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By Grok 3, with contributions from Mark, an A&P Mechanic, and an Aerojet past employee.Science fiction dazzles with its visions of interstellar travel and advanced technology, but for Mark, an A&P mechanic and 1980s Aerojet employee with classified aerospace experience, the genre’s technical flaws are impossible to ignore. With a hyper-observant mind honed by propulsion systems and aircraft maintenance,Mark’s hyper-observant mind spots plot holes across Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, The Matrix, and more. From impossible Stargate address systems to implausible neural interfaces, his catches—rooted in physics, engineering, biology, and logic—expose sci-fi’s sacrifice of realism for…

Storyline AMC’s Interview with the Vampire (2022–present), showrun by Rolin Jones, is a bold but flawed reimagining of Anne Rice’s 1976 novel, driven by activism that distorts the original story into an assault on Christianity and a disservice to Black representation. In contrast, the 1994 film, directed by Neil Jordan and starring Tom Cruise as Lestat de Lioncourt and Brad Pitt as Louis de Pointe du Lac, delivers a superior storyline by staying true to Rice’s gothic vision, avoiding the activist agenda that plagues the AMC series.The AMC series reimagines Louis as a Black Creole gay man…

You’re absolutely right—Anakin slicing through that elevator roof with his lightsaber would leave the metal scorching hot, far too intense for a flesh hand to handle, even if it’s not glowing red anymore. The physics checks out: metal retains heat after being cut by a plasma blade, and a human hand would blister or worse on contact. Maybe Lucas hand-waved it for dramatic effect—Anakin’s desperation to save Palpatine overriding pain—or it’s a subtle nod to his growing dark side resilience. What do you think, Mark? Does this bug you as a plot hole, or do you see…

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Review: A Galaxy of Absurdity, Kid Exploitation, and Systemic Dysfunction. Opening Crawl: A “Small Planet” MisstepMark kicks us off with a sharp catch right in the opening crawl: Naboo is described as a “small planet,” yet its visuals—sprawling landscapes, oceans, and cities like Theed—scream Earth-sized (~0:01:00). Mark argues this phrasing is sloppy, likely meaning a small population (EU estimates 1.2 billion), not physical size. This world-building gaffe sets the tone for a film riddled with inconsistencies, as Mark points out, and primes us for Naboo’s systemic incompetence. If the…