George Takei Wants to Unite Star Wars Fans and Star Trek Fans in War Against Twilight

[Nathan]

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Star Wars and Star Trek very probably have the most rabid fans known to geekdom. But they're constantly trying to one up each other! What's better! Who's more awesome! Even the stars—William Shatner and Carrie Fisher—have gotten into it with each other. STOP IT. NO MORE. There's a bigger enemy out there: Twilight.

George Takei made a hilarious video encouraging fans of each franchise to put away the bad blood and competition between Star Wars/Trek and unite against a common enemy: those dreadful sparkly vampire teeny bopper movies that are ruining everything and killing taste in humanity. He sums it up best here:

Sci-fi fans be warned, there are no great stories, characters or profound life lessons to be found in Twilight... In Twilight, the only message that rings through loud and clear is: 'Does my boyfriend like me?'"

Truer words have never been spoken. I'm with you Sulu.

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[chaseter]

hahaha Georgie.

[Duke]

I for one, am with Mr. Sulu,even though i'm a big Star Wars fan, first & foremost. WARP SPEED!!

[JustABill]

Takei's flipping awesome. :up:

[enterthemadness]

Hey, he did a episode of Adventure Time and is funny. So yeah.

[Spider-Vader]

I loved this video, especially Takei's Blade/Buffy references. :D

[Ultra Lantern]

Beam me up and use the Force on those vampires and werewolves!

[Nathan]

Now I can drop this in here. :woot:

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[John Locke]

Oh My! I'm with you Takei. I've been saying this for years. Grab your lightsabers and set your phasers on stun because we're going to war.

[Nathan]

Oh My! I'm with you Takei. I've been saying this for years. Grab your lightsabers and set your phasers to kill because we're going to war.

Fixed.

[Indrid Cold]

Well the revolution won't start on the Hype, mods don't take kindly to Twilight bashin' round these parts.

[John Locke]

Fixed.

I thought of that but I'd rather stun the vamps and then slice them up with the lightsaber rather than just kill them with on hit.

[cloverfan98]

I for one have never been a Star Trek Vs Star Wars guy. I love them both to death. Let's follow Captain Sulu!

[Duke]

I thought of that but I'd rather stun the vamps and then slice them up with the lightsaber rather than just kill them with on hit.


Or just eradicate them completely with one blast from The Death Star!!!

[danoyse]

Well the revolution won't start on the Hype, mods don't take kindly to Twilight bashin' round these parts.

No, what we have a problem with is trolling the actual Twilight threads.

As far as this? I'm getting my lightsaber and joining Mr. Sulu. :up:

[HisMagicTrick]

Haha yes, he's right, Twilight is pretty awful. Shamefully I liked it when it first came out. Thank god I gained some common sense.

And yet, I still went to see Breaking Dawn when it came out :dry:

[Ultra Lantern]

Luke Skywalker with a phaser and Data with a lightsaber would be a good teamup against the vampires and werewolves.

[jonathancrane]

I for one have never been a Star Trek Vs Star Wars guy. I love them both to death. Let's follow Captain Sulu!

Yes!

[HisMagicTrick]

Luke Skywalker with a phaser and Data with a lightsaber would be a good teamup against the vampires and werewolves.

I don't know.. those vegetarian vampires are pretty tough :o

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I got a pair of revolvers crafted from Arthur Eld's sword I'd like to contribute.

[E-Man]

Mr. Sulu had a deep voice, therefore he is correct in this.

[Ultra Lantern]

I don't know.. those vegetarian vampires are pretty tough :o
Worf can use a lightsaber on them.

[Indrid Cold]

No, what we have a problem with is trolling the actual Twilight threads.

I has rights! *pitches tent in Twilight forums*. #occupytwilight: The movement begins!

[Ultra Lantern]

Spock needs to learn the ways of the Force from Yoda.

[Indrid Cold]

Spock needs to learn the ways of the Force from Yoda.

Spock would be a Jedi master before he turned 16.

[danoyse]

I read the books, and I thought they went from OK to so bad I nearly threw Breaking Dawn at the wall by the end. The only thing that stopped me from doing it was that it was my boss's copy of the book.

I've seen the first 3 movies. My sister (who also hated the books) and I wait until they come out on DVD so we can openly mock them at home.

With Eclipse, we invited our mom to watch it with us. My nephew has his own little TV in the living room, and he was watching Cars while we were watching Eclipse. Halfway through Eclipse, we realized we were all looking over at my nephew's TV watching Cars instead. :funny:

I try not to knock the fans, since I'm a fan of plenty of geeky stuff myself...but damn, these stories are awful.

[Indrid Cold]

I read the books, and I thought they went from OK to so bad I nearly threw Breaking Dawn at the wall by the end. The only thing that stopped me from doing it was that it was my boss's copy of the book.

I've seen the first 3 movies. My sister (who also hated the books) and I wait until they come out on DVD so we can openly mock them at home.

With Eclipse, we invited our mom to watch it with us. My nephew has his own little TV in the living room, and he was watching Cars while we were watching Eclipse. Halfway through Eclipse, we realized we were all looking over at my nephew's TV watching Cars instead. :funny:

I try not to knock the fans, since I'm a fan of plenty of geeky stuff myself...but damn, these stories are awful.

You gain my respect and forgiveness over the infraction you gave me last year! Murray Christmas!

[hippie_hunter]

No, what we have a problem with is trolling the actual Twilight threads.

As far as this? I'm getting my lightsaber and joining Mr. Sulu. :up:

Count me in.

[Optimus_Prime_]

I'm on Team Sulu.

[Ultra Lantern]

I'm on Team Sulu.
So am I.

[Bat-Mite]

George Takei is so sexy. Ohh myyy! :fhm:

And I agree with him 100%. Also, why does William Shatner always start drama like this? You never hear Leonard Nimoy mouthing off and bashing other sci-fi franchises. He's content to just sing about Hobbits all the livelong day. :awesome:

[Rhiannon]

I love both Star Wars and Star Trek, and I superlove me some George Takei. We will unite under your banner, good sir!

