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When you show your children Star Wars, how are you going to start?
- Thread starter Manos: The Hans of Fate
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B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
SneakyStephan said:
Chuckpebble
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I've got a VCR and the original trilogy in a closet in the basement waiting for her. Question is, at what age, GAF, at what age?
The Lamonster
Member
This is the right answer. When children do inevitably find out about the prequels, they should be seen as just a fan fiction bonus you can check out if you're interested.Gary Whitta said:
Star Wars canon is the OT and only the OT.
teruterubozu said:
Okay? My dad is the one who got me in to gaming. I don't know why you seem to have this misconception that all parents are driven by an unending desire to live vicariously through their children. If they don't like gaming, that's totally cool with me, it's their life.
teruterubozu
Member
Acullis said:
LOL. I doubt you needed your dad to get you into gaming.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
But it will be really odd when they see Hayden-ghost at the very end.The Lamonster said:
BruiserBear
Banned
I've been contemplating this recently with my nephews. I only intend to show them the original trilogy.
Just as I am doing with the blurays. The prequel trilogy is dead to me.
Just as I am doing with the blurays. The prequel trilogy is dead to me.
StormyTheRabbit
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Frist I will show my children:
THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY ON VHS. NO DVD BULLSHIT.
I will then proceed to read Shadows of the Empire, the Thrawn Trilogy, etc. to my child every night before sleep.
Following that, I will buy my son everyday Storm Trooper armor that he can throw on anytime he wants to be a badass.
Then for Halloween, after we have already gone as Vader & Luke, R2 & Threepio, etc. We will go as Jabba and Bib Fortuna.
When my son hits the appropriate age, I will give him "The Talk" regarding the prequels. I will explain that George Lucas wanted to embody the ideals of the original trilogy so much that he purposely made 3 shitty prequels to make more money and so that he could mirror Vader's downfall and thus give everyone a proper reason to hate the sonuvabitch.
Yeh. I've planned this out.
Also, I'm making my kids room look like space. Like painting the horizon of the planet on his walls, building craters for bookshelves, and making his floor look like moon rock.
My kid is getting so much poon in high school. \m/
THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY ON VHS. NO DVD BULLSHIT.
I will then proceed to read Shadows of the Empire, the Thrawn Trilogy, etc. to my child every night before sleep.
Following that, I will buy my son everyday Storm Trooper armor that he can throw on anytime he wants to be a badass.
Then for Halloween, after we have already gone as Vader & Luke, R2 & Threepio, etc. We will go as Jabba and Bib Fortuna.
When my son hits the appropriate age, I will give him "The Talk" regarding the prequels. I will explain that George Lucas wanted to embody the ideals of the original trilogy so much that he purposely made 3 shitty prequels to make more money and so that he could mirror Vader's downfall and thus give everyone a proper reason to hate the sonuvabitch.
Yeh. I've planned this out.
Also, I'm making my kids room look like space. Like painting the horizon of the planet on his walls, building craters for bookshelves, and making his floor look like moon rock.
My kid is getting so much poon in high school. \m/
teruterubozu
Member
Acullis said:
That's like saying my dad got me into cartoons. Come on now.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Gary Whitta said:
I did the same, by the end of ep 2 my wife said fuck it and has never watched the others. PT is a bad thing.
HammerOfThor
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IV V VI then III, since III is the best of the prequels, and actually pretty good.
But I'm sure being kids, they will enjoy I and II, so I guess I will show it to them eventually.
The real problem is having to sit through the movies along with them.
But I'm sure being kids, they will enjoy I and II, so I guess I will show it to them eventually.
The real problem is having to sit through the movies along with them.
sixteen-bit
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If I ever have kids, I doubt Star Wars will be relevant by then
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Also even if she did get to the OT she would know all the things she shouldn't.Jedeye Sniv said:
-Luke and Leia being siblings and related to Vader.
-Yoda being the Jedi (A small one but still a fun reveal)
ect.
teruterubozu said:
You forgot to type LOL at the beginning of your post like your 3 previous ones.
As for me, i'll force them to watch I, II and III everyday. While IV, V and VI stay in their box, in a spot unreachable for them but impossible to miss to the eyes.
ZeroCypher
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Ignore the prequels and pretend they never existed. I don't need my kid wanting more of Jar Jar.
I've got it all planned out.
We'll all be sitting in the family room, me with my cardigan and wood pipe, reading the paper. The Mrs, in her apron serving hot apple pie. The kids playing on the ground with their train set, listening to their favorite radio program. The wife looks over at me with a smile and says "I love you." I look back at her, "I know."
The children look up at us bewildered. "Daddy," they say, "you're supposed to say 'I love you too.'" I look back over to them with a knowing grin. "Kids, do you know who Han Solo is?"
And there would begin the tale, followed by the films, of a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
We'll all be sitting in the family room, me with my cardigan and wood pipe, reading the paper. The Mrs, in her apron serving hot apple pie. The kids playing on the ground with their train set, listening to their favorite radio program. The wife looks over at me with a smile and says "I love you." I look back at her, "I know."
