Monthly Archives: October 2010

Episode 22- Not about Halloween

Despite what the picture is above we did no do a Halloween episode this week. We did however record with Anthony from the AngryMailmanPodcast. We end up discussing a lot about religion and politics without really going into specific topics. We also end up talking about weird laws that most probably don’t know about as well as Why podcasting is awesome. We touch on a few other things, but this episode was far from staying on our outline. We had fun recording and hope you have fun listening. Once again feel free to leave us a review on itunes, message on twitter, or email us at TheGeeksFTW@gmail.com

Greatest Games of 2010 that you probably haven’t played

2010 has been one of the best years for gaming ever. In terms of the sheer number of AAA games that have been released so far, I feel like we’ve already had a holiday season and we haven’t even hit November. Therefore you shouldn’t be blamed for missing a few titles along the way that you want to pick up at a later date. Sure some of the  supposedly AAA games that have come out this year have fallen flat in the eyes of many people, however some of the lesser known games, to some people, have shined when  nobody thought they would. In the right group of people these games were the AAA games that were bigger than Final Fantasy, Halo: Reach and God of War.

Anyway, I feel as though i may have rambled. Here are the greatest games of 2010 that you probably haven’t played.

Alan Wake has had a troubled time. It was constantly delayed to the point where, until it was on store shelves I didn’t think it was really being released. Sort of like Gran Turismo 5. Then Microsoft sends it out to die and die it has. It was released within a week of Red Dead Redemption. Any enthusiastic gamer knows that you don’t release your game anywhere near a Rockstar game. No matter how good it is it will almost always be over looked for the aforementioned Rockstar game.

Naturally, I wasn’t paying attention to Alan Wake along with most of the gaming world I only had eyes for Red Dead Redemption. Even though I didn’t have any interest in playing the game. After roughly two weeks of the games being on store shelves Red Dead Redemption was like gold dust and I picked Alan Wake out of the bargain bin. 50% off less than a month after release. This is where I fell in love.

The game is magnificent. I do not like any type of horror video game, I couldn’t even finish Bioshock, I don’t think I made it half way. Yet this game is fabulous. It has the perfect mix of survival horror and all out video game action. Even if you can’t find it in a bargain bin for 50% off then at the very least rent the game. I completed it in near enough one sitting. Albeit I was sat for quite a while yet I still feel that the purchase of the game was completely warranted even if it was just for one sitting. I know people who have put 50+ hours into the game *cough* Deschain *cough*. It is truly worth, at the very least, renting.

If you do decide to rent the game or buy it then let me know. I have a spare code for the first add on pack. If you want it then just send me a message on twitter. @360cookie.

Pokemon, I love Pokemon. I collected the cards when I was younger, I have been playing the games since I was 9 years old and I got the original Pokemon silver with my Christmas money. I have grown up with the games more than any other. I even bought the original DS on launch day so I could play the next Pokemon. Although I sold it very disappointed because there wasn’t a true Pokemon game released in the three years that I owned it. Then came Soul Silver early this year. I had bypassed Diamond and Pearl but there wasn’t anyway that I could miss the remakes of the games I loved so much. So I bought a DSi in order to play Soul Silver and I have loved every minute I have put into that game. I am still playing the game to this day and bought the strategy guide just two weeks ago, so I could catch all the Pokemon. It is my game of the year for this year so far and the reason I am writing about it right now is in order to try and convince people to at least try it. I know too many people that think the game is just for kids and so despite the fact that the games together are some of the best selling games this year it seems like nobody has played them.

I will put it quite simply. The Pokemon games are the best RPG games that I have ever played. They are true RPGs unlike the pseudo RPGs like Mass Effect 2 that are released today. If you like RPGs then I implore you to try these games. They can be as casual or hardcore as you like. If you just want to beat some trainers then you can and you will have fun doing so however if you want to get in depth and EV train your Pokemon, to make them the strongest they can be, you can.

The Pokemon games have been seen as children’s games for too long. Play them and you will see that they are just as good as any RPG on the Xbox 360, PS3 or PC.