[Indrid Cold]

Kenobi Klan: Jedi Vampire Hunters Club

[Mace Bloodstone]

Spock needs to learn the ways of the Force from Yoda.


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I have a feeling Spock would be coverted easily by the twilight fan girls.

[Ultra Lantern]

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I have a feeling Spock would be coverted easily by the twilight fan girls.
Ok,then T'Pol can be trained by Yoda.

[Bat-Mite]

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I have a feeling Spock would be coverted easily by the twilight fan girls.Kirk's heart is broken. mCC0OaU8ndA

[Ultra Lantern]

Kenobi Klan: Jedi Vampire Hunters Club


Worf Klan: Klingon Werewolf Hunters Club

[Indrid Cold]

Worf Klan: Klingon Werewolf Hunters Club

Excellent! :up:

[Scarlet spidey]

Excellent cause.

[Quasimod0]

Cant believe it got the number one spot instead of the muppets. :(

[Schlosser85]

George Takei is hilarious.

[Godsfireworks]

Vulcans unite on mustafar, we will be unstoppable, I'm in.

[Indrid Cold]

Blade is already running point!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9uosKzMmbQ/TliN20SGNTI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/WAMm3qoOZYM/s1600/twilight-ending-blade.jpg

[bullets]

Only one more of these films is coming out and then it's all over.

[DoomsdayApex]

Worf Klan: Klingon Werewolf Hunters Club

Hey, Raze from Underworld would gladly join in and take out the wimpy Wolf-Pack from the Twilight saga.

http://images.wikia.com/underworld/images/d/d3/Raze.jpg

Give our Werewolves back their testicles!

Team Raze/Lycans will contribute with Team Worf/Takei, Team Obi-Wan and Team Blade

[Silvermoth]

I'm so ready to support him but on the other hand, I remember when people used to mock trekkies as badly as Twilight fans. "Virgins!" they used to say. "Losers living unemployed in their parents attic".

I wonder if Twilight fans will end up being allowed to do their own thing like Star Trek fans are now one day.

I love Takei though. It's true what he said about these fictional characters really meaning something.

[PyroChamber]

I'm so ready to support him but on the other hand, I remember when people used to mock trekkies as badly as Twilight fans. "Virgins!" they used to say. "Losers living unemployed in their parents attic".

I wonder if Twilight fans will end up being allowed to do their own thing like Star Trek fans are now one day.

I love Takei though. It's true what he said about these fictional characters really meaning something.You mean like a Twilight convention?

[actionavenue]

I will join that battle as a fan of both the Star Wars & Star Trek franchises. Takei got it right, there is nothing more empty headed right now than that series of garbage movies. I'm happy to say I don't have any daughters, nieces, sisters who love this dribble. Blade would give all of Twilight's lame vamps & pseudo werewolves an epic beat down!!

[Pink Ranger]

I have a feeling Spock would be coverted easily by the twilight fan girls.

Spock would not, even in the middle of Pon Far season.

Leonard Nimoy might, however, especially if he was doing another one of his infamous photo shoots ...

[Godzilla2000]

Hey, he should add Doctor Who fans to his army as well! The Daleks would be most helpful against the Twihards.

[Pink Ranger]

Hey, he should add Doctor Who fans to his army as well! The Daleks would be most helpful against the Twihards.

No Whovians. This war requires people that can be sober for at least 8 hours in a row.

[Godzilla2000]

No Whovians. This war requires people that can be sober for at least 8 hours in a row.

Hey now, I'm a Classic Whovian and I've been sober all 39 years of my life. I only drink 1 bottle or glass of alcohol once in a blue moon.

[Erzengel]

I started watching Dr. Who mostly because of Amy Pond. :hrt:

Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who fans never bother me.

I add Twilight to the lesser franchises such as Firefly and Pirates.

Be around for 30 years plus and then come talk to me.

[Optimus_Prime_]

Blade is already running point!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9uosKzMmbQ/TliN20SGNTI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/WAMm3qoOZYM/s1600/twilight-ending-blade.jpg
Bella counts as a familiar.

[Spider-Aziz]

Title alone is :funny: without watching the video

I don't hate Twilight considering how I avoided it, neither have I cared for either one of the Stars enough

[Donut]

George Takei should get a list together of anyone that wants to be a part of this & then he himself should fly everyone out to Comic Con 2012 & let the battle commence

[Spider-Aziz]

Great idea :funny:

[Duke]

I dream of an Order 66 on all that is Twilight!! :hehe:

[Shemtov]

Worf can use a lightbat'leth on them.
Fixed.

[Donut]

Great idea :funny:

Then we can storm the Twilight panel

YES

[Raiden]

As a Star Wars and a Star Trek fan, I'm with Takei on this. I'm going to bring my lightsaber and a phaser set on 'kill' to meet those sparky vampires in Alaska. :cmad:

;)

[Hobgoblin]

I'm indifferent to all of the above, but I wont stand in the way. It will still be entertaining.

[Dark Sentinel]

Yes. Yes. YESSSSS!!

Finally, down with the sparklies and Abercrombie & Fitch werepoodles, and all the annoying tweens who ally themselves with them!!

Requesting permission to kill with extreme prejudice!!!!:argh:

[Duke]

Yes. Yes. YESSSSS!!

Finally, down with the sparklies and Abercrombie & Fitch werepoodles, and all the annoying tweens who ally themselves with them!!

Requesting permission to kill with extreme prejudice!!!!:argh:


Hmmm, wouldn't it be great to see Cullen encased in carbonite with his scowl in agony?? I'd think so!!!!

[Godzilla2000]

I started watching Dr. Who mostly because of Amy Pond. :hrt:

Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who fans never bother me.

