Aw, why do we always have to use the Greek pantheon? Why can't we ever do something with the Egyptians?

And now I must post this song.

And now I must post this song.

"Release the Kraken!"
*shuffle shuffle*
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*thump*
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"No, that isn't what I mean, Dionysius, and you know it. Put that back in your toga, for fuck's sake."

"Release the Kraken!"
*shuffle shuffle*
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*thump*
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"No, that isn't what I mean, Dionysius, and you know it. Put that back in your toga, for fuck's sake."

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus: Well, we have way more time than they did, and there's way more of us to bounce ideas off.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus: Well, we have way more time than they did, and there's way more of us to bounce ideas off.

You can be my wingman any time, Miles.

You can be my wingman any time, Miles.

@avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus: Yeah, modeling galactic political history has always been a weak spot for Trek, which is understandable, given how it's a franchise that's evolved over decades under many hands. In my dorkier moments, I've always found it a little odd that the Cardassians were a big…

@avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus: Yeah, modeling galactic political history has always been a weak spot for Trek, which is understandable, given how it's a franchise that's evolved over decades under many hands. In my dorkier moments, I've always found it a little odd that the Cardassians were a big…

@avclub-7cbaf9384cf3835106bf2f444c0bcf65:disqus: I suspect that's going to come up in the comments once we get to "Empok Nor".

@avclub-7cbaf9384cf3835106bf2f444c0bcf65:disqus: I suspect that's going to come up in the comments once we get to "Empok Nor".

So has Patrick Stewart.

So has Patrick Stewart.

@Eponymous:disqus: I heard rumors that there were earlier iterations of the story that would have shown a younger Weyland. Personally I'm okay with the make-up, since it makes him look like old David Bowman from the end of 2001. It's a nice bit of Scott paying homage to his influences, and it sets up a nice bit of…

@Eponymous:disqus: I heard rumors that there were earlier iterations of the story that would have shown a younger Weyland. Personally I'm okay with the make-up, since it makes him look like old David Bowman from the end of 2001. It's a nice bit of Scott paying homage to his influences, and it sets up a nice bit of…

If Cronenberg had directed Jedi, I think it's safe to say his vision for the Sarlacc pit would've bumped the film up to an X rating.

If Cronenberg had directed Jedi, I think it's safe to say his vision for the Sarlacc pit would've bumped the film up to an X rating.

::blows jug in passable 4/4 time::