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St0rmFury 01/09/20 8:30:34 AM #1:	I feel like it achieved nothing. --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:932671270] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>I feel like it achieved nothing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 01/09/20 8:30:53 AM #2:	in what sense? --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:932671276] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>in what sense? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
au_gold 01/09/20 8:32:20 AM #3:	It divided the Star Wars fanbase. --- Let me talk to your mother. Get your mother please. <cite>au_gold posted [p:932671298] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>It divided the Star Wars fanbase. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I Like Toast 01/09/20 8:33:27 AM #4:	It achieved like 4 billion bucks and the fact that china doesn't care for star wars --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all <cite>I Like Toast posted [p:932671331] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>It achieved like 4 billion bucks and the fact that china doesn't care for star wars </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 01/09/20 8:33:31 AM #5:	au_gold posted... It divided the Star Wars fanbase. the star wars fanbase has always been divided --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:932671334] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>au_gold posted... </cite> <quote>It divided the Star Wars fanbase.</quote>the star wars fanbase has always been divided </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 01/09/20 8:34:22 AM #6:	TLJ is a good epilogue to the OT. Glad it exists --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:932671353] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>TLJ is a good epilogue to the OT. Glad it exists </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmidgeIsntBack 01/09/20 8:35:31 AM #7:	It achieved skyscrapers of money. --- Podcast/Audiobook Board https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- View my ASCII art and others' at https://thenewhotness.info/ <cite>SmidgeIsntBack posted [p:932671375] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>It achieved skyscrapers of money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KillerSlaw 01/09/20 8:36:04 AM #8:	If anything it gave people who don't base their fucking identities and lives around star wars plenty of meme/shitposting ammunition. I'll love it for that at least. --- https://imgur.com/shFkzJJ <cite>KillerSlaw posted [p:932671388] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>If anything it gave people who don't base their fucking identities and lives around star wars plenty of meme/shitposting ammunition. I'll love it for that at least. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Dream87 01/09/20 8:48:11 AM #9:	They looked pretty, brought in profit, churned out spinoffs and pushed merch. Same shit as the other trilogies --- <cite>Blue_Dream87 posted [p:932671657] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>They looked pretty, brought in profit, churned out spinoffs and pushed merch. Same shit as the other trilogies </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Veggeta_MAX 01/09/20 8:49:34 AM #10:	Introduced Daisy to us --- I'm Veggeta X's alt <cite>Veggeta_MAX posted [p:932671685] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Introduced Daisy to us </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 01/09/20 8:50:29 AM #11:	They kept Star Wars alive --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:932671715] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>They kept Star Wars alive </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 01/09/20 8:56:26 AM #12:	hockeybub89 posted... They kept Star Wars alive Seriously this tho Not even to sound like a corporate drone spouting "be thankful and consume product" but like i remember the general state of the franchise from like 2009-2012 and it was just really not good never expected any more films, the clone wars flirted with cancellation a bunch, no major game releases, the main novel series at the time was pretty damn inaccessible to newer readers, most of the major comic storylines were wrapping up and not being replaced debate on the quality of TLJ and TRoS all you want, but the franchise was dying before and there's a very consistent stream of content coming out for it now --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:932671845] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>hockeybub89 posted... </cite> <quote>They kept Star Wars alive</quote>Seriously this tho Not even to sound like a corporate drone spouting "be thankful and consume product" but like i remember the general state of the franchise from like 2009-2012 and it was just really not good never expected any more films, the clone wars flirted with cancellation a bunch, no major game releases, the main novel series at the time was pretty damn inaccessible to newer readers, most of the major comic storylines were wrapping