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by Q99
2023-06-18 06:25pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: The Ultraman Thread
Replies: 7
Views: 1728

Re: The Ultraman Thread

I watched the whole 'New Gen' period starting with Ginga* and up through Taiga, since they're smaller and thus easier for me to consume. I enjoy them to various extents, with Geed and Orb being IMO the best. Ultraman '66 really feels like a Showa era kaiju movie every week, only half an hour. Great ...
by Q99
2023-06-18 06:17pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: W40K Imperium of Man vs. Star Trek United Federation of Planets
Replies: 57
Views: 9963

Re: W40K Imperium of Man vs. Star Trek United Federation of Planets

A better matchup would be vs the Borg. Aside from them being much larger than the UFP, they only need to get a few examples of IoM tech, and they can start incorporating IoM tech into their ships. At that point, they now have IoM firepower, shields, and FTL speed, but with Star Trek sensors and comm...
by Q99
2023-06-18 06:13pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: "Across the Spider-Verse"
Replies: 4
Views: 1424

Re: "Across the Spider-Verse"

Movie.... good. Movie very good!
by Q99
2021-04-05 11:18pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Godzilla vs Kong
Replies: 17
Views: 9915

Re: Godzilla vs Kong

I enjoyed it, a lot more than I did KotM (I was not a fan of Mark as lead). Not every part was good, but no-one really bugged me (like conspiracy-guy could've been improved, but he didn't detract like some of the comic relief in KotM did), Jia and Madison were both solid, and the kaiju action was fa...
by Q99
2020-03-27 03:03pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Space Missile Combat: Why salvo when you can launch everything?
Replies: 41
Views: 42626

Re: Space Missile Combat: Why salvo when you can launch everything?

It all depends on how your systems work and how big your launchers are and so on. Take Crest of the Stars- http://www.projectlafiel.net/Site%20Images/Crest/Crest_007.png This is a Patrol Ship. It fires it's missiles at high speed offensively- they're hard to intercept and it can't fire more than 4 a...
by Q99
2020-03-26 05:41pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: President Maduro of Venezuela charged with drug trafficking
Replies: 6
Views: 3520

Re: President Maduro of Venezuela charged with drug trafficking

Well, it would prevent him from traveling to the US or any country with an extradition treaty with it, presumably. And in the event that he is overthrown someday, I suppose the US could demand his extradition. Or Trump could go to war to try to arrest him, I suppose, but I think the US (and everybo...
by Q99
2020-03-26 05:38pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Box Office: ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Turned ‘Star Wars’ Into A $6 Billion Wash
Replies: 168
Views: 135493

Re: Box Office: ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Turned ‘Star Wars’ Into A $6 Billion Wash

Making it a planet (or rather built into a planet) allows it to be bigger while still basically a Death Star, and TFA was definitely aiming for the nostalgia buttons. Too hard, I think most agree. On the Holdo maneuver, we did see it used again in the montage of people taking down FO ships in the ga...
by Q99
2020-03-26 05:31pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: President Maduro of Venezuela charged with drug trafficking
Replies: 6
Views: 3520

Re: President Maduro of Venezuela charged with drug trafficking

I can't see this accomplishing much. Maduro doesn't care and will use it for PR if anything.
by Q99
2020-03-26 05:28pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 762564

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

He's definitely been touchy, this is the first on this level to my knowledge, but the others make this plausible.


At this point I'm kinda hoping that when we get to the convention, Biden will step aside and they'll just select a compromise candidate.
by Q99
2020-01-30 11:29pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Volume of Xyston-class Star Destroyer?
Replies: 108
Views: 88526

Re: Volume of Xyston-class Star Destroyer?

It has a significant visual modification even if it is a ISD base hull, so such a person would get it anyway. Where did this underslung thing come from anyway? Two movies now with they same stupid idea. Obviously anyone with any sci-fi cred would have gone with a spinal mount. I'm thinking 1) to ma...
by Q99
2020-01-30 11:15pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Fired Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow confirms leaked script, concept art for Episode IX.
Replies: 5
Views: 9639

Re: Fired Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow confirms leaked script, concept art for Episode IX.

I think there's good parts and bad parts on this one. Like I don't really like it's handling of the force or Tor Valum- which is basically the role of Palpatine we got but with less connection (and just make it Plageius if it's not going to be Palpatine, he's at least been mentioned in-series as som...
by Q99
2020-01-30 11:11pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Box Office: ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Turned ‘Star Wars’ Into A $6 Billion Wash
Replies: 168
Views: 135493

Re: Box Office: ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Turned ‘Star Wars’ Into A $6 Billion Wash

Because having the same two droids be the partner of every main character is kinda odd and R2-D2 is too competent/C-3PO too knowledgeable for a lot of conflicts to survive their regular presence? Having a next-gen droid isn't a bad thing.
by Q99
2019-07-25 09:11am
Forum: Pure Star Trek
Topic: Star Trek Picard Teaser Trailer
Replies: 81
Views: 100339

