Counterfictionals II

Dialogue on Superman and Batman (May 22, 2008)

Gavin: SO why do you like Superman so much?

Tim: Me? Who said I did?

2:52 PM

Gavin: Don’t you?

A Massive Military Buildup

Where does the officers corps of the imperial army in Star Wars come from? In the prequels the Clone Wars are fought entirely by Jedi, drones, and the clone forebears of storm troopers. The clones even have separate names, ranks, responsibilities. But at the end of Sith Tarkin is…

Why Counterfictionals?

Fictions already run counter to fact. Counterfactuals, in logic, philosophy, or history, imagine an alternative possible world, to test a theory, to prove an argument about contingency and necessity, or merely to explore the question, “What if?,” like the Marvel comic book title.

Everything falls apart, or, Let’s talk about The Dark Knight

The Star Wars Prequels

Gosh, what couldn’t be said about these? I’ll try not to dwell on the obvious flaws or contradictions, but suggest alternatives instead. After all, nobody wanted these movies to disappoint, but I think Lucas left a lot on the table to work with. I’ll take a multi-tiered approach.

An Inherently Counterfictional Star Trek

The whole intent of the first J.J. Abrams Star Trek film is to provide a…

Han Solo Has the Force

This is my thesis, which at least apparently contradicts what we are given about his character in the released films, but actually seems to confirm some facts and resolve some contradictions therein. Han Solo has the Force.