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Posted 09 September 2004 - 08:43 AM

I went to the mega bookstore last night after work. I am sickened by what I see. A book on all the ships and transports from SW and each one has some crappy backstory and "a quote" from some "important" character about why the craft is so great. (it does have a V-wing, btw.)

SW collectible book: so much crap I can't believe I used to buy into that stuff.

so I went to the magazine section and looked at the SW Insider. "10 best moments of the OT" article made me want to throw up. And all the drooling and falling over ourselves about how great everything SW is. And more toys to go with the OT DVDs coming soon.

sample question in the collectors section: I have a poster that says revenge of the jedi what's it worth? "blah blah that was a burger king poster, a couple million were printed (downplay revenge uniqueness without mentioning the first big contradiction) so it's worth a dollar or less."

I was real disappointed and shuffled home. then my mac wouldn't turn on and I nearly went Hayden.


I've cooled down now. But I am ashamed to have been a SW freak in another life.
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Posted 09 September 2004 - 08:47 AM

I understand your frustration, Despondent.
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Posted 09 September 2004 - 03:07 PM

I understand too. I used to eat that stuff up with a spoon. Of course this was in the 70's, 80's and early 90's back when there was SOME integrity left. Sure there was a lot of merchandise just to make a buck or two but at least the original trilogy was still untouched.
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Posted 09 September 2004 - 09:13 PM

i used to be known as 'that dude that's obsessed with star wars'
now i'm known as 'that dude that really really hates star wars'

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make sure your children get attatched to nothing!!!

the special editions of star wars have convinced me to never have children... as i would not want the friut of my loins to drop and decay on such trecherously unfertile soil!!!!
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Post icon  Posted 09 September 2004 - 10:53 PM

"Out of the mouth of Lucas
comes pooh."
-St. Thomas Uhbecket
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Posted 09 September 2004 - 11:03 PM

i was never really into any of that stuff. my interest in star wars starts and ends with the 5 films. although i did make an effort to buy up all the magazines with TPM/AOTC on the cover, and they were quite a few of those. i was glad when they toned down the merchendise/hype frenzy for AotC, it was way too much for TPM, although summer 99 is one i ll never forget.
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Posted 10 September 2004 - 12:00 AM

the only merchandise i care about are my broken down, paint-chipped, stiff armed/legged, one hand that was meant to hold a long, forgotten blaster or lightsaber... OT TOYS. although, the original vader/obi-wan toys the lightsaber came - out of their arms... remember that?? only two lightsabers i ever held onto.

i also have an original millenium falcon - back ceiling panel is broken, allowing full view of the gaming table... which is NICE.

other than that, you can take all the jar-jar/darth maul/dancin' yoda paper plates, bubble gum, stickers, taco bell cups, milk chocolate bars, home-pregnancy tests, beach balls, potato chips, lunch boxes, diaphrams, and keep 'em.

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Posted 10 September 2004 - 12:12 AM

I liked the old Kenner toys... before Hasbro had a go and decided to make them all into buff Masters of the Universe style toys - including giving Threepio a body like He-Man. That really made me feel sorry for the kids of today.
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Posted 10 September 2004 - 04:11 AM

yeah that was weird. and theyre so bloody expensive
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Posted 10 September 2004 - 08:33 AM

they may be expensive, but they cost the franchise in my opinion.

Little Jerry, I had the obi-wan with that arm saber. It had like, a THIN tip on the end of the pull out saber- what was with that? Of course I was already too old to be playing with "children's toys" at the time (young for 8th grade,) but remember how Principal Skinner went nuts over Ralph's pristine collection at the science fair? You guys got more play hours with 'em, but no doubt- they were great!
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Posted 10 September 2004 - 10:27 AM

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It had like, a THIN tip on the end of the pull out saber- what was with that?


Yours too, eh? I'm not alone then.
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Posted 10 September 2004 - 11:31 AM

Still talking about toys, I hope.
"I had a lot of different ideas. At one point, Luke, Leia and Ben were all going to be little people, and we did screen tests to see if we could do that." -George Lucas, in STAR WARS: the Annotated Screenplays (p197).
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Posted 10 September 2004 - 07:55 PM

Civilian, you are a very sick man.
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