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Yeah, so Ebert's review of "North" actually works pretty well as the crawl for The Last Jedi ...
TOS. But TNG is amazing, not counting the films. TOS and TNG, Star Wars and Empire, Alien and Aliens - it's the first one that does the world and character work that allows the followup to be what it is.
Somehow it's more troubling that Star Trek IV is 40 years old this year than it is that Star Trek is 60 ...
So if Star Trek V had been more successful, would Star Trek VI still have been the final for TOS? Released in 1991, they still could have squeezed in one more before TNG took over ...
Triggering the end of "A Star Wars Story" spinoffs is "a modest reception." Apparently.
Solo received a modest reception yet became the first Star Wars movie to fail to turn a profit at the box office. 💲
Years later, Solo is actually a far better film than audiences remember. In case you missed it, read our opinion here: screenrant.com/solo-star-war…
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Here's an observation I've been sitting with:
There are no flashbacks in George Lucas's six Star Wars films. Not one.
Why? Because of Illud Tempus... Latin for "now and forever." It's the mythological concept behind every "once upon a time" in human history. When Lucas
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There's no chance I would go to a Disney park for something Star Wars. But I would definitely like to go to the Lucas Museum ...
I still think Generations was Star Trek's original The Last Jedi moment in terms of just missing the boat, especially with the characters and especially with one character in particular ...
For some reason I re-watched the Battlestar reboot miniseries. It struck me that watching from the beginning already knowing who the Cylons are takes away some re-watchability. But I already had BSG(R) in the "overrated" column, TBF. Then & now, I vote continuation over reboot.
I had a slight temptation to watch Section 31 just for completeness. So I watched the trailer. Instantly cured. No temptation remains.
Rumors of "Alien Awakening," a conclusion to Ridley Scott's prequels after all this years. As much as I think that Prometheus and Covenant both were huge missteps for the franchise, I do think they should go ahead and finish the trilogy.
Sci-fi quote that I got to use in a real-life application today: "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. Only way to be sure." For context, I was helping someone deal with malware/trojans/spyware.
The only thing I'm sure about here is Connery first, but ...
1. Connery
2. Brosnan
3. Dalton
4. Moore
5. Craig
6. Lazenby
I'm sure how I feel about the Craig films after CR is affecting how I feel about Craig, but c'est la vie.
There's just too big a disconnect between where the classic story and characters would naturally have gone and the mold that the sequels try to force them into. People who watch and appreciate the OT first will always be disappointed and dismayed at where the ST tried to go.