The children look up at us bewildered. "Daddy," they say, "you're supposed to say 'I love you too.'" I look back over to them with a knowing grin. "Kids, do you know who Han Solo is?"
And there would begin the tale, followed by the films, of a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
Sapiens
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While I won't be this harsh, I will say that I'll let my kids watch what they want to watch. I'm not going to force things down their throats.Misterinenja said:
I've seen too many terrible parents make their kids watch star wars only to observe the children are happy watching something their daddy liked.
If my Kid wants to watch a Justin beiber space dance adventure, then fine.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
"Watch this crap, you'll love it because you're stupid kids. Look how many fuckin lightsabers there are everywhere."
I'd be happy if my children grew up to avoid all the super-annoying habits of the Star Wars fanatics: latching on to a minor character and championing it as god, complaining about minutiae that would only be meaningful to someone with the worst obsessive traits, and becoming militant over what is only throwaway fare.
My kids can watch Star Wars in any order they want. If they do watch, I hope they get the same enjoyment out of it that I did. Or they can watch it not at all: I won't pretend these films are some sort of cultural treasure.
My kids can watch Star Wars in any order they want. If they do watch, I hope they get the same enjoyment out of it that I did. Or they can watch it not at all: I won't pretend these films are some sort of cultural treasure.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
Banned
MC Safety said:
I just want my kids to appreciate that practical effects can still do a hell of a good job. I will agree about the EU stuff, honestly I read one juvenile fiction book, waited for a sequel to it (which I had no cool if it ever emerged) and that was about it, besides KOTOR.
I will say that I do love those technical manuals though. There is always something cool when you can treat a fiction subject as if it was real (Zombie Survival Guide, being another example) and produce a "Non-Fiction" Fiction book.
I gave this some thought in the past and in the end I have decided to do nothing. Star Wars was a big thing for me when I was a kid. I searched it out, I found what meagre things there were, and I thought they were important. It was all self motivated. I need to give my kids the same option.
My kid's first introduction into Star Wars was a wall of merchandise that can be found most anywhere. There are t-shirts, cartoons, and lego galore before the kids even had a concept of the original movies. That will never change and it would be vain to try and steer the kids in the 'right' path. They will experience this thing way different than I did, if they choose to experience it at all.
Star Wars was a good thing, maybe still is, but for the most part the world has moved on. Moved on and in many cases moved faster. There has never been a Star Wars amusement park but Harry Potter got one and so did Cars since then, just like that. The kids have way more choice in this day and age, they don't need to choose Star Wars.
I liked it best when my kids and I caught a random episode of Clone Wars. They had questions, I could answer them. When they asked if I had seen this show before I said not this one but others. They left it, I left it, and we just watched the program together.
My kid's first introduction into Star Wars was a wall of merchandise that can be found most anywhere. There are t-shirts, cartoons, and lego galore before the kids even had a concept of the original movies. That will never change and it would be vain to try and steer the kids in the 'right' path. They will experience this thing way different than I did, if they choose to experience it at all.
Star Wars was a good thing, maybe still is, but for the most part the world has moved on. Moved on and in many cases moved faster. There has never been a Star Wars amusement park but Harry Potter got one and so did Cars since then, just like that. The kids have way more choice in this day and age, they don't need to choose Star Wars.
I liked it best when my kids and I caught a random episode of Clone Wars. They had questions, I could answer them. When they asked if I had seen this show before I said not this one but others. They left it, I left it, and we just watched the program together.
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
Manos: The Hans of Fate said:
I'd rather they watch all series of the "The Wire" or "Game of Thrones".
If they beg to watch Star Wars this:
a Master Ninja: The Hans of Fate said:
Let's not even try to pretend the other movies in the series are worth even considering.
When?
If my kids want to watch Star Wars they'll watch Star Wars. I'll go pick up all six and let them watch whatever. I hated when my Dad tried to force to me watch or read stuff he had when he was a kid that I had no interest in.
If my kids want to watch Star Wars they'll watch Star Wars. I'll go pick up all six and let them watch whatever. I hated when my Dad tried to force to me watch or read stuff he had when he was a kid that I had no interest in.
I knew Anakin was going to become Darth Vader but I didn't know Palpatine was the emperor until I actually saw the trailer for Episode III. Star Wars isn't that complicated. I only had a vague understanding of Star Wars when my Dad took me to see Episode I way back when, wasn't all that hard to grasp.PhoncipleBone said:
IV V VI for me, best pq I can find over wholly original releases. Maybe limited edition dvd releases.
I like the idea. Does anyone think with a really good edit, you can condense three movies into one decent biopic on Anakin Skywalker to slip between V and VI? Some people say III was all that was needed, but that should be chopped up too if you're just keeping the fun stuff. Then you don't have a disproportionate flashback longer than the first two movies. All for having a 1-2hr flashback though.
PhoncipleBone said:
I like the idea. Does anyone think with a really good edit, you can condense three movies into one decent biopic on Anakin Skywalker to slip between V and VI? Some people say III was all that was needed, but that should be chopped up too if you're just keeping the fun stuff. Then you don't have a disproportionate flashback longer than the first two movies. All for having a 1-2hr flashback though.
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