Star Wars Griefing Thread (SPOILERS) - Safety off

[HeyYou]

Do you mean buying Sony pictures or buying Sony as a whole?

The article isn't clear about that, but it claims that Amazon or Apple might want Sony for theatrical distribution. All in all, though, that article seems to be the definition of wishful thinking. "Apple will buy Sony and the rights will totally go back to the Mouse, get hyped!" Remember, this was simply one of the companies Apple suggested they might be interested in buying, and the CEO said "nah, we're not selling".

 

[Zaryiu]

Here's a question, are any of you over Star Wars as a whole or do you still love classic Star Wars?

A lot of the mystique around the franchise as a whole has been ruined, but I'll always love the original trilogy no matter what, they are still some of the coolest movies ever made.

And for all its faults it's so, so easy to just dismiss Disney Wars as a bunch of fan fiction bullshit that doesn't count, Star Wars for better and worse was always Lucas' baby, without him it's very, very easy to dismiss anything that didn't have his input.

Because I'm sure George at least privately agrees with us that Disney has dropped the ball.

Come hell or high water i won't turn my back on Pre-Disney Star Wars (no I am not interested in any Real EU material Disney could ever try to make), I have too many good memories with it despite not being perfect but i refuse to turn on something that offered me so much entertainment and is part of what influenced me to become who I am (yes that is autistic but I'm not ashamed of it)

 

[Dom Cruise]

The article isn't clear about that, but it claims that Amazon or Apple might want Sony for theatrical distribution. All in all, though, that article seems to be the definition of wishful thinking. "Apple will buy Sony and the rights will totally go back to the Mouse, get hyped!" Remember, this was simply one of the companies Apple suggested they might be interested in buying, and the CEO said "nah, we're not selling".

I can't see why Apple would want to buy Sony completely nor do I think even they could actually do that, I could be wrong on those two fronts though.

Come hell or high water i won't turn my back on Pre-Disney Star Wars (no I am not interested in any Real EU material Disney could ever try to make), I have too many good memories with it despite not being perfect but i refuse to turn on something that offered me so much entertainment and is part of what influenced me to become who I am (yes that is autistic but I'm not ashamed of it)

Yes, I see no reason why one can't go on enjoying the original trilogy.

But what does suck is that "Star Wars" as a general cultural concept has been pretty well and truly turbo fucked.

 

[Zaryiu]

Yes, I see no reason why one can't go on enjoying the original trilogy.

But what does suck is that "Star Wars" as a general cultural concept has been pretty well and truly turbo fucked.

Maybe one day, decades from now, the damage might be repaired. A man can dream

 

[HeyYou]

Come hell or high water i won't turn my back on Pre-Disney Star Wars (no I am not interested in any Real EU material Disney could ever try to make), I have too many good memories with it despite not being perfect but i refuse to turn on something that offered me so much entertainment and is part of what influenced me to become who I am (yes that is autistic but I'm not ashamed of it)

Same here. It's what I grew up with and in the back of my head it's what I'll probably always consider the "real" Star Wars, even if I like content Disney has put out (and I do). This mindset probably isn't helped by the fact that Disney pretty much copied over the basic lore from the old EU (like the galaxy's history, layout, planets, general overview of each species and even completely unimportant fluff about the Empire being racist to explain all the humans) which makes you scratch your head at how things turned out so different. It feels like a cheap imitation rather than Disney completely wiping the slate clean and starting over. Luckily, Legacy actually ended the old EU reasonably well, so at least it doesn't feel blatantly unfinished.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Maybe one day, decades from now, the damage might be repaired. A man can dream

Decades from now Star Wars will probably be mostly forgotten.

That's the real tragedy is George Lucas ruined Star Wars long term legacy with this, it could have gone down in history like The Wizard of Oz, a movie people still know, watch and enjoy 80 years later, but will anyone still care about Star Wars in the year 2057 for it's 80th anniversary?

Luckily, Legacy actually ended the old EU reasonably well, so at least it doesn't feel blatantly unfinished.

How did it all end, then?

 

[HeyYou]

How did it all end, then?

Darth Krayt's Sith Empire is defeated, the Jedi, Galactic Alliance (successor to the New Republic) and Empire combine into the Galactic Federation Triumvirate to unite the galaxy (which is fanservicey as fuck but awesome at the same time) and Cade Skywalker resolves his personal issues, accepts being a Jedi, and his adventures continue. I have no doubt there'd be more to the story that would fuck things up for drama if the EU continued, but as it stands Legacy is a nice ending to the galaxy.

