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Tue, Aug 14 2012 06:29:49

Tweets for August 6-12

  1. swankmotron
    Bryan Young@swankmotron
    Star Wars is like a buffet. You take what you like and leave the food you don't find appetizing. Someone else will eat it.
    Tue, Aug 07 2012 11:18:01
  2. GeekGirlCon
    GeekGirlCon@GeekGirlCon
    "I think it's fair to say that we can be fans, but disagree with George Lucas." ~ Linda Hansen-Raj #starwarswomen #GGC12
    Sat, Aug 11 2012 13:08:15
  3. MasterAndrew15
    Andrew Lupi@MasterAndrew15
    The fact that there is no @starwars themed band called "The Solos" yet is both deeply surprising and depressing.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 18:13:11
  4. MER11
    MER11@MER11
    Me: I have an eye doctor appointment. Kid: You will pay the price for your lack of vision. #starwars
    Mon, Aug 06 2012 08:28:52
  5. missingwords
    Matt Martin@missingwords
    Yet another reason my #iPhone is smarter than my work PC: unlike the PC, the phone has learned the correct spelling of Wookiee. #StarWars
    Tue, Aug 07 2012 12:26:36
  6. CasperFox
    Casper Fox@CasperFox
    I've got this new theory about Star Wars prequels as a metaphor, facing down the studio system and ultimately becoming the evil you feared.
    Fri, Aug 10 2012 08:36:44
  7. And on that note...

  8. Conversation

  9. Comic writer Gail Simone sparked a lengthy conversation on the prequels Thursday. Highlights:
  10. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    Star Wars question: I see tons of kids who love, love, love SW. Now, the original trilogy must seem a little dated, right? Cont.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 09:57:12
  11. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    So, what is it making these kids SW fans? The cartoons? Games? The prequels everyone supposedly hates? What is it that hooks the kids now?
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 09:58:21
  12. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    I wonder if the prequels have some of that mythic thing and it's kids who see it, not adult SW fans.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:02:04
  13. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    There are a lot of storytelling weird messes in the prequels...but I think the mythic qualities are still there...maybe kids get that?
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:17:05
  14. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    I wonder if Lucas created something meaningful to kids and we just don't want to admit it.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:21:56
  15. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    When I was at Legoland, the little kids were going just as crazy for Anakin and Darth Maul as they did for Chewbacca, maybe more.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:23:15
  16. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    My point is, the kids seem at least as enamored of the prequels, maybe more, a lot more, than the original trilogy. It's interesting.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:34:50
  17. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    I don't believe kids are only responding to the visual, they can get that anywhere now. There is something there that speaks to them deeply.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:44:29
  18. nerd_fancy
    Sarah Elizabeth@nerd_fancy
    @GailSimone I think the story in the prequels is more accessible to kids. The original trilogy has a depth to it that just doesn't...
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:46:17
  19. nerd_fancy
    Sarah Elizabeth@nerd_fancy
    @GailSimone ...translate when you're younger. An appreciation for the mythology of the O.T. develops later.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:47:49
  20. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    @nerd_fancy I think most of the depth in the original trilogy is added by the viewer after the fact. I do. But I love 'em.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:47:46
  21. JimNeedsCoffee
    Jim Pollaro@JimNeedsCoffee
    @GailSimone I do research on kids. TO distract, we let them watch movies. More choose prequels than original Star Wars triology. By far.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:48:54
  22. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    All I know is hearing some people talk about the prequels is enough to make me like them a little for pissing off such excellent nerds. ;)
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 11:03:27
  23. THEBRYANHITCH
    BRYAN HITCH@THEBRYANHITCH
    @GailSimone my 9 year old preferred the prequels and Clone Wars and they along with Lego SW game made him the fan. We all aren't 7-9 anymore
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:56:19
  24. THEBRYANHITCH
    BRYAN HITCH@THEBRYANHITCH
    @GailSimone I think, were I a kid now, I would prefer the CW show and prequels to the 'originals' we saw. As an adult I don't.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 10:57:50
  25. GailSimone
    GailSimone@GailSimone
    @THEBRYANHITCH Yeah...my point is that something in SW stirs emotions beyond most action/adventure stuff. That's what interests me.
    Thu, Aug 09 2012 11:04:57

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