Totally, TB.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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erikaj - Jan 03, 2016 6:32:15 pm PST #29648 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Vonnie K - Jan 07, 2016 10:19:48 am PST #29649 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Apparently I'm all fannish about Star Wars universe now. (I really floved TFA). I knew there was a film coming out late this year, but I thought it would be the next installment in the story. But apparently Rogue One is a... side story set between the prequels and the original trilogy? Yes, I only learned this just now.
Uh. How important is it for a hitherto indifferent viewer to catch up on the prequels for Rogue One to make sense? 'Cause I watched The Phantom Menace in theater and NOPE'd so hard out of the franchise that I never bothered with the next two films. And would I need to know stuff from ancillary shows like The Clone Wars and what's the other one, uh, Star Wars Rebels?
(I have not watched the original trilogy in over 20 years. The new movie made me go and order the Blu Ray set. Who knew, after all these years!)
Tom Scola - Jan 07, 2016 10:27:40 am PST #29650 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
But apparently Rogue One is a... side story set between the prequels and the original trilogy?
It's more like a prologue to the original Star Wars (i.e. it sets up certain things in that movie regarding stolen plans for the Death Star ). I doubt that much (or any) knowledge of the prequels will be required.
Dana - Jan 07, 2016 10:43:33 am PST #29651 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Clone Wars doesn't really add anything plot-wise that's required to understand the universe. It adds depth to the prequel characters, but the movies are understandable without it.
Vonnie K - Jan 07, 2016 10:47:38 am PST #29652 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Oh, excellent. At some point, I'll probably need to read up on what happened on prequels, but I could just wiki it.
The Rogue One cast seems like a dynamite. Could do with more women, but colour me intrigued.
Dana - Jan 07, 2016 11:25:35 am PST #29653 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Seriously, as far as the prequels go, it's mostly three movies of Anakin turning to the dark side, Palpatine brilliantly manipulating the Republic and executing a power grab, and...Luke and Leia are born.
Una - Jan 07, 2016 1:37:13 pm PST #29654 of 30000
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
...But what Dana neglected to mention is that all of that is terribly written and directed.
Dana - Jan 07, 2016 1:37:40 pm PST #29655 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I thought that was a given.
Una - Jan 07, 2016 1:41:49 pm PST #29656 of 30000
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
Just checking; maybe there were one or two people left in the universe who don't know that?
Dana - Jan 07, 2016 2:05:43 pm PST #29657 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I do feel a bit like a prequel apologist. No, really, they could have been good! There were moments!