TV's Frink said:
SS4DarthPayne said:
PS: for what it's worth, I like Star Wars better than ESB. By a pretty sizable margin as well
You want the thread where S_Matt called us all idiots and left the forum.
;-)
Since you brought it up, SS4 is a perfect example of how new members\lurkers should stick around a while when they first discover our community - or at least why I wish they would. SS4, by his own admission, said he thought we were all "nutjobs" because we wanted the original version. However, instead of arguing, name-calling, then leaving, he gave the conversations a chance and ended up understanding the importance of the originals - even though he had never seen them.
I was hoping Matt would do the same, but he jumped ship quickly and is now just one more person with a voice out in the Star Wars fandom who is either of no use to us, or worse, may even be working against us.
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While I'm on the subject, SS4 mentioned never having seen the originals prior to 2006. I work with a girl (early 20s) who is a huge Star Wars nerd, yet still has never seen the originals. Even worse, she wasn't aware that the scenes and characters had been altered. She had no idea Jabba wasn't in Star Wars. I've sent her a few links to our site and some of the conversations, which she found interesting.
Here's where I'm heading with this. Some people lurk but are hesitant to join because they think we're too out there in our ideals. She's lurked but won't join because she's convinced we'd make fun of her. I hate that we have that reputation. There is a lot to learn about the actual history of Star Wars, away from Lucas' Ministry Of Truth.
Maybe she'll eventually change her mind. I'll lend her the 2006 DVD and maybe she'll understand the need to preserve the original story as well as why the 06 DVD was released in sub-par quality so that Lucas could stomp his feet & hold his breath like a twelve year old child use it as a marketing strategy.