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kyanges

Junior Member
Read that Tron 3 is going to start filming in the fall. Same main actor is already signed on. And JJ-verse Star Trek 3 is starting up in June in Vancouver.

Not sure how I feel about it. Tron 2 had a sort of tired feeling through the film, and the fight piece in the End of Line club was pretty bad. But it looked very pretty, and the soundtrack was great.

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Jeff Head

General
Registered Member
I created a new thread for those who want to go on about the Walking Dead and Zombie discussions. The Sci-Fi thread is not for such discussions

Here is the new thread:

https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/walking-dead-zombie-discussions.t7239/

BEWARE...all rules must be followed on that thread, and do not cross the line into forbidden areas or behavior. Also, it is NOT a general HORROR Thread, nor will SD have one.. Keep it clean. Keep it above board.

If you stay within the rules, that thread will be allowed.
 

Miragedriver

Brigadier
Time to send in the Empire.......

Report: 'Star Wars' Tunisia Town Becomes Flashpoint in ISIS Fight


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By Graeme McMillan

A town that was once at the center of a conflict in a galaxy far, far away has become a notable locale in a far more serious real-world struggle.

The area around Tataouine, a town in Tunisia that doubled as the desert planet Tatooine in the original Star Wars, has become a way station for jihadists attempting to cross the Libyan border just 60 miles away,
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CNN says that not only have two arms caches been found in the area this month — including more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition as well as rocket-propelled grenade launchers — but three men were arrested in the town ahead of an attempt to cross the border into Libya with the intent to join a terrorist network.

A Tunisian national guard officer quoted in the CNN piece notes that, as the threat of ISIS grows, Tunisians feel concerned about their security, leading to the creation of a 12-mile buffer zone along the border between the countries, in addition to a ban on men between the ages of 18 and 35 being allowed to travel into Libya without residence papers and proof of employment.

Concerns about the area’s safety are such that the British Foreign Office has
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, with the exception of “essential travel,” noting that “there is a high threat from terrorism, including kidnapping,” and that “attacks could be indiscriminate.”

Although previous installments of the Star Wars franchise had used Tunisia as the real-world location for Tatooine, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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that the shift was due to Tunisia being too dangerous for such a sizable Hollywood production.


Back to bottling my Grenache
 

AssassinsMace

Lieutenant General
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That's one way to bypass JJ Abrams Star Trek universe for a TV show. Go way into the future where the past doesn't really matter. I'm pretty sick of the past even altered timelines. I don't know about this "Federation" idea where it sounds like everyone including the Klingons have become bores unless that's just setup for a new foe that everyone has to unite to fight. But I like the idea that the Federation is in shambles. Maybe this one will take its queues from what's going in TV today and kill-off regulars regularly. Maybe stories last an entire season or longer instead of episodic.
 
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