Ahh Harry Potter, how I love this franchise. I think I should provide a little disclosure before I start on Lego Harry Potter just in case I come across as a fanboy. I adore the Harry Potter series. I have bought all the books twice, lined up at midnight for them, read each book a minimum of ten times, bought all the movies at least twice on three different formats and played all the games. As you may be able to guess describing me as excited for Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 would be an understatement. I have enjoyed almost all of the Lego games to date and the Harry Potter franchise is a natural fit with what the Lego games do. The typical humour of the Lego games fits perfectly in the world of Harry Potter. Even as the films (which the game seems to be slightly more based upon) get darker the jokes are just as good. There is a particularly good joke at the end of Goblet of Fire which if you play the game you should be on the lookout for.

The game itself is, in my opinion, the best Lego game to date. This game feels like a culmination of everything the Lego games have done right over the last five or six years. While playing in two player split screen your character won’t die if the person your playing with runs off. Instead there is an intuitive split screen system that splits the screen as and when it is needed. The game also feels more fleshed out than previous Lego games. Each story feels like it’s own game rather than it’s own section. I am confident that each year could have been released as a standalone game albeit not at full retail price.

If you have played any of the Lego games and even remotely enjoyed them you should try this game. If you like the Harry Potter series you should try this game. If you like both then you are crazy if you haven’t already completed the game multiple times. Since I don’t know anybody who really despises either franchise you NEED to play Lego Harry Potter.

If you have any other suggestions for games that are great but have been overlooked this year then please let me know in the comments or on twitter @360cookie.

“Eat lead you man-stealing slut!” – My sick love for “Meet the Feebles”

Meet the FeeblesSometimes you run across a movie that is so disgusting, so filthy, so utterly depraved that you end up actually liking it and recommending it to friends.

“Meet the Feebles” is my love/vomit movie.

If you’ve never seen it, I suggest that you do. First, it’s one of Peter Jackson’s early films and after you watch it you’ll suddenly realize where certain shots and bits in LOTR came from. Second, it’s got some catchy songs in it. One of the songs right near the end is probably one of my absolute favorites (though the title of it probably makes you wonder) and I tend to catch myself singing it in inappropriate places. Third, it’s got muppets! Okay, well…puppets but I call them muppets even so.

Those were the good reasons to watch it. Now for the bad.

Picture this: porn being filmed in a basement by a rat with a cow as the leading lady, a rabbit who loves orgies, a Siamese cat going down on a walrus, a panty-sniffing walrus, a fox obsessed with sodomy, and drugs everywhere.

I often sum it up as: X-rated muppets on acid.

There are so many things that are wrong with this movie that you’ll be torn between laughing, groaning and trying not to upchuck. Yet, for all of that….this movie is hilarious. When I first saw it I thought I’d have to bleach my brain after it ended. Instead, the movie grew on me like a disgusting fungus and of course I felt the need to spread it to other people. I managed to get an old vhs copy of the movie that was already on its last legs when it came into my possession. I watched it and showed it to more folks until the poor tape’s sound and video quality were shot.

There was one moment when I happened to catch it on dvd. It was at Dragon*Con six years ago. At the time I didn’t have a single cent to my name and had to walk past it rather sadly. About a month ago I was shopping for a birthday present for a friend in a used cd/dvd store and nearly shrieked when I saw it sitting on the shelf. I bought it without a second thought and immediately tweeted about finding it.

One of these days I need to make the girls at Stitch n Bitch watch it. Perhaps after there’s been alcohol.

Have you seen this crazy movie? I know most people either love it or hate it. I’m curious to know what you think of it. If you haven’t seen it I do believe that Netflix has it for rent. Check it out and drop me a line!

Good Hunting – Loving the space battles of Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

Last year I finally broke down and put the first season of Battlestar Galactica on my Netflix queue. At the time the show was still running though it was already on season 4.5. I had decided I was finally curious enough about it to sit through an episode or two.

I watched the miniseries one evening after work and found myself hooked. I proceeded to devour each disc as soon as it arrived in the mail, eagerly waiting for the next one. At the end of season 2.0 I actually ranted at the top of my lungs to my living room ceiling (and then my mother when I called her) about the cliffhanger and a half that I had been left with. I then proceeded to put on shoes, head out to the store and hunt down season 2.5 since I couldn’t wait for Netflix.

