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NewJeffCT

(56,848 posts) Mon Dec 12, 2011, 10:01 PM Dec 2011

George Takei attempts to unite feuding Star Trek & Star Wars fans

Uniting them against Twilight...

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George Takei attempts to unite feuding Star Trek & Star Wars fans (Original Post) NewJeffCT Dec 2011 OP

NOBODY CALLS HAAAAAAN SOLO A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!! /nt Drale Dec 2011 #1

DERIVATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!! BootinUp Dec 2011 #2

Something that always puzzled me... Marcel Dec 2011 #3

I enjoy both Trek and Wars. Quartermass Dec 2011 #4

Oh, same here, I was just playing along with the story. nt BootinUp Dec 2011 #5

I enjoy both as well NewJeffCT Dec 2011 #8

Funny! n/t tammywammy Dec 2011 #6

What in the name of GOD happened to Carrie Fisher?!?!? Aristus Dec 2011 #7

She enrolled in the Dana Plato school of life management Azathoth Dec 2011 #10

Why couldn't she just stay 25 forever? You know, like Cher does! Bucky Dec 2011 #14

Nerds, nerds! You're both looking forward to a utopian future! n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #9

Star Wars takes place a long time ago NewJeffCT Dec 2011 #12

Details. n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #13

(and somehow in the future) Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 #15

It seems altogether fitting that he'd do it posed in front of a crotch. originalpckelly Dec 2011 #11

You need to watch more BBC FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #16

For those who missed the videos leading up to this one pokerfan Dec 2011 #17

Star Trek and Star Wars Fans Have Always Agreed On One Thing Yavin4 Dec 2011 #18

Drale

(7,932 posts)

1. NOBODY CALLS HAAAAAAN SOLO A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!! /nt

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 10:03 PM

Dec 2011

BootinUp

(51,635 posts)

2. DERIVATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 10:42 PM

Dec 2011

Marcel

(96 posts)

3. Something that always puzzled me...

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 11:18 PM

Dec 2011

Harrisson Ford's character is obviously a lady's man, yet his name is Hand Solo.

Quartermass

(457 posts)

4. I enjoy both Trek and Wars.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 11:25 PM

Dec 2011

And many other sci-fi franchises myself.

This tribalism stuff is a bunch of crap.

BootinUp

(51,635 posts)

5. Oh, same here, I was just playing along with the story. nt

Reply to Quartermass (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 11:30 PM

Dec 2011

NewJeffCT

(56,848 posts)

8. I enjoy both as well

Reply to Quartermass (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 06:28 AM

Dec 2011

I think it's been mostly with Shatner and then Fisher.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

6. Funny! n/t

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 11:43 PM

Dec 2011

Aristus

(72,515 posts)

7. What in the name of GOD happened to Carrie Fisher?!?!?

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 12:15 AM

Dec 2011

She looks awful! Dreadful! Like Mrs. Jabba the Hutt or somebody!

Sheesh! Her own mother looks better than she does...

Azathoth

(4,677 posts)

10. She enrolled in the Dana Plato school of life management

Reply to Aristus (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 06:42 AM

Dec 2011

Fortunately, she never graduated.

Bucky

(55,334 posts)

14. Why couldn't she just stay 25 forever? You know, like Cher does!

Reply to Aristus (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 02:37 PM

Dec 2011

Bolo Boffin

(23,872 posts)

9. Nerds, nerds! You're both looking forward to a utopian future! n/t

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 06:39 AM

Dec 2011

NewJeffCT

(56,848 posts)

12. Star Wars takes place a long time ago

Reply to Bolo Boffin (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 09:14 AM

Dec 2011

in a galaxy far, far away.

Bolo Boffin

(23,872 posts)

13. Details. n/t

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 10:09 AM

Dec 2011

Proud Liberal Dem

(25,005 posts)

15. (and somehow in the future)

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 05:45 PM

Dec 2011

originalpckelly

(24,382 posts)

11. It seems altogether fitting that he'd do it posed in front of a crotch.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 08:15 AM

Dec 2011

They may not have had them in the show, but they had them. :-P

Seriesly, when is SciFi going to go gayer? I mean, dude, one gay guy openly gay, OK maybe two, on a show? A lesbian? Data did mention "invited transgendered species..."

FloridaJudy

(9,465 posts)

16. You need to watch more BBC

Reply to originalpckelly (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 06:11 PM

Dec 2011

The straights are a minority on "Torchwood"

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)

17. For those who missed the videos leading up to this one

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 11:45 PM

Dec 2011

First, Shat fired a broadside at Star Wars:

Carri Fisher returned fire:

Shat takes it to another level:

Yavin4

(37,182 posts)

18. Star Trek and Star Wars Fans Have Always Agreed On One Thing

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:34 AM

Dec 2011

Those LOTR dweebs are clueless.

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