stvn1974

$20 that Harrison Ford didn't really break his ankle on the Falcon's door. What really happened was he tripped over Hayden Christensen' Vader cape during a scene and they won't admit it because it would be a massive spoiler.

Shazam

Nah, he got caught doing Carrie Fisher from behind and fell over.

Sean O'Hara

A moment so defining it was largely ignored by other EU authors and is seen as silly by most fans?

Preterite

So he didn't trip over Hayden's cape, but Fisher's beef curtains? I'd still do her.

Man, fuck the EU. Let the films and tv series follow their own paths without being constrained by every crappy novel published with a LucasFilm trademark.

I hate the EU so much I accidentally joined the UK Independence Party.

milo bloom

It was one of the few EU stories praised by Lucas and has been reprinted numerous times.

It has more fans than you think, it's just the detractors are louder.

Seven%Solution

Damning with praise, I think is the term.

Sean O'Hara

In this case it's more like praising with faint damns.

And I wonder how many of the people that praise it have read it more recently than the Clinton Administration.

Michael Corvin

Riiight, because they've done such a stellar job since 83 on that front. Outside of the Clone Wars cartoon, the EU probably has a better batting record than anything produced since Return of the Jedi. And this is from someone who quit the EU about a decade ago.

Preterite

I'm sure there have been good EU works. But the idea that all new works have to be consistent with EVERYTHING previously published under the Star Wars name? Forget that noise.

Michael Corvin

That's a totally different argument and tone than your first post.

milo bloom

I've re-read it just this year and its no goofier than any other Star Wars story.

RocShemp

Sometimes a lightsaber is just a lightsaber.

story

But Newtons are fruit and cake.

Burnt Thru

great line!

Mike86

Being praised by Lucas wouldn't mean much to me. The guy changes his mind so often on what his visions for Star Wars are its ridiculous. So glad he's not part of the new films.

My Other Self

Yeah, it's not exactly a ringing endorsement.

Abob Teff

joe_b

Another Games of Thrones actor has been cast in Episode VII: Miltos Yerolemou



http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29019238

JTH182

Pretty safe to say he's going to be getting a lightsaber, no?

Double_Oh_7

You're not exactly helping yourself here...

joe_b

The Falcon is being constructed at Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common in Berkshire. An X-Wing is on site as well.

From @FlyMAC_Popham:

taffer

I know it's all about the original trilogy nostalgia, but if the sequel trilogy is set 30 years later, it seems odd that they are still using 30 year old technology such as X-Wings. Aren't there newer fighter craft? Using a X-Wing in the sequels is like when you see a 1980 car on the road.

yasser39

It does not deserve the respect and winning the Nobel was right

TomOpus

We're still using a lot of F/A-18 fighter jets and they're over 30 years old.

hanshotfirst1138

Or the SR-71. I'm sure the technology in it has been updated many times over the years, but still.