How was your day?

[DarkGuitarLord]

Started the afternoon with some Star Wars Battlefront and capped the evening off by watching The Force Awakens. Overall good day!

 

[Dak]

Sounds like derivative torture.

 

[CiG]

Why do you hate fun so much?

 

[Dak]

If George Lucas was involved, you're getting ripped off. If getting ripped off is fun, guess I'm anti fun.

 

[CiG]

Getting your clothes ripped off is fun. I win.

 

[The Ozzman]

Sounds like derivative torture.

No, this is derivative torture:

 

[CiG]

Today was pretty cool. Hot as all fuck though. (35 degrees, convert it.)

Picked up some cassettes, cheap ones. Also, I have to namedrop @Omni for posting Riot a bunch of times which made me make a mental note to pick up a CD of theirs, which I did today finally.

Also picked up a cheap copy of The Simpsons season 2 on dvd. Commence beers and air-conditioning.

 

[The Butt]

I've never gotten into Star Wars. I guess I'm just one of those "Star Trek is way better" nerds. One of those people.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Only Riot album that's worth a damn is Thundersteel. Rest of their shit ranges from shit to mediocre.

 

[CiG]

Rock City is pretty great so far, so I can't agree at all. Also it's the only CD they had.

I've never gotten into Star Wars. I guess I'm just one of those "Star Trek is way better" nerds. One of those people.

Do you prefer the Star Trek films over the Star Wars films or are we comparing television series with films here?

 

[The Butt]

Just the franchises as a whole tbh. I just find Star Trek much more thought-provoking and intellectual, although admittedly some of the movies aren't much moreso than the Star Wars movies.

I don't DISLIKE Star Wars. I'd watch it if someone else put it on. But I wouldn't willingly do so myself.

 

[CiG]

I enjoy the Star Wars books and the original trilogy, plus the Christmas special but I will admit that Star Trek as an overall franchise is much more consistent in quality.

 

[The Butt]

Part of what I like about Star Trek too is that (at least with the TV series) a lot of the episodes are basically moral lessons wrapped up in a sci-fi package. It was very progressive and forward-thinking for its time, tackling stuff like racism, sexual orientation, etc.

 

[CiG]

Yeah I like that about it too, shit I really need to buy this shit and get my arse in gear.

 

[The Butt]

TNG recently got remastered for Bluray, with a box set also. Looks superb.

 

[SentinelSlain]

I know what you mean. I respect Star Trek a lot less having seen Forbidden Planet though. Gene Roddenberry totally ripped that film off. That film is a lot more watchable than you'd think, btw, it's even in colour.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

 

[requiem]

Started the afternoon with some Star Wars Battlefront and capped the evening off by watching The Force Awakens. Overall good day!

I saw The Force Awakens today too. Oh my god what a movie. In one fell swoop the entire crappy prequel trilogy has been wiped out and they're back on track. I was HUGELY impressed by Star Wars VII The Force Awakens. Great plot, wonderful and realistic effects (not like the cartoonish crap from the prequels) and amazing acting from everyone - no sign of lame duck blonde kids, teenagers and Jar Jar Binks. And the return of the old characters was sensational.

And I'll tell you exactly why it was great movie, because George Lucas wasn't allowed anywhere near it.

 

[DarkGuitarLord]

And I'll tell you exactly why it was great movie, because George Lucas wasn't allowed anywhere near it.

Makes all the difference...

 

[Omni]

Only Riot album that's worth a damn is Thundersteel. Rest of their shit ranges from shit to mediocre.

That's weird, since their first three albums are their best albums by quite a bit. Not that I expect to hear you agree.

 

[CiG]

He's a Gorguts fan.