I feel like they should have just named the guy Saul, especially with all of the pseudo-British dialects in the franchise. I mean, we've already met Luke, Ben, Owen and to a lesser extent Han. Why not just give him an actual name instead of one that sounds just like it, but isn't?

I don't watch the show, so if they're doing him poorly, then that really sucks. But I'm glad he hasn't been fully forgotten by the new administration.

You know, I'd normally criticize the hell out of that, because it indulges in the worst parts of Star Wars fandom (looking at you, resurrected Darth Maul).

I missed the first one, but I'll be darned if that doesn't look like a good time.

You know what? Maybe it's for the best Trump won. Let's get this armageddon underway already.

Not to garden state the obvious, but I enjoy pun threads.

Does she go by "Rory?" I bet there's a good chance she does.

Same as it ever was.

Two steps forward, one step back is still a net gain. Let's hope the momentum keeps going that direction, even if it's slow.

Thanks, Obama!

Eh. Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet has plenty of jokes, but it's still a prologue to a tragedy.

I'll grant that Cassian at least seemed to have a point of view, unlike the rest. But the only one that I actually liked was the Imperial pilot defector.

The prequels should be put into a cannon.

So what the hell was up with that weird mind-reading octopus? Was it just me, or what that entirely pointless? I felt like they realized that there were no signature Star Wars creepy aliens and added one last-minute.

I think looking at Peter Cushing's horribly-done CGI face lowered my expectations so much that when Carrie Fisher's appeared, I bought it.

I actually kinda look forward to hearing this debate play out over the years, because I can see both sides. Having just seen Rogue One though, I know I cared a whole hell of a lot more about Finn and Rey than I ever did about Jyn and Cassian.

God help me, I'd watch it … probably not until it inevitably made it's way to TNT, but I'd damn well watch it.

All I know is that a baby assassin is called a joey.

To answer the question of the headline: I'm sure sometimes with these movies, it reaches a critical mass of good actors which gets other good actors onboard, even if the script or director sucks. "You mean I can collect a couple million while acting opposite Jeremy Irons AND Brendan Gleeson? Twist my arm, why don't…

Yeah, someone with a bit more experience may have had the confidence to challenge him a bit. That's not to say I would have done any better: I am also deeply averse to making people uncomfortable, hence my work in entertainment rather than hard news. Generally, you're talking to people who want to talk to you.…