up and not being replaced debate on the quality of TLJ and TRoS all you want, but the franchise was dying before and there's a very consistent stream of content coming out for it now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I Like Toast 01/09/20 9:13:30 AM #13:	Doom_Art posted... Seriously this tho Lol In no way shape or form was starwars suffering --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all <cite>I Like Toast posted [p:932672240] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite> <quote>Seriously this tho</quote>Lol In no way shape or form was starwars suffering </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 01/09/20 9:17:05 AM #14:	Doom_Art posted... the main novel series at the time was pretty damn inaccessible to newer readers Not just inaccessible, but like... bad. --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:932672350] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite> <quote>the main novel series at the time was pretty damn inaccessible to newer readers</quote> Not just inaccessible, but like... bad. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 01/09/20 9:22:32 AM #15:	It gave people an opportunity to think creatively and come up with reasons that the first two were bad. Pity that this effort was largely a dud, but that's not the fault of the movies. --- Everyone gangsta until country roads starts playing. <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:932672498] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>It gave people an opportunity to think creatively and come up with reasons that the first two were bad. Pity that this effort was largely a dud, but that's not the fault of the movies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 01/09/20 9:28:33 AM #16:	They beat the bad guys once and for all. I mean 99.99% of the Imperial military was still around after episode 6. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://imgur.com/FKDXbHs <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:932672684] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>They beat the bad guys once and for all. I mean 99.99% of the Imperial military was still around after episode 6. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePusher 01/09/20 9:28:43 AM #17:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... It gave people an opportunity to think creatively and come up with reasons that the first two were bad. Pity that this effort was largely a dud, but that's not the fault of the movies. No one thinks eps 4 and 5 are bad <cite>ThePusher posted [p:932672691] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>It gave people an opportunity to think creatively and come up with reasons that the first two were bad. Pity that this effort was largely a dud, but that's not the fault of the movies.</quote>No one thinks eps 4 and 5 are bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chrono625 01/09/20 9:32:16 AM #18:	Blue_Dream87 posted... Same shit as the other trilogies I'll disagree here. GL loved Star Wars, it was his child. He made those movies in his vision with his whole heart and soul. I wouldn't say GL made the other trilogies with merchandising being the absolute main reason why. Although I am sure it didn't bother him. The Disney trilogies, well, don't feel as if they were as loved and cared for as the other movies TBH. Not that the other movies are some sort of beacon of high end cinema. --- https://imgur.com/Rqk1DYV - Super Bowl XXI/XXV/XLII/XLVI Champions - NY Giants Eli Manning SB tracker: 2/2 Superbowls 2/2 SBMVP's <cite>chrono625 posted [p:932672811] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Blue_Dream87 posted... </cite> <quote>Same shit as the other trilogies</quote> I'll disagree here. GL loved Star Wars, it was his child. He made those movies in his vision with his whole heart and soul. I wouldn't say GL made the other trilogies with merchandising being the absolute main reason why. Although I am sure it didn't bother him. The Disney trilogies, well, don't feel as if they were as loved and cared for as the other movies TBH. Not that the other movies are some sort of beacon of high end cinema. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 01/09/20 9:32:43 AM #19:	Nothing much but they had some neat ideas and some cool scenes so I was ok with them. If you want to really dig in, it brought more force powers into film canon and increased the scale of Force feats in film canon like 100 times but that's not really of much substance. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:932672826] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Nothing much but they had some neat ideas and some cool scenes so I was ok with them. If you want to really dig in, it brought more force powers into film canon and increased the scale of Force feats in film canon like 100 times but that's not really of much substance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chrono625 01/09/20 9:33:53 AM #20:	Were_Wyrm posted... They beat the bad guys once and for all. I mean 99.99% of the Imperial military was still around after episode 6. But did they? ~~Palpatine bloodline lives on, while the Skywalker bloodline is over. Whether or not you agree, doesn't dispute that as fact. In the end Sheev may be dead. But his lineage lived on and not Skywalkers.