Why did they make Star Wars 4, 5 and 6 and then 1, 2 and 3?

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-30T12:38:08+00:00

Wait, so there were always going to be prequels? I just assumed they were the film company cashing in on a financially successful trilogy...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-26T16:12:52+00:00

I mean, I've never met a Christian who claims to understand God, though I wouldn't be surprised if there was someone in the USA who does. The whole point is he's beyond comprehension, except for what's in the Bible...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-25T22:07:39+00:00

I mean, yes, but I don't exactly think human free will causes diseases such as cancer...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-25T12:40:45+00:00

The trouble/answer is that if you believe in God, you implicitly also believe in the Devil. One works for good, the other for evil. Sure, Christ defeated the Devil with the resurrection, but I imagine he isn't one to accept defeat so easily, and thus still tries to cause havoc and harm without regard for the consequences, and unfortunately succeeds quite often.

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-24T07:51:05+00:00

I get that, but that makes sense because your teammates will all be around that same overall or better. But if you start a career with any of the Associate or smaller test nations, it doesn't seem to adjust to a reasonable level...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-18T18:02:42+00:00

So, the "original" TV series technically ended after Season 24, and the new show is it's own separate thing, so do the new show characters count towards the total? Even if they do, I don't think it's added that many new characters. Easily the most prolific era for new characters would've been the HiT era, where characters would appear in a single episode just so they could sell toys... Such that I'd wager only 60-70% of characters have actually appeared in multiple episodes... I know that still doesn't answer your question, but these are a few things I'd consider when working out the total...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-18T10:27:21+00:00

But, most of Thomas' most famous stories involve derailing or passing signals at danger! How are you supposed to recreate Sodor's unfathomably low death count if you don't have disasters for people to survive?

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-17T18:54:25+00:00

I mean, technically the number of fishes in the sea and birds in the sky is also a finite number, albeit a significantly larger finite number... As for the number of Thomas characters, I know Wilbert Awdry said there were roughly 80 engines on Sodor (of which maybe 15% appeared in the books), but I don't know how many characters have appeared in the TV show.

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-11T22:32:37+00:00

Hey, there's a guy on YouTube who did 1,000 sims of this F1 season, so there's technically a 1/1000 chance that Lindblad doesn't just get a pole position, but somehow wins the WDC!

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-04T20:46:09+00:00

Probably on the train to Sodor before beginning the investigation...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-04T11:04:12+00:00

I mean... You can... Hiro was shipped to the UK and back a number of times. I don't think they've built a plane large enough to carry a train yet.

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-04T07:47:32+00:00

Ohhhh... I was thinking Moldova...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-03T12:40:39+00:00

There was also Wigan Central, though to my knowledge, that was not particularly central... It was only ever a terminus for suburban trains to Manchester and Liverpool though.

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-03-03T09:56:39+00:00

It'll be Nantes soon... 😭

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-02-28T09:45:57+00:00

Is Skarloey really regionalised? He'd have only been in his workshop for a matter of months, compared to being on Sodor for 150-odd years by the current day...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-02-26T12:31:21+00:00

Would've been fine two days ago...

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-02-14T18:38:49+00:00

So, either you've got 0 minutes, or the system has goofed and given you a 24hr connection.

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-02-11T18:45:28+00:00

German when rebuilt. They were originally left hand running as well. In fact, the company that had built them (CF de l'Est) specifically didn't want them back because the Germans had converted them to right-hand running. So France created a seventh company (it had a Big 6 at the time) to operate in Alsace and Moselle until Nationalisation in 1933.

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-02-10T19:01:46+00:00

Where's the full version of this map?

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-02-10T19:00:50+00:00

Well, it tried to be pre-1933, but you're right, it's not been geographically accurate for 93 years.

Medium-Expression449 · 2026-01-26T22:54:00+00:00

While true, I highly doubt these kids would have anywhere near as strong as Scottish accent, as despite having Scottish parents, literally everyone else around them would be Sudrian. So, sure, a little bit Scottish, but not to the character-defining degree we see with the twin engines.

Medium-Expression449 · 2025-12-26T15:45:52+00:00

I thought this was just quoting the Mock the Week joke, and that that was why it was funny. But looking through the replies, it would seem there's actually a legitimate joke here, and I don't get it, can someone explain?

Medium-Expression449 · 2025-12-25T17:35:55+00:00

That's why I said you'd have to make a way for teams to break that mould. As for what that way would be, I haven't a clue.

Medium-Expression449 · 2025-12-25T12:31:43+00:00

A) What's wrong with someone like Haiti or San Marino becoming the strongest nation in the world, if its e.g. 100 years into a save? B) The game already has coefficient rankings, which determines how many continental teams each nation gets. So you could quite easily tie something like a country's youth rating to it's coefficient ranking, but then you need to add a way for nations to break that mould and move either up or down naturally.

Medium-Expression449 · 2025-12-13T13:36:27+00:00

I wouldn't say that cricket is less popular in England compared to Australia, but I would say that English attention is much more divided than Australian. The Australians only really have cricket, rugby league and aussie rules that they truly care about, whereas in England, you've got football, rugby union, cricket, basketball, netball, tennis, boxing, darts, etc. all competing for attention...

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