Well there is a new TV spot out with what feels like a pretty big moment in it that I kind wished hadn't been spoiled. I'm gonna drop it here for people that are curious:
There's a quick scene with Rey using the Force to grab Kylo's lightsaber in a room full of Praetorian Guards.
I'm really glad I got tickets for a Thursday evening showing, my hype is real. They're doing 7PM showings but that doesn't jive with my girlfriend's work schedule so we're doing 8:30PM.
I booked ours like 3 months ago and they were all sold out for Thurs
But granted I really wanted to go to the theater here with the giant, leather, fully-reclining chairs and tables.
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I'm seeing it at the Omni Theater on opening night. There's no assigned seating but tbh it doesn't really matter where you sit in an omni theater so im not really worried. One of the coolest parts is that the line to get in is up next to a big glass wall and the other side is the projector room where they load the Imax film, so you get to see all that go down while you're waiting in line. I saw TFA and Rogue One there and I remember that the film rolls were like the size of a person and after they loaded it into the projector it ascended 2 stories up into the ceiling. I'll try to get some pics for the thread if I can.
I think you have to shoot like ten stormtroopers for it to equal one normal murder, like you blast a couple of those guys and you don't even need therapy or anything
Making a stormtrooper do the Wilhelm scream has the same psychological benefits as petting a purring cat
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I think you have to shoot like ten stormtroopers for it to equal one normal murder, like you blast a couple of those guys and you don't even need therapy or anything
Finn disagrees.
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I think you have to shoot like ten stormtroopers for it to equal one normal murder, like you blast a couple of those guys and you don't even need therapy or anything
Finn disagrees.
Whatever man, I can tell when somebody is enjoying their death dealing and that dude is having a ball
And they were his buddies very recently! If you like hate stormtroopers blasting them is like a runaway freight train of endorphins
Well there is a new TV spot out with what feels like a pretty big moment in it that I kind wished hadn't been spoiled. I'm gonna drop it here for people that are curious:
There's a quick scene with Rey using the Force to grab Kylo's lightsaber in a room full of Praetorian Guards.
Oh hey, this is the thing I was talking about, that makes me feel better
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My dad got his yearly royalty check from Kevin J Anderson because somehow those two old EU short story collections he wrote stories for are still selling.
My dad got his yearly royalty check from Kevin J Anderson because somehow those two old EU short story collections he wrote stories for are still selling.
Wait, I'm curious now. Did he write stories for them, or did KJA steal something from him and have to pay him royalties as a settlement?
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
My dad got his yearly royalty check from Kevin J Anderson because somehow those two old EU short story collections he wrote stories for are still selling.
Wait, I'm curious now. Did he write stories for them, or did KJA steal something from him and have to pay him royalties as a settlement?
He wrote the Ponda Baba and Dr. Cornelius Evazan stories for Tales from Mos Eisly Catina, IIRC.
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Huh, never read that one. Still cool though!
I have Tales of the Bounty Hunters, and either Tales from the Empire or Tales from the New Republic (can't remember which off the top of my head, but it's the one with a multipart story by Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole).
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I'm not familiar with that one last one.
Bounty Hunters I am familiar with, as I am with Tales from Jabbas Palace. Which was absolute rubbish. Oh Lord, the stories from Jabbas palace. One of the most inconsistent Boba Fetts! The Soup Drinker! The Rancor trainer was actually in love with the Rancor and planned to kill Jabba and escape if not for Luke!
Oh, tales from Jabba's Palace.
I think there was even a story about one of the toads outside of the palace. Or maybe that was a joke among my friends.
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The Tales of the Bounty Hunters was probably the best book, because they could all be hand-waved as literal tall tales told by other bounty hunters over drinks.
My dad got his yearly royalty check from Kevin J Anderson because somehow those two old EU short story collections he wrote stories for are still selling.
Wait, I'm curious now. Did he write stories for them, or did KJA steal something from him and have to pay him royalties as a settlement?
He wrote the Ponda Baba and Dr. Cornelius Evazan stories for Tales from Mos Eisly Catina, IIRC.
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The only thing I remember about Ephant Mons is that he had a really hard forehead and bashed someone with it once.
EDIT: And it's not one of the stories from Jabba's Palace that I remember as being notoriously awful/ridiculous for the genre.
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After watching the blue ray special features for the saga collection, rogue ones features are incredibly disappointing
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I think I'm seeing it the day after opening? Should be a little more civilised.
If that's what you want, watch out for blasters, and bring a lightsaber.
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A more civilized weapon
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Gonna try and see this via movie pass at some point next weekend. Just paid for a subscription because the theater less than 2 miles from my house uses it. Gonna see the Disaster Artist tomorrow with my brother that way. Hell, would've gone tonight but he's gotta pick up his friend from the train station late.
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My dad got his yearly royalty check from Kevin J Anderson because somehow those two old EU short story collections he wrote stories for are still selling.
Did you know all those Detention Block jobbers Han and Luke killed had names? Well now you do!
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The soup drinker actually first appeared in tales from mos eisley, I think, and then has a story in Jabba's palace where he plans to drink....well, just let wookiepedia guide you through this better than I:
Seeking out the soup of dangerous criminals, Jerriko came to Tatooine's Mos Eisley Cantina. On the day of Greedo's death, Jerriko sensed a strong, intoxicating soup of life from a Human. He attempted to probe Obi-Wan Kenobi, but he found the Jedi able to shield himself from Anzati probing, although young Luke Skywalker was a prime specimen. Jerriko's attention was drawn upon his discovery of Han Solo's presence at the cantina. Sensing a strong soup and aware of Jabba Desilijic Tiure's hefty bounty on Solo's head, Jerriko planned to make his move, but the smuggler departed from Tatooine before he could act.
