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jakez4ut said:
i wish/want all star wars movies to be made like Rogue one. a touch of comedy. dark. large scope. self contained story, with arching story lines that can go other places, and overlap some characters that were introduced.

that movie was as close to perfect as you could get imo.

TFA had all the feelz. Solo was fun, can't take it too seriously, though i liked the little cliffhanger it presented at the end. would like to see where that could go....

i've gone back and watched TLJ, and find myself liking it more having watched it again, but the first impression wasn't great.

as a bridge for a big story, nothing touches Empire. perfect sequel for a trilogy that had a purpose.....which is one of my issues with the final trilogy...felt like they were making it up as they went. they started it, w/no real clue of where it was gonna wind up.....the series could have ended after TLJ really......
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Plus Rogue One brought this guy back, my favorite all-time character.
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Solo was really good too. I think people got turned off because of Last Jedi fallout, and people just couldn't buy someone playing Han Solo other than Harrison Ford.
 
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jakez4ut said:
liked, then unliked. so there.

but yeah, when she woke up on that pier with it attached to her face...i was like "i'm out".....
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shoney said:
Plus Rogue One brought this guy back, my favorite all-time character.
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Solo was really good too. I think people got turned off because of Last Jedi fallout, and people just couldn't buy someone playing Han Solo other than Harrison Ford.
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yeah, that scene at the end....yeah, i liked all that.
 
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Glitch said:
There was a Creepshow episode modeled after a Stephen King short story called the raft. It has always stuck in my brain and kept me from swimming in lakes for a long time as a kid.

Edit: The monster was just an oily looking blob that floated on the surface of the water and wrecked stupid kids that swam in the lake.
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jakez4ut said:
so if we're not getting Hardy, and Beckwith and wideman ?marks, what do we do with those last two spots should those top targets bail?

wait til spring and see about transfers? bring in Williamson and Miller?

add them to 21?

any other '20 kids we could want and get?
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Once they shut down the Penn State program the innocent players will be free to transfer without penalty. Could scoop a couple there.
 
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shoney said:
Plus Rogue One brought this guy back, my favorite all-time character.
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Solo was really good too. I think people got turned off because of Last Jedi fallout, and people just couldn't buy someone playing Han Solo other than Harrison Ford.
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They just rushed it out too close to everything else. Probably would have done well if they hadn't dumped it so close to the other movies.
 
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shoney said:
Plus Rogue One brought this guy back, my favorite all-time character.
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Solo was really good too. I think people got turned off because of Last Jedi fallout, and people just couldn't buy someone playing Han Solo other than Harrison Ford.
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Solo was the best Star Wars film since Empire. It was fun, well developed with criss-crosses and twists and decent effects. I didn't cuss at any cheap merchandising ploys or laugh at the stupidity of a character. I even have a low opinion of Ron Howard as a director but he pulled it off.
 
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Glitch said:
There was a Creepshow episode modeled after a Stephen King short story called the raft. It has always stuck in my brain and kept me from swimming in lakes for a long time as a kid.

Edit: The monster was just an oily looking blob that floated on the surface of the water and wrecked stupid kids that swam in the lake.
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Best part was when the perv laid the girl down to check out some tiddys and the monster sucked her through the float. 😂

The best skit of that movie - which like 8 year old me saw in the theatres thanks to my parents owning a movie theatre in Massachusetts - was the hitch hiking one. “Thanks for the ride lady! Thanks for the ride.”
 
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RiotVol said:
I got to help excavate a mammoth on the Clanton Ranch, and we'd go drink in Tombstone in the evenings. That was a career highlight for me.
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Tombstone Brewing Co. has some good beer. Recently opened a few years ago.

Tucson Brew scene is getting good. Much more options nowadays than a few years ago.

Love going to Bisbee to drink good beer and people watch. St. Elmo's is my go to spot. Esp during the summer when it is much cooler up there.

Haven't hit up the Phx local brews too much yet. Only been to 4 Peaks and Huss.
 
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Sleegro said:
Lots of Star Wars junkies hate it because they're in their feelings about what they think some fictional characters "should" be doing. Maybe some of Luke's "well established narratives" needed to evolve. Maybe it's good they didn't blow up a 4th version of the death star. I enjoyed that it wasn't just some rehash of the same narratives. I do like the sadder ones a lot. But I like New Hope, Force Awakens, Rise of Skywalker and Solo a lot too. I don't even hate the prequels. I enjoyed them. But Empire, Rogue 1 and Last Jedi stand out to me because of their differences and how well done the stories are.
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Disclaimer: If you don't care a lick for Star Wars, just breeze on by.

I just don't get the "well done story" part. It doesn't even stand up to the very propositions it puts forth.

