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Yeah, for whatever butcher job Jackson did on The Hobbit, it still existed before Lord of the Rings.

The two things that kept trying to find their way back into Star Wars in the 90s was The Whills and The Sith.

That's not a bad take. That puts them right into James Cromwell territory. Best of luck!

This could be funny. The Kelvin timeline was a kind of "eat your cake and have it" so they could say "No! We didn't get rid of classic Trek! Or TNG! It's ALL there. Just in another timeline!" Well, if you go to before the Kelvin then that has to be Star Trek: Enterprise. (Or some time after.) Right where we left it. Right?

That's only the comeback because it's true. Technically Darth Vader didn't kill Luke Skywalker, he only cut off his hand. Alderaan's destruction is physically not very dramatic. It's a popping balloon. Even from the surface it would be a flash and then nothing. Jedha was horrific devastation. But it was devastation that could be run from and escaped. If you watch Rogue One before Star Wars then, well, you need better friends who wouldn't let you do that. But if you did, then Alderaan is what is teased at in Rogue One. There's a whole planet left in Rogue One. In Star Wars it's just rubble. In an instant. "The entire star fleet couldn't destroy the whole planet..." But I bet the entire star fleet could paste the hell out of a good chunk of it. What happens to Alderaan is unique. Also we're told from the first moments of Star Wars that the Death Star can destroy a planet. That's not the drama. The drama is that this is the Princess' home planet. Of course all of this is done away with if you accept the simple truth that the first Star Wars movie that one should ever watch is Star Wars. No one has made a film that could naturally be seen before it.

As a card carrying prequel hater, the two entrances that work in Star Wars as part 4 are Vader (a bit) and Obi-Wan (really well). They go from entrances to re-entrances. Actually they work better than Han's entrance in The Force Awakens. (Not nearly as good as the Falcon's.) Really? Do name these planets.

I dunno. I loved Thor: The Dark World.

* As seen back in ish 47! But you knew that, didn't you True Believer? - Smiling Stan!

The difference between Nicholas Meyer's Wrath of Khan and Gilroy's Andor and to a lesser extent Rogue One: Meyer made a Star Trek movie that was in many ways more Star Trek than Star Trek. It wasn't trying to go in another direction. It was trying to get back to basics. Andor is addressing the Star Wars universe and presenting it in a different way. Andor is like if Star Wars was a real place and Coppola or Fincher decided to make a movie there instead of Lucas. Oh, and Starfleet is definitely a military. Before TNG that wasn't even a question. (Dammit. I slipped back into Star Trek.)

I did say "maybe". All I know is that whichever one I had I would be missing the other one. Yes, II is bigger. 1 is spectacular in it's smallness.

Yes. Hellraiser II might be better. Or at least should be heard as a companion piece.

I forgot that I was working in a call center when the OJ verdict came down. Directory assistance. Busy place. It went silent for about ten minutes before the verdict. And the people that did call were in a hurry. Wild.

My kids love the OT and the ST. But I would argue they never got to "see Star Wars for the first time".

It's the difference between paying ~$300 for a concert where I won't be able to hear the orchestra on purpose (dialog and SFX) and ~$120 for a concert where I won't be able to hear the orchestra by accident (distance from stage). I'm not expecting a life changing orchestral experience but I might get a nice night out with the family. I haven't been to Blossom in over 30 years but I recall it's a nice place.

STID: Star Trek Into Darkness. Popular enough to get a sequel. Beyond was the (good) movie that tanked Star Trek.

I think most franchises (including Star Trek) would love to "not happen" as much as 09 and Into Darkness. STID may not be my cup of tea but it did well at the box office. But what do I know? I liked Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Toby "Andor" Haynes is directing. I have no idea what they mean by "origin" story. Captain Archer? Zephram Cochrane and WWIII? Surak?!?

I'm on the fence if I want to get lawn tickets. Should be a nice night if nothing else.

Bravo @Yavar Moradi! That's what I've been saying for over FORTY YEARS! Hey, he brought it back to Star Wars at the end.

That first season of Heroes was about as perfect as a show has ever been. And then... Whoof.

Let's Get Small was the original LP title. State of the Art / The Charge is the tile on the LLL set (and presumably Jerry's title).

Hmmm. That seems the most likely. OTOH, are there any Emmerich movies you like? I don't like many but the ones I like I like a lot. So unless something looks as dumb as Moonfall or The Day After Tomorrow I'll at least give him a chance.

Well, in late 1994 Jerry thought "Wow, this will be the FOURTH Star Trek show. And this will be the THIRD Star Trek thing I've written for. And they already use my theme for another one. And I hear they're making ANOTHER movie next year and they want me for that one! Wow, there's just a SWARM of these things!"

On the very big plus side: Midway. On the minus side: Everything else in the 21st century. (I haven't seen The Patriot.) (What's White House Down? Does that maybe not suck?) But seriously. I loved Midway SO much! Does Titus count?