Good to Be Bad

IGN posted a list of their "Top 15 Star Wars Villains" (part 1, part 2, part 3).

In this spirit, I thought I would post my list:

15. Nom Anor
14. Jabba the Hutt
13. Exar Kun
12. HK-47
11. General Grievous
10. Darth Caedus
9. Count Dooku
8. Darth Maul
7. Darth Malak
6. Darth Bane
5. Boba Fett
4. Darth Revan
3. Grand Admiral Thrawn
2. Emperor Palpatine
1. Darth Vader


Honorable Mentions go to Darth Nihilus (wish he would have been more developed!), Darth Krayt (kept off the list mostly because I haven't read enough of the Legacy series), and Grand Moff Tarkin (probably should be on this list somewhere).

NBA Playoff Predictions

Meant to post this earlier, but better late than never. Here are my NBA Round 1 predictions:

EAST: Boston over Atlanta in 4, Cleveland over Washington in 7, Orlando over Toronto in 5, Detroit over Philadelphia in 5.

WEST: Los Angeles over Denver in 5, Utah over Houston in 6, Phoenix over San Antonio in 6, Dallas over New Orleans in 6.

My Finals prediction is: Los Angeles over Boston in 6.

Also, go Cavs!

"Only Now, at the End, Do You Understand"

So, I was watching Return of the Jedi earlier tonight on Spike TV, mostly waiting for the best part (entire scene with Luke, Vader, and the Emperor). There are lots of great lines in those scenes, but one of my favorites is the line quoted in the title of the post (said by the Emperor to Luke, while using force lightning on him). For whatever reason, that line always reminds me of the part in 1984 where O'Brien is torturing Winston, and he is telling Winston that the Party desires power only for power's sake, and that he can make Winston believe that 2+2=4. Both scenes are a) creepy, and b) more importantly, they both have heroes who are finally realizing the brutal and evil nature of their enemies (as in, they are just realizing the true nature and depth of the evil).
Anyways, I'm not sure I have much more to add on this topic, just food for thought.