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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 04:11 PM) And I was willing to buy the end of the Jedi as a lesson for their mistakes and the starting of something else. It would be an acknowledgment that the Jedi rules themselves led to Anakin's downfall and Ben's downfall. Then we got to "and I am not the last Jedi". Sort of on the same thread as this, something caught my attention during Luke’s version of the flashback. He said when he woke up that Kylo had taken some apprentices with him, and killed the rest. So where are the force users that he took with him?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 02:27 PM) So my theory on Finn/Rose is this. When Rey returns, she looks to Finn, she sees him with Rose. You could see that there was some conflict in Rey about this. If you look back to the Vader story line, one of his main inner conflicts was his love for Padme and the fact that as a Jedi he couldnt. Will they develop it? Who knows. Some of the "cameo" of character scenes were somewhat unnecessary. Kanata is fine, Phamsa was just for a Finn battle. The secret plan was kind of odd, unless there is some sort of idea that maybe someone is spying on them. I feel like Rey meeting Poe at the end was foreshadowing a relationship between them.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 02:09 PM) I think that a lot of the problems people have with this movie is that it ultimately is moving away from black/white to grey. For example, the casino scene. The purpose (besides for the Rose/Finn story line which may impact Rey in the future) was to show that the people who sold weapons to the New Order, sold weapons to the Resistance. Personally I think the movie was fine. I think that if I was 5 I wouldnt have such a critical take on things like "Why was Snoke not developed", when in reality the Emperor had almost 0 backstory in 4-6. I think what the movie did best, was give actual moments where the viewer was not 100% sure what the outcome was going to be. And I think that the whole "First Order is stupid" is basically no different than the Empire. Snoke was the brains, the rest of them are just supposed to be idiot yes men. What has Hux done to show that he has any sort of leadership capabilities? Now that Snoke is gone, Kylo is the new supreme leader. He is basically a teenager with no real leadership experience. Either way I thought the movie was entertaining. I think that since some people have had 30+ ears to dissect every aspect of this world, that expectations were immensely high and that there was no way to get away with writing a pseudo Empire. So instead it gave us a different path, one where the apprentice turns on the master much earlier but isnt redeemed. One where the world is less black and white and more complicated. Right now you are looking at a final confrontation presumably of Kylo v Rey. I think this is leading to the idea that the force is beyond the path of the Jedi or the Sith. And that is what Rey represents, which is why her attunement to the force is different. I can get behind this. I guess it will be interesting to see Kylo Rens path now that he doesnt have Snoke guiding him and controlling him. My quarrels with the movie rest largely with a lot of the throwaway stuff they put in. Finn and Rose, Maz Kanata, Captain Phasma, Holdo's secret escape plan that she had to hide from the 50 people left alive. The script should have and could have been a lot tighter. That being said, i didnt hate it. I didnt love it, but i did like it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 10:14 AM) Ben Finfer is out at ESPN https://www.facebook.com/bfinfer/posts/10155891191009857 It is unfortunate that an anti trump tweet did him in, but he should have known better. He isnt the first ABC/ESPN/Disney employee to get punished for doing something like that

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 06:55 AM) He already has 2 bad knees. 3rd base is a reaction position. The ball come at you much quicker. Many plays require 1 or 2 steps . SS you have to range many steps into the hole or up the middle not to mention facing sliding runners when turning a DP. On 2 bad knees thats a lot of extra stressful steps and on the DP contact with runners much more often than you get at 3rd base. Machado has two bad knees? That’s news to me

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 07:40 AM) This is a major change that Disney wanted. A shift from philosophical based movies from Lucas (episodes 1,2,3 went too far that way) to action movies. Action sells better than the philosophy. Even at the end of this movie Yoda tells Luke that the force is changing when the Jedi library is destroyed. I disagree with you that 1,2,3 were more philosophical than action

