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What's in Naboo's core, liquid water or plasma?
One of the many things that bothers me about The Phantom Menace is the part where Obi-wan, Qui-gon, and Jar-Jar drive through 'the planet core'. I assumed that this meant that they literally drove through the center of the planet to arrive on the…
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Significance of the origami Deckard found in Blade Runner
What was the significance of the origami figure Deckard found at the end of Blade Runner? What could it have symbolized?
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Why not continue to prevent murders?
In the movie Minority Report (2002), while Pre-Crime was in operation, there were nearly zero murders.
Then, after the flaws of the system were uncovered, they had to shut it down.
I understand why they could no longer "halo" people (which was…
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In Star Wars: A New Hope, why was one officer dressed in white?
This character appears in Star Wars: A New Hope aboard the Death Star during an admirals meeting.
It appears he is wearing a white (possibly ivory) uniform. All the other officers wear gray, black, or olive (I am not sure what the official colors…
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Does Thor know that Thursday is named after him?
Thor has been a pretty frequent visitor to Earth (Midgard), and he has most likely been here on one or more Thursdays.
Has Thor said anything about this day being named after him?
Any continuity - comics or movie.
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Why does Seven of Nine pronounce "Futile" differently than Locutus?
Before Seven of Nine was freed from the Borg collective by the Voyager crew, she was designated to speak on behalf of the Collective. Of course, she said the famous Borg phrase "Resistance is Futile". However, she pronounced it as "few-tul" instead…
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What was the first story to be set in the future?
Lots of science fiction stories today are set in the future. Sometimes they give a specific date, like they'll say "AD 2532". Sometimes it's not spelled out but it's obvious, like I'm not sure if Star Trek ever gave an actual date, but it's…
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Why didn't Yoda have any children to take care of him during his last days given that he lived up to 900 years old?
My son cried when Yoda died. He asked me why no one took care of him during his last days. Given that Yoda was around 900 years old, surely he would have lots of descendants to look after him. Why were his offspring so unfilial?
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Has one actor ever played two different characters from Marvel?
Has a single actor ever played two separate characters from the Marvel universe? If so, who?
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Why does Gandalf show such reverence for Galadriel and Elrond?
Particularly in the Hobbit movies, Elrond mentions that Gandalf answers to Galadriel. Though Gandalf is a Maiar, one of Ainur, shouldn't he be regarded as one of the elders one above the Noldor?
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Why did the stormtroopers care about hiding the fact that they killed the Jawas?
In Episode IV, why did the stormtroopers spend time making Bantha tracks and dropping gaffe sticks just to hide their killing of the Jawas?
I know that it shows off Obi-Wan's Sherlock Holmes wit but it seems like something the stormtroopers wouldn't…
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Do the Q fear the Borg?
In episode Q2 of Voyager, Q tells his son:
Q : If the Continnum's told you once, they've told you a thousand times. DON'T PROVOKE THE BORG!!
If Q are omnipotent / immortal / all powerful, why would Q tell his son not to provoke the Borg?
Q…
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How did Gandalf elude and puzzle Sauron?
In the History of Middle-Earth book collection Myths Transformed we learn a lot about how Sauron perceived the Istari and what he knew of them.
Sauron had, in fact been very like Saruman, and so understood him quickly and could guess what he would…
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Was Tolkien the first to invent languages purely for fictional works?
Imaginary languages are now par for the course in fantasy literature: sometimes called something like 'the old tongue' or 'the ancient language', sometimes the languages of different types of being or of people living in different places. In many…
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Why was Gandalf so concerned for Gollum's well-being?
In The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf seems to be particularly sensitive to Gollum's wretched state. When explaining his recent activities to Frodo, Gandalf says things like:
'Unless [the evil part of Gollum] could be cured.' Gandalf sighed. 'Alas!…
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