Well considering Vader is actually only in four of the nine you can whittle it down. But it’s not in any of the trilogies that’s the best scene. The scene at the end of Rogue One where he lights up his saber from the dark and mows down all the Rebels trying to protect the Death Star data is not only the best Vader scenes it’s one of the best scenes in all of Star Wars where you really get a glimpse into the darkness that he carried with himself. I don’t read comics but have heard how ruthless he was in the expanded universe. The pure terror on the faces of those turning to hold him off and/or get through that jammed door. He uses all of his skills in that scene from light saber, choking, holding men in the air while he slices them to using the force to slam them into the wall. All with those warning sirens blasting in the background. One of the best scenes in all of SW.

The set up for this was about as perfect as they could have gotten it.

(11-30-2020 02:14 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  

(11-30-2020 02:04 PM)chidave Wrote:  

(10-30-2020 11:14 AM)Doots4Dawgs Wrote:  New The Mandalorian episode is out and it is great Star Wars.

I've really enjoyed this season of The Mandaolrian, the last three episodes (3--->5) have been great.

The last one was especially good. Finally getting to see Asoka. It's been a little too slow to develop IMO. It's like he's constantly being sidetracked by something unnecessary and silly. But the last one finally delivered in a big way.

For those that don't watch the animated series will probably have no idea who Asoka is, but she was as bad ass as I was hoping she would be. And it's obvious why she's looking for Thrawn. She's still searching for Ezra. There were a lot of Easter Eggs to both original trilogy and the Rebels and Clone Wars series.

I see what you're saying about getting sidetracked but the last three all had big meta-story info revealed and I loved the guest appearances in all of them. Mandalorian is the best Star Wars content since Disney took over imho with the possible exception of Rogue One.

Well that’s because Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni know what they are doing. Some of these bozos they had overseeing the movies messed up the arc.

Boba Fett

(12-04-2020 07:40 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  Boba Fett

Best episode by far, though I laughed when I saw Favreau work some Iron Man into the plot with the dark troopers.

Ditto

The last two episodes have been fire.

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(12-04-2020 07:40 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  Boba Fett

First Vader, now Fett...it's almost like the Emporer's doin' a purge...



Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at age 75

Jeremy Bulloch, Original Boba Fett Actor in ‘Star Wars’ Films, Dies at 75

Quote:Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who starred as bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died on Thursday in London of complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to his representatives. He was 75.

(12-04-2020 07:40 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  Boba Fett

First Vader, now Fett...it's almost like the Emporer's doin' a purge...



Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at age 75

Jeremy Bulloch, Original Boba Fett Actor in ‘Star Wars’ Films, Dies at 75

The Mandalorian wrapped up nicely. I wish they could have found a way to bring Mark Hamil back and make him look younger rather than that CGI crap, but it was pretty cool regardless. With it only being five years after ROJ, I guess probably not possible as old as Hammil is now.

(12-18-2020 12:31 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  The Mandalorian wrapped up nicely. I wish they could have found a way to bring Mark Hamil back and make him look younger rather than that CGI crap, but it was pretty cool regardless. With it only being five years after ROJ, I guess probably not possible as old as Hammil is now.

All the Mando-related YouTube chatter I have watched has involved Sebastian Stan as an eventual casting choice for "close-enough resemblance" Luke. I guess I see it. The CGI was indeed uncanny valley type stuff.

Luke's battle in the hall with the dark troopers was a nice call back to his father's battle with the Alderaanians at the end of Rogue one. Loved it.

Rouge One and this seasons finale of the Mandalorian are the best of all the new Star Wars efforts. Kennedy should be kicked to the curb and Favreau should be in charge of all of the Star Wars universe.

The Mandalorian proves that hundreds of millions of dollars spent on feature films is a waste if you don't have a great story that the fans want to watch. For all their promotion and big budget special effects, episodes VII, VIII, and IX are crap compared to the Mandalorian.

(12-21-2020 09:40 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  Rouge One and this seasons finale of the Mandalorian are the best of all the new Star Wars efforts. Kennedy should be kicked to the curb and Favreau should be in charge of all of the Star Wars universe.

The Mandalorian proves that hundreds of millions of dollars spent on feature films is a waste if you don't have a great story that the fans want to watch. For all their promotion and big budget special effects, episodes VII, VIII, and IX are crap compared to the Mandalorian.

This is so damn true.

Quote:Margaret Wander Bonanno (February 7, 1950 – April 8, 2021) was an American science fiction writer, ghost writer and small press publisher.

She wrote seven Star Trek novels, several science fiction novels set in her own worlds, including "The Others", a collaborative novel with Nichelle Nichols, a biography, and other works.

Her novel "Preternatural" was a New York Times Notable Book for 1997. "Preternatural 3", a sequel, was a New York Times Notable Book for 2002.

Star Trek novels:

"Dwellers in the Crucible" (1985)
Dwellers in the Crucible is a 1985 Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Margaret Wander Bonanno. A bestseller, it was the author's breakout novel, retelling the central Star Trek story of the friendship between James T. Kirk and Spock through the experiences of two female civilians, Egyptian Cleante al Faisal and Vulcan T'Shael. It is noted for its emphasis on interpersonal relationships over action, and for the minimal role played in the story by the franchise's established characters.
"Strangers from the Sky" (1987)
Strangers from the Sky is an adventure involving the original Star Trek series cast and journeys through many eras of the Trek timeline. The story is presented as a book within a book featuring excerpts from a novel called Strangers from the Sky by fictional author Garamet Jen-Saunor which claims that the official records of how the Human and Vulcan races met for the first time were incorrect.

The beginning and ending of the book takes place during James T. Kirk's years in the admiralty when he begins to suffer from psychological issues after reading Jen-Saunor's book which is a gift from Doctor McCoy. Kirk becomes somewhat obsessed with the story and starts to have disturbing dreams in which he is present during the book's events which, in the dreams, result in disaster. When McCoy refers Kirk for evaluation, the results show him to be in a mentally unstable state and the authorities assume he is delusional like many other people who have become obsessed with the book.

When Spock is similarly affected and diagnosed, the only cure for them both is to be found in a mind meld. The meld reveals that both were actually present during the events described in Jen-Saunor's book. The second half of the novel takes place during Kirk's first days in command of the Enterprise when he, Spock and other members of his crew including Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner, are accidentally transported back to the year 2045 and participate in the true first contact events.

The book occasionally foreshadows and refers to the events of the original series pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
Music of the Spheres (1990) Bonanno's unapproved version of Probe.
Probe (1992) Mostly written by Gene DeWeese; contains only seven percent of Music of the Spheres.[3]
Catalyst of Sorrows (2003). Part of the Star Trek: The Lost Era series.
Burning Dreams (2006). Featuring Christopher Pike.
Its Hour Come Round (2007). An e-book novella, sixth book in the Mere Anarchy series.
Unspoken Truth (2010)

Other science fiction:

The Others (1990)
OtherWhere (1991)
OtherWise (1993)
Saturn's Child (1996) with Nichelle Nichols
Preternatural (1997)
Preternatural Too: Gyre (2001)
Preternatural3 (2002)
Ailuranth (2018)