Star Wars: The Force Awakens

As long as we recognize Lucas is washed up and most TV sucks, we'll all get along fine.
Post Reply
Malcolm
Posts: 32040
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 1:04 pm
Location: Minneapolis

Post by Malcolm »

Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
GORDON
Site Admin
Posts: 56735
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 pm
Location: DTManistan
Contact:

Post by GORDON »

I like to think that someday these SJW comments will hit critical mass and we, as a society, will realize that they are what happens when insane or broken people get internet access, and they will then be ignored, accordingly.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
TheCatt
Site Admin
Posts: 57673
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 11:15 pm
Location: Cary, NC

Post by TheCatt »

I didn't see the SW comment as SJW?
It's not me, it's someone else.
GORDON
Site Admin
Posts: 56735
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 pm
Location: DTManistan
Contact:

Post by GORDON »

Holy shit maybe I should try reading.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
TheCatt
Site Admin
Posts: 57673
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 11:15 pm
Location: Cary, NC

Post by TheCatt »

GORDON wrote:Holy shit maybe I should try reading.
Worth a shot.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70459
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Post by Leisher »

Star Wars: Aftermath

Everything starts this Friday.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
TheCatt
Site Admin
Posts: 57673
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 11:15 pm
Location: Cary, NC

Post by TheCatt »

It's not me, it's someone else.
GORDON
Site Admin
Posts: 56735
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 pm
Location: DTManistan
Contact:

Post by GORDON »

TheCatt wrote:Whine whine whine
Thanks, Obama.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70459
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Post by Leisher »

New trailer is about to premier on ESPN during the MNF Halftime.

I like to imagine this was an intended shot at Gordon.

Update: It was awesome. Why don't they show Luke? What's he hiding under that hood?




Edited By Leisher on 1445307108
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
GORDON
Site Admin
Posts: 56735
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 pm
Location: DTManistan
Contact:

Post by GORDON »

Leisher wrote:New trailer is about to premier on ESPN during the MNF Halftime.

I like to imagine this was an intended shot at Gordon.
They seem to really know their target demographic.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Malcolm
Posts: 32040
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 1:04 pm
Location: Minneapolis

Post by Malcolm »

Update: It was awesome.

It was eh. I bet I could take 2 minutes of Ep I and work it into a comparable trailer.




Edited By Malcolm on 1445308694
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70459
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Post by Leisher »

"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70459
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Post by Leisher »

Troll starts a hashtag to boycott Star Wars because it's "anti-white".

So, of course, racists on both sides come out of the woodwork to discuss it.

"Racists on both sides" means actual racists and all the racists who don't realize they're racists like the one who are lumping ALL white people in or linking this to Trump or Republicans. Etc.

And with all the fake wars being perpetuated by republicans in the past few months I wouldn't be suppressed if they started this one to.

"I could laugh at the obvious stupidity of the people behind this hashtag, but honestly it's just endemic of the bigger issue that we have with race in this country. If we were indeed post-racial then having a non-White lead in Star Wars (or any other movie) would just be business as usual. Instead we have a bunch of White people whose privilege is so threatened by this that they are equating it to "white genocide". The world we live in, folks."


Those are the FB posts that FB thinks are relevant enough to include in this "top news" story.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Malcolm
Posts: 32040
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 1:04 pm
Location: Minneapolis

Post by Malcolm »

Jewish activist JJ Abrams is an anti-white nut.

The fuck? He might be anti-talented but I guess all the whities in "Lost" were window dressing. This reminds me of how pissed people were when Idris Elba played a Norse god ... sorry, let me rephrase: a god worshipped by white dudes, so he himself must be white.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
TPRJones
Posts: 13418
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 2:05 pm
Location: Houston
Contact:

Post by TPRJones »

Leisher wrote:Newest trailer.
Whoa. That's ... now I KNOW they are going to do it right. In the time of the prequels the Jedi and the Force are powerful and known by those in power if not by everyone, in the time of the first movies the Jedi and the Force are barely known as some cooky old religion, and now in the time of the next movies they've passed into myth and legend.

Someone over there is actually paying attention to what they are doing here, not just making a spectacle.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
GORDON
Site Admin
Posts: 56735
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 pm
Location: DTManistan
Contact:

Post by GORDON »

I read something a couple days ago saying the "star wars is racist" thing was meant to be a troll to see who would buy into it, like the "piss your pants for feminism" thing.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70459
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Post by Leisher »

Why don't they show Luke? What's he hiding under that hood?


Just saw this fan theory: Luke is Kylo Ren.

Obviously, this would take some swerving by JJ Abrams to work considering Adam Driver is playing Kylo Ren, but don't we need intentional swerving in this day and age? Don't we need a worked swerve to make "I am your father" happen in this internet era?

Personally, I think Luke's going to be an amalgam of Obi Wan and Yoda, but with ties to the light and dark side of the force.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Malcolm
Posts: 32040
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 1:04 pm
Location: Minneapolis

Post by Malcolm »

Just saw this fan theory: Luke is Kylo Ren.

If that's true, then fuck this trilogy.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70459
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Post by Leisher »

I believe official canon is that Kylo Ren is a major fan boy of Vader. He has the helmet, and if you remember, Luke tossed it aside on the second Death Star. I hope we see a scene explaining how it left the Death Star and made its way to him.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Malcolm
Posts: 32040
Joined: Fri May 21, 2004 1:04 pm
Location: Minneapolis

Post by Malcolm »

I believe official canon is that Kylo Ren is a major fan boy of Vader.

It gives me shades of Jason building a shrine to his dead mom in Friday the 13th. It's hokey and the last vision we have of Vader isn't the towering, imposing bad-ass that lopped off Luke's hand. It's the emo, angsty, whiny little bitch who got played and racked up his high body count pulling a Jedi Sandy Hook.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Post Reply