I add Twilight to the lesser franchises such as Firefly and Pirates.

Be around for 30 years plus and then come talk to me.

Oh jeez...my first and always favorite Doctor is the Fourth one, Tom Baker. Sorry David Tennant and Matt Smith but you're ranked behind him and Jon Pertwee in my list of favorite Doctors. His Bohemian take on the character I can most identify with.

Of course now that I've been delving into the older episodes that were rarely shown here in America from the Hartnell and Troughton eras I have to say I'm quite smitten with the Second Doctor's longtime male companion Jamie McCrimmon played by Frazer Hines.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I think Steve King fans might have a stake in this as well. He said something to the effect that Meyer, compared to Rowling, was not that great of a children's author. Danyose's sig pretty much has the gist of it. Anyway a twilight fan made a video in response.

Did she criticizes King's novels/stories and compare them to Meyer's? No. She basically said he looks wierd.

Her name is NuttyMadam on youtube if you wanna see it. I think it had some profanity so I will not be posting it here.

[Spider-Aziz]

Then we can storm the Twilight panel

YES
I stated above, I stand to all of these three franchises as Hobgoblin, indifferent. The idea is great in being funny, I wouldn't join anyone who does it

[Erzengel]

Oh jeez...my first and always favorite Doctor is the Fourth one, Tom Baker. Sorry David Tennant and Matt Smith but you're ranked behind him and Jon Pertwee in my list of favorite Doctors. His Bohemian take on the character I can most identify with.

Of course now that I've been delving into the older episodes that were rarely shown here in America from the Hartnell and Troughton eras I have to say I'm quite smitten with the Second Doctor's longtime male companion Jamie McCrimmon played by Frazer Hines.

Add an attractive female to most things and I'll give them a shot. I use to listen to a podcast on history because the women were attractive. :o

[kane9321]

We must unite

[TheDragonator]

This is the most brilliant thing ever.

[Pink Ranger]

To be honest, I am surprised that so many straight men are anti-Twilight. The general ethos of the franchise basically sets the empowerment of women and girls back 10-20 years, it gives you guys back the advantage. ;) Possibly the only drawback is that it teaches the unpretty awkward girls that they shouldn't just be the "practice girls" for guys their age, but that's one positive aspect of these stories maybe.

[Erzengel]

It teaches guys if they look constipated half the time, women would perceive that as mysterious and attractive.

[Lord]

Blade is not that good either :o

[Pink Ranger]

Blade is not that good either :o

The difference is that Blade doesn't try to be deep, and doesn't try to impart any lessons on self-esteem or "growing up." Unless you count "don't let Traci Lords take you into an underground dance club," which is pretty sound advice in any context.

[Lord]

I read the books, and I thought they went from OK to so bad I nearly threw Breaking Dawn at the wall by the end. The only thing that stopped me from doing it was that it was my boss's copy of the book.

I've seen the first 3 movies. My sister (who also hated the books) and I wait until they come out on DVD so we can openly mock them at home.

With Eclipse, we invited our mom to watch it with us. My nephew has his own little TV in the living room, and he was watching Cars while we were watching Eclipse. Halfway through Eclipse, we realized we were all looking over at my nephew's TV watching Cars instead. :funny:

I try not to knock the fans, since I'm a fan of plenty of geeky stuff myself...but damn, these stories are awful.
I never read the books myself, but in 2006/2007 my sister tried to read the 1st book, some girls told her something like this:
"oh my god, it's even better than Harry Potter"

She normally read books fast, she read the latest Harry Potter books in some 2-4 days, but with Twilight she became so bored that she drew on the book, and only ended reading it some time before the film came out.

SHe sais the movies are a bit better than the books aparently, i watched Breaking Dawn and the actors, effects, visuals and Direction (not to mention the score of the last movies) were great, the only thing holding them down is just the story, it stinks Stephany Meyer everywhere

[The Incredible Hulk]

You're all NERDS!

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[TheDragonator]

George Takei is insanely awesome. His video on gay bullying was ****ing epic win on several hundred levels.

[Lord]

The difference is that Blade doesn't try to be deep, and doesn't try to impart any lessons on self-esteem or "growing up." Unless you count "don't let Traci Lords take you into an underground dance club," which is pretty sound advice in any context.
Yeah, that true, they are cool for the fight scenes :woot:

[bored]

As someone who leans more towards "Wars" than "Trek", I guess I kind of wish it were someone like Mark Hamill that had taken the initiative to start this alliance, but dammit that video was funny. I started subscribing to Takei on Facebook after that. I think the dude's entire life now is scouring the internet and being a badass.

[the_ultimate_evil]

phazer in one hand lightsaber in the other

bring on the twinkling wannabe blood suckers

[bored]

To be honest, I am surprised that so many straight men are anti-Twilight. The general ethos of the franchise basically sets the empowerment of women and girls back 10-20 years, it gives you guys back the advantage. ;) Possibly the only drawback is that it teaches the unpretty awkward girls that they shouldn't just be the "practice girls" for guys their age, but that's one positive aspect of these stories maybe.

That also sort of insinuates that all men are domineering pigs. Also, it gives off the idea that the only truly caring men are the violent, unstable types.

[the_ultimate_evil]

I read the books, and I thought they went from OK to so bad I nearly threw Breaking Dawn at the wall by the end. The only thing that stopped me from doing it was that it was my boss's copy of the book.

I've seen the first 3 movies. My sister (who also hated the books) and I wait until they come out on DVD so we can openly mock them at home.

With Eclipse, we invited our mom to watch it with us. My nephew has his own little TV in the living room, and he was watching Cars while we were watching Eclipse. Halfway through Eclipse, we realized we were all looking over at my nephew's TV watching Cars instead. :funny:

I try not to knock the fans, since I'm a fan of plenty of geeky stuff myself...but damn, these stories are awful.

though i think the films are putrid and the characters are some of the most boring and disgusting examples of fiction i have ever seen, its the fans that make me hate the franchise

i know every fandom has its wackos, but when they consist of the majority of your fandom you have a serious problem

[LOBO3315a]

If George could get Avery Brooks, Mark Hamil, Patrick Stewart and James Earl Jones together to make a unification video, we may have something here....

