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I tend to accept the canon at face value as much as possible, and work to come up with consistent explanations for any discrepancies rather than try to impose my own interpretation. I've considered writing some sort of "fanfic writer's code of ethics", in which one of the first rules would be "respe...

That's Grand Nagus Brunt Acting Grand Nagus Brunt. Ok, on a more serious note, I don't see why annoying about half their audience is a good move for CBS. Just make the bloody show! Their is no way that a SF drama that engages with any serious topic at all will be able to be apolitical, and indeed t...

Rocketboy1313 wrote:We all miss Brendan Fraser. "The Mummy" franchise was a let down, because they should have made the second movie "Dracula" and gone from there.

Mmm, I smell a fanfic premise.

The Death Star is overkill, but aside from the above-mentioned symbolic reasons, a certain amount of firepower is going to be needed to punch through the strongest planetary shields, perhaps?

Hmm, was Scarif's up when the powered-down shot hit? I can't recall.

Ah, Ayn Rand. The woman who basically turned sociopathy into a political philosophy.

To be fair, I've never actually read Atlas Shrugged. But I've heard enough about it that I have no real desire to change that.

And why is the "planet of children" such a comparatively common trope in science fiction? It is an effective metaphor for our place in the universe. Small, ignorant, playing with forces we do not understand, and bound to grow into something more. All that is missing is that monolith those patriarch...

I vaguely recall seeing this episode a long time ago, but don't remember it being that bad. Then again, I was pretty young myself at the time. And why is the "planet of children" such a comparatively common trope in science fiction? Also, after watching the review, I really, really want to know if C...

I found it mostly mediocre at the time, but I think its growing on me in hindsight, but I will state four major points in this films' favour: 1. Disney manages to make another female protagonist who is capable, without falling into the usual pitfalls of overtly sexualizing her, or of making a big de...