Since then I’ve introduced a few other friends to the joys of BSG and at the moment I’m currently rewatching the series with one of them. He’s seeing it for the first time and I have to admit, I love being able to see his reactions to things that I’ve already seen. It’s almost like I’m watching it for the first time as well. We just finished the first disc of season 2.0 and I can’t wait to see if he has the same reaction I did at the end of disc 3. He’ll be in luck, however, as I’ll be sure to pack season 2.5 in my bag just in case.

One of the things that we’ve commented on every night that we watch the show is how the space battles are done. Though I love Star Trek and Star Wars with a passion that is beyond obsessive (how many folks really know the number of the pressure maintenance hatch in the garbage masher in Episode IV?) they don’t take advantage of all the possibilities that are available in space battles. Yes, you’ll see them move about in many directions, whip out the fancy spins and turns but they often treat space battles as though there is still an “up” and “down”.

Battlestar Galactica, from the first battle I watched in the miniseries, blew me away with their space battles. Those Vipers, Raptors and Cylon Raiders don’t treat any one direction as up. They only tend to orient themselves with their respective main ships when coming in for a landing (which makes sense). I love the way a Viper or Raider will be speeding along into battle, pass something that they need to hit and then flip around immediately with careful use of the thrusters. It’s amazing to watch and never fails to amaze me, even when watching the show for the thousandth time.

Yes, I also love the character development in the series. I love the story lines. I love even the episodes where the only things that happen involve character drama and not a single battle in space.

Even so, I eagerly wait for those battles just so I can marvel once again at the detail that went into creating them. The characters bring life and soul to the series and the space battles tend to bring more realism (at least, as much as you can get in a sci-fi show) to it.

What do you think of the space battles in the show? Do you have another sci-fi show or movie that you think does just as well?

Getting my geek on – Geek Media Expo Vol. 2

Bob & Carl with Timmy

Bob & Carl with Timmy

This past weekend I attended, performed and worked at a local Nashville convention called Geek Media Expo (GMX). This year marked the second year for the con (I happened to work it last year as well as VIP assistant) and I admit that I had an awesome time this year.

The special guest lineup was most excellent and I had the chance to meet Jeph Jacques, Bob & Carl: Sci-Fi Janitors, Dominic Keating and Garrett Wang along with a slew of other folks. In between running from my panels to performances, being painted green and then washing it all off and trying to find time to eat a bite or two, I did get the chance to hang out with various friends who had come into town for the convention and others that I’ve seen at every convention I’ve worked since the Tattoo & Horror Festival in April. (yep, 4 conventions this year that I’ve run into them at so far)

I didn’t spend a lot of money on stuff, though I was sorely tempted. I did purchase the Questionable Content book which Jeph autographed for me. That was pretty much my only purchase though I happily browsed the dealer room and wandered the guest tables, looking longingly at other merchandise.

This weekend I was also keeper of the Timmy from ThinkGeek.com. I have three costumes for him currently in my possession and he happily wore two of them to the convention: a “THE” shirt from Questionable Content (and yes, Timmy got his picture with Jeph Jacques, the created of QC and a Jedi outfit, complete with lightsaber. That last outfit got quite a few smiles and he posed for pictures with Bob & Carl and even the entire group of folk who attended my panel on Jedism (and the other 2 Star Wars panels I ran).

There were some great events including an Orion Slave Auction where you could bid on folks who were offering services like “Pool Party Escort” or “20 minute massage”. Me, I had a friend airbrush me green and I offered a front row, no wait seat to the showing of Repo! The Genetic Opera that my cast was performing at. There was a small bidding war for me and that prize but the final amount was $90. All the money from the auction was being donated to St. Jude’s and we actually raised quite a bit during that event.

The Race of the Tauntauns was another event that was hilarious. We had the slight problem of having only one Tauntaun sleeping bag….so with the help of Brian and Crispy from WhattheCast, we improvised an “imaginary” tauntaun sack race. They provided the commentary and interviews with the 11 racers. We also had 3 obstacles: a guy in a Jar Jar mask who laid on the floor and had to be hopped over, Amanda in a Greedo mask that had to be shot before she shot them, and finally the racers had to stop by Garrett Wang’s table and get their photo taken with him. As the racers approached the finish line they had to hop in slow motion and were penalized if they sped too fast through that part.

Here’s what made it so hilarious…

Imagine them doing a sack race without the sacks.

That’s right. Our racers basically pretending to have Tauntauns that they had to mount and we made them hop the length of the course as through they were really wearing a sleeping bag.