[Duke]

If George could get Avery Brooks, Mark Hamil, Patrick Stewart and James Earl Jones together to make a unification video, we may have something here....

Add Billy Dee Williams, Samuel L. Jackson, & Ewan MacGregor to the equation & you got a deal.

[E-Man]

To be honest, I am surprised that so many straight men are anti-Twilight. The general ethos of the franchise basically sets the empowerment of women and girls back 10-20 years, it gives you guys back the advantage. ;) Possibly the only drawback is that it teaches the unpretty awkward girls that they shouldn't just be the "practice girls" for guys their age, but that's one positive aspect of these stories maybe.

It's easy to see why men are anti-Twilight. You're talking about a series that features a vampire hundreds of years old chasing around what I presume to be some virgin 15 year old poon. Clearly the author doesn't understand men at all. Not only would someone hundreds of years old want nothing to do with high school, but in terms of sexual preference men always go with someone who knows wtf they're doing.

Blade is not that good either :o

Blade teaches the fundamental lesson that people should not try to ice skate uphill.

[Lord]

The Star Wars vs Twilight discussion was already on Facebook for some time:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=114983175199561
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=115057215191459

[Donut]

If George could get Avery Brooks, Mark Hamil, Patrick Stewart and James Earl Jones together to make a unification video, we may have something here....

& Liam Neeson shouting

Release The Fan Boys

[Lord]

To make some fans angry:
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[CJ]

I'm not that big a fan of Star Wars or Star Trek, but I loathe Twilight entirely, so I can get on board with this.

I now consider myself a member of Team Takei. :woot:

[danoyse]

though i think the films are putrid and the characters are some of the most boring and disgusting examples of fiction i have ever seen, its the fans that make me hate the franchise

i know every fandom has its wackos, but when they consist of the majority of your fandom you have a serious problem

But it's not the majority. I know a ton of people who love Twilight, but none of them never camped in front of a premiere, tattooed themselves, or asked Robert Pattinson to bite them. Most even admit that it's crap...but for them, it's a guilty pleasure. And they think those wacko fans are out of their minds too.

The books and movies, on the other hand...are just rancid.

[danoyse]

I think Steve King fans might have a stake in this as well. He said something to the effect that Meyer, compared to Rowling, was not that great of a children's author. Danyose's sig pretty much has the gist of it. Anyway a twilight fan made a video in response.

Did she criticizes King's novels/stories and compare them to Meyer's? No. She basically said he looks wierd.

Her name is NuttyMadam on youtube if you wanna see it. I think it had some profanity so I will not be posting it here.

I heard a fan claim that Stephen King was just jealous...despite the fact that he's sold more books that have been made into successful movies than Stephanie Meyer ever will in her lifetime, and that he praised JK Rowling during that same interview. :dry:

[Erzengel]

I like how every movie gets compared to Star Wars.

Matrix, Pirates, Twilight. What's this generation's Star Wars? LOL

[Godsfireworks]

I like how every movie gets compared to Star Wars.

Matrix, Pirates, Twilight. What's this generation's Star Wars? LOL

Transformers probably :facepalm:

[DarkSovereignty]

yeah nooo... i'd say harry potter. not really sci fi, but hey, its awesome and it pretty much captured a generation.

[Speedball]

yeah nooo... i'd say harry potter. not really sci fi, but hey, its awesome and it pretty much captured a generation.

It doesn't matter what genre, it just has to be something that captured and enthralled the nation. I'd say the Star Wars of this generation is Harry Potter too, or Lord of the Rings.

And as a huge fan of both Star Wars and Star Trek, I'm all for the two uniting to take down the disgusting reign of these "vampires".

I'd like to Vader and Worf team team up, and lightsaber and bat'leth the crap outta these sparkly bloodsuckers.

[DarkSovereignty]

and perhaps have voldemort nyeavada kedavra the sh** out of them as well.

[Arc-Light]

If George could get Avery Brooks, Mark Hamil, Patrick Stewart and James Earl Jones together to make a unification video, we may have something here....
The universe might explode from the awesomeness........

[John Locke]

It's Harry Potter. No other film comes close including LOTR (This is coming from a die hard LOTR's fan) But people in my generation would think someone is strange if they didn't like Harry Potter. Also Voldemort already nyeavada kedavra Edward and that's what created this mess. So it's up to the Union of the two Stars to fight Twilight.

[Speedball]

what the hell is this "nyeavada kedavra"?! it's Avada Kedavra. And now you're dead...

[Donut]

I like how every movie gets compared to Star Wars.

Matrix, Pirates, Twilight. What's this generation's Star Wars? LOL

The Mega Shark VS Giant Octopus movies

Duh

[John Locke]

what the hell is this "nyeavada kedavra"?! it's Avada Kedavra. And now you're dead...
We know. It's a combination of Voldemort's catchphrase NYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! and Avada Kedavra. And I've got Horcuxes so still alive.

[danoyse]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/JenM512/385161_328516503844476_205344452828349_1234022_790 060160_n.jpg

[Speedball]

It's funny that the only useful Hufflepuff gets killed off early on.

[Erzengel]

Transformers probably :facepalm:

yeah nooo... i'd say harry potter. not really sci fi, but hey, its awesome and it pretty much captured a generation.

It doesn't matter what genre, it just has to be something that captured and enthralled the nation. I'd say the Star Wars of this generation is Harry Potter too, or Lord of the Rings.

And as a huge fan of both Star Wars and Star Trek, I'm all for the two uniting to take down the disgusting reign of these "vampires".

I'd like to Vader and Worf team team up, and lightsaber and bat'leth the crap outta these sparkly bloodsuckers.

