Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!jeffh From: jeffh@brl-tgr.ARPA (Jeff Hanes ) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: a gauntlet accepted: fixes to 1999, Galactica Message-ID: <11361@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 13:51:08 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.11361 Posted: Mon Jul 1 13:51:08 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 05:06:41 EDT References: <419@carina.noao.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 64 > SECTION 3: CattleCar Badactica (Uh sorry) > > c: Make the cylons aliens, for gosh sakes. I recall reading the tie-in to the original show (I have forgotten the author). In it, the cylons *were* aliens, though a rather peculiar sort. > SECTION 2: My most despised scene in STAR WARS III > > You know the one I'm talking about: Vader Wimps Out. They should > have never taken off his mask ... Ah yes, with this event all of my childhood hopes and aspirations were dashed to the ground. Darth was my hero, my role model. I was one of the millions of high school students (I have since outgrown that affliction) who watched enthralled as this impressive figure ruthlessly eliminated his foes ... until that skinny, upstart farm-boy shot him out of the air (vacuum?). Later, of course, I realized that the Darth we saw in "Star Wars" was not the true Darth Vader. In "Star Wars" he occasionally shows emotion; he actually seems to *care* about what those puny humans (Darth is above humanity, of course) are doing around him. In "Empire" we see the true Darth; cold, implacable, secure in the knowledge that his schemes will succeed, using those puny humans as tools to further said schemes. Of course, his plans *do* succeed (except for losing that annoying farm-boy), and all is well with the galaxy. Then came "Return of the Jedi." More of the real Darth (how nicely he manipulated that puppet emperor). Then the dastardly farm-boy shows up. Darth not only loses the duel (everyone has an occasional off-day), but he loses his ideals, and thus, his integrity ... I went home thoroughly dejected. How *could* Lucas have done this to the hero of these films? It wasn't supposed to be a tragedy. I guess we all need an occasional story of lost hope and demolished dreams. How *should* "Return of the Jedi" have ended? Well- that insipid farm-boy should have given in to Darth's superior abilities. the rebels should have been decimated (in the original, Latin sense), and forced to begin anew (thus paving the way for a third movie trilogy -- and further triumphs for Darth Vader). most important -- the ewoks should have been thoroughly eradicated ... just on general principles. PS- sorry about the delay in this response; i've been on vacation. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Fantum Straynger <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Nothing is a lie if you define your terms properly USnail: 508 Wheel Rd. UUCP: {seismo,decvax,unc}!brl-bmd!jeffh Bel Air, MD 21014 ARPA: