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Where did the idea that TIE Fighters are weak and disposable come from?
This is something that bothers me about the Star Wars EU, especially in Legends. TIE Fighters (and their pilots) have a reputation for being cheap, disposable fighters that are only threatening when deployed in huge swarms.
If you examine the movies…
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Why did companions have such high social standing?
I've been watching Firefly. While I've been enjoying the show, the one thing I haven't been able to quite figure out is why companions have such high social standing. They are admittedly quite "posh", but what about them makes them so well received…
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In Star Trek, does the original die in teleportation?
I am just curious. If I am teleported is the original me dead and the teleporter just makes another copy of me there[at destination]?
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Is there more to Arwen than her obsessive love for Aragorn?
It's me again — still reading my way through The Lord of the Rings, but quite familiar with Peter Jackson's trilogy, which I really like.
It occurs to me, though, that Arwen is almost the Lord of the Rings' equivalent of Twilight's Bella Swan.…
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Does Voldemort know about the Invisibility Cloak?
Voldemort is keen to get his hands on the Elder Wand over the course of HP and the Deathly Hallows, but never seems to show any interest in either of the other Hallows.
I can't see him caring about the Resurrection Stone, since he loves nobody but…
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Why are Walker bites in the Walking Dead fatal?
In this answer it is pointed out that everyone appears to be infected with the virus. As we saw in the CDC center, death triggers the virus to reactivate portions of the brain.
Yet even a single bite from a Walker results in fever, eventual death…
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Is there a legal system in Middle-earth?
I was re-watching the Hobbit films last weekend, and noticed in "An Unexpected Journey", there is a scene in Bag End where the Dwarves present Bilbo with a contract, outlining the many potential dangers (incineration?!) and a purse upon successful…
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Was the Hulk based on Jekyll/Hyde?
I've always wondered about the parallels between Bruce Banner and Dr Jekyll. Both are good natured men of science and both transform into questionable alter egos...
Is there any evidence that Bruce Banner was based on the character created by Robert…
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How many Gods are in Game of Thrones?
There seem to be six or seven different religions with even more Gods?
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How does the Hogwarts Headmaster know whom to invite to school?
So all wizards get an invitation to Hogwarts at 11... How do they know whom to invite?
If a wizard is Muggle-born, then nobody would know about their existence.
Or do they register some weird magical stuff being done by them before 11?
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When Did Vulcans Change from No Emotions to Buried Emotions?
I grew up on the original Star Trek (I'm so old I even remember seeing it during the original airing a time or two), so there was a long time where all I had was the original series, then the animated one, and finally, the movies. During that time…
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What did the general public know about Darth Vader?
When Darth Vader first becomes Palpatine's apprentice, very few know of his existence and connection to the Emperor: the members of the Trade Federation (whom he dispatches) and Yoda, Kenobi, Organa, and their associates are all that seem to know at…
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Why wasn't Harry Kim promoted beyond ensign, when others like Tom Paris were multiple times?
I read this question, but it's not the same as mine: Why is Harry Kim senior staff?
ST Voyager "Nightingale":
JANEWAY: You've been in command on Voyager before.
KIM: On the night shift, for a few hours. It's not the same thing. You
and Chakotay are…
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Were there two elves named Glorfindel?
In the Silmarillion, an elf named Glorfindel is killed in a duel with a Balrog at the battle for Gondolin. (He kills the Balrog as well.) Then in The Fellowship of the Ring, an elf named Glorfindel meets Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin and Aragorn and…
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Why does Agent Smith get scared in the final confrontation with Neo?
At the end of the final confrontation between Neo and Agent Smith the following dialogue takes place:
Smith: I stand here, right here, and I'm supposed to say something. I say, "Everything that has a beginning has an end, Neo."
What? What did I…
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