Adventures in Raising the Next Generation of Original Star Wars Fans — Page 13

TheBoost said:

EEEEK! Mi suegra got my son a "Naboo Starfighter" toy for his birthday. He's been happily playing with it, until the moment I've feared for so long finally came.

"Daddy," says he, "I don't remember this in the Star Wars movie? What movie is it in?"

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My take on answering this question:

"There are a bunch of extra Star Wars stories out there that aren't part of the three real Star Wars movies.  We can go to the comics shop to see if we can find one, if you like.  I'm sure it's in one of those stories."

Later, at the comic shop.  "Ooh, lookee, Bone/Runaways/[insert age-appropriate title here]! Let's just get that!" Issue sidestepped for another day...

TheBoost said:

EEEEK! Mi suegra got my son a "Naboo Starfighter" toy for his birthday. He's been happily playing with it, until the moment I've feared for so long finally came.

"Daddy," says he, "I don't remember this in the Star Wars movie? What movie is it in?"

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I'm never for flat out lying to kids (with Santa Clause or sex ed being the outliers) so I'd either offer him a fanedit you don't mind or get the comic adaptation if he can read.  

Alternatively, you could just ignore him. Dunno.

Or you could show him The Phantom Menace. Kids love The Phantom Menace :-) And when he's older, he'll realize on his own that it sucks. Or he won't - but then you'll have failed as a parent :-D

The Boost is more powerful than George Lucas - He can overthrow him! And together he and his son can save Star Wars! Make things the way they really should be!

... The problem with introducing the PT to your kids is the fact that they become a part of your SW film rotation. Suddenly, you're watching it over and over again. And your children are chanting "We want Jar Jar! We want Jar Jar!" and when you finally give in and push play, there is a chorus of "Yippeeeee!"

I've done a fair job of keeping my kids away from the PT. Occasionally, I'll get questions about Clonetroopers or Darth Maul (when we inevitably run afoul of one or the other whilst watching the stop-motion action figure films that my son loves on Youtube), and I'll simply dismiss them as belonging to cartoons, video games and "other dumb things" that have nothing to do with the real Star Wars movies (true, from a certain point of view).

But what about the Sequel Trilogy? My kids haven't seen the teaser trailer yet but, as December approaches, it's going to be harder and harder to hide from them the fact that a new Star Wars movie is coming out, and featuring the real, honest-to-goodness characters of the OT whom they dearly love.

What do you gents plan on doing?  

I guess I should point out that I admit there's a possibility that the ST will be good... But I had every reason to think the PT would be too.

A terrible Sequel Trilogy won't be such a tragedy for me, a grown man whose childhood memories of the the OT remain untouched and unharmed, but a crappy new Star Wars film featuring OT characters being shown to impressionable youngsters still basking in the golden rays of an OT only youth? Such a tragedy must be avoided at all costs... 

^I fully support that idea.

DominicCobb said:

So what, are you showing your kids Star Crash instead?

Star Wars is the very stuff of life, I'd no more deny a child the OT than I would food or water or air.

But Star Crash is a something different... a precious jewel; one that one must discover for himself at that right time...

For me that was as a bored 15 year old walking aimlessly around a video store back in the early 90's.  For them, it'll no doubt be during a bored perusal of my DVD shelves. "What... is this?" they'll ask. And I'll smile warmly, fire up the DVD player and let the unbridled joy ensue.

Plus, Star Crash never subjects us to a towheaded 9 year old Count Zarth Arn constructing Intergalactic Police Robot "L" in his bedroom, so you know... there's that.

I've honestly never heard of Star Crash before today...

Akton said: ...Star Crash never subjects us to a towheaded 9 year old Count Zarth Arn constructing Intergalactic Police Robot "L" in his bedroom, so you know... there's that.

 What are you talking about? Unless...are you referring to TPM?

So you think I'm an idiot. Can you name anybody else you consider "dense"?

You really should check it out, Frink.
Don't read about it, just watch it.
The less you know about it before hand, the better.

ray_afraid said:

You really should check it out, Frink.
Don't read about it, just watch it.
The less you know about it before hand, the better.

 Truer words were never spoken. It was the total absence of expectation on my part that made it such a fantastic experience. It is, I think, the perfect bad movie... especially for a Star Wars fan.

And any Star Wars fan who'd name himself TV's Frink is one I can't imagine not appreciating this gem of a film. 

Push the button, Frink. You won't regret it.

SilverWook said:

TV's Frink said:

Darth Id said:

Danfun128 said:

I've honestly never heard of Star Crash before today...

Akton said: ...Star Crash never subjects us to a towheaded 9 year old Count Zarth Arn constructing Intergalactic Police Robot "L" in his bedroom, so you know... there's that.

 What are you talking about? Unless...are you referring to TPM?

 I can never tell if this kind of density is a shtick.

 Ooh, I see you're headed towards a ban.  This should be fun.

Also, I've never heard of Star Crash either.

 https://archive.org/details/MFT3K_Ep_F03

You're welcome. :)

 I've seen every episode of MST3K (even all the extant KTMAs) and I've seen Starcrash almost as many times as Star Wars... and yet I've never managed to see this.

Bless you, SilverWook.

Extended European cut can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hqcGK72XYQ

SilverWook said:

Akton said:

SilverWook said:

TV's Frink said:

Darth Id said:

Danfun128 said:

I've honestly never heard of Star Crash before today...

Akton said: ...Star Crash never subjects us to a towheaded 9 year old Count Zarth Arn constructing Intergalactic Police Robot "L" in his bedroom, so you know... there's that.

 What are you talking about? Unless...are you referring to TPM?

 I can never tell if this kind of density is a shtick.

 Ooh, I see you're headed towards a ban.  This should be fun.

Also, I've never heard of Star Crash either.

 https://archive.org/details/MFT3K_Ep_F03

You're welcome. :)

 I've seen every episode of MST3K (even all the extant KTMAs) and I've seen Starcrash almost as many times as Star Wars... and yet I've never managed to see this.

Bless you, SilverWook.

 Of all the fan productions around, these guys come closest to the real thing.

 I've never watched more than a few minutes of any of the others, but this is genuinely enjoyable! Feels like an early second season episode to me (circa "Sidehackers").

"You can put down the rifle-ray." "Sure but don't call me 'Ray.'"

I've been saying that riff in my head for over twenty years. Hearing it come from that silhouette is cathartic...