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OT fan's aren't SW fans anymore?

posted 8 years ago by Siegfriedo
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Star Wars is at a point where there is more new material than old. I loved the OT when i grew up. I'm not a fan of the new film TFA, the prequels are meh. Maybe i should just accept that the SW franchise is not for me anymore. I mean most of the material is made up as they've gone along. None of the 'history' existed when i was a kid, there was no Darth Plagueis there was no real clone wars history. I hate the idea of a buddy comedy with Han and Lando. But at the same time, ive moved on to better things and the kids today love SW more than ever. It's for them not for me or other OT fans.
This isn't a bash or anything. But a lot of OT fans i think like me need to move on and accept that new SW is for a different younger generation.

[–] Meushell 8 years ago

Personally, I think you should just call yourself whatever you want. Shouldn't the definition of a Star Wars fan be someone who enjoys something of Star Wars? Beyond that, people can just specify what they mean.

I suppose you could just call yourself a Star Wars OT fan if you prefer.

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[–] Kruleworld 8 years ago

I suppose technically if you only like the OT and don't like the rest, you can only really call yourself an OT fan, since SW encompasses so much more.

Would you call yourself a fan of Nissan if you only like Skylines? and won't talk about Jukes with the rest?

"He's dusted, busted and disgusted, but he's ok"

[–] ZakkWyldeMyLittlePony 8 years ago

While I love the OT, I also enjoyed The Force Awakens, and I liked what I've seen of Star Wars Rebels.

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[–] Movie_Riggs 8 years ago

^^ this. Thats what I call myself nowadays, but I like the prequels well enough to say I'm a Star Wars 1-6 fan.

[–] bubblegum_jenocide 8 years ago

Depends if you're talking about fans of the movies or fans of the universe. I grew up with the Original Trilogy and that's where my love of the franchise came from. I've seen the prequels, and the sequel. I'm aware of the novels and cartoons and all that. I've peeked a little at everything. Some of it appealed to me; most did not.

So, I'm happy to say I'm not much of a fan of the Star Wars universe and leave it at that. I'm a huuuuuuuuuge fan of the OT because it had badass villains, a bad boy romantic lead, an ass kicking princess who was so much more than a damsel in distress, all disguised as science fiction. It had characters, it had story--it had heart.

I don't care how many pew pew lasers and cool spaceships a movie's got, if it doesn't have heart, it's not going to work.

[–] Jeorj Euler 8 years ago

It's for them not for me or other OT fans. Perhaps. I stutter to know what new material would be suitable for OT fans. They're not a monolithic group, and there is real no room to play the "no true Scotsman" bagpipe. Many people are happy with just the pre-1984 material, which is great.

But a lot of OT fans i think like me need to move on and accept that new SW is for a different younger generation. Well, there is that, and the conjectural fact that the younger generation is simply being shortchanged but don't know it. I guess, this is one of the case in which "ignorance is bliss." All of the new material, regardless of what story the franchise authors really, really wanted to tell could've been better screen-written, dialog-written, "drawn", designed, produced, directed and edited. In George Lucas' absence, sometimes I wonder if they even do have a story to tell. We shudder to trust him as a director (given how much better Irvin Kershner's work was), but Lucas is founder of and was decent chair of numerous cinematic arts companies. He made a significant contribution to humanities and the world of technology.

[–] NotoriousRio 8 years ago

I loved the OT, and the computer games of the 90’s like Dark Forces & Jedi Knight.

But I never had any interest in the cartoons or books, TFA was lazy and uninspiring, whilst the prequels were mostly crap although they did have a few intriguing scenes, Star Wars for me probably died around 2000, I guess. When it became clear Phantom Menace really did suck.

But I love to rewatch the OT, so I’m an old school Star Wars fan or OT Star Wars fan! I’m not a fan of the current PC infested Star Wars however, whatever era they set it in.

[–] Etoopia 8 years ago

Siegfriedo - I hope you read my post, because I see EXACTLY where you are coming from.... I was disappointed during the prequels and I was disappointed with TFA... It feels like it is HOPELESS for another film that actually equals the quality of the original trilogy !!

I am really hoping you read this post and please check out my website.

http://prequelsreborn.weebly.com/

I rewrote the history of the Prequel Trilogy and Sequel Trilogy to make it match the Original Trilogy. Now hundreds of people attempt a 'prequel rewrite'. The difference is I put way more effort and time into it than most people. I have seeked negative feedback each rewrite I did, until I finally started receiving compliments instead of insults.

It sounds crazy, but I have a legit story to tell with character arcs.