The unsung hero who made the original Star Wars worth watching.

Multiplane camera

Hey, I get that reference!

Home battery backup was my first thought here. First I’ve thought about it. I wonder how much it would cost vs comparable commercial solution.

I’m too lazy to make the meme, myself, so imagine an image of Zack Morris looking confused, and the text, “I thought it came from boxing?”

Abomination!

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Not sure if it counts as a movie, but I’ve loved Rich Little’s Christmas Carol for decades. Rich Little was/is a master impersonator and he plays all the major roles in A Christmas Carol with characters that would have been well known back in the 1970s. W. C. Fields as Scrooge. Richard Nixon as Marley. Johnny Carson as Freddie. You get the idea. It was my favorite version of that story until The Muppets, and still ranks as my second favorite.

Edit: you can find it on YouTube

ED209 from Robocop was my first thought

I’ve already seen it done better than they could ever put on, although I’d love to watch the lard orange attempt to enter the arena in Auntie’s zipline throne.

"Authorities believe an osprey, a fish-eating bird of prey, was flying overhead when it dropped its catch midflight.

“The fish struck power lines, producing sparks that ignited dry grass below, triggering the fire.”

I mean, they seem to have that last part down.

I played the Atari version, which was actually properly licensed through Paramount. Great game, still fun (can be played via emulator). Coincidentally, I recently started an attempt at recreating it in Python, after decades of good intentions.

One of the most astute comments I’ve ever read.

One thing that makes Western militaries so deadly is their usage of merit vs social position to gain leadership. Oops. I mean “was.”

Nobody expects the GoG inquisition!

Of similar theme, Netflix has a new half hour documentary called “The Quilters” about some prisoners who make quilts for foster children. Good stuff.

Am I the only one to suddenly hear the Star Trek theme song in their head just as I finished the post description?

I’ve just recently started playing through Wasteland 3. Been trying to start up Civ VI, but it appears as though Steam has broken it on my Mac, so I will need an alternative alternative. Maybe something from my Epic or GOG library, so my kids don’t leave me out of luck when they want to use the Steam library, too.

In that case, it’s probably best to ask for double!