They're absolutely flogging a dead horse. Not as bad as making The Hobbit into three overlong, boring films, but still flogging it. The films were good enough IMO. And that's the thing - the films di… (View Post)

Harry Potter was a brilliant example of a series, with a great overarching plot arc and story, great characters that grew with the series, and superb world-building. It all generally just works. The … (View Post)

Unfortunately the cost-cutting empire got some dodgy builders in, who left some chicken wire lying across the particle exhaust vent and forgot to remove it afterwards. (View Post)

Oh, I agree with the prequels. Though I have seen a couple of nutters go back to reevaluate The Phantom Menace, and decide that it's not terrible... (View Post)

In a way. But IMV, like Star Trek, the worst thing about Star Wars are its fans. Too many feel as though they own the franchise, and anything that goes against their views is *wrong*. Which might be … (View Post)