How about the whole concept of midiclorians?
Whenever I encounter the term "midiclorians" my first reaction is to picture a Jedi who can photosynthesize.
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
tommyrot - Sep 29, 2004 1:00:27 pm PDT #2381 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Betsy HP - Sep 29, 2004 1:01:22 pm PDT #2382 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Hee. Now that would be a superpower. "The sap is strong within you, my son."
Allyson - Sep 29, 2004 1:02:22 pm PDT #2383 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
What's its purpose, to attract the chicks?
Nah. It's just a plastic burqa.
Or Magic Shell!
Betsy HP - Sep 29, 2004 1:03:12 pm PDT #2384 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Heee! StormTroopers melt in your mouth, not in your hand!
Barry Woodward - Sep 29, 2004 1:04:02 pm PDT #2385 of 10001
I fought the law and I won!
I think the whole backlash about how the midchlorians betrayed the original trilogy's mystical view of the Force is hogwash. Obi-Wan on the Force: "It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together." and Yoda on the Force: "Life creates it, make it grow. It's energy surrounds us and binds us." It's not an entirely new concept for the saga, it was just given a name in The Phantom Menace. I think the word midichlorian was meant to invoke the real world counterpart mitochondria.
alienprayer - Sep 29, 2004 1:14:30 pm PDT #2386 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
My problem with midiclorians is just that - giving this stuff a psudeo scientific name just exposes it as silly. Before I could ignore the useless armor, the noisy space, etc. Now my suspension of disbelief is shot. As a direct result, my carburator of rage is overflowing.
Kalshane - Sep 29, 2004 1:20:16 pm PDT #2387 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Lucas has allowed the showrunner of Samurai Jack to have complete creative control over the Cartoon Network's Clone Wars series so there is hope. What do you think? (and if you're lurking Tim, feel free to chime in as well)
And they actually turned out a lot more entertaining than the most recent movies.
I don't hate Ep I and II (though I do hate Jar Jar) but they're definitely flawed and don't have the charm of the original trilogy where it's easier to overlook the flaws.
JenP - Sep 29, 2004 1:20:19 pm PDT #2388 of 10001
I love Magic Shell. (Sorry. But I really do.)
I don't even remember what midichlorians are or mean. That's how much I retained. I was not a fan of the first prequel, and I didn't see the second one ... except in part, on TV. So then, I'm just posting to hear myself post (and declare a liking for chocolate topping that hardens)? I'll stop.
thegrommit - Sep 29, 2004 1:27:08 pm PDT #2389 of 10001
Um.
Huh. Who would've thought a Star Wars discussion was the reason this thread jumped into life.
My beef with the "new" films is that they aren't very good. There was no emotional pull, just annoyance with Jar Jar and mini-Vader. The lack of convincing chemistry in what is supposed to be a romance didn't help the second film either.
Of course, the third film is where everything is supposed to go horribly wrong, so I'm sure it'll be fine.
tiggy - Sep 29, 2004 2:07:49 pm PDT #2390 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
i'm in the camp that hates the prequels. also the one that thinks Lucas needs to have his rights revoked when messing with the original trilogy.
however, i'm also not what i would call a fandom geek about any of the movies. i enjoy them, but not in the way i enjoyed shoes like Buffy, Angel, Wonderfalls and many many others.