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Was the “future” world predicted in Back to the Future 2 intended to be genuinely predictive?
The Back to the Future series of SF films are also arguably somewhat comedic as well. In Back to the Future Part II, Marty travels to the year 2015 and we, the audience, get to enjoy a spectacle of futuristic technologies from self lacing shoes to…
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Why did Peter Jackson add the Nazgûls attack scene in Bree when it was not present in the original story, nor very important for the plot?
Although it's a very good scene from the film, I don't see why Peter Jackson added it to the story (remember).
In the books, the Hobbits do not meet the Nazgûl in Bree, and that does not really advance the plot of the film (even if the scene in…
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Has Leia ever shown any reaction to Darth Vader being her Father?
In Return of the Jedi Luke tells Leia he is her brother and that Darth Vader is their father.
Leia's reaction to this revelation has always confused me, she has just found out that the man who destroyed her home planet, killed many of her friends,…
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Why was Kylo Ren mistaken about Rey?
In The Last Jedi, both Kylo Ren and Rey see visions of the future that make them think the other one would turn. I could understand that Rey seeing
Kylo kill Snoke might make her think that he will turn to the light.
But what exactly did Kylo…
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Why do the Borg care so much about Earth?
So the Borg are introduced to the Federation by Q, but the fact remains the Federation lives on the other side of the Galaxy, and aside from more possible encounters with Q / Caretaker like beings, the chances are they will never meet again.
So…
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What is the context for this panel of Captain Marvel (Shazam) and a vibrating mechanical horse?
So, I ran into this panel on a search some months ago, and got curious about the context. So I tried a Google search. Big mistake. There exist a completely different assortment of Marvel vibrators apparently. Reverse image searches didn't give me…
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Can we identify all the characters in this Universe 113 poster?
I found this Universe: 113 Character Poster, which features a whole bunch of sci-fi characters.
Who is everyone?
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Why isn't Sectumsempra an Unforgivable Curse?
Harry almost killed Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, with it. The next year, George lost an ear due to Snape. These facts, and the "For Enemies" note should clinch it.
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Why don't lightsabers have guards?
When the trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens came out, there were many jokes made at the expense of Kylo Ren's lightsaber and its silly guard. And whilst that particular guard design is indeed silly, one does wonder why…
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Is Palpatine's execution of Order 66 legally justified?
Assume the Republic Senate voted for some kind of inquiry to determine if the Supreme Chancellor had acted legally and if there are grounds for impeachment (for example, bear with me here). Even if Palpatine speaks the truth to any question and made…
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Asimov's robot and the Trolley Problem
The classic thought experiment the Trolley Problem goes something like this:
A loose train trolley is barreling downhill toward five people tied up and helpless on the track ahead. You can't possibly reach and free any of them in time, but nearby…
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Why are credits "no good" on Tatooine?
This question got me thinking, about the nature of currency and space.
When Qui-Gon tries to buy ship parts from Watto he gets this response.
Qui-Gon Jinn: I have twenty thousand Republic dataries.
Watto: Republic credits? Republic credits are no…
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Why Didn't Dumbledore Hear the Basilisk?
J.K. Rowling has stated that Dumbledore was fluent¹ in English, Mermish, Gobbledygook, and Parseltongue. If this is so: Why didn't Dumbledore hear the Basilisk during the events in Chamber of Secrets? There's nothing to indicate Dumbledore was hard…
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Why is Magneto vs Iron Man not a simple victory for Magneto?
In Avengers vs. X-Men #2, Magneto clashes with Iron Man. According to the comic, "if you think this is no contest, you've never met Tony Stark.". I freely admit never meeting Tony Stark, so why isn't this no contest?
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Pratchett Quote about Research and Development
I'm looking for a quote by Terry Pratchett. I'm pretty sure that the patrician was speaking about Leonard of Quirm and giving funds to Research and Development.
It was something along the lines of:
You pour loads and loads of money into [it], and…
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