• ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    How do crossword writers make those perfect square crosswords with every letter in two words, after you fill in enough words how do you not get to a point where there are no words that fit

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    20 hours ago

    I feel like in 2074 we’re still going to be circulating this exact image

  • Akuchimoya@startrek.website
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    20 hours ago

    I make the argument that Star Wars is not science fiction, rather a fantasy that takes place in space. Science and technology do not drive the stories, nor are they the solutions to the problems that arise. They are incidental and could just as well be replaced with actual magic. They tried to go the other way by explaining the force with midiclorians… Which was accepted by basically no one.

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      11 hours ago

      Bro, you got some weird brain worms. Not considering Star Wars as science fiction based on some technical hubbub is like calling Trump a communist because he the reginality of caucus results in his disposition to yearn for the masses. That ain’t real life. This is science, bitch. Get with the God damn. It is as it are and be so it will do, so it shall.

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      If this is old enough, that distinction didn’t exist… at least not in popular discourse. Lasers and shit was SciFi, even if it had magic or whatever.

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    1 day ago

    TIL the NY Times Crossword isn’t a Cryptic.

    Which personally is a good thing, because I’ve always been terrible at cryptic crosswords. But I’m now a lot less impressed by anyone who says they complete the NY Times crossword…

  • Tattorack@lemmy.world
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    The real, most trolling cruelty here is that if you say “Star Wars” you can’t have “It’s a trap!”

    And Star Trek fans will have to endure a Star Wars meme staining their choice.

  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    They both started good but got progressively worse with each revival until J. J. Abrams destroyed them both.

    I’ll always be more of a Star Wars fan, though, since I grew up in a time when Star Wars was still good but Star Trek was already going down the toilet.

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      Hmm. I can’t imagine exactly when that is. Both of them have kinda been swirling the drain off-and-on since their inceptions. Star Trek’s OG series has as many absolutely terrible episodes as great ones. This is Star Trek’s MO. TNG and DS9 are some of the more consistent Trek series, but even those have their share of bad episodes. The movies are also a mixed bag. Nu-Trek is just awful, but at least the IP has redeemed itself somewhat with Strange New Worlds and the Lower Decks.

      The first Star Wars is only good thanks to some fantastic editing and effects. Empire is the only legitimately great Star Wars movie. Then the Ewoks arrived and it’s been downhill since then with maybe the exception of some of the newer series (Mandalorian, Andor) that I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch since I’ve been nothing but disappointed with Star Wars since I went to see the prequels in the theaters when they came out. I’m sorry, but whatever weird cultural significance the prequels have ironically managed to attain, they are awful movies and do nothing but shit on the already-tarnished legacy of the franchise. Then, the sequels doubled-down and made Star Wars completely unwatchable. Maybe some of the newer series are pretty good, I’ll probably never find out.

      • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
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        20 hours ago

        As someone who hates all of star wars outside of the original trilogy, and even then, is sick to death of the trilogy and the star wars IP as a whole; please watch Andor.

        It’s just incredible sci-fi that happens to take place in star wars, and it’s extremely relevant to our current times in a way no other show has really captured. It’s extremely well written, shot, scored, acted… It’s probably my favorite sci-fi thing ever, not just my favorite star wars media, and I’m a picky bastard.

        It was so good I bought a bluray of it. It was even good enough to make me curious if the Mandalorian was comparable (it was not, not even close).

        I really, strongly recommend you give it a shot despite the star wars label, I’d recommend sailing the high seas or grabbing the bluray of season 1 to avoid needing a Disney+ subscription.

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            I’ll happily vouch for it too. The writing is emotional, well acted and painfully poignant in our current world, to the point that I’m surprised Disney even let them make the commentary they did. It could easily stand alone divorced from the Star Wars setting.