There was a bonus treat for Repo! and RHPS fans on Saturday night. A true Science Fiction Double Feature with back to back showings of those two cult films complete with shadowcast performances. Our local Repo shadowcast, Testify!, rocked the showing that night!

Now that the con is over I’m already looking forward to next year and it just spurs on my excitement for Dragon*Con when I’ll get to see many of these folks again!

Did any of you attend GMX this year? What were your favorite panels or events? (bonus points if you happen to claim it was one of the crazy things I was involved in)

No show explanation

We are taking another break this week. Stuart was kind enough to record a little message explaining why there is no show this week, how to give us feedback, our latest Contests, and a few other things. We will be back next week strong with episode 22. Once again we are sorry for no episode this week.

“FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC” – The Ankh-Morpork City Watch

Guards GuardsMost people are at least passingly familiar with Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. Me, I’ve been a huge fan since reading my first one back in 1998 (for the record, it was “Maskerade”). I admit that there are some novels and characters that I like more than others but overall the series is wonderful. Each book can be picked up and read without reading any of the previous ones. True, you will miss out on certain things but most of them can be read by themselves. There is one group of characters that I love that I often recommend reading their books in order. That’s the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch (and later City Watch).

I think the first Watch book I read might have been “Men at Arms”. It happens to be the second book in the series that focuses mainly on the Watch. I followed that one with “Feet of Clay” (luckily that’s actually next in the series) and then I got curious and went back to read the first book, “Guards, Guards!”. Only three books under my belt that dealt with the Watch and I already wanted more. (plus, who doesn’t love that motto listed in the title? “Fabricati Diem, Pvnc.”? In the Discworld series they mess with Latin and essentially misread it in humorous ways…this one cracked me up with how you can read it as “Make my day, punk.”) The Watch starts out in “Guards, Guards!” with only 3 members who are joined by a new recruit. These members are Sgt. Colon, Corporal Nobbs and Captain Vimes and the new recruit is Constable Carrot.

Vimes

Sam Vimes

Samuel Vimes is easily my favorite of the Watchmen (followed closely by a later addition) and we meet him as a man who is at the same time a realist and an idealist, full of sarcasm, toughness and whiskey. He’s the type of character who knows that he has a dark side (he calls it “The Beast”) that is worse than most of the criminals that he’s seen and yet he constantly keeps it under control. It’s interesting to watch the struggle that he goes through in the series, dealing with a darker side of himself that he is fully aware of unlike other characters (and folks in real life) who prefer to pretend that they don’t have a dark side at all.

After the first book the Watch begins to grow in numbers and my second favorite character, Constable Angua is introduced. I’ll let you find out more about her but she’s definitely one of the characters that I was happy to read more about in later books. Carrot is also a close tie for my second favorite. He almost shines with honesty and yet there is a subtle side to some of his actions that you almost miss sometimes.

After those three the next Watch book I read was “Jingo”. This one cemented my love of the members of the Watch and I actually had to re-read part of the ending several times simply because of the impact that it had on me. If you’ve read it, you probably know exactly what I’m talking about.

“The Fifth Elephant” was another Watch-centered book that also gave us a better look into Angua’s life and background. If you ever needed proof that Vimes is a total badass, this book gave it to you. My favorite Watch novel followed this one and is called “Night Watch”. It involves time travel, consequences of changing things in the past, seeing things from a different perspective and the Glorious 25th of May. If you’ve ever seen folks wearing lilac or talking about that day, using that specific name, this is the book that it came from. While it’s my favorite Watch book, when I recommend Discworld novels to friends, I tell them to read the other Watch novels before reading this one. Trust me, you’ll appreciate this one so much more if you have that background. I can read “Night Watch” over and over again and never get tired of it.

The next Watch novel is called “Thud!” and this one was also great at giving us a better look at Vimes, what is at the core of the man and what he truly believes in when you strip away everything else. A companion book (almost a little kid’s picture book) was made after this novel. It’s called “Where’s My Cow” and might be the most adorable thing I’ve read in some time.

Many of the other Discworld books involve the Watch members to varying degrees. Even Maskerade introduced me to Colon and Nobby before I was familiar with the Night Watch at all. Terry Pratchett has commented that it’s almost impossible to set any story that might involve crime in Ankh-Morpork without it quickly becoming a Watch novel. Not that I’m complaining. I’m eagerly waiting for the next one that he comes up with.

