Science Fiction & Fantasy Weekly Newsletter - Monday, July 28, 2014

Top new questions this week: Who is the eponymous Jedi in Return of the Jedi? I had always assumed the Jedi in the title of Return of the Jedi referred to Luke Skywalker's return from defeat. But Jedi is its own plural -- could it be referring to the rebuilding of the … star-wars   asked by Plutor 33 votes answered by SQB 60 votes Why did Hagrid send Harry and Ron into the Forbidden Forest if he knew Aragog would want to kill and eat them? It just seems silly that he would put them in danger like that. Why didn't Hagrid just tell them that he didn't do anything in the slightest to attack muggleborns when they were talking in the hut? harry-potter hagrid   asked by liam tomkins 27 votes answered by Shisa 15 votes Did Qui Gon know the Queen was a double? During the attack on Naboo, Padme used a decoy and posed as one of her own handmaidens. When she later reveals herself to the Gungans, Obi Wan looks genuinely surprised but Qui-Gon smiles. Earlier in … star-wars phantom-menace   asked by Liath 24 votes answered by Richard 29 votes What is the origin of Hikaru Sulu's last name? Although Hikaru is a Japanese first name, Sulu is not a Japanese last name, and no Japanese last name I know sounds remotely like Sulu. As a matter of fact, the Japanese translation of Star Trek … star-trek star-trek-tos   asked by user54609 22 votes answered by Lew Delport 18 votes How can a Seeker practice if the Snitch can't be touched prior to a Quidditch match? In Deathly Hallows, Scrimgeour tells Harry, Ron, and Hermione the following regarding the Golden Snitch: 'Correct,' said Scrimgeour. 'A Snitch is not touched by bare skin before it is released, … harry-potter   asked by Slytherincess 21 votes answered by alexwlchan 29 votes Could Khal Drogo's Khalasar really have defeated the Iron Throne? I always found it surprising how scared everyone was about Daenerys's marriage to Khal Drogo and the possibility of the Dothraki horde crossing the Narrow Sea. In Seasion 1 Epsisode 5 Robert Baratheon … game-of-thrones a-song-of-ice-and-fire   asked by Stephen Bly 20 votes answered by TenthJustice 28 votes Is Darth Vader really afraid of the Emperor? In Episode VI, during their conversation before meeting the Emperor, Luke asks Vader to give up on the Emperor and join him instead, at which Vader replies: "You don't know the power of the Dark Side, … star-wars   asked by Bogdan Alexandru 19 votes answered by DVK 24 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Valar Morghulis, Arya Stark and Daario Naharis - Connection? Arya Stark was given a coin and taught the phrase "valar morghulis". In the TV-series season 2, after she kills a man, she takes back the coin she was given and says those words. Daario Naharis, who … game-of-thrones   asked by Bern 16 votes answered by System Down 26 votes How can Data lose a chess game? Data is considered, basically, a sentient supercomputer. The ultimate AI. He was built with an ultimate storage capacity of eight hundred quadrillion bits and a total linear computational speed rated … star-trek star-trek-tng star-trek-data   asked by Morgan 60 votes answered by Grevil 12 votes Can you answer these? Teens stranded in eco-system within alien ship , fighting for survival Looking for the name of a book series I read in middle school, 2001-2004 roughly. All I can remember about it was that there were a handful of teenagers who somehow ended up on an alien planet that … story-identification young-adult   asked by Katie Lingoes 2 votes What is hyperspace in Stargate like? In the Stargate franchise, what is hyperspace supposed to be like ? By that I mean, is the hyperspace reality/ universe like hyperspace in Babylon 5. Is it a "open" reality/ universe where ships can … stargate stargate-sg1 ftl-drive hyperspace   asked by Bubba 9 votes Were Joyce and Buffy manipulated into moving to Sunnydale? Prior to living in Sunnydale, Buffy lived in Los Angeles. After being expelled and the divorce of her parents, she moved to Sunnydale with Joyce, where Joyce now owns an art gallery. Buffy arrives … buffy   asked by phantom42 6 votes New blog post: Starship Troopers – The Mobile Infantry definitely does not accept Hippies! by markrogers on Jul 22 Starship Troopers is Heinlein’s Hugo-winning right-wing, pro-war, ultra-nationalist (ultra-fascist?) manifesto masterpiece.  Set against the narrative backdrop of boot-camp and interstellar war, …

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