I'm not sure how I found this place. I mostly just lurk anyway. I was reminded just now after someone posted about TPM in 3D on Facebook. Weird. Anyway, I probably found this place through someone disapprovingly calling it "a forum of Lucas haters" or some such. Of course, in fact it turned out to be much better than something so simple.
In any case, I always naturally sympathise with underdogs, critics, etc. I'm not a fan of radical purism or dumb bashing (which this place doesn't do much anyway), but I feel more at home with bashers-who-are-not-really-bashers than with sycophants who really are sycophants.
Sure you'll always be able to find someone saying dumb things somewhere, but A) Nobody cares and B) Even the dumbest Lucas-bashing is better than this:
TV's Frink said:
none said:
The official Star Wars site got a redesign (...tons of shit is Possibly gone...) but they have a section for Fan Sites, this place didn't make it.
<a href="http://www.starwars.com/connect/fan-sites/" target="_blank" title="www.starwars.com/connect/fan-sites/">http://www.starwars.com/connect/fan-sites/</a>
http://starwarsprequelappreciationsociety.wordpress.com/
http://starwarsprequelappreciationsociety.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/guest-post-jorge-lacayo/
Buckle up...
And WE have the bad reputation.
The whole long rant can be summed up as knocking the OT to improve the reputation of the prequels, nothing more and nothing less. If the prequels have their own merits, why is it necessary to denigrate every other film in existence to make it look better?
Tobar said:
<a href="http://www.forcecast.net/story/home/Weekly_ForceCast_January_20_2012_143166.asp">I think the beginning of this show pretty much sums it up.</a> =/
I actually listened to this. I'm not very active in frequenting to Star Wars sites, never mind listening to Star Wars podcasts all day. I thought this was some kind of parody, like trying to be the Bill O'Reilly or Glenn Beck of Star Wars fandom. At one point, he actually says: "This kook-fringe anti-Lucas minority" or something like that. I'm still not entirely convinced that it's serious.
I really like the part where he says about criticism of Lucas: "Don't think that George doesn't hear about this!!!" You know, like when kids do naughty things, God/Santa/St. Nicholas will get angry and punish you (and like Santa, nobody over 6 believed in SW Eps 7-12 anyway). He's always watching!
Still, I can't help but feel sad about the image of Lucas sitting behind his computer at home, grabbing a coke and some potato chips, sitting down to watch "The People vs George Lucas". "Hmm, I wonder what this is all about... Wait, this guitarist guy thinks I did what to his childhood???" :(