This is how old I am: I will NEVER call the first Star Wars film "A New Hope," get your bullshit retcon away from me, it is and always shall be Star Wars, forever and ever amen

[culturaiconica@mastodon.social]

@scalzi Haha, same, but most around my age also does that... guess it's a "kids these days" kinda thing.

[penguintoot@twit.social]

@scalzi @jsnell Stood in line 3 hours 3x to see “Star Wars” in 1977, when the spaceship flew over our heads at the beginning we knew it was going to be very special. And it always was

[meganl@mas.to]

@scalzi Ditto, man, ditto. #GenX

[fdr@mstdn.social]

@scalzi and Han shot first

[corb_the_lesser@mastodon.social]

@scalzi The first film's success opened the door to more films and the "New Hope" label. The rather odd of idea of making prequels to provide backstory for "Star Wars" triggered the name change. That backstory might have been provided via flashbacks in sequel films.

[stefanejones@dice.camp]

@scalzi Dang straight!

[mostlytato@mstdn.social]

@HighlandLawyer @johnhattan @scalzi
As a young child, that was an amazing experience. I remember my jaw dropping with the opening space battle scenes, I'd never seen anything like it.

[jimfl@hachyderm.io]

@scalzi I’m almost afraid to ask what your feelings on Episode IV are…

[stonebear2@hachyderm.io]

@fdr

That's damn right. Han Shot First Dammit ️.

@scalzi

[dan@axillae.telent.net]

@jay @scalzi "Highlander: there should have been only one"

[genex@sfba.social]

@scalzi - always got confused when they started calling it that. It's just Star Wars!

[napili@hachyderm.io]

@scalzi what do you call "Revenge of the Jedi"?

[lunarloony@dosgame.club]

@scalzi Boba Fett wandered around a bit, had one line, and then died

[lunarloony@dosgame.club]

@cratermoon @scalzi Erm. Podracing.

[jappel@wandering.shop]

@scalzi So say we all.

[ggmcbg@mstdn.plus]

@scalzi

I'm just glad I never in muh whole life heard anyone call them Star Wars 2 and 3. 🤪
It's
Star Wars
Empire
Return of the Jedi

Then there's the rest that mean absolutely nothing in any way except theme-park dough, yet are otherwise totally harmless and entirely forgettable but completely watchable because fuckin' Star Wars.

[dukeduke@mastodon.social]

@scalzi To this day, I've only ever seen the first three. And I'm good!

[aars@mastodon.social]

@scalzi Amen!

[blogdiva@mastodon.social]

@scalzi SAY THAT!!!

[blogdiva@mastodon.social]

@david_chisnall @billiglarper @scalzi George didn't write any of his Star Wars screenplays, his ex-wife did.

PS: she is the only one of the two to have won an Oscar, and the only one in the creative division of Star Wars to do so. the franchise is notorious for winning in the tech categories not the creative ones. so it’s kinda poetic justice given his vigorous attempts at erasing her from the franchise’s history.