logo Sign In

Who knows most about Star Wars??

Author
Date
Author
Time
Post link
I've been on here for a few years now and I've noticed that there seems to be all kinds of Star Wars fans on this site.

Some of you know all the details about the SW universe

I thought I knew alot about my fave films ever! But, compared to some of you, I look just like some of my freinds who I bore to death when I start on Star Wars. Doesn't take much to get me going

So, who knows most about these wonderful films. Yes I'm talking about all six. There are some here who love the PT as much as I love the original films I grew up with. Since I was about 6, an only child, just had SW to keep me company

To start.

Who thinks they know the most?



http://www.facebook.com/DirtyWookie

Author
Time
Post link
I don't believe I'm the MOST knowledgeable, but I think its fair to say I know an above-average amount.

I've (obviously) seen all the movies. I've also got Troops, both Ewok movies and some other things on DVD (Star Wars to Jedi, Star Wars to Star Wars, Nova: The Magic of Special Effects, George Lucas in Love, etc.).
http://www.starkiller-online.net/images/StarWars/dvds.jpg

I've read 27 of the novels (all are pre-NJO). I own a bunch as well. Bless the creators of Half-Price Books.
http://www.starkiller-online.net/images/StarWars/books1.jpg

I own a bunch of the "Essential Guides."
http://www.starkiller-online.net/images/StarWars/books2.jpg

I love Curtis Saxton's Star Wars Technical Commentaries.
Author
Time
Post link
Hey starkiller, I don't believe I've ever seen that "Diplomatic Corps Entrance Exam" before. Is it relatively new?

http://i.imgur.com/7N84TM8.jpg

Author
Time
Post link
No, its was published around '97 I believe.

But I've got almost everyone(if that) beat on this board regarding how many books they've read/own.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
Author
Time
Post link
from amazon.com:

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Del Rey; 1st ed edition (June 10, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN: 0345414128
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
Author
Time
Post link
I think I know more about star wars, thats the original trilogy not the prequels, than most anyone except for mr. lucas.

I've read all the leia/luke/han solo centric novels and comics, seen every film a gazillion times and can probalbly run them back and forth in my mind with my eyes closed. I have probalbly watched them even frame by frame to study the effects at least three times.
I used to have the credits memorized and all the characters lines I still mostly remember when watching the films.

I've collected the action figures, the original ones when i was a kid I had all of them except the death star playset and the return of the jedi vehicles and figures. I've read all the marvel and dark horse stuff, played all the video games. owned all the video casette and audio tape/ record releases, but not the laserdiscs, laserdiscs when I was in high school where too cost prohibitive and players where outrageously high.

This was when the vhs tapes for movies were 20.00-30.00 a piece, and the letterbox ones were even more never mind the hundred dollar plus price of the early release rental tapes. when they became affordable I had already owned enough copies of the films on vhs that I purchased fan preservation dvd's in 1999-2000 when I first got a dvd player, of course these were cheap asian imports and I have gotten way better ones since the advent of originaltrilogy.com came along.

Years ago I even wrote and drew my own vision based on what info was then available of the prequels/sequels.

I've researched all the films to the point of rediculousness, including collected from the internet, books portfolios all the mcquarrie artwork, joe johnston etc., the prototype scripts for a new hope empire and jedi currently available not published fan collected drafts. I've found all of them to be authentic by the laurent bouzereau book annotated screenplays except for one draft of revenge of the jedi that appears to be a fake, the one with lando's death scene, which has a lot of real "deleted scenes taken from the novelization or story conference details published in skywalking". I've traced the majority of lucas's sources and even considered writing a book about it at one point.

Star wars is one of my mutitudes of interest, in fact it made me serious about becoming a writer of science fiction and fantasy, and even propelled my to the point of wanting to be become a film major and filmaker. My other interests are mythology, sci fi and fantasy authors such as tolkien, burroughs and others including star trek. I am a small time next gen/classic trek fan, but a huge star wars fan. My favorite filmakers growing up were steven spielberg and george lucas and they were my heroes.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

Author
Time
Post link
I hate those kinds of threads! Makes me feel so small and embarassed of my poor knowledge of SW, with no pile of books or DVDs, no copies of the prequels, no extensive knoledge of ships and planets and the official canon chronology (at least, apart from the movies), with only brief knoledge of the EU...

