In GENERAL here on Earth, the longer an animal takes to mature, the smarter they are. So that tracks.
Star Trek - did you know?
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DaveC426913
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Why? Because that's not how it works with humans?
To quote Larry Niven: "The thing about aliens is: they're alien!"
For me, the "ridiculous" aspect is more just that the Star Wars universe is overly reliant upon some pretty extraordinary coinkidinks. I mean, when Djinn Djaren "adopts" Grogu, he (Grogu) is approximately 50 years old and he knows almost nothing. Then, within seemingly days or weeks, he is well into this super accelerated (or excellerated) learning phase--almost like he's some sort of "sleeper" agent or something, and he already knew this stuff, it's more that Djarin somehow triggered this active phase.
Were this an isolated incident, it wouldn't be such a big deal. But Star Wars fully embraces deus ex machina in storytelling. Still, it could have been interesting had Djarin adopted Grogu and spent several years with him before he ever did anything extraordinary. A bit boring, maybe, but think of the payoff--say 10 or 12 seasons of The Mandalorian wherein Grogu just sits around in that little hovercrib and does nothing, and then, all of a sudden, he is awakened and completes his Jedi training within days, or even hours, and he becomes a Mandalorian at the same time!
Of course, I am neglecting to consider that Grogu is also traumatized--he witnessed all of his people being slaughtered or something like that (it's really not all that clear). Maybe he just needed to be in the company of a genuine, caring individual in order to be awakened.
Wasn't this "settled" in the Solo film??OK, found this on Wookiepedia:
Kessel Run
The Kessel Run was a 20-parsec[3] hyperspace route[1] within the Akkadese Maelstrom used by smugglers and unscrupulous freighter captains to move spice from the spice mines of Kessel at the behest of the Pyke Syndicate, who relied on the foolhardy Kessel Runs to deliver the illicit substance to...starwars.fandom.com
Notice all those footnotes? Not a single one of them is canonical, they're all just a bunch of stupid-ass "guides" to the Star Wars universe. Why even bother? Back in my day, things like The Complete Guide to Middle-earth were properly sources and annotated, but this is the kind of crap you can expect from millenials and younger sorts.
Pinball1970
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Totally relevant, Star Trek power source and the ultimate crew based on the best available actresses at the time.
TheVat
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Dr. McCoy reportedly spotted Yeoman Rand in an unemployment line and told her that she could make money at Trek conventions, which became a big part of her career in the 70s and 80s. (she did get various cameos in some of the ST movies, and a flashback episode in Voyager) When I was around 12, I found her quite...fascinating. And the chemistry between her and Kirk had an interesting ambiguity - platonic on the surface, but you were never quite sure if certain lines had been crossed, in secret. From a plotting standpoint, those feelings couldn't really go anywhere, because they would compromise Kirk's ability to become infatuated with various attractive aliens (and also, as Captain, compromise his professionalism).
Unfortunately, James Doohan also knew about those ST and SciFi conventions, where he met his 17 year old future bride--he was 50-something at the time.
As a youth I was more drawn to record conventions than SciFi conventions. I think a part of me knew that I was not likely to meet Barbara Steele (who didn't do them until the 2000s) or Diana Rigg (who never did the convention thing) at one of these events. On the plus side, record conventions also offered ample video selections, where one could obtain obscurities (at the time) like Minikillers. The origins of these short films remain obscure, with some maintaining they were "fetich" films while others claim they were shown at gas stations (?!).
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TheVat
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Given the spraying of poison, I think an opportunity was missed to name the first episode, Day of the Triffid Dolls, a title which would have propelled Minikillers beyond the German filling station circuit. Rigg, as always, looks spectacular, and has a surprising set of skills for a British tourist.
Hadn't heard about this cradle robbing. I can imagine there was a point in the marriage where his engines couldn't take much more of this.
Scotty was definitely the creepiest among the original crew.
The spraying poison thing was just weird. They could have went with the dolls emitting a toxic gas, with visible fumes. But "Day of the Triffids" has always been a powerful allegorical tale, and so very English. I think Genesis' "Return of the Giant Hogweed" tune is much indebted to the story. And how can anyone not love Phil Collins--I mean, just look at the guy! Such passion. For everything he did throughout the entirety of the '70s, I can forigive him for "Sussussudio" and "One More Night" and that crap.