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Published: 2014-09-28 01:29:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 3218; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 48
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Coming back from a meeting with Councillor Tervos, John and Jane are ambushed by Khalisah Bint Sinan al-Jilani of Westerlund News. Jane immediately stood proud waving to the amassing crowd obviously proud to introduce her brother to the Galaxy. John wasn't so enthusiastic recalling the amount of times in his own reality that he had butted heads with Khalisah al-Jilani."So this must be Commander John Shepard." Khalisah al-Jilani remarked. "Is it true you originate from a different reality where you lost the war with the Reapers? What makes you think you'll do any better here?"
John grunted at the reporter, clearly not impressed by her words.
"The thing you must understand Khalisah." Jane replied taking the lead. "Is that in every reality, each choice and decision can have unforeseen and sometimes drastic outcomes. John didn't do anything wrong in his reality, we're still trying to piece the differences between our two universe's together."
"I see, but isn't it true you lost the war?" Khalisah persisted. "If that's true what hope do we have against the Reapers?"
"You must understand." Jane rebuffed. "Things are different here, thanks to John and his crew we have the advantage of foresight and are working incredibly hard to see what we can change to bring about an alternative outcome."
Khalisah seemed to be happy with the response. "One last question Commander's, now you're reunited, how does it feel. My viewers are interested in knowing."
Jane smiled. "It's been great." She honestly answered. "Look at it as a sign, a sign that better days are ahead for all of us. We all must do our part in this war, care for one another as together we can win this if we stand united. Only a united galaxy can defeat the Reapers."
They walked away from Khalisah and the crowd and John remarked on the interview. "You should have let me hit her."
Jane laughed. "Don't tempt me, but we need her. We need the media to spread the word and help to unite the galaxy. It's the only way we'll win." She paused and looked at John. "Don't tell me you..."
"No." John answered rather quickly. "Though in my reality there were times I was tempted."
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Those damn reporters, play a renegade and you can hit her in ME2 and ME3.
So this is another render I did, one of the first for the Mass Effect - Parallels fan fiction I am writing. The first released anyway. Expect to see more as time goes on, the first two chapters have been released, so head to my mass effect gallery and let me know what you think of them. I'm waiting for some feedback before I post anymore as I normally only post completed work and using DA as a way to motivate me to write some more and improve upon my own writing.
This render was actually the second of this theme. I tried it with two models in Alliance fatigues but the Jane model seemed to have issues. So I had to abandon it and use this armoured version instead. Trying to get a pose for John in the armour was a challenge for me, but I think it turned out alright.
Jane and John extracted by
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Thanks to for directing me to the XNALara/XPS software that I used to position the models in.
Thanks to for his Daz3D tutorial that I used to render this in.
As always fav's and comments are appreciated.
EDIT 28/09/2014: Another update this one is an improved lighting render on the Shepard's. It's a minor update but I think a fairly big improvement on Jane's face which really bugged me in the original render.
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Do the Reapers count as the universe? lol
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It's a start. Who knows what the two can wreak.
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Indeed, I am writing Jane up in my fan fiction as a bit of a trouble maker, always having a plan within a plan. A very devious woman but with her heart in the right place.
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The last point is the most important thing.
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Indeed. I have never played a Femshep but I don't want her to be a carbon copy of MShep and I want her to have some personality and be a character that readers can enjoy and like.
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Sounds definitely convincing.
I like the idea with the two Shepard.
Reminds me a little of the mirror episodes of Star Trek.
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Yeah it's a little like that. To be honest Sliders probably has more of an impact on my story ideas. It was a great series from the 90's a shame it only got worse as it went on due to Fox and Sci-Fi Channel. Mainly Fox.
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I remember this series. I liked it. The first two or three seasons were the best.
In any case it was a good and interesting idea.
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Yeah I agree, Fox got the series in season 3, wrestling it away from the original creator and then screwed it up. The first half of season 3 was ok, but once they killed off one of the main characters it was a goner in my opinion. Season 5 picked up a fair bit imo. But it was cancelled with no conclusion.
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I don't remember if I still kept up until the "end".
When the original cast was gone, it didn't make more fun.
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Season 3 and 4 were in my books a little iffy. Season 4 went off the deep end in my opinion and season 5 really tried to fix that while having a new cast (except for 1) and trying to get the show on more of an direction like the original seasons. But I agree once season 3 hit and first loosing Arturo and then Wade at the end of the series (she simply doesn't return for season 4) it became a rather boring show. It's a shame as it started off so strong as a series.
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It's sad that it always gave series over time,
which had a good interesting start and then got worse or stopped.
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Yeah I agree. I still need to sit down and watch season 5 that I got about a year ago on DVD. It's getting through late season 3 and season 4 that is hard for me. Once Arturo dies it's hard for me to watch the rest of season 3.
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I found that Arturo was a really sympathetic character.
It was a shame that in the end only Rembrandt Brown was left of the original cast.
But I wish you still much fun while watching.
