Why did Star Wars not make Mark Hamill a giant star? Why did he do so little film work in the ’80s and ’90s?
A combination of things I think. He’s a FANTASTIC actor and has a huge fan base, to the point where plenty of people watch terrible movies (see “Slipstream”) for the mere minutes of awesome where is in them and has spoken dialog.He’s not type-cast and does not have limited acting range (that would be Harrison Ford, would always plays himself and literally everyone ONLY thinks of as Han Solo and Indiana Jones, nothing wrong with that).Harrison Ford has stated repeatedly that he hated Star Wars and was far more excited to begin his acting career. That’s all he ever cared about and you can see it on his face when he introduced the new Star Wars attractions at Disney (his plain hatred for Star Wars is obvious).Mark Hamill IS huge comic nerd and it’s obvious because he literally made “Comic Book:The Movie”. If he had been offered some great comic book roles (if 2008 had happened in the 1980’s and he’s been offered some Marvel roles) he’d be the person you remember instead of plenty of the Marvel stars you do now.And lastly, he has a HUGE career as a voice actor (which in the opinion of everyone on the other side of the world requires far more skill than being a “real” actor). He is the Fire Lord from Avatar:The Last Airbender, The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, Christopher Blair in Wing Commander (the animated series, the live action video games III, IV, and Prophecy), the Hobgoblin in the Animated Spider-Man (which is far better than ANY of the movies), and yeah, on top of all that he’s frickin’ Luke Skywalker.I’ve never liked Harrison Ford and don’t think much of his acting (the one movie I liked that he’s in is Regarding Henry), but from what I understand he’s a generous person who treats people fair so more power to him.But Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker, who is my all-time hero, so there’s no one who could ever fill his shoes. :)
Where is the best place to shop?
I think Target and Forever 21 have some great really cheap clothes that look really expensive and fashionable! I don't like stores like Rue 21 or JcPenney, but sometimes I can find something cute! Their stuff just has more of a tendency to look cheap (in my opinion).
What are some great popular science books?
Here is a list suggested by Discover Magazine (The latest in science and technology news, blogs and articles ).The Voyage of the Beagle (1845) by Charles Darwin.The Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin.Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) by Isaac Newton (1687).Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei (1632).De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres) by Nicolaus Copernicus (1543).Physica (Physics) by Aristotle (circa 330 B.C).De Humani Corporis Fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body) by Andreas Vesalius (1543).Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein (1916).The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (1976).One Two Three . . . Infinity by George Gamow (1947).The Double Helix by James D. Watson (1968).What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger (1944).The Cosmic Connection by Carl Sagan (1973).The Insect Societies by Edward O. Wilson (1971).The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg (1977).Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962).The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould (1981).The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks (1985).The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1814).The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands (1963).Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred C. Kinsey et al. (1948).Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey (1983).Under a Lucky Star by Roy Chapman Andrews (1943).Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1665).Gaia by James Lovelock (1979).For more information about each book 25 Greatest Science Books of All Time.I will recommend just another book. This book also influenced Galileo, Kepler, and most of the Scientific minds. The book is "Euclid's elements of geometry" or simply euclidean geometry. Thanks to M.M. Sachdev for the great recommendation "How about adding to this great list another gem " Random Walk in Science " by R L Weber ?.Here's a personal suggestion : Please catch hold of this great book by Weber as soon as possible,I assure your goodself that you will find it UNPUTDOWABLE ! Reading this book is full filling in a different way of feeling bonded with scientific community if ALL TIMES ! It provides one spontaneous smiles many a times in day-to-day life.".