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The conclusions drawn by Dr. Saxton in his Technical Commentaries are false. The "true" (as true as any fictional ship can get) length of a Super Star Destroyer is either 12,800 meters as stated on SW.com's databanks, or the 8000 meter RPG length. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) You can NOT go based off what the SW.com database has. That is not offical! (Hear me out before you start screaming). Mr Lucas himself did NOT enter in the data into the DB. But Mr. Lucas himeself did supervise and create all the stuff for the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) You are forgeting one very important thing here. Canon sources (the actual movie) overrule any and all offical sources. This is the stated policy of Lucasfilm, Paramount(Star Trek), and pretty much every major anything. In Empire Strikes Back (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) Some of them sure are :) (...) Yeah, unfortunately, the guage of "accurate" could be measured: #1 - Canon - anything taken DIRECTLY from the RELEASED movies. Even scripts or uncompleted scenes aren't canon. #2 - Official - anything lisenced by (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) The novels of the movies and the original radio dramas are also canon after the movie in that order. [snip] (...) You say it would be 137 feet tall like it isn't about that. Watch 'Empire' where luke "magna-grapling hooks" his way up to the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) Ah yes, I had forgotten those-- I wonder which order the two would be in themselves? IE would data in the novels be considered better than the radio dramas? I think I'd assume that to be the case. So: - Movies - Novels - Radio Dramas - (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well the 'Official' order of canon is as follows: -Movies -Novels of Movies -Radio Dramas of Movies Not quite canon but overruling 'official' sources are: -Expansion Novels originally published by Bantam Books -Expansion Comics originally (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) What about "Chewbacca's Life Day" or whatever it was called? Or that Droids cartoon? And how about that Ewok made-for-tv movie? 8^) Actually, you're probably the guy to ask--I recall many many years ago reading something in which Luke was (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Eh? Isn't _Splinter of the Mind's Eye_ in the official lists of books, as well as the other books originally published by Del Rey (Brian Daley's Han Solo novels, L. Neil Smith's (odd) Lando Calrissian novels, and all the books published since (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ok its been a while since I read any of the books, (they really started going down hill and that is putting nicely,) so the newer Del Rey book are probablly official sources at the very least. Splinter of the Mind's Eye was rendered completly (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Those two are Ignored. (...) That one might be 'official' as nothing in it blatantly contradicts any of the movies. (...) Sorry, no Idea where that one is from, it does sound familiar, like I have read it, but I can't place it. (...) -Mike (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The website database has been written by an author hired by LFL to write an official reference (the database) that has been published (also the database). Therefore, any information contained within that reference (the database) is as official (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Alright you are completely missing the point here. The order of canon is for resolving arguments (usually related specifically to technological arguments) within the continuity. Most of the 'crap' you mentioned is contradicted by the movies and is (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Dave, if they didn't design models with a specific scale intended, they wouldn't put figures in the cockpits! the X-wings, Y-wings, and TIE's from Ep. 4 were ALL BUILT to the same scale (1 to 24? I can't remember), and all had pilots of equal (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) Sorry, I was implying capital ships-- Fighters, etc, you definitely have a point with the figures. But for ships like ISD's, SSD, Mon Cal Cruisers, Rebel Transports, Blockade Runner, etc, I just can't imagine that the models were intentionally (...) (22 years ago, 20-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) I don't think that *I'm* missing the point, actually. :) (...) There is no need to be rude; we're all friends here. I rather enjoyed Splinter of the Mind's Eye, and the Droids comics are hilarious. (...) Actually, Lucasfilm policy has been to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) Ok well, I wasn't trying to be rude, and I appologize if that is how my message was recieved. I certainly agree that there is plenty of entertainment value in 'ignored' sources. (...) the (...) a (...) Droids was not originally published by (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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Ok, I'm beginning to see the problem here. You seem to have quite a few misconceptions about the items in question. Let me see if I can clear them up for you. (...) The term "crap" tends to be more rude then polite. ;) :) (...) Ok, I think this is (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) message (...) I see, yes, the word crap is often given a negative connotation. I guess I figured writing it as 'crap' would have indicated it was meant in a joking fashion. (...) therefore invalidating (...) Ah, I though the Dark Horse (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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