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 07:17 AM) Saw what? Early-childhood memories that Rey doesn't have? She had some memories, she remembered when they dropped her off and their ship left. Maybe there were some blocked memories he saw I dunno it’s all strange. They are leaving it out there for people to think about

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 10:25 PM) This seems like one of those situations that the deadline has to be a better payoff for BALT: 1) His stats last year were so pedestrian compared to prior years, he was within 0.7 of Yolmer...the Orioles HAVE to be expecting a statistical rebound 2) What matches are there right now from the contending teams (that have a surplus of minor league talent they're willing to part with) where they desperately need to overpay to get him right now? 3) Which of those teams is willing to play him at SS and risk an injury, thus POTENTIALLY getting nothing back in return at the deadline if they can't sign him long-term (and odds are incredibly high against an extension NOW just because of #1, he has to be betting on himself rebounding offensively and playing SS at a high level defensively AND staying healthy) and he gets hurt. Why does playing SS create more of an injury risk than playing 3B?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 08:06 PM) Meanwhile, in the Panthers game, the receivers left ass cheek hit the ground a split second before his right cheek and they found that enough to overturn a call for a touchdown. Riveron has to go. He has made some dreadful calls this season

They said this trilogy was going to end the Skywalker saga, but it’s over pretty much. I really don’t feel like Kylo will be redeemed

Greg Gabriel despises Loggains and Hub thinks he isn’t an NFL level playcaller. Following those two on twitter yesterday was funny

This trade was epic in 2008

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 09:05 AM) Season 3 I’m a big fan of White Christmas, Playtest, and Shut up and Dance

I was surprised they didn’t kill off Leia. That’s gonna be a rough one

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 07:46 PM) Not much activity on twitter tonight. Only interesting thing I saw was someone claiming that the Orioles want to wrap this up by the end of the weekend. I think everyone saw Nightengales tweet with “#Cubs” and closed their computers like Ed Norton, then went out

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 07:01 PM) It took like 4 google searches, many of which turned up the town of Moore, Texas, and Roy Moore getting support from Texans. A link just woulda been nice. Four whole google searches the horror (I googled “moore to Texas” and it was the first article on the page under 3 tweets)

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 06:27 PM) I don't even know who Moore is from the name and now have to go look this up. Oh no how will you ever survive

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 04:26 PM) Ok, i f***ing love Black Mirror How far are you

Pai was interviewed today and said that everyone was proven wrong about the repeal ruining the internet because they could tweet today

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 11:53 AM) Chavez? Eric. The previous standard bearer for ridiculously long threads that ended with absolutely nothing happening

Guys, we have a long long ways to go before we hit CespedesTalk or ChavezTalk. Im kind of disappointed in all of you. speculate more please

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 05:16 PM) If there is any truth to these rumors, I disagree. I would feel much better if as soon as the 72 hr window non-existence tweet came out, then Hahn pulled his offer and there was a report that they were out on Machado. Zero reason to give up ANYTHING without an extension in place. Nothing has happened. NOTHING

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 04:57 PM) One can only hope that Angelos and JR are good chums and Angelos saves JR from his own inept FO. Hearing what I have today, I have lost an incredible amount of faith in the FO to see the rebuild through and do it right. They are trying a shortcut. If they don't think they can compete with other markets for Machado's services on the open market, then they should cross him out as an option and move the f*** on to other options, because bringing him here, I'm 99% sure will change nothing. I mean, we have absolutely zero idea what has been discussed, if the Sox are being used to drive up bargaining, which players were offered, how serious any of this is. Losing faith in the front office due to winter meeting speculation is laughable

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 03:12 PM) Trump wont like this, but I doubt he is willing to anger Murdoch who was personally involved in the sale. That being said there are some interesting clauses about what Disney has to pay Fox if the deal is killed by the DOJ. 2.5B. No small chunk of change

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 11:41 AM) Original, pre-Lucas editing copies? yep. Lucas sold the rights to Fox before it hit big Every movie franchise that Disney has acquired from Fox