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Originally posted by: Asha
I don't mind his tone, and I don't think his comments about die-hard, prequel-obsessed Star Wars fans are that far off the mark. Have you checked out TheForce.net recently?
i dont read TheForce.net. but I also dont see how/what limits his comments to only prequal-obsessed Star Wars fans. The article struck me as more agains SW Fans in general, maybe even agains Sci Fi, fans or even just people that are fans of a particular series/franchise.
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If I had one criticism about that article, it would be that the over-merchandising of Star Wars is nothing new ... Return of the Jedi's use in advertising was just as nauseating as Sith's (C3PO cereal, anyone?).
agreed, some of the merchandising was great, i personally love the M&M's but ive also been saying they need Dark Chocolate M&M's for years, and when they came out with them i was like, damn, that was a great tie-in. Most movies have their standard line of merchandising, generally toys/shirts. bigger movies have larger collections of toys, and start getting into other areas. also, i think its more a hollywood thing in general than a SW thing. if they can make a quick buck off of it then their all for it, it doesnt matter if the connection makes sense, just that both parties are willing to work together. but again, that has nothing to do with SW inparticular, which is another qualm i have with the article.
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Oh, and the Henson bit is wrong. Henson himself really didn't have much/anything to do with Yoda ... most of the people who were involved are still alive and kicking.
see, but the guy didnt even bother to look into any of that stuff when he wrote the article, which is why i have a problem about most of what he says, because he apparently didnt do any research for it, just assumed he knew everything.
*edit* so like MeBe said, that wasnt his overall point, but for me, if you make a point, even a valid one, that is based in falsities, then you loose some of your credence. and when you do it more then once, or during your whole arguement you loose more and more credence.