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Author Topic: Why do you like Star Wars so much?  (Read 48141 times)
BionicDance
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« Reply #135 on: May 21, 2019, 03:31:55 AM »

The Rebel Alliance.

I love the fight for freedom against a tyrannical empire.
I love high-speed, single-seat, stick-and-throttle, attack fighters dogfighting.
Wedge Antilles is my favorite character. Badass fighter pilot who survives the entire revolution...? Oh, yeah.

To be perfectly honest, not super-interested in the Skywalker Family Spat. I like it...but, really, I like the Alliance better.
Jedi vs Sith is okay...but, really, not the kind of good-guys-vs-bad-guys I want.
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« Reply #136 on: May 21, 2019, 03:09:36 PM »

I love me good science fantasy.

High fantasy like LOTR or TES never spoke to me. The magic is always used as a plot mcguffin but never in a meaningful way, dragons are overused, and many of the themes just dont speak to me. Dont get me wrong Tolkien was nothing short of a visionary, its just not a vision i was very interested in.

But Star Wars adds in this philosophy amongst this scifi backdrop and then goes for western and samurai influences? Its so bizarre but I love good stories that play with the nature of good/evil. Another franchise that really hit the same not for me is weirdly enough the Destiny games. The magic of those universes is so seamless and feels like a part of things where high fantasy always seems disjointed to me for whatever reason. My favorite debates in these are about the dynamic light/dark shenigans. Are Sith *evil* or just more susceptible to temptation? Are the Guardians doing the right thing or are they just murderous zealots? Idk it hits a chord with me.
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« Reply #137 on: May 21, 2019, 03:31:12 PM »

I'm probably not the biggest Star Wars fan.  I didn't grow up with access to movie theaters or VHS.  My first movie was Star Trek 3.  I'd read the Star Wars novelizations before I'd seen the movies on TV.

But I've seen all the movies. Empire is my favorite.

Now, many years later, I've got a lightsaber, and have to figure out what to do with it.

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« Reply #138 on: May 21, 2019, 03:43:43 PM »

I love me good science fantasy.

High fantasy like LOTR or TES never spoke to me. The magic is always used as a plot mcguffin but never in a meaningful way, dragons are overused, and many of the themes just dont speak to me. Dont get me wrong Tolkien was nothing short of a visionary, its just not a vision i was very interested in.

But Star Wars adds in this philosophy amongst this scifi backdrop and then goes for western and samurai influences? Its so bizarre but I love good stories that play with the nature of good/evil. Another franchise that really hit the same not for me is weirdly enough the Destiny games. The magic of those universes is so seamless and feels like a part of things where high fantasy always seems disjointed to me for whatever reason. My favorite debates in these are about the dynamic light/dark shenigans. Are Sith *evil* or just more susceptible to temptation? Are the Guardians doing the right thing or are they just murderous zealots? Idk it hits a chord with me.
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« Reply #139 on: May 21, 2019, 03:49:49 PM »

I'm probably not the biggest Star Wars fan. 

Never exercise and eat a lot of high-carb and high-fat food.

You'll get there.
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« Reply #140 on: May 21, 2019, 04:24:02 PM »

Never exercise and eat a lot of high-carb and high-fat food.

You'll get there.
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« Reply #141 on: May 21, 2019, 04:34:18 PM »

My work here is done. Wink
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« Reply #142 on: May 22, 2019, 01:53:20 AM »

Never exercise and eat a lot of high-carb and high-fat food.

You'll get there.

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« Reply #143 on: May 28, 2019, 01:39:18 AM »

I think I was possibly the same age when I saw A New Hope with my grandma but back in the 90's, she got me hooked instantly. I always started out with toy lightsabers back in the day, then discovered the higher end stuff, then Ultra Sabers a few years later Tongue But that's one of the many reasons I like Star Wars for me is the cool lightsaber moments =] Never hurt anything to have the few actual military moments Star Wars always has though too
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« Reply #144 on: June 04, 2019, 03:00:53 AM »

I watched the originals with my Dad. I was born in '82 so it either had to be on VHS or they were on T.V. I loved them all.

Same story for Star Trek.
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« Reply #145 on: June 04, 2019, 06:42:38 AM »

Same story for Star Trek.

"Star Track"...?

Never heard of it.  Grin
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« Reply #146 on: June 04, 2019, 03:20:47 PM »

"Star Track"...?

Never heard of it.  Grin

The whole reason I've had to order a saber was because my wife wanted one, and mostly, she was gonna wave it around for five minutes then put it on a shelf.   I told her we're a Star Trek family, and don't need one.

 Then, I bought a haori for my steampunk outfit and figured a saber would look good with it at Comicpalooza.  And now we're waiting for her Azure Savior to arrive today....

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« Reply #147 on: June 04, 2019, 08:16:52 PM »

I told her we're a Star Trek family, and don't need one.

I actually like Star Trek, I really do...I just vastly prefer Star Wars, is all.

But I had this one time when I told a guy, "I don't watch a lot of Star Track, but I do love that Wesley Crasher kid!" and the look on his face of horror, revulsion, and omigawd-you-can't-be-serious warring for dominance was soooooo beautiful. **mimes reeling in a fishie**

So I trot it out every now and then, just to see if I can get someone else to succumb to geek-rage. Cheesy
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« Reply #148 on: June 04, 2019, 08:50:11 PM »

I actually like Star Trek, I really do...I just vastly prefer Star Wars, is all.

But I had this one time when I told a guy, "I don't watch a lot of Star Track, but I do love that Wesley Crasher kid!" and the look on his face of horror, revulsion, and omigawd-you-can't-be-serious warring for dominance was soooooo beautiful. **mimes reeling in a fishie**

So I trot it out every now and then, just to see if I can get someone else to succumb to geek-rage. Cheesy

I did buy my saber while wearing a red-shirt outfit.  A wise investment.  I made it back to the ship.
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« Reply #149 on: June 04, 2019, 08:58:00 PM »

When my saber arrives, I'm gonna go to my first dueling-club meeting wearing my hoodie from "The Orville". Wink
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