Should I even bother mentioning that this is a HUGE spoiler of the novel/movie?

Does anyone else find it strange that one government agency (NASA) is competing in another government agency's (DARPA) competition?!?

Heck... the Bothans could have texted the plans directly to the Rebellion HQ, thus saving Leia a lot of trouble and perhaps even saving their own lives.

Here's the way I look at it for the US: we need to at least draw in two matches and win the third. So, I look at the pots and think who can we beat, who can we draw, and who will kick our ass. We obviously want to play teams we could tie or beat, and so here are the teams I'd prefer to get pooled with from each pot:

In all seriousness, Marvin Miller. He did more for the game than just about anyone else.

I'm partial to MC Hawking rapping about entropy...

It's funny that so many people give up in the middle of Fellowship, because I think that's where perhaps the best scene of the whole trilogy is (Mines of Moria).

I did this, too, when reading it for the first time.

Wow. I loved this book (and finished it).

That's a good point. I loved these books in the end, but had a VERY hard time in the beginning.

That's good to know, because I've heard so many people recommend it.

Finally read it (as an adult) and it sucked.

Sean Bean at the casting call.

Totally agree with EcologyMan. Jane was by far the worst part of the film.

Is this a serious photo of Beorn!?!?

Goalkeepers.

So true!

I agree... it makes no sense.

True, CJA; it's not SF or fantasy.

I immediately thought of the garden of Eden.