tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.comments2023-06-04T09:36:00.343-05:00LRStahlberg.comLR Stahlberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319072726150487960noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-65402648134448139362020-01-03T20:57:04.458-06:002020-01-03T20:57:04.458-06:00Funny how often the things you find terrible and t...Funny how often the things you find terrible and the ones you found perfectly fine are so often reversed for me. For instance, Finn using a lightsaber was fine with me, Rey using Force powers first try and beating Kylo was nuts to me without a good explanation, and that didn't come til this movie. And of the 3 major hyperspeed tweaks, The Last Jedi's had the least serious problems. <br /><br />Also, I'm pretty sure there was land under those Star Destroyers. At least some of them were directly over the Sith temple, which was on land. I'm guessing the transmission tower was on land as well.BRIANiac5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14348789390842658011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-26754812942051545452019-12-29T15:41:04.699-06:002019-12-29T15:41:04.699-06:00It's all okay I guess but it's no Lost in ...It's all okay I guess but it's no Lost in Space. <br /><br />Good article as usual.John Morgan "Bat" Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326723948741489582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-65513475815743383032014-10-13T22:06:57.307-05:002014-10-13T22:06:57.307-05:00Like you, I have absolutely no use at all for Poli...Like you, I have absolutely no use at all for Political Correctness in any way, shape or form. There's a large section of the population out there would have all of us write about nothing but cute widdle puppies and kittens. or worlds where everybody sings "We Are The World" all day long and never call each other niggers, spics, wops, kikes, chicken wings and so on. However that is not a world I want to read about in my popular fiction. I want to read about worlds that I might not necessarily want to live in but that I don't mind visiting from time to time.<br /><br />I admire you for thinking so long and so deeply about such a subject because you obvious care about not offending anyone needlessly but I'm afraid that in these times that we live in that is Absolutely Impossible. But you also care about not torpedoing your book sales and that's real.<br /><br />As you say in your article, most readers of this type of fiction expect and indeed even look for that type of language. Much as women of Female Porn (otherwise known as "Erotica") look for eight page descriptions of lovers longingly looking into each other eyes because then that justifies them reading the graphic sex scene following. See, it isn't "really" porn if the characters talk about their feelings before they git down on it.<br /><br />By the same token, your characters cuss because of a variety of reasons and if you do your job as a writer and lay down the foundation of the world that your characters inhabit, people shouldn't have a problem with it. And if they do...well, the decision to moderate your language in your stories is your own and only you can make that call. And as long as it's a decision that doesn't keep you awake at night, then it's all good.<br /><br />Dunno how much my ramblings have helped (I suspect they didn't) but I just wanted you to know that you're not the only who who wrestles with this kinda stuff.Derrick Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781081269516018422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-85946245050152776512014-02-23T00:06:09.056-06:002014-02-23T00:06:09.056-06:00I don't care when Lucas decided to add the twi...I don't care when Lucas decided to add the twists, they could have come about because he added them last minute, or possibly he intentionally was being secretive and subtle. But either way, I totally think they work really well, primarily because they aren't heavy-handedly foreshadowed. (Similarly, I love that in ROTJ they ended up giving us a false foreshadow of something that *didn't* come to pass...the fact that it came because of last-minute editing doesn't make it any less cool.) There are a lot of things I'll bust Lucas' chops for, but making Vader, Luke, and Leia related isn't one of them. It's possible he made the history surrounding Luke's father mysterious because he planned to do *something* with it, but just wasn't sure what he was going to do at the time. But whatever his original intent was, Luke's entire story in ROTJ was far more interesting that it otherwise would have been when you add the father/son aspect. <br><br>On the subject of Leia, there was foreshadowing of that in ESB with Yoda and Obi-Wan's conversation. No they didn't spell it out who they were talking about, and for all we know Lucas might have originally meant for Han to be Luke's long-lost older brother. But without introducing a completely new Force-sensitive character to the movies, there weren't too many people Yoda could have been talking about.<br><br>The kiss in ESB and any jealousy on the part of Luke isn't creepy, it's plain realistic. If they didn't know they were related, it's entirely probable that Luke would be attracted to her and jealous of her and Han. But it's pretty obvious in that entire movie that she and Han are a definite item and (aside from the only-to-rile-Han kiss) Luke and Leia only think of each other as friends. Even from the beginning it's obvious Leia didn't have any romantic thoughts for Luke since her handsome rescuer is only rewarded with a friendly (or even sisterly) kiss on the cheek and a "for luck" line (just so he knows not to get any ideas). After Hoth, there's not a scene in ESB or ROTJ that even looks like Luke or Leia has anything resembling a romantic thought for the other. Again, this could have just been completely accidental (at least prior to ROTJ) rather than deviously planned, but I care more about the output than what a writer or director was thinking at a particular time. Some of the best moments in movies are happy accidents.<br><br>And I know it's almost another topic, but I think there was some good exploration of the Star Wars universe before Zahn showed up. The Han Solo trilogy, many stories in the Marvel comics series, and some of the RPG modules and sourcebooks, to name a few. I'm sure a big reason we didn't get more depth to the universe from Lucas was the limitations of effects at that time. He certainly hinted at a deep universe, which is sometimes the best you can do in a movie. He certainly did a lot of exploring in the new trilogy. But that's probably not a good argument for it....BRIANiac5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14348789390842658011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-38187240342490774652012-04-27T21:01:39.124-05:002012-04-27T21:01:39.124-05:00Keep that buzz going, amigo. Change the world with...Keep that buzz going, amigo. Change the world with comics, baby!seanhtaylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-18439466997306005482008-04-01T11:38:00.000-05:002008-04-01T11:38:00.000-05:00Holy cow, is this Lance Stahlberg...the Lance who ...Holy cow, is this Lance Stahlberg...the Lance who went to St. Andrews? If not, I apologize for wasting your time...but if it is...this is Bryan W. Alaspa..remember me??? If this IS you, dude, we need to talk. I write for a living too these days and, well, anyway.. I'd love to chat... Otherwise, I apologize for leaving such a lame-ass comment on your otherwise very cool blog.Bryan W. Alaspawww.bryanalaspa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-48359838916794302672007-02-13T22:54:00.000-06:002007-02-13T22:54:00.000-06:00Thanks!AngieThanks!<br>AngieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-21564898396651979112007-02-13T22:52:00.000-06:002007-02-13T22:52:00.000-06:00Yeah Kristen's gaff was in "Sneeze"....Yeah Kristen's gaff was in "Sneeze". Clark saved them by putting out the fire in the lab.<br><br>I forget the exact episode of Tom's flub. I think it was after the Talon was built because I seem to remember that's where they were. I had meant to comment on it last week but kept putting off the blog.<br><br>Wow... people read my blog. Cool. :)roguewolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02703436150331550760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616615709901318012.post-48965636014510059972007-02-13T22:37:00.000-06:002007-02-13T22:37:00.000-06:00Good catch! In which S1 episode does Tom say "...Good catch! In which S1 episode does Tom say "Mike?"<br><br>Is "Sneeze" the episode where Kristin says "Mike"?<br><br>Thanks, <br>AngieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com