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I've started reading this book about SW and popular culture--yes, the same time as I'm reading "Allegiance"--and already it's driving me batty. God help me, I'm going to have to write my own book. Maybe it's because the first couple of essays are "Allnutting"* at their very best. I'm sorely tempted to prove you can spin any sort of political/social viewpoint in SW through a piece on why the worst thing to ever happen to the GFFA isn't the Sith, it's big government ;).
You know what else drove me batty? The interview with comedian/VH1 resident snarkster Hal Sparks in the most recent installment of starwars.com's "Star Wars Rocks." If you don't know anything about it, this feature has interviews with actors, celebrities, and especially musicians about their love for SW. It's always great to read about people whose work you admire outing themselves as fellow geeks. But Sparks's interview highlighted a quibble I've always had with the series. Sparks pretty much logged in the usual fanboy verbiage on what's kewl in the OT and tossed in his digs at the PT because he hates Vader and CGI. (According to the interview, his current gf has an Amidala tattoo on her leg, so they probably argue a lot.) Sparks is of course entitled to his opinions. But this is typical for these interviews. They're usually with 39 year old indie rockers whose love for the saga stops with TESB. If they ever bring up the PT at all, it's often to say they a) didn't like it b) didn't like it as much as the OT or c) thought ROTS "was the best one." Again, they're entitled to their views. So what's the problem? This is starwars.com, the Official Voice of Star Wars Fandom, right from The Horse's Mouth. Maybe from one perspective it's nice Lucasfilm's folks have a big tent attitude toward people's opinions on the saga, but I also think it's self-defeating--and a bit troubling--for Lucasfilm to actively drive the idea that half the saga--its own movies--is something less than worthwhile. I've written before that I think there's no advocate of the PT among this crew. It isn't to say nobody there likes it, but I'm not convinced anyone working there loves it in their hearts of hearts and brains of brains the way I'm sure all of them do the OT. There are plenty of people who do, and not all of them are 20 years old either. I'm 37 and I love the PT as much as I love the OT. I'm no celebrity or indie rocker, but I know I'm not alone either.
*"Allnut"--n., v.., lazypadawan slang 1) noun The last name of author Frank Allnut, who wrote the first book to analyze Star Wars, the "Force of Star Wars," in 1978 from a very conservative evangelical Christian perspective. 2) verb The act of twisting Star Wars to fit and/or promote an author's social/political/religious/personal agenda.
You know what else drove me batty? The interview with comedian/VH1 resident snarkster Hal Sparks in the most recent installment of starwars.com's "Star Wars Rocks." If you don't know anything about it, this feature has interviews with actors, celebrities, and especially musicians about their love for SW. It's always great to read about people whose work you admire outing themselves as fellow geeks. But Sparks's interview highlighted a quibble I've always had with the series. Sparks pretty much logged in the usual fanboy verbiage on what's kewl in the OT and tossed in his digs at the PT because he hates Vader and CGI. (According to the interview, his current gf has an Amidala tattoo on her leg, so they probably argue a lot.) Sparks is of course entitled to his opinions. But this is typical for these interviews. They're usually with 39 year old indie rockers whose love for the saga stops with TESB. If they ever bring up the PT at all, it's often to say they a) didn't like it b) didn't like it as much as the OT or c) thought ROTS "was the best one." Again, they're entitled to their views. So what's the problem? This is starwars.com, the Official Voice of Star Wars Fandom, right from The Horse's Mouth. Maybe from one perspective it's nice Lucasfilm's folks have a big tent attitude toward people's opinions on the saga, but I also think it's self-defeating--and a bit troubling--for Lucasfilm to actively drive the idea that half the saga--its own movies--is something less than worthwhile. I've written before that I think there's no advocate of the PT among this crew. It isn't to say nobody there likes it, but I'm not convinced anyone working there loves it in their hearts of hearts and brains of brains the way I'm sure all of them do the OT. There are plenty of people who do, and not all of them are 20 years old either. I'm 37 and I love the PT as much as I love the OT. I'm no celebrity or indie rocker, but I know I'm not alone either.
*"Allnut"--n., v.., lazypadawan slang 1) noun The last name of author Frank Allnut, who wrote the first book to analyze Star Wars, the "Force of Star Wars," in 1978 from a very conservative evangelical Christian perspective. 2) verb The act of twisting Star Wars to fit and/or promote an author's social/political/religious/personal agenda.