It's Harry Potter. No other film comes close including LOTR (This is coming from a die hard LOTR's fan) But people in my generation would think someone is strange if they didn't like Harry Potter. Also Voldemort already nyeavada kedavra Edward and that's what created this mess. So it's up to the Union of the two Stars to fight Twilight.

The Mega Shark VS Giant Octopus movies

Duh
I'd like to see where Harry Potter is in 20 years but in terms of changing pop culture, it's the closest but nowhere near the impact of Star Wars back in the day.

[Spider-Aziz]

Blade is not that good either :oI like Blade

The difference is that Blade doesn't try to be deep, and doesn't try to impart any lessons on self-esteem or "growing up." Unless you count "don't let Traci Lords take you into an underground dance club," which is pretty sound advice in any context.Aren't those the ones who did that cool theme for Reptile in the first Mortal Kombat movie?

You're all NERDS!

http://www.delsquacho.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ogre.jpgSays the one who wants a comic book fan to play Batman in the reboot :cwink:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/JenM512/385161_328516503844476_205344452828349_1234022_790 060160_n.jpgCan't you remove that penalty doc:csad:


Thread is full of win :lmao:

[bullets]

http://www.embracingthenerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/funny-celebrity-pictures-dear-twilight-fans-thank-you-for-making-our-fans-look-normal.jpg

[chamber-music]

Blade is already running point!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9uosKzMmbQ/TliN20SGNTI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/WAMm3qoOZYM/s1600/twilight-ending-blade.jpg

Bella counts as a familiar.
You give Twilighters a message from me. You tell him it's open season on all suckheads

[Thebumwhowalks]

You give Twilighters a message from me. You tell him it's open season on all suckheads

and in the real world... Twilight marches on, while Blade grinds to a halt with two flop movies, and a cancelled tv series, haha.
If the world of movies and tv shows were an internet forum, Blade would be perma-banned.

[CelticPredator]

Well, Blade's time came and went. As will Twilights.

I think the problem with these flicks, is they're so restrictive. You have to be either a girl, or a really wimpy man to enjoy them.

With something like Captain America, or Thor, both sexes can enjoy the films.

[Thebumwhowalks]

Aren't those the ones who did that cool theme for Reptile in the first Mortal Kombat movie?



'Traci Lords' is not the name of a band, that is the name of an actress who starred in porn movies when she was underage.

She was obviously just a stupid wee lassie, not her fault, I blame the scumbags who encouraged her to try to play adult roles in films she shouldn't have been near. I highly doubt she thought of it herself.

Thankfully, I am not interested in porn movies, so have never encountered her in that way, I have heard her sing on the Manic Street Preachers first album though, on a song called 'little baby nothing'.

[Thebumwhowalks]

Well, Blade's time came and went. As will Twilights.

I think the problem with these flicks, is they're so restrictive. You have to be either a girl, or a really wimpy man to enjoy them.

With something like Captain America, or Thor, both sexes can enjoy the films.

eh, I couldn't really get into the 1st film, I ended up going online during the last third...and I can be a really wimpy man sometimes, ie, in the way I imagine you mean, a guy who can get into a romantic type tale.
As opposed to, y'know, being a big tough guy and drooling over half clad models who have had extensive plastic surgery as they run under giant robot's legs.
in other words, i much prefer the twilight woman to Megan fox, so if i'm gonna sit like a sad b*****d and imagine one of them was my girlfriend, I'd rather watch the woman in Twilight.

[CelticPredator]

I mean wimpy as in, you think you're as cool as Edward Cullen. '


Most romantic films aren't that bad. When you compare them to Twilight.

[Thebumwhowalks]

I mean wimpy as in, you think you're as cool as Edward Cullen. '

I've never actually thought of anyone, that I have encountered in real life, or in the movies, as being cooler, or more capable, than myself.
I can how other people would do that though, haha.


Most romantic films aren't that bad. When you compare them to Twilight.

Actually, when you think about it, most films are bad or average, how often do you actually get that sense of heightened awareness that a movie should give you? and i'm talking about in tersm of watching new films every year, it's easy to go back and cherrypick the best films that have been made since the start of the twentieth century and get that feeling, but I'm talking about how many films are proportionally made that actually do the job they set out to do? Which should be to transport your concioussness and give you a fulfilled sense of being by the end of it?
Not many, it's just fashionable and predictable to bring up Twilight as a bad movie(s).

[CelticPredator]

Yes. Same with a certain other film, that I will not mention, but i'm sure everyone in this thread will know what it is...:o

But still...you ask which films gave me that feeling? I really felt absorbed into Captain America....and Super 8. The latter of which really struck a cord with me, because I love to make movies. Made them as a kid, and still do.

You'll have to be a bit more specific.

[Thebumwhowalks]

Ok, let's talk George Takei first..he's got a bit of cheek considering *all* of the Star Trek films(tos, tng and the reboot) are pretty crappy, with some good bits here and there throughout the films...none of them come close to the quality of ep IV and V of Star Wars, both of whoich are classic movies that do reach that level of high art imo.

and superhero films? Captain America is just a bit of fluff, that movie should have been like Raiders of the Lost ark for superheroes(but even Spielberg has only made two other films as good as that one, Jaws and Empire of the Sun), as was it was no better than most other average sh films like XMOWolverine, FF2, IM2, Thor, X-Men3, the 89-95 Batman films, Superman III, the Blade trilogy....you might prefer it because you like the character though, and you just want to see the old story brought to life with no surprises.

There are very few sh films that I would say hit the note of high art, Unbreakable is one, the Dark Knight maybe, although it flounders in the third act, but Nolan might finally get to masterpiece level like Unbreakable with the third movie.

[CelticPredator]

You asked about movies that left an impact on you. Not high art.

I knew nothing about Cap. But that movie impressed the hell out of me, and I was sold on everything the movie was doing by the end.

