She basically has evil versions of C3PO and R2D2 working for her.redline248 said:Is Dr Aphra that good of a character?Duncan Idaho said:
I just hope the wookie means we are getting a Dr Aphra series and that she is properly cast.
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Why i made the comment about casting her correctly.
As far as "is she a good character", to me it isn't so much the character as it is the possibilities for expanding the universe that the character opens up. A tomb raider/Indiana jones type character running around the galaxy hunting force artifacts for Darth Vader would be fun.
Also 0-0-0. The best droid in the star wars universe
As far as "is she a good character", to me it isn't so much the character as it is the possibilities for expanding the universe that the character opens up. A tomb raider/Indiana jones type character running around the galaxy hunting force artifacts for Darth Vader would be fun.
Also 0-0-0. The best droid in the star wars universe
Now I want it just for the triggered responses crying about diversityhelloimustbegoing said:Yesredline248 said:Is Dr Aphra that good of a character?Duncan Idaho said:
I just hope the wookie means we are getting a Dr Aphra series and that she is properly cast.
Duncan Idaho said:
Why i made the comment about casting her correctly.
As far as "is she a good character", to me it isn't so much the character as it is the possibilities for expanding the universe that the character opens up. A tomb raider/Indiana jones type character running around the galaxy hunting force artifacts for Darth Vader would be fun.
Also 0-0-0. The best droid in the star wars universe
I could see them using her to get Anakin's lightsaber to Maz and start answering some questions about the sequel trilogies. With rumors of a few OT characters making an appearance later this season I could see it happening.
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Didn't Mando stay with the Krill farmers for a couple months after defeating the AT-ST in Season 1 before the bounty hunters shoed up for Baby Yoda? Can't remember specifically.TCTTS said:
That's what I'm trying to figure out. Because I can't image that the two seasons of Mando so far spanned more than a few weeks - like maybe even just two or three, if that - and yeah, the beginning of this series is surely almost immediately after the season two Mando finale.
They could make her Roses mom.bluefire579 said:Now I want it just for the triggered responses crying about diversityhelloimustbegoing said:Yesredline248 said:Is Dr Aphra that good of a character?Duncan Idaho said:
I just hope the wookie means we are getting a Dr Aphra series and that she is properly cast.
They control hyperspace shipping routes. There's an episode of Clone Wars (might actually be the movie) where Palpatine and Dooku both have to ask permission from Jabba to use his routes to transport war materials.Madmarttigan said:
I have always wondered how a gigantic lard species that can barely move became criminal overlords.
I mean I know they have been in power for thousands of years, but how did they actually obtain the power since they are physically a worthless species. Could only be through some sort of technological superiority I would figure.
So did Lucas ever just come out and straight up say he just made dune into a more gimmicky, profitable franchise?bankshot11 said:They control hyperspace shipping routes. There's an episode of Clone Wars (might actually be the movie) where Palpatine and Dooku both have to ask permission from Jabba to use his routes to transport war materials.Madmarttigan said:
I have always wondered how a gigantic lard species that can barely move became criminal overlords.
I mean I know they have been in power for thousands of years, but how did they actually obtain the power since they are physically a worthless species. Could only be through some sort of technological superiority I would figure.
Lucas had very little to do with that Clone Wars plot line.
In Legends the Hutts were much more physically capable than Jabba. They are also very intelligent and live a long time so are able to gather the wealth necessary to pay people for protection.Madmarttigan said:
I have always wondered how a gigantic lard species that can barely move became criminal overlords.
I mean I know they have been in power for thousands of years, but how did they actually obtain the power since they are physically a worthless species. Could only be through some sort of technological superiority I would figure.
Yeah but I think the core of the question is "how?" Obviously they're very powerful now, but how did they come to control the hyperspace routes.
Hell I'd watch that show for sure.
Hell I'd watch that show for sure.
The part about being very intelligent makes sense, especially since Jabba was immune from Luke's Jedi mind tricks. It also could help explain how they initially gained power.powerbelly said:In Legends the Hutts were much more physically capable than Jabba. They are also very intelligent and live a long time so are able to gather the wealth necessary to pay people for protection.Madmarttigan said:
I have always wondered how a gigantic lard species that can barely move became criminal overlords.
I mean I know they have been in power for thousands of years, but how did they actually obtain the power since they are physically a worthless species. Could only be through some sort of technological superiority I would figure.
On the actual episode (since I was so critical of the first), it was definitely a ton better. Some of my initial criticisms regarding story, acting, and visuals are still there but this episode did a lot better. I'm now more excited about where it goes.
Over the span of a lot of the collateral material - obviously most of it reserved for "Legends" status now, you've had Hutts who were resistant to the Force, claims that their hides are so tough that they can take a blaster bolt point blank and not be hurt too bad, and if you believe the Old Republic game, they used to be sizeably larger and more mobile.
In the Han Solo novels by AC Cripsin (RIP), there's a great Hutt on Hutt fight scene that is pretty savage. Use their tales to beat the **** out of another.
In the Han Solo novels by AC Cripsin (RIP), there's a great Hutt on Hutt fight scene that is pretty savage. Use their tales to beat the **** out of another.
