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Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:39 am
by Bob the Gunslinger
Knubble tov wrote:Darksi4190 wrote:For a lot of SW fans, myself included, the special edition re-release was the first time they saw SW on the big screen. They made a powerful impression
Yep. I was 18 at the time.
How the hell did you live for 18 years without seeing a single Star Wars movie?
I'm not being an ass. I really just can't conceive of such a thing. It would be like some college kid having never heard of Superman or Mickey Mouse or Nike. Just...whoa.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:49 am
by Veef
i guess there's a different feel from seeing it on TV via rerurns or VHS tape (OR LAAAAAAAAASERRRRRR DISSSSSSSSSC)
beta max it
than seeing it in theaters
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:37 am
by Director of Celestial Intelligence
Ahahah the fatties among the mods still haven't learned.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:22 am
by evilsoup
I know plenty of people who've never seen any star wars, or who have only seen one movie, or only the prequels
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:20 am
by Oxymoron
Goddamn Shep.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:56 am
by starku
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
How the hell did you live for 18 years without seeing a single Star Wars movie?
I'm not being an ass. I really just can't conceive of such a thing. It would be like some college kid having never heard of Superman or Mickey Mouse or Nike. Just...whoa.
this is actually a you problem
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:28 am
by Director of Celestial Intelligence
starku wrote:Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
How the hell did you live for 18 years without seeing a single Star Wars movie?
I'm not being an ass. I really just can't conceive of such a thing. It would be like some college kid having never heard of Superman or Mickey Mouse or Nike. Just...whoa.
this is actually a you problem
No fuck you Stark, Star Wars is a defining piece of modern Western Culture.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:35 am
by starku
look in 20 years people will say the same thing about family guy
which i just typed gamilion guys for some reason
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:49 am
by Aaron
Will they?
Family Guy is just a bunch of references to my generations childhood. SW for better or worse helped setup the blockbuster and crosses generations in popularity.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:51 am
by starku
well since they're not endlessly recyclign the movies on free tv anymore like they did in the 80s
how long you think that'll last
cultural objects remain such long after they're irrelevant until everyone infected dies
this is why lucas is a genius
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:08 pm
by evilsoup
i thought Lucas was a genius because he got in on the merchandising before everyone realised how big that shit would become
the star wars films are good kid's films, if a bit dated
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:22 pm
by Aaron
He was lucky enough to pitch a product that people thought would bomb, so they let him keep the rights. That's it really, lots of stuff in the OT was the result of other people's work.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:26 pm
by evilsoup
Wasn't star wars one of the films that really kicked off merchandising as a thing worth paying attention to, though?
It's pretty clear that star wars isn't even central to internet nerds any more, hells even star wars fansites like SDN seem to focus on warhammer 40k more than star wars.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:31 pm
by Aaron
I'm not sure, it was everywhere when I was a kid though.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:29 pm
by Veef
saying Star Wars are like kids movies makes me think people want to lump it in with Kangaroo Jack
and then I see Jar Jar
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:49 pm
by Agent Bert Macklin
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:Knubble tov wrote:Yep. I was 18 at the time.
How the hell did you live for 18 years without seeing a single Star Wars movie?
I'm not being an ass. I really just can't conceive of such a thing. It would be like some college kid having never heard of Superman or Mickey Mouse or Nike. Just...whoa.
Because I rarely watched movies and never knew about it?
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:40 pm
by Crazedwraith
whenever i contemplate starting an arse thread i dont cos i realise the advice given will probably just be stoping be a pussy and go out and people
tbf thats advice i probably need to follow anyway
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:46 pm
by evilsoup
man
fuck shep
also lol stas bush fails reading comprehension
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:50 pm
by Losonti Tokash
man phant and i are exchanging non-english words for white people and some dude chimes in to say i'm full of shit
wtf
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:05 pm
by Phantasee
I didn't think Mark meant it that way.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:10 pm
by Nietzslime
evilsoup wrote:man
fuck shep
also lol stas bush fails reading comprehension
how dare someone describe a conservative opinion
how
dare they
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:12 pm
by Jung
Nietzslime wrote:evilsoup wrote:also lol stas bush fails reading comprehension
how dare someone describe a conservative opinion
how
dare they
You talking about that "why working class people vote conservative" thread?
Yeah, I was wanting to vent/lol here about how predictable the ppl over there are
Cause the instant I saw that thread I thought to myself not sure I agree completely but interesting thesis, would be interesting to see a thoughtful discussion of it ... pity here in the intellectual crucible I'm sure the reaction will be wagon-circling about how it must be wrong and terrible and republitard propaganda because it says something critical about the political wing they like (besides basically just "they need to be more hard-core left").
And I come back the next day and, sure enough, the discussion seems to be mostly a derail about flag-burning, Sidewinder generally being a spaz, and talking about whether it's right wing propaganda or not.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:17 pm
by Zod
Jung wrote:Nietzslime wrote:evilsoup wrote:also lol stas bush fails reading comprehension
how dare someone describe a conservative opinion
how
dare they
You talking about that "why working class people vote conservative" thread?
Yeah, I was wanting to vent/lol here about how predictable the ppl over there are
Cause the instant I saw that thread I thought to myself not sure I agree completely but interesting thesis, would be interesting to see a thoughtful discussion of it ... pity here in the intellectual crucible I'm sure the reaction will be wagon-circling about how it must be wrong and terrible and republitard propaganda because it says something critical about the political wing they like (besides basically just "they need to be more hard-core left").
And I come back the next day and, sure enough, the discussion seems to be mostly a derail about flagburning, Sidewinder generally being a spaz, and talking about whether it's republican propaganda or not.
I'm more inclined to treat critical pieces seriously if they aren't laden with buzzwords.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:24 pm
by Aaron
God Ryan, don't wave the gun control shite around again. Nothing derails a thread faster then that.
Re: Godammed SDN
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:34 pm
by Losonti Tokash
Phantasee wrote:I didn't think Mark meant it that way.
maybe, probably just being sensitive
the amount of tsalagi i know is pretty abysmal and it's embarrassing tbh