Star Wars 7 shit talk

Would a Sith lord who was also a Moff be a Moff Darth or a Darth Moff?

Moff Filk Milks Bink's Drinks

Sith neophytes sitting around coming up with badass Sith names must be very similar to black metal kids.

I once read a book about Darth Plagueis. It was terrible.

Generally the expanded universe stuff published before TPM came out are okay

Like the Timothy Zahn books from upthread

I'd stay the hell away after anything published after 2000 unless it was by an author established to have Done Good Work for the canon

yeah well none of it's canon now so might as well burn the lot

I'd stay the hell away after anything published after 2000 unless it was by an author established to have Done Good Work for the canon

The Rise of Darth Vader, the only one I've read, wasn't bad as far as slash fic goes.

Yeah, the Timothy Zahn books were good, and I enjoyed that Bounty Hunters collection. The Plagueis one was from a couple years ago, really put me off reading any more EU books.

basically the only thing I can remember from the Zahn trilogy is that they made a clone called Luuke

Grand Admiral Thrawn would view your DeviantArt account and then use that to figure out how to beat you

My favorites are the short story collections that fill in the backstories of all the characters who basically only existed to sell action figures. IIRC, the one centered around Jabba's palace revealed that most of the background dudes had their brains harvested and placed in robotic spider bodies.

A Mofference was a secret conference held by the Imperial Central Committee of Grand Moffs in the secluded Mofference room of their Moffship.

Come on now.

That reminds me, back in the 90s, pre-TPM, I had this really elaborate screen saver package thing that had all these nutso, in-depth things to play around with. Like you could pull up a screen shot from the cantina sequence and click on all the characters and it would give some in-depth bio about them. Thought it was really cool at the time, but for the like of me I can't remember what it was called.

Mofference = the Shriner's Convention of the Star Wars universe

that's mofful!

oh shit, wait, here it is!

story I remember from Jabba's Palace is the one about the "snot vampire"

was written in an annoying stream of consciousness style iirc

Uh, I believe you're actually talking about the Dannik Jerriko story from Tales From The Mos Eisley Cantina.

I think. I dunno. WGAF.

hey i lost track of this thread, but DJP if you're still reading i want to encourage you to watch the redlettermedia reviews despite the fact that they're not mst3k (and yes despite the terrible misogyny)

the biggest eye-opener for me was how he lays out in excruciating detail the physical limitations of filming everything on a green screen sound stage to the point that no one ever moves anywhere at a speed above a light trot

I know I read Shadows of the Empire, the Rogue Squadron books, I, Jedi, the Jedi Academy books, and the Bounty Hunters collection where IG-88 is secretly the MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTER EVAR. That's it I swear.

Yeah that IG-88 story was great. My wife bought our three year old this Star Wars counting book and for the '7' page it shows the bounty hunters (plus a couple from the stupid prequels). IG-88 is his favorite, followed by Zuckuss.

"It doesn't matter if this story is ridiculous and way disproportionate to the importance of this character, as long as it doesn't contradict existing canon."

what's the story with this guy

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130219044712/starwars/images/1/1d/Bossk.png

i was always a dengar fan, because for some reason every kid had to have a favorite weird looking bounty hunter who showed up for one scene

Dengar is the dude with the head cast, right? I remember reading he was Corellian too.

i bought his trading card off ebay using actual money

Bossk! He was the second action figure I got, after, er, Hammerhead.

as long as it doesn't contradict existing canon. as long as we can find enough margins and empty space in the existing canon to force it to cohere."

Hammerhead and Walrus Man and Power Droid were the three action figures I basically integrated into very universe for the next six years.

Always thought Bossk looked like an x-wing pilot.

Christmas, 1980, I received my first ever Star Wars toys. A bit behind others itt, I'm sure, but I was 4 at that point.

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http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/5361/8439222_1.jpg?v=8CB24FA53CC2B80

that star destroyer toy is kind of a weird experiment in scale/perpsective

Er, it just represents a small part of the craft, no? Though they seem to have amalgamated the command deck and Vader's chill out pad.

Yeah that toy design concept is kind of a mess. Still would have loved it as a kid.

always wished Vader's chill out pad came equipped:

http://s3-media2.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/9vchEaN4OTPsMkeWe521uw/l.jpg

Bet there are some heavy metal posters stuck to the inside of the top bit of that pod thing.

No way, those would interfere with the Pink Floyd laser light show.

"It doesn't matter if this story is ridiculous and way disproportionate to the importance of this character, as long as it doesn't contradict existing canon."

You are making some insulting assertions about the importance of these characters (hint: they are ALL important, even if you don't know why).

Er, it just represents a small part of the craft, no? Though they seem to have amalgamated the command deck and Vader's chill out pad.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, December 4, 2014 12:20 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah that toy design concept is kind of a mess. Still would have loved it as a kid.

― Evan, Thursday, December 4, 2014 12:22 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

They did this with most of the toys. The Death Star just cobbled together a few scenes:
http://www.rebelscum.com/Kenner/PS-DeathStar1/header.jpg

possibly spoilery

Boyega plays a “force-sensitive” stormtrooper who defects from the Empire and ends up stranded on Tatooine, where he is hunted as a deserter.

which if true hopefully means he makes a major costume change at whatever point the defection kicks in

is that like gluten-sensitive? you have it but you don't have it?

when did Bodega appear?

Bad ass cannon on that Death Star toy.

as a kid I HATED those plastic cloaks.

I was kinda hoping the explanation would be that some Imperial units had begun splintering off and joining the rebels. Oh well.

Plastic cloaks and skinny necks always wound up broken.

And what was the deal with that protrusion on the end of the lightsabers?

Something about stormtroopers eating force-free cookies at bodegas. Got it.

I had that death star set as a kid. It was lots of fun, but fell apart very easily. The orange trash compactor filled with foam "trash" bits was the best part.

I rewatched the Red Letter Media review of Attack of the Clones recently, and it really is a devastating take down of the film, and Lucas' approach to the prequels. It isn't just a series of snarky smartmouth comments like MST3K at all; it's actually quite angry, lol.

I remember the falcon toy seeming very cool, a friend had it