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Yeah the original four really made such a great team and family. Each had their importance and strengths and weaknesses. I always felt Arturo was the father of the group, always the one thinking before acting and always offering advice and caution. Quinn was the genius and de-facto leader of the group. If there was a scientific solution chances are he would find it, along with help from Arturo. Wade was the heart, always leading with her heart and trying to do the right thing. I also felt she above all was the one that helped to keep Quinn honest and on course. I think he may have given up trying to get home without her. Remmy was the poor bugger along for the ride but really grew into his role and the one character that had the most character development I feel. He had the military past and experience and looked at life in a totally different way. He also had a compassionate center, which worked in well with Wade. I feel he was there for Wade as much as Wade and the Professor was for Quinn.
Unfortunately late season 3 and season 4 lost a lot of that, which I felt was the strength of the show. Season 5 got that back a little with Remmy leading them. But it really didn't have the clear focus that seasons 1 and 2 had.
I had often thought what it would be like as a reboot, seems everything is being rebooted these days. However I don't think it would work, the actors where the characters more than the script. They put so much of themselves into it. I feel it's just one of those shows that due to Fox never had a decent chance to begin with and that's a real shame as it was such an awesome concept and initial execution was fantastic.
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I agree with your description of your characters fully.
Reboots are always a bit tricky.
In recent years there have been some good, but many bad.
I don't like it when the good memories of the original are ruined
by bad actors and strange ideas for the reboot.
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Yeah a lot of the reboots haven't been that good. I think for the enhanced graphics they sacrifice too much in the story and acting departments.
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Unfortunately you're right.
I was just thinking about good reboots of movies.
The Batman trilogy with Christian Bale was good.
Other good reboots just don't come to mind.
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I think the new Spider-man reboot far succeeds the original. But I agree most other reboots aren't that crash hot. I did like the short lived V reboot as it was totally different to the original (however still remained elements from it) and still made it new and exciting. It's a shame it only lasted 2 seasons however.
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Amazing Spiderman I found very good.
The reboot before with Tobey Maguire wasn't so convincing.
To V I can't say anything, I've never seen that series.
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Yeah I think the reboot is more successful, however I didn't like the actor they choose for Harry, I prefer the other actor in the Tobey series.
I grew up with the original V as the remake while very different was done pretty well. A lot better than the BSG reboot.
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True, the actor was better.
The original BSG I saw as a child. The reboot was just Crap.
Was perhaps the fact that they've changed the story a bit and many of the male characters have been replaced by women.
Dirc Benedict as Starbuck was much more sympathetic. Likewise Apollo was better in the original.
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Yeah I did like the ship designs and technology but the story line (all that god crap) and the acting wasn't as good. It started out okay but by the end of season 2 it just had gone so far off rail that I didn't enjoy it as much. I watched it until the end and I must admit Razor was the best thing out of the last 2 seasons.
But overall the original was better, I hope if they do another reboot they keep more faithful to the original series.
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I aborted the series prematurely.
I would also like to see another attempt, only I don't believe it.
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There were several attempts in progress before RDM's BSG. One was actually very close to the TOS BSG in fact but the September 11 bombings threw it's tight timeline out and the project unfortunately collapsed. They even had some concept art done and a storyline in the works. I would like to see that project given a shot.
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I havn't heard anything about thar, but sounds very interesting.
Well maybe we are lucky and the concept is again picked up.
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If we're lucky as I thought it would had been a great movie or series. It still had the Cylons as robots and still used the Yaren measurement for years etc. I think that they made Adar the President a woman however but that is no biggy considering the president dies in the Cylon attack during the peace armistice.
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Damn, now you've made me really curious and
I'll probably never get to see the result
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Yeah it was going to be an awesome movie, a shame RDM got in and really bastardized the franchise. It had some strong points, but overall it wasn't that great, not compared to the original.
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Unfortunately, there are many examples of failed reboots.
When I think of the remake of Robocop or the last Star Trek movie.
Even if I leave out the nostalgia, these films weren't really good.
Except, of course, the special effects, but that's just not enough for me.
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I find that funny as I found both movies pretty good, maybe I'm easily impressed? lol
I found in my younger years friends would say "This movie sucked" or "That movie wasn't that good" and I always thought to myself "Hey I liked that movie I thought it was fairly good"
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Taken by itself, I found the film quite good.
I found them in comparison to the original one not so good.
But fortunately we've all own opinions.
Would be bad if everyone would like the same thing.
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Indeed, it would be a rather boring world if everyone had the same views and opinions.
I found with Trek II, they tried to do something different than just an alternative Space Speed or Wraith of Khan. While elements from those two do exist in the movie I think they tried to be as different as possible. I think for a reboot it was successful, parts of the movie I clearly didn't like just like with the first one. Then there are parts of all 10 movies from the Prime Timeline that I don't like as well. Unfortunately Trek fans are a rather impossible bunch to please, a reason Enterprise wasn't successful as so many fans are stuck with their minds on one particular form of canon and are unwilling to accept new possibilities and differences and so they rebel, refuse to watch, wine on the online forums and communities. I think these types that turn an ant hill into a mole hill miss the original ideas of Trek, exploring new ideas and possibilities and embracing differences. That is a reason why I accepted the reboot off the bat, things like the Uhura/Spock relationship I don't like as I feel it makes Uhura into a less strong female character and Spock into a more human character but I don't let it stop me from enjoying the new movies.