Super 8 did the same.

TDK did as well.

Oh and Tron Legacy. That was a pretty amazing filmgoing experience.

[CelticPredator]

And you're so incredibly wrong about the Star Trek reboot. That movie was amazing. It was one of the better movies to come out of 2009.

[Thebumwhowalks]

Well, I think a lot of people are probably a bit too easily impressed by films, they have an 'impact' on them because their own lives are not exactly doing much for them.
I have had a pretty interesting life to say the least, so it takes something akin to high art to have any kind of meaningful impact on me.
Otherwise, they are just a distraction to fill my head up for two hours with some fluff.

[CelticPredator]

Good for you then.

[Thebumwhowalks]

Well, life can be good for you too, I mean, you are going to film school soon right? I would advise you to get out into real life and try and get into some interesting situations as well, it's all well and good watching films, and studying your craft, but you don't want to end up like a lot of these filmakers who end up making movies about movies...you want to be making movies about real frickin life, about stuff that only happened to *you*.
and I'm not talking about making something directly about yourself, no, just taking those experiences and feeding them into your fiction, the energy you pick up from those experiences, your first hand knowldge of real life.
Spielberg only made a couple of great films, Tarantino has fallen into the same groove and looks like he may never break out of it, those are two guys who are prime examples of playing it safe like that, making movies about movies.
Scorsese led an interesting life, his best movies are very intense, and his films are usually always interesting as a result, he brings some of his real life experiences to his films, he is right there in Raging bull, having come into it after having had a self destructive experience himself.
and don't get me wrong, i'm not saying live life dangerously, what I'm saying is don't let your life get too predictable, or your art will get that way too.

[CelticPredator]

Films about life are incredibly boring. I have no need to watch them.

I watch films to ESCAPE life. Even if my life was filled with all kinds of weird ****, I'd much rather make a film about aliens, or monsters or some badass gunslinger woman or man... Things that make the audience happy, and have fun.

I can't even imagine making a film about something real. I'm sure if I have a great story to tell I would, but still. I like to use my imagination. I like to see things I can not see in real life.

Every film about real life is so hopelessly boring, and depressing. I do not understand it.

[Thebumwhowalks]

Films about life are incredibly boring. I have no need to watch them.

I watch films to ESCAPE life. Even if my life was filled with all kinds of weird ****, I'd much rather make a film about aliens, or monsters or some badass gunslinger woman or man... Things that make the audience happy, and have fun.

I can't even imagine making a film about something real. I'm sure if I have a great story to tell I would, but still. I like to use my imagination. I like to see things I can not see in real life.

Every film about real life is so hopelessly boring, and depressing. I do not understand it.


I don't think you got what I meant, i'll say it simply....haha....

Everything you do in your art is informed by your real life experinece, it does not matter if you are making sci-fi puppet explosions in space or a docudrama cinemaverite artyfartyfest.

If you go into making sci-fi films , having only spent your time watching movies, well, chances are, your movie will probably be not that much different from all those movies you watched already, or the movies of your contemporaries, who have also just spent their entire life watching movies...it'll be the people who went out and lived in the real world for kicks too, who went out and tried to get involved in real life, in whatever way they chose, who will come back from the front and inform the films with that real life experience that will give them that extra special boost of individuality.

Look at Lucas...he used to be a race car driver when he was a youth, you can see that in American Graffitti and Star Wars, that excitement, that daring...and then he becomes a business man who sits in business meetings all the time, and we get the prequels, which mainly are about a bunch of boring business people talking in rooms about business.
your life informs your art, always, and too many people inform their art only with other art, and that's why we get so much fiction that is similar to something we have seen before.
I guess it is all about how great an artist you want to be, if you only have the ambition to make movies that people have seen before, then there is not much advice I can give you that will benefit your art, because you've already decided to just make the equivalent of booze and drugs for people, giving them something for them to escape so they don't have to think about anything substantial, you're just gonna be a type of drug dealer really, haha.
But, y'know, you could make something like Star Wars, which provides that escape, we all need that escape in our lives, but also gives a lot of people something substantial too, as there is a lot of heart and excitement in there, as it came from Lucas' real life experineces, as well as his research into other forms of art. You need both, or else it is just gonna be a photocopy of a photocopy.

[Godzilla2000]

Well, Twilight doesn't have Carrie Fisher in a metal bikini, does it guys?

[Lord]

It's Harry Potter, LotR while great, didn't capture this generation, it did capture the 50s/ 60s generation, Star Wars captured the late 70s, 80s and reached part of the 90s, while Harry Potter caputed the first decade of the 21st Century.

Now Twilight is still trying to be the next Harry Potter

[LOBO3315a]

Well, Twilight doesn't have 20 year old Carrie Fisher in a metal bikini, does it guys?

Fixed that for you.

[Lord]

Well, Twilight doesn't have Carrie Fisher in a metal bikini, does it guys?
It was made for girls so the question is, does Star Wars have shirtless Edward and Jacob? :cwink:

[Bim]

It was made for girls so the question is, does Star Wars have shirtless Edward and Jacob? :cwink:
Hey Star Wars has many hot men that i enjoy watching. Note i said men, not boys :cwink: :oldrazz: :hehe:

I'm a huge SW fan but i've never really been involved in the whole Star Wars vs Star Trek fighting btw, dont really see the point; to each their own i say. Even if i've never really gotten into ST i say the more sci-fi the better.

[Erzengel]

I'd rather have the hot blue Twi'lek Jedi chick.

[Duke]

Ok, let's talk George Takei first..he's got a bit of cheek considering *all* of the Star Trek films(tos, tng and the reboot) are pretty crappy, with some good bits here and there throughout the films...none of them come close to the quality of ep IV and V of Star Wars, both of whoich are classic movies that do reach that level of high art imo.

and superhero films? Captain America is just a bit of fluff, that movie should have been like Raiders of the Lost ark for superheroes(but even Spielberg has only made two other films as good as that one, Jaws and Empire of the Sun), as was it was no better than most other average sh films like XMOWolverine, FF2, IM2, Thor, X-Men3, the 89-95 Batman films, Superman III, the Blade trilogy....you might prefer it because you like the character though, and you just want to see the old story brought to life with no surprises.