 

[Dom Cruise]

Darth Krayt's Sith Empire is defeated, the Jedi, Galactic Alliance (successor to the New Republic) and Empire combine into the Galactic Federation Triumvirate to unite the galaxy (which is fanservicey as fuck but awesome at the same time) and Cade Skywalker resolves his personal issues, accepts being a Jedi, and his adventures continue. I have no doubt there'd be more to the story that would fuck things up for drama if the EU continued, but as it stands Legacy is a nice ending to the galaxy.

Well that's nice to hear there was some closure to the broader franchise outside of the movies instead of it just.... stopping one day.

 

[Zaryiu]

Darth Krayt's Sith Empire is defeated, the Jedi, Galactic Alliance (successor to the New Republic) and Empire combine into the Galactic Federation Triumvirate to unite the galaxy (which is fanservicey as fuck but awesome at the same time) and Cade Skywalker resolves his personal issues, accepts being a Jedi, and his adventures continue. I have no doubt there'd be more to the story that would fuck things up for drama if the EU continued, but as it stands Legacy is a nice ending to the galaxy.

Well that's nice to hear there was some closure to the broader franchise outside of the movies instead of it just.... stopping one day.

Actually it continued with a second series with Cade Skywalker cousin (oh and Marasiah Fel is their cousin as she's a descendant of Jaina) Ania Solo ()descedant of Jacen)
Look up the summaries for Prisoner of the Floating World, Outcasts of the Broken World, Wanted: Ania Solo and Empire of one as they are chronologically the end of the real EU with an even better ending (all the Sith are dead and since nothing was published that happened after that means they really were eliminated forever)

 

[Creep3r]

Yes, I see no reason why one can't go on enjoying the original trilogy.

But what does suck is that "Star Wars" as a general cultural concept has been pretty well and truly turbo fucked.

True, you can still enjoy it, but its hard to enjoy it with others when so many are chugging the Disney koolaid now. You can't have one conversation about SW without a bunch of Reylos or Disney cultists taking over. The tabletop scene is even worse when that used to be one of the better parts of SW. Everyone just wants to use their story to help Rey and Kylo hook up or use the Disney factions, which has caused that scene to die down and make others run off to 40k.

SW had the potential to withstand the test of time even with George's poor decisions, but thanks to Disney, I don't see it lasting for another 40 years... And that truly pisses me off. So thanks for nothing Iger and Kennedy.

Anyway back to casino alien critiques. Here we have the most creepy ones, the "Grammus Sisters" who are supposed to be the Casino scene's version of the Tonnika Sisters from ANH.

Rhomby and Parallela's names are obviously based on Rhombus and Parallelogram... They're freaky humans with axolotl head fins, but the weirder bit is still to come. According to Pablo, they're actually from another Dimension. Seriously. You can travel in-between dimensions in Star Wars. That combined with the 18 galaxies from the Last Shot book, I think its safe to say why the galaxy feels so underpopulated. Everyone just up and left. So they're freaky girls from another dimension who are the only source of the best drink in the universe which can only be found in their dimension.

This is Snooky Uccorfay aka Mutanto Uncircumcisedz Penisio Faceh the 3rd.

Created by Jake Lunt Davies and was originally called Casino Alien 02. Pablo says he's evil and a raconteur and that he dated the anus-face girl with four eyes I posted about before. There's nothing else but Jake Lunt Davies and some other set hands seem to be very fond of it for some reason since they went into a lot of detail discussing everything about this thing behind set. The actor was completely blind and kept bumping into things, same thing happened with the Downs Syndrome alien (pictured below) and he couldn't hold cards or anything, which made the guy who wore his costume question how this ugly fucker could hold anything or even gamble. The actor who played him even went on to praise Rian Johnson...

Unfortunately I was not directed by Rian Johnson personally so I cannot answer this from first-hand experience. Although, I did get to watch him work from a far and he seemed not only incredibly thoughtful and engrossed but also really happy on set.
If you’re asking me from a more general perspective about the movie, I think Rian should not only be commended for the story he told but also how he told that story.

This is Downs Syndrome alien who I mentioned before. He has no info and the actor was also blind. I call him Downus Nullor Syndromar the VII, King of Planet Lolkow and Baron of Kikwis.

 

[wholetthegodsout]

It is weird to me they felt the need to create all these new aliens while all the ships in the sequel trilogy are all derived from the OT.

It really makes no sense to me. If they were all about making money wouldn’t you make an all new faction in the ST era have totally new and cool ships that SW nerds would rush to buy the toys for? How many versions of a tie fighter with a different paint job or wings do we need?

