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DuracellEnergizer

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#1392656
Topic
What were your "I called it" moments?
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Mocata said:

People still argued about it at the time though. Not sure what the expected, as if Palpatine was going to be his brother or something.

They probably couldn’t believe a magnificent worldbuilder such as Lucas would be so lazy. Sidious & Palpatine being one & the same was just too obvious; there must’ve been misdirection in play, a clever plot twist waiting in the wings.

But Lazy Lucas, is Lazy.

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#1392445
Topic
How would you handle a hard reboot of all nine episodes of Star Wars?
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Having given it more thought, I’d expand the saga to twelve films — three main trilogies & three standalone films preceeding/bridging the trilogies.

  • Episode I: Prologue (Obi-Wan/Anakin origin)
  • Episode II: Clone Wars I
  • Episode III: Clone Wars II
  • Episode IV: Clone Wars III
  • Episode V: Interlude I (Purge)
  • Episode VI: Star Wars I
  • Episode VII: Star Wars II
  • Episode VIII: Star Wars III
  • Episode IX: Interlude II (Thrawn)
  • Episode X: Sequel I
  • Episode XI: Sequel II
  • Episode XII: Sequel III
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#1392337
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<s>Why I Love Prequel Yoda</s> (<em>Outdated</em>)
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G&G-Fan said:

BedeHistory731 said:

I’d argue that Yoda should never have appeared in the PT. Establishing that he was exiled from the order in TPM would’ve been a nice subversion, demonstrating how far the Jedi had fallen since its “golden days.”

Mocata said:

Ahh but there’s the real problem, and keeping all of the ESB twists intact would require far more creativity.

Or maybe because it would contradict more lines from the original trilogy? Like Yoda knowing who Luke’s father was enough to say “Powerful Jedi was he” and “Much anger in him… like his father”. How else would he know to “Not underestimate the powers of the Emperor”? And how else would he learn “Wars not make one great” without having experienced that first hand.

That’s another thing that a lot of people miss. When he says “Do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor” that obviously means he faced him before. Obviously he was witness to the Emperor’s power first hand. That actually becomes a plot hole for anyone who removes that duel from the movie, because now how else would he know the Emperor’s power? It fits into the original trilogy perfectly.

In TESB, Yoda seems to know a fair bit about the type of person Luke was growing up on Tatooine despite having never met him in person before the events of the film, implying he’s a fairly strong clairvoyant. If he could’ve observed Luke’s life from afar, there’s no reason he couldn’t have done the same with Anakin, Palpatine, etc. decades earlier.

Also, even if he didn’t fight in the Clone Wars, that doesn’t preclude him from having participated in some earlier warfare in his lifetime. Hell, there’s nothing precluding him from having fought Palpatine somehow, either. Maybe they had a violent Force Skype.

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#1392160
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Unpopular Opinion Thread
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SparkySywer said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Wexter said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

The PT & ST reflect each other perfectly — equally terrible in diametrically polar ways.

Is this really an unpopular opinion? Thought it was cannon…

From what I’ve seen, most fans love one trilogy, loathe the other, or enjoy both. Fans who dislike both trilogies seem to be in the minority.

I don’t think fans who dislike both trilogies are so rare, moreso that they end up picking one side or the other on the internet.

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#1392132
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Unpopular Opinion Thread
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Ed Slushie said:

As much as I still love and appreciate SW77/ A New Hope, I’ve found it to be one of the least… watchable of all the Star Wars movies. So much of it has aged horribly. The space battles feature ugly composite shots that get repeated over and over again, Han is so blatantly sexist that he uses the term “female advice” as an insult, the lightsabers look incredibly fake (and not even in a consistent or stylized way), and worst of all: some of the extras have mullets.

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#1392111
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Random Thoughts
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Fated-Dualist said:

Handman said:

Fated-Dualist said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Fated-Dualist said:

Are you the daddy or mommy?

I’m whatever you want me to be, ooj.

You not in touch with the stalker crowd, ‘TV Frink #’? Maybe the ‘oojason obsessives fan club’ should phone ooj again and ask him?

ooj still living rent-free in some peoples’ heads 😃

I am still in touch with TV’s Frink. I can believe someone might have called oojason, but it was not Frink or any of the others I talk to. Linking that incident directly to him is utter bullshit and you should be ashamed.

“Linking that incident to him is utter bullshit and you should be ashamed”?

I didn’t, I jokingly accused Duracell of being TV Fink #2, and asked if he (Duracell) is in touch with the stalker crowd.

No. 'Cause unlike some people, I’d know how to sock without drawing attention to myself.