"That transport arrives at exactly 310 parsecs and you are gonna be on it."
20 years later
Fanboy1 "But parsecs are a measurement of distance, that doesn't make sense at all!"
Fanboy2 "No, you see 310 parsecs was the distance to the transport boarding platform, because of the way space folded in the region it makes perfect sense!"
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Bloods EndBlade of TyshallePunch dimensionRegistered Userregular
Uhh, it looks like he has a legitimate desire to build low income houses in whitey white land, so I'm not sure how that makes him less cool
You are right. Lucas is impossible of pretextual threats playing on fears of rich whites living nearby to extort them to letting him continue expanding his studio system in marin. Also, the Irish should have just eaten their children during then potatoes famine.
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Inquisitor772 x Penny Arcade Fight Club ChampionA fixed point in space and timeRegistered Userregular
Uhh, it looks like he has a legitimate desire to build low income houses in whitey white land, so I'm not sure how that makes him less cool
You are right. Lucas is impossible of pretextual threats playing on fears of rich whites living nearby to extort them to letting him continue expanding his studio system in marin. Also, the Irish should have just eaten their children during then potatoes famine.
These same neighbors also object to his most recent project of a vineyard. He's not the only one who has consistently run into development issues in Marin County. They are the epitome of NIMBYism in the Bay Area.
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Ninja Snarl PMy helmet is my burden.Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered Userregular
A bunch of rich assholes whining because the "wrong" kind of project is getting built within fifty miles of their land?
Fuck 'em. Turn every available scrap of land in the area into project housing, it's a nice area and there's zero fucking reason struggling folks should have to live in areas that look like shit.
Uhh, it looks like he has a legitimate desire to build low income houses in whitey white land, so I'm not sure how that makes him less cool
You are right. Lucas is impossible of pretextual threats playing on fears of rich whites living nearby to extort them to letting him continue expanding his studio system in marin. Also, the Irish should have just eaten their children during then potatoes famine.
I'm not a big fan of Lucas but frankly my sympathy for any property owners in the SFO area that fall into the nimby category is virtually non-existent .
I'm not for the property owners in marin or sympathetic to this particular group. I'm just pointing out that Lucas isn't some enlightened billionaire hero of the people. He made very specific comments to prey on the fears of NIMBY people to get what he wants. He could of just sold the land to a low income developer and said nothing, instead he hand waives and says this lawsuit is terrible and because of it I just now suddenly want to turn this land into low income housing. Granted a much less cynical take would be to just take his statements at face value, but I cannot get there.
In other words, if Lucas meant what he said, his actions would have reflected it.
I'm not for the property owners in marin or sympathetic to this particular group. I'm just pointing out that Lucas isn't some enlightened billionaire hero of the people. He made very specific comments to prey on the fears of NIMBY people to get what he wants. He could of just sold the land to a low income developer and said nothing, instead he hand waives and says this lawsuit is terrible and because of it I just now suddenly want to turn this land into low income housing. Granted a much less cynical take would be to just take his statements at face value, but I cannot get there.
In other words, if Lucas meant what he said, his actions would have reflected it.
I'm not sure why I should give a shit. I wish more people would do random, petty charitable acts when they are angry. As far as his actions...he built the fucking ranch. It was not an idle threat, he put up his money and his land and he built low income housing. I cannot stress this enough, not only do I care not one jot that his heart wasn't pure when he did this, I think it's baller as fuck that he built 224 housing units out of spite and kindness.
I'm not for the property owners in marin or sympathetic to this particular group. I'm just pointing out that Lucas isn't some enlightened billionaire hero of the people. He made very specific comments to prey on the fears of NIMBY people to get what he wants. He could of just sold the land to a low income developer and said nothing, instead he hand waives and says this lawsuit is terrible and because of it I just now suddenly want to turn this land into low income housing. Granted a much less cynical take would be to just take his statements at face value, but I cannot get there.
In other words, if Lucas meant what he said, his actions would have reflected it.
I'm not sure why I should give a shit. I wish more people would do random, petty charitable acts when they are angry. As far as his actions...he built the fucking ranch. It was not an idle threat, he put up his money and his land and he built low income housing. I cannot stress this enough, not only do I care not one jot that his heart wasn't pure when he did this, I think it's baller as fuck that he built 224 housing units out of spite and kindness.
Too bad he hasn't actually done anything yet. I do agree that charity for spite is better than no charity at all.
