The road to Hell etc. etc…

Well most likely, though with Lucas we should not assume too much…

Well, it's not exactly a fortified base, and they're not directly assaulting it. It's not like they're laying siege to fortress walls. The Ewoks' function in the battle is to keep the Imperial troops scattered through the forest in small skirmishes, essentially a diversion while Han and Leia work on the door, and even…

Yes, thematically they make sense. They're the earthen hobbits to the mechanized Empire. They just took the concept a tad too far. But I was only 3, so I don't mind them. I grew up without expectations or rampant merchandising.

Also there's irony here in that part of the reason the PayPal logo successfully feels like a financial services logo is the overlapping colors gimmick stol- uh, inspired by Mastercard, including nearly identical color scheme as Mastercard's Cirrus ATM network logo.

I'm not sure PayPal has a case, but the Pandora one is ugly anyway. This was a stupid decision - their previous P was lovely, distinct, and well-known. If the suits thought branding was the big issue, they're in bigger trouble than I thought.

So she just… hangs around rebel headquarters until dying suddenly offscreen? Vanishing mysteriously? Perpetually having just stepped into the next room? People would be pissed if you did that to Admiral Ackbar. I'm not good with it happening to Leia. She was one of the core characters that started this journey, and…

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I see your points, but I must disagree. For one thing, I think you overstate the negative reaction recasting would receive. I don't think most people would find it disrespectful under these circumstances. Nothing can erase the legacy Fisher has earned, and of all people she would not…

Indeed, and I wish they would recast. I miss Carrie Fisher, but Leia is important for more than being Carrie Fisher. The character herself is an integral part of the story - she has to confront her son, damnit, and it would be nice to see some Force powers - and I'm very scared that downsizing the role will do more…

My #1 piece of advice to kiddos asking how to stay informed is simply, "read the news, don't watch it." There's a lot more to it than that, but it's a good place to start.

You know not everybody likes onions…

Don't know Harry Styles so at first I pictured Ryan Stiles, and therefore Stevie Nicks doing a hoedown.

Agreed. Prometheus was well directed from an awful script. I blame Scott only for reading it and not immediately handing it back like a dead rat.

"So, when you build the actual wall, it'll follow exactly these specifications?"

*madly trying to pick the perfect quote for this situation - big board, fighting in the war room, friendly call… - but there's just too many frighteningly appropriate lines to choose from*

Ooo, I speak for the A.V. Club now! I'm honored. :)

So you attacked Eric Idle's idle threat because he was mentioned in the article, and deflected Trump's idle threat because he wasn't. Okay.

Of course he meant what's being suggested. There's no other plausible interpretation of that sentence. Also, an idle threat does not cease to count as a threat just because the conditions never came to pass.

Hm, I felt the opposite. Rogue works emotionally for me, but it's so riddled with logical inconsistencies that I get grumpy if I think about it too much.

To some extent I'd even argue Fifth Element subverts the trope. Leeloo is initially presented as childlike, but this is a fakeout. After all, she's really thousands of years older and wiser than anyone else, and quickly sets about proving she is not only physically capable but savvy about reading situations and…