It will be interesting to see how much of the old canon they preserve on Han. He allegedly started out a young idealist Correllian, joining the Imperial Academy to serve in the Navy and bring justice to frontier worlds. He ran headlong into the corruption of Imperial politics, and developed a strong sense of cynicism.…

I’m gong to blame LOST on Lindeloff. I think. You do have a good point, tho.

Honestly, after “Phantom Menace”, my expectations are so guarded. I trust Abrams, but I just can’t allow myself to be that let down again. None of us had even considered that the Prequels might have sucked, which is probably why it was such a letdown. Never again.

Speak for yourself. I loved The Cave!

I specifically asked for episode recaps from io9 for most of first season. I was not alone. I was delighted when they finally assigned another obvious fan to cover the series. I am sorry that you do not enjoy the show. I wish you fortune in finding something else to watch that you do enjoy, and I hope that you can…

I didn’t realize Giffen was writing again. That alone makes me want to read this. His run on the Justice League in the early 90s was its best era.

Doesn’t anyone else remember the ‘88 Dark Horse “Aliens” comics featuring a grown-up Newt and a bitter Hicks out looking for whatever the Company had done to Ripley?

I must admit some confusion here. Are you opposed to the long-standing American policy of taking in refugees seeking political asylum from enemy nations? Do you wish that the United States had not rescued Czechs fleeing occupation by the Soviet Union? Are you opposed to saving North Koreans being oppressed by their…

American law applies to American citizens inside or out of the United States. Further, American law is applied to all persons interacting with American citizens or the government. This prevents other countries from suddenly nationalizing American businesses, or American businesspeople from deciding that they don’t…

I will repeat myself: the fourteenth amendment states that a state may not deprive a “person” of due process. The Supreme Court has repeatedly chosen to conclude because Congress did not write “citizen” that this means that American law covers all persons inside of the United States. This has long been one of the…

Not up to me, ad hominem attack. Try the Supreme Court.

Hey: I think you got a little bit of baby in with your bathwater, there. Especially if you’re an American. Our justice system (and many of our religious orders) tend to regard one as born innocent until proven guilty. But hey! If you hate the Constitution and Christianity, I hear that there are these Daesh psychotics…

Helping the less fortunate is a different kind of battle, but one no less worthy than those waged with sword and pen. In many ways it is a much more difficult fight to win. Even Jesus suggested turning the other cheek when slapped.

It is terrible that race/ethnicity is such a delicate issue, because you are right: it would be more fun to focus on how gosh-darned clever “Josie” was, especially for its time! The marketing selling that film completely failed to express its subversive or satirical nature. It was only well after it was out of the…

Fair enough: they could have found another equally talented woman of color to fill the role. I suspect that aside from Ms. Dawson’s talent, someone hoped that her “Afro-Cuban” ancestry would fulfill the desires of both Latinas and young black women to see themselves reflected on stage.

Rosario Dawson isn’t sufficiently African-American for you? I suspect that she would be very disappointed to hear you say that.

Man. I went looking for this coment immediately, because I knew I couldn’t possibly be the only person who felt that way. While “Josie” wasn’t a first-run commercial success (probably due to awful marketing for a movie that was too clever for its own good), it really picked up some amazing steam on DVD.

I too am a fan of the Arbiter, and Bungie’s decision to include him as a counterpoint with far more of a personality and character development than the Chief. That said, the narrative interruption between 2 and 3 (as well as the stories that eventually emerged from the studio) confirmed that Bungie ended the game…

Can we retroactively give these folks a medal? Not joking. They saved the human race. That has to be worth something.

This is still way better than what Glenn got in the comic.