Star Wars At 30 (Trees And Things)

3fingerspointback: I'm done with Star Wars.

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 02:16:38 EST

It was great while it lasted, and wow, did it last. Waiting with my father for Mom to pick us up from Ep 4 is one of my first memories. But if A New Hope was the beginning of my fandom, then Revenge of the Sith is the end of it, a

skeptic: Re: Star Wars At 30

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:26:19 EST

Does Star Wars deserve the hoopla? I think so. I can see a number of legitimate criticisms that could be made of Star Wars. There are some elements of the series that are implausible, childish, and silly. It is certainly not t

WMK: Re: What got me to write this

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 11:37:46 EST

I watched the History Channel things about Star Wars this weekend, they were fun. The star studded cameo parade was interesting with the biggest surprise being that Camille Paglia didn't annoy the shit out of me - she was actually very interesting. &

Lou: One versus the other

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 20:42:17 EST

I remember a very heated argument in the patio of my highschool (yes, SW and I go that far back*). While Star Wars was an awful lot of fun...was it Science Fiction...or was it Space Opera? Looking back on the first three (I haven't seen the fir

thefadd: What got me to write this

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 20:25:21 EST

...was the History channel docutainment pieces. Watching them, you'd think George Lucas was the greatest thinker of our time. That makes to think we've over analyzed his movies "just a tad" -- I mean for a Star Wars fan,