that cartoon is not a political satire, it is about how jj abrams is a pseudy jerkface
― j., Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:17 (eleven years ago) link
I remember people posting earlier cartoons in the same series, and they were all parodies of right-wing political cartoons... That's why you have crying Lady Liberty in it, she appears in all of them.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:36 (eleven years ago) link
You are quite literal Tuomas
― albvivertine, Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:45 (eleven years ago) link
and why should america not cry, freedom not weep, when the federation has been betrayed
― j., Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:47 (eleven years ago) link
going a bit far to say the ST guys are explicitly 'atheist' -- kirk, spock and bones don't react with total scorn to the idea of there being a god in ST V -- and the force seems more like a vague philosophy than an actual religion.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:52 (eleven years ago) link
It's specifically said to be a religion in the first movie! And the way the members of the Rebellion say "May the Force be with you!" to each other implies a shared belief in a higher power, not just a "vague philosophy".
As for ST V, I'd say is a bit of anomaly, generally the protagonists in various Star Trek operate from an atheist (or at least agnostic) point of view.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:59 (eleven years ago) link
Irrational right wing nutjobs. Who would have thought it?
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 16 May 2013 08:52 (eleven years ago) link
tuomas maybe it's just best to imagine that the fake cartoonist is just a trekkie in this case
― gr8080, Thursday, 16 May 2013 10:22 (eleven years ago) link
― Tuomas, Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:36 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
there's two types of kelly cartoons, ones parodying right wing political cartoons, and ones that develop the Kelly Mythos
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:57 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/4EUdKRl.jpg
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:59 (eleven years ago) link
lol otm
― gr8080, Thursday, 16 May 2013 12:55 (eleven years ago) link
Trek cartoon also reminds me of how the Mallard Fillmore dude will just go off on pet topics for weeks at a time, most famously his quixotic campaign to save 'Veronica Mars' from cancellation.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
Ooof. Look on the bright side, NO KELLY.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:47 (eleven years ago) link
So meantime:
http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/star-wars-rebels/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 May 2013 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
Sourced from the Sun so grain of salt and then some but...
http://www.nme.com/news/florence-and-the-machine/70620
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 1 June 2013 13:24 (eleven years ago) link
http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/30062855.jpg
― go cray cray on my lobster soufflé (snoball), Saturday, 1 June 2013 13:33 (eleven years ago) link
not entirely opposed to this, I like her singing okay and I have to say it's in the spirit of the original movies to build the cast out of largely untried actors in the lead roles. If they start announcing gracefully aged British character actors for the secondary parts I'll be really impressed. (But please no Alan Rickman as Darth Severus.)
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 1 June 2013 14:39 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah she might be a terrific actor for all I know, whatevs. Basically I'm approaching these new films with interest and an open mind. If they turn out to be good then bonus, if they're shit then it's not like the franchise hasn't been already debased.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Saturday, 1 June 2013 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
How about if they cast Justin Lee Collins as Jar-Jar Binks' son?
― go cray cray on my lobster soufflé (snoball), Saturday, 1 June 2013 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:39 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
feel like this is going to seem weird in a post harry potter world
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Saturday, 1 June 2013 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
never forget
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Lloyd
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
i feel like this will be j.j. abrams's waterloo
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
The Napoleon kind or the ABBA kind?
― Huston we got chicken lol (Phil D.), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
don't complain about florence, it could have easily been amanda palmer
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
― Huston we got chicken lol (Phil D.), Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:50 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
both.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
Looks like the Jake Lloyd's screen role was playing a character called J.J.
Think about it.
― hewing to the status quo with great zealotry (DavidM), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
*first screen role, that is
― hewing to the status quo with great zealotry (DavidM), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
I do not like the new Storm Trooper costumes (link because pic is large):
http://media.dallasobserver.com/8811062.87.jpg
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 1 June 2013 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
It's all about merchandising, duh.
― eris bueller (lukas), Saturday, 1 June 2013 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
yknow we improved that Ewok song with the special edition, but what it's still really missing is a sick drop.