“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
Author
Time
Post link
Originally posted by: ricarleite
I hate those kinds of threads! Makes me feel so small and embarassed of my poor knowledge of SW, with no pile of books or DVDs, no copies of the prequels, no extensive knoledge of ships and planets and the official canon chronology (at least, apart from the movies), with only brief knoledge of the EU...



Eh, we're all fans in the same sense... shouldn't matter who's the nerdiest of us all
Author
Time
Post link
Well so far Skyjedi seems to be the King of Nerds!

I'm pretty well clued up with the OT. I sort of know all the characters, why this done that etc...but as for the PT I'm still working things out, reading more shit about the million characters and planetsindroduced. EU...I started reading the books when the Zahn books were first released. They were good. Read Jedi Acedemy, but then soon got bored with the other books. I bought loads, but just haven't read any of them since.



http://www.facebook.com/DirtyWookie

Author
Time
Post link
I know more than my wife thinks I should...

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

Author
Time
Post link
What is this Star Wars?

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

Author
Time
Post link
Wait a second, isn't this the place to discuss the merrits of Reagan's weaponization of space?
none
Author
Time
Post link
Originally posted by: RikterWhat is this Star Wars?


I had it once the Doc gave me some cream and it cleared right up.
Author
Time
Post link
And dating commenced soon afterwards.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

Author
Time
Post link
One day I'll get around to photographing all of the SW literature I've accumulated over the years.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
Author
Time
Post link
well we should have the prequel trilogy finally covered with the release of revenge of the sith on dvd. also the release of star wars chronicles the prequels, the making of books, and art of books, plus there is dressing a galaxy and the book of fx by knoll. Now if someone out there could just collect all the back issues of cinefex and american cinematographer on the prequels I like these mags better than the books. Of yeah and that droidmaker book that is coming out. Plus that awesome comic one shot from dark horse about the jedi purge, and dark lord the rise of darth vader hardcover from del rey and luceno.

I love the episode III game for xbox, i still think it got an unfair review in gamepro magazine, I kicked that games ass and was left wanting more, maybe i'll pick up a copy of battlefront 1+2, since i've already beat Kotor 1+2 and am dieing to see the ending of the story the second one had no real ending and ended on a cliffhanger. I want more games about Kyle Katarn during the new jedi order to legacy era.

I just bought my first force fx lightsaber and man is it friggin awesome!, it's luke's green saber from jedi and I plan on getting Lukes blue sword and vaders red one.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

Author
Time
Post link
Slow down there, tiger.

Add some more punctuation, I can't understand a word you are saying.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
Author
Time
Post link
The Knoll brick is awesome, crappy title but great behind the scenes pictures. and Droidmaker is great so far, if your into that early tech kinda thing. It's like reading about the early days of Apple, except it's ILM.
Hopefully Cinefex will make a book of all their SW issues, like they did with Alien.
none
Author
Time
Post link
Originally posted by: starkiller
I don't believe I'm the MOST knowledgeable, but I think its fair to say I know an above-average amount.

I've (obviously) seen all the movies. I've also got Troops, both Ewok movies and some other things on DVD (Star Wars to Jedi, Star Wars to Star Wars, Nova: The Magic of Special Effects, George Lucas in Love, etc.).
http://www.starkiller-online.net/images/StarWars/dvds.jpg

I've read 27 of the novels (all are pre-NJO). I own a bunch as well. Bless the creators of Half-Price Books.
http://www.starkiller-online.net/images/StarWars/books1.jpg

I own a bunch of the "Essential Guides."
http://www.starkiller-online.net/images/StarWars/books2.jpg

I love Curtis Saxton's Star Wars Technical Commentaries.


Cool. It looks similar to my collection.