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Hello there everybody I haven't posted in here for a long time So I am posting in here now With no plans of what I am going to write about This is basically just a random post but IT IS NOT A SPAM POST BECAUSE I AM GOING TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A TOPIC Okay so You know how The Bad Batch season 3 is coming out soon? Yeah. I still haven't watched the first 2 seasons. I need to do that before it comes out. But I think it's awesome that Ventress is coming back, we haven't seen her since the end of Season 5 of The Clone Wars. Should be interesting to see what happens with her. And also apparently Palps is coming back, right? Pretty cool So here's a topic, because I just thought of one What do you think about the activity rate on this website? I know it used to be a lot more active than it is now, even when I first joined it was a lot more active than it is now. This website is kinda dying. BUT WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN So y'all, what are your thoughts? How can we make this website more active again? Would it help if I was actually active on here like I used to be? XD
Feb 18, 2024
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The problem with the Star Wars fanbase
Hello everybody, now, it is apparent that there is a problem with the Star Wars fanbase. We are just SO divided as a whole, and it's ridiculous. We literally have people getting so butt-hurt and angry at each other all over the internet over LITERAL FICTION. Sure, I love Star Wars, but people really need to just figure out that IT IS FICTION. NONE OF THIS IS REAL. Given that, is there any reason to get mad about anything that happens? NO. If you've got a problem with Disney, sure. That's fine. I do also. But there is NO NEED to get angry because somebody DARED to say that something Disney made is pretty good. If you say that, you literally suddenly have an army of people saying "oH, nO iT jUsT cOmPlEtElY rEtCoNs EvErYtHiNg ThAt GeOrGe MaDe In ThE oRiGiNaL tRiLoGy!!!!!!!!!11!!1!!!!" Y'all. Too bad. First of all, they say that it retcons stuff even when it literally doesn't. Second of all, even if it did, is there really something wrong with that? Sometimes you have to change things to make the story interesting going forwards. It's fiction. Third of all, if you don't like it, don't watch it. Don't get mad about it. Just don't even CARE about it. No need to get mad about it, just don't even think about it.There is no reason to act like a toddler who got a toy taken away from them when there's something with the Star Wars name on it that you don't like. Just get a grip on reality! Nobody is telling you that you have to regard everything as canon. There are different canon universes. You could use your two braincells to grasp that reality. There's George's stuff (AKA legends), and then there's Disney's stuff ("canon"). Two separate universes. If you like something, like it. If you don't like something, don't like it. Think about when the Prequels came out, the fanbase literally had Ahmed Best contemplating SUICIDE because they were just hating their guts out onto Jar-Jar. And not just the character, the ACTOR. Now back then, the fanbase was really only 2 sides. OT purists, and those who were open to new stuff (The Prequels). But now however, that has expanded. We have the George Lucas purists, OT purists, Disney purists, and then those who are just open to new stuff but don't like everything but do like some new stuff and who think about stuff logically. That's the part of the fanbase I am part of. Of course there's also just the people who watch only the movies and don't even know about all of this discourse that goes on, and don't even care. But anyways, let's keep going. The sequels? No. I don't like them. But I don't get mad at anybody who does like them simply because they enjoyed them. The original trilogy AND the prequels are both GREAT. Clone Wars, Rebels, Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, and The Bad Batch are all GREAT. Book of Boba Fett is pretty good for the most part. Obi Wan Kenobi is mostly just boring. That's the show I like the least. But I don't get mad about it. Most of this article I've only been directly calling out those on the side of the George Lucas purists. But Disney Purists, and really every faction of Star Wars fans, this goes for YOU AS WELL. It does not matter what anybody else thinks about it, just let them enjoy what they want to enjoy. You enjoy what YOU want to enjoy. It's really not that hard of a concept to grasp. Now, the reason I wrote this thing in the first place is because on YouTube comments I'm getting attacked for liking Ahsoka. I literally just tried to say that it doesn't retcon what George made. And then they start trashing on me saying I'm a Disney suckup and that my brain isn't fully developed and that I can't think properly and really just going all out attacking me for DARING to have an opinion. All the while I'm just trying to get through their thick skulls to tell them what I've written in this post. But they won't accept it. They just keep acting like toddlers while saying that I am the immature one. I don't attack them at all, I simply try to calm them DOWN. And even at this moment they just keep on repeating the same things acting like they're roasting me to pieces when they can't even think of anything new to say... But also on the flipside when I didn't like Kenobi