Once he actually completes the building of those low income units, I'll celebrate him. But it seems he is most interested in pushing through his own 624 acre vineyard instead currently.
hey i started reading the first Thrawn book and I'm gonna take everyone who complained that EU luke skywalker would never mope and grouse and hide away in a depression over his actions and impact, and i'm gonna throw them in a trash compactor on the detention level.
hey i started reading the first Thrawn book and I'm gonna take everyone who complained that EU luke skywalker would never mope and grouse and hide away in a depression over his actions and impact, and i'm gonna throw them in a trash compactor on the detention level.
I rather enjoyed it. It was my first introduction to Gov. Price. It also made the empire much more nuanced than the movies. And I just love the guy that read the audiobook.
hey i started reading the first Thrawn book and I'm gonna take everyone who complained that EU luke skywalker would never mope and grouse and hide away in a depression over his actions and impact, and i'm gonna throw them in a trash compactor on the detention level.
Oh my god EU Luke never shuts the fuck up. How he never finished his training, how itll be hard to get laid, something about slime racing, and of course Kyle Kyle kyle! it never ends!
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ShadowenSnores in the morningLoserdomRegistered Userregular
edited January 2021
Given that Luke doesn't feature in the new Thrawn books at all I'm pretty sure they're referring to Heir to the Empire (which, yes, one of the defining traits of Luke's perspective as written by Zahn was constant second-guessing himself, in the "the wise are full of doubts, the fool is certain" sense).
Yea being on the NYT Best Seller's list isn't necessarily a sign of quality
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ShadowenSnores in the morningLoserdomRegistered Userregular
Indeed. Though I think it's been a while since a Star Wars novel has been. (What jumpstarted the old Legend EU was that the aforementioned Heir to the Empire did gangbusters, for weeks and weeks, on the NYT bestseller list.)
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My only problem with Mando S02
Ahsoka's horns are too small and sloped back. They're supposed to be longer and stand up more.
Charles is a great writer and really gets what makes all the various characters of the series tick. I had some cool discussions with him back in in the day.
Most importantly, we both agree that Dark Empire is rad, and y'all haters can deal with it.
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Inquisitor772 x Penny Arcade Fight Club ChampionA fixed point in space and timeRegistered Userregular
Still, Ahsoka's makeup and prosthetics were a bit of a disappointment. Looked also quite rubbery. Shaak Ti's looked way better. Not only in shape but also in the quality of the make. I'm aware that she didn't get any action scenes in the prequels though.
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I finished with Rise of Skywalker and at times there were moments when it made me thing, "Maybe I was too harsh on it" and then NOPE went straight into terrible ville.
My favorite part was how they had Palpatine, whose defining feature would be his ability to twist people and manipulate their wills grand plan to have Rey kill him so he could take over her body, but he interrupts her from killing him and taking over her body, to tell her that if she kills him he'll take over her body.
I finished with Rise of Skywalker and at times there were moments when it made me thing, "Maybe I was too harsh on it" and then NOPE went straight into terrible ville.
My favorite part was how they had Palpatine, whose defining feature would be his ability to twist people and manipulate their wills grand plan to have Rey kill him so he could take over her body, but he interrupts her from killing him and taking over her body, to tell her that if she kills him he'll take over her body.
We've come a long way in the last decade, even the Sith recognize that consent is a big deal.
I finished with Rise of Skywalker and at times there were moments when it made me thing, "Maybe I was too harsh on it" and then NOPE went straight into terrible ville.
My favorite part was how they had Palpatine, whose defining feature would be his ability to twist people and manipulate their wills grand plan to have Rey kill him so he could take over her body, but he interrupts her from killing him and taking over her body, to tell her that if she kills him he'll take over her body.
That's completely on brand with RotJ, though. Maybe not so much the PT, but in Episode VI, every time Luke seems like he might be about to fall, Palpatine stabs himself in the foot by gloating about it. Even at 13, I thought that was kind of dumb.
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daveNYCWhy universe hate Waspinator?Registered Userregular
I finished with Rise of Skywalker and at times there were moments when it made me thing, "Maybe I was too harsh on it" and then NOPE went straight into terrible ville.
My favorite part was how they had Palpatine, whose defining feature would be his ability to twist people and manipulate their wills grand plan to have Rey kill him so he could take over her body, but he interrupts her from killing him and taking over her body, to tell her that if she kills him he'll take over her body.
That's completely on brand with RotJ, though. Maybe not so much the PT, but in Episode VI, every time Luke seems like he might be about to fall, Palpatine stabs himself in the foot by gloating about it. Even at 13, I thought that was kind of dumb.
