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Actually, I have no issue with Beviin and Medrit being gay--in fact, I respect Traviss much more for having the guts to include something that realistic in Star Wars. I actually find it adds a lot to the Mandalorian culture, making it unlike most super-macho-soldier-commando that reject anything non-heterosexual. Also, I don't actually have a problem with the Mandalorians, I just think they're out-of-place in the series, especially since the last Traviss novel, Sacrifice doesn't even include Leia or Han, aside from one scene meeting with Mara for the former and a mention for the latter. Further, Luke only becomes a true character in the last few chapters, the rest of the time we only get glimpses of him sleeping whenever Mara comes home. What the hell?! Those are among the most important characters in this particular series, so replacing their "screen-time" for Mandalorians annoys me thoroughly. I think the Mandalorian storyline is fantastic, but I also think it belongs in a separate series that runs parallel and might even overlap with the Legacy series. It just takes away, at least for me, from the greater part of the series since a reader might find themselves racing through the important scenes concerning Jacen, Ben, Luke, Mara, etc in order to get to the Mandalorian scenes, which devalues the important series scenes, especially since the Mandalorian storyline connects with the rest of the series minimally. And by the way Traviss left the Mandalorian storyline in Sacrifice, it's obvious Revelation will be nothing more than a soapbox to stand on in order to get her Mandalorian fetish out there, which vexes me more than you can imagine since it's the second-to-last novel, which leaves Denning (not Dennings, Tofu) and Allston the responsibility to actually ending the series.

Tofu, shouldn't that be read through Inferno to Fury, and not to Inferno since that would mean one had not yet read Inferno...

It's a space station...?

My favorite novels since the Hand of Thrawn duology, Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future, and may even exceed my adoration of the original Thrawn trilogy. Quite possibly some of the best EU material to have come in years and years. I highly suggest it to all, and don't worry, there's no need to have read previous novels. The story is dark, though, quite dark and somewhat depressing, but that only adds to its awesomeness.

I don't even know what to say... Words just can't...well, suffice to say they simply won't do. Good bye, Paul. Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la. He is not gone, merely marching far away...

Once you join, you can never leave. Heh. Welcome to the site!

Reminds me of the insanity and nightmares I had while playing Half-Life 2 through for the first time. "We don't go to Ravenholm"...

Yes. As always, I will be, despite rarely visiting the website these busy and inebriated day, at the end of all things.

I must say, my favorite this season is LaForge's, simply because of how desperate that ninja looks.

I went in expecting very little, so I came out of T3 rather pleased. Therefore, I'm rather looking forward to a fourth film.

Work tomorrow--plus, I'm likely to forget. Happy Birthday, Mitth!

What does MMORPG stand for?

One hour threw you off that badly? Tofu, how will you ever survive university?

Aren't we all?

Every single day, mostly in the evenings, but increasingly more often during daylight hours and sometimes even mornings... Funny how I don't realize these things until I spell them out for someone else. So you're drinking 7 drinks or more on a daily basis? I dunno man. That does seem a bit much. So it would seem. I had a cup of black coffee this morning, and I mention that because I usually have orange juice and vodka or coffee-and-brandy. Someone suggested I go to an alcoholic's anonymous meeting that is taking place in a day or two. I don't think I'm at that point just yet...

Every single day, mostly in the evenings, but increasingly more often during daylight hours and sometimes even mornings... Funny how I don't realize these things until I spell them out for someone else.

I have trouble keeping count after, say, the seventh or eighth...

I apparently go to class too drunk to remember much these days and some people say I smell of alcohol...and not in a sweaty sort of way, but just of straight liquor. This is not good. I think I may seriously have a problem.

Tofu, I somehow believe you left out Rome: Total War, your all-too-recent addiction that nearly brainwashed you into being a Roman.

Jesus, Elvis. Are you going to pull another I'm-here-but-not-for-long on us again? Some of our hearts can't take the strain.

Welcome, new members. Be sure not to take the example of some of our more...experienced members in spamming quite so much.

Mad, the work looks fantastic! I wish I could do half of what you can on a computer with my brain! I would suggest slowing down the speed of the text and/or adding a third paragraph, that way it fits with the speed of the music at the beginning of all Star Wars films.

That was an excellent movie! I saw the end coming from almost the beginning, and only thought the parts with Will Ferrel(sp?) were any good; the rest of it was just predictable and the humor wasn't all that funny to me. For the love of whatever supernatural being exists (if any), THANK YOU, TOFU!!! I thought I was the only one who felt this way!!! I don't get what everyone finds so fantastic about it, either.

There was a cartoon/CGI television series called "Roughnecks" which was much better than the movie and touched on a lot of the themes from the novel. I also remember that when Halo came out, I found it suspiciously similar to that particular TV series.........

Starship Troopers is likely one the finest pieces of both science and military fiction that exists. As a scifi novel, it is the origin of so many ideas that it would be impossible to count them all. All of the giant-robot genre stories stem from there, as do the Star Wars Republic Commando series of games and novels and (brace yourself!) the Halo series. If you liked Starship Troopers and are interested in a similar, though real story, I highly suggest Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green by Johnny Rico. Ironically, his name is the same name as the main character in Starship Troopers...