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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:Interesting... is the Vader series worthwhile independently? Past maybe Rogue One, the film series since the buyout has been so lackluster that I assumed the new EU would be roughly just as unappealing. Others have said that the new EU is about the same as the old EU. Some good, some bad, and some extremely wtf.
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The last new EU book I read was Black Spire. It's the big official tie-in book to Galaxy's Edge at Disney, which means the author is really hamstrung by needing to constantly show off all the food and shops and so on in a way that's a blatant advertisement for the theme parks. When she actually gets to write what she wants, it's all about PTS, torture, and one of the good guys sneaking in summary executions of captured First Order troopers when everyone else is gone because he's gone off the deep end into alcoholic self-destruction. It also has a Rodian/Wookie romance.
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Oct 27, 2020 21:58
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As someone who used to make Sketchup Star Wars models and post them on the Sketchup 3d warehouse, I can tell you that the artist for the Darth Vader comics steals Star Wars models from the Sketchup 3d warehouse and traces over them.
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Oct 27, 2020 22:09
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Captain Splendid posted:As someone who used to make Sketchup Star Wars models and post them on the Sketchup 3d warehouse, I can tell you that the artist for the Darth Vader comics steals Star Wars models from the Sketchup 3d warehouse and traces over them. I mean, all things considered, that’s a far cry from Greg Land level tracing crimes...
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Oct 27, 2020 22:23
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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:Interesting... is the Vader series worthwhile independently? Past maybe Rogue One, the film series since the buyout has been so lackluster that I assumed the new EU would be roughly just as unappealing. For what it's worth, I didn't read the Vader issues that introduced Aphra and just dove right into her comics. It never seemed like I missed anything too important wrt continuity, but I know going back will surely enrich the character and her relationship to Vader. That said, I personally don't think it's paramount to read the Vader issues first if you want to get started with Aphra (unless you want to really dive into the Vader series anyways). Everyone seems to like the Vader series though, but I never really had an interest in reading it. Aphra's current run penned by Alyssa Wong is pretty solid so far. I'm too impatient to wait for the trades, but ffffff, it's also such a struggle having to wait for each issue.
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Oct 27, 2020 22:29
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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:I mean, all things considered, that’s a far cry from Greg Land level tracing crimes... He's only slightly less prolific  
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Oct 27, 2020 23:27
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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:Interesting... is the Vader series worthwhile independently? Past maybe Rogue One, the film series since the buyout has been so lackluster that I assumed the new EU would be roughly just as unappealing. Vader's first run is great. Second run was a bit wonkier. The introduction of Aphra and her droids is also fantastic, so I highly recommend reading it. It also introduces my favourite Imperial character since the Secret Order Guy from TIE Fighter.
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Oct 28, 2020 00:31
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Cartoon Man posted:Others have said that the new EU is about the same as the old EU. Some good, some bad, and some extremely wtf. That's my read on it thus far. They seem in a particular hurry to repeat all the mistakes that made the old EU an unmanageable mess in the first place. But yes, Vader and Aphra are good uses of your time.
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Oct 28, 2020 01:16
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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:I mean, all things considered, that’s a far cry from Greg Land level tracing crimes... He's the guy who traces porn and O faces, if anyone else here didn't know and want to be grossed out for the rest of the evening/day.
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Oct 28, 2020 03:22
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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:Interesting... is the Vader series worthwhile independently? Past maybe Rogue One, the film series since the buyout has been so lackluster that I assumed the new EU would be roughly just as unappealing. Gillen’s Vader and Jason Aaron’s Star Wars comics are both worth reading if you want some EU stuff. They both take place after A New Hope.
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Oct 28, 2020 06:01
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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:I mean, all things considered, that’s a far cry from Greg Land level tracing crimes... 
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Oct 28, 2020 13:57
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I forget how it went last year. Do episodes go up at midnight Eastern? Midnight Pacific? Or not until Friday AM?
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Oct 29, 2020 01:09
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OldSenileGuy posted:I forget how it went last year. Do episodes go up at midnight Eastern? Midnight Pacific? Or not until Friday AM? I think it's midnight, I remember my son waking up early before school to watch them with me. 
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Oct 29, 2020 01:15
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Midnight Pacific, unless something changes.
