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"The Complex and Terrifying Reality of Star Wars Fandom" JIVEMagazine.com

by Tigertrack » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:12 am

Motto: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

Weapon: Sniper Rifle

by Cybertron Optimus » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:18 am

by Tigertrack » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:39 am

Motto: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

Weapon: Sniper Rifle

by Shadowman » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:28 am

Motto: "May God have mercy on my enemies, because I sure as hell won't."

Wow, hate Star Wars? Me and my dad just crack jokes about it. But still we love the movies. (Though I and II to a lesser extent)

So I guess that makes us "imposters" as he put it?

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by Cyber Bishop » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:41 am

Motto: "Ker-Klick... Choom!"

Weapon: Black Magic

by Shadowman » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:48 am

Motto: "May God have mercy on my enemies, because I sure as hell won't."

Cyber Bishop wrote:After reading the article I think the author lost his mind..
All the hate.. WASSAP WIT DAT?
I know TONS of people (locally too) that love Star Wars and everything about it.

Yeah, but according to the article, they're "Imposters."

REAL Star Wars fans hate Star Wars.

EDIT: Unless he's being Sarcastic throughout the whole article.

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by Tigertrack » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:57 am

Motto: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

Weapon: Sniper Rifle

by Spoon » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:08 am

by TheMuffin » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:46 am

Motto: "I still function!"

Weapon: Plasma Beam Rifle

by Redimus » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:34 pm

Motto: "Better than Michael Bay..."

Weapon: Null-Ray Rifle

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by Cyber Bishop » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:01 pm

Motto: "Ker-Klick... Choom!"

Weapon: Black Magic

by Spoon » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:41 pm

TheMuffin wrote:

Spoon wrote:Well obviously this is just a sarcastic sum up from all the endless criticism that guy heard among the star wars fanbase.
Those are often the voices of the people that care the most.

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by TheMuffin » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:41 pm

Motto: "I still function!"

Weapon: Plasma Beam Rifle

by Darth Screamer » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:32 pm

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by Bartrim » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:51 pm

It's funny because it's true

by Rijie » Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:12 pm

Motto: "Faith will crumble before the rage of philosophy."

Weapon: Ionic Displacer Rifle

It's more a love-hate thing than a hate thing. But that is what happens when people get passionate about something. I love paradox.

I notice that he didn't talk about the toys at all...just the universe of SW media. Does that make me a TF poser...because all I've ever cared about was the toys?

Still it begs the question...do SW and TF fans say those things because it is true, of because they are just jaded and mean? The truth can be pretty nasty sometimes.

I love TFs, but the G1 show was a bad show. But that doesn't take away from what it meant to me as a child. Doesn't mean that I hate it. Just like I'll always have a space in my heart for my first car, worthless hunk of junk that it was.

by Zombie Starscream » Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:16 pm

Motto: "Time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum."

Weapon: Null-Ray Rifle

For realsies

Star Wars fans are notorious for griping...

"I hate Jar Jar Binks!"

"I hate midichlorians!"

"It's not like the originals!"

I LOVE Star Wars, but sometimes the complaining gets old.
I LIKE Jar Jar, Midichlorians, and I am glad it is not totally like the originals.

I know I am being hypocritical with the complaining, but I do not like the idea of Annie's virgin birth, or little Annie, and the way he is always saying "Yippee!" and other dumb things.
I also wish there was more Darth Maul, but knowing the EU book authors, you would have eventually have found out he had a secret girlfriend and ended up having Sith kids. Plus eventually meeting the ghost of some long dead Sith Lord on Korriban or whatnot. Or finding some uber-powerful "Sith Crystal." So I'm glad he kicked the bucket early before the authors got too much temptation to "expand his character" besides the few books he has.

Like I said, I LOVE Star Wars, just not when it goes into eye-roll country like the EU books tend to do.

by Darth Screamer » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:35 pm

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by Jeep? » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:25 pm

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