At least RotJ used the Emperor monologuing to setup a nice dramatic moment where Luke reconsiders his life choices and throws down his weapon, so you get all the goodness of winning through strength of character. RoS just has Rey killing (but technically not doing the actual killing) the Emperor through the power of two lightsabers and something something all the Jedi. Abrams.
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Shut up, Mr. Burton! You were not brought upon this world to get it!
Still, Ahsoka's makeup and prosthetics were a bit of a disappointment. Looked also quite rubbery. Shaak Ti's looked way better. Not only in shape but also in the quality of the make. I'm aware that she didn't get any action scenes in the prequels though.
I thought they looked fine.
I mean if they were supposed to be prehensile or something that'd be another matter.
But afaik they're supposed to just have basically just ear lobe levels of mobility (which is to say none) so it didn't bother me at all.
I finished with Rise of Skywalker and at times there were moments when it made me thing, "Maybe I was too harsh on it" and then NOPE went straight into terrible ville.
My favorite part was how they had Palpatine, whose defining feature would be his ability to twist people and manipulate their wills grand plan to have Rey kill him so he could take over her body, but he interrupts her from killing him and taking over her body, to tell her that if she kills him he'll take over her body.
That's completely on brand with RotJ, though. Maybe not so much the PT, but in Episode VI, every time Luke seems like he might be about to fall, Palpatine stabs himself in the foot by gloating about it. Even at 13, I thought that was kind of dumb.
At least RotJ used the Emperor monologuing to setup a nice dramatic moment where Luke reconsiders his life choices and throws down his weapon, so you get all the goodness of winning through strength of character. RoS just has Rey killing (but technically not doing the actual killing) the Emperor through the power of two lightsabers and something something all the Jedi. Abrams.
No, Palpatine kills himself with his force lightening, just like it nearly worked in Revenge of the Sith. Rey just survives long enough to get point blank for it to tear him apart.
I enjoyed that choice thematically, as the "darkside consumes itself" and Rey does not personally strike Palpatine down. Remaining committed to the Jedi ideal. And yet, she still dies in the process since Papalatine is just that strong.
You'd think that if killing Papa Palps was all he needed to take over, he would have let Luke kill him in that first strike. Screw Vader again by stealing his kid. You know, like an evil Sith Lord might do.
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Still, Ahsoka's makeup and prosthetics were a bit of a disappointment. Looked also quite rubbery. Shaak Ti's looked way better. Not only in shape but also in the quality of the make. I'm aware that she didn't get any action scenes in the prequels though.
I thought they looked fine.
I mean if they were supposed to be prehensile or something that'd be another matter.
But afaik they're supposed to just have basically just ear lobe levels of mobility (which is to say none) so it didn't bother me at all.
I thought head tails, both Togruta and Twi'lek, were used in their languages which meant they had to move a bit more than earlobes. Mostly because I remember my Twi'lek in SWG could speak to other Twi without other races knowing what was being said.
Turns out for Togruta their lekku just barely move a bit more than earlobes since according to Wookiepedia its subtle (barely noticeable) tremors that are used to modify their language. Whereas Twi'lek can speak entirely with their Lekku.
Okay, hear me out. I'm gonna say something that is a hot take, but I think it could work seperate from all the baggage of the old EU/original characters.
High Republic meets Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
I like it, but would prefer the Vong after a trilogy of movies with Thrawn being the adversary.
And Thrawn has to help the New Republic.
And several solo movies regarding Thrawn's history.
Essentially, everything should revolve around Thrawn.
Whenever Thrawn isn't on screen, all the other characters should be asking "where's Thrawn?"
Okay, hear me out. I'm gonna say something that is a hot take, but I think it could work seperate from all the baggage of the old EU/original characters.
High Republic meets Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
I like it, but would prefer the Vong after a trilogy of movies with Thrawn being the adversary.
And Thrawn has to help the New Republic.
And several solo movies regarding Thrawn's history.
Essentially, everything should revolve around Thrawn.
Whenever Thrawn isn't on screen, all the other characters should be asking "where's Thrawn?"
That's what I've been saying for the last 15 years, and finally I feel heard
"Go down, kick ass, and set yourselves up as gods, that's our Prime Directive!"
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"That transport arrives at exactly 310 parsecs and you are gonna be on it."
20 years later
Fanboy1 "But parsecs are a measurement of distance, that doesn't make sense at all!"
