tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post1461516120241906196..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: Clone Wars premieres Tonight!Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-51779357025856239302008-10-06T16:46:00.000-07:002008-10-06T16:46:00.000-07:00Ahh, good times...Ahh, good times...bfuquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854576484431635364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-9691486704873416662008-10-06T13:21:00.000-07:002008-10-06T13:21:00.000-07:00So, how was the show...So, how was the show...Dan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923534288826153587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-46572370648237963172008-10-06T13:00:00.000-07:002008-10-06T13:00:00.000-07:00Ahem. Thanks for that, Dan.Ahem. Thanks for that, Dan.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-31691763617924262052008-10-06T12:56:00.000-07:002008-10-06T12:56:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923534288826153587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-3030973238204574782008-10-06T12:34:00.000-07:002008-10-06T12:34:00.000-07:00Of course! I... *cough*...what? I ...*sobs*Of course! I... *cough*...what? I ...<BR/><BR/>*sobs*Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-17850147416525468292008-10-06T12:32:00.000-07:002008-10-06T12:32:00.000-07:00Do you guys EVER get laid?Do you guys EVER get laid?bfuquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854576484431635364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-24283773587509760712008-10-04T10:07:00.000-07:002008-10-04T10:07:00.000-07:00No question from me, I already know the size of yo...No question from me, I already know the size of your garden variety Womp Rat. <BR/><BR/>But I did want to assure you that indeed the Saturday morning tradition is still alive and well<BR/><BR/>Our little brother David was watching avidly up until a year agoDan Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923534288826153587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-90799067413468080562008-10-03T20:57:00.000-07:002008-10-03T20:57:00.000-07:00Size matters not.Size matters not.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-33357538779780749062008-10-03T19:53:00.000-07:002008-10-03T19:53:00.000-07:00When using the Force to move stuff, is the difficu...When using the Force to move stuff, is the difficulty of the technique based on mass or consciousness?RVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-84405790112663189402008-10-03T15:49:00.000-07:002008-10-03T15:49:00.000-07:00I'm sorry, by the way. It's spelled "Jaster Mereel...I'm sorry, by the way. It's spelled "Jaster Mereel." That's some Expanded Universe fun for all you kids.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-14821058708342351162008-10-03T15:47:00.000-07:002008-10-03T15:47:00.000-07:00Ian -Jedi use lightsabers because its an elegant w...Ian -<BR/><BR/>Jedi use lightsabers because its an elegant weapon and it's question of skill and discipline to use one. It's "civilized." Think Samurai Warriors.<BR/><BR/>Trumbull -<BR/><BR/>The stormtrooper in the later films are recruits.<BR/><BR/>Brian -<BR/><BR/>You know what? I wouldn't be surprised if the novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye has some overtones, or the comics released right after the original film. I don't, honestly, remember.<BR/><BR/>Seth -<BR/><BR/>Jaster Masereel. <BR/><BR/>Floyd -<BR/><BR/>There's a "werewolf" Jedi in the Tartakovsky Clone Wars series. Noted by Seth, again. Hi Seth. Welcome!<BR/><BR/>David J. -<BR/><BR/>Yes. They make reference to Leni Reifenstahl's work in the first movie. You like references. The also steal brazenly from Kurosawa.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-53852254566451115962008-10-03T14:46:00.000-07:002008-10-03T14:46:00.000-07:00Well. He's cute. Maybe I'll Netflix it. After He...Well. He's cute. Maybe I'll Netflix it. After Herzog.David Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757746662824867452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-2733877245531130322008-10-03T13:25:00.000-07:002008-10-03T13:25:00.000-07:00David –You have got to see Episode III – Revenge o...David –<BR/><BR/>You have got to see Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Hayden Christensen throws an epic tantrum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-66412085066448559202008-10-03T13:14:00.000-07:002008-10-03T13:14:00.000-07:00Should I see any of these movies?Should I see any of these movies?David Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757746662824867452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-13257389687624533322008-10-03T12:51:00.000-07:002008-10-03T12:51:00.000-07:00Floyd: do Shistavanens count?Floyd: do <A HREF="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Shistavanen" REL="nofollow">Shistavanens</A> count?Seth Christenfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782151625611528850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-62686703398019824442008-10-03T12:07:00.000-07:002008-10-03T12:07:00.000-07:00to me the weakness of the series was always the la...to me the weakness of the series was always the lack of werewolves. Why were there no werewolves. Additionally, I only saw a unicorn once. (Not in the series. In real life) Why is that? Will there be werewolves in the Clone War cartoon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-79461048701739728942008-10-03T11:02:00.000-07:002008-10-03T11:02:00.000-07:00Trivia Question for Freeman: before the word of go...Trivia Question for Freeman: before the word of god retcon in Episode 2, what was Boba Fett's real name?