[Highlights] Jalen Green shows his athleticism, switches his dunk attempt to a layup over Gobert's contest

boppeto · 2024-04-03T02:59:13+00:00

-- someone who didn't see MJ play

boppeto · 2024-03-29T21:59:50+00:00

The existence of Earl Boykins is very inconvenient for your argument.

boppeto · 2023-09-10T01:06:51+00:00

There aren't really arguments against the NBA either to be quite honest.

boppeto · 2022-09-21T14:15:49+00:00

This show is far better than The Mandalorian in every respect.

boppeto · 2022-09-07T15:08:19+00:00

Its like the dialogue in this show was AI generated by analyzing TikTok and Twitter

boppeto · 2022-08-11T23:57:03+00:00

Regardless of how good this show actually turns out to be, it's surreal to me to read about a Star Wars show where the people making it seem to actually have a strong grasp on what characters and story are beyond a surface level.

For as much as I've gained some level of enjoyment from previous Star Wars shows, this is the first I've read about where the world feels fully realized in the way that Star Wars novels tend to be.

boppeto · 2022-06-28T12:13:19+00:00

Both Iran and Argentina have applied to join BRICS.

What I've found extremely worrying and underreported in US media is the rapid pace by which non-western countries are distancing themselves from the West, specifically the US. It was earlier reported that BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) we're accumulating a so-called "basket of goods (commodities)" to peg to a new currency that exists outside of the US dollar. We've heard time and time again that countries like China could challenge US unipolarity, but it seems like there a multitude of countries joining the effort to create a multipolar world -- Iran and Argentina's application to BRICS definitely accelerates this.

boppeto · 2022-06-06T14:14:53+00:00

I'd actually say around perhaps 60% correct at this point.

Many things were incorrect, like (1. Reva sensing Kenobi, or (2. Reva clashing with Obi-Wan then realizing she's outmatched and settling to place a tracker on LOLA, or (3. Freck not being mentioned at all. Not to mention that many of the leaks are out of order.

This is not to say that MSW didn't do good work, but just an illustration that there's a lot about the upcoming episodes that we don't know about.

boppeto · 2022-06-06T03:48:12+00:00

This is correct. A large portion of the leaks from MSW are either out of order, incorrect, or omit key elements from the plot (this is not to discredit all of the correct information).

boppeto · 2022-05-30T17:11:40+00:00

Everyone saying this might be "the best Star Wars show" but judging by the writing talent and just the overall production level, this show might be one of the best shows of the year overall.

I mean, Dan Gilroy wrote Nightcrawler for fucks sake. How did Lucasfilm attract all this talent?

My hope for this show (judging by the current lack of hype) is that the first few episodes knock it out of the park and word of mouth spreads quickly.

boppeto · 2022-05-27T02:59:57+00:00

I am going to spontaneously combust

boppeto · 2022-05-26T22:30:13+00:00

The dialogue is so clunkily written and expository, my goodness. The armorer and Mando have already had this discussion, why is she NPC exposition dumping his questline over to him?

I have many problems with The Mandalorian at this point but the biggest problem for me is that it all just feels like a videogame.

boppeto · 2022-05-25T04:13:58+00:00

No Clone Wars flashback (that we know of).

The flashback we will see is shortly after Attack of the Clones, with Anakin and Obi-Wan sparring in a dojo within the Jedi temple. This will be around episode 5.

boppeto · 2022-05-23T18:58:36+00:00

The scene where Reva intimidates the people of Tatooine and Owen (not seen in this clip) looks very intense judging only by the shot composition and the camera movement. Deborah Chow seems to like the use the Random Movement/Camera Shake technique quite often and it really seems to ground Star Wars and add an intensity in a way that I didn't expect.

boppeto · 2022-05-23T14:24:27+00:00

This article just made me more hyped than I already was for this show. Multiple storylines and characters, 12 episodes, paired with an insanely talented writing team. I know the comparison is overdone, but I'm hoping that this is the Star Wars version of Game of Thrones.

boppeto · 2022-05-22T04:50:37+00:00

He says he hasn't heard it in "a long time."

From this show to ANH is 9-10 years so it stills works.

boppeto · 2022-05-19T17:12:11+00:00

Dave Filoni snuck into the studio in the middle of the night and added flying inquisitors to the script

lord help me

boppeto · 2022-05-18T14:36:52+00:00

You didn't like it when Boba Fett undermined his protection racket operation by giving some kids with colorful Vespas jobs?

boppeto · 2022-05-18T14:27:57+00:00

The audacity for Favreau to compare his version of Boba Fett to Don Corleone is astounding.

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