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He used to be schizophrenic, but they're okay now.Kane Starkiller wrote:Emphasis mine.Darkstar wrote:Meanwhile, we have argued since at least 2002 that the EU is not valid for the purpose of understanding the Star Wars universe of Lucas.
Who is "we" Darkstar?
Realistically, in order to be successful, you need a lot more than a propensity for dishonesty. RSA may think he writes brilliantly, but most people who read his shit quickly come to the conclusion that there's something seriously wrong with him. That does not suggest that he's got particularly good "people skills" (especially when added to his apparent inability to find a girlfriend).nightmare wrote:Lying seems to be his great talent in life. That and long-windedness. If it wasn't for the fact that politicians typically need a wife to be popular and successful, he'd be president of something.
I've known guys who said that they were not pursuing women because they were not a priority. Barring the occasional (and extremely rare) case of genuine asexuality, these guys are just lying to you and to themselves. Women are not a "priority" for them because they have no idea how to approach them. I've known guys who were 40 years old and still didn't know how to talk to women. The 40-year old virgin isn't just a comedy movie; for a lot of guys out there, it's harsh reality.OmegaGuy wrote:I thought he was too obsessed with this stuff to even try to pursue the opposite sex
I'm right, SD.net Sucks, all those other people who agree with SD.net even partially suck, and the Vast Warsie Conspiracy headed by the Evil Wong has failed, FAILED I SAY to crush the last bastion of hope in the galaxy that is StarfleetJedi.net.I think I have the patience to read through all that, but if someone could sum it up for me in five or less sentences I'd be very grateful.
Ah yes, certainly I wasn't serious. I mean, just imagining RSA in front of the cameras is a hilarious thought. Plus of course, writing brilliantly isn't exactly what I'd call it when >90% of your audience skip out of reading your text, half of them because of boredom, the other half due to perseverance of sanity. The last 10% are vs. people, with the last 0.1% being his fanclub...Darth Wong wrote:Realistically, in order to be successful, you need a lot more than a propensity for dishonesty. RSA may think he writes brilliantly, but most people who read his shit quickly come to the conclusion that there's something seriously wrong with him. That does not suggest that he's got particularly good "people skills" (especially when added to his apparent inability to find a girlfriend).nightmare wrote:Lying seems to be his great talent in life. That and long-windedness. If it wasn't for the fact that politicians typically need a wife to be popular and successful, he'd be president of something.
The fact is, to put it bluntly, anyone who's very good with people should have no problem getting pussy.
Yes, but why is he so obsessed with the debate? The obvious answer is that it's all he has.OmegaGuy wrote:What I meant was that he's so hopelessly obsessed with the debate he puts it in front of everything else in his life (at least that's the impression I've gathered). Sort of like captain Ahab or something.
I've said before, I actually felt I was going down this road (this was about late 2002) because I'd be sitting across from Rosie reading at a restaurant (our favorite pasttime) and scribbling notes about Star Wars tech for my web updates. She'd look over to me and say, "What are you doing...? (Of course, I wasn't a total loss; I took care of the pussy part before I had the the website).Darth Wong wrote:Yes, but why is he so obsessed with the debate? The obvious answer is that it's all he has.OmegaGuy wrote:What I meant was that he's so hopelessly obsessed with the debate he puts it in front of everything else in his life (at least that's the impression I've gathered). Sort of like captain Ahab or something.
It's that absurd sense of his own importance which makes him so comical. He's like Ted Knight's character in Caddyshack.Lord Poe wrote:The thing with RSA is, he feels he was "challenged", by a slap in the face with a white glove. He's said before that "we've" come to know he won't back down, and that he can be an stubborn SOB about it, to our chagrin.
I agree with this guy. Darkstar seriously needs to move on.Comment on Darkstar's Blog entry by an anonymous responder wrote:I was just searching for some random stuff when I found this page. I'm sorry, but this is the saddest thing I have ever seen. You take some silly little debate so seriously that you feel that you need to address some nonexistent constituents?
Get a life man.
I haven't heard of a potential new series, has anyone else?Ilithi said...