Fanboy2 "No, you see 310 parsecs was the distance to the transport boarding platform, because of the way space folded in the region it makes perfect sense!"
Man, someone should tell star wars fans the message of star wars.
Or not...
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/us/george-lucas-retreats-from-battle-with-neighbors.html
Edit: sorry, Let me build my third studio expansion here or else....
Uhh, it looks like he has a legitimate desire to build low income houses in whitey white land, so I'm not sure how that makes him less cool
These ellipses are doing a hell of a lot of work.
You are right. Lucas is impossible of pretextual threats playing on fears of rich whites living nearby to extort them to letting him continue expanding his studio system in marin. Also, the Irish should have just eaten their children during then potatoes famine.
These same neighbors also object to his most recent project of a vineyard. He's not the only one who has consistently run into development issues in Marin County. They are the epitome of NIMBYism in the Bay Area.
Fuck 'em. Turn every available scrap of land in the area into project housing, it's a nice area and there's zero fucking reason struggling folks should have to live in areas that look like shit.
I'm not a big fan of Lucas but frankly my sympathy for any property owners in the SFO area that fall into the nimby category is virtually non-existent .
In other words, if Lucas meant what he said, his actions would have reflected it.
I'm not sure why I should give a shit. I wish more people would do random, petty charitable acts when they are angry. As far as his actions...he built the fucking ranch. It was not an idle threat, he put up his money and his land and he built low income housing. I cannot stress this enough, not only do I care not one jot that his heart wasn't pure when he did this, I think it's baller as fuck that he built 224 housing units out of spite and kindness.
Too bad he hasn't actually done anything yet. I do agree that charity for spite is better than no charity at all.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/amp/George-Lucas-sues-city-and-family-in-Marin-over-15819687.php
Once he actually completes the building of those low income units, I'll celebrate him. But it seems he is most interested in pushing through his own 624 acre vineyard instead currently.
I rather enjoyed it. It was my first introduction to Gov. Price. It also made the empire much more nuanced than the movies. And I just love the guy that read the audiobook.
Oh my god EU Luke never shuts the fuck up. How he never finished his training, how itll be hard to get laid, something about slime racing, and of course Kyle Kyle kyle! it never ends!
Yeah I'm thinking star wars finally being weird and good again is paying off
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Most importantly, we both agree that Dark Empire is rad, and y'all haters can deal with it.
My favorite part was how they had Palpatine, whose defining feature would be his ability to twist people and manipulate their wills grand plan to have Rey kill him so he could take over her body, but he interrupts her from killing him and taking over her body, to tell her that if she kills him he'll take over her body.
We've come a long way in the last decade, even the Sith recognize that consent is a big deal.
That's completely on brand with RotJ, though. Maybe not so much the PT, but in Episode VI, every time Luke seems like he might be about to fall, Palpatine stabs himself in the foot by gloating about it. Even at 13, I thought that was kind of dumb.
At least RotJ used the Emperor monologuing to setup a nice dramatic moment where Luke reconsiders his life choices and throws down his weapon, so you get all the goodness of winning through strength of character. RoS just has Rey killing (but technically not doing the actual killing) the Emperor through the power of two lightsabers and something something all the Jedi. Abrams.
Rosario we have to do this scene in 15 minutes or you'll suffer permanent neck damage.
I thought they looked fine.
I mean if they were supposed to be prehensile or something that'd be another matter.
But afaik they're supposed to just have basically just ear lobe levels of mobility (which is to say none) so it didn't bother me at all.
No, Palpatine kills himself with his force lightening, just like it nearly worked in Revenge of the Sith. Rey just survives long enough to get point blank for it to tear him apart.
I enjoyed that choice thematically, as the "darkside consumes itself" and Rey does not personally strike Palpatine down. Remaining committed to the Jedi ideal. And yet, she still dies in the process since Papalatine is just that strong.
So yeah, liked it, no apologies.
I thought head tails, both Togruta and Twi'lek, were used in their languages which meant they had to move a bit more than earlobes. Mostly because I remember my Twi'lek in SWG could speak to other Twi without other races knowing what was being said.
Turns out for Togruta their lekku just barely move a bit more than earlobes since according to Wookiepedia its subtle (barely noticeable) tremors that are used to modify their language. Whereas Twi'lek can speak entirely with their Lekku.
Whenever Thrawn isn't on screen, all the other characters should be asking "where's Thrawn?"
That's what I've been saying for the last 15 years, and finally I feel heard