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trebleshot · 08-23-2013, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

I solved this conundrum by basically switching to ONLY EU with my figure collecting. I've got "good enough" versions of most of the movie characters I would want.

That's not a bad idea. Food for thought, certainly.

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EU comes in many flavors of quality ranging from "complete crap" to "legitimately great" across a wide variety of media. There's a lot of it that's DEFINITELY superior to the prequel films (IMO) and a fair bit of it that can at least stand alongside the original trilogy if not surpass it. I'd honestly have to say the fellow that said the EU in general surpasses the films must have been VERY lucky in his selections of material for viewing/playing/etc... 'Cause there's a lot of garbage out there, though I think a lot of the REALLY bad stuff is pretty much out of print nowadays.

For the most part, though, any EU stuff that takes place well before the movie era tends to be pretty good. As long as you can get past the idea that technology has been pretty much completely stagnant in the Star Wars galaxy for thousands of years.

That pretty much sums up my opinion of the EU. As far as the stagnation of tech in the SWU, I blame the Senate during the Old Republic (bureaucracy) and the Emperor during Imperial rule (oppressive regime).

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

HELL YEA. Bastila is another easy pick, and we would of course need the bad ass MANDOLORIANS! The Fetts? Pfff, as cool as they are, they don't even compare!

With Jango, I'd agree. But he does explain why a lot of the Stormtroopers in SW are so inept. Honestly, it's amazing that the Emperor was to keep the Empire intact for 20 years with that kind of staffing.

But Boba? When a bad ass Sith Lord specifically calls you out when laying down ground rules for a mission, you are automatically made a bad ass yourself. I point to that scene every time some one asks why Boba is so popular, when he didn't do very much in the films and died like a bitch (the EU story about him escaping the Sarlacc notwithstanding).

Apparently Lucas never understood why either, which is also why I believe he's not that great of a storyteller unless he has help.

08-23-2013, 06:46 AM	#25
trebleshot Dark Lord of the 'Ark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,224	Quote: Originally Posted by Jmacq1 I solved this conundrum by basically switching to ONLY EU with my figure collecting. I've got "good enough" versions of most of the movie characters I would want. That's not a bad idea. Food for thought, certainly. Quote: EU comes in many flavors of quality ranging from "complete crap" to "legitimately great" across a wide variety of media. There's a lot of it that's DEFINITELY superior to the prequel films (IMO) and a fair bit of it that can at least stand alongside the original trilogy if not surpass it. I'd honestly have to say the fellow that said the EU in general surpasses the films must have been VERY lucky in his selections of material for viewing/playing/etc... 'Cause there's a lot of garbage out there, though I think a lot of the REALLY bad stuff is pretty much out of print nowadays. For the most part, though, any EU stuff that takes place well before the movie era tends to be pretty good. As long as you can get past the idea that technology has been pretty much completely stagnant in the Star Wars galaxy for thousands of years. That pretty much sums up my opinion of the EU. As far as the stagnation of tech in the SWU, I blame the Senate during the Old Republic (bureaucracy) and the Emperor during Imperial rule (oppressive regime). Quote: Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu HELL YEA. Bastila is another easy pick, and we would of course need the bad ass MANDOLORIANS! The Fetts? Pfff, as cool as they are, they don't even compare! With Jango, I'd agree. But he does explain why a lot of the Stormtroopers in SW are so inept. Honestly, it's amazing that the Emperor was to keep the Empire intact for 20 years with that kind of staffing. But Boba? When a bad ass Sith Lord specifically calls you out when laying down ground rules for a mission, you are automatically made a bad ass yourself. I point to that scene every time some one asks why Boba is so popular, when he didn't do very much in the films and died like a bitch (the EU story about him escaping the Sarlacc notwithstanding). Apparently Lucas never understood why either, which is also why I believe he's not that great of a storyteller unless he has help. __________________