Kirk or Vader: Who's more famous?
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Anyone who knows much about Batman might find the following somewhat amusing.
#45 ZORRO (DON DIEGO DE VEGA) (Tyrone Power) in THE MARK OF ZORRO (20th Century Fox, 1940)
#46 BATMAN (BRUCE WAYNE) (Michael Keaton) in BATMAN (Warner Bros., 1989)
It's also interesting that some of the heroes in the top 50 aren't exactly the good guys. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were robbers. Thelma and Louise may have been justified in killing the one guy but after that they certainly weren't the good guys.
As for the villains. I think that Norman Bates will drop further down over the next couple of decades. I can't imagine the original having the same sort of impact on new viewers and I just don't buy Vince Vaughn as a suitable replacement for Anthony Perkins.
#45 ZORRO (DON DIEGO DE VEGA) (Tyrone Power) in THE MARK OF ZORRO (20th Century Fox, 1940)
#46 BATMAN (BRUCE WAYNE) (Michael Keaton) in BATMAN (Warner Bros., 1989)
It's also interesting that some of the heroes in the top 50 aren't exactly the good guys. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were robbers. Thelma and Louise may have been justified in killing the one guy but after that they certainly weren't the good guys.
As for the villains. I think that Norman Bates will drop further down over the next couple of decades. I can't imagine the original having the same sort of impact on new viewers and I just don't buy Vince Vaughn as a suitable replacement for Anthony Perkins.
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Ironic, isn't itTsyroc wrote:Anyone who knows much about Batman might find the following somewhat amusing.
#45 ZORRO (DON DIEGO DE VEGA) (Tyrone Power) in THE MARK OF ZORRO (20th Century Fox, 1940)
#46 BATMAN (BRUCE WAYNE) (Michael Keaton) in BATMAN (Warner Bros., 1989)
I can't believe I'm being out-heroed by a Valendamned collie...
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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Vader has a few things going for him. A big one is James Earl Jones - he is an amazingly powerful voice actor (in addition to being a damn fine screen actor).
He can make relatively innocuous lines sound ominous like "Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them" (I can picture a throat being crushed by an invisible hand)
He can make relatively innocuous lines sound ominous like "Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them" (I can picture a throat being crushed by an invisible hand)
Ironically, in France his name is Dark Vador...Vympel wrote:Or Dark Vader. That used to really piss me off when I was a kid. I'd get in blazing rows with other kids in the playground who didn't know Star Wars for shit and saw fit to lecture me on his fucking name. Ah ... memories.Darth Wong wrote:Show a little boy the black mask with the mechanical breathing, and he will immediately say "Darth Vader!"
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And of course:CivilWarMan wrote:IIRC, Darth Vader is Dutch for Dark Father. Could be mistaken, though.
I do know the general Sith naming technique is to take a word that typically starts with "in" and then leave out the "in" part.
Darth inVader
Darth inSideous
and the infamous duo
Darth inTegral and
Darth inErt
Darth inMaul
Darth inTyranus
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Says who?CivilWarMan wrote:Maul and Tyranus weren't proper Sith. Maul was little more than a living weapon, and Tyranus was basically there to keep the apprentice seat warm.Pure Sabacc wrote:And of course:
Darth inMaul
Darth inTyranus
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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Sidious (and Tyranus in Maul's case).Batman wrote:Says who?CivilWarMan wrote:Maul and Tyranus weren't proper Sith. Maul was little more than a living weapon, and Tyranus was basically there to keep the apprentice seat warm.Pure Sabacc wrote:And of course:
Darth inMaul
Darth inTyranus
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"I think you completely missed the point of sigs. They're supposed to be completely homegrown in the fertile hydroponics lab of your mind, dried in your closet, rolled, and smoked...
Oh wait, that's marijuana..."Einhander Sn0m4n
Regardless of the fact that Maul was a "mere animal" (Dooku's words) and Tyranus was a stepping stone, they were true sith, in that they were the fully ordained apprentices of the reigning Sith Lord. The master's end intention for them is not relevant in this particular arguement.Lord Revan wrote:Sidious (and Tyranus in Maul's case).Batman wrote:Says who?CivilWarMan wrote: Maul and Tyranus weren't proper Sith. Maul was little more than a living weapon, and Tyranus was basically there to keep the apprentice seat warm.
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Damn, knew I missed one.Grandmaster Jogurt wrote:Fine then.CivilWarMan wrote:Maul and Tyranus weren't proper Sith. Maul was little more than a living weapon, and Tyranus was basically there to keep the apprentice seat warm.Pure Sabacc wrote:And of course:
Darth inMaul
Darth inTyranus
Darth inPlageous.
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Hugh Thompson Jr.- A True American Hero
"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." - President Barack Obama
"May fortune favor you, for your goals are the goals of the world." - Ancient Chall valediction
Stanislav Petrov- The man who saved the world
Hugh Thompson Jr.- A True American Hero
"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." - President Barack Obama
"May fortune favor you, for your goals are the goals of the world." - Ancient Chall valediction