~~ --- https://imgur.com/Rqk1DYV - Super Bowl XXI/XXV/XLII/XLVI Champions - NY Giants Eli Manning SB tracker: 2/2 Superbowls 2/2 SBMVP's <cite>chrono625 posted [p:932672854] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Were_Wyrm posted... </cite> <quote>They beat the bad guys once and for all. I mean 99.99% of the Imperial military was still around after episode 6.</quote> But did they? Palpatine bloodline lives on, while the Skywalker bloodline is over. Whether or not you agree, doesn't dispute that as fact. In the end Sheev may be dead. But his lineage lived on and not Skywalkers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kolibri X 01/09/20 9:35:04 AM #21:	Nothing. Star Wars is six movies. --- Platinum GameFAQs Member <cite>Kolibri X posted [p:932672892] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Nothing. Star Wars is six movies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KillerSlaw 01/09/20 9:36:09 AM #22:	I do find it funny that people say Star Wars was "dying" when the merchandise was selling way better during it's alleged death throes than it is now during it's renaissance --- https://imgur.com/shFkzJJ <cite>KillerSlaw posted [p:932672910] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>I do find it funny that people say Star Wars was "dying" when the merchandise was selling way better during it's alleged death throes than it is now during it's renaissance </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 01/09/20 9:37:18 AM #23:	chrono625 posted... I'll disagree here. GL loved Star Wars, it was his child. He made those movies in his vision with his whole heart and soul. I wouldn't say GL made the other trilogies with merchandising being the absolute main reason why. Although I am sure it didn't bother him. The Disney trilogies, well, don't feel as if they were as loved and cared for as the other movies TBH. Not that the other movies are some sort of beacon of high end cinema. Ok but he was also an idiot. You can love and care and still have awful brat kids. Happens every day. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:932672946] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>chrono625 posted... </cite> <quote>I'll disagree here. GL loved Star Wars, it was his child. He made those movies in his vision with his whole heart and soul. I wouldn't say GL made the other trilogies with merchandising being the absolute main reason why. Although I am sure it didn't bother him. The Disney trilogies, well, don't feel as if they were as loved and cared for as the other movies TBH. Not that the other movies are some sort of beacon of high end cinema.</quote>Ok but he was also an idiot. You can love and care and still have awful brat kids. Happens every day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 01/09/20 9:39:23 AM #24:	how was he an idiot though? --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:932673016] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>how was he an idiot though? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 01/09/20 9:40:20 AM #25:	ThePusher posted... No one thinks eps 4 and 5 are bad I was talking about 7 and 8. --- Everyone gangsta until country roads starts playing. <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:932673054] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>ThePusher posted... </cite> <quote>No one thinks eps 4 and 5 are bad</quote>I was talking about 7 and 8. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Malfunction 01/09/20 9:40:41 AM #26:	It's hilarious people think merchandising wasn't a huge aspect of the entire star wars brand before Disney bought it. Definitely people not old enough to have been around during the prequels <cite>Malfunction posted [p:932673061] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>It's hilarious people think merchandising wasn't a huge aspect of the entire star wars brand before Disney bought it. Definitely people not old enough to have been around during the prequels </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePusher 01/09/20 9:43:38 AM #27:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... I was talking about 7 and 8. Oh.....well 7 wasnt bad <cite>ThePusher posted [p:932673169] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>I was talking about 7 and 8.</quote>Oh.....well 7 wasnt bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 01/09/20 9:45:27 AM #28:	Kolibri X posted... Nothing. Star Wars is six movies. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:932673227] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Kolibri X posted... </cite> <quote>Nothing. Star Wars is six movies.