The Grim Situation in Ukraine

As shown from both sides.

Here's a documentary-style video showing you just how bad the current situation is in Ukraine.  I'm sure you've heard of it in the news for some time now but what's shown there are filtered coverage, this one is raw street coverage.  It's a surreal thing to watch, very reminiscent of all those wartime movies, only this one is real.

So what exactly started all this?  The short answer is Politics.  But if you want to know the whole story, here's a very good run-down from this site.

Hit the jump to see the video.

A Prelude to the Clone Wars

Whatever happened to the novelty of Star Wars.

Part of the appeal why Star Wars is a great trilogy is because of the mystery that came with starting the series with IV, instead of an I. Sure, the IV was just added later, but something about not starting with I that drew people to it.  It's not normal. But a brilliant idea.

Sad thing is, brilliant ideas are often exploited because, well, they're brilliant.  So in goes the I, the II, and the III.  You see, I didn't care much about these three prequels, and that's saying something considering I'm a big Star Wars fan.  Only good thing about the three films combined was the double-edge light saber but other than that, forget it.  And now they're coming up with VII, VIII, and IX.  Right.  Talk about beating a dead horse.  Really beating it.  Good for George Lucas to finally get the message by bailing out of the sequels. Though I would think he bailed out because of the really bad flak he received for making the three prequels.

The force is strong in the one who made the video.