aaronmminer
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How dare he! Many Bothans died to steal those plans from the Empire! Think of the poor Bothans. Think of them!

He doesn’t have scales: his body is covered in an endless array of combovers. His head is shaped like Trump Tower, and he has tiny hands. Very, very tiny hands.

Pah! How could you possibly criticize Federation design sensibilities when you don’t even have access to basic food replicators? Backwards philistines!

(I kid, of course.)

I don’t see why. These things rely on shields and advanced construction materials... though primarily shields. When your best defense is a force field, it opens up the possibilities in terms of design.

I was thinking “The Off-Kilter Celt.”

Methinks you just invented a new superhero.

So, if the TNG-lite track was Braga’s doing, I suppose that explains Enterprise being TNG-lite with TOS highlights from the start?

Scots are Brits. Methinks you are conflating Britain and England.

It actually makes a fair amount of sense. She is a physical instance of the collective’s superego; part amalgamation of the collective and part master control program.

He certainly is mine. Sadly, Moffat is no longer my writer. May his successor prove more inventive than he.

Yeah, I’d really rather they not jump on the superhero bandwagon. The one bit that encourages me, however, is the Doctor’s reaction. I’ll wait until I’ve seen the episode to judge.

It could have been amazing, though. The premise was Heart of Darkness in space, but they hewed to a more-or-less standard action movie plot. It fell far short of its potential.

Point taken.

Actually, it is a spoof of Apple’s “1984" ad for the Apple Macintosh, so it is a sendup of Apple as well.

Can’t you just attach a removable footrest to the bottom of the toilet? That way you can squat if you need to, sit if you can’t?

Same here. The payoff isn’t as fun as the buildup, most of the time—and the payoff is only ever fun because of the buildup.

Objectivity in filmmaking is very real. Unfortunately, what amounts to objectivity in filmmaking is also highly subjective. It’s not arbitrary, but it is pretty damn complicated and rarely cut-and-dry.

Exactly. Big studios need portfolios in order to survive, besides. The safer investments keep you steady, while the risky investments should average themselves out. All of these benefit from having a better-told story. Taking a little extra time on the script to ensure a substantial increase in potential earnings (at

Given that screenwriters are lucky to be given even one rewrite in today’s filmmaking environment, I believe we have a long ways to go before that becomes a problem again.

“Sorry, but there’s not enough cocaine in the world to make me understand anything you’ve just written. Want to see my helicopter?”