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phewfus 01/09/20 9:47:06 AM #29:	They felt completely unnecessary story wise. Episode 6 ended rather definitively, with the characters and consequences over the course of 6 movies having a proper conclusion. <cite>Phewfus posted [p:932673278] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>They felt completely unnecessary story wise. Episode 6 ended rather definitively, with the characters and consequences over the course of 6 movies having a proper conclusion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Malfunction 01/09/20 9:48:26 AM #30:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... I was talking about 7 and 8. But 8 is the only good one <cite>Malfunction posted [p:932673322] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>I was talking about 7 and 8.</quote>But 8 is the only good one </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EvalAngell 01/09/20 9:51:18 AM #31:	Shit all over the OT and undid Luke being the leader of a free galaxy because Kathleen Kennedy wanted a woman to be the most powerful Jedi ever. --- Perfectly balanced. <cite>EvalAngell posted [p:932673414] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Shit all over the OT and undid Luke being the leader of a free galaxy because Kathleen Kennedy wanted a woman to be the most powerful Jedi ever. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 01/09/20 9:53:12 AM #32:	EvalAngell posted... Kathleen Kennedy takes a shot --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:932673500] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>EvalAngell posted... </cite> <quote>Kathleen Kennedy</quote>takes a shot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KillerSlaw 01/09/20 9:53:40 AM #33:	EvalAngell posted... Shit all over the OT and undid Luke being the leader of a free galaxy because Kathleen Kennedy wanted a woman to be the most powerful Jedi ever. Uhoh that's a no no name --- https://imgur.com/shFkzJJ <cite>KillerSlaw posted [p:932673540] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>EvalAngell posted... </cite> <quote>Shit all over the OT and undid Luke being the leader of a free galaxy because Kathleen Kennedy wanted a woman to be the most powerful Jedi ever.</quote> Uhoh that's a no no name </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 01/09/20 9:54:08 AM #34:	billions of dollars revenue. --- You have the right to remain silent. anything you post will be misquoted, then be used against you. <cite>Ricemills posted [p:932673567] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>billions of dollars revenue. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 01/09/20 9:56:40 AM #35:	The Trent posted... how was he an idiot though? With the exception of ANH, the films that were written more by Lucas and less by others are the worse films. A New Hope: George Lucas The Empire Strikes Back: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasden, George Lucas Return of the Jedi: George Lucas, Michael Arndt, Lawrence Kasden The Phantom Menace: George Lucas Attack of the Clones: George Lucas, RA Salvatore Revenge of the Sith: OL GEORGIE BOY. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:932673717] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>The Trent posted... </cite> <quote>how was he an idiot though?</quote>With the exception of ANH, the films that were written more by Lucas and less by others are the worse films. A New Hope: George Lucas The Empire Strikes Back: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasden, George Lucas Return of the Jedi: George Lucas, Michael Arndt, Lawrence Kasden The Phantom Menace: George Lucas Attack of the Clones: George Lucas, RA Salvatore Revenge of the Sith: OL GEORGIE BOY. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tsuyoi3 01/09/20 9:58:46 AM #36:	Lesee, if we only take what's canon into account We got Stormtrooper defecting and with character potential (wasted) Death Star Shotgun (pretty cool imo) BB8 Kylo Ren's lightsaber Leia getting to use the force. If you mean narratively, then it basically took the original trilogy ending "They beat Palp and stopped the Empire" and said "Not really, watch these remnants come in and swag all over them, killing everyone from the previous movies until we put down Palp again!" --- Manliness transcends both space, and time. <cite>Tsuyoi3 posted [p:932673834] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>Lesee, if we only take what's canon into account We got Stormtrooper defecting and with character potential (wasted) Death Star Shotgun (pretty cool imo) BB8 Kylo Ren's lightsaber Leia getting to use the force. If you mean narratively, then it basically took the original trilogy ending "They beat Palp and stopped the Empire" and said "Not really, watch these remnants come in and swag all over them, killing everyone from the previous movies until we put down Palp again!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RiKuToTheMiGhtY 01/09/20 10:09:51 AM #37:	It created the greatest fandom, The Fandom Menace. --- doa-plus.com - We Press Forward. . . By Pressing Back. <cite>RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted [p:932674418] in So what di... [t:78316587]...</cite> <quote>It created the greatest fandom, The Fandom Menace. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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