“Edgy... arrogance.” I like that. I’ll buy into that. Thank you both for running with it!

1. I first read the book in 1966. I’ve read it twice since then.
2. You’re mistaken. In the book, Jan Rodericks’ visit to the Overlord homeworld was indirectly revealing of many interesting characteristics of their culture. In fact, there were conversations with Overlord curators and scholars in which Rodericks made…

I’m going to say it: “SWForceAwakens”. Because it was a slick piece of hack work that avoided innovation, creativity and risk - and captured the essence of Star Wars only in the same way that a nice old photograph can inspire a person to engage in a few minutes of nostalgia.

So... North American plains tribes following buffalo herds, New England whalers sailing for the Pacific spawning grounds, and a hundred other examples of humans utilizing large animals for everything, amiright? By the way, you can experience the above illustration in 3D with your own avatar in the MMO “Rift” — an…

It’s a nice, raptor-esque shape with lots of shiny, but form follows function and before I like it it, I’d have to know more about the Overlords’ technologies, designs, cultural and environmental influences, and aesthetics. All of which was overlooked by the very weak miniseries this glittery object came from.

Are we so bedazzled by Star Wars these days that we’re compelled to apply JJ Abrams’ latest hack on SF mythology to everything? Ex Machina was disappointing - but no where near the squalid retreading of themes and archetypes that SWFA was. Vikander gave a nuanced, convincing performance with minimal material to work…