yamatos a few years earlier. Could have gotten on the ground floor with those Low-Viz.
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    Finally watched the DVD copy. Got to pause and rewind a few scenes. I'm surprised none of us commented on the two separate "Aerith Lives" on the game station walls or the "All Your Bases Are..." graffiti. We must be getting old!
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    I'd kill for some ratchet joints on the shoulders of the Toynami Alpha. And after being left in a wide, almost A-stance for many years, the hip joints on my Blue Alpha finally cracked and crumbled. It's literally being held up standing with the help of adhesive putty, rubber bands, and paperclips. Would have been nice if the hips were designed and made with the same plastic as a Yamato YF-21/VF-22.
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    Because it was so "unclear" in ROTS that Anakin would do anything and everything to prevent Padme's death, especially after all those visions of her death and the still-fresh experience of losing his mother (and not taking any action until it was practically too late). [/sarcasm] But getting back to the finale, I was a little surprised at how it all ended. But I understand why "Snips" did what she did. I am curious to see what will happen with though. Are they gonna execute her, lock her up in prison, or will Sidious find some use for the disgraced Jedi? If we do get a sixth season, I do hope there's some follow-up to this arc, whether its a face-to-face between Ahsoka and (where the Jedi traitor explains why she did these things to Ahsoka) or some sort of follow-up scene involving talking with Ahsoka, Anakin, or the Jedi traitor. I also enjoyed how Palpatine sowed a few seeds of Jedi distrust during the trial. Such a sneaky little bastard using the trial to further his purposes. And lastly, if you're into brutal and fast lightsaber fights, these past two arcs have definitely given us a truckload of those.
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    Add in the fact that Paperman will be included with the home release, and I'm pretty sure I'll be purchasing Wreck-It Ralph once it's released. Regarding Brave, as a parent of a headstrong daughter, I can sorta relate to the film. I enjoyed it well enough. But I will admit that I definitely had a bigger blast watching Wreck-It Ralph.
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    I don't have an issue with anything that you said in your post, except for the quoted bit above. There may be some CW figures out there on the pegs, but where's the CW figures of: 99 (the deformed clone on Kamino); Fives (in ARC trooper armor); Dogma: Sergeant Appo; Tarkin; Asajj Ventress (in her Nightsister get-up and also in her bounty hunter get-up); And where the hell is PONG freakin' KRELL?!! And this list is not even counting any of the potential figures that could be made from this current season. Unfortunately, Hasbro's been royally dropping the ball with its Clone Wars figures (and with its Star Wars figures in general).
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    Yeah, they probably are drawing it out a bit, but it is good to see just how difficult it is for the Clones to capture a Jedi alive. Plus, we got to see more of bounty hunter/grey Force user Asajj. Neither of which is a bad thing. It definitely feels like they've been speeding up the lightsaber fights these past few arcs. Maybe it's because the fights involve darksiders, but the fights have felt definitely more brutal and fast-paced. And lastly, the focus on the new trilogy and the move to Disney might actually be better creatively for the CW CG crew. With the higher ups distracted by the "bigger" projects, it might allow them to take bigger risks and push the envelope storywise. Kinda like what happened to DS9 when the higher ups were focusing more on the Trek movies and Star Trek: Voyager.
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    Yeah, I was guessing it was too after last week's episode. This episode practically spelled it out that it was him/her. Regarding that person's motivation, I'm sure participating in this war has produced some unease in some of the Jedi. Add in that this person has probably seen some of his/her Jedi friends die in the process of this war, and you can speculate why a Jedi would take those actions to push the Jedi out of the war. Between Pong Krell, this mysterious Jedi terrorist, and Ahsoka's actions in this arc, you can see why some of the Clones wouldn't hestitate to pull off Order 66 so quickly and without mercy.
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    Okay, my mistake. I read "rumor that film version of KOTOR may be in the works" and incorrectly assumed that meant that Episodes VII through IX would be set in the KOTOR era. However, if they are working on a stand-alone KOTOR movie, two issues will come into play: It's kinda hard to tell a story set in the KOTOR era without having Revan or Revan-influenced events mentioned in the background. If they do try to do a film adaptation of KOTOR I, it will be hard to do as a single film (anyone who's played the game will know why).
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    If they are going the KOTOR route, the question is: how do they split the story into a trilogy? I figure you'd want to keep the "big reveal" until the second movie or the end of the first one at the earliest. But then what? I could see them stretching the story of KOTOR I into two movies (use the first one to build up the "protagonist" and get the movie audience to sympathize that character. Then resolve the story in the second film). But then what do you do for the third film? I don't think there's enough compelling story there to make three films out of KOTOR I, so where does the story go for the third one. Follow the protagonist's story and use the third film to go into the TOR era? Base the third film on KOTOR II? OR do they try to tell two storylines at the same time: one following the protagonist through the present and another minor storyline/flashback providing background of how Revan and Malak (the main baddies in KOTOR I) rose to power and fell to the darkside. If they go this route, it'd be creatively challenging to edit the films to make sense. BUT you'd probably have enough content to make a compelling trilogy.
