Today is Star Wars Day (in the U.S.)!

Z, as you know, we celebrate many important days (such as Star Wars Day) here in the U.S., but mostly unimportant ones. Today is also Candied Orange Peel Day. Really? F**kin' Americans! 😄 Please, though, as a Frenchman, try not to feel too left-out from important days to celebrate. LOL!

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May 04, 2021

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I think Star Wars movies are slooooooooooooooooow. 😴 I keep nodding off. I didn't finish Rogue One, I just gave up somewhere halfway.

I did enjoy the KotOR video games very much though.

Zerbique

May 04, 2021

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As a (former) hardcore Star Wars fan I knew this one obviously! I also know Pi Day (March 14th) and Independence Day because of the movie.

Cadet Stimpy

May 04, 2021

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Well, as a physicist, you better have known about Pi Day. 😄

Zerbique

May 04, 2021

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@Cadet Stimpy Cool, I didn't know this website!

I say former Star Wars fan because I still can't swallow the horror of the last movie. Besides, most of the comics and novels produced since the Disney take-over (which I have nothing against on principle) have been sub-par, if downright bad. They tend more and more to be set up in the US rather than in a far-away galaxy.

This lunch I was reading the third Thrawn novel from Zahn (set in the new Disney canon) and they were speaking about magic tricks. Then one character said "Hey, presto!" and it felt way too jarring for my tastes.

People have said that The Mandalorian did everything right, but I don't like it very much. The dialogues are straight out of a Saturday morning cartoon (and the story pretty much as well), but the real actors make it all look very funny.

The only thing I really enjoyed since Disney is Star Wars VIII (yes, I know, that's a controversial opinion to have) and the Aphra comic book series. Finally some innovative stuff! The main "Star Wars" series is also enjoyable if a bit inconsistent at times.