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Validation, at last! (Every time I see your avatar I can't help but giggle  )
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Sep 5, 2011 00:50
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds the new Krayt dragon call hilarious.
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Sep 5, 2011 01:42
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It really is loving funny. I thought the first 2 krayt dragon calls were equally ok and pretty interchangeable. That's just...drat son. Why would you ever think that was OK?
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Sep 5, 2011 02:17
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I knew when the 97 special editions added a bunch of bullshit and didn't fix the loving flipped frames and bluescreen bullshit... newly created CG dancing creatures alongside transparent xwings.
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Sep 5, 2011 02:28
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Skeletron posted:I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds the new Krayt dragon call hilarious.
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Sep 5, 2011 02:35
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So I haven't read a star wars book in like a decade, is the alien invasion story arc worth it? Where do I start on that? I've read all zahn books and all the x-wing books
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Sep 5, 2011 03:08
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Goatman Sacks posted:
You're good. Read some Thomas Pynchon, Stephen King, Mark Twain, or even Dan Brown.
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Sep 5, 2011 03:26
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Goatman Sacks posted:So I haven't read a star wars book in like a decade, is the alien invasion story arc worth it? Where do I start on that? Hell, the next step down from that is probably the Han Solo trilogies, and that's as far as I could ever suggest someone get before saying "that's about everything worth the time". If you finish those and really want Star Wars... uh, try the comics "Tales of the Jedi"?
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Sep 5, 2011 03:55
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I just found one of my Barbara Hambly SW novels, Planet of Twilight. I started reading it again, only to realize why I never read past page ~30 when I first got it. Her two books are the only SW novels that I never completely read. Worst author ever, on par with Stephenie Meyer. 
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Sep 5, 2011 04:22
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:This is the best one. I *believe* you mean this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeXVPv2c8Q8 I'm talkin WINE, I'm talkin WOMEN, I'm talkin black breathing-assisted SUITS!
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Sep 5, 2011 04:52
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:I *believe* you mean this one. I'm laughing my rear end off at all these youtubes in real life, like honest to god this whole thing is the funniest thing. Lucas, the master of comedy
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Sep 5, 2011 10:21
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SG-83 posted:I just found one of my Barbara Hambly SW novels, Planet of Twilight. I started reading it again, only to realize why I never read past page ~30 when I first got it. Her two books are the only SW novels that I never completely read. The only way to get through Planet of Twilight is to keep repeating to yourself "At least it isn't The Crystal Star". Which is no comfort whatsoever.
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Sep 5, 2011 11:02
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Why did the rebels ride tauntauns on Hoth if they freeze to death faster than a human in a parka?
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Sep 5, 2011 11:25
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I was watching Robot Chicken's third Star Wars specials extra features and a segment with George Lucas he talks about the Jar Jar hatred and he starts talking about how when Star Wars came out everybody hated C3PO. Is this actualy true?
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Sep 5, 2011 11:30
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I think George Lucas can't tell the difference between a character that people wouldn't want to hang out with but is entertaining and a character that is simply irritating.
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Sep 5, 2011 12:27
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Cubone posted:Why did the rebels ride tauntauns on Hoth if they freeze to death faster than a human in a parka?
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Sep 5, 2011 12:31
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MisterGBH posted:I was watching Robot Chicken's third Star Wars specials extra features and a segment with George Lucas he talks about the Jar Jar hatred and he starts talking about how when Star Wars came out everybody hated C3PO. Is this actualy true? Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. So yeah, it's bullshit.
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Sep 5, 2011 12:39
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I remember reading in this thread a good long while ago an argument as to why Jar Jar is the most powerful character in the Star Wars universe. I can't seem to find it, does anyone have it to hand at all?
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Sep 5, 2011 13:16
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Cubone posted:Why did the rebels ride tauntauns on Hoth if they freeze to death faster than a human in a parka? The temperature was dropping to where nothing could really survive the cold.
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Sep 5, 2011 14:41
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Goatman Sacks posted:So I haven't read a star wars book in like a decade, is the alien invasion story arc worth it? Where do I start on that? I liked the NJO, and i think some others here do too. Basically just read vector prime (the first njo book) and if you like it read the other ones that were published as hardcover, I think there were 5 total?. You can go back and read all the other NJO books later if you want. But dont bother reading any of the stuff that happens after NJO (Dark nest, lotf, fotj). Edit: Actually, if you do read NJO, you shouldn't skip Traitor which was the best paperback and maybe the best book of the entire NJO series.
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Sep 5, 2011 14:58
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The NJO has a horrible case of one-upsmanship as far as fleet combat goes, but otherwise wasn't that bad.
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Sep 5, 2011 15:26
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Torael_7 posted:The NJO has a horrible case of one-upsmanship as far as fleet combat goes, but otherwise wasn't that bad. The best kind of one upmanship.
