The Off Topic Topic

[Syt]

I'm not sure I'm sold on the new lightsaber effect yet:



It looks like a flame, rather then a solid blade.

[Admiral Yi]

That kid was great in Attack the Block.

And insult to British film making.

[Josquius]

I'm not sure I'm sold on the new lightsaber effect yet:



It looks like a flame, rather then a solid blade.

hmm, true, I do like the effect though it isn't consistent with what we've seen before.
I'm somewhat tempted to say its due to interaction with the snow. Maybe? Or probably just cool for the sake of cool.

[The Brain]

I'm not sure I'm sold on the new lightsaber effect yet:



It looks like a flame, rather then a solid blade.

Wouldn't the guard have to be light also close to the hilt for it to have the desired effect?

[Sheilbh]

That kid was great in Attack the Block.

And insult to British film making.

What? It's a great little film.

[Barrister]

I'm not sure I'm sold on the new lightsaber effect yet:

I'm reasonably sure it'll be used exclusively by the new with villain.

They always have to come up with new twists on lightsabers.  First it was just blue and red.  Then ROTJ introduced green sabres.  Phantom Menace introduced a double lightsaber.

[CountDeMoney]

It looks like a flame, rather then a solid blade.

hmm, true, I do like the effect though it isn't consistent with what we've seen before.
I'm somewhat tempted to say its due to interaction with the snow. Maybe? Or probably just cool for the sake of cool.

Like I said, it could be a form of ejected gases burn-off from the internal mechanics of the sabre.  Or, it could just be Hollywood bullshit.

[11B4V]

Hollywood will cock it up. The latter for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p16etiVC__U

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

I'm not sure I'm sold on the new lightsaber effect yet:

It looks like a flame, rather then a solid blade.

It looks like more of a bound plasma effect.

[Razgovory]

I'm not sure I'm sold on the new lightsaber effect yet:

I'm reasonably sure it'll be used exclusively by the new with villain.

They always have to come up with new twists on lightsabers.  First it was just blue and red.  Then ROTJ introduced green sabres.  Phantom Menace introduced a double lightsaber.

Well they aren't reasonable weapons to begin with.  Trying to figure out uses for a light saber is like trying to come up with a scientifically plausible zombie plague.  It misses the point.  The reason there light sabers and zombies is because they are thematically appropriate.  Star Wars is about taking pop culture themes from the 1930's and '40s and bringing up to the modern age (well the late 70's and early 80's).  So you have swashbuckling Errol Flynn sword fights, WWII dogfights but in outer space.

[CountDeMoney]

Not all light sabres are constructed the same either, you know.  It's not like they all came off the same mold at Springfield.  JEEZ

[Sheilbh]

Found the various Phil Hughes tributes very moving the past few days

Poor Australia

[Ed Anger]

Hollywood will cock it up. The latter for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p16etiVC__U

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/B3ijyCuCYAA_zzZ.mp4

[Sheilbh]

Incidentally I've been searching for a decent obit for her, but can't find one but RIP P.D. James

This piece, from ConservativeHome about her novels is lovely and perceptive though:
http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2014/11/graeme-archer-in-memory-of-and-gratitude-for-baroness-pd-james.html?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

[mongers]

Yes, I was surprised so little tv or press coverage there has been on her passing.