Someone please ask her why the original versions are suppressed, and why she cannot ask her dad to be a cool dude and release restored versions alongside his preferred versions.
No one would think less of him. In fact it could heal a good deal of the rift in the fanbase.
Yes the prequels would still exist but we would have the star wars we love back and be able to enjoy it.
“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.
Mielr said:
In 2006, I posted four clips from the GOUT on YouTube: the original SW scroll, Han Shot First, the ROTJ finale, and the original ESB emperor.
Over the years, I got many positive "thanks for posting- I haven't seen this version in years!"-type comments as well as "Wow! I've never seen this before- thanks for posting!" -type comments.
But, recently, I've been getting an inordinate amount of "you're going to boycott George Lucas products because he changed 3 seconds of a movie? Get a life, loser!" -type comments, so many in fact, that I decided to disable the commenting function on the 2 clips that were receiving the most obnoxious comments- Han Shot First and the ROTJ finale.
In spite of this, I received the following comment on my profile page, someone who went out of their way to say the following:
"You know you just look like a stupid bitch for disabling comments on your Han Shot First video. How about you grow up you little faggot and learn how to handle words like a man. You had no legit reason to ban people from commenting on your video, you were just being an annoying bitch. Grow up kid."
Now, defenders of the OOT are the ones who are regularly portrayed as fanatics for simply wanting the original versions of the films on DVD (and now Blu-ray), but I think the above comment reveals the true nature of so many of the "fan-boys" and Lucasphiles. Can you imagine posting something like this in defense of the OOT? Me neither.
And, of course, you're not a fanboy are you?
Everybody is a fan of something. That does not justify acting like a schoolyard bully on the internet, or require taking crap from those who do.
Where were you in '77?
Absolutely. Everyone on here is a fanboy, no exceptions. Everyone who isn't on here is leading a fulfilling life somewhere else :P
And, of course, you're not a troll are you?
I believe Mielr is a fangirl actually.
It doesn't seem like you are on board with the reason for this website or like-minded with its members so why did you return after your lengthy absence? To be a dick?
Ooh, you're hard aren't you? Where's your handbag?
So how, pray tell, am I being a dick? Or indeed a troll. C'mon, smart arse, thrill me with your acumen.
Oh, and the reason I came back was someone sent me a PM. A very nice PM actually. I thought I'd come back on to the forum and see what was happening - everything had been going fine until you opened your mouth.
Opened his mouth???
But you can't see his mouth....
He was typing...
HUH???
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Figure of speech. Pretty common, really.
Far from being clever, you now just look stupid with that remark.
*yawn*
You're boring now, goodbye
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Thank god for that.
It's awful when someone more articulate than you comes along and puts forth a calm, measured and totally rationale argument isn't it? What a man you are, though, for taking it on the chin and moving on without some online-centric remark like...well, the one you just gave actually.
Trolling troll, was ignored.
doubleKO said:
Trolling troll, was ignored.
Usually when you ignore someone, it means you don't respond to them.
Just can't resist me, can you? Bless.
doubleKO said:
Trolling troll, was ignored.
Exactly. I'm fed up with stupid douche-y remarks, particularly from TFN trolls
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Easterhay said:
It's awful when someone more articulate than you comes along and puts forth a calm, measured and totally rationale argument isn't it?
Exactly! I'm glad you feel that way about my statements!!
What a man you are, though, for taking it on the chin and moving on without some online-centric remark like...well, the one you just gave actually.
To quote Wil Wheaton 'Don't be a dick'
Fuckin' cunt
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Welcome back, Easterhay. Seems you haven't changed a bit.
And yes, Mielr is female.
Is that language really necessary Greeny? I thought you had him on ignore too.
Don't feed the trolls!
Sorry. Must be my anger at this new series of Doctor Who seeping through. I've really had it with stupidity lately.
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I might have to get up to date and check out the Doctor Who thread. I've only seen the first two and didn't pay full attention. I didn't know what the hell was going on.
twister111 said:
So I went google-fu and, found a tweet.
SCIFItheFAN tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/SCIFItheFAN/status/14040578429816832
@KRLgrrl Hey Katie, has your dad ever expressed to you why he persists on the Greedo-Han controversy even though he knows fans hate it?
KRLgrrl tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/KRLgrrl/status/14041985950154752
@James_Faupel well Han never shot first. He doesn't persist on anything, its the fans that insist on keeping the debate alive.
That the tweet you thought was gone?
Oceania is at war with Eastasia.
Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.
Has Lil Kate ever even watched the OOT? I'm gettin' the vague vibe that she probably hasn't.
I personally doubt she has.
And I have this feeling that there was once an exchange in the Lucas household that went something like this:
Katie Lucas, age 12: "So, what's up with this "Han shot first thing?" I keep hearing people talking about it."
Dad: "Oh, I originally wanted Han to shoot in self defence and finally fixed it a couple years ago and some fans just can't accept it."
Katie Lucas: "Seriously dad, some of your fans are just weird."
Dad: "I know."
Maybe if I marry into the Lucas family, I can sneakily use whatever rights I gain to fix everything...
Or is that taking this too far?
Maybe I'll just go lie down for a while...
Thats pretty sad that she doesn't even address the Han Shooting First question and just blatantly lies.
I would have more respect for her if she didn't address any SW questions, and told us she didn't make the movies and she'll let her dad answer for the work he does.
CO said:
I would have more respect for her if she didn't address any SW questions, and told us she didn't make the movies and she'll let her dad answer for the work he does.
I agree with this but Star Wars fans should not bother George's family about Star Wars at all. She isn't responsible for his revisionism and shouldn't be looked down on or pitied for defending her father's view no matter how outrageous it seems, nor should fans put her in a position to have to do so.
I don't think she has been brainwashed, as some have put it - George really believes that's what Star Wars is now. I think the scenario zombie laid out above is extremely likely. I'm sure she is not forbidden from watching OOT/97SE, she is probably sick to death of Star Wars, hasn't bothered to check it out and is defending her father because that's what people do.
Baiting such as this only hurts our cause, we come off as rabid fans and it is likely to make the bearded one dig his heels in even further.
doubleKO said:
I agree with this but Star Wars fans should not bother George's family about Star Wars at all. She isn't responsible for his revisionism and shouldn't be looked down on or pitied for defending her father's view no matter how outrageous it seems, nor should fans put her in a position to have to do so.
I don't think she has been brainwashed, as some have put it - George really believes that's what Star Wars is now. I think the scenario zombie laid out above is extremely likely. I'm sure she is not forbidden from watching OOT/97SE, she is probably sick to death of Star Wars, hasn't bothered to check it out and is defending her father because that's what people do.
Baiting such as this only hurts our cause, we come off as rabid fans and it is likely to make the bearded one dig his heels in even further.
I agree with you that fans shouldn't bother her on Twitter or on the street, but this happens oll the time with kids of famous people. Michael Jordan's son was battling it out on Twitter last year when he was defending his dad saying he was the greatest, and better then Kobe Bryant.
From my perspective, I could never fathom asking Katie Lucas something about SW on Twitter, because she shouldn't have to deal with it. But when she baits the fans, "They will complain and complain.....and then they will buy the BluRay set." or "Han never shot first." She is opening the door from certain SW fans to challenge her.
As I said, if she doesn't address it and doesn't answer it, she would only get the real extreme fans bothering her at that point. Personally that is why I hate Twitter and Facebook because people don't need to know what you're doing every 5 minutes of your life!