Re: Star Trek Picard Teaser Trailer

My gut says that if they were to include anything from DS9 (probably unlikely, since it seems to be the Trek show that the Powers That Be want to forget was ever made, despite having its own devoted fan base), it'll be Quark. He's probably the most instantly recognizable, popular character for the ...
by Q99
2019-07-25 09:10am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: So what did I miss in the last JESUS CHRIST SEVEN YEARS
Replies: 87
Views: 101362

Re: So what did I miss in the last JESUS CHRIST SEVEN YEARS

The funny thing about people calling N&P a left wing echo chamber is that the fairly tough rules about evidence make it hard to defend common US right wing positions. For US politics, the options are pretty much 'rightwing echo chamber,' 'continual war where not much productive happens,' or 'ev...
by Q99
2019-07-25 08:22am
Forum: Pure Star Trek
Topic: Star Trek Picard Teaser Trailer
Replies: 81
Views: 100339

Re: Star Trek Picard Teaser Trailer

Yea, Seven was a big hype moment for me because it showed this isn't just TNG, but it's looking to other shows too. If they tossed in a DS9 character that'd be fantastic (like, Jake Sisco as a reporter? Dunno). Also the presence of Hugh is an interesting one. It seems to me like it's a return to con...
by Q99
2019-07-25 08:12am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Thank you to the Mods
Replies: 113
Views: 127512

Re: Thank you to the Mods

I like this one because it's such a case-in-point on a mid-sized internet forum (that most of the forums I'm on know about). Like, sure, the politicians do that, but that's just the Republican party , an organization, right? Nah, it's just 90~ bigots who made their own private bigot club on a webfor...
by Q99
2019-07-25 07:17am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Thank you to the Mods
Replies: 113
Views: 127512

Re: Thank you to the Mods

One of the key things is how in all that time, a single post was reported/had mod action, and a single poster objected, was kicked, and was threatened with ban if he told people. The mods on it clearly condoned it/encouraged it, and the rest of the people involved- saved for the one who left and the...
by Q99
2019-04-24 07:10am
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: EP 9 teaser trailer
Replies: 192
Views: 104822

Re: EP 9 teaser trailer

Observation: Rey is a Scavener
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by Q99
2019-04-19 12:34am
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Is Holdo a good leader?
Replies: 236
Views: 129808

Re: Is Holdo a good leader?

There's a Holdo novel coming out (By G Willow Wilson, who is good), so we finally may get an idea of what she's like leading in not-the-worst-conditions-one-can-be-dropped-in.
by Q99
2019-04-13 10:53pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: EP 9 teaser trailer
Replies: 192
Views: 104822

Re: EP 9 teaser trailer

Eh, not really. Setting aside the logic there, kinda hard to say this is any worse than the old EU. The overwhelming majority of that stuff was shit, even by the standard of young adult licensed fiction. Yes. Putting (whatever your least favorite SW movie is) in the same league as some of that stuf...
by Q99
2019-04-13 12:39pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: EP 9 teaser trailer
Replies: 192
Views: 104822

Re: EP 9 teaser trailer

Hmmm.... It looks pretty, I'll give it that. And an A wing to be the cherry on top. But I'm worried. To go from TFA to TLJ, anything done in TRS will have to contradict either TFA or TLJ since those two danced and dueled around competing themes and mystery boxes. That said, it would totally epic an...
by Q99
2019-04-13 12:37pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Why is the Resistance so pitiful?
Replies: 33
Views: 23195

Re: Why is the Resistance so pitiful?

Knife wrote: 2019-04-13 10:54am Why was the Resistance so pitiful? Act of plot and bad writing.

I mean, people just provided a couple of pretty in-depth explanations, but if you want to go with pithy dismissal instead....
by Q99
2019-04-06 11:49am
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Is Holdo a good leader?
Replies: 236
Views: 129808

Re: Is Holdo a good leader?

Maybe, but we don’t hear anything about escape pods until after Poe’s first encounter with Holly Graff. What you say could be correct, but it’s equally possible those first escape attempts were people slinking off after witnessing that. Didn’t Rose say she’d already stopped several? And there was *...
by Q99
2019-04-06 08:32am
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Is Holdo a good leader?
Replies: 236
Views: 129808

Re: Is Holdo a good leader?

Note that the first mutinies apparently happened like, right after the fighter strike. Holdo was thrown into a situation with horrible moral, I'd say she didn't lose the dressing room so much as she was the sub of a dressing room that was lost. It was a very uphill situation and a lot of it didn't h...
by Q99
2019-04-04 01:51pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: [Webcomic] Kill Six Billion Demons
Replies: 3
Views: 5775

Re: [Webcomic] Kill Six Billion Demons

K. A. Pital wrote: 2019-04-04 09:58am I am a fan of nothing except Karl Marx, but I read the comic and like it.

However, there was a thread already (started by you!):
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=165706
I clearly need to eat another of the peaches of immortality!