Wow that was a lot, my bad!
As for Robocop, I never found the original movies that appealing, I did enjoy the short-lived series however. I think with the original movies there was too much gore for me which ruined the enjoyment of the movie for me. As for the Reboot I liked some of the twists of it, however I find that I would have preferred that Robocop's identity had remained a mystery to everyone including his family. Without that mystery the reboot did fail a little in my eyes, however I still enjoyed it as it's been so long since we had a new Robocop movie or series.
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The Star Trek reboot has some good points.
I think the cast of Kirk, McCoy and Spock are very well chosen, Chekov and Sulu less.
I didn't like the design of the backdrops. The engine room has rather reminds me of a warehouse.
I found the romance between Spock and Uhura as very inappropriate.
"Into Darkness" seemed to me partly as a bad parody, for example, at the end, where Kirk sacrifices.
I think they should have taken for the content something new, instead of recycle parts of the old movies.
Let's see if another part comes.
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The apple store backdrops weren't that well designed. Too white and bright for my liking.
I agree on the casting with the trio, I really think they really did a fantastic job on Kirk and McCoy. I am not overly happy with Spock but he does pull off a younger Spock well enough to me. I just think it's hard for me to see anyone other than Nimoy in that role. As for Spock and Uhura's relationship I feel it weakens both characters way too much. The engine room in the first one was due to them running out of money for back drops which I find stupid. Seriously a multi-million dollar movie and they could throw a few extra hundred thousand into it to make an engine room?
At least they fixed that with Into the Darkness with a proper set. Though parts of that movie still bug me like as you said the recycled parts from Wraith of Khan at the end of the movie. It was a bit of a shock to see Kirk dead, however we all know he wouldn't have stayed dead. In fact I would have much preferred the movie if they had actually demoted Kirk and Pike too back the Enterprise for a reasonable amount of time in the movie then had Pike injured with Kirk resuming command and then finally Kirk earning the Enterprise back rather than just given back by a corrupt Admiral. It was a reasonable movie, but could have been a lot better if they dared to make it more original and less status-quo.
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With the bright backdrops I can only agree with you.
I found it pathetic that the 30-year-old backdrops looked better.
The thing about Kirk's command was very far-fetched and could have been handled better.
Really bad I found in the first part even the outpost where Kirk finds Scotty.
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Yeah Kirk going from a cadet to first officer, then Captain is a bit far fetched for me as well. Considering all the commissioned officers on-board. He skipped the chain of command big time when Pike made him first officer.
Still if one can overlook the inconsistencies it's a decent sci-fi movie, just not the best Trek movie. I watch it mainly as a sci-fi movie and try not to have any expectations going in.
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Too high expectations are often poor.
Maybe it will be better in future movies
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Well the next movie is supposed to have Shatner in it alongside Nimoy. Apparently The new Kirk and Spock are to meet their future versions and work together. At least that is what the news and rumour mill is saying atm.
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Here in Germany there is currently a commercial with Nimoy and Shatner.
It was really nice to see them together.
For the film, I hope the best and expect the worst.
So a possible disappointment is limited.
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I do that with every film to be honest. I go in expecting it to be junk and usually I come out surprised. Low or no expectations is the way to enjoy a movie and get the most out of it.
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I try that too.
But sometimes I notice that I have unconsciously a certain expectation.
Especially for sequels of good movies.
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Yeah it can be hard sometimes. I can understand that. I have that with the Marvel movies.
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Interestingly, I thought of that movies too.
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I really love the Marvel movies in fact I would choose going to see a marvel movie over Trek 3 I think. I don't often get to go see movies, firstly due to having to drive 1 and 1/2 hours secondly the cinema closest to me charge like a wounded bull so I really have to pick and choose what I want to see and get the rest on DVD later.
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Fortunately, here is the nearest cinema only ten minutes by car.
But since there are almost only movies in 3D, I don't like going to the cinema.
In addition, prices have also risen here.
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Yeah prices seem to be rising everywhere and wages etc don't seem to be matching unfortunately.
I used to be about 15-25 mins away from a cinema before I moved out to the country.
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I'm a city person,
I can't imagine to live in the countryside.
Although here in Germany are the distances in the country not as far as in Australia.
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I spent the last 29 years out of my 30 years in cities. I would never go back after living in the country. The quality of life is just so much better. True it takes longer to get everywhere and the convince isn't there like in a city but well worth the trade off.
Yeah Australia is about the same size landmass wise as America. Just no where near as heavily populated. Our states are also a whole lot bigger, hence why we only have 8 (including out territories) rather than 51.
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Then we are almost the same age. I'm a year older.
Main thing is you like it.
Should I move in the foreseeable future, it will probably be in a small town.
Probably Australia is similar to Canada. Lots of land with relatively few inhabitants.
A former colleague of mine had long lived there and told some stories.
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