Happy Star Wars Day!

[Craig C]

"Peesa bein' a lie, there bein' only passion. Through passion meesa gainin' powah. Through powah, meesa gainin' strenth. Through strenth, meesa gainin' vic'try and through vic'try meesa's chains is bein' crunched. The Force setta meesa free."

[oconnellmd]

"Peesa bein' a lie, there bein' only passion. Through passion meesa gainin' powah. Through powah, meesa gainin' strenth. Through strenth, meesa gainin' vic'try and through vic'try meesa's chains is bein' crunched. The Force setta meesa free."

That may be the most disturbing quote I've read in months. And this is in a world filled with Charlie Sheen quotes. Well done.

[oconnellmd]

Give me the expanded universe any day. Though I still don't know where to put the Clone Wars series CN is doing at the moment. With the expanded universe we were given more background into the Star Wars universe and interesting new characters like Corran Horn, Admiral Daala, Exar Kun, Ulic Quel Droma, Nomi Sunrider, Mara Jade Skywalker, and Grand Admiral Thrawn to name a few. The movies we got Jar Jar Binks (I tell myself that he was secretly a DLotS it's the only reason I can come up with that makes sense for me)

Everyone going to have their own favorite parts of the EU (that's the nice part about it being so enormous), but I'm all about the post-original-trilogy stuff. Didn't care for the prequels films, therefore don't really care about the Clone Wars stuff. For me, it's all about what happened to my favorite characters after the credits rolled on Jedi. And thanks to the EU, I've been able to follow DECADES of their lives. Not all of it was good. Some of the earlier EU novels were, for me, unfinishable. But when it works, it's pretty awesome. I feel envious of the Star Wars fan who's never tried the books who suddenly decides to check out the timeline and start reading. YEARS of Star Wars goodness ahead for that lucky so-and-so.

Nerdy question: you ever find yourself casting actors for the new EU characters in your head? Since known characters are all based around actors, it just makes the experience more fun for me.

[oconnellmd]

Random (depressing) thought:

How everyone is feeling after seeing the Avengers movie this weekend? That's how we should have been able to feel about Episode I.

Apologies for the downer. Moving on.

[Craig C]

Nerdy question: you ever find yourself casting actors for the new EU characters in your head? Since known characters are all based around actors, it just makes the experience more fun for me.

Never really thought about it but I guess I kind of do at times I mean when Han, Luke or Leia are in the story I see the actors that played them so yeah I can picture other actors as new EU characters

[Shurato2099]

That may be the most disturbing quote I've read in months. And this is in a world filled with Charlie Sheen quotes. Well done.

Thank you, thank you! I'll be here all week!

[Shurato2099]

Never really thought about it but I guess I kind of do at times I mean when Han, Luke or Leia are in the story I see the actors that played them so yeah I can picture other actors as new EU characters

I keep wondering who could possibly play Leia's adopted sister/confidant/spy-master/all-around-butt-kicker Winter.

[Matt Doc Martin]

"Peesa bein' a lie, there bein' only passion. Through passion meesa gainin' powah. Through powah, meesa gainin' strenth. Through strenth, meesa gainin' vic'try and through vic'try meesa's chains is bein' crunched. The Force setta meesa free."

I think I hate you now?

[Shurato2099]

Hee. My roomie expressed similar sentiments, although he got the full brunt of it: I had to talk it out to get the spelling right.

[Craig C]

I keep wondering who could possibly play Leia's adopted sister/confidant/spy-master/all-around-butt-kicker Winter.

Do they have to be current or can it be from any decade?