Those three words flash across a TV screen:<\/p>\n
TO BE CONTINUED<\/p>\n
And I’m taken back to a couple of moments in my life.<\/p>\n
Memorial Day, 1980: The Northpoint theatre in San Francisco, to see the second ever Star Wars<\/em> movie, The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>.<\/p>\n Like my Mom had said later, it was like seeing old friends again, on the big screen.\u00a0 I was enjoying the movie, and then had a weird feeling: the movie had run for close to a couple of hours, and then Boba Fett flew off with Han Solo in carbonite.\u00a0 I wasn’t sure they had enough time to rescue him by the end of the movie.<\/p>\n And then the wild ending, from the lightsaber duel, the escape from Cloud City and the jump to hyperspace.<\/p>\n I fully expected the next scene to by Luke, Lando, Leia and Chewie rescuing Han from Boba Fett.<\/p>\n Instead, Luke got a new hand, Lando and Chewie flew off in the Falcon<\/em>, and then…<\/p>\n THE CREDITS STARTED.<\/p>\n What?<\/p>\n What’s happening?<\/p>\n WHAT ABOUT HAN?!?!?!<\/p>\n 3 years later, the cliffhanger was resolved.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n June 18, 1990: Star Trek: The Next Generation season finale.<\/p>\n “The Best of Both Worlds”, in which the Borg invade Federation space, the Enterprise intercepts, and Picard is taken and turned into Locutus of Borg.<\/p>\n I still remember how chilling it was when Picard first spoke as Locutus.<\/p>\n I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life, as it has been, is over. From this time forward, you will service… us.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Then three words were spoken by Riker:<\/p>\n Mr. Worf, fire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Those three words mentioned above appear on screen.<\/p>\n 3 months later, the cliffhanger was resolved.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n I’m glad this latest cliffhanger will be resolved next week.\u00a0 Or so I hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Those three words flash across a TV screen: TO BE CONTINUED And I’m taken back to a couple of moments in my life. Memorial Day, 1980: The Northpoint theatre in San Francisco, to see the second ever Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back. Like my Mom had said later, it was like seeing old … <\/p>\n