I watch a few of them.
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I watch a few of them.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Hah, it's the guy's youtube name. But, I hear ya! I never understood the Trekker v Trekkie thing. I always considered "Trekkie" to be the term...but, apparently there are some who are really firm about being called "Trekkers"... (shrug)
englanddg
One Little Spark...
That's an appeal to authority I can respect. Trekkie it is!
Do you happen to know WHEN he said that? I'd love to bookmark that link for random discussion purposes...
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Just because someone can do something worse doesn’t mean you’re doing it well.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Ah, but does it "subvert your expectations"?
Because, subversion is...intelligent and edgy. Anything else is just poor storytelling.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
https://movieweb.com/star-wars-empire-strikes-back-lando-lobot-lovers-pansexual/
Lobot's story in the Star Wars universe had been a mystery for a long time before the Lando comic series came out in 2015. And to a certain extent, so had the story of Lando Calrissian. But, Solo: A Star Wars Story has shed some more light into the life of Lando, which highlights his pansexual and fluid lifestyle in certain scenes. Donald Glover, who plays the young Lando, along with screenwriters Lawrence and Jonathan Kasdan have confirmed this aspect of Lando's personality, which brings up the question of whether or not he and Lobot were lovers in The Empire Strikes Back.
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Family entertainment right there.
Lobot's story in the Star Wars universe had been a mystery for a long time before the Lando comic series came out in 2015. And to a certain extent, so had the story of Lando Calrissian. But, Solo: A Star Wars Story has shed some more light into the life of Lando, which highlights his pansexual and fluid lifestyle in certain scenes. Donald Glover, who plays the young Lando, along with screenwriters Lawrence and Jonathan Kasdan have confirmed this aspect of Lando's personality, which brings up the question of whether or not he and Lobot were lovers in The Empire Strikes Back.
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Family entertainment right there.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
per wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trekkie
The issue is also shown in the film Trekkies 2, in which a Star Trek fan recounts a supposed incident during a Star Trek convention where Gene Roddenberry used the term "trekkies" to describe fans of the show, only to be corrected by a fan that stood up and yelled "Trekkers!" Gene Roddenberry responded with "No, it's 'Trekkies.' I should know — I invented the thing."
Mike S
Well-Known Member
Careful. If you criticize this you’ll be labeled as closed minded and a bigot and whatever else. You’ll probably also get called out for being a cis gendered white male and to “check your privilege.”
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englanddg
One Little Spark...
So, should I show my Cherokee Citizenship card and then tell them to go back to Europe?
In this day and age of the ascendancy of the nerd/geek and the overwhelming popularity of their cultural touchstones, why would any Trekkie not be proud of that nomenclature? It's not like you're going to be made a social pariah for being into a billion dollar franchise.
AEfx
Well-Known Member
My understanding is that the issue is with "-ie" versus "-er".
"Trekkie" arguably sounds diminutive, "Trekker" more robust.
Personally, I have never called myself either. I'm just a plain old "Star Trek fan".
englanddg
One Little Spark...
That's racist.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
I think their heads would explode.
the.dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
I accidentally made a Millennium Falcon pancake this morning.
Dont forget to bypass the compressor if youre gonna use light speed.
bclane
Well-Known Member
I’m with you on the desire for KotOR movies and I don’t understand why they didn’t go in that direction instead. I’m guessing it’s because Solo is what Kasdan wanted to write (but again, I’m definitely just guessing). I also loved TLJ. Having said all that, and while I was always going to see Solo, I wasn’t Star Wars excited for the the movie until the first real trailer came out. And now having seen the movie, I definitely want more adventures with this crew.
I thought the movie was really fun, and I got a kick out of all the Easter eggs (did you see all the artifacts from the Indy movies they snuck in!) and call backs. My screening had the audience laughing and cheering the whole time. I’m just worried that the poor box office (to date anyway) will mean that we don’t get to see any more of Chewy and Han together for the foreseeable future. Kasdan has expressed interest in writing a Lando movie which after seeing Solo I’m actually on board with because I think Donald Glover really nailed the role in this movie. But for the love of Pete, can we please explore the Old Republic at some point in the near future?
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TalkingHead
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So, gosh, it's really nice that Iger, Disney, and ABC continue to employee Roseanne. Great look for the company that touts tolerance, diversity, and uplifting magical dreams.
Princess Leia
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Wanda Sykes has resigned from the writing team. The show won’t be on again for months (if it does return), but I wouldn’t be surprised if sponsors didn’t want their ads aired during the Roseanne timeslot