Those aren't remastered, they're taken from the laserdisc that came out in the '90's, and they aren't anamorphic. But they're by far the best way to watch the original trilogy (atleast for Star Wars and Return of the Jedi, The Empire Strikes Back Special edition wasn't too fucked with so I'll tolerate the minor…

the laser discs aren't bad. and you can get the laserdisc version on DVD now, so that works OK. it's not anamorphic, but it beats VHS.

And the battle over coruscant from RoTS would look pretty damn good in 3-d as well. Say what you will about all of Lucas's tampering, he's always had top-notch effects. I think they'll do the 3-d right. Now, I'd pay more for a remastered, unaltered version of the originals on the big screen. But something tells me my…

Santos - I know what you mean about lego Star Wars. We got a WII for xmas and my 5 yr old has just now gotten tired of LSW. some of the cutscenes are damn funny, and a few are a legit improvement on the original, in their own sort of way.

Ellsworth - I disagree. Reading isn't too bad, but both writing and typing are horribly inefficient methods of communication (which is doctors and lawyers prefer to dictate data instead of write it). Think about it - how many times faster can you think than you can type? And with carpal tunnel, arthritis, etc., it…

10 parts St ides Special Brew
1 part FFC wine
Garnish with a bee and set it on fire.

better to just leave it on a constant loop, just in case the motion sensor is overrun by vines or something.

The problem is, they want to have it both ways - The episode where we see it from the transportee's perspective makes it seem as if you're still the same person, soul and all. but then all these other episodes where somone's "stuck in the matrix" or whatever, or they make a copy from someone's "pattern" argue the…

Well, since most of the comments here have been positive towards Ugly Betty, it seems you must be more intelligent than the average AVClub poster. congratulations. That and two dollars will buy you a cup of coffee.

To the contrary - I stopped watching becuase I thought it was washed up halfway through season 3 and realized I was wrong early in season 4.

@ historian - There is NO SUCH THING AS a lesser Charles Bronson or Chuck Norris movie!

What is best in life?

OK, so it's a bit surprising and concerning to see Conan show up on a station who's best programming is running 6 episode blocks of "The Office" on tuesday nights, and which has the aforementioned relationship with Tyler Perry. One worries what this will do to Conan's ability to truly unleash his comedic…

Damn, Phodreaw, that rolls off the tongue much better than either alternative.

Dino, I do see your point before. I hadn't thought of that before.

Holodeck bullets are real bullets, just the same as replicated bullets would be the same as bullets made from raw metal. The only difference between the holodeck and the transporter or replicator is that the objects it creates aren't maintained once the program turns off (or the object in question is out of sight of…

thanks, I'll keep an eye out for that one - a klingon ship running the federation flag up the mast… Kruge's got to be spinning in his grave.

Shit, we'd already be well into the double digits by now! Just about every entry on TVTropes seems to have a TNG example.

I'm a sucker for "symbiosis", even thought it's got a pretty holier-than-thou anti drug theme. I like that they occassionally throw a bone to some old trek actors (Joachim and David from TWoK), and the idea that one planet can become completely enslaved by another is kinda interesting. plus the hammy…

was it ever explicitly stated that the Klingons had joined the Federation? there level of allegiance / hotility towards the federation varied quite a bit, but I don't think they were ever supposed to be an actual member of the federation.