I skimmed some of the third movie on HBO and it was really bad. Like, dull, simplistic, boring bad. But I’m not really shocked. When the first movie came out, the book (and it’s iconic and eyecatching cover) were really buzzed about and I considered reading them. And someone quite succinctly described the series as…

This is what she was driving. There are seat belts, but I’m wondering if she had a harness on instead.

Seriously, I don’t know how this would seem like a good idea. But I feel so terrible for the family, what a fucking nightmare. That poor little girl was probably having a blast and just like that it’s a tragedy. I went to JL’s Instagram and it’s very obvious they adore their daughter and wanted to let her try…

I agree. Unfortunately, here in the rural South, where there’s not too much else to do, ATVing is super common. Our state government (I live in Kentucky) has spent many years just trying to get parents to strap their kids in and have them wear helmets, because accidents where kids are thrown free of the ATV or it…

I’m local to the Spears’ family...kids of all ages are on ATV’s around here. Kids ride them all up and down my road. My heart goes out to the family...Maddie goes to dance with a co-worker’s child. Sweet girl.

Back before Disney dumped the canon status of the books,

And I’m still annoyed that Rebels wiped most of that away for the sake of shoehorning him into their story.

And yet the real hero isn’t there.

...I thought Merlin was BBC and only got aired through NBC to American audiences?

Merlin was the one and only time NBC shot for epic and didn’t fall on their ass. I attribute this almost entirely to the unbelievably STELLAR cast.

If Disney wanted nothing to do with the prequels, we wouldn’t get young Galen on Coruscant or Vader’s castle on Mustafar in the first place. I think it’s reading too much into it.

They have mentioned it though, on Rebels. The end of the first season had Kanan headed to Mustafar after he was captured by Tarkin. They specifically referenced it as “the place Jedi go to die.” So the fact the planet was not named in R1 (mind you Corsicant also was not either but was seen as well) may have simply…

That’s a fab idea. I doubt they’ll ever remake the prequels - and I don’t really think they should (although I see the appeal) - but revisiting them in a new medium would be a great way to improve on what works and add to them re: the new Expanded Universe, without abandoning or dishonoring the films as they stand.…

I fantasize that the Story Group will out Lucas George Lucas and revisit the prequels as a new series of (special edition) novels—sort of like a more mature version of what was done in A New Hope: The Princess, The Scoundrel & The Farmboy—that offer new perspective, historical context, or more character moments to the…

I hate the prequels. That said, I love when the new canon ties back to the prequels and makes them more interesting for me and overall very central to the lore. I’d even be up for midiclorians to get their day in the sun. And despite some analysis that TFA really tried to distance itself from the prequels, the…

While also making it a connection to the prequels (which isn’t as important for everyone, but I think is helpful in fleshing and filling out the stories and character arcs at play within the SW universe, particularly within the Skywalker legacy).

I love the idea that Vader’s castle is on Mustafar. Sure, at first glance it seems like a hideously inappropriate place... until you realise that the dark side pretty much runs on negative memories and emotions. Fear, anger, and hate are supposed to be the stepping stones to the dark side... and what better way to…

Good to know Vader has such a positive emotional connection to a place where he got his arms and legs cut off and burned to a crisp that he decided to put his relaxing vacation home there.

Don’t count on it yet being over. Got 3 more days and we still have Ford, Hamill and Mick Jagger that’s hitting way past their youths.