Zerimar Nyliram Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Some of my personal pet peeve include: 1. People who type "Starwars," all one word. I mean, it's right there in the opening crawl, one word on top of the other. 2. People who type "Dark Side" capitalized, or "darkside" all as one word. (Although I can understand the confusion. "Force" is always capitalized, but its two manifestations--"light side" and "dark side"--are not.) 3. People who don't know that the Sith are an organization just like the Jedi, and that falling to the dark side does not automatically make one a Sith. 4. People who insist that Anakin brought balance to the Force by cutting the Jedi down to two, just like the Sith. This interpretation has been debunked by George Lucas so many times it isn't even funny. 5. This is a new one that I wasn't even aware of until recently: People who thought the stormtroopers were still Jango Fett clones by the time of the original Trilogy. 6. That repeatedly misquoted line, "Luke, I am your father." 7. People who say "Jedis." 8. People who say "Extended Universe." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLA Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I don't think it's worth getting annoyed by anything a casual fan, or any fan really, says or does about something you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheRuralJuror Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Wow I never even stopped to consider the importance of a lot of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Yes, I agree. Who the hell cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerimar Nyliram Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Uh, then don't post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.CAllen Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 9. Stupid casual fans think that's Nien Nunb in the briefing room scene of Return of the Jedi when it's clearly Tien. 10. Stupid casual fans upset at the English language being used in the tractor beam display when that's simply one of the many established alphabets in the GFFA. 11. Stupid casual fans and their stupid casual faces getting to bask in the glow of the Death Star(s) exploding when that light should be reserved for only the real good Star Wars fans like me. 12. Stupid casual fans think that Leia is a Princess in Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi - ummm, duhhhh stupid casual fans once her mom dies with Alderaan she's a goddamn Queen. 13. Stupid casual fans think the s in s-foils from "S-foils to attack position" is short for strike when it's clearly clearly supposed to be stabilizer foils god stupid casual fans read an Incom manual why don't you. 14. Stupid casual fans and their stupid pet peeves the only pet peeve I need is Salacious Crumb those stupid casual fans stupid stupid stupid stupid. The annoyance brought to me by what casual fans of Star Wars do is nothing (NOTHING!) compared to the annoyances upon annoyances brought to me for HALF MY LIFE by what all us sincere dedicated fans of Star Wars do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheRuralJuror Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I didn't see starwars until the special editions came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 5. This is a new one that I wasn't even aware of until recently: People who thought the stormtroopers were still Jango Fett clones by the time of the original Trilogy. Far be it from me to get into an extended universe argument with you, but who is to say this isn't the case? (I mean the way I've always understood it is that the clones have for the most part 'died out' by that time, and the Empire has been getting recruits to fill out their ranks, but where, officially, is it stated that's the case?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheRuralJuror Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 They certainly shoot as well as their clone daddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Well considering Clones age at double the speed of normals it would seem unlikely that any original clones would still be active at the time of ANH. However I don't see anything in the movies that states that they aren't still making clones of Jango on Kamino. In fact if I remember correctly I remember when people would age George about why the Clones in the climax of AOTC seem so proficient and then in the OT they shoot so poorly and aren't nearly as good that George commented "well they don't have Jango to clone anymore and you know how it goes with making a copy of a copy." Which would seem to indicate that in fact they were still making clones of Jango Fett for the storm troopers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheRuralJuror Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 It would make the most sense for the Empire to conscript officers and specialists to be used in concert with masses of clone troopers. I don't see why they wouldn't make more after the clone wars. It's a very large galaxy to occupy after all, and canon fodder is important to a colonial power expanding it's influence to all corners of the known universe. When was it stated they stopped using clones all together? If that's the case how do they find enough humans to police every alien world (since you can't draft any other species to be storm troopers except who could fit in the armor). That's palpy choosing fashion over function honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 15. Be filthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Can we start a thread about what about Uber-fans is annoying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That would be too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's pretty short for me actually-- 1. The assumption that if you DON'T read all the comics and books you can't be a "real" fan2. That the PT is good (which is a bigger sin than liking the EU I think)3. Assuming ownership of Star Wars in a way that gives them the notion they know better than the powers that be I'm guilty of 3 myself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That last one can apply to any fandom, not just Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumberSix Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's pretty short for me actually-- 1. The assumption that if you DON'T read all the comics and books you can't be a "real" fan2. That the PT is good (which is a bigger sin than liking the EU I think)3. Assuming ownership of Star Wars in a way that gives them the notion they know better than the powers that be I'm guilty of 3 myself....4. Zero sense of humor5. The only books they read are Star Wars books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerimar Nyliram Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 I mean, until recently, without the EU your Star Wars experience would have been rather limited. I can certainly become a fan of a film franchise that doesn't put out anything new, but I definitely can't become a dedicated fan of it. Far be it from me to get into an extended universe argument with you, but who is to say this isn't the case?Did you do that on purpose? The "Extended Universe" thing, I mean? Because I mentioned it as one of my peeves? If so, nice one! If not, grrr . . . As for your question, it's really just common sense. George Lucas edited the original films for Boba Fett, and only Boba Fett, to have the voice of Jango Fett, whereas the stormtroopers were left alone. It seems to me that that was by design. I didn't see starwars until the special editions came out Haha! Another one on done on purpose. Because I mentioned "Starwars." Well played! Haha! . . . Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That's fair, and not a huge leap in logic. And yes, it was on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 My only problem with it, and I DO buy into it, is that the changes made to the OT are not consistent. Lightsaber colors and sounds change, some errors continue to be ignored, some things have been changed more than once, etc. I've given up the ghost for the most part. Mass Effect has kind of replaced Star Wars as my go-to space opera. (And yes, I hate all the Mass Effect books/comics... despite some of them having the same writer as the game...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerina Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's pretty short for me actually-- 1. The assumption that if you DON'T read all the comics and books you can't be a "real" fan2. That the PT is good (which is a bigger sin than liking the EU I think)3. Assuming ownership of Star Wars in a way that gives them the notion they know better than the powers that be I'm guilty of 3 myself....What if you admit that the PT was bad, but you enjoyed most of it regardless? Like a Michael Bay film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I was on board, until you said "Like a Michael Bay film..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Jade Skywalker Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The only thing a casual fan could do to piss me off is assume they know more than me. Usually this happens with men, and usually it takes the form of mansplaining. Wait, I thought of something else that's related: assume that Star Wars is for just for boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doze Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I will for now call the Dark Side, the Dark Side. And only call it starwars... 12. Stupid casual fans think that Leia is a Princess in Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi - ummm, duhhhh stupid casual fans once her mom dies with Alderaan she's a goddamn Queen. And she was one of the Jedis because she used the force. It is in the Extended Universe. Wait, I thought of something else that's related: assume that Star Wars is for just for boys. Have had that problem with both of my girls. Others even adults telling them is it only a boy show. They both tell will then start talking about Leia or their fav female Jedi or even R2. That will shut them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Compared to Zerimar, I'm a casual fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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