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Weren't there originally going to be nine Star Wars films?
I seem to remember reading that there were going to be three trilogies originally in Star Wars, i.e. they would add episodes 7 - 9.
Was that ever the case? What happened to that plan?
Update: looks like that original plan might be back after all!
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Why did Gollum ever take off the ring in the first place?
Bilbo was able to take the ring because Gollum had taken it off.
If you had the ring, and were accustomed to wearing it, why would you ever take it off anyway?
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Exactly how secret was the reveal in The Empire Strikes Back?
Arguably the most famous scene in Star Wars is when Darth Vader reveals to Luke Skywalker that
He is Luke's father.
This surprise was kept secret to most of the crew and even the cast during production, with Dave Prowse, the actor playing Darth…
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What is the Joker's real name?
Most villains who take on an alias do so to hide their real names or to show they have become the villain or whatnot.
What about the Joker? I know he has a real name because he wasn't always the Joker, but is it ever revealed in any comics?
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Why do some Jedi disappear when they die while others don't?
Some Jedi disappear when they die:
In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
At the end of his duel with Vader on the first Death Star, Obi-Wan Kenobi let down his guard and concentrated for a moment, disappearing entirely just as Vader's lightsaber…
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The Matrix: When Neo and Trinity shoot security/police are they actually killing real people?
According to the following conversation, if you die in the Matrix, you die in "real" life:
Neo: [in pain] I thought it wasn't real.
Morpheus: Your mind makes it real.
Neo: If you're killed in the Matrix you die here?
Morpheus: The body
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What makes the world so oblivious to Clark Kent's secret?
Superman's alter ego is Clark Kent. Unlike many other superheroes, Superman dresses up as a human to fit in.
What makes the world so oblivious to Clark Kent's secret; Superman? (In regards his poor disguise).
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Why was Dawlish not fired as an Auror, given his incompetence?
The Aurors are supposed to be the elite. The creme de la creme. The best of the best. The Ministry's finest fighting forces. Their answer to MI5. Professor McGonagall outlines the high grades which were required and the rigorous recruitment process…
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Why did all the Ringbearers leave Middle-earth in the end?
At the end of The Return of the King, Frodo, Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel left Middle-earth on a ship, along with other elves. I named those five because they were all ringbearers and it seems to be a common trait. Frodo and Bilbo bore the…
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Does it Matter if Han Shot First?
I'll admit my bias. One Wednesday afternoon in May of 1977, when Star Wars opened in my home town, I saw, with my own two eyes, Han Solo take the first shot and kill Greedo. I know this. I witnessed it, so there is no doubt in my mind that it is…
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Are Tolkien's orcs immortal?
Orcs were the most commonplace villains serving the Dark Powers in all of Tolkien's Legendarium, a race of sentient beings bred by the evil Vala Melkor (Morgoth) during the time of the Great Darkness.
If Orcs were made by Melkor (by breeding Elves…
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Did Hermione ever fix her parents' memories?
At the beginning of the 7th book, Hermione Granger Obliviates her parents' memories of her and themselves and makes them think they want to move to Australia.
Is there a fix for this type of spell?
Did Hermione ever recover their memories and…
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Why is there no night shift in Monsters, Inc.?
The main arc in Monsters, Inc. is that there is a scream shortage/energy crisis. However, there doesn't appear to be any night shift. All the scenes that happen later on at night seem to be "after everyone has gone home", the hallways are dark and…
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What is written on Darth Vader's Chest control panel?
As I said on the blog, I finally went to the Star Wars Identities Exhibition in Montreal.
There, I took this photo of Darth Vader's Chest control panel (You could get it in higher resolution here) :
So, what is written under those buttons?
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Where does Gandalf Live?
Does Gandalf have his own home or does he just live where he goes?
Is there a place that he prefers to live and calls home most of all?
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