The legacy fans are i) addicted to canon and ii) want stuff that is broadly like the old stuff. The newer generation of showrunners i) find canon risible and ii) want new stuff to attract new fans. T… (View Post)

AND DON'T TELL ME THAT'S A F***ING KLINGON D7 BATTLECRUISER BECAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE AND AS FOR THE ENTERPRISE PYLONS, WELL (Take a break - Ed) (View Post)

He got $4 billion dollars when he sold Star Wars. I think he can live with it. :) (View Post)

You may enjoy "The Egg" by Andy Weir. There are numerous adaptations on YouTube, of which this is one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fcK_fRYaI (8 mins) (View Post)

Immortality (or even an extended lifespan) is pointless unless you can arrange eternal good health and youth. Ninety-year-olds can be in a very parlous way, on the verge of being deaf, blind, inconti… (View Post)