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Szmitten
Apr 26, 2008
Why are they saying "mum"? Is this one of those American's-watching-Casino-Royale things where you can't differentiate between "ma'am" and "mom"?

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thrawn527
Mar 27, 2004

Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

Look, the Aftermath books are not good. There are some fun characters, but on the whole they're poo poo. Written like poo poo, plotted out like poo poo, structured like poo poo, just poo poo. On the whole, the new EU has been a vast improvement over the old EU (though, give it time, most of the EU's problems got worse as time went on), but the Aftermath books are a black mark, to be sure.

Shanty
Nov 7, 2005

I Love Dogs

Szmitten posted:

Why are they saying "mum"? Is this one of those American's-watching-Casino-Royale things where you can't differentiate between "ma'am" and "mom"?

It reads like she's got her protocol droid set to "annoying cockney child". Probably Han bought it for her on the cheap after it fell off the back of a space lorry.

Fuzz
Jun 2, 2003

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Better question is why isn't she using Threepio I mean what the gently caress.

Calaveron
Aug 7, 2006
:negative:

Fuzz posted:

Better question is why isn't she using Threepio I mean what the gently caress.

Threepio can't be fit with the speculum claw accessory

banned from Starbucks
Jul 18, 2004




i expected han to hit it and quit it

General Dog
Apr 26, 2008

Everybody's working for the weekend

rear end Catchcum posted:

My friend says in clone wars that it clears it up that Angels are their own species.

A species created by God Almighty to serve Him.


Why is it all in present tense?

LegionAreI
Nov 14, 2006
Lurk

General Dog posted:


Why is it all in present tense?

All the Aftermath books are and it's infuriating to read.

LesterGroans
Jun 9, 2009

It's funny...

You were so scary at night.

LegionAreI posted:

All the Aftermath books are and it's infuriating to read.

Hahaha what the gently caress

Jose Oquendo
Jun 20, 2004

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie
I read that twice to make sure I wasn't missing a cleverly placed joke in it to indicate it was fake.

Nope. It's real. Holy gently caress.

thrawn527
Mar 27, 2004

Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

LesterGroans posted:

Hahaha what the gently caress

Yeah, it's incredibly annoying. It works better in audio book form, because it reads more like a radio drama. But it's poo poo writing all around in the Aftermath trilogy.

Super-NintendoUser
Jan 16, 2004

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Jose Oquendo posted:

I read that twice to make sure I wasn't missing a cleverly placed joke in it to indicate it was fake.

Nope. It's real. Holy gently caress.

I keep trying to highlight quote my favorite part but man I can't isolate one part that is the worst.

dentist toy box
Oct 9, 2012

There's a haint in the foothills of NC; the haint of the #3 chevy. The rich have formed a holy alliance to exorcise it but they'll never fucking catch him.


Lol if you write in present tense.

Fuzz
Jun 2, 2003

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Jerk McJerkface posted:

I keep trying to highlight quote my favorite part but man I can't isolate one part that is the worst.

All of it. All of it is the worst. Highlight everything, even yourself for reading it. You are now also the worst.

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
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GonSmithe
Apr 25, 2010

Perhaps it's in the nature of television. Just waves in space.
Stop posting this stupid garbage

AndyElusive
Jan 7, 2007

At the very least sum up the stupid garbage so nobody actually has to watch it.

Preston Waters
May 21, 2010

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i dont believe any of these people

Preston Waters
May 21, 2010

by VideoGames
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AndyElusive
Jan 7, 2007

I only listen to rumors if they come from SuperShadow.

dentist toy box
Oct 9, 2012

There's a haint in the foothills of NC; the haint of the #3 chevy. The rich have formed a holy alliance to exorcise it but they'll never fucking catch him.


Bigfoot videos are more reliable than Episode 8 rumor videos

Crackbone
May 23, 2003

Vlaada is my co-pilot.


Please stop.

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Aug 2, 2013

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Lampsacus
Oct 21, 2008

The only Star Wars fan theory video I want posted are read outs of this thread from the very start. Every post. And SMG's posts are read out extra slow with pauses at the camera.

