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Severian wrote:Battle of Endor.
An army of clones based upon the ultimate Soldier. Fully kitted out, trained, armed and armoured with structure, tactics, strategy, diverse forces and support to fill any and every role.
Not only clones make up the line troopers though to be fair, and to plug the gaps in his failed logic, Lucas has them also standard troops and conscripts who are also trained and using the best gear available to them and yet all fail equally and seem to be the most ineffective fighting force in the universe best suited to a Benny Hill sketch.
This elite fighting force is ravaged, trapped and sent packing by an army of...teddy bears.
Likewise ill-supplied rebels are able to gain the upper hand in any brawl with the Imperial Navy who are made up of highly trained professionals with far more numbers, supplies, the technological and size edges and yet any old John Smith is able to down a dozen Tie Fighters in a dogfight.
'nuff said about the credability of Starwars.
So if you want an innocent space opera crossed fantasy, this is the thing for you. But the bastion of Science-Fiction? A very underwhelming case study.
Space battles, turn to the reimagined Battlestar.
A somewhat darker and adult orientated universe, Farscape.
Action/Serious Comedy, Firefly/Serenity.
Good Epics? Look to the 50's and 60's.
Good Sci-Fi? Forbidden Planet.
I feel Starwars like Shakespeare does for Renaissance Literature; recieves far too much attention and seen as the only true and proper source. So I encourage people to find Jonson, find Milton, find Marlowe & Donne and all the others left behind the shadow of the mighty Bill Shakes.
However Knights of the Old Republic I did like and feel that the movies and their particular timeline within the expanded universe did not do the entire SW epic justice.
Corran Horn wrote:i want to say one thing here. look at that han solo fella. all the time, during all those years he wears the same shirt. this is QUALITY! i'd like to know where he bought it...
