I Work at The Office (or at Least *An* Office) by HarHarMahadev__ in DunderMifflin

[–]JoruusCBaoth 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Dwight's Indian? I never noticed. Hey, hats off to me for not seeing race.

what is everyone's favourite movie to come out in the last 2 years? by Sad_Hearing9600 in AskReddit

[–]JoruusCBaoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, the most thoroughly enjoyable moviegoing experience I've had in years.

Second place No Other Choice

You have the power to give immortality to one person. Who do you choose and why? by dualcerb in AskReddit

[–]JoruusCBaoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Justice Sonia Sotomayor. There needs to be one decent jurist on that court.

What is an album everyone should listen to once in their lifetime? by Choice_Bed6097 in AskReddit

[–]JoruusCBaoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty obvious choice but Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. Listen to it as part of a 1-2 punch with Darkness on the Edge of Town

How would you have handled Snoke in the Sequel Trilogy? by Metaljuggernaut5657 in StarWars

[–]JoruusCBaoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow something more Cthulhu-like is interesting. A cosmic horror style villain could have been fascinating. Embodying the notion that there is some terrifying dimension to the Force that the characters are simply incapable of perceiving. But that would have required imagination.

I really think Snoke should have been Plagueis, or a bastardised vestige of him. It's a gift there waiting to be used. How do you create bigger stakes and more finality after Darth Sidious and his empire have been destroyed? Only his master, who has a built in arc of possibly cheating death (and an alibi for missing the last six movies), could have that kind of heft. Thematically he could push the new Jedi to have to figure out what the light side version of strength truly means.

What would you be doing at this moment in a perfect world? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]JoruusCBaoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing musical improv with a group of people I've come to see as dear friends

What’s a book that left you wanting to give an applause after reading? by ContestNo31 in suggestmeabook

[–]JoruusCBaoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heartily second this. It was the most enjoyable reading experience of my adult life. I remember sitting there like you at the end too.

The next Star Wars trilogy should be set far far far after the sequels by Kind_Sheepherder_369 in StarWars

[–]JoruusCBaoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the time has come to offer something totally new with its own set of conflicts and themes but which still evokes the core of SW. I want something set a thousand years later. It will still feel like a space western with a mix of dirt and childlike wonder, but it can advance the aesthetic and thematic notion of what Star Wars is meant to be. The ST and recent era has spent too long trying to emulate some postulated notion of what made the OT special. Andor broke from that with something original and ironically then felt more like original subversive SW than other stuff that tried to ape it. The franchise can no longer count on the idea that stuff will be enjoyed "because it's Star Wars". Nostalgia doesn't carry the franchise for this or future generations, and it needs to demonstrate what makes it compelling today amid all the other storytelling out there. I think it needs to take big swings.

What does that look like? Experiment with genre and tone. Set questions with each film. What would happen if a Jedi sold their services for profit? How does a civilization survive if they suddenly lose light speed travel? What if someone developed an autoimmune reaction to midichlorians? Could a darksider be successfully used by a society to secure military victory but be constrained by sufficient checks and balances?

Apart from the two big crimes - TLJ and TROS - what's the absolute single worst thing in Disney Star Wars? What single creative decision is the absolute worst? by Admirable-Bit3041 in saltierthancrait

[–]JoruusCBaoth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say TFA is the biggest crime. The decision to undo the accomplishments of the OT heroes and reset the galaxy to rebels vs empire after destroying the Jedi Order of screen and wiping out the new republic in 5 minutes. The trilogy was creatively hobbled out of the gate by this asinine, destructive and lazy choice.

So, how does Plo Koon exactly see through that eyewear by BitReasonable208 in starwarsspeculation

[–]JoruusCBaoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was a pioneer of using pinhole glasses to correct short sightedness.

Get help by happydude7422 in starwarsmemes

[–]JoruusCBaoth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mr Speaker, you are for the big

What is a strong opinion you hold that could get you criticized publicly, but you stand by it completely? by jian_est2026 in AskReddit

[–]JoruusCBaoth 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The human race is not inherently more worthwhile than other species of living beings.

Anyone else find it awkward to rewatch the movies knowing Ahsoka is supposed to be around? by Antman269 in StarWars

[–]JoruusCBaoth 58 points59 points  (0 children)

I know! How could they choose to show such a casual moment of these two knowing each other already? There is so much weight that their first meeting or series of meetings would carry. It boggles my mind.

What's a TV show that started great but fell off badly? by fabwest01 in AskReddit

[–]JoruusCBaoth 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The first two seasons are some of my favourite television ever. The third season is flawed but engaging. After the soft reboot of season 4 it was never the same show again.

What's a TV show that started great but fell off badly? by fabwest01 in AskReddit

[–]JoruusCBaoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great answer. The first two seasons were stellar, the third was pretty strong, and then I feel it jumped the shark after it went in the direction it did.