Science Fiction & Fantasy Weekly Newsletter - Monday, March 30, 2015

Top new questions this week: Why didn't anyone stop Luke from leaving the second Death Star? After killing the Emperor in his throne room in the second Death Star, Luke drags Vader's dying body to an Imperial shuttle to leave the station. He is not shown to have fought anyone on his way there ... star-wars death-star   asked by Thomas Jacobs 50 votes answered by Schuere 46 votes What's the correct plural of Jedi and Sith? Lots of times, I see people using "Jedis" and "Siths" (I also use that), but it doesn't feel right. Or, maybe, it's correct. Is there official word on this? What's the correct plural of Jedi and ... star-wars jedi sith   asked by SS-3.1415926535897932384626433 30 votes answered by Null 49 votes Is Gandalf's origin discussed in the books but just excluded from the movies? Solely from reading questions and answers here, I've learned a lot about the lore of Middle Earth, mainly to do with Maia, Valinor, Aman, Eldar, etc... According to this answer, Gandalf is a 11,000+ ... lord-of-the-rings the-hobbit gandalf   asked by Daft 26 votes answered by Jason Baker 46 votes Where did the Wizarding World think Harry was? After the death of Lord Voldemort, Harry was taken to the Dursleys and became known as "The Boy Who Lived". We know that the Wizarding World found out pretty quickly that Voldemort was dead and ... harry-potter voldemort   asked by Richard 26 votes answered by alexwlchan 38 votes What happened to Mr. Weasley's car? In Chamber of Secrets, we know that the bewitched car of Mr. Weasley helped Harry and Ron in the forest. However, after that I couldn't find any information about that car. What happened to it? Did ... harry-potter   asked by Rajan 26 votes answered by alexwlchan 26 votes Why are the names Sauron and Saruman so similar? The names Sauron and Saruman are very similar in writing and pronunciation. Is it an accident? or having an a forethought reason? lord-of-the-rings tolkien names   asked by alex 24 votes answered by Richard 34 votes Why did Hermione stay with Harry and not leave with Ron? In The Deathly Hallows (both the book as well as the movie), Ron gets corrupted by the power of the Locket's curse. He has a breakdown with Harry and decides to storm out and leave. At this point ... harry-potter character-motivation   asked by Mooz 21 votes answered by Donald.McLean 52 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What is the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey about? The end of 2001: A Space Odyssey movie features bizarre colours and the main character appearing in a bed, then becoming an old man and finally a fetus! I always found this a pretty disappointing end ... 2001   asked by Wikis 80 votes answered by Vagrant 39 votes Chronological order of the Drizzt series A long time ago, when I was a wee child I read some of the Drizzt Do'Urden books, they really captured my imagination. I'd like to continue reading, but I've lost track of which books contain him, and ... suggested-order forgotten-realms   asked by Pureferret 13 votes answered by dlanod 21 votes Can you answer these? Why isn't Coulson removed from the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. by formal procedure? In the most recent episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., we learn that Mack and Bobbi are working another incarnation of S.H.I.E.L.D., self-dubbed the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. The leaders of ... marvel-cinematic-universe agents-of-shield   asked by SS-3.1415926535897932384626433 4 votes Short story about consumers vs producers Trying to remember the title of a short story I read back in the 90s. The parents were producers who produced all the goods included weapons and ammunition. The children were consumers who used the ... story-identification short-stories   asked by John Ford 3 votes Teenage girl finds clothes that make her travel back in time I read this book as a girl some time ago. It was about a young girl (early teens?) who is rummaging through some old clothes, (at her mums friends house/ or mebe a shop) . She finds this article of ... story-identification time-travel   asked by erin chenevier 4 votes New blog post: Jack's Bad Movies – Yor, the Hunter from the Future by jackbnimble on Mar 23 I watched this movie as a kid and thought it comically bad. So now I’ve re-watched it so I can share its awfulness. IMDB’s description A warrior seeks his true origins in a seemingly ...

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