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[Hemotep]

I don’t think we are supposed to; We have Star Wars the millennials just beyond me have Harry Potter.

I have Lord of the Rings, y'all got screwed.

 

[LeSamourai]

I have Lord of the Rings, y'all got screwed.

If only Star Wars had some poetry thrown in before each battle, they'd be even!

 

[Hemotep]

I don’t think we are supposed to; We have Star Wars the millennials just beyond me have Harry Potter.

Hold up, didn't Star Wars come out years before you were born?

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I have Lord of the Rings, y'all got screwed.

I have those too. I just never read them as a kid. I wasn’t much of a reader as a child.

 

[Hemotep]

If only Star Wars had some poetry thrown in before each battle, they'd be even!

It does have the cool text floating through space, but if Tolkien wrote it we'd have a full Chewbacca dictionary.

 

[LeSamourai]

Hold up, didn't Star Wars come out years before you were born?

In my case, Return of the Jedi came out when I was a newborn, but they were ALWAYS a presence in my life from my earliest memories. VHS tapes, all sorts of toys, bad Ewok movies I loved to death, etc...

 

[Hemotep]

I have those too. I just never read them as a kid. I wasn’t much of a reader as a child.

But the movies were awesome and better than Star Wars or Harry Potter.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

It was the Chronicles of Narnia for me when I was growing up

 

[Hemotep]

It was the Chronicles of Narnia for me when I was growing up

That original cartoon version of Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was one of the best things I'd ever seen as a kid.

 

[Hemotep]

In my case, Return of the Jedi came out when I was a newborn, but they were ALWAYS a presence in my life from my earliest memories. VHS tapes, all sorts of toys, bad Ewok movies I loved to death, etc...

Same here. We must have been born very close to each other.

 

[RenegadeMonster]

That original cartoon version of Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was one of the best things I'd ever seen as a kid.

I remember that, but for me, I loved the BBC live action series better

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Hold up, didn't Star Wars come out years before you were born?

I had this conversation the other day. I was born in 1981 but Star Wars was one of the First movies I remember seeing as a very small child. I remember the older kids trading Star Wars action figures at Daycare. Then with the rise of VHS and DVDs, and the multiple theatrical releases throughout the 90s leading into the prequels. Star Wars felt like it was always around and that because it kinda was. I don’t even consider myself a giant Star Wars nerd but I still love it and have seen those first 3 films more than any other movie.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

In my case, Return of the Jedi came out when I was a newborn, but they were ALWAYS a presence in my life from my earliest memories. VHS tapes, all sorts of toys, bad Ewok movies I loved to death, etc...

100%. I am sure kids born in the 70s likely feel very connected to the film but those kids were the cool older kids and older siblings that had a big influence on us.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

But the movies were awesome and better than Star Wars or Harry Potter.

I agree but I didn’t grow up pretending to defend Helms Deep from Saruman’s Orc armies. I grew up having light saber battles with my siblings.

 

[Hemotep]

I agree but I didn’t grow up pretending to defend Helms Deep from Saruman’s Orc armies. I grew up having light saber battles with my siblings.

I think that's why I read them over and over as a kid because I didn't have friends to nerd out with. I do remember being jealous of the kids who were the right age when episode one came out and they released the light up light sabers. I definitely would have wanted one as a kid.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

This is fantastic.

"I love getting my medical advice from a club act."

This is great too

 

[ranbalam]

This is great too

Totally, I watched that one after. Martin Short may be in the running for the funniest person alive. Or at very least, created one of the runniest characters ever.

 

[ranbalam]

Speaking of funny, I finally started Hacks and am glad I did. Two episodes in and I'm loving it. I initially wrote it off, assumed it was a stale premise but the cast is fantastic. Writing is solid so far too.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Speaking of funny, I finally started Hacks and am glad I did. Two episodes in and I'm loving it. I initially wrote it off, assumed it was a stale premise but the cast is fantastic. Writing is solid so far too.

Exact same boat. Watched the 2nd episode last night and enjoying is so far

 

[jamieanderson1968]

I agree but I didn’t grow up pretending to defend Helms Deep from Saruman’s Orc armies. I grew up having light saber battles with my siblings.

I was 9 when Star Wars came out (no A New Hope crap, the first movie is called Star Wars). Still remember almost shitting myself when the Star Destroyer came slowly onto the screen.