or the Sequels I have people from the other side saying that I just hate on anything Disney... There are people like that, but I am not one of those. When I don't like something, it's not because it "retcons George's vision" or anything, it's because I just didn't enjoy it. Now, I was going to make a separate post about this a while back, but I never did. So I might as well just stuff it in here. Theory is in the same place as that. When he likes something, he gets accused of being a Disney suckup. When he doesn't like something, people get mad about him being a Disney hater. So no matter what he does, he has people mad at him. I had ideas to make a whole article about that but that's the basic idea shoved into one paragraph. Now, let me finish up. So, in conclusion, the real problem with the Star Wars fanbase is that they treat Star Wars like a religion. And there arguments over what stuff is good and what is bad is like arguing about theology INSIDE of a religion. I'm a Christian, I know all about that. I have my own ideas about what theology is correct and whatever, but if somebody disagrees about something I'll maybe debate with them but I'll still respect their opinion. (In the end only one of us is right either way) But there are still people who get into full on arguments about who's right about even the most TRIVIAL THINGS that have little to no effect on the grand scale of things. That's what the Star Wars discourse reminds me of. And it's not good that it reminds me of that. You really shouldn't treat Star Wars like a religion. It is, after all, fiction. Nothing that happens in Star Wars affects anything in the real world, why get all worked up about it? As I've said a million times already, like what you like, don't like what you don't like. Agree to disagree. Thanks, DarthPlagueisTheWise
Sep 13, 2023
Star Wars Theory
Heir to The Empire
IDK if any of you guys remember, but a LOOONNNGGG time ago I asked y'all what Star Wars books I should read after I finished reading the novelizations of the movies. Well, I finished those a long time ago... Then I read a bunch of other stuff. BUT I have FINALLY begun reading the Thrawn trilogy (hope to finish it before Ahsoka), and it's pretty great! Except I keep on reading stuff and automatically thinking of the canon explanation for that which is different than the legends explanation and that's annoying... But anyways, that's just a status report on that. Thanks for recommending it! And also, should I do a review on Heir to The Empire once I finish it? Lemme know please! Thanks for reading, and may the Force be with you. Always.
Jun 8, 2023
Star Wars Theory
The Razor Crest
I made this on pixlr.com earlier today. It took 2 hours about. It's not supposed to be some specific event or anything, it's just for fun. (That's Lothal in the background. When I started I was thinking this could be something that happens in Ahsoka, then I remembered the Razor Crest is gone. Whaddyou think?
May 2, 2023
Star Wars Theory
Is Din Djarin going to die?
So, as a lot of you know, there has been a TON of theorizing about what is going to happen in the finale of Season 3 of The Mandalorian. One of the theories that has been floating around is that Din Djarin will in fact be killed. Is this possible? Yes. Is this likely? ...I really hope not but we'll see. I'll give support for both sides of the spectrum for this. So, there are plenty of reasons that he could be killed. First, he was literally just captured by Moff Gideon! Now I'd expect that Gideon would be very enthusiastic to take out Mando, especially after Din won the darksaber from him at the end of season 2. But I would reckon that Gideon still possesses SOME sort of honor, and would kill him in a fight rather than helplessly... And I doubt they'd kill him helplessly like that anyway. (Except they kinda did this to my man here...) If they did just have Mando killed at point blank range by Gideon, I wouldn't be too happy. Lets just say that. There are more reasons that this could potentially happen in the next episode... All the actors and even Dave Filoni himself have been saying that the last episode is really going to be a roller coaster of emotions and fans are going to be very sad... (Not exact quote but close) This could mean they're killing off my boy... Nah, they wouldn't do that... Or maybe they would. IDK. We'll see. There's also that Pedro Pascal is rumored to not be happy with his role as Din Djarin, and this could be a ploy for a termination of contract, but I don't think so... I really think that's just rumors. If they did kill him off, the aftermath of that could be very interesting story-wise. We'd see Grogu going through the grief of having his father die, and also all of the people whom Mando interacted with throughout the show being affected by this. This could potentially garner more help for the Mandalorian cause in retaking Mandalore, which could be very interesting. Potentially even garnering The New Republic's support. However... If they did this, they'd probably have a huge loss in viewership. The main reason most people watch I think is for the relationship dynamic between Din and Grogu. Take that away, and they ain't gonna be too happy. And also just LITERALLY KILLING OFF THE MAIN CHARACTER, I don't know man. I just don't know. Well, that's just been a bit of talk about it. IDK what to really think. I guess we'll see, although I hope he doesn't die... We'll see bro. And may the Force be with you, always.
