Star Wars

[Badger]

I just realized in a few years I'll be able to introduce my son to Star Wars.

[AlioTheFool]

Have you read the stuff that's been released for The Force Awakens?  It's going to be so awesome. 

As a kid, I was a HUGE fan of the original trilogy and then the Phantom Menace came out when I was in 5th grade.  I've been nerding the hell out over these new films.  JJ Abrams will do a great job.

It sounds like there will be at least three main villains in the first new film. 

I've kind of gone out of my way not to see anything. I'm pretty excited for these movies and I'm trying to avoid spoiling anything.

I did just see that there will be a SW trailer before Avengers though, so I'll certainly see that.

I'm not a JJ Abrams fan but I'm still really hopeful for these movies because I have a lot of faith in Disney.

[Heismanberg]

I'm not a JJ Abrams fan but I'm still really hopeful for these movies because I have a lot of faith in Disney.

I know you don't like LOST, but you didn't like what he did with Star Trek either?

[AlioTheFool]

I know you don't like LOST, but you didn't like what he did with Star Trek either?

Never bothered to watch it. I never liked Star Trek in the first place and again...JJ.

[Heismanberg]

Never bothered to watch it. I never liked Star Trek in the first place and again...JJ.

I never cared about Star Trek, but those movies are really well-done and entertaining. 

[Badger]

I think Alio would definitely like the JJ Trek movies.

[AlioTheFool]

My oldest keeps asking me to watch the JJ Trek movies. He agrees with you guys that they were really well done and that I'd probably like them.

But he also hates sports and wants to be a film major, so he's the polar opposite of me.

[Badger]

They're not artsy or ponderous. They're fun sci-fi action movies. Of all the Trek stuff I'm most familiar with TNG and it's nothing like that.

[Heismanberg]

My oldest keeps asking me to watch the JJ Trek movies. He agrees with you guys that they were really well done and that I'd probably like them.

But he also hates sports and wants to be a film major, so he's the polar opposite of me.

I was like you.  No interest in Star Trek, didn't care for LOST (at the time, now I love it), and someone dragged me to see Star Trek in theaters.

It's just a fun, sci-fi film.  It didn't change my opinion on past Star Trek stuff, but the first two Star Trek films that Abrams made are awesome. 

[Ignatius J Reilly]

We got our tickets yesterday in the mail for Star Wars Celebration, and the guest list keeps growing.  Abrams and Kennedy and basically the whole initial cast aside from Ford and Guinness have an opening panel at 10 AM, so going to be getting there insanely early.

[AlioTheFool]

Yeah, that's basically how my son paints them. "Dad, you don't have to like Star Trek. You'll just like these movies." (He also desperately tries to get me to watch Breaking Bad.)

[Miamipuck]

I absolutely hate Star Trek but the first JJ Abrams movie was pretty good. I have not seen the second.

[ukilledkenny]

Yeah, that's basically how my son paints them. "Dad, you don't have to like Star Trek. You'll just like these movies." (He also desperately tries to get me to watch Breaking Bad.)

He has good taste.

[Johnny English]

He has good taste.

Semi-good taste. The Abrams Star Trek movies are great and Alio will enjoy them. He should probably watch Breaking Bad simply because it has been a cultural phenomenon, but I'll bet I can find shows he'll enjoy more.

[ukilledkenny]

Semi-good taste. The Abrams Star Trek movies are great and Alio will enjoy them. He should probably watch Breaking Bad simply because it has been a cultural phenomenon, but I'll bet I can find shows he'll enjoy more.

Yeah, the acting on BB isn't quite on the level of Arrow or AoS.