Star Wars : I miss being able to talk about this franchise.

I miss being able to talk about this franchise.

Even during the prequel era, as heavily criticized as they were, you could still have good conversations about the movies. But in the last several years, fans have gone full retard. You can't just discuss plot and characters, it turns into a rant about production value, DiSnEY, Lucas, Kennedy, etc.

Gone are the days of fun conversations that are a good way to kill time at work.

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Yeah, I miss being able to talk about it as well.

I myself am actually a Fan of Disney "STAR WARS".

I like the Movies "THE FORCE AWAKENS", "ROGUE ONE", and "THE RISE OF SKYWALKER".

I also like both "THE MANDALORIAN" and the "OBI-WAN KENOBI" TV shows.

Heck, My own Number 1 Favorite "STAR WARS" character is actually 'Rey' and just because of all of that….I have on several occasions actually been attacked, insulted, and disrespected by the Disney "STAR WARS" Haters for it. They have called me a shill, a troll, and a fair-weather fan.

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The TV shows suck.

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I like most of the franchise. I like more movies (and shows) than I don't. The only movies I flat out dislike are the prequels.

Anti-Disney people are idiots. They ramble about corporations all while they gobbled up everything Lucasfilm spit out for decades. They're the driving force behind this lack of conversation. Even back when the prequels came out and a lot of people didn't like them, you could still TALK about them. You're not even allowed to talk about the sequels. You try and some asshole comes bombarding into the conversation rambling about Disney or Kennedy; who is also behind Mando, which they love.

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"Even back when the prequels came out and a lot of people didn't like them, you could still TALK about them. You're not even allowed to talk about the sequels. You try and some asshole comes bombarding into the conversation rambling about Disney or Kennedy; who is also behind Mando, which they love."

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It reminds me of that saying "No one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans".

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Yeah, but…

Star Wars fans are allowed to hate Star Wars. I don't like all of it myself. I can't stand the prequels and tried the cartoon, but it does nothing for me and I despise how certain fans and Filoni try to shove it into everything. Criticism is a part of it.

But you're right, there's pure hatred now. To the point you can't talk about the movies. You, me, or anyone else goes to a sequel board and makes a post, it's off-topic within 3 replies. Conversation is not possible at this point.

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"and Filoni"

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I actually like Dave Filoni.

I think that he and Jon Favreau have done an Awesome Job with "THE MANDALORIAN" and I am really looking forward to seeing what they will give to the Fans with Season 3 of the show and also with the "AHSOKA" TV show as well.

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I think he's a nice guy and Mando is great, but I'm sick of his little side universe. He insists on shoving his characters in your face. Vader never had an apprentice. We all know that, but he makes her this centerpiece. And Cad Bane showing up in TBOBF was kinda cool, but sooooooo forced. Logically, there's no reason for him to show up.

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"Vader never had an apprentice. We all know that"

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I think George Lucas would disagree with you on that.

You should check out this video below (it's an interview that George Lucas and Dave Filoni did about "THE CLONE WARS" TV show). At 7:45 in the video below, Lucas and Filoni are asked about the creation of Ahsoka.

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Lucas just says that shit to appease Clone Wars fans. Can't piss of customer. The EU was never as popular as the movies, but still made him extra $$$. He never considered EU canon:



"There's my world, which is the movies, and there's this other world that has been created, which I say is the parallel universe—the licensing world of the books, games and comic books. "

"I don't read that stuff. I haven't read any of the novels. I don't know anything about that world. That's a different world than my world."

"And now there have been novels about the events after Episode VI, which isn't at all what I would have done with it."

"Once Vader dies, the Emperor doesn't get cloned and Luke doesn't get married…"

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsCantina/comments/9m4ggk/george_lucas_on_the_expanded_universe_thats_a/

I also don't care what he thinks because all you have to do is watch the movies and you can see she doesn't exist.

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"Lucas just says that shit to appease Clone Wars fans."

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LOL, What ?

I disagree, I don't think he said that just to make fans of "CLONE WARS" happy.

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Where is the evidence Ahsoka exists in the movies?