― Theodor Adorbsno (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 1 June 2013 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
Prepare your headshots:
A young man aged between 20 and 25, witty and smart, fit but not classically handsome, Man in late twenties, also fit, but this one is handsome and confident. Late teenage girl, independent, good sense of humour, also… physically fit . Second young female, also late teens, tough, smart and physically fit. Man in his forties, obviously physically fit, this one is a military type. A man of around thirty or so, this one is an intellectual type. Finally, a guy aged around seventy, strong opinions and tough.
Man in late twenties, also fit, but this one is handsome and confident.
Late teenage girl, independent, good sense of humour, also… physically fit .
Second young female, also late teens, tough, smart and physically fit.
Man in his forties, obviously physically fit, this one is a military type.
A man of around thirty or so, this one is an intellectual type.
Finally, a guy aged around seventy, strong opinions and tough.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 19 June 2013 19:22 (eleven years ago) link
I can't wait to see Emperor Cos Dashit finally realized on the big screen.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 19:26 (eleven years ago) link
it's cool that Reel 2 Real is writing the casting calls for this
― they are either militarists (ugh) or kangaroos (?) (DJP), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
So they're going with a cast primarily composed of good-looking young people, you say...
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
crazy that they're actually having a casting session for han solo
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
obviously physically fit
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
lol s1ocki i thought the same thing
― balls, Thursday, 20 June 2013 02:10 (eleven years ago) link
maybe they are going for an ensemble like this!http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EVptUKxiVQY/TsLvd7ClEGI/AAAAAAAAF7Y/Sr2A5iJ4jI4/s1600/starship%2Btroopers%2Bmovie.jpg
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 20 June 2013 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
god i love that movie
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Thursday, 20 June 2013 02:28 (eleven years ago) link
what do you mean "like this"? There's your cast.
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 20 June 2013 04:56 (eleven years ago) link
doogie-doogie howser
― Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 20 June 2013 05:16 (eleven years ago) link
So, this maybe implies Ford won't return for this movie, right? I don't think they'd have a third old mentor figure besides Luke and Han... Unless the old dude is the bad guy.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 20 June 2013 06:23 (eleven years ago) link
who knows, it could be like, the hero(ine)'s dad or something
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Thursday, 20 June 2013 14:56 (eleven years ago) link
Calling it now. It's the "That's so wizard, Annie" guy.
― Your Favorite Album in the Cutout Bin, Thursday, 20 June 2013 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not gonna lie to you, there's already an "Expanded Universe" novel, Tatooine Ghost, in which that dude plays a major role:
. . . Han and Leia embark on a journey through Tatooine in order to retrieve the art piece, battling the Imperial forces and Tusken Raiders with the help of Jawas and a Squib trio, Emala, Sligh and Grees. During their voyage, Leia finds out more about her late father's past, and runs into Anakin's old friend, Kitster Banai, who reveals to her what her father was like before he left Tatooine under the guidance of the late Qui-Gon Jinn. Leia also retrieves a holojournal recorded by Shmi, revealing details of her life in between Anakin's departure from Tatooine to his return to his home planet. After Leia saves Han from being dehydrated and lost in Tatooine's vast, dry desert, it is implied that they sleep together, which would indicate that this tryst was what led to the conception of their children, Jaina and Jacen.
― This amigurumi Jamaican octopus is ready to chill with you (Phil D.), Thursday, 20 June 2013 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
Not surprised in the slightest.
― Your Favorite Album in the Cutout Bin, Thursday, 20 June 2013 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
Thank you for not judging me for knowing about it.
― This amigurumi Jamaican octopus is ready to chill with you (Phil D.), Thursday, 20 June 2013 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
For I am deeply ashamed.
we judged you long ago for far less, lol :)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 20 June 2013 15:51 (eleven years ago) link
;_;
― This amigurumi Jamaican octopus is ready to chill with you (Phil D.), Thursday, 20 June 2013 15:51 (eleven years ago) link