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Sep 5, 2011 16:28
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88h88 posted:I remember reading in this thread a good long while ago an argument as to why Jar Jar is the most powerful character in the Star Wars universe. I can't seem to find it, does anyone have it to hand at all? I think it went something like: Jar Jar blows up a whole bunch of droids, the droids kill a whole bunch of clones and the clones wipe out the jedi soo Jar Jar >the jedi?
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Sep 5, 2011 19:35
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Somebody who knows how to do movie magic seriously needs to dub that Obi Wan scene with Sloth's "HEY YOU GUYS!" from The Goonies.
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Sep 5, 2011 20:09
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Somebody needs to watch the YouTubes already linked in this thread. Unless you meant someone needs to do it well.
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Sep 5, 2011 21:04
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88h88 posted:I remember reading in this thread a good long while ago an argument as to why Jar Jar is the most powerful character in the Star Wars universe. I can't seem to find it, does anyone have it to hand at all? He's the one that convinced the senate about giving Palpatine his emergency powers which gave him permission to use the clone army. So he responsible for everything that happens after that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ovO7lmFYCc
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Sep 5, 2011 21:38
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Cubone posted:Why did the rebels ride tauntauns on Hoth if they freeze to death faster than a human in a parka? It was extra cold due to the sweat generated by the tension of carrying a set of death star plans (now free with every bag of Tauntaun chow).
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Sep 6, 2011 05:13
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SG-83 posted:I just found one of my Barbara Hambly SW novels, Planet of Twilight. I started reading it again, only to realize why I never read past page ~30 when I first got it. Her two books are the only SW novels that I never completely read. At least Star Wars will never have angsty vampires that sparkle in the sunlight. Isn't that right, Captain Solo? 
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Sep 6, 2011 09:18
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How come the wampa freezes Luke upside down in the Empire Strikes back? Wouldn't it be a lot easier to just kill him? How do you freeze someone upside down anyway?
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Sep 6, 2011 15:07
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VaultAggie posted:How come the wampa freezes Luke upside down in the Empire Strikes back? Wouldn't it be a lot easier to just kill him? How do you freeze someone upside down anyway? Then he wouldn't stay fresh and well preserved  Still, I picture the wampa clumsily holding Luke upside down until his feet ice over on the roof.
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Sep 6, 2011 15:10
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How intelligent are Wampas anyway? I don't want some "that wampa was force sensitive" joke or something, that's been done to death, but to hang a dude up like that would require pretty good intelligence for a bestial creature.
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Sep 6, 2011 15:16
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I've always wondered why nerds weren't more upset about the escape from Jabba's sail barge sequence in Jedi. I mean, yes, it's an awesome sequence. But Luke is swinging his lightsaber around like a maniac, and instead of hacking guys' limbs off it's just knocking them over. I understand the real reason for this (can't have a PG rated movie with dismemberment happening willy nilly!), but is there any in-universe bullshit explanation?
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Sep 6, 2011 15:24
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OldSenileGuy posted:is there any in-universe bullshit explanation? Oh man I'd love to hear this one.
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Sep 6, 2011 15:26
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Cortosis undergarments.
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Sep 6, 2011 15:27
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The Force told him they had a greater purpose so he couldn't kill them.
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Sep 6, 2011 15:30
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Zat posted:Oh man I'd love to hear this one.
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Sep 6, 2011 15:32
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OldSenileGuy posted:I've always wondered why nerds weren't more upset about the escape from Jabba's sail barge sequence in Jedi. I mean, yes, it's an awesome sequence. But Luke is swinging his lightsaber around like a maniac, and instead of hacking guys' limbs off it's just knocking them over. I understand the real reason for this (can't have a PG rated movie with dismemberment happening willy nilly!), but is there any in-universe bullshit explanation?
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Sep 6, 2011 15:45
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Calaveron posted:Then he wouldn't stay fresh and well preserved Maybe a mixture of snow and saliva in order to make a sort of ice construct trapping the victim's limbs? Probably wouldn't take too much time for it to freeze, and suspending the victim from the ceiling would make it easier to spit on. I could sort of see a trick like that being within a hunter animal like a Wampa's level of intellect. ...
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Sep 6, 2011 15:52
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OldSenileGuy posted:I've always wondered why nerds weren't more upset about the escape from Jabba's sail barge sequence in Jedi. I mean, yes, it's an awesome sequence. But Luke is swinging his lightsaber around like a maniac, and instead of hacking guys' limbs off it's just knocking them over. I understand the real reason for this (can't have a PG rated movie with dismemberment happening willy nilly!), but is there any in-universe bullshit explanation? I think there's some explanation in the Heir to the Empire trilogy. Luke and Mara Jade run into some stormtroopers while sneaking around on a Star Destroyer. Luke kills two and the others get shot. Later, someone reports that the stormtroopers have been found dead. It's obvious what happened to the shot ones, but they're not sure about the other two, until Thrawn tells them to look for cauterised microscopic cuts.
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Sep 6, 2011 16:07
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Calaveron posted:Then he wouldn't stay fresh and well preserved Feh, everyone knows Wampas have +1 to Ice Breath. Super Empire Strikes Back on the SNES told me so.
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