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LOL, Good Point!

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The fans went full retard.
The franchise went full Disney.

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I don't have any tolerance for anti-Disney crap.

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I don't have any tolerance for Disney crap.

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😺 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 🤨 Let's go, Brandon! 🤨 Try that in a small town.

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Oh well, so much for fun conversation.

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"Disney sucks" isn't a conversation.

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Shut up, stupid.

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You're hiding behind a shared anonymous account, sit down.

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Eh, they can still be found. Mostly on reddit. It's a huge franchise that spans decades, so there will naturally be strong feelings about it.

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Reddit does nothing for me. Too many rules and too little conversation. Layout sucks too. It's mostly pictures of cosplay, artwork, and behind the scenes stuff. I keep giving that place a chance, but can't get into it at all.

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The very first orig. three were epic.

Next three were so bad they were just dreams and nightmares of Luke.

First one of the latest three was Good.
Next one was, "Meh."
Why or how in the fuck did Luke just die like that?
Drinking too much alien milk?
Last one was a rip off of ROTJ and was shit and Rey might be a Skywalker in name but never in spirit or in her DNA.

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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Luke used up every out of energy he had to pull that trick. He made an astral projection of himself to trick Ben and give the good guys some time to get away (and it killed him). It was one of the coolest Jedi tricks we ever saw. Easily one of the highlights of that movie.

The Force Awakens is excellent.

I never watched The Rise of Skywalker and thought "ROTJ copy".

I can't stand the prequels, but The Phantom Menace is the best of that terrible bunch. No shitty CGI backgrounds or silly Yoda flips and Palpatine twirls. Hate II and III.

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I guess they felt like they had to kill off the main three orig. characters, Han, Luke and Leia, to pass on the light saber to the next gen.

I won't be surprised if another trilogy is in the works.
The Empire is like Dracula or vampires.
They get killed in the end but always find a way to come back.

I have given up on all things SW and am just sticking with the very first three.

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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Mentors die in Star Wars. It was no different than Qui Gon, Obi Wan, or Yoda dying. That's the formula. Young budding heroes are passed the torch from their mentors.

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Yeah, and the same could be said of the main villains of the Empire.

Though where does Anakin/Darth fit in?
His own list or one of the above?

I don't think there are too many sagas of heros vs villains, that I know of, that has losses of main characters on both sides.
Usually it is just one good guy who lives through it all.

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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Too many iterations of Star Wars has created a Balkanized fan base.

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Nobody makes you talk about something you don't like. God knows I'm not the type of guy who is anti-criticism, but it's an obsession now. You can make a post about a genuine topic you are interested it. "Why did Luke____", "I really love the fight between___" You used to be able to talk about this kind of stuff on IMDB for hours. It was a fun way to kill some time at work or when I have my coffee in the mornings.

Now? You try to do that and some idiot chimes in, "BuT DiSnEY!" or with some rant about Kennedy or Abrams and completely derails the conversation.

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I'll talk star wars. As along as its prequel bashing.

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Gone are the days of fun star wars movies…It makes sense the conversation died along with it

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^ That.

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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common ground!

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Happy Life Day!

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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Oh good one warren…deep cut right there!
you ever actually watch it?

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I tried!
Can't remember where I quit but it was just too dumb to carry on.

You?

Note how Chewie's family was never brought up again?

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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I did…and here the catcher… I loved it!!!

Now to be fair…it was '78 and I was seven
And it was STAR WATS on television!!!
Any star wars would do…and it was definitely 'any' star wars lol.

Obviously it didn't age well…but in that moment…I was hooked!

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Of course!
I so get that.

I had a couple of comic books and even the ESB in comic book form.
Did you have any of that?
What about the toys?
I still have all of them!
Figures and the Droid Factory.

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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All of that and then some. I was a dorky kid and really didn't have a lot of friends so my action figures were my go to.

I still have the droid factory

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Same grandparents.
Droid factory.

You really are my brother and all this time I thought you were my imaginary friend!

*A single tear runs down my cheek*

"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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Hm…I like friendly Warren…it brings out friendly in me
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