Yeah and supposedly the emperor trained the Hand without Vader or any of them ever finding out. In fact IIRC Mara sneered at Vader as inferior to her. Why would the emperor need them? Why would he operate in the shadows when he had no one he was going to be held accountable by? The Senate was a joke by a New Hope and…

I like her, but not as a lithe, athletic shadowy assassin...

Mara Jade who? EU doesn't exist and I am happy that means we don't have the implausible Emperor's Hand. I know they could cherry pick her out of the EU and bring her into the Canon, but the whole character concept - the Emperor finds and trains force sensitives to work as his assassins/enforcers - is silly. Why would…

Oh hell no... And I am super glad that the EU doesn't exist, because Jaxxon was a terrible idea.

Marvel character from the Star Wars Comic run in the 80's.

So Google then? After all they are now working on drones, self driving vehicles, small wearable HUDs (google glass)...

Isn't Doctor Strange white in the comic? I would welcome Oded Fehr or any diverse casting just remembering Strange as being the default white dude that all superheroes seem to be...

Their sources say that LexCorp, fitting in with the casting of Jesse Eisenberg as Luthor, is envisioned as a young, "edgy," Silicon Valley-style company.

I heartily agree - I read fiction to escape, to enjoy, to lighten my mood. I read enough non-fiction, news, etc to get my fill of the terrible things humanity does to each other. Why read about some sad sack's broken relationship, etc?

TBH I never read YA fiction when I was a "Young Adult" but then I suppose I am not much of an adult "Literary Fiction" fan either. I tried reading Updike and Wolfe and Pynchon, but why should I care about the boring lives of middle-aged men?

Yeah, I think when people look at the cast photo that was released they flip out too much. If you remove everyone who is old cast or crew you have a diverse group. That being said I think more diversity in casting shouldn't be a negative thing and should be encouraged. I knew they were going to cast Lupita (or at…

True but we are getting Agent Carter as a TV show when DC/Warner didn't think that WW would work as a property on its own (is that enough? Hell no! But it is a start)

I am curious as to what drives the disparate levels of outrage about casting, Meredith was fairly (I mean that in both definitions of the word) upset about the casting announcement for Star Wars. But shouldn't we be that outraged about every cast that is white washed and male dominated regardless of property?

Wait, what? But I've been saving all these coins for a rainy day!

Maybe they will have it that Lex creates Brainiac and that is why the Justice League is formed. I don't really see them going with Starro as the JLA's reason for forming (I think that was the original reason in the comics).

But on the opposite side of it - since only 2% of the population disappears and very few would come from America - would that aid the US in maintaining/gaining Superpower status? Or would the rest of the world look at how few people were taken from the US and blame them? And I still think that even though Canada has a…

I would watch Lego Batman 2: The Movie before I would watch Man Of Steel 2:The Search for Avenger's Money.

Oh sure, because people are so much more righteous and good in other countries. Unless you are saying the 2% who disappear are all Canadian (because, dude, Canadians are way too nice :).

Yeah, I started playing as Mshep and then started up a game as femshep and never went back. Jennifer Hale was spot on as a voice actor, I loved her performance. Otherwise I alternate based on my mood or the game - I often play female characters because they look aesthetically more pleasing and because as a dude I want…

Thank you! I now have more reading material. :) I will have to delve before I decide whether I am going to actually train with the knowledge.