Random Star Wars thought: a few nights ago I had a dream that they came out with a Family Guy version of the Holiday Special.

I think that would be pretty awesome. Considering they got away with bashing the SE in their version of ROTJ, I can almost see Lucas agreeing to let them do the Holiday Special.

TV's Frink said:

Did you just put "awesome" and "Family Guy" in the same post?

:p

THIS

CWBorne said:

These past couple of days, I've been really wanting to be able to see some of the online discussions pre-99 just to see the contrast in attitudes of people.

 

Prepare to be very unproductive for a couple of days:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc/topics?hl=en&start=30000&sa=N

TV's Frink said:

Did you just put "awesome" and "Family Guy" in the same post?

:p

So it would seem.

(B<:    <---- stormtrooper

CWBorne said:

Again its likely a reflection of my own adulthood, and there's a good chance someone on here will explain that discussions and arguments could get just as embittered and nasty 15 years ago, but I don't know, just seems like there was a genuine sense of hopefulness to the whole franchise that's sorely lacking these days. 

We were in the denial stage back then and have only recently gone into the anger stage xD

It would not at all be surprising if people seemed more optimistic pre-PT. We were awaiting new films. Silly novels were easily compartmentalized as not really Star Wars since they weren't the movies. Granted we still do that. But back then it was all about possibility.

Then the PT changed everything. It professed to say, this is what happened, and yes it happened this stupidly. I think it made many of us take a more critical view. And if we could reject actual movies...why not reject any form of Star Wars media.

Of course that was about the time the Yuuzhan Vong appeared and proceeded to murder Chewbacca. Hm, shocking we became less optimistic! :p

Eh, maybe we're curmudgeons.

I think about how my own views have changed since 1999. I know that having time to digest the PT has changed many of my ideas.

I'm sure this has been seen by 99% of you but it's worth watching again. It inspires the optimistic view of Star Wars I think we all know:

Messersmith -  Tatooine

TV's Frink said:

twister111 said:

Is that Jonny of Red and Jonny fame?

That doesn't look like either of those two things!

The main hero's red head girfriend (Ginny)                The main hero's red head girfriend (Mara)