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Actors/Characters Who Destroyed OR Helped a Franchise

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Starting with a sequel. Name a Character/Actor that helped OR destroyed a franchise.

Starting with Star Wars:

Lando Calrissian- the guy was just flat out cool. He was the first guy in the series who you weren't sure you liked him. Even at the end of Empire, you didn't trust him.

 

 

 

 

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas

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Trust him, Trust him! </c3po>

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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likes go with the opposite,  the guy that destroyed Star Wars:

Jar Jar Binks.     the most annoying creature in the galaxy.

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I used to think as you do, Warbler.  But I think the amount of damage Jar-Jar did or could do to Star Wars is miniscule compared to the amount of damage Anakin, Emperor Palpatine, and Yoda could and did to it.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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your right, but lets blame the with the guy the really destroyed the Star Wars franchise:

George Lucas.

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Agreed.  (Wow!  It's really nice talking to you outside of the Politics forum!  ;)  )

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4.

He might have been enjoyable, but his presense was the tipping point from an action series with comedic moments to a comedy film with some action.

 

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That new actress for Loraine in BTTF:2.  That was impossible to take the rest of the franchise seriously after that fiasco.

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TV's Frink said:

Skyjedied post in 3...2...1...

The funny thing is there could be a legitimate post coming.  Such as:

Willie in Temple of Doom

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Sluggo said:

That new actress for Loraine in BTTF:2.  That was impossible to take the rest of the franchise seriously after that fiasco.

 

Erm... What?  Upside-down George was played by a different actor, but Lorraine was played by Lea Thompson, same as parts 1 & 3.  Her breasts in the Biff'85 were definitely from a different actress...  but that's another story altogether.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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I think Yoda greatly added to the Star Wars universe.  I have a friend, though, that disagrees...  She thinks that Yoda (in ESB and onward) is the most ridiculous facet of the series.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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Sluggo said:

That new actress for Loraine in BTTF:2.  That was impossible to take the rest of the franchise seriously after that fiasco.

I second xhonzi.  Whaaaa are you talking about?

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Gaffer Tape said:

Sluggo said:

That new actress for Loraine in BTTF:2.  That was impossible to take the rest of the franchise seriously after that fiasco.

I second xhonzi.  Whaaaa are you talking about?

Obviously he meant Jennifer, not Loraine.

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__2B7NMjmvtw/SVlCM1-iraI/AAAAAAAAApU/v2cbhxY5OuA/s400/crushing_your_head.jpg

I'll decide what's obvious, flathead!

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Yeah.  Jennifer.  Loraine was Marty's mom. 

 

Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau.   Kevin Klein should have played the Inspector, not Martin.

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Hmm... was Jennifer that important in the first place?  Or is your tongue in cheek?  I would have assumed the loss of George McFly would have been more grievous to the series.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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I remember back in the late 90's when I would watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer. I used to love that show until, Dawn came. That little bitch destroyed the whole show.

Yeah, Buffy wasn't the greatest show, but it was good clean fun. Then Dawn showed up and the show got too bland. They had to change characters to keep the show going.

Plus the show ended on a really bad note.

Joss Whedon should only be allowed 3 seasons per show, because after that it just goes down hill. Same goes for J.J. and his horrible endings.

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas

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TV's Frink - As the Death Star Turns.  Seriously, what's up with that show since he showed up?

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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xhonzi said:

Agreed.  (Wow!  It's really nice talking to you outside of the Politics forum!  ;)  )

thankyou . . . I think.

xhonzi said:

I think Yoda greatly added to the Star Wars universe.  I have a friend, though, that disagrees...  She thinks that Yoda (in ESB and onward) is the most ridiculous facet of the series.

Puppet Yoda is fine and cool.   Cgi Yoda is terrible and adds to the ruination of the franchise. 

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Gaffer Tape said:


Hmm... was Jennifer that important in the first place?  Or is your tongue in cheek?  I would have assumed the loss of George McFly would have been more grievous to the series.

You know, I've even seen the ending of BTTF1 side-by-side with the beginning of BTTF2, and I still can't tell the difference.

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Really?  Different Jennifer, Marty's hair is different, his voice is deeper, Doc's deliver in response to "assholes," the timing, the length of score, Biff's appearance (and makeup), the next-door neighbors' window, license plate on the truck.  There's a LOT different about those scenes. =P

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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bkev said:

TV's Frink - As the Death Star Turns.  Seriously, what's up with that show since he showed up?

Hey buddy, there was no As the Death Star Turns until I showed up.

You're welcome.