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Oct 29, 2020 01:18
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Discovery on Thursdays and Mando on Fridays is a good time in my book.
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Oct 29, 2020 05:26
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Captain Splendid posted:As someone who used to make Sketchup Star Wars models and post them on the Sketchup 3d warehouse, I can tell you that the artist for the Darth Vader comics steals Star Wars models from the Sketchup 3d warehouse and traces over them. Afaik it's part of the licensing agreement when uploading to SketchUp that the models are useable in productions. I know Archer uses a lot of vehicles from there. Tracing into a comic seems like it stretches the definition of use, though.
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Oct 29, 2020 16:02
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:Discovery on Thursdays and Mando on Fridays is a good time in my book. Does Discovery get good? I tried watching it, and got about 2 episodes in before I gave up. My general opinion was, "...what the gently caress is this? Why am I wasting time on this?" That was recently, too. About a month ago, figuring I'd give it a shot. Regretted it almost immediately. Like, is season 2 better? I assume I'd have to slog through season 1 to get there? I really hated those first 2 episodes, if that helps any.
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Oct 29, 2020 16:56
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thrawn527 posted:I really hated those first 2 episodes, if that helps any. Sorry, but those first 2 episodes are the best episodes of Discovery. It gets worse.
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Oct 29, 2020 17:20
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thrawn527 posted:Does Discovery get good? I tried watching it, and got about 2 episodes in before I gave up. My general opinion was, "...what the gently caress is this? Why am I wasting time on this?" That was recently, too. About a month ago, figuring I'd give it a shot. Regretted it almost immediately. For what it's worth, I think season 2 is better, as is the case with most shows, especially Star Trek. Next Gen season 1 is all but unwatchable. However, if you really disliked the first season of Discovery, chances are it's just not your cup of tea, and season 2 probably will not pull you back into it. Also, the first two episodes are kind of a rocky entry to the show. Many characters are portrayed as unlikable or with unclear motives, and it takes a while until the plot catches up with all of it. It took me two aborted attempts and my wife's constant recommendation to really get into it. I liked season 1 well enough, but what turned me off were the needlessly redesigned Klingons. As soon as season two starts, a character on the show states "The Klingons are growing their hair and beards long again now that the war is over", and I knew the makers of the show had realized their error and were course-correcting. :-) Dave Syndrome fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Oct 29, 2020 |
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Oct 29, 2020 17:30
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Dave Syndrome posted:For what it's worth, I think season 2 is better, as is the case with most shows, especially Star Trek. Next Gen season 1 is all but unwatchable. Alright, I’ll just skip it then. Thanks. I don’t need to hate watch anything, and I’ll let the people who like it have their thing to themselves. Anyway, one more day until more Mando!
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Mywhatacleanturtle posted:Interesting... is the Vader series worthwhile independently? Past maybe Rogue One, the film series since the buyout has been so lackluster that I assumed the new EU would be roughly just as unappealing. The Vader series that has Aphra in it is very good. Basically, it's Vader getting put in the dog house by the Emperor after he loses a Death Star, and having to worm his way back in his boss's good graces using his own resources after getting all his imperial support cut off and his metaphorical credit cards cancelled.
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I’m not going to be able to watch until late Friday, so I’m going dark. Can’t wait, Mando 2 looks just as amazing as Mando 1.
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The vader comics that keep swapping reality into his ptsd are really good. It does a solid job of showing how absolutely loving broken of a person he is despite his outward appearance of stoic power.
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Oct 30, 2020 02:50
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TK-42-1 posted:The vader comics that keep swapping reality into his ptsd are really good. It does a solid job of showing how absolutely loving broken of a person he is despite his outward appearance of stoic power. It shows that if you keep the sick one-liners coming, they'll never know you're a wreck inside.
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Oct 30, 2020 04:24
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3 hours (for me) until The New Adventures of Din Djarin. I am extremely hype.
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Oct 30, 2020 04:29
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Is there a way to get Disney plus to stream in HD on desktop yet? I installed the HEVC codec from the windows store but edge is still only giving me 720p
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Oct 30, 2020 05:31
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Madurai posted:It shows that if you keep the sick one-liners coming, they'll never know you're a wreck inside. This is how I live my life and it's never let me down.
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New thread (same as the old thread) given S2 airs in 30 minutes. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3946024
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