-Am I supposed to sacrifice myself to save my friends or not? If not, is it a good idea to try and kill both of us in my effort to stop you? Holdo? Sure. Luke? Why not. Finn? No way!
-Should I let the past die or keep holding onto it? I'm gonna burn those silly texts with my force ghost lightning bolt! Just kidding. Rey has them on the Falcon. But that old tree had to go.
-Should I clarify my intentions to my crew to at least ease their concerns or just pull the rank trope and deepen the misunderstanding?
-Should I call back the bombers myself or just let them go and blame my subordinate for the failure?
-Should I hyperspace my ship into this bigger ship and make everyone who has ever seen a Star Wars movie wonder why they never tried that before (and force future filmmakers into retconning this decision)?
-Should we use shuttles to get more shuttles and everyone can fly off in different directions, or should we go to a casino and let out the animals that will just be recaptured while ignoring the slave children who work around the very same pens? Well, our friends are screwed, but we had a pretty good laugh that we ruined someone's morning rounding up their race camels.
-Do lasers arc in space? I know it's a Star Wars movie, and they always take liberties with things like this, but I just didn't understand the point of this one.

And your favorite:
Should I save my nephew since I'm his teacher and uncle and responsible for his well-being? And I know he's not completely turned yet, but I'm not going to bother trying to get him back despite the entirety of episode VII where he's still trying to convince himself he's "all bad" (which is later on in the story). I'm also going to ignore the part where in the first three movies of the franchise I establish that I'll gladly risk my life to save loved ones, friends, allies, people I barely know, somebody that asked for help from someone else, my estranged father who killed children and spent most of his career hunting down and killing Jedi, and anyone else who might happen by. But my nephew? Screw that guy. Also screw those guys I helped in the first three movies. They can get impaled and fall in a hole for all I care.

If someone enjoyed it as a popcorn flick, that's fine. It's got plot holes, franchise holes, and even holes in the very themes it puts forth. It's visually pretty good, but I really don't get the argument that it's well done.
 
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jakez4ut said:
no considering moving those 2 picks to 21 and sign 27 next cycle?
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Umm..you, can't?

It's a 25 hard cap, 2 year average. So for the '21 class you'd be starting at 23 if you moved 2 forward...

My understanding of how it all works.
'19 class we ended up with 24 (2 to transfers, 1 to walk on, 1 given back for McBride)
'20 class we're sitting at 23 (2 in transfers)

So the assumed max in '20 class is 26 (24+ 26 = 25 average). If we don't use the full 26 and just sign the last 2 commits and finish at 25 (counting Cade/Jones in that 25) then we'd have 25 for '21 class, and the +1 we gained would likely be back counted to the '20 class when a PWO was awarded a scholarship.

I don't know without having all the data the coaching staff has...but I'm not sure counting 2 on the '21 class helps us in anyway sign 27 in the '22 class (next cycle I assume you're referencing).
 
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WriterVol said:
Disclaimer: If you don't care a lick for Star Wars, just breeze on by.

I just don't get the "well done story" part. It doesn't even stand up to the very propositions it puts forth.

-Am I supposed to sacrifice myself to save my friends or not? If not, is it a good idea to try and kill both of us in my effort to stop you? Holdo? Sure. Luke? Why not. Finn? No way!
-Should I let the past die or keep holding onto it? I'm gonna burn those silly texts with my force ghost lightning bolt! Just kidding. Rey has them on the Falcon. But that old tree had to go.
-Should I clarify my intentions to my crew to at least ease their concerns or just pull the rank trope and deepen the misunderstanding?
-Should I call back the bombers myself or just let them go and blame my subordinate for the failure?
-Should I hyperspace my ship into this bigger ship and make everyone who has ever seen a Star Wars movie wonder why they never tried that before (and force future filmmakers into retconning this decision)?
-Should we use shuttles to get more shuttles and everyone can fly off in different directions, or should we go to a casino and let out the animals that will just be recaptured while ignoring the slave children who work around the very same pens? Well, our friends are screwed, but we had a pretty good laugh that we ruined someone's morning rounding up their race camels.
-Do lasers arc in space? I know it's a Star Wars movie, and they always take liberties with things like this, but I just didn't understand the point of this one.

And your favorite:
Should I save my nephew since I'm his teacher and uncle and responsible for his well-being? And I know he's not completely turned yet, but I'm not going to bother trying to get him back despite the entirety of episode VII where he's still trying to convince himself he's "all bad" (which is later on in the story). I'm also going to ignore the part where in the first three movies of the franchise I establish that I'll gladly risk my life to save loved ones, friends, allies, people I barely know, somebody that asked for help from someone else, my estranged father who killed children and spent most of his career hunting down and killing Jedi, and anyone else who might happen by. But my nephew? Screw that guy. Also screw those guys I helped in the first three movies. They can get impaled and fall in a hole for all I care.

If someone enjoyed it as a popcorn flick, that's fine. It's got plot holes, franchise holes, and even holes in the very themes it puts forth. It's visually pretty good, but I really don't get the argument that it's well done.
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