Jerriko returned to Jabba's Palace after agreeing to spy on Jabba for Lady Valarian and Eugene Talmont. Still desirous of Solo's soup, the Anzati's became excited upon the arrival of a carbonite slab containing Solo. However, Jerriko was deprived of his chance to drink Solo's soup when his Rebel Alliance comrades saved him. Frustrated at the loss of this opportunity, Jerriko accepted the option of sapping Jabba, only to be foiled by Jabba's death at the Great Pit of Carkoon. Mad with vampiric hunger and rage, Jerriko killed a number of unfortunate survivors at Jabba's Palace and then fled Tatooine to continue his endless search for "soup", now with a hefty bounty on his own head and topping the lists of such bounty hunters as the notorious Boba Fett.
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the best part of the Ephant Mon story is that he reminisces about how him and Jabba were like, fuckin' gun-running, blaster-blasting pirates back in the day
@timspork's ghost tell your dad that he wrote my favorite stories from the Tales books.
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IIRC, Anzati had retractable face tentacles that go up your sinuses to get into your cranium, where it liquefies your brain and slurps it up (this is the "soup"). They also have hypnotic telepathic abilities or some nonsense to lure prey in.
They were basically just a terribly lame attempt to have draculas in the Star Wars EU without just straight-up being vampires.
IIRC, Anzati had nose tentacles that go up your sinuses to get into your cranium, where it liquefies your brain and slurps it up (this is the "soup"). They also have hypnotic telepathic abilities or some nonsense to lure prey in.
They were basically just a terribly lame attempt to have draculas in the Star Wars EU without just straight-up being vampires.
Uhh... They were and continue to be awesome!
They also favor force sensitives because they have the tastiest soups.
My dad got his yearly royalty check from Kevin J Anderson because somehow those two old EU short story collections he wrote stories for are still selling.
Did you know all those Detention Block jobbers Han and Luke killed had names? Well now you do!
This is the very essence of the old EU.
If it's on the screen, even just for a second in the background, it's got a name, a backstory, and at least one of these damn entries.
Because we are nerds and this is how we spend our time.
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Han's stripey pants being a whole Corellian cultural thing is the worst. A pant stripe can just be a cool fashion choice, writers!
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It’ll be the second new movie I’ve seen this year and the first date in like, 18 months. Yeesh.
But granted I really wanted to go to the theater here with the giant, leather, fully-reclining chairs and tables.
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The most holy day of the year?
No shut up forget about Christmas this is the real important day?
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She shot a bunch of First Order troopers with the pistol Han gave her.
Making a stormtrooper do the Wilhelm scream has the same psychological benefits as petting a purring cat
Finn disagrees.
Like, he gets Luke's saber, runs another trooper through. And then, yeah! Heroic fight!
And he gets totally sandbagged.
Whatever man, I can tell when somebody is enjoying their death dealing and that dude is having a ball
And they were his buddies very recently! If you like hate stormtroopers blasting them is like a runaway freight train of endorphins
Oh hey, this is the thing I was talking about, that makes me feel better
Wait, I'm curious now. Did he write stories for them, or did KJA steal something from him and have to pay him royalties as a settlement?
He wrote the Ponda Baba and Dr. Cornelius Evazan stories for Tales from Mos Eisly Catina, IIRC.
I have Tales of the Bounty Hunters, and either Tales from the Empire or Tales from the New Republic (can't remember which off the top of my head, but it's the one with a multipart story by Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole).
Bounty Hunters I am familiar with, as I am with Tales from Jabbas Palace. Which was absolute rubbish. Oh Lord, the stories from Jabbas palace. One of the most inconsistent Boba Fetts! The Soup Drinker! The Rancor trainer was actually in love with the Rancor and planned to kill Jabba and escape if not for Luke!
Oh, tales from Jabba's Palace.
I think there was even a story about one of the toads outside of the palace. Or maybe that was a joke among my friends.
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Yeah and the Ephant Mons one in Jabba’s palace.
EDIT: And it's not one of the stories from Jabba's Palace that I remember as being notoriously awful/ridiculous for the genre.
If that's what you want, watch out for blasters, and bring a lightsaber.
If I remember correctly my dad was trying to make it kinda like a noir detective thing.
But not as his real name. Instead, I'd like it signed by "Timspork's Ghost's Dad".
Did you know all those Detention Block jobbers Han and Luke killed had names? Well now you do!
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Star_trooper
I really liked that story
I actually liked all the tales books.
But I'm a sucker for short stories
Satans..... hints.....
@timspork's ghost tell your dad that he wrote my favorite stories from the Tales books.
IIRC, Anzati had retractable face tentacles that go up your sinuses to get into your cranium, where it liquefies your brain and slurps it up (this is the "soup"). They also have hypnotic telepathic abilities or some nonsense to lure prey in.
They were basically just a terribly lame attempt to have draculas in the Star Wars EU without just straight-up being vampires.
Uhh... They were and continue to be awesome!
They also favor force sensitives because they have the tastiest soups.
This is the very essence of the old EU.
If it's on the screen, even just for a second in the background, it's got a name, a backstory, and at least one of these damn entries.
Because we are nerds and this is how we spend our time.