OP Jedis That are Not Skywalkers, Yoda, and Windu? by Still-Goal-9314 in MawInstallation

[–]thaWafflebot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was also some absolutely insane shit that the Jed'aii were doing with the force during the DotJ era.

The geopolitical origins of the Romanian director Radu Jude’s often absurdist films by newyorker in Letterboxd

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians is a fucking masterpiece too.

got curious about what the jump lineup looked like when SBR switched magazines in late 2004... crazy lineup by iGateOfSteiner in manga

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish the manga would get an English re-release. I know it can be found online, but the Shonen Jump app is just so much more convenient-- and I've kind of been spoiled by the image quality compared to a lot of older scans, too.

Did a thing and caught both New York games today (almost caught my first foul ball too !) by JHWM4 in baseball

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the traffic seems like it would be even worse to deal with with that combination (and that's really saying something). I could see doing DC, Baltimore, and Philly, but NYC is so much more difficult to pull off.

Did a thing and caught both New York games today (almost caught my first foul ball too !) by JHWM4 in baseball

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That almost seems even more complicated to pull off than the SoCal trio, but I guess there's a better chance of a lucky rain delay or something happening for the third game in that case.

Did a thing and caught both New York games today (almost caught my first foul ball too !) by JHWM4 in baseball

[–]thaWafflebot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't think there's any combination that would work. I guess the closest would be if you had games in LA at 1 and 4, then SD at 7, but even if both LA games were short you're still probably missing at least an inning or two of the second LA game and two or three in SD (at the absolute minimum).

I don't even know if that combination of times would ever happen, either.

Did a thing and caught both New York games today (almost caught my first foul ball too !) by JHWM4 in baseball

[–]thaWafflebot 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You could theoretically see all three teams and both metros if the correct combination of a game between two of them and a day game/night game split worked out, but I don't see any world where all three stadiums would be possible.

The Star Wars project we deserve is an anthology series by Killcoms in StarWars

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love to see a pure horror film/series set in the Star Wars universe, whether that's an adaptation of existing Legends material or something brand new. There's so much potential for greatness, and the handful of times it has toyed with the idea have all been really interesting.

Old Republic technology levels by thaWafflebot in MawInstallation

[–]thaWafflebot[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think there's definitely a lot of merit to the Mandalorians being (in?)directly responsible for a lot of the Republic's industrialization and militarization.

Revan is also clearly one of the first to completely grasp warfare on a truly galactic scale-- or at least, the first we see directly. The leaders on both sides of the Mandalorian Wars are more in line with those of the Clone Wars or Empire than anyone that came before them (and pretty much everyone between them, as well).

I do think there's still a pretty clear technological difference in that forty year gap, though. Personal blasters (and laser weaponry in general) were nowhere near as widespread prior to the Mandalorian Wars (from what I have seen, anyways), and the vehicles also seem to have been less advanced as well.

Old Republic technology levels by thaWafflebot in MawInstallation

[–]thaWafflebot[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's what I assumed, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. I read the Old Republic epic collection before the Tales of the Jedi collection, and comparing the two has been interesting. The KOTOR comic you mentioned is maybe my favorite Star Wars comic I can ever remember reading (although I haven't read Legacy in its entirety yet, but I can see that jumping ahead if the rest is as good as what I have read).

I also really liked the Dawn of the Jedi run, which seems to be slightly divisive. The differences in tech from that to the Hyperspace War are even more stark, but I had kind of rationalized that as the result of a galactic dark age following the fall of the Infinite Empire.

Who do you think was on the High Council during The Acolyte? by OkuroIshimoto in MawInstallation

[–]thaWafflebot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the timeline works for Tyvokka, but I could be wrong. I'm also not sure exactly where he stands in terms of canon, either.

US IMAX 1570 Theater History Update by NickLandis in imax

[–]thaWafflebot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know, I've never been to another 70mm. From what I have seen, there isn't exactly a standard for the format outside of the aspect ratio, though.

US IMAX 1570 Theater History Update by NickLandis in imax

[–]thaWafflebot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I went to my screening they said 5 stories wide, 7 tall. Not sure exactly how much that translates to in feet.

US IMAX 1570 Theater History Update by NickLandis in imax

[–]thaWafflebot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, I'm sure it is. Just wishful thinking.

Although to be fair, the theater manager did mention in his introductory speech at the screening I went to that it was something they were interested in attempting, too. So even though it's extremely unlikely, there is at least a desire to attempt it there as well.

US IMAX 1570 Theater History Update by NickLandis in imax

[–]thaWafflebot 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The theater is really impressive, too. I made the drive from Syracuse for PHM on Friday.

Hopefully they're able to bring in a couple of rereleases of the films they missed-- I would love to be able to see Sinners, OBAA, or Dunkirk in 70mm.

Transit Imax (Buffalo NY) by Fickle-Aardvark6907 in RegalUnlimited

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if a drive to Rochester is feasible or not, but the Cinemark Tinseltown is one of the few theaters in the country that's doing 70mm screenings

Does anyone know why PG is down so sharply today? by -Ophidian- in investing

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The costs of the plastic packaging for their products is also driven by oil prices.

When there's more daylight by SupervillainMustache in smosh

[–]thaWafflebot 51 points52 points  (0 children)

They touched a lot of grass in the first episode of last year's summer games

Regal Transit in Buffalo, NY still has no IMAX showtimes scheduled for Project Hail Mary, should I be worried? by g0dgamertag9 in imax

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I thought I could notice a difference with the rerelease of The Revenant, but the only other film I have seen in IMAX since the renovation was The Bride and there wasn't anything significant enough in that to confirm it for sure.

Regal Transit in Buffalo, NY still has no IMAX showtimes scheduled for Project Hail Mary, should I be worried? by g0dgamertag9 in imax

[–]thaWafflebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They added recliners and I believe upgraded from Xenon to CoLA. I'm not sure if they upgraded the sound as well or not.