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    Thanks! That did the trick.
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    So, I'm using IE9 (I know ) to view the board, and I noticed that I'm having issues with embedded Youtube videos. The video works fine. But there's no volume controls, and I can't hear any sound. Checked out the same embedded Youtube videos using FireFox, and no issues with the volume. So, is there anything that can be done, or should I just suck it up and view the boards with Firefox from now on?
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    ^^Agreed. When you add in the first episode of the season, you wind up with a 5-part arc that did a lot of good: It added more depth to Darth Maul, changing him from a silent, lightsaber wielding killing machine in Phantom Menace into a plotting, scheming, snarky bastard worthy of the Sith lineage. It got Maul out of those oversized legs, put some robes onto him, and made him into a more serious threat. We got some great fights (Obi vs. Savage-Maul, Vizla vs. Maul, Sidious vs. Maul-Savage) that were a pleasure to watch. Pirates, Mandalorians, crime lords, and bounty hunters all in one arc, and being done in such a way that makes sense. We got rid of the whole pacifist Mandalorians bit (Seriously, the words "pacifist" and "Mandalorian" should never have ever been associated with one another). We got the added bonus of watching Maul be a complete dick, , and give Obi some added pathos and suffering. And we got to see Sidious seriously cut loose. Not too shabby for an arc (even with the utter lack of Clone-centric stories so far this season). P.S.--I know it's a cheesy weapon, but I love that Maul kept Vizla's obsidian black blade. It's fun watching that thing get wielded around.
  20. Mog
    Screw it: just go way back in time and do a trilogy set during the Knights of the Old Republic/The Old Republic era. Bioware's practically written the basic plots for them already. Or they could go the comic book route and go with the Jedi who's considered incompetent, not exactly great at lightsaber fighting, and was assessed with "marginal" Force powers. Would be a bit of a change of pace from the typical Jedi we've seen already. Just a random, "throw it at the wall and see if it can stick" idea.
  21. Mog
    As much as I do enjoy the latest Clone Wars series, I absolutely despised that whole Force users arc. Nothing learned by any of the main characters (it was all just a dream ), stupid "superior" Force users who were just as petty and dumb as any typical Jedi or Sith, and characterizations for the Force users that changed from episode to episode just to fit the whims of the plot. Let's just dump the whole Force users idea into that same bad idea hole we tossed the midichlorians into. But I do enjoy the theory that the Chosen One Who Brings Balance to the Force was a misinterpreted prophecy. The Jedi think: "Yay! He's gonna wipe out the Sith!" But the reality is that, after ROTS, he wipes out most of the Jedi, leaving two Sith and two Jedi.* Thus, bringing balance to the Force. * Yes, I'm aware that a handful of Jedi probably survived the Purge. But I'm sure we can also agree that there are probably a few darksiders hanging around the fringes. Heck, one or a few of those surviving Jedi probably even turned dark.
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    If there's one thing Lucas got right, it was nipping all the potential Padme/Obi-Wan romance ideas and scenes out of the prequels. It would have weakened Anakin's primary motivation for turning to the dark side: preventing Padme's (and their child's) death. I agree though that the whole "lost her will to live" thing was kinda dumb. There'd be a better connection to ROTJ if they faked Padme's death (died during childbirth) but hid her as a maid or nanny in the Organa household. Leia would see her (real) mommy, see her as always sad, and Luke would have no recollection of his real mother. I think the most significant missteps in ROTS (which is easily the best of the prequels) were that and the whole Frankenstein's monster homage when Vader breaks out of his restraints (i.e., the NOOOOOOOOO!!!!1111!!!! scene). Of couse, I could write ridiculously long posts about what I'd tweak about those first two prequels.
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    And John Williams better be up in that bitch too! It ain't Star Wars without him and those leitmotifs. True. But I'm sure there's a ton of Hollywood writers, who after watching the movie their script is based on, say "That's not the movie I wrote." The director probably has a lot more influence than the writer on what parts of the script get filmed, how a scenes gets played out, what gets edited out, etc. So even though he may not have written the script, I'm still worried about JJ's involvement with the sequels.
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    This is far and away the best arc of this season. Glad to see that Maul learned a thing or two about plotting while he was hanging with Palps. I really hope that the next episode isn't the last one for this arc.
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    I still believe that Phantom Menace and AOTC could have been salvaged with some major tweaks and slight changes of focus. The general storyline/throughline for the three movies is okay, but a different scene here, a slightly re-worked scene there, a few more tweaks here and there, and the first two prequels could have been so much better. In any case, when the new sequels finally hit, I'll be hiding out in my bunker clutching my non-anamorphic Original Trilogy DVDs and Genndy Tartakovsky Volume 2 Clone Wars DVD, muttering "I was right. I was right about the sequels. Tell your sister. . . .erm, the MW Community... I was right."
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