We’re now 25 years into Star Wars trying and failing to make convincing CGI Jabba the Hutts. Enough is enough!https://t.co/4yHCr8cN6m
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) January 6, 2022
The bend in the platform and the pain of the people carrying them seemed real enough.
They gotta be drawing straws to see who gets to play the drums instead.
They gotta be drawing straws to see who gets to play the drums instead.
I thought those 2 looked OK
This goes for A LOT of CGI.TCTTS said:We’re now 25 years into Star Wars trying and failing to make convincing CGI Jabba the Hutts. Enough is enough!https://t.co/4yHCr8cN6m
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) January 6, 2022
TCTTS said:We’re now 25 years into Star Wars trying and failing to make convincing CGI Jabba the Hutts. Enough is enough!https://t.co/4yHCr8cN6m
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) January 6, 2022
I don't know how Hutts feel in general, but I wouldn't want to sit like that with my sister.
I Have Spoken said:TCTTS said:We’re now 25 years into Star Wars trying and failing to make convincing CGI Jabba the Hutts. Enough is enough!https://t.co/4yHCr8cN6m
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) January 6, 2022
I don't know how Hutts feel in general, but I wouldn't want to sit like that with my sister.
They ****
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Yep. Just check out the Hutt category on pornhub if you don't believe it
DannyDuberstein said:
Yep. Just check out the Hutt category on pornhub if you don't believe it
Are y'all watching it in 4K? On my 50" 1080p plasma TV, I do not notice the CGI as much. Benefit of watching at the lower resolution.
My one gripe of the episode, putting the thrust vector well above the center of gravity of the train car is a poor design.
My one gripe of the episode, putting the thrust vector well above the center of gravity of the train car is a poor design.
Younger hutts (in legends) we're much more lithe. There was a Tales of Jabbas Palace where Jabba was young and saved Ephant Mons life during a mission.
Totally agree, I thought they looked great. I think some critics just have a "I know it's CGI so I'll make an issue of it" gene in their bodies. These are 2 Hutts in broad daylight, full on shot. Jabba was never in anything more than shadow and you only saw his full body a few times.redline248 said:
I thought those 2 looked OK
I was more feeling bad for the rodent that he kept wiping his sweat off with versus noticing the cgi.
The TR's are really good at concealing their #'s. I feel like the same 12-15 got killed a couple of times in this episode, but it finishes with at least as many as in Ep 1
Big improvement with episode two. That was awesome.
I loved getting some Tusken Raider lore. Also I love the idea of the Hutts being like made men in the mafia.
Excited to see where this goes.
I loved getting some Tusken Raider lore. Also I love the idea of the Hutts being like made men in the mafia.
Excited to see where this goes.
TCTTS said:
If I have my math/sources correct, the "present day" story is roughly five years after the "flashbacta" story, correct? Five years between Jedi and The Mandalorian, and then maybe a few weeks since the beginning of The Mandalorian to now? Or has it been longer since the beginning of Mando?
There is zero chance you came up with that term yourself.
Brian Earl Spilner said:TCTTS said:
If I have my math/sources correct, the "present day" story is roughly five years after the "flashbacta" story, correct? Five years between Jedi and The Mandalorian, and then maybe a few weeks since the beginning of The Mandalorian to now? Or has it been longer since the beginning of Mando?
There is zero chance you came up with that term yourself.
Ha, check the time stamp on my first post after the second episode (where I used that term for the first time). 1:54 AM Pacific. The episode ended around 12:50 AM Pacific. Which means someone else would have had to coin it online, use it in the hour between when the episode ended and when I posted my reaction, and I would have had to have seen it, all basically in the middle of the night. You know part of my job is getting paid to write, right? In other words, every so often, I am, indeed, actually capable of coining something clever.
Now I'm just suspicious you saw it early tbh
Flashback? More like flashbacta
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More like a flashbacta tank! #BookofBobaFett
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The fact that the 1st episode of The Book of Boba Fett wasn’t titled “Flashbacta” was a missed opportunity.
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Just goes to show there are other fellow immensely clever geniuses out there.
That said, how would I have even seen/searched for those tweets beforehand, from some random people I don't follow? Not to mention, I always go out of my way to credit sources, post links, say I heard [whatever] on Twitter, etc. So why would I suddenly want credit for some random throw-away term on a message board about a Star Wars show? If I cribbed it from someone, I would have said as much.
Also, for the record, you post stuff all the time from Reddit, be it memes and sometimes copied and pasted text, without saying where it came from, or even implying you got it from somewhere else, as if you don't mind people thinking any of it's yours. So, you know, you're one to talk.
That said, how would I have even seen/searched for those tweets beforehand, from some random people I don't follow? Not to mention, I always go out of my way to credit sources, post links, say I heard [whatever] on Twitter, etc. So why would I suddenly want credit for some random throw-away term on a message board about a Star Wars show? If I cribbed it from someone, I would have said as much.
Also, for the record, you post stuff all the time from Reddit, be it memes and sometimes copied and pasted text, without saying where it came from, or even implying you got it from somewhere else, as if you don't mind people thinking any of it's yours. So, you know, you're one to talk.