There are very few sh films that I would say hit the note of high art, Unbreakable is one, the Dark Knight maybe, although it flounders in the third act, but Nolan might finally get to masterpiece level like Unbreakable with the third movie.


Only 2 other good films??? What about Duel, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, E.T., Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, & not to mention all the other hits he produced??? You've just lost all credibilty. :o

[Godzilla2000]

It was made for girls so the question is, does Star Wars have shirtless Edward and Jacob? :cwink:

Well, there was a shirtless Hayden Christiansen. :woot: That and Ewan McGreggor was pretty hot. Oh and who can forget about Han Solo? But the coolest guy in the Star Wars universe is hands down Boba Fett, well the theatrical cut Boba Fett with Jeremy Bullock's voice. As a Whovian I have to support Mr. Bullock's line delivery because he did appear in a Jon Pertwee era episode, which also happened to be the first appearance of Elizabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.

[Raiden]

It was made for girls so the question is, does Star Wars have shirtless Edward and Jacob? :cwink:

I'm a guy, but seriously, Harrison Ford as Han Solo is hotter than both Edward and Jacob put together, shirtless or not. :o

[Spider-Aziz]

Made for girls? That thing?

[Thebumwhowalks]

Only 2 other good films??? What about Duel, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, E.T., Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, & not to mention all the other hits he produced??? You've just lost all credibilty. :o

You didn't read my post correctly. I said that Jaws and Empire of the Sun were the only movies he had made that were as good as Raiders, that were in that masterpiece class.
In my opinion, lest we forget people can actually have different ones on art that are just as valid.

[C. Lee]

I'm a huge SW fan but i've never really been involved in the whole Star Wars vs Star Trek fighting btw, dont really see the point; to each their own i say. Even if i've never really gotten into ST i say the more sci-fi the better.

I'm a big STAR WARS and STAR TREK fan......never had to fight myself because of it. Saw no reason to fight others about it.

[Paroxysm]

George Takei is just trying to stay relevant.

[Indrid Cold]

George Takei is just trying to stay relevant.

Naaaa, Takei was always a decent guy, he's just unleashing his geek cred upon the world!

[LOBO3315a]

George Takei is just trying to stay relevant.

It's working!

And They did try a shirtless Boba Fett. It didn't work out so good.
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z442/LOBO3315a/nqptnb.jpg

[Spider-Aziz]

:barf:

[the_ultimate_evil]

But it's not the majority. I know a ton of people who love Twilight, but none of them never camped in front of a premiere, tattooed themselves, or asked Robert Pattinson to bite them. Most even admit that it's crap...but for them, it's a guilty pleasure. And they think those wacko fans are out of their minds too.

The books and movies, on the other hand...are just rancid.

then i would say your lucky, 99% of the twihards i've met and have read about are completely bat **** for the insane franchise. and not fanboy crazy but really you have a problem crazy

let alone all the storys of fans physically attacking others over the story

http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-batsh_t-insane-twilight-fan-moments/mark

[Bim]

I'm a big STAR WARS and STAR TREK fan......never had to fight myself because of it. Saw no reason to fight others about it.
That would be fun to watch though :oldrazz:

[Lord]

The people i know that likes twilight (and they are many) behaves like with the Transformers movies and other blockbusters, they like the movies, think they are good, like the characters, think they are good movies and that the story is great, never finding any plot holes.

Well, in least they're not twihards or complete freaks, they just behave like that for these successful movies

[Erzengel]

Are the people you know 13?

[Lord]

Are the people you know 13?
13-21 :woot:

[bullets]

I'm a big STAR WARS and STAR TREK fan......never had to fight myself because of it. Saw no reason to fight others about it.


I'm a big fan of Star Wars but never saw any reason to fight Star Trek fans about it.

[Spider-Aziz]

I'm a big STAR WARS and STAR TREK fan......never had to fight myself because of it. Saw no reason to fight others about it.
Hi dad

[C. Lee]

Hi dad

Hi son....now finish your homework.

[Spider-Aziz]

Hi son....now finish your homework.
I graduated college and have a job, plus you're ancient :oldrazz:

[AntMan]

Twilight must be destroyed. All of us must unite to stop this common enemy or all will be lost.

Nah screw this revolution I'm going to play PS3.

[Spider-Aziz]

Twilight must be destroyed. All the of us must unite to stop this common enemy or all will be lost.

Nah screw this revolution I'm going to play PS3.
:hehe:
Whatcha playing Doc?

[AntMan]

:hehe:
Whatcha playing doc?

wwe '12

[Thebumwhowalks]

I graduated college and have a job, plus you're ancient :oldrazz:

The 'Hi dad' part sounded like a joke, but this sounds a bit cheeky, veering into the disrespectful. But y'know, even though you are in your youth, mr.'ancient' will probably do more living in the next year than you might in the rest of yours, Mr.'I haven't been to the cinema since 2002 cause I don't like the fact other people are there too, and don't want to ever be in any kind of meaningful relationship.'

[Spider-Aziz]

The 'Hi dad' part sounded like a joke, but this sounds a bit cheeky, veering into the disrespectful. But y'know, even though you are in your youth, mr.'ancient' will probably do more living in the next year than you might in the rest of yours, Mr.'I haven't been to the cinema since 2002 cause I don't like the fact other people are there too, and don't want to ever be in any kind of meaningful relationship.'
2004 actually, and it's gotta do with cold air conditioning and bright screen in a dark room, and loud noises. A few days back I remembered I saw X3 in theaters, and lesser days ago I saw Cat in Boots and was reminded why I like staying away from theaters

The out of marriage relationship thing is wrong in my religion, and I'm comfortable with that

[Thebumwhowalks]

Ok, whatever, my main point was that sometimes when making a joke, you can overpress it and it ends up coming across as a bit mean and disrespectful, without you realising it.