One day I fully intend to go to Dragon*Con as Angua, with full Watch armor, and see who guesses my character correctly. Anyone want to go with me as other Watchmen?

So, do you have favorite Watch characters? Completely hate the Watch? Drop me a line!

“Men should be like Kleenex: soft, strong, and disposable.” – Time to break out “Clue”

ClueIt’s getting closer to Halloween and that means it’s time to break out the horror flicks and murder mysteries. Now I tend to watch several of those types of films on a regular basis (I’m a huge Freddy Krueger fan) but is one that I try to watch around Halloween even if I’ve just watched it the week before. Yes, it’s that good.

Like many kids I grew up loving the board game, Clue. This was back when there was only one version of the game and not all the movie and television versions they have now. The pieces were basic and it was all about getting enough information to be the first one to try to guess “Who Done It?” I dragged that game everywhere and played it often. When the movie adaptation of the game came out on video I remember my mom watching it first and then deciding that it was light-hearted enough for me to watch as well.

The movie, “Clue” has many well known actors and actresses in it (it’s the first movie I saw and took note of Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Christopher Lloyd) and while it is a murder mystery, the setting is one that keeps you interested and often laughing. The movie itself has three different endings. I never saw it in the theater so I never had the fun/frustration of only seeing one ending that might be different if I saw it at another movie theater. The only way I knew the movie was to see all three endings in sequence and each one was better than the last.

Every character that you knew from the game is given a quick back story (that you learn more of through the movie) and is fleshed out enough that you find yourself loving all of them. The setting of a dinner party with guests (all given pseudonyms from the board game) who have one thing in common (being blackmailed) is a perfect setup for the rest of the film. When playing the game I never wondered why we were all searching a mansion for clues to a killer but the movie’s plot is the perfect setting.

Continuing to watch the movie from then until now I’ve caught bits of humor that went completely over my head as a kid. I do still want a mansion of my own where I can have secret passages like the movie. That hasn’t changed in 25 years. I also want most of the costumes that the characters wore in the movie, especially Miss Scarlet’s dress. I can’t hear “Life Could be a Dream” and “Shake, Rattle & Roll” without suddenly having the urge to run home and pop that movie in the dvd player.

Who doesn’t love Tim Curry as Wadsworth, the butler and his recap of the evening, running through the mansion with the guests frantically trying to keep up? How about Professor Plum’s attempts at flirting with the women at the dinner part? Or Mr. Green’s constant clumsiness and general awkwardness?

If you’ve never seen “Clue” (yes, I’ve run across many folks who haven’t), go and rent it or put it on your Netflix queue. Even if you’ve never played the game before the movie is hilarious.

And if you have seen it before, watch it again, just for me. I’ll be watching it sometime this week, probably while knitting Jayne hats, and I’ll probably marvel again at how a movie that I’ve watched since I was a kid only gets better with every viewing.

“We’re like the world’s gayest ninjas.” – Getting hooked on “Being Human”

Being Human Every week I meet up with a group of friends for a Stitch n Bitch and we knit, sew and otherwise craft while watching various movies and tv shows. About a month ago Amanda introduced us to a BBC show called “Being Human”. The basic plot of the show is about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who all live together in the same house and try to find a way to “be human” and fit in with normal people.

I was hooked from the first episode watching a rather hilarious moment involving George, the werewolf, having problems trying to find a spot in the woods to “Change”. After laughing hysterically at that bit I found that I wanted to see the rest of the series. Within a week I had it at the top of my Netflix queue and was happily watching Series One. Like many BBC series, each season is short (this one was only 6 episodes!) but I was captivated by every moment.

Let’s just say I’d much rather watch 6 amazing episodes of a series and feel like I was part of the story than watch the third season of True Blood drag on like it did.

The lore of the supernatural is a little different in this series than often portrayed in other media. For example, Mitchell, the vampire, can go out in the sunlight though he prefers to wear sunglasses to shield his eyes. Vampires also have a very low body temperature that they are all too aware of. You often see Mitchell wearing coats and fingerless gloves to keep warm. Religious symbols and speech do affect them as well as the infamous stake through the heart.

