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In order to understand this kind of protest behavior, it’s useful to consider the mythology and doctrine that drives them. They usually fall into a camp of Christianity that is really big on the “prophets of doom” portion of the Old Testament (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc). These prophets are generally called by God…

So, during this scene, did anybody else expect Doran to stand up and say, “Computer, end holosuite program”?

It makes sense - that poor girl screamed “horrible fate” from the get-go, and that horrible fate was probably going to be something to remind you why her father is The Worst.

Hail yes!

And yet, still not even nearly as bad as “Count Dooku.”

Sting approves.

Sure, and I get that, it is a potential issue. But when you take into account the amount of water a dishwasher saves over the course of its life... as California is showing us, water conservation is a big issue that can’t be ignored.

I’ve been saying this to friends of mine who insist on handwashing for years. Almost all of them are hardcore environmentalists*, and all refuse to believe it.

It’s the new X-wing. It’s based around the same original concept art that the Headhunter was based on.

It’s possible to critique representations of race in popular media in a nuanced manner and still enjoy the product you’re critiquing.

Deliberate homage to Dot-Matrix from Spaceballs??

He wouldn’t be the first... what do you think Vader’s mask was really for?

Merchandising! Merchandising! Where the real money from the movie is made.

These 613 commandments will drive your deity WILD!

Hey, RiD’s great too! But yeah, I’m probably biased as a Rodimus apologist. I never thought the poor guy got a fair shake - when your grand 1986 movie debut involves getting Optimus Prime killed in the first fifteen minutes, that’s hard to live down.

The comics really are phenomenal, especially James Roberts’ More Than Meets the Eye series. Some of the smartest writing in comics, and easily the best Transformers media ever.

I’m kind of surprised how much people are taking for granted that the trailer voiceover is being literal in naming Luke and Leia. Trailers are notorious for choosing dramatic impact over being consistent with what’s actually happening in the film, and the look of the hand matches a character that’s appeared in a…

It’s worth mentioning that Churchill’s initial naval-only plan had the merit of “use it or lose it.” Advances in naval technology were coming so rapidly that a very large chunk of the British fleet was woefully out-of-date, some of it after only seeing service for a handful of years.

Funny, I’ve been hearing fans grumble for years about how sick to death they are of Jedi getting shoehorned into any and all Star Wars media (Rebels being the most recent example).