[Godzilla2000]

So, when does the revolution start?

[Thebumwhowalks]

Just buy a digital watch ffs.

[Nathan]

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/236/unbenanntwzz.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/403/unbenanntwzz.png/)

[Spider-Aziz]

:pal:

[Duke]

A good place to send those lame vampires would be Tatooine for double sun exposure!!!

[SuperFerret]

Why am I just hearing about this now?

[Godzilla2000]

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/236/unbenanntwzz.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/403/unbenanntwzz.png/)

Hey, don't point any fingers at me! I'm a Star Trek/Star Wars/Doctor Who/Tolkien/etc. etc. fan so that little image does not apply to me.

A good place to send those lame vampires would be Tatooine for double sun exposure!!!

Better yet would be Neelix's kitchen. Sure, they'd be away from the sun, but given any extended visit with that guy they'd be running for the nearest airlock so they could do a Swan Dive into the closest sun from Voyager's orbit.

[Spider-Aziz]

Why am I just hearing about this now?
At least you heard of it now :D

[C. Lee]

I graduated college But did you learn anything?

and have a job, I'm retired....hope you can do the same some day.

plus you're ancient :oldrazz:
Several times over.

[Spider-Aziz]

But did you learn anything?A little

I'm retired....hope you can do the same some day.Someday

Several times over.:huh:

[C. Lee]

A littleOne man's little is another man's lot....but you can take that with a pinch of salt.

SomedaySomewhere

:huh:
Ancient + ancient + ancient = ancient several times over.

[E-Man]

Twilight must be destroyed. All of us must unite to stop this common enemy or all will be lost.

Nah screw this revolution I'm going to play PS3.

The next thing that is going to happen is that PS3 owners will join XBox 360 owners against Twilight. Might as well pick up your complimentary nunchakus right now and join the battle.

[Indrid Cold]

But did you learn anything?

Ya know I can safely say that I have. I think when you enter college later in life you leave the "I already know everything" ego at the door. Once you accept you know nothing are you free to learn everything.

[Spider-Aziz]

Ya know I can safely say that I have. I think when you enter college later in life you leave the "I already know everything" ego at the door. Once you accept you know nothing are you free to learn everything.
I'm free to learn some stuff
Got over the "I know everything" ego before graduating, thankfully

[Thebumwhowalks]

Got over the "I know everything" ego before graduating, thankfully

:lmao: it does not sound like it, given this reply.

[Spider-Aziz]

:lmao: it does not sound like it, given this reply.
At least it made someone laugh

[Thebumwhowalks]

edit: I'll post this in the appropriate thread...

[Spider-Aziz]

edit: I'll post this in the appropriate thread...
Will probably do so before moving to alternate universes

[LOBO3315a]

Oh, hai drama.

[AntMan]

The next thing that is going to happen is that PS3 owners will join XBox 360 owners against Twilight. Might as well pick up your complimentary nunchakus right now and join the battle.

Good point. I'm mean the destruction of Twilight is for the betterment of the entire world. We shall be remembered as the brave souls who took the vampire lore back from the clutches of wussitude.

You know, unless something comes up, but otherwise I'm totally in.

[Nathan]

To be honest, I am surprised that so many straight men are anti-Twilight. The general ethos of the franchise basically sets the empowerment of women and girls back 10-20 years, it gives you guys back the advantage.

Saw this image and had to think of your post. :funny:

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3334/tumblrlw8ffmnahr1qdw8os.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/tumblrlw8ffmnahr1qdw8os.jpg/)

[Silvermoth]

Ha, that's a good one.

We should have a cool women of nerdom thread really. People like Buffy, Donna Noble, Xena, She-Hulk, Batwoman, Sookie Stackhouse etc. There's many bad ones but quite a few good ones too.

[the_ultimate_evil]

Ha, that's a good one.

We should have a cool women of nerdom thread really. People like Buffy, Donna Noble, Xena, She-Hulk, Batwoman, Sookie Stackhouse etc. There's many bad ones but quite a few good ones too.

sookie really??

please, she has downgraded into is a **** toy for anything supernatural

[random_havoc]

Spock would be a Jedi master before he turned 16.

Are you sure he'd have enough medichlorians? :whatever: #lucasfail

[Silvermoth]

sookie really??

please, she has downgraded into is a **** toy for anything supernatural

When James Bond does it, it's considered empowering.

Minus the supernatural part of course.

[Parker Wayne]

Meh, not really empowering, just cool.

Sookie's fine. She has a deep flaw like every well-developed character (Impulsive).

[Nathan]

Found another one. :awesome:

Honestly, the way the lead female is being portrayed in this franchise, I'm surprised it got this popular among the girls.

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9851/ginnyownsbellaharrypott.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/ginnyownsbellaharrypott.jpg/)

[SuperFerret]

There's a difference between being a **** toy and doing what Bond does. It's a case of dominance. Bond's an alpha male and has women open their beds to him. A **** toy is someone who is consistently opening their beds to people. I don't know anything about True Blood except that it seems to be a overly liberal soapbox for undead rights and I cannot abide by that sort of ********.

[danoyse]

Found another one. :awesome:

Honestly, the way the lead female is being portrayed in this franchise, I'm surprised it got this popular among the girls.


It just makes me sad.

There's a great extra feature on the last Harry Potter blu-ray called "The Women of Harry Potter", and it has JK Rowling and just about every actress from the movie talking about how important the female roles were to the story. Just this feature alone is better than the Twilight series.

This is part of it - there are 2 other parts, but I know one has Mrs. Weasley's infamous line, so that's on YouTube as well if you want to watch the rest:

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