I feel the same. I have evolved more and more away from being able to enjoy episodic TV shows. Ever since the likes of The Shield and Breaking Bad, I want every show I watch to be more like an elongated movie spread out over seasons. I feel ripped off with filler episodes.Cromagnum said:
That episode was lame. Wish we could get away from these and have more that connects the story together. It just felt like filler.
Apache said:
Random thoughts about this episode:
*How did the guys that pulled the old "rope across the path" trick get to where they were? They walked out there without a ship or speeder nearby? C'mon.
*No way the ecosystem the spider creatures inhabit has enough food to feed them all.
*Since we're going with the Alien vibe, maybe the Fish Thing's eggs burst out of Baby Yoda at some point.
Apache said:
*No way the ecosystem the spider creatures inhabit has enough food to feed them all.
When TPM came out (pre-booking seats), my ex-wife and I were standing in line for a couple of hours waiting to get into the theater. Two nerds behind us debated almost the entirety of that time if an F-16 could take an X-Wing in a dogfight. Like, seriously getting into it to the point of getting a little testy with another.redline248 said:
This is from wiki, which doesn't really address the reason for ever closing them, just the advantage of openingQuote:
The T-65B X-wing's distinctive strike foils or "S-foils" are opened and closed by powerful servo motors in the spacecraft. When in the open or 'attack' position, they provided a greater range of fire to the laser cannons mounted on the end of each wing. They also serve to distribute energy to enlarge the deflector shield, shed waste heat, and function as stabilizer surfaces during air travel
A 4 year old reddit thread discusses this very question and suggests that the closed position is to easier route energy to the engines when the weapons don't need it.
That was me and Brian Earl Spilner. And we actually got into a fist fight after the movie about why Captain Tarpals was not promoted to General ahead of Jar Jar Binks. We were pretty pissed off because some freakazoid giant woman sat in front of us and we missed the first 2 laps of the pod race until the usher got us booster seats.YouBet said:
When TPM came out (pre-booking seats), my ex-wife and I were standing in line for a couple of hours waiting to get into the theater. Two nerds behind us debated almost the entirety of that time if an F-16 could take an X-Wing in a dogfight. Like, seriously getting into it to the point of getting a little testy with another.
Also, my ex-wife was 6'0 tall and was pretty much the only woman in line with me and a bunch of straight dorks. She was basically a unicorn and every dork in there was practically drooling over her because she stood out so much.
Funny damn day and was probably more entertaining than the actual movie.
#starwarsmemories
In a galaxy where this exists ...Quote:
*No way the ecosystem the spider creatures inhabit has enough food to feed them all.
If you're replying to the previous post, that's not a desert planet.bluefire579 said:
Honestly, I'd think an ice planet more capable than a desert planet, considering there's ample water, and it's been shown that places like Europa can maintain a sea under that ice due to gravitational pull and underwater vents that can potentially support large form life.
But also, it's Star Wars, so you know, space wizards and such
I was replying to the general concept, referencing back to episode 1 where a massive karyt dragon somehow subsists on banthas that seem to be a small fraction of their weight. I'm well aware, that's the asteroid in ESBPatAg said:If you're replying to the previous post, that's not a desert planet.bluefire579 said:
Honestly, I'd think an ice planet more capable than a desert planet, considering there's ample water, and it's been shown that places like Europa can maintain a sea under that ice due to gravitational pull and underwater vents that can potentially support large form life.
But also, it's Star Wars, so you know, space wizards and such
MuckRaker96 said:That was me and Brian Earl Spilner. And we actually got into a fist fight after the movie about why Captain Tarpals was not promoted to General ahead of Jar Jar Binks. We were pretty pissed off because some freakazoid giant woman sat in front of us and we missed the first 2 laps of the pod race until the usher got us booster seats.YouBet said:
When TPM came out (pre-booking seats), my ex-wife and I were standing in line for a couple of hours waiting to get into the theater. Two nerds behind us debated almost the entirety of that time if an F-16 could take an X-Wing in a dogfight. Like, seriously getting into it to the point of getting a little testy with another.
Also, my ex-wife was 6'0 tall and was pretty much the only woman in line with me and a bunch of straight dorks. She was basically a unicorn and every dork in there was practically drooling over her because she stood out so much.
Funny damn day and was probably more entertaining than the actual movie.
#starwarsmemories
Brian Earl Spilner said:
Someday, before we're both dead, I would like to see a Star Wars movie in the theater with you. Preferably a new one, and I'm sure those aren't done forever yet.
Pretty cool (also a little scary). Is this the first show that has ever used this technology? I assume so since it's ILM?Duncan Idaho said:
Pretty good watch on the Volume
I'm still seeing games get released on Steam using it even today. Some of them using OLD versions of it on purpose just to recreate nostalgia.Duncan Idaho said:
I think it is the first with this holistic approach. They did a lot of similar work with the Jungle Book but it was kind of piecemeal.
The part I find absolutely insane is the fact that there isn't a license fee for using the unreal engine.
There isn't a license fee but they do have a royalty structure for games. Some other applications of the software may have a licensing fee.Duncan Idaho said:
I think it is the first with this holistic approach. They did a lot of similar work with the Jungle Book but it was kind of piecemeal.
The part I find absolutely insane is the fact that there isn't a license fee for using the unreal engine.
They do use the Unreal Engine, but I thought you do have to pay to use it. maybe I am remembering wrong thoughYouBet said:I'm still seeing games get released on Steam using it even today. Some of them using OLD versions of it on purpose just to recreate nostalgia.Duncan Idaho said:
I think it is the first with this holistic approach. They did a lot of similar work with the Jungle Book but it was kind of piecemeal.
The part I find absolutely insane is the fact that there isn't a license fee for using the unreal engine.
[I'm assuming you are referring to the Unreal Engine and not calling this technology unreal as an adjective.]
Overthinking nerd here.
powerbelly said:There isn't a license fee but they do have a royalty structure for games. Some other applications of the software may have a licensing fee.Duncan Idaho said:
I think it is the first with this holistic approach. They did a lot of similar work with the Jungle Book but it was kind of piecemeal.
The part I find absolutely insane is the fact that there isn't a license fee for using the unreal engine.
Real time production is in its infancy right now so there's no real money to be made on their end, games is where their revenue source is for now.bluefire579 said:
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/faq
For anyone who wants to read. Reading that, it's my understanding that non-games items are included, but I'm neither a lawyer nor a filmmaker, so I'm not going to dig too deeply into that aspect of it. It does seem that the royalty-free aspect is more for small/indy filmmakers, though.
Yeah, games is my expertise, so I know that side, but the filmmaking part had always just been in the back of my mind as something they do that I don't really pay attention to.fig96 said:Real time production is in its infancy right now so there's no real money to be made on their end, games is where their revenue source is for now.bluefire579 said:
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/faq
For anyone who wants to read. Reading that, it's my understanding that non-games items are included, but I'm neither a lawyer nor a filmmaker, so I'm not going to dig too deeply into that aspect of it. It does seem that the royalty-free aspect is more for small/indy filmmakers, though.
So for now it's free with tons of resources so they can get people using in it production for small indie type projects, doesn't cost them much to support that. Then as those people move into bigger projects and as the technology becomes mainstream...cha-ching.
Source: we've looked into the potential for real time rendering for my short film project
