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The Wizard 
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 Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:49 |
 tardis wrote:
The Wizard wrote:
I'm pretty much a Star Wars fan, the original mainly. I found one and two to be kinda crappy, and three was an major improvement but still not up to par with the classics. |
Amen. Spoken like a true purist!
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Yeah. I used to be really into it when I was younger, reading all the expanded universe stuff. Then I discovered the whole world of classic science fiction, so I started reading that stuff instead.
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tardis
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:47 |
The Wizard wrote:
I'm pretty much a Star Wars fan, the original mainly. I found one and two to be kinda crappy, and three was an major improvement but still not up to par with the classics. |
Amen. Spoken like a true purist!
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The Wizard
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:46 |
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I'm pretty much a Star Wars fan, the original mainly. I found one and two to be kinda crappy, and three was an major improvement but still not up to par with the classics.
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tardis
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:43 |
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Atavachron
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:40 |
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Atavachron
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:26 |
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tardis
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:19 |
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I think they just hadn't been invented. They had to go make him all fancy.
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Atavachron
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:17 |
So why didn't R2 use his little jets in Episodes 4, 5, and 6? I speculate it is due to the sliding impact he receives during the Grievous battle early in RotS. Any thoughts? 
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Atavachron
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 21:37 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
So can someone explain the whole Sithidius thing? As far as I can tell, he was a Master Jedi who commisioned a clone Army that eventually caused the downfall of the Republic. So: who was he? A dark lord in hiding? A well-intentioned Jedi? Was he in fact Darth Sidious? Did he really die? He seems like a significant character, but we only got tangential information on him. And Peter; don't think I've forgotten you and your anti-Jediac imagery...you've ruined my life.
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Palpatine is Darth Sidious,and Sidious was never a Jedi.He was trained as a Dark Lord of the Sith(killed his own Master too).The reason he could stand next to powerful Jedi like Windu and Yoda and them not have a clue as to who he was or what he was up to is that he is so powerful in the Dark Side that it actually clouds the Jedi's perception in the Force.
And as far as the movies are concerned,and George Lucas has already explained that even though there is a huge Star Wars EU that the movies are CANON,The Emperor died by Darth Vader's hand.But in books and comics he actually lived,and Luke had to battle the reborn Emperor again.
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Yes, yes, I know-- but then who was the dead Jedi who commissioned the clone army from Camino, the one Ben speaks of in AotC?
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Scapler
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 20:44 |
Australian wrote:
*Sigh* the original essential guide to vehicles and vessels is so awesome!!
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'CHA!
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Bassists are deadly
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 20:08 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
So can someone explain the whole Sithidius thing? As far as I can tell, he was a Master Jedi who commisioned a clone Army that eventually caused the downfall of the Republic. So: who was he? A dark lord in hiding? A well-intentioned Jedi? Was he in fact Darth Sidious? Did he really die? He seems like a significant character, but we only got tangential information on him. And Peter; don't think I've forgotten you and your anti-Jediac imagery...you've ruined my life.
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Palpatine is Darth Sidious,and Sidious was never a Jedi.He was trained as a Dark Lord of the Sith(killed his own Master too).The reason he could stand next to powerful Jedi like Windu and Yoda and them not have a clue as to who he was or what he was up to is that he is so powerful in the Dark Side that it actually clouds the Jedi's perception in the Force.
And as far as the movies are concerned,and George Lucas has already explained that even though there is a huge Star Wars EU that the movies are CANON,The Emperor died by Darth Vader's hand.But in books and comics he actually lived,and Luke had to battle the reborn Emperor again.
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I think that bit of the plot was an afterthought...
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Australian
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 20:02 |
*Sigh* the original essential guide to vehicles and vessels is so awesome!!
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tardis
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 16:09 |
Couldn't they have come up with a better name than Sidious? Or Count Dooku for that matter?  Original Star Wars names pwn! Han Solo Skywalker Vader etc. etc. etc.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 16:05 |
Atavachron wrote:
So can someone explain the whole Sithidius thing? As far as I can tell, he was a Master Jedi who commisioned a clone Army that eventually caused the downfall of the Republic. So: who was he? A dark lord in hiding? A well-intentioned Jedi? Was he in fact Darth Sidious? Did he really die? He seems like a significant character, but we only got tangential information on him. And Peter; don't think I've forgotten you and your anti-Jediac imagery...you've ruined my life.
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Palpatine is Darth Sidious,and Sidious was never a Jedi.He was trained as a Dark Lord of the Sith(killed his own Master too).The reason he could stand next to powerful Jedi like Windu and Yoda and them not have a clue as to who he was or what he was up to is that he is so powerful in the Dark Side that it actually clouds the Jedi's perception in the Force.
And as far as the movies are concerned,and George Lucas has already explained that even though there is a huge Star Wars EU that the movies are CANON,The Emperor died by Darth Vader's hand.But in books and comics he actually lived,and Luke had to battle the reborn Emperor again.
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Atavachron
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 14:53 |
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So can someone explain the whole Sithidius thing? As far as I can tell, he was a Master Jedi who commisioned a clone Army that eventually caused the downfall of the Republic. So: who was he? A dark lord in hiding? A well-intentioned Jedi? Was he in fact Darth Sidious? Did he really die? He seems like a significant character, but we only got tangential information on him. And Peter; don't think I've forgotten you and your anti-Jediac imagery...you've ruined my life.
Edited by Atavachron - November 03 2006 at 14:56
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Atavachron
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 01:59 |
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If tears of laughter weren't falling onto my keyboard causing an impending short, I would trounce you into the depths of the galaxy
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Peter
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 01:58 |
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Atavachron
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 01:55 |
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You will soon perish in a horrible, horrible way...
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Peter
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 01:53 |
Edited by Peter Rideout - November 03 2006 at 01:54
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Peter
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Posted: November 03 2006 at 01:52 |
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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