If Star Trek: Cardinal does go into production and goes on the air as the next Trek series, it'll only be another nail in the coffin of the Pro-Wars side of the debate, because the technology and energy levels used will far surpass even the SW figures listed on SDN. The Empire is on the order of 80-100 years behind the Federation in firepower, and centuries behind in power generation, as of Nemesis. Tack on another 25 years for Cardinal's time setting, and they just can't compete against that, even if you don't consider the OTHER tech areas that the Empire trails the Federation in.
and Cpl Kendall wrote:Anyone know what this is about:
I haven't heard of a potential new series, has anyone else?Ilithi said...
If Star Trek: Cardinal does go into production and goes on the air as the next Trek series, it'll only be another nail in the coffin of the Pro-Wars side of the debate, because the technology and energy levels used will far surpass even the SW figures listed on SDN. The Empire is on the order of 80-100 years behind the Federation in firepower, and centuries behind in power generation, as of Nemesis. Tack on another 25 years for Cardinal's time setting, and they just can't compete against that, even if you don't consider the OTHER tech areas that the Empire trails the Federation in.
The above quote is from Darkstars blog comments.
I figure it'll get shot down simply because it only appeals to the hardcore geeks and only a portion of them. For another Trek series to succeed it'll have to appeal to non-Trekkies.skies wrote:
Lets face it, this is never going to get off the ground because its going to turn into a flame war between all the trekkies fighting over who's 'vision' of Star Trek is the right one (like any fight between fanatics -- think of different fundie sects fighting over interpretations of minor passages in the bible, it quickly becomes a fight about who is right).
I know, and the worst thing is that the web site is another SFJedi style love-fest. Everyone is praising this guy like he's the second coming of Roddenberry, and he obliges with self-serving comments like "I'm a great writer, but a lousy web designer", and dropping comments that NBC want's to see him to get to know him. Does he seriously think his pitch is even slightly different from DS9? Also, despite the original post from 2006, it seems to be HIS personal project, not a collaborative effort. He also seems to be maintaining the fantasy that this pitch is a shoe in for approval and pre-production. Probably deluding himself into thinking he's an insider, and the world just hasn't caught on to how brilliant he is yet.Cpl Kendall wrote:Jesus fucking a goat, that's retarded. It's like they took all the worst elements of all the Trek series, added the angst from neo-BSG and smashed them together.
I disagree, I think it'll get shot down because this guy is probably a nobody who thinks he's got the inside track, whereas Paramount won't give him the time of day in the real world.Cpl Kendall wrote:I figure it'll get shot down simply because it only appeals to the hardcore geeks and only a portion of them. For another Trek series to succeed it'll have to appeal to non-Trekkies.skies wrote:
Lets face it, this is never going to get off the ground because its going to turn into a flame war between all the trekkies fighting over who's 'vision' of Star Trek is the right one (like any fight between fanatics -- think of different fundie sects fighting over interpretations of minor passages in the bible, it quickly becomes a fight about who is right).
That too. I think it would take an exceptional script and pitch to get this made. At least RDM had the benefit of time on Trek before he managed to get neo-BSG off the ground, note that Richard Hatch didn't seem to have much luck.skies wrote:
I disagree, I think it'll get shot down because this guy is probably a nobody who thinks he's got the inside track, whereas Paramount won't give him the time of day in the real world.
Uh... where exactly? What author? Which book? What page? Where's he pointing to? What repetition in the EU? Where's that? Anyone want to lend me a hand at this? What's he getting at? What's he talking about?- When faced with devastating facts from the EU regarding troop numbers far smaller than their pulled-from-the-air quadrillions, they attacked and made threats against the author, who now seems to rather enjoy slipping in additional jabs in her continuing EU writings. Nowadays, the author's numbers are ignored despite their repetition in the EU.
Yeah, he's using an appearance at a Star Trek con in March and a scheduled pitch to the Sci-fi channel as 'progress' (why the Sci-fi channel and not Paramount, I don't know). My bet is that this will end up as yet another half-done collection of fanfics or you-tube videos. The more I look at this stuff, the more it looks like a mishmash of half-baked ideas and 'cleaver' gimmicks stolen from whatever's popular. And a small update, he has stated on his website that he doesn't get why people think this is a DS9 retread, even though it's the exact same plotline with the exact same races.Thanatos wrote:Yeah, I'm sure they're going to dump Abrams (who's last movie is gigantically profitable) for...whoever the fuck these guys are.
