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Subject: 
Re: Reality == fiction?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:45:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
Maybe this makes my opinion of JJB more clear:  I would not hate JJB at all
if he were in some cheezeball B-movie sci-fi flick.  If he were, I could
ignore him -- and I wouldn't have to hate him.  It's the fact that he
appeared in a _Star Wars_ movie -- and nearly ruined it for me -- that
bothers me.

In fact...hmmm...I might even *like* JJB if he had been in some *other* movie
and not a SW movie.  That's bizarre.

--Todd

My take on this (by the way, I agree w/ Todd's last statement) is that Star
Wars in supposed to be an incredible epic, which it is.  Now, you take
something that's sole purpose is a marketing symbol for the kiddies and toss
it into an epic, you're bound to have problems.
-Chris



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  Re: Reality == fiction?
 
(...) What about Darth Maul? Chris (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Reality == fiction?
 
(...) I think that's a great way of summing it up. Although -- it might not be quite the case that JJB's _only_ purpose was a marketing symbol. The main source of comic relief in Episodes IV-VI was C-3PO, with assorted material between Han & Chewie, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: Reality == fiction?
 
(...) In fact...hmmm...I might even *like* JJB if he had been in some *other* movie and not a SW movie. That's bizarre. --Todd (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)

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