Apr 15, 2023
Star Wars Theory
What to do with the Sequel Trilogy?
(NOTE: I am probably going to misuse a few business words like “revenue” and such because I’m not much of a business person, I am just making observations based off what I know. But I think you will still be able to tell what I mean even if I DO make wording errors.) Recently (and really ever since TROS) I’ve noticed a lot of people have been begging Lucasfilm to retcon the Sequel Trilogy. I’ve been kind of on the edge about whether or not I am in favor of this. Let me explain. I don’t like the Sequel Trilogy. I don’t. I mean, I don’t hate it, I just have no love for it. (Except for TFA was pretty good ngl) So I would be okay with them retconning it, except for one thing. The practicality of it. There is just SO MUCH literature, comics, fan content, etc. that it would be kind of impractical to just say it is no longer canon. You’re probably thinking “Well, that’s what they did with all of the old EU, why can’t they just do that with this?” I would agree with that point as well, except for ANOTHER one thing. The fact that they are movies. The ST is three movies. Three movies with large production costs. The production cost of TFA was $306 million. TLJ was $262 million. TROS was $275 million. Sure, they made large profits off of these, but they still spent a lot of money (not to mention time) working on them. But it is also partially the profit they made on them that is why it wouldn’t be smart to retcon them. They are still making profit off of them, even if it isn’t nearly as much as they were at the start. But if they were to just retcon them, the incoming revenue on them would drop significantly, if not completely. Who wants to watch something that is so ill received that isn’t even considered canon anymore? But there’s STILL more… The NEXT thing on our list is some people like it. Yes, hard to believe, I know, but there are still a LOT of people out there who actually like the ST. Even TROS believe it or not. So think about the backlash Lucasfilm would get from those people who actually LIKE the ST. It wouldn’t be great for their revenue either. There’s still one more reason against them retconning the ST that I would like to discuss. They are movies. I know, I said that before. But this time it’s not because of the BUSINESS side of things, it’s because of the VIEWERSHIP side of things. The movies are the thing that most people view. Most people don’t read any of the books, or comics, or even give a damn about the lore. They just watch the movies. A lot of them (maybe even most, IDK) don’t even watch the shows. So if they were just to retcon a movie, they wouldn’t necessarily understand and would likely complain about this, even if they didn’t particularly like the ST. (Of course they also might not even know they are no longer canon because of not being invested in SW much) That’s all of the reasons I can think of AGAINST them retconning/decanonizing the ST. BUt in my eyes, it’s enough to prevent them from doing it. BUT… What if there was still a way to retcon it without causing all of these problems? Well, there may be. Let’s now discuss how to retcon the Sequel Trilogy without actually retconning it. That sounds weird, I know. But hear me out. There is a way… And this all goes back to the Star Wars multiverse theory. If you are unfamiliar with this theory, I’ll give a brief (and not too great probably) summary of it. So it all goes mostly off of the episode of Rebels with the world between the worlds. This episode is called, unsurprisingly, A World between Worlds. In this, the idea of a world where there are several different entrances to several different times, and places, exists. And this got many fans theorizing about there being a Star Wars multiverse, which Ahsoka may have unlocked. And THAT, is where I am coming from. (If you want more information on that theory, I believe this link is a video I watched about it which explains it very well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPR9mMgaFvk) They would need to merely prove the theory of the Star Wars multiverse (which many fans are in favor of BTW), and they could easily solve the problem with the ST. Just say it is in a different reality, then perhaps make a NEW ST which is in the reality we see in The Mandalorian. And they could easily make this theory canon in one of the next Star Wars shows coming, Ahsoka. While making the ST in an alternate reality would technically not retcon it, it would get the job done in letting SW fans ignore it. Maybe they could even make a movie about them somehow sealing off the entrance to that reality to prevent it from even ever happening… While that would technically make the ST no longer canon, it would serve as what WOULD have happened if they hadn’t sealed off that entrance… But that’s just a theory. A FILM THEORY. Thanks for taking the time to read all of that, and may the Force be with you. Always.
Jan 22, 2023
Star Wars Theory
What Star Wars book/s should I read next?
Alright guys, I just finished reading the novelizations of all of the main Star Wars movies. The last one I read was TROS. It was better than the movie, but still not good... And I need some good reads to fix my brain. Any ideas? I've seen a lot of recommendations for the Thrawn trilogy on here, and I'm definitely going to read that SOMETIME... But I still wanna see what y'all say.
Jan 16, 2023
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