PlaidRadish

Hello, everyone. I grew up in a legalistically conservative religious home, where my parents prohibited any movies with even mildest violence, and since we were dirt poor, going to theaters was a pipe dream. In fact, I specifically remember my dad being the only one who could afford to go see Empire in 1980 and wishing I could have gone with him.

But, in 1984, CBS finally aired the first Star Wars film, and my parents conceded to let me stay up until 11PM that night to watch the whole, cropped-to-ad-nauseum, sound-debacle corruption of the movie on our enormous 21" color-desaturated Zenith. But, I was eight years old, and despite the gross misrepresentation, I have never forgotten that first viewing. When the Star Wars films became available on Beta tape, friends of mine invited me over and we watched the original trilogy. I was nine by then, and those viewings were just as memorable, in fact, moments that words could never describe.

But I wanted so much more. As a high school and college kid I sought out every large screen showing and digital media version I could get access to, and have not looked back. I am most impressed with the 4K77-83 work, though Harmy has done some great work, as well, and all of these just further strengthen my love of the original trilogy. My kids had seen all six of the existing Star Wars franchise films by 2005, when they were just four and five years old, respectively, and we were cautious and communicative before allowing them to see many of the intensely violent scenes, such as the Anakin burning scene. They opted not to actually watch that segment until they were older.

I’m grateful to be a member of the community, and hoping to enjoy many more memorable moments as a result of the connections I will find here!