tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post7160950567469043954..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: The Short End of Star WarsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-64116050217479698052015-12-19T14:46:55.811-06:002015-12-19T14:46:55.811-06:00Yes, in movies. I guess I had a lapse in situation...Yes, in movies. I guess I had a lapse in situational awareness to include shooting as one of the things I like. It was Westerns in my childhood.<br />Lee Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721969338069074639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-22524430864462720612015-12-19T09:28:44.242-06:002015-12-19T09:28:44.242-06:00Well, that is a lot of the fun of those movies, af...Well, that is a lot of the fun of those movies, after all. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-89131619840592528252015-12-18T23:37:45.020-06:002015-12-18T23:37:45.020-06:00I like fast spacecraft, loud noises and shooting, ...I like fast spacecraft, loud noises and shooting, and music which shakes the theater. (Maybe that's why I had to get hearing aids three or four weeks ago.)Lee Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721969338069074639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-5461003900084897842015-12-18T22:41:24.042-06:002015-12-18T22:41:24.042-06:00I've pretty much gotten out of the habit of wa...I've pretty much gotten out of the habit of watching television. Other than Doctor Who and random sporting events (mostly Premiere League or NHL games these days), I don't watch much at all. Not because I have any objection to television - there is a lot of good stuff on these days, actually - but simply because it's just fallen out of my life somehow. Not sure why.<br /><br />I am actually looking forward to the new Star Wars movie. The historian in me wants to see how they handle the one preview scene that intrigued me - the one where an old Han Solo says to a younger character that the old stories are all true. I love that kind of "I was there, kid" history storytelling. I just don't get the hoopla over the film beyond that. Out of touch, as I said. My guess is we'll see it sometime in January, after things settle down a bit.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-55023898066624270672015-12-18T16:06:32.055-06:002015-12-18T16:06:32.055-06:00I'm with you 100% on this. I.just.don't.ca...I'm with you 100% on this. I.just.don't.care. Even with franchises I actually like (Star Trek), I can't imagine waiting with bated breath for the next movie or sequel or whatever. If it comes, it comes. If not, life goes on. Chances are real good that I'll wait until it hits TV to see it anyway, so I may not be their target audience :)<br /><br />Interestingly, or maybe not, I get much more invested in weekly TV series than movies. Maybe I just need the continuity of a week-to-week storyline to keep my interest, as opposed to the year-to-year or decade-to-decade that movies and their sequels can take. In fact, when The Walking Dead comes back and is followed the next night by the new season of Better Call Saul, I'll be in couch potato heaven. Also, I am slightly geeked about the reboot of The X-Files coming next month. Gristle McThornbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975916963346215706noreply@blogger.com