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#114441
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Star Wars books
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I was just thinking about the only Star Wars book I read (tales from the Mos Eisely Cantina - great book!) and was wondering if there are similar ones for the PT. Incase you dont know this book has a compilation of short stories about many of the characters seen briefly in the Cantina (ie Greedo, Ponda Baba..) and when you've read it you feel much more enjoyment when wacthing the cantina scene, and just Mos Eisely in general (well I do anyway). I keep meaning to read Tales from Jabbas Palace and the Bounty Hunters one which are the same kind of thing, but as I said I was wondering if anyone knows of any books with short stories about characters seen briefly in th PTs
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#114245
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I have a bad feeling about this...
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Yeah but I think he was just trying to make it like the endingof ANH. Thinking back on TPM I remember how similar the award bit was (the way Padme gave out the medals, you had the robots looking all shiny and new and Padme/Leia laughing at R2 (I think)) Maybe its just me, but I think he did it to be really similar

And I agree with what you say about LOTR, Tolken always said that the 3 books were one big book divided into 3 parts so anyone who complained about the films being like that didn't really get it

By the way my names Rachel (although its my username it sounds odd being called rarchy)
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#114232
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I have a bad feeling about this...
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I see what you mean. The ending of EpI almost suggests that the battle is won and everythings fine and dandy -although were there problems with the senate? (or whatever it was called then, to be honest I have problems understanding the politics of the PT, is there a site anywhere which explains it all?!)

Also, you say that ANH had a possibility of just being a one off, I presume this is only because Lucas didn't know whether it would be successful or not as he'd already written all of them and obviously he wouldn't make Vadors ship get away if there wasn't going to be follow ups.

By the way, does anyone know if he wrote all 6 before any of them were films, or just the middle 3. Or is it 9? Or is this something which is argued a lot
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#114210
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I have a bad feeling about this...
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BY the way, was it just me or did EpI and II end in the same way as IV and V respectively (I/IV celebrations and awards after winning the battle, II/V Anakin & Padme/Luke & Leia gazing out together in uncertainty at what was coming) Maybe this is an obvious thing that everyone knows, but you have to understand none of my friends really like SW so thats why I'm asking so many Qs on here!
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#114169
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I have a bad feeling about this...
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Originally posted by: Darth Simon
Most, if not all of these have been 'answered' (explained is probably a better word) in various other threads. Ill try to some up the major points but i suggest you read some of the previous posts for much more information.

I was too lazy to trawl through all the previous posts sorry! I will have a look as I love reading what other people have asked and their opinion,s but first of all wanted to get my Qs out of the way (they were all swimming round in my head having watched the OT for the first time in ages today)


Thanks both for your answers, and well done for spotting there was no 6, I wondered if anyone would notice Its good to see others have also thought on these things. I didn't mean to come accross as "anal" though I can see exactly why you'd think that! I think a lot of these things were there because it was hard to find a way to fit everything into the PT, but what I hoped for was other ppl who had given it some thought and could convince me that it was supposed to be like that and why, so that when you watch them you don't feel there are any errors there, if you get my meaning (sir). Now they all fit so well, when I watched ANH today it meant so much more, I always loved it of course but all those little things like Vador and Obi-Wan meeting, so much more meaning and depth





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#114148
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I have a bad feeling about this...
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Ok I don't, but I have some questions that some hardcore fans might be able to answer. I just watched Episode IV for the first time since seeing EpIII, and now watching them in order it just seems even more wonderful. It always was, but it means so much more! Anyway, because of the new three there were a few things in EpIV which didn't make sense now we know of what happened before, so if you know the answer or have an idea, please answer!

1) Firstly I was wondering about their ages. I think Padme was supposed to be 13 when she was queen, and I guess Anakin was about 6 or 7. In EpII it was 10 years later so she would have been 23 and he 17, then EpIV I'm not sure if there was any indication of how long after it was, maybe 3 years or so. However, we have no indication of how old Obi-Wan is at any point, anyone have any clue? Also how old were Luke and Leia supposed to be in EpIV (this is also obviously howlong would have passed inbetween EpIII and EpIV).

2) In EpIV when Luke meets Obi-Wan, aka Ben, Kenobi there are a few things which didn't make sense. When Luke says hes looking for someone called Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ben says smething like "I haven't heard that name for a long time [..] I haven't gone by Obi-Wan since oh before you were born". However when Luke and Leia were born he was still known as Obi-Wan.

3) Ben also says he doesn't seem to remember owning a droid. How could he forget R2D2?! I though it was because R2 and C3PO were written into the recent ones afterwards, but then if R2 says Obi-Wan was his former master obviously GL already had decided R2 and C3PO were in I,II and III.

4) When talking about Lukes father in Bens home, Ben says Uncle Owen was against what his father did, that he didn't think he should get involved. But the only time Anakin ever met Owen was when he went looking for his mother. And even if their paths crossed after, I doubt Owen cared much for what Anakin did, and certainly didn't tell him not to get involved. I always imagined from EpV that Owen knew Anakin better.

5) When Ben gives Luke Anakins lightsabre he says "your father wanted me to give this to you". Well I seem to remember Obi-Wan picking it up after chopping Anakins legs off! Maybe he meant "would have wanted"

Ok those are the questions - I know they are picky and the fact IV, V and VI were made first is probably the reason that not everything fits, still I am a perfectionist and so like it all to fit smoothly, hence the reason I am trying to convince myself of a possible answer to these. I also think GL made so many small, unimportant things fit that I can't see why he would overlook these obvious things.


I also wanted to ask if you agree on the following

7) In EpIV when Leia gives away the rebel location, she says Dantowin, which turns out to be an old rebel base. I was wondering if this might be the one we see at the end of EpIII where Luke and Leia are born, as this is hidden away and I can imagine it becming deserted.

8) Yoda says to Obi-Wan that on Tatooine he will be able to contact an old friend, Qui-Gon. Why is this? Obviously we never see Qui-Gon in EpV so I wondered why GL even bothered adding this. I thought that maybe its because in Ep IV, V and VI we see and hear Obi-Wan, Yoda etc after they're dead and this was just GLs way of suggesting how this is possible.


Anyway, sorry this is so long, if you have opinions on any of this I would like to hear it!