Star Wars: Episode VII: The Nerd Rage Awakens
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Once stormtroopers are chrome they look like classic cylons.
And if they want a female stormtroopers there should be some sort of hint of a bustline on the chestplate. The stormtrooper outfit is a very masculine shape. It's like a woman in drag. You really need dedicated female stormtrooper armor with its own shape.
It feels like 1977 all over again
Am I crazy, or is that a Vogon over on the right?
Seems like the guy in the centre is somewhat based off of one of the early pre-slug Jabba concepts (though IIRC most of those had four arms.)
There's also what appears to be a feminine assassin droid that has a look somewhat reminiscent of HK-47 from KotOR. Oh and is that Sith wannabe on the right making an obscene?
If there is then I'm sure it will be just a *tiny* minority of morons/agitating trolls. I still like to think most sci-fi fans are much more inclusive than that.
Personally it didn't occur to me until you pointed it out that having both a female and a black man as stormtroopers was in any way notable. Beyond the general coolness factor of having Brienne of Tarth as what looks to be this trilogy's answer to Boba Fett.
Yeah it's the kind of thing that's difficult to work in without it seeming forced. But then the same applies of going out of your way to point out just how heterosexual a secondary character is. Bottom line though, there's nothing in the final movie that I can think of that indicates his orientation one way or another, so he could have been gay. Mind you in a society where cross-species pairing and indeed breeding seems mostly accepted, the concept of orientation may be as inconsequential to them as a person's preference in ice cream flavours.....but that's a discussion for another board.
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Once stormtroopers are chrome they look like classic cylons.
And if they want a female stormtroopers there should be some sort of hint of a bustline on the chestplate. The stormtrooper outfit is a very masculine shape. It's like a woman in drag. You really need dedicated female stormtrooper armor with its own shape.
The new chest plates are smooth and I guess actually unisex. Also judging from there attachment points can be adjusteded for bustline without looking out of sorts. Though I'm not sure if one could stick someone with a 40DD in one of those suits of armor.
I still prefer using Episode VII myself. Not because I have a problem with the Force Awakens title (which I don't), but because Episode VII makes it sound a lot more special and like more than just another Star Wars movie.
It reminds you that this is a sequel to freakin Return of the Jedi, starring the original cast, that most of us probably never imagined we'd actually get to see.
I'm still wondering about the First Order/Resistance business. If the First Order is operating out of a hidden base, why? While the two forces give the impression of Galactic Empire vs Alliance to Restore the Republic, there is something off about it.
Are their more powers than those two? Is there a larger New Republic in place? Are the two factions unhappy with the Republic? Is the First Order another piece of left over Galactic Empire and the Resistance is a Rebel Alliance based faction within its borders? The New Republic no being able to officially fight the First Order due to treaties and the like?
It has been 30 or so years since Endor.
Are their more powers than those two? Is there a larger New Republic in place? Are the two factions unhappy with the Republic? Is the First Order another piece of left over Galactic Empire and the Resistance is a Rebel Alliance based faction within its borders? The New Republic no being able to officially fight the First Order due to treaties and the like?
It has been 30 or so years since Endor.
This.
Also, Disney and Lucasfilm probably downplay the "Episode VII" thing because so many fans are lukewarm at best about the three Prequels, all of which were heavily promoted and marketed using their Roman numerals and Episode numbers. They may think that "Episode VII" sounds a little too similar to "Episode I" and they know good and well the taste and the legacy the Prequel Trilogy left behind in a lot of the mouths and minds of the fanbase, rightly or wrongly.
I suspect that you've already put more thought into this than anyone actually involved in the movie has.
Who says they didn't put thought into the film's premise? I'm actually kind of glad the Lucas galaxy is going to be more complicated in the wake of the defeat of the Galactic Empire at Endor. Great empires and major powers almost never disappear overnight and sometimes they mutate and evolve into something else that continues on for decades or generations.
It might be confusing right now but the new films will no doubt explain what led to both the Resistance and the First Order so it's not like the backstory will be some big, vague mystery that makes little or no sense.
It might be confusing right now but the new films will no doubt explain what led to both the Resistance and the First Order so it's not like the backstory will be some big, vague mystery that makes little or no sense.
Yep. Although it's already been a long wait for this movie if you ask the average fan. 
Sgt. Pepper
Lieutenant Commander
Well somebody went and did it. They added Jar Jar to the trailer.
http://time.com/3845235/star-wars-the-force-awakens-trailer-jar-jar-binks/
http://time.com/3845235/star-wars-the-force-awakens-trailer-jar-jar-binks/
Everyone is reporting that Anthology #2 will be a Boba Fett picture
I'm fine with that. I always figured Boba would be the main character of at least one of the standalone films because he's such a giant cult character and fan favorite.
It'd be nice to see Temuera Morrison return to the Star Wars universe to play Jango's son (even if we don't see his face under the helmet and just hear his voice). Morrison was one of the best supporting villains and background faces in the Prequel Trilogy.
It'd be nice to see Temuera Morrison return to the Star Wars universe to play Jango's son (even if we don't see his face under the helmet and just hear his voice). Morrison was one of the best supporting villains and background faces in the Prequel Trilogy.
I'm quite sure the Story Group has given it a lot of thought. Considering the decades of Star Wars yet to be built upon this foundation, anything less would border on criminal negligence.
Anyway, like any good fan, I've given this a tiny bit of thought and come up with this. The best place to begin would be to define the difference between a Rebellion and a Resistance.
A Rebellion is an uprising of the populace within the established government like the Confederacy in the American Civil War, whereas a Resistance is a portion of the established government or populace standing in opposition to an invading or conquering force like France in World War II or Marc Singer in V.
Based on this it could be conjectured for entertainment purposes that The Rebel Alliance did indeed defeat The Empire and went on to replace them as the officially recognized form of government. Then at some point in the following thirty years a Pro Empire Sith movement calling themselves The First Order rose up to become enough of a threat to the New Republic, or whatever they decided to call themselves, that a portion of it decided to form a Resistance.
Well those are my impressions anyway. I just hope I didn't give it too much thought.
Sgt. Pepper
Lieutenant Commander
Did the Rebel Allience ever actually refer to themselves as the Rebel Allience or was it just Vader? Theoretically the could have been called the resistance the whole time.
Sgt. Pepper
Lieutenant Commander
Did we hear them call themselves that onscreen?
The Rebel Alliance, which was short for the Alliance to Restore the Republic (at least in the old EU and, I believe, the official film novelizations).
