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Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD * — Page 160

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This is allegedly the TFA Luke action figure:

http://serpentorslair.com/?p=42318

I'm not seeing anything about it on any of the regular sites, though, so I'm not sure if it's legit. It looks great, though.

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Just found a copy of Star Wars: Aftermath at my local Walmart. I tried to read some of it, but as mentioned earlier the book is written so terribly it's almost painful to read.

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I just came across a scan of the first half or so on reddit and read the first couple chapters. The language is pretty dire, but at least it moves at a good clip. I glanced at some posts by folks who've read the whole thing and saw enough that intrigued me that I guess I'll endure the style and power through for the content.

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Oddly enough, there's a character named Rae in the book. That really had me confused for a second.

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SilverWook said:

What was George thinking when he approved it? That it's battery operated to make the tongue rotate only makes it worse. ;)

The TFA merchandise we've seen seems tasteful so far.

 Jar Jar seems to have been the incarnation of GL's pent-up contempt for his audience. When all the justifiably negative reactions to the character - which he must have realized were inevitable - came flooding back to him, I think he doubled down on his gambit, and though he gave in to the public's demands on the one hand by cutting back on Jar Jar's screen time, he nevertheless gives him a crucial role in AotC, and even has him break the fourth wall and smirk to the audience at one point, as if to give the audience the finger on behalf of his creator.

So I can't help but imagine that Lucas okayed the otherwise ludicrous "tongue lollipop" concept shortly after Rob Coleman timidly expressed his concerns about the character. The forthcoming storm of fan outrage thus forecast in his employee's tentatively expressed trepidations, George probably went back to his office, rifled through the sheaves of lisencee proposals, found the one for the lollipop, and smiled grimly to himself, saying: "So they won't like Jar Jar, huh? We'll see about that, Coleman. By this time next year, I'll have the sons of bitches tongue kissing Jar Jar!"

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SilverWook said:

I actually got the finger as a present back in 1982. I blame the complete lack of Dark Crystal toys on the market for this. At least it was more screen accurate than some of the other E.T. toys back then. The official plush toys were hideous.

And apparently somebody thought it would be a good idea to revisit this with the whole hand!

 

 

 

I blame my nearly life-long, deep-seated hatred of yappy little dogs on my exposure to this thing on the silver screen at the tender age of four.

"These deadly rays will be your death..."

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joefavs said:

This is allegedly the TFA Luke action figure:

http://serpentorslair.com/?p=42318

I'm not seeing anything about it on any of the regular sites, though, so I'm not sure if it's legit. It looks great, though.

 Frankly, it looks too good to be real. The Black Series' quality has dropped exponentially since its inception. This thing looks to be several orders of magnitude better than the other TFA Black Series offerings, so I'd say it's probably a well-done custom.

"These deadly rays will be your death..."

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Beatleboy99 said:

Oddly enough, there's a character named Rae in the book. That really had me confused for a second.

She's actually turned up before; she was a captain in A New Dawn. I thought bringing her back rather than just creating yet another Imperial officer out of whole cloth was a nice touch.

EDIT: God damn it, the guy who posted it had a crisis of conscience while I was asleep and took the whole thing down.

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Some new TFA products/toys have revealed a few new names;
http://www.starwars7news.com/2015/08/more-interesting-toys-for-force-friday-including-bullhead-and-sarco-plank.html
http://www.starwars7news.com/2015/08/star-wars-the-force-awakens-coloring-book-reveals-two-new-characters.html

This guy is apparently names Sarco Plank

And then there's these two;

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/fall-movie-preview-abrams-keeping-star-wars-grounded-33449668

Jake Coyle said:

"What was incredible from my point of view was how apparently easily they flipped back into these roles," says Abrams. "I knew for a fact, for example, that Harrison Ford was going to be in this movie, but I couldn't be certain that Han Solo would be. Meaning, I hadn't seen Han Solo return after nearly 40 years, either. And it wasn't until we got on set that I got my answer. It was a remarkable thing to see how effortlessly Harrison Ford became Han Solo again."

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Akton said:

SilverWook said:

I actually got the finger as a present back in 1982. I blame the complete lack of Dark Crystal toys on the market for this. At least it was more screen accurate than some of the other E.T. toys back then. The official plush toys were hideous.

And apparently somebody thought it would be a good idea to revisit this with the whole hand!

 

 

 

I blame my nearly life-long, deep-seated hatred of yappy little dogs on my exposure to this thing on the silver screen at the tender age of four.

 Anyone who doesn't love Fizzgig is clearly a Skeksis sympathizer. At least he's housebroken! ;)

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Where were you in '77?

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can you share a source for Coleman's concern regarding Jar Jar? I'm interested in that...thanks 

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Darth Zannah said:

can you share a source for Coleman's concern regarding Jar Jar? I'm interested in that...thanks 

 

 http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jun/21/entertainment/ca-48611

 

This article is contemporary with the release of TPM so one has to read between the lines a great deal, as this is coming from one of the many well-paid LFL employees who can be seen in the PT behind-the-scenes footage nodding and smiling at everything Lucas says and laughing uproariously at his lame jokes. 

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SilverWook said:

Akton said:

SilverWook said:

I actually got the finger as a present back in 1982. I blame the complete lack of Dark Crystal toys on the market for this. At least it was more screen accurate than some of the other E.T. toys back then. The official plush toys were hideous.

And apparently somebody thought it would be a good idea to revisit this with the whole hand!

 

 

 

I blame my nearly life-long, deep-seated hatred of yappy little dogs on my exposure to this thing on the silver screen at the tender age of four.

 Anyone who doesn't love Fizzgig is clearly a Skeksis sympathizer. At least he's housebroken! ;)

 

Guilty as charged. The Skeksis were awesome; easily the best thing about the film, deeply disturbing though they were.

...though, not much more disturbing than the female Gelfling's inexplicable resemblance to Rebecca deMornay.

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I can't bring myself to believe it, but I've seen it thrown around on the internet today that the grand finale that's been hyped for this unboxing stream thing tomorrow afternoon may be new TFA footage/a trailer. My gut reaction is that it's profoundly unlikely, but then again, what would get people more fired up to go out and buy the toys than a new trailer the day before? I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

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Dialogue from Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma and Finn from their respective toys.

So Finn is going with an American accent then, I was really getting used to his British voice.

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emanswfan said:

Dialogue from Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma and Finn from their respective toys.

So, Ren sounds like a Goa'uld-lite.

Lame.

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Those lines suck, too.

"I'm immune to the light".

STFU & GTFO.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

emanswfan said:

Dialogue from Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma and Finn from their respective toys.

So, Ren sounds like a male-to-female transsexual.

 https://media0.giphy.com/media/Rl9vW7221wFPO/200_s.gif

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I changed it to "Goa'uld-lite". Is that sufficiently politically correct?

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Meh, John Boyega's American accent is for the birds. I much prefer his normal speaking voice. I wonder who we ought to curse out for telling him not to use it.

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