The way that Mitchell describes the change from human to werewolf is captivating. I’d always thought that the change must be painful. After all, your bones are changing shape along with your organs. All of that combined never seemed to be a happy process to me. In the series it’s described as a combination of a heart attack, massive organ failure, tearing and reforming. George’s screams of pain during the change only accent that every time it happens on screen. In the series, the virus (for lack of a better term) can be spread through scratches from a werewolf.

Ghost are very similar to regular lore. They usually appear in the clothes that they died in and are here for a purpose, either to complete something that was unfinished in their lives or to experience something they hadn’t before dying. They can be seen by other supernatural creatures but not by most regular humans. Annie “haunts” the house that she and her fiancé, Owen, rented before her death and she is extremely happy when both George and Mitchell move in and can see her.

I just finished watching Series One last night and I’m going to have to rewatch the last episode to catch a few things that I missed. I already have Series Two ready on my queue (all three discs in a row!) and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with Mitchell, George and Annie.

On a somewhat more girly note, Russell Tovey who plays George is so adorable that I find myself alternately face palming and wanting to hug him. Aidan Turner plays Mitchell and I have to admit, though my most recent vampire crush was tall, pale, blond and Swedish I can easily add the darker and rougher Mitchell to my list of “drool worthy” vampires.

The series has an extremely good mix of humor, drama, action and character development that keeps your attention no matter which character is on screen. While British humor may not be to everyone’s taste I think that this series might be worth trying even if you aren’t normally a fan. Let me know what you think of it after watching an episode or two!

“It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them.” – My thoughts on the Star Wars prequels

I proudly call myself a fangirl. I’m known among certain circles as the Queen of Star Wars Trivial Pursuit and hold the title of “Unbeatable”. When the Special Edition versions of the Original Saga hit theaters I was there each time for opening night, right after school, in costume. So when Phantom Menace was ready to come out I spent all day in line just for tickets for myself and my sci-fi literature class. I stood in line opening night in costume, ready to experience what I thought would be the next great installment of a fandom that held an almost religious meaning for me.

I left the theater that night with my head down, lightsaber drooping and a feeling that I had been terrorized by a strange alien with a horrible way of speaking.

No!

It’s true. I hated Episode 1 in so many ways. Jar Jar Binks, Padmé, Midi-chlorians and so on. They all made me shiver with loathing and I wondered what George Lucas could have been thinking. The only part that I enjoyed without question (and still do) was the duel between Darth Maul and Qui-Gon. That was amazing to watch and the music that was paired with it, “Duel of the Fates” had me shivering. Too bad they kept cutting back to Anakin in his spaceship which I really didn’t care about.

Even with this disappointment I help out hope for Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. Again, I went on opening night, this time not in costume. (that alone should indicate my disappointment with the series at that moment) I walked out of that movie not disappointed but angered! As you know, Attack of the Clones introduced Jango Fett, “father” of Boba who was a clone of Jango. If you’ve ever read his backstory, written before the prequels came out, you know that Boba Fett was originally a human (an ugly human) named Jaster Mereel from the world of Concord Dawn. It was a great backstory and many folks loved it! George Lucas even accepted it as canon….until this movie.

Yep. As you well know, Boba’s entire backstory was retconned in a horrible way. Not even the awesome visual of Yoda in a lightsaber battle could help me get past what had been done to my favorite character in the fandom.

After that I didn’t even see Revenge of the Sith in the theaters. As a matter of fact I avoided watching it at all until about 2 years ago. The only redeeming thing about the movie was Obi Wan’s emotion at the end of the film, screaming at Anakin. The rest of the time I was bored to tears by the wooden acting of the movie’s two lovebirds. I swear that Anakin only had one expression: emo. How he ever went from that to the totally badass Darth Vader in the Original Saga is beyond me and probably takes a leap of faith greater than the one that Indiana Jones took in “Last Crusade”.

So…in a nutshell, the things that made me absolutely hate the prequels and still swear to this day that they don’t exist:

1. Midi-chlorians
2. The Great Boba Fett Retcon
3. The absolutely wooden acting of Anakin and Amidala
4. Jar Jar Binks
5. Jango Fett

I shudder even thinking about those things for a blog. I’m now going to have to watch Empire Strikes Back when I get home just to put my mind to rest.

I’d love to hear what things bothered you about the prequels. Even better if you happened to enjoy them and can explain to me why. 🙂