TheMaestroso
Nov 4, 2014

I must know your secrets.
SMG posted ITT? I thought he stayed in the other thread.

Lampsacus
Oct 21, 2008

TheMaestroso posted:

SMG posted ITT? I thought he stayed in the other thread.
oh my bad i thought this was the other thread.

AndyElusive
Jan 7, 2007

Too many bad Star Wars threads on SA to keep track of.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

AndyElusive posted:

I only listen to rumors if they come from SuperShadow.

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time....

MisterBibs
Jul 17, 2010

dolla dolla
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Not sure how to link to just the video from my tablet, but this is cute as hell.

Jose Oquendo
Jun 20, 2004

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie
I'm really looking forward to this movie.

https://twitter.com/starwars/status/834085576777175040

Preston Waters
May 21, 2010

by VideoGames
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGec5fUQw5k

Super-NintendoUser
Jan 16, 2004

COWABUNGERDER COMPADRES
Soiled Meat

Jedi Bible. No seriously, Jedi Bible posted:

"The truth in our soul
Is that nothing is true.
The question of life
Is what then do we do?
The burden is ours
To penance, we hew.
The Force binds us all
From a certain point of view."

Hodgepodge
Jan 29, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 209 days!
I'm more offended by how bad the poetry is than the ideology of the poem.

Like whoever wrote that shouldn't be allowed to use words.

-Blackadder-
Jan 2, 2007

Game....Blouses.
I haven't really been following the new series' production too closely but I heard a while back that the title for episode VIII is going to be "The Last Jedi" and I couldn't roll my eyes hard enough. I actually appreciate that Lucas sold the property to Disney because it means we're going to be getting a lot of new Star Wars movies in the future, and that's something that it really didn't seem like Lucas had his heart in doing anymore.

However, I can't for the life of me understand why Disney decided to abandon Lucas' movie title naming convention and replace it with the boring boilerplate titles that we're getting in the new movies. I'm just floored that no one at any time during production pointed out that "The [insert whatever] Awakens" and "The Last [whatever]" is bog-standard movie naming.

I look forward to future Star Wars movies having awesome titles like "Star Wars IX: Jedi Origins", Star Wars XI: Sith Apocalypse" and Star Wars X: Jedi on the Loose". Lucas's naming convention for the Star Wars movies may have been co-opted from old Flash Gordon serials or whatever but it had a purpose that fit the movies well and in modern times it stood out and seemed interesting. "The Empire Strikes Back. The Phantom Menace", those were actually catchy titles, and they played well. On the other hand, with Disney now in charge, I wouldn't be surprised if I heard the name for the last planned movie in the series was going to be something like "Star Wars XX: Jedi vs Sith: The Final Chapter".

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

Don't Blink

-Blackadder- posted:

I'm just floored that no one at any time during production pointed out that "The [insert whatever] Awakens" and "The Last [whatever]" is bog-standard movie naming.

The more cynical viewpoint is that Disney was completely aware of that, and they considered it an asset.

-Blackadder-
Jan 2, 2007

Game....Blouses.

Schwarzwald posted:

The more cynical viewpoint is that Disney was completely aware of that, and they considered it an asset.

You know, that's a fair point and I actually wouldn't be surprised if the reason that naming convention is so common is because it always tests well with focus groups, even if it is irritating to see in the Star Wars movies.

AndyElusive
Jan 7, 2007

-Blackadder- posted:

"Star Wars IX: Jedi Origins", Star Wars XI: Sith Apocalypse", "Star Wars X: Jedi on the Loose".

Sorry, but these are actually terrible titles and The Last Jedi is better than all of them.

Hodgepodge
Jan 29, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 209 days!
The new titles actually differ from the old in that they aren't as blatantly cheesy pulp titles.

To really match the old titles, Episode 8 should be named Bride of the Jedi.

Neo Rasa
Mar 8, 2007
Everyone should play DUKE games.

:dukedog:
Star Wars Episode IX: There Is Another

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Hodgepodge
Jan 29, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 209 days!
The little reminders that Lucas didn't have all this poo poo figured out in advance are actually some of my favorite parts of Star Wars.

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