<BR/><BR/>(And Brian: yes, there is. There was a novel written between Episodes 4 and 5 (<I>Splinter of the Mind'e Eye</I>, I believe) that played on this.)Seth Christenfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782151625611528850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-81010843458693928032008-10-03T10:33:00.000-07:002008-10-03T10:33:00.000-07:00Is there any spin-off material written after we kn...Is there any spin-off material written after we know Luke and Leia were brother and sister, but taking place between we knew, that plays up Luke's romantic interest in Leia?<BR/><BR/>Because that would be true to the source material, but kind of icky.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902036421029192480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-11467381627478832292008-10-03T10:26:00.000-07:002008-10-03T10:26:00.000-07:00are the stormtroopers meant to be former clone war...are the stormtroopers meant to be former clone warriors? or has the empire recruited actual...spacepeople?Matthew Trumbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926365388225460904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-63490198000386282242008-10-03T10:18:00.000-07:002008-10-03T10:18:00.000-07:00Well argued Matt!Here's my question:How come only ...Well argued Matt!<BR/><BR/>Here's my question:<BR/><BR/>How come only Jedi's use lightsabers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-78301572414262994002008-10-03T09:56:00.000-07:002008-10-03T09:56:00.000-07:00Man, oh man. I have to say, that's something peopl...Man, oh man. I have to say, that's something people just politely don't ask me these days, because all that sentiment was sort of ubiquitous since Episode I. I think everyone tends to either wince at me or just let it go. I'm sure for some people, it calls my taste into such question that they doubt I should be allowed to vote.<BR/><BR/>For me...honestly, I sort of saw the good in the prequels and didn't let it over weight what the flaws were. I think there's nothing in Revenge of the Sith, for example, that's any worse than what was in Return of the Jedi. In some ways, Episode III does a better job of feeling like a fantastic spectacle than Episode VI did. It also features some honestly good stuff from Ian McDiarmid, who I think everyone confesses raised the bar in all his scenes.<BR/><BR/>Basically, I think there overall story of the prequels worked. Execution in places was lax, but some of that is simply a style issue. Some of it honestly fails (I don't find the love story very convincing either) but the basic irony of the Clone Wars is pretty sharp, and so is how the whole thing builds to the end of the Republic. I know I'm in the minority there but it's honestly how I feel. <BR/><BR/>Here's what's good, to me, about the prequels:<BR/><BR/>1. The way the Jedi Order falls almost by way of its own orthodoxy.<BR/><BR/>2. The smart way in which Palpatine comes to power.<BR/><BR/>3. Plenty of perfect great crowd pleasing moments (In the theaters, even miserable crowds cheered for Darth Maul vs Obi-Wan, Yoda's first breakout fight, Anakin getting burned to a crisp.)<BR/><BR/>4. Execution aside, the idea of Anakin's fall being an inability to let go of stuff sort of humanizes what becomes fascism. <BR/><BR/>5. A lot of wish fulfillment for fans like me. Tons of Jedi Fighting, Clones, Bounty Hunters, Coruscant, the birth of Vader, etc, etc.<BR/><BR/>What didn't?<BR/><BR/>1. Some dialogue was sloppy or even cringe-worthy.<BR/><BR/>2. Natalie Portman looked like she was being forced to be in the movies at gun point.<BR/><BR/>3. Sam Jackson distracts me.<BR/><BR/>4. Jake Lloyd was a bit too young for the part in Episode I.<BR/><BR/>5. Didn't love some of the editing in Episode II (you can tell pick-up shots by Obi-Wans beard!)<BR/><BR/>6. A few moments that could have been awesome being a little flat. Yoda running for it, for example.<BR/><BR/>It's all detail-y stuff.<BR/><BR/>I guess, early on, I just got behind the overall prequels and saw the what I wanted to there. I'm sure some of that is an active decision on my part, but it hasn't really harmed my enthusiasm for something that's made me so happy for so long.<BR/><BR/>Heck, I thought the recent Clone Wars movie was pretty weak. I'm still sure that these shorter episodes will work.<BR/><BR/>So yeah...that's my attitude in a nutshell.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-2245763859917234052008-10-03T09:39:00.000-07:002008-10-03T09:39:00.000-07:00How is it that the three awful prequels did so lit...How is it that the three awful prequels did so little to diminish your enthusiasm for the Star Wars universe? I used to be a huge fan and the limp material Lucas shoehorned in over the past 10 years has completely destroyed my enthusiasm. I literally have to pretend the subsequent movies don't exist in order to regain a little sliver of what I once felt for that universe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030787796014030055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-71995966909969469112008-10-03T09:23:00.000-07:002008-10-03T09:23:00.000-07:00I'm actually sort of going through my head thinkin...I'm actually sort of going through my head thinking of places paper might have appeared. None at the Lars homestead, no paper in the deals made the the Jawas, none at the Jedi Temple, Yoda doesn't write stuff down.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure it's the Buck Rodgers future thing at work. "In the future, we'll all use little screens instead of paper!"<BR/><BR/>Or maybe the people of the Star Wars universe just love Trees.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-90948348355235114212008-10-03T09:19:00.000-07:002008-10-03T09:19:00.000-07:00Is it true that there is absolutely no paper in an...Is it true that there is absolutely no paper in any of the Star Wars movies? That it is a sort of paperless universe?David D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04999455843501651328noreply@blogger.com