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| Star Trek v Star Wars | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 29 2011, 12:37 PM (390 Views) | |
| George K | Nov 29 2011, 12:37 PM Post #1 |
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The Shat Speaks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BYNdTHjstI And Princess Leia responds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2jqIRjJVI And the Shat is not to be outdone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPiWm4mGgyg He's soooo much better now that he's not taking himself seriously. SRSLY. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mark | Nov 29 2011, 02:17 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| George K | Nov 29 2011, 02:20 PM Post #3 |
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Carrie, lose the cleavage. Please. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Nov 29 2011, 03:49 PM Post #4 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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'..needs a lot of ...UPlift... '
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Luke's Dad | Nov 29 2011, 04:08 PM Post #5 |
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Emperor Pengin
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High pitched Vader...
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| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| LWpianistin | Nov 29 2011, 04:49 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Star Wars = awesomeness. Star Trek = extreme lameness. |
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| KlavierBauer | Nov 29 2011, 04:53 PM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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No way.... Star Trek was consistent across multiple series, movies, shows, etc. - Star Wars had a decent effort for 1/3 of its film franchise, and then fell to the false promises of the merchandizing demons. Pretty steady decline starting with Ewoks, which was really solidified with the Ewok movie. |
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"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper "He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple | |
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| George K | Nov 29 2011, 04:56 PM Post #8 |
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And confirmed with the Phantom Menace. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Luke's Dad | Nov 29 2011, 05:02 PM Post #9 |
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Emperor Pengin
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But, as George rightly pointed out last week, Star Wars gave us the fantastic holiday TV Special introducing Chewbacca's father, Itchy! |
| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| George K | Nov 29 2011, 05:05 PM Post #10 |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Luke's Dad | Nov 29 2011, 05:06 PM Post #11 |
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Emperor Pengin
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And I also want to point out that that monstrosity is CANON! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Wars_Holiday_Special#Canonicity_of_the_special |
| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| John D'Oh | Nov 29 2011, 05:07 PM Post #12 |
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MAMIL
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It's funny, I remember going to watch Star Wars at the cinema when it was released - we all kind of said 'yeah, that was good' but that was about it. The whole mass hysteria of silliness really didn't kick in for people I knew until much later, and most of the people who are really into it - worryingly so in some cases, are much too young to have seen it except later on TV. I knew a guy in Canada who got really, really upset if you made fun of Star Wars. So obviously, that was pretty much a challenge as far as I was concerned. I almost managed to convince him that The Phantom Menace was going to feature evil Ewoks. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| LWpianistin | Nov 29 2011, 05:07 PM Post #13 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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When I talk of Star Wars, I only include Episodes IV - VI. That's it. Evil ewoks! So absurd. Edited by LWpianistin, Nov 29 2011, 05:09 PM.
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| John D'Oh | Nov 29 2011, 05:34 PM Post #14 |
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MAMIL
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Not as absurd as the cuddly ones. My God, I'd have paid good money to see a few of those bloody things sliced up by a light sabre. Preferably shortly before it was pushed into a part of Luke Skywalker where the sun didn't shine - that would have convinced him of the power of the dark side. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| George K | Nov 29 2011, 05:42 PM Post #15 |
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Somewhere, I read that the original idea was to have a Wookie planet (what a dumb freakin' name), but the budget wouldn't allow for it, so they cut the costume cost in half and |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Horace | Nov 29 2011, 06:05 PM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Star Trek was for adults, Star Wars was for children. Gimme Trek any day. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Luke's Dad | Nov 29 2011, 06:35 PM Post #17 |
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Yeah, because Tribbles were so much better than Ewoks. |
| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| George K | Nov 29 2011, 06:36 PM Post #18 |
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Harry Mudd >> Emperor Palpatine |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Luke's Dad | Nov 29 2011, 06:41 PM Post #19 |
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Listen, I loved Trek. Fantastic stuff. I can't or won't compare which was better because they were two different things, meant to provide two different types of entertainment. Comparing them is like comparing Shaun of the Dead with The Walking Dead. That being said, Trek fans do tend to take themselves a little too seriously and tend to forget about the not so good episodes. |
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| Horace | Nov 29 2011, 06:41 PM Post #20 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Hey at least tribbles were trouble. Ewoks were cuddly to the core.
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| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| LWpianistin | Nov 29 2011, 06:42 PM Post #21 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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That's why Trek is a snorefest. My dad and older brother introduced me to both. When they watched Wars I was totally there. When Trek was on, I left the room. Too boring. |
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| Horace | Nov 29 2011, 06:44 PM Post #22 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Right, children's entertainment vs adults'. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| Horace | Nov 29 2011, 06:45 PM Post #23 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Some of the episodes were pretty good. And the characters and relationships were simple but satisfying. I loved the first Star Wars movie (didn't see the original run but eventually saw it as a teenager as I recall) but can't quite get the bad taste of the prequels out of my mind. |
| As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good? | |
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| LWpianistin | Nov 29 2011, 06:50 PM Post #24 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I haven't seen Episode III, and I don't remember if I've seen II. The new ones pretty much don't exist to me. |
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| George K | Nov 29 2011, 06:51 PM Post #25 |
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I remember going to Episode 1 (or is it 4?) of Star Wars in the theater back in 1977. It was like nothing I had ever seen before on the screen, big or small. However, as I reflected on it, it was a pretty simple story, and pretty one-dimensional characters. The fleshed it out in Episode 2 (or is it 5?) and that's why Empire is a better movie. Trek really tried to have more complex stories (bad Spock) and insightful characters (the Frank Gorshin episode). Yeah, some were pretty light-hearted (the Tribbles), but despite the cheesy effects (hey, it was the 60s!), the stories were good. I dare say, better. And they did it for several dozen episodes (remember "Who weeps for Apollo?"). |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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