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I read every book in FOTJ. I remember almost none of it. What a silly goddamned series. Who did that sketchy tentacle bitch end up being anyway? I forget. I don't even remember her name so I can look it up. Ugh.
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Jun 24, 2013 21:18
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Only parts of FotJ worth reading were the ones where Wedge kicks the poo poo out of all those young whippersnappers. That happened, didn't it? I don't want to go back and find out, because I'm afraid I'll read another Jacen POV and get brain cancer.
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Jun 24, 2013 21:41
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Conquistador posted:I read every book in FOTJ. I remember almost none of it. What a silly goddamned series. Who did that sketchy tentacle bitch end up being anyway? I forget. I don't even remember her name so I can look it up. It ended up being a Clone Wars TV show crossover, no kidding.
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Jun 24, 2013 22:24
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Wait are you serious? I've never seen the TV show so I wouldn't have gotten the reference anyway.
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Jun 24, 2013 22:59
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Same here...only figured it out after i finished it and went on Wookieepedia trying to figure what the hell I just read
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Jun 24, 2013 23:08
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Yeah, in the Clone Wars show there was a storyline where Anakin and Obi-Wan go to the planet where the Force is controlled by a family of shape-shifters who each rule the light and dark side. It was as stupid as it sounds, no surprise given that the idea came from Lucas and he was very involved in developing those episodes. So the last FOTJ novel has the Killiks (of course) tell Our Heroes that Abeloth is one of those Force-ruling shape-shifters.
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Jun 25, 2013 00:43
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Chairman Capone posted:Yeah, in the Clone Wars show there was a storyline where Anakin and Obi-Wan go to the planet where the Force is controlled by a family of shape-shifters who each rule the light and dark side. It was as stupid as it sounds, no surprise given that the idea came from Lucas and he was very involved in developing those episodes. So the last FOTJ novel has the Killiks (of course) tell Our Heroes that Abeloth is one of those Force-ruling shape-shifters. Wow. I only ever saw the show, never read the book series, so that Wookieepedia entry just made me  Both Lucas and Filoni refused to comment on the deeper meaning of those episodes, only commenting that "we haven't seen the last of the Mortis themes yet". I guess they may have intended to explore some of it in more detail later on (whether that would have been a good thing or not is very much up for debate), but those plans seem to have been abandoned, and I suppose Mortis was up for grabs, and Troy Denning ran with it. While having the Force - not "controlled", as you say, but if I recall the episodes right, literally embodied by anthropomorphic characters was a supremely sketchy notion to begin with, what Denning seems to have done with it is taking it to a higher plane of idiocy.
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Jun 25, 2013 01:07
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The Mortis episodes were the biggest crock of poo poo in a show that was already a lot worse than its fans wanted to admit. It's a way stupider concept to me than midi-chlorians. Within a single episode there would be conflicting statements within minutes of each other whether the siblings embodied the Force, ruled the Force, were puppets of the Force, supposed to fully embody their essences or fight against them, whether there was supposed to be both or whether the dark side should have been killed off, whether they were even supposed to fight in the first place, it all made no sense and wasn't even consistent within the episodes themselves, ignoring the fact it didn't fit in at all with what anything else (even Lucas's own movie scripts) had to say about the Force.
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Jun 25, 2013 01:30
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TCW's biggest crime was being boring as poo poo.
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Jun 25, 2013 01:32
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Reading the entry on Wookieepedia, it's nice to see they did something really unique with Abeloths back story. It doesn't remotely resemble Anakin Skywalker's. Or Jacen's. What a load of sith spit. E: Also, reading that entry is like reading every single bullshit thing thats happened in Star Wars EU. Centerpoint, Killiks, Fallanassi, fall of Jacen, the Maw, Nightsisters, Sith. I think they even ended up on that planet with the force beetles if I recall. What a farce. Tom Brady fucked around with this message at 03:33 on Jun 25, 2013 |
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Jun 25, 2013 03:29
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Just taking a short break from all the bitching to wish George all the best on his wedding to Mellody Hobson. Even though the pictures looks oddly photoshopped (maybe it's the special edition?), it's nice to see the old sourpuss smile for once. I don't think I've seen any publicity pictures of him in the last fifteen years where he looked anything other than borderline suicidal. (Seriously, GIS "george lucas mellody hobson" - there's hardly a one in which he doesn't look like he wants to die.)
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Jun 25, 2013 13:57
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Hope it works for the old guy. I'm a bitter SW nerd, but I don't hate life.
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Jun 25, 2013 15:45
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So I am going through the movies again, what is with that weird old man battle call that Obi uses to scare off the sand people. I don't remember it at all, it made me hurt my self laughing.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:50
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He is imitating a Krayt Dragon. I thought he even said that right in the movie?
