tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post4623619729958592444..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Questionable Star Wars vol. 7AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-73470010919190303782013-01-31T14:31:10.031-05:002013-01-31T14:31:10.031-05:00Max, I hope so. I would love to see something new....Max, I hope so. I would love to see something new.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-29571428157998772042013-01-31T02:58:30.214-05:002013-01-31T02:58:30.214-05:00Yea, it seems to go between dull drama and dull ac...Yea, it seems to go between dull drama and dull action. <br /><br />I hope things change at some point. When I was over in Hollywood one of guys mentioned people were really hungry for something new. Hopefully that will happen, they really need to get out of the made for moron(maybe rebooted) action movies. <br /><br />Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-47534995394539004682013-01-31T00:53:31.966-05:002013-01-31T00:53:31.966-05:00Ok, I wasn't sure. You're right. B5 was ...Ok, I wasn't sure. You're right. B5 was great on many levels, especially when it came to the science in science fiction. Today's series seem to be soaps mainly.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-28517990302037794602013-01-31T00:50:11.111-05:002013-01-31T00:50:11.111-05:00I was referring to B5 as one of the very best in s...I was referring to B5 as one of the very best in sci-fi. <br /><br />While knocking some of the latest offerings. <br />Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-63054483705345767542013-01-30T22:05:53.196-05:002013-01-30T22:05:53.196-05:00Max, Which film?Max, Which film?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-35091786638555668212013-01-30T21:20:56.080-05:002013-01-30T21:20:56.080-05:00One of the best sci-fi series ever made.
All thes...One of the best sci-fi series ever made. <br />All these people want to do is go on about, action, lens-flares, and shaky cams. <br /><br />It's obvious the Empire always goes with the low bidder. Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-77664372812175506362013-01-30T17:53:41.345-05:002013-01-30T17:53:41.345-05:00Max, The Empire is indeed not smart. I can see w...Max, The Empire is indeed not smart. I can see where they just overlooked the shaft in the first film and didn't think it was a problem. BUT in <i>Jedi</i> how could they not put a few steel girders in the middle of that shaft... put up a wall somewhere along the path.<br /><br />On B5, yeah, that show seems all but forgotten, which is kind of sad.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-55285336347733830802013-01-30T17:14:19.442-05:002013-01-30T17:14:19.442-05:00Andrew, I forgot all about B5. Talk about out of s...Andrew, I forgot all about B5. Talk about out of sight out of mind. <br />There was a group of guys at NASA that would watch the show. What I don't know is whether or not they did on our time. <br /><br />Scott, your right. If you think about a whole lot of things in that universe do not make sense. How about the Trade Federation off loading droids facing the enemy. When I first saw that movie that really stood out. Hey Jar Jar, shoot now?(that would have been funny).<br /> <br />Then there is the idea of a small fighter wiping out the death star. You mean big ships do not have fighters/bombers? You just assume they do not have any? Do Imperial ships have them, don't they go on maneuvers? Wouldn't that have made a better scene if it did look like the Empire knew what it was doing. Much less risking the life of one of your top personal. <br /><br />Here is one to top it, your last battle station was destroyed by small fighters launching photon torpedoes down a shaft. So you leave a shaft open so they can fly in? Since the thing was incomplete, wouldn't it have been easier to go to the areas that were still under construction? It wouldn't be as far to fly in? <br />But then what moron would build something like that out in the sticks. Wouldn't it make more sense to build it in the same place they build Star Destroyers. Since it would be much better defended. <br /><br />One thing that was just as bad as the midiclorian thing. Stormtroopers are now clones? So much for the whole idea behind SW being some Vietnam protest. There is no fear of getting drafted into the Imperial navy. The death star is built out of the way, the Emperor makes himself a sitting duck, and his top henchman is a wimp(and not quite stable). You allow all sort of dubious activities. So what is this idea of maintaining terror or the Empire is doomed? <br /><br />Those movies are too easy to tear apart. <br />Hey Andrew, there is an idea fop a future post. Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-78097915703226382062013-01-30T13:04:43.016-05:002013-01-30T13:04:43.016-05:00Floyd, That would be a cool chess set.Floyd, That would be a cool chess set.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-19251190012516702042013-01-30T13:03:27.688-05:002013-01-30T13:03:27.688-05:00Dave, That's a good point. They don't rea...Dave, That's a good point. They don't really show a lot of jobs, do they?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-64299875653895446232013-01-30T13:02:40.959-05:002013-01-30T13:02:40.959-05:00Scott, Sorry... Wookie not included.Scott, Sorry... Wookie not included.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-88300584011921144822013-01-30T13:02:00.602-05:002013-01-30T13:02:00.602-05:00Max, One that comes to mind for me is Babylon 5. ...Max, One that comes to mind for me is <i>Babylon 5</i>. For the most part, they seemed to keep the science realistic.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-89056151156096808692013-01-30T12:55:57.034-05:002013-01-30T12:55:57.034-05:00Everyone's taken the good ones so I'll tak...Everyone's taken the good ones so I'll take the 3-D killer holographic chess set.Floyd R. Turbohttp://www.threedonia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-15766722428498383022013-01-30T09:32:51.668-05:002013-01-30T09:32:51.668-05:00Max -
Re: Star Wars ship design, I can't com...Max - <br /><br />Re: <i>Star Wars</i> ship design, I can't completely disagree. The thing that always bothered me was the location of the <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor%27s_throne_room?file=Emperor%27sTower-ROTJ.jpg" rel="nofollow">Emperor's throne room</a> in <i>Jedi</i> - a room on top of a tall spire sticking out of the Death Star? It's the equivalent of an ant sitting on top of a toothpick sticking out of a grapefruit! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-86715125662998777302013-01-30T09:23:20.739-05:002013-01-30T09:23:20.739-05:00K, after reading the article you posted, I am now ...K, after reading the article you posted, I am now convinced that midi-chlorians were directly inspired by mitochondria. The article does make them more bearable, though, so thanks for that.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-68222986914831932222013-01-30T07:08:18.938-05:002013-01-30T07:08:18.938-05:00The Star Wars universe would be a pretty grim plac...The Star Wars universe would be a pretty grim place to live. No, really. Think about it: All the work is done by droids and Geonosians. So with no manual labor being done, the only jobs left for organic beings would be in the service industries. But even those are getting replaced by droids: Translation, spaceship repair, even waiting tables in space diners. Innovation will stagnate, boredom will set in, and the galactic economy will eventually collapse. <br /><br />Having said that, I'd love a landspeeder. Otherwise I'll take any spare Death Stars you may have laying around. But I'll be sure to put some plywood or something over the thermal exhaust ports.Dave Olsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-9979020025903209202013-01-30T04:31:42.404-05:002013-01-30T04:31:42.404-05:00Andrew, I'd only buy a second hand Corellian F...Andrew, I'd only buy a second hand Corellian Freighter if I got a wookie sidekick/co-pilot thrown in with the deal.<br /><br />I'd say the jet pack would have to be the closest thing from the Star Wars universe that we have now days. So hopefully they will be available at reasonable prices before I get to old to enjoy it.<br /><br />Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-77436258702310052452013-01-30T03:05:56.108-05:002013-01-30T03:05:56.108-05:00Andrew, STTOS is on top, they put a great deal of ...Andrew, STTOS is on top, they put a great deal of thought into the show. The man that stands out is Matt Jefferies. When getting below the surface of the Big E, he asked all the right questions. <br />Andrew Probert continued with similar thinking. But sadly his take on how the Refit would look was shot down. <br />It's hard to think of other shows, 2001 was trying it's best to keep the hardware in line.