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[beccatoria]

I've spent most of this evening defending the rights of Gay Mandalorians.

Huh.

Also, my new OT3: Mary Shelley/Percy Bysshe Shelley/Aries

Which is what happens when you're discussing emo poets and you ask the wrong person, "Who was that guy? You know, hung out with Percy Bysshe Shelley. Ran off to Greece to fight in those wars..."

Also, when I was a kid (like eight or twelve) these were the sort of grown-ups I wanted to be just like.

Of course, I grew up, and there weren't any left. And you can't really do it on your own. At least, not without a lot more confidence than I have.

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[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

The mandalorians were gay?

... i suppose all male exclusive warrior cults are gay.

the jedi were totally gay. the only wah phantom menace makes any sense at all is to assume that obi wan and qui gonn are doing it.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Well, at least two of them are! And it only took us until 2007! Someone's homophobically exploding on the forum I post at in a most hilarious way.

Re: The Phantom Menace, well, yes. I suppose you're aware of the MASSIVE explosion of Qui Gon/Obi Wan slash that completely shocked and dumbfounded the existing Star Wars Community back in 1999 in much the same way as the explosion of fanficcing slashing fangirls shocked Lord of the Rings fandom when those films came out? ;)

Aaah, gayness. I take it you've seen 300?

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Which two are gay? I'm trying to think of slashy moments in the two Knights Of The Old Republic games...

Phantom Menace, actually no, I was so utterly disheartened by the crapness of that movie that it killed my love of all things Star Wars for many years, up until KoToR came out, and briefly rekindled me. And I suppose Lego Star Wars helped a lot too.

I only read a few bits and pieces of Star Wars fanfic, including some really quite spectacularly wrong stuff.

And nope, I haven't seen the 300 yet. I don't really get to the cinema much these days. But then, I prefer the home cinema experiance. I'm looking forward to it on DVD a lot though.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Medrit Beviin and Goran Beviin. Unless you actually read the Star Wars EU heavily you're unlikely to have ever heard of them. Goran is like, the second in line to become Madalore (head Mandalorian honcho) after Boba Fett dies. Not that Boba Fett is really such a great exemplar of Mandalorianness, but there you have it...

I'M WEARING A LEGO STAR WARS T-SHIRT! /geek Ahem.

However, if you like KoToR, maybe you'd like the new KoToR comic book series they're currently doing? (I think issue 16 just came out, and the first couple of graphic novels are around). I'm actually extremely impