valiantman Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Bosco685 said: Would the future design of cloning lead to the elimination of weak genes through scientific manipulation of some sorts? Without knowing the deep science behind it, I would think that would be the goal to achieve the strongest representation of a being. Unless you wanted to tamper with the gene makeup to purposely make a slightly deformed entity. According to The Island, we eventually get extra backup copies of people who look like both young Obi-wan and young Black Widow. Of course, that means Disney must be in charge of the cloning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Would the future design of cloning lead to the elimination of weak genes through scientific manipulation of some sorts? Without knowing the deep science behind it, I would think that would be the goal to achieve the strongest representation of a being. Unless you wanted to tamper with the gene makeup to purposely make a slightly deformed entity. Yes, but then it isn't cloning, it's genetic engineering. I agree with you and always wondered why they used cloning at all as opposed to trying to create a race of genetically-engineered super-soldiers along the lines of Captain America. If you're going to clone I would think you'd start with a VERY exceptional organism to serve as the master, so it makes sense that Baby Yoda might be a clone if we assume his species is particularly Force-sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, valiantman said: According to The Island, we eventually get extra backup copies of people who look like both young Obi-wan and young Black Widow. Of course, that means Disney must be in charge of the cloning. Why of course. Because by then Disney purchased everything for the betterment of mankind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, fantastic_four said: Yes, but then it isn't cloning, it's genetic engineering. I agree with you and always wondered why they used cloning at all as opposed to trying to create a race of genetically-engineered super-soldiers along the lines of Captain America. If you're going to clone I would think you'd start with a VERY exceptional organism to serve as the master, so it makes sense that Baby Yoda might be a clone if we assume his species is particularly Force-sensitive. It is a very interesting topic between the two focuses (cloning and genetic engineering). I loved the film Gattaca that touched on the latter, and how those that did not turn out so perfect (or their parents had insufficient funds to pay for such gene manipulation) ended up in positions in life that reminded them their deficiencies made them less human. Which was totally wrong, dismissing individualism. Another solid Jude Law role, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I really liked Gattaca, but it never seemed realistic. I can't see any democratic society getting hard-segmented into "valids" (the genetically engineered) and "invalids" (natural birth). It was a vision of a dystopian society that seems to imply there are despotic hands behind its creation. And the film itself outlined its own unrealistic premise--just because you are genetically superior doesn't mean you have the will to act in a way that is any better than people with worse genes than you may be incented to act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 The new Star Wars mantra - “We’ve got a clone for that!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Just now, mattn792 said: The new Star Wars mantra - “We’ve got a clone for that!” Well, since Disney owns it now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 6 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said: #RianJohnsonSux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 16 hours ago, Bosco685 said: Disney is 86% sure you are wrong. dat y they fire 'im? bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, theCapraAegagrus said: dat y they fire 'im? Technically I believe Disney hasn’t fired RJ. They’re just ghosting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 16 hours ago, valiantman said: If Jango ever hit a target, he exceeded the abilities of every single clone trooper. Clone Troopers =/= Storm Troopers Clone Troopers seemed very effective. Storm Troopers suck. That scene in The Mandalorian where the Storm Troopers started firing at the piece of junk on the ground killed me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, theCapraAegagrus said: dat y they fire 'im? I strongly disliked The Last Jedi. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Just now, Bosco685 said: I strongly disliked The Last Jedi. Lmfao is that an outtake from Anchorman...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said: Lmfao is that an outtake from Anchorman...? All I know is someone needs to replace the server rubberbands again before it explodes from all that data pouring in. Had to refresh this thread four times before I could respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: All I know is someone needs to replace the server rubberbands again before it explodes from all that data pouring in. Had to refresh this thread four times before I could respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@therealsilvermane Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 bentbryan and theCapraAegagrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Tarkin at 5.30 always cracks me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Worldwide print and ads for one of the biggest franchises around was only $140M?? Spider-Man: Homecoming was $157M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 34 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Worldwide print and ads for one of the biggest franchises around was only $140M?? Spider-Man: Homecoming was $157M. Maybe they figured why go all in on advertising a movie that's even worse than TLJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, mattn792 said: Maybe they figured why go all in on advertising a movie that's even worse than TLJ? The Deadline contributor is a huge Star Wars fan. Like fanatical. To the point when he did the contest the previous year with The Last Jedi, he tweaked the production budget to only show it cost $250M to make when other sites were reporting $317M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
