SNL Spoof

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/star-wars-teaser/2832821

@westside-steve said:

Not to mention she looked damn nice bent over the communications console chair

Edit: he's since deleted the unnecessarily hostile crazy - town response that necessitated this post.

@gftchris said:

I just figured that a generation on, they would have changed the uniforms of the soldiers of the previous hated Evil Empire, that's all.

Maybe not. Look at Russian army uniforms today. Not significantly different from Soviet Army uniforms, I guess.

@gftchris said:

Part of the lore includes a switch from cloning stormtroopers to recruiting them. Here is a reddit thread on the subject:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/2nw50a/star_wars_when_did_the_stormtroopers_stop_being/

@the-cysko-kid said:

Well, when you consider that originally the storm troopers were all clones of Jango Fett, who was not black (although the actor was part Maori), you understand why people wouldn't be thrilled with the seemingly arbitrary change. However:

"H. And why are there still "stormtroopers"? Shouldn't the "New Republic" have gotten rid of them?"

Maybe they 'got rid' of all the clone-troopers and now have just a regular standing army, which would explain why there's a black guy in there.

A. What about that vehicle that girl was driving. What was that.

B. And who was that girl?

C. And what about the guy flying the x-wing. Who was he?

D. I am assuming in there somewhere is a child....or children of Han Solo and Princess Leia? (I also assume that because he became a Jedi that Luke Skywalker did not marry?

E. And when it says "The Force Awakens" I assume they mean the Dark Side has reawoken.

F. And just where did this Sith Lord come from?

G. And just who is doing his bidding?

H. And why are there still "stormtroopers"? Shouldn't the "New Republic" have gotten rid of them?

@walterwhite said:

You're the fucking idiot cunt for questioning JJ Abrahms with your extensive film making experience.

The light saber is badass so go fuck yourself.

Here is something so you can brush up on your education.

Master bladesmith: New lightsaber design is a terrible idea

The first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens dropped this morning. And almost immediately, people began commenting on the design of a Sith lightsaber with what appears to be mini-blades shooting out of the hilt as a sort of crossguard.

So we asked a certified master bladesmith who specializes in swords: Is there any point to having a crossguard on your lightsaber?

"The idea behind a crossguard on any blade is to protect the swordsman's hand from another person's blade," explains Kevin Cashen from his home in Michigan. So it might not seem so crazy for lightsabers to have cross guards, especially given the tendency for hand amputations in Star Wars film series.

But Cashen says the lightsaber design would likely leave the wielder's hands in even greater peril.

"That would be very bad to have around your hand," said Cashen. Even with more traditional hilts, larger crossguards can often snag the users more than it can do something against the opponent, he said.

And a weaponized crossguard with plasma-like blades could be a disaster for a user, especially if they engaged in the more acrobatic style of combat deployed in the prequel trilogy. "That hilt would just take you apart if you started to do a lot of complex spinning," said Cashen.

There is a side function of crossguards where the mini-blades might be helpful, though. Sometimes crossguards could be used to bash opponents at close range, said Cashen.

But that's basically the only use he could see for the lightsaber-bladed crossguard. And that specific function doesn't make up for the dubious nature of the design. "The problem is the other 80 percent of the time you'd be in grave danger of searing yourself," he said.

Lightsabers have seen little variation since being introduced in the first Star Wars Film in 1977, with the exception of the dual-ended lightsaber wielded by Darth Maul in Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace.

But they continue to be an iconic symbol of the franchise -- and an object of fascination for sword enthusiasts. "The lightsaber thing comes up a lot in my field." said Cashen. "It's the ultimate extreme of what swords can't do."

The light saber is badass so go fuck yourself.

@walterwhite said:

Yea JJ Abrams resurrects a franchise George Lucas nearly flushed away and you complain about the lightsaber?

Fucking idiot.

WSS

@westside-steve said:

Spock and Uhuru getting it on. Bullshit.

Destroying Vulcan, Bullshit.

Khan being co-opted by the Federation. Bullshit.

Successful in the 70's and then flushed down the toilet.

@the-gipper said:

Actually, I think JJ Abrams has pretty much fucked up both of his Star Trek movies. Now, I like the movies, by that I mean he has fucked up certain aspects of the story lines.

Well I think it's possibly the best reboot of any series I've ever seen. What did you find to be offensive?

WSS

@osiris said:

Yea JJ Abrams resurrects a franchise George Lucas nearly flushed away and you complain about the lightsaber?

Fucking idiot.

@the-cysko-kid said:

Actually, I think JJ Abrams has pretty much fucked up both of his Star Trek movies. Now, I like the movies, by that I mean he has fucked up certain aspects of the story lines.