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Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Fett101 on 20 November 2002, 23:12
It's as bas as furries. (http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,56409,00.html)

[ November 21, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax v6.9 /Dave: Mac Zealot ]

Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: hm_murdock on 21 November 2002, 01:15
yes, Fett. some people.

we won't even talk about your Jango/Boba/Clonie fetish.   :D  

j/k
I had to! I had to. lol
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: rtgwbmsr on 21 November 2002, 01:37
Makes you want a Mac doesn't it   :D
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Pantso on 21 November 2002, 04:12
quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy James: Mac Commando:
yes, Fett. some people.

we won't even talk about your Jango/Boba/Clonie fetish.    :D  

j/k
I had to! I had to. lol


  :D
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Fett101 on 21 November 2002, 08:17
quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy James: Mac Commando:
yes, Fett. some people.

we won't even talk about your Jango/Boba/Clonie fetish.    :D  

j/k
I had to! I had to. lol


You havn't seen boba without his armor.

Rowr... (http://home.midsouth.rr.com/fett101/NO.jpg)
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Kintaro on 21 November 2002, 10:15
Since when did Zombie9920 own a iMac?
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Calum on 21 November 2002, 13:04
here's the best part of that page:

(http://www.wired.com/news/images/full/mac_g4girl2_f.jpg)
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 21 November 2002, 14:03
quote:
Originally posted by fett101:


You havn't seen boba without his armor.

Rowr... (http://home.midsouth.rr.com/fett101/NO.jpg)


Boba looks exactly like Jango because he's a clone of him.
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Fett101 on 21 November 2002, 18:42
quote:
Originally posted by Macman: Mac Commando:


Boba looks exactly like Jango because he's a clone of him.



Please. Do not pay attention to the prequals. George Lucas has gone senile.

"Long before Luke Skywalker journeyed off Tattooine to fulfill his destiny as a jedi, Boba Fett was known as Journeyman Protector Jaster Mereel. Years past, the ugly young law-enforcement officer on the world of Concord Down had killed another protector, and though the dead man had been corrupt, disgracing his office and uniform, Mereel was still imprisoned for the murder. Against the wishes of his pleader, the arrogant young man remained unrepentant to the trial court, and Jaster Mereel was exiled from Concord Down, stripped of all he owned.

Mereel's adoption of the name Boba Fett, and the manner in which he acquired his rare battle armor, are tales lost in time, remembered by no living being except for Fett himself. "
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Calum on 21 November 2002, 19:42
so how does it really work then? who's a clone of who and so forth?
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Fett101 on 22 November 2002, 01:18
Well... technically, that above story about Jaster is a false one that was spread around before ep2 (ya know. To up the mystery thing). Therefore, Boba is a clone of Jango. And George Lucas has scurvy. (oh. excuse me. Space scurvy)  :rolleyes:
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: hm_murdock on 22 November 2002, 01:37
Read Jango's bio in the New Essential Guide to Characters. Jaster was Jango's trainer, and Boba went back to him to get his own set of armor. And remember, the books aren't 100% canon the way they are in Star Trek. Trek lets everything get fucked up because any dick, bob, or steve can come up with their own stuff and have it be called "real star trek"

The only 100% canon Star Wars stuff is what comes from Lucas.
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: psyjax on 22 November 2002, 02:11
This is fun stuff, but non-Mac. Keep talking starwars junk tho  :D

Moving to lounge.
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Kintaro on 22 November 2002, 10:44
If only you knew the power of the source
Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 22 November 2002, 12:29
When epsiode II came out and I heard about Jango I beat my head against several walls because I had read all the books and thought I had it figured out. After coming up with several theories myself I bought the new essential guide and was relieved to see that everything was explained, no thanks to Mr. Lucas of course.

And actually, if you've read the essential chronology you'd see that not just the novels are canon, but so are comic books and video games. There are very few errors though. The other big one that comes to mind is threepio's origins. In one novel it was stated that threepio was created a hundred years ago on a droid-producing moon, but Mr. Lucas seemed to ignore that idea and make up his own. I haven't heard this one explained, but a good explanation is that threepio had a memory wipe sometime between episode I and episode IV. Thank the Force that StarWars isn't as fucked error-wise as StarTrek.

[ November 22, 2002: Message edited by: Macman: Mac Commando ]

Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Calum on 22 November 2002, 13:28
quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy James: Mac Commando:
Read Jango's bio in the New Essential Guide to Characters. Jaster was Jango's trainer, and Boba went back to him to get his own set of armor. And remember, the books aren't 100% canon the way they are in Star Trek. Trek lets everything get fucked up because any dick, bob, or steve can come up with their own stuff and have it be called "real star trek"

The only 100% canon Star Wars stuff is what comes from Lucas.

not true.
star trek does not claim to be some work of genius  like star wars does, it's just cowboys and indians in space. HOWEVER star trek is based on an optimistic view of the future, whereas star wars is based on a swashbuckling tale of adventure from the past. Star trek has also proved a great storytelling base for all manner of good stories, including racism, sexism and other poignant dtories. Roddenberry was a pioneer of such things, although definitely no huge genius, i think he was a visionary.

He was still just human like the rest of us though, and by the late seventies he'd lost the grip of star trek, and it was a blessing when other people started making star trek. Most of those people are very talented and have been working on star trek in some form for years before they are allowed a 'controlling' position. i like their 'promote from within' mentality. Many of the directors of the more recent seasons' episodes, and of the films, for instance, were actually long term actors from star trek: TNG.

Lets not star a star wars versus star trek thing here because they are totally different things. star wars is an epic tale of high adventure, made as a high budget series of films written and directed by one guy. It has a start and a middle and an end, and it uses many traditional storytelling methods to flow well. Star trek on the other hand is an 'ongoing mission' if you like. it is a huge continuity which we are always seeing new aspects of.

There are a shitload of technical manuals, engineering schematics and suchlike, but these are all gleaned from snippets of the shows. Interesting to note that not only are the machines of star trek technically sound (if we actually had the means to make the components) but that they have in fact inspired people to develop them in real life. For instance the original series of star trek introduced a screen next to the beds in sick bay that showed the vital statistics of the patient, and today this is a reality. I hear that instant matter transportation will take another 50 years to perfect, but that it could be done. Shame i will be too old to benifit from it, that is one invention i really want to be available. I think it would break down a lot of social and economic barriers, and solve a lot of other problems too.

[ November 22, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

Title: Some People.... (Now starwars junk)
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 22 November 2002, 14:37
Well said Calum. I don't know why everyone compares ST and SW. And even if we never perfect matter transportation, they have already transported photons. This could mean superdy-duperdy fast computers in a few years.