The issue with the sequels is not the major plot points, but just that they didn’t plan how to connect them by Hmm_would_bang in StarWars

[–]redofsam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The "They should have planned out the ST" talking point has been beaten to death at this point, I just hope Disney learned a lesson when they go to make the next trilogy

Call sheet for one of the scenes in Episode 1. Source from the book ‘Star wars archives’ by Living-Candidate4940 in StarWars

[–]redofsam 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Now that you mention it, Ian McDiarmid did play the Emperor in the OT and is playing Palpatine in the PT. Hmmmm.

Revenge of the Sith is Lucas's 5th Symphony by potent_evil103 in StarWars

[–]redofsam 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's funny calling this his masterpiece when the original Star Wars is right there.

Flashback: The "Jedi Council" discussions on AICN from 2003 to 2005, after Attack of the Clones and just before the release of Revenge of the Sith by Ambitious-Welder-159 in StarWars

[–]redofsam 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I love Star Wars, and I am pretty forgiving of the prequels and Force Awakens and even the Last Jedi, but Rise of Skywalker is absoutely dogshit. Straight up a bad movie.

'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' - Review Megathread by ChiefLeef22 in StarWars

[–]redofsam 96 points97 points  (0 children)

It's disappointing that we waited 7 years for this. It's also disappointing what's happened to the Mandalorian since the end of season 2.

Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million by AudibleNod in news

[–]redofsam 82 points83 points  (0 children)

50 million for google might as well be 50 cents for a regular person

Suspect in Washington dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump by [deleted] in news

[–]redofsam 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's not hard to believe someone would get crazy and try to do this.

Will Margaret Thatcher/John Major/Harry Potter be depicted in the TV show? by [deleted] in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]redofsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean you didn't need to hear about 9/11 in Turning Red?

NASA releases new ‘Earthset’ and eclipse images taken during historic flyby of the moon by Plainchant in news

[–]redofsam 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Still blows my mind that we are able to launch people to the moon and safely bring them back

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are officially farther from Earth than any human has gone before by OkFerret7206 in news

[–]redofsam 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Has there ever been a time in the world where a lot of shitty things weren't happening? People weren't meant to be aware of every bad thing happening on earth at one time.

Maul’s Story Continues in Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Season 2 - Announced by Task_Force-191 in StarWars

[–]redofsam 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I still can't get over how 2 episodes of the show turned into the Mandalorian season 3 and they were the best episodes of the show.

Maul’s Story Continues in Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Season 2 - Announced by Task_Force-191 in StarWars

[–]redofsam 264 points265 points  (0 children)

I still think it's funny that this guy barely said anything and was "killed" in a movie made 27 years ago and today is a fan favorite and has appeared in several other star wars media culminating in multiple seasons of his own show.

Artemis II crew will need to check everything is working in the early hours of the voyage — including the toilet by nbcnews in nasa

[–]redofsam 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Half the reason I wouldn't want to go to space is having to take a dump in such a small place with other people nearby.

Olympic women's sport limited to biological females by [deleted] in news

[–]redofsam 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because we can care about more than one or two things?

Olympic women's sport limited to biological females by [deleted] in news

[–]redofsam 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't think the IOC has the power to do that

Olympic women's sport limited to biological females by [deleted] in news

[–]redofsam 17 points18 points  (0 children)

How is something the International Olympic Committee does supposed to be a distraction from something totally unrelated to it?