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[Dragon_Dreamer]

Looking forward to when the chatroom might reopen, too.

[Ree]

This was a place that has allowed me a place to vent and laugh at the stories of others. It's given me some lifelong friendships. This is the place I was hanging out through one of the darkest points of my life, and provided me a refuge while I was getting sober.

This is why I have always loved this site so much.
It makes me so happy to read something like this.
You must be so proud of what you have accomplished. I'm happy you had this place as a refuge.

[Ironclad Alibi]

A far as Star Wars is concerned, consider this. The original stories were published between 1942 and 1950.

[Dilorenzo]

I've not been to the board in a while.

The news made me sad, and the update made me happy nonetheless.

This was a place that has allowed me a place to vent and laugh at the stories of others. It's given me some lifelong friendships. This is the place I was hanging out through one of the darkest points of my life, and provided me a refuge while I was getting sober.

So, I may not be around anymore, but long live CS. It's always going to be a special place to me.

[sstabeler]

There's actually a simple explanation for why there aren't betting odds on pod racing- when Anakin was a kid, Tatooine was functionally run by the equivalent of the mob. when Luke was growing up there, however, it's very clear that the Empire actually can enforce it's laws, at least to an extent, there. As such, it's highly likely that pod racing had been driven underground.

as for Han Shot First, it's actually largely irrelevant, but I imagine it was done to clarify that Han shooting Greedo was legitimately self-defense. (even if Han shot first, he was in a situation where he knew greedo was about to shoot him. Han had not confronted Greedo- it was the other way around, IIRC- so it is self-defense for Han to shoot Greedo regardless of who got the shot off first or not. However, the edit makes it abundantly clear to even the most raging opponent of lethal force that it was, in fact, self-defense.)

[wolfie]

If Lucas wanted to avoid angry fans, there are a few things he could have done differently, most notably:

- Don't add gratuitous CGI to a remake of A New Hope. One "add-in" he could have done that I wouldn't have minded would be to add a chalkboard behind the bar in the Mos Eisly cantina with betting odds on the pod races (to tie in with Phantom Menace - how can a popular sport disappear completely in one person's lifetime?)

- Don't try to undo the canon - HAN SHOT FIRST!

- Don't give Jar Jar Binks any screen time.

[Kogarashi]

Oh, I'm aware of that, wolfie (not of the Expanded Universe story, but of when the bit was most likely introduced to the story). I just figure that was also the point where Lucas really decided which character he wanted Leia to end up with, then made sure to do the "he's my brother" bit to fend off angry fans of the other pairing or something like that. Cover his bases and all. I can't think of any other reason why there would've been that kiss between Leia and Luke in Empire.

[wolfie]

Lucas obviously wanted the Princess to hook up with the Rogue With a Heart of Gold to shake things up, so of course he had to nip in the bud any chances of her ending up with Farm Boy.

The bit about them being brother and sister wasn't introduced into series canon with the original movie (IIRC, it was introduced in RotJ, where Han asked Leia if she cared for Luke (implying that he'd step aside to avoid interfering in their relationship), and was extremely happy with her response "Of course I care for him - he's my brother".

In the novel "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", certain plot elements would not make sense (except to stereotyped Rednecks) if the "brother/sister" bit had already been introduced into series canon.

[EricKei]

I wouldn't be surprised to find similar accusations of Hamlet stealing ideas from The Lion King.

I'm sure there are people out there who accuse Kimba the White Lion of ripping off LK, as well

[Kogarashi]

--Hooray!

WTF? They don't get married - but instead they find out they're brother and sister? How did George Lucas manage to mangle that?

Lucas obviously wanted the Princess to hook up with the Rogue With a Heart of Gold to shake things up, so of course he had to nip in the bud any chances of her ending up with Farm Boy.

I know I've recently mentioned people thinking a book from the late 70's/early 80's was ripping off Harry Potter. I do think I may have heard an anecdote about someone actually accusing Romeo and Juliet of ripping off West Side Story before, mentioned by my professor in college when we covered the pair of them in Humanities. I wouldn't be surprised to find similar accusations of Hamlet stealing ideas from The Lion King.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Three cheers for Raps and our impending new overlords!

Hip, hip--!

[morgana]

Oh, the relief!

[peach2play]

HOOORAAAAYYYY!!! Thank you!!!!

[Dragon_Dreamer]

WHOOOO! *glomps on Raps*

[Amina516]

Wow. Its been years since I first joined. I've met some awesome people and made some real friends. I haven't been as active (or active at all really lately) but I get on to read and laugh and cry with most of you. I am glad that will likely not change.

Raps, (and Mods and everyone really) Thank you for all that you have done over the years. Sometimes I honestly don't know how I would have gotten through some days without CS and it's wonderful forum goers. <3 <3 <3