Have the spin-off films set in the OT explore the nostalgia and have the ST full of new designs and ships would have been the smart move.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Anyway back to casino alien critiques. Here we have the most creepy ones, the "Grammus Sisters" who are supposed to be the Casino scene's version of the Tonnika Sisters from ANH.
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Rhomby and Parallela's names are obviously based on Rhombus and Parallelogram... They're freaky humans with axolotl head fins, but the weirder bit is still to come. According to Pablo, they're actually from another Dimension. Seriously. You can travel in-between dimensions in Star Wars. That combined with the 18 galaxies from the Last Shot book, I think its safe to say why the galaxy feels so underpopulated. Everyone just up and left. So they're freaky girls from another dimension who are the only source of the best drink in the universe which can only be found in their dimension.

...the fuck am I looking at here? I mean, this 'gimmick' of looking like they're fucking shapes that corespond to each other is something I'd expect for aliens in something aimed at preschoolers or some shit.

 

[Catgirls are Love]

...the fuck am I looking at here? I mean, this 'gimmick' of looking like they're fucking shapes that corespond to each other is something I'd expect for aliens in something aimed at preschoolers or some shit.

Don't you know that it's hip and trendy to wear an outfit that completely restricts one of your arms and requires you to walk through every standard size doorway sideways? Practicality is so last millennia.

 

[Adamska]

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What type of moron writes that the person making safe money then goes into crime? Pablo, it's usually the other way around unless the dude from the very start was a scummy dude who already was committing illegal shit.

It'd have made more sense if the dude was a mobster (with an advisory role like a consigliere) that went straight when he managed to legalize his mob's activities (illegal gambling and weapons smuggling) after successfully defending his Don and getting him exonerated. He then made loads on semi-skeevy shit, namely hookers and blow. He goes to pot since he's not on the streets anymore and loves fried porgs too much to diet and just runs luxury bathhouses for the clients with mundane and odd tastes.

And this shit is only needed if you want to write a book about things on this planet to tell a good crime story. It's not to arbitrarily make shit up to pretend your soulless slop has depth. It's also not so you can avoid realizing that you need to make a product that is genuinely finished and not make up for it with these not-even band-aids.

I mean shit, Mike and Rich made fun of this shit when they did their Darth Vader video where Rich pulls ideas right from his ass on screen and makes up backstories that are horrifically on par with this.

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No one cares about this ex-cathedra pigshit you're spouting from safely on your chair Pablo. The only people who do are the shill blogs you pay sub-minimum wage and people like us who want to see you flail about in panic that you might be icepick'ed by your corporate overlords in Disney for failing to follow the rules of woke acquisitions. Really shows how little you know or care about your own setting tbh.

I mean shit, I can put as much effort as you do:

Spoiler: G'gorfo

This is G'gorfo, the Fenozian chef of the famous restaurant on Canto Bight J'jonz. He specializes in making Gobloni, which is a Fenozian food similar to lasagna but has a neon green sauce and orange covering. He's grown fat over the years due to having an insatiable appetite for his own cooking, but by this point he's the most experienced chef there. He also moonlights as a bounty hunter who uses his fists and mastery of Devixian Wit to confuse and demoralize his targets with trite statements of irony. He's clearly evil because he works for J'jonz, a white man raised by the Fenozians, who are capitalist gluttons.

 

[wholetthegodsout]

Not to mention their names being basically geometry puns reeks of something from I don’t know a PBS Saturday morning educational cartoon.

It’s cool to drop an Easter egg here and there but this is completely on the nose.

 

[Übertroon]

Imagine how weird and uncomfortable the beginning of Knights of the Old Republic would have been if Taris was filled with unfamiliar and penis shaped aliens

 

[Elwood P. Dowd]

Do you mean buying Sony pictures or buying Sony as a whole?

There's no way they'd buy Sony as a whole. Weird as it sounds, at least to Westerners, around half of Sony's sales and more than half of their profits comes from insurance and banking, two activities they only do in Asia, and that mostly in Japan, servicing their domestic market.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Imagine how weird and uncomfortable the beginning of Knights of the Old Republic would have been if Taris was filled with unfamiliar and penis shaped aliens

At that point just do a crossover with the Aliens franchise.

 

[XYZpdq]

At that point just do a crossover with the Aliens franchise.

ngl I'd probably mark the fuck out over Old Republic vs Aliens

 

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

At that point just do a crossover with the Aliens franchise.

The Phantom Menace had ET's race in the Galactic Senate as Easter eggs, but seeing Easter eggs of the Aliens or Predators might be possible thanks to the Fox buyout.