I should hope that scenes aren’t limited to one instance of a character (of course they will be; Disney doesn’t care at all about fun).
Just have 20 Han Solos show up and shoot Greedo simultaneously.
Vader’s gonna shoot down the X-wings over Yavin? 20 Hans! Luke’s about to lose his hand in the Bespin fight? 20 Hans! Ewoks taking a beating on Endor? 20 Hans!
You are both right. The model makers called it a "TIE" because it looked like a bow tie, they made up the "twin ion engine" description to give the acronym some basis in universe. Also consider it is pretty clear there is only one engine in the original TIE fighter.
I'm going to challenge you to find a source on that because there is no evidence anyone imagined the TIE Fighter as a bow-tie. More likely is Lucas heard the term "Thai fighter" (as in kick boxer) and made a mental note of it, just as the term "Wookiee" came from a friend of Lucas' who ran over some unidentified thing with his car, and the name "RD-D2" came from "reel two, dialogue two".
I'm going to challenge you to find a source on that because there is no evidence anyone imagined the TIE Fighter as a bow-tie. More likely is Lucas heard the term "Thai fighter" (as in kick boxer) and made a mental note of it, just as the term "Wookiee" came from a friend of Lucas' who ran over some unidentified thing with his car, and the name "RD-D2" came from "reel two, dialogue two".
The problem with the TV shows is that he starts them but then someone else takes over. They really botched the ending of LOST. The ending of anything should be what's written first, and then figure out how to get there. The time limit of a movie seems more suitable for JJ.
How can you write the ending if you don't know if you'll make it past 13 or 22 episodes?
They can have a loose guideline of what they want to cover.
Nope. Into Darkness was a mess. I enjoyed it because I'm a nerd but it was still a mess.
How can you write the ending if you don't know if you'll make it past 13 or 22 episodes?
They can have a loose guideline of what they want to cover.
I have to agree with you on Into Darkness. I also enjoyed it, but would never pretend it was anything close to being a good movie. Certainly it was not on par with a Classic like Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. Into Darkness completely wasted the Khan character. (And why is Khan Noonian Sighn a white guy with a British accent anyway?)
Based on that wiki link you appear to be correct, however there is no source or attribution. Since 1977 I've never seen any written or recorded proof that is the actual explanation.
Based on that wiki link you appear to be correct, however there is no source or attribution. Since 1977 I've never seen any written or recorded proof that is the actual explanation.
(And why is Khan Noonian Sighn a white guy with a British accent anyway?)
The character is actually of Indian decent, at least according to the original episodes screenplay and books written there after, but was played by an actor from Mexico in the TV series and first movie. Why should a white guy from Britain not be allowed to play this character as well. At least England is closer to India then Mexico geographically speaking, actually historically as well.
How can you write the ending if you don't know if you'll make it past 13 or 22 episodes?
They can have a loose guideline of what they want to cover.
I get your point but at least know what the ultimate story is. Like in LOST, whoever had the idea should've at least known what the island was, and why did the characters end up there. The success of the show took them by surprise, and they struggled to keep the story going plus come up with a good finale.
I get your point but at least know what the ultimate story is. Like in LOST, whoever had the idea should've at least known what the island was, and why did the characters end up there. The success of the show took them by surprise, and they struggled to keep the story going plus come up with a good finale.
But they did know the major story lines for the show. EW had a feature on finales and the Lost guys were part of it. I don't remember if it was them or other writers but they question who says the finale has to be the best episode? The finale wrapped up the show. Unfortunately you can never please everyone. I enjoyed the finale.
But they did know the major story lines for the show. EW had a feature on finales and the Lost guys were part of it. I don't remember if it was them or other writers but they question who says the finale has to be the best episode? The finale wrapped up the show. Unfortunately you can never please everyone. I enjoyed the finale.
It doesn't have to be the best episode, but it shouldn't be a ending that was thought up by committee. If I was a TV exec the question after 'what is the show about?', would be 'ok it's 5 years later, how does the show end?'.
It doesn't have to be the best episode, but it shouldn't be a ending that was thought up by committee. If I was a TV exec the question after 'what is the show about?', would be 'ok it's 5 years later, how does the show end?'.
If I was a TV exec, why would I want to limit a potential hit show to five seasons?
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I should hope that scenes aren’t limited to one instance of a character (of course they will be; Disney doesn’t care at all about fun).
Just have 20 Han Solos show up and shoot Greedo simultaneously.
Vader’s gonna shoot down the X-wings over Yavin? 20 Hans! Luke’s about to lose his hand in the Bespin fight? 20 Hans! Ewoks taking a beating on Endor? 20 Hans!
You are both right. The model makers called it a "TIE" because it looked like a bow tie, they made up the "twin ion engine" description to give the acronym some basis in universe. Also consider it is pretty clear there is only one engine in the original TIE fighter.
I'm going to challenge you to find a source on that because there is no evidence anyone imagined the TIE Fighter as a bow-tie. More likely is Lucas heard the term "Thai fighter" (as in kick boxer) and made a mental note of it, just as the term "Wookiee" came from a friend of Lucas' who ran over some unidentified thing with his car, and the name "RD-D2" came from "reel two, dialogue two".
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/TIE_series
Scroll down to Behind the scenes.
Nope. Into Darkness was a mess. I enjoyed it because I'm a nerd but it was still a mess.
How can you write the ending if you don't know if you'll make it past 13 or 22 episodes?
They can have a loose guideline of what they want to cover.
I have to agree with you on Into Darkness. I also enjoyed it, but would never pretend it was anything close to being a good movie. Certainly it was not on par with a Classic like Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. Into Darkness completely wasted the Khan character. (And why is Khan Noonian Sighn a white guy with a British accent anyway?)
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/TIE_series
Scroll down to Behind the scenes.
Based on that wiki link you appear to be correct, however there is no source or attribution. Since 1977 I've never seen any written or recorded proof that is the actual explanation.
With all due respect, you shouldn't take this so seriously. That said, here is another citation: http://www.theforce.net/swtc/tie.html
Edited so I would sound less obnoxious.
Just Because.
(And why is Khan Noonian Sighn a white guy with a British accent anyway?)
The character is actually of Indian decent, at least according to the original episodes screenplay and books written there after, but was played by an actor from Mexico in the TV series and first movie. Why should a white guy from Britain not be allowed to play this character as well. At least England is closer to India then Mexico geographically speaking, actually historically as well.
I get your point but at least know what the ultimate story is. Like in LOST, whoever had the idea should've at least known what the island was, and why did the characters end up there. The success of the show took them by surprise, and they struggled to keep the story going plus come up with a good finale.
But they did know the major story lines for the show. EW had a feature on finales and the Lost guys were part of it. I don't remember if it was them or other writers but they question who says the finale has to be the best episode? The finale wrapped up the show. Unfortunately you can never please everyone. I enjoyed the finale.
It doesn't have to be the best episode, but it shouldn't be a ending that was thought up by committee. If I was a TV exec the question after 'what is the show about?', would be 'ok it's 5 years later, how does the show end?'.
With all due respect, you shouldn't take this so seriously. That said, here is another citation: http://www.theforce.net/swtc/tie.html
Edited so I would sound less obnoxious.
In any event, I tip my hat to you.
If I was a TV exec, why would I want to limit a potential hit show to five seasons?
Just Because.
Private contractors are such a rip off. I'm going to enjoy that Death Star explosion even more now.
What about their families? I can't imagine the Death Star containing just the military.
They start getting long in the tooth after 5 years.
The New Death Star Day Care now accepting applications.
Far too many smileys in this thread.
Star Wars is old, stale and tired. Apple is doomed.
There we are.