<br />Another was Ghost in a Shell. <br />It's a real shame for most sci-fi comes from a fictional basis. Which is a real shame for reality would make a better show. <br /><br />Scott there really isn't much that is on, I think a lot of these guys get either stars in their eyes, or the money is good., Both Tron and Battleship were very poor movies(I'm sorry I saw both of them). Technologically neither made much sense, a server made back in the eighties still running without any issues? Yea, power failure? I do have hardware that is that ancient and still running. But they are specialty computing devices. <br />Battleship? Yea, all I kept thinking they couldn't get that ship anywhere near that operational in a year much less a few hours. <br />Considering the ship's history, I don't think there would be any powder on board. <br /><br />I can look past a lot of mistakes if a story is compelling, and is well crafted(stable camera). But as of late I've only seen a handful of films I would even call watchable. They are films guys gush over, most would be watchable with the help of the guys from MST3K. <br /><br />One thing I have say about SW, I really hate the look of the ships. What moron would place any hardware on the outside of a fighter? That's right, we all know who approved it. Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-70503780769549173982013-01-29T21:46:11.934-05:002013-01-29T21:46:11.934-05:00K, :D
Yeah, that would be awesome. A remote cont...K, :D<br /><br />Yeah, that would be awesome. A remote control for life!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-63143354379141455682013-01-29T20:57:48.779-05:002013-01-29T20:57:48.779-05:00Andrew:when everybody's special, nobody's ...Andrew:<em>when everybody's special, nobody's special! </em><br /><br />Maybe, but using the force to get my morning tea without having to get out of a nice warm bed strikes me as pretty special. Also, the speed limit on the highways could be raised to 150mph while being accident free. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-85340064499788456872013-01-29T16:52:55.499-05:002013-01-29T16:52:55.499-05:00Max -
In the case of Star Wars, I agree that most...Max -<br /><br />In the case of <i>Star Wars</i>, I agree that most of the sci-tech stuff was an afterthought, but as far as Hollywood in general, I'd say some filmmakers are at least trying to get things right.<br /><br />I'll point to this <a href="http://io9.com/5879094/the-experts-who-put-actual-science-into-hollywood-science-fiction" rel="nofollow">article</a> interviewing various science advisors on recent films. Some have more luck than others. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-76866039636073206552013-01-29T16:30:34.022-05:002013-01-29T16:30:34.022-05:00Scott, You could always buy used! Come on down to ...Scott, You could always buy used! Come on down to the lot, see our wide selection of Corellian Freighters! All marked down... everything must go! Only one prior owner! :)<br /><br />The jetpack would be pretty cool too, but as transport goes, I think the landspeeder is just too cool to pass up!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-59998232268976599002013-01-29T16:25:58.232-05:002013-01-29T16:25:58.232-05:00Shawn got it right with the very first answer, I&#...Shawn got it right with the very first answer, I'd love a land speeder, just think about how many womp rats I could bulls-eye! <br /><br />I thought I'd be original and pick something else, then BIG MO got my second choice with the AT-AT and then Individualist picked my third with the blaster..<br /><br />While a Hyper-drive would be cool, I do think it would be out of my budget range and I doubt I'd have the skills to use it. <br /><br />So I'll settle for Boba Fett's jetpack.<br /><br />Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-46871121840569433042013-01-29T14:05:02.482-05:002013-01-29T14:05:02.482-05:00Max, LOL! You really are an engineer aren't yo...Max, LOL! You really are an engineer aren't you? It's still fun to watch! :)<br /><br />What are some of the more realistic tech-shows you can think of?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-11258435685226758462013-01-29T13:55:02.259-05:002013-01-29T13:55:02.259-05:00Tech from Star Wars?
Star Wars tech is all over t...Tech from Star Wars?<br /><br />Star Wars tech is all over the place, it's both advanced and not advanced. <br />It's weapons are all very poor in design and operation. You can't look strait ahead in an x-wing(poor visibility, just like a tie), AT-AT's are laughable. You cannot make a single mistake with a light sabre, ever. Not even drop it on the floor. <br />The tech from Star Wars is purely for entertainment value. It shows the guys that did it didn't have a clue(or cared) about how this stuff would really work. But then that's Hollywood. The sad part is if SW tech was based on reality, it would be far more interesting. Commander Maxhttp://www.the-grey-ghost.comnoreply@blogger.com