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Jun 25, 2013 16:51
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It's changed like three it four times over the years. The most recent one sounds like he's pinching a flamboyant dude's rear end.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:56
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In the newest version the Krayt Dragon shoots first?
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Jun 25, 2013 16:56
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works for all situations: http://youtu.be/CAVn4DCB1wQ
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Jun 25, 2013 16:59
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Jedi Knight Luigi posted:The most recent one sounds like he's pinching a flamboyant dude's rear end. This is the one I heard.
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Jun 25, 2013 17:05
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Ok wow, yeah that pinching a flamboyant dudes rear end is such an apt description of it.  I actually have the movie on BR too, but who even pays attention to ANH pre-Cantina 
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Jun 25, 2013 17:06
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Jedi Knight Luigi posted:It's changed like three it four times over the years. The most recent one sounds like he's pinching a flamboyant dude's rear end. Or anyone stepping on a piece of lego.
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Jun 25, 2013 17:31
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Wasn't the latest version changed so it sounded like the space monster he rode in Revenge of the Sith? Although you'd think it'd be easier to just film the ROTS monster to sound similar to what already existed...
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Jun 25, 2013 17:39
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Chairman Capone posted:Wasn't the latest version changed so it sounded like the space monster he rode in Revenge of the Sith? I would have loved that - it would've made for a nice bit of retroactive continuity. Instead, Lego asspinching.
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Jun 26, 2013 15:31
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Well, our book trailer for William Shakespeare's Star Wars hit today: http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/06/28/william-shakespeares-star-wars-trailer/ It was.. certainly a process.
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Jun 28, 2013 21:55
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BonoMan posted:Well, our book trailer for William Shakespeare's Star Wars hit today: Well I know what I'm reading this summer...
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Jun 29, 2013 16:08
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So, Crucible is coming out in a week. Maybe we should hold a hate-along?
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Jul 3, 2013 03:00
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Yeah what happened to the "let's read"-throughs from a few months ago? I was looking forward to more MANDO dumbshit being mocked.
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Jul 3, 2013 04:28
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I've been incorporating Star Wars into my OKCupid dating here you go so you can laugh at me    I've included those with short messages to the recipients
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Jul 3, 2013 05:01
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Conquistador posted:I've been incorporating Star Wars into my OKCupid dating Just chiming in to say the guy with the Star Wars avatar and username thinks you're a creep for doing that 
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Jul 3, 2013 06:22
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Indeed, but it made me laugh my rear end off
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Jul 3, 2013 06:27
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I will tip my hat to him if he actually got an interested response though.
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Jul 3, 2013 14:52
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I am running through the Xwing Books, currently in the Middle of Bacta Wars. Is this where "X is now force sensitive" becomes a thing in books, because Corran ending up force sensitive irks me a bit. I wanted Aces High Star wars drat it, it didn't require Jedi.
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Jul 3, 2013 16:10
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KildarX posted:I am running through the Xwing Books, currently in the Middle of Bacta Wars. It never really comes up all that much in the X-Wing books, but it does setup the whitewashing of Jedi Academy trilogy in I, Jedi, which is a great book.
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Jul 3, 2013 16:34
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Nah man. The guy who all the chicks love, who always saves the day and 'dies' in every book only to come back at the end? You know, the one who is a mouthpiece for the author? Of course he's not prefect and going to become a unique jedi while also having his own private green x-wing and driod. Of course. ~~Wraith 4 lyfe~~
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Jul 3, 2013 16:37
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KildarX posted:I am running through the Xwing Books, currently in the Middle of Bacta Wars. Just skip straight to Alston's books
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WhyteRyce posted:Just skip straight to Alston's books I disagree, the Gary Stu and internal dialog are kinda  but the story arcs are decent. I mean a story needs a protagonist, even if Michael (my favorite color is green) Stackpole went overboard.
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Jul 3, 2013 19:27
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Despite my overly sarcastic response, the Horn quadrilogy and I, Jedi are pretty bad. I've read all of the Bantnam era and most of NJO and I will say, any day Starfighters of Adumar is the best EU novel ever. Anybody in this thread with sense will agree.
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Jul 3, 2013 19:32
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Yeah I bet a lot of posters in the Geeky Star Wars Loser Thread have tons of sense
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Carnaticum posted:Despite my overly sarcastic response, the Horn quadrilogy and I, Jedi are pretty bad. I've read all of the Bantnam era and most of NJO and I will say, any day Starfighters of Adumar is the best EU novel ever. That's the one X-wing book I haven't read
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Jul 3, 2013 19:49
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Starfighters of Adumar owns and you should go read it. But Traitor is probably still my favorite EU book.
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I read the X-Wing books as a kid and loved the references to the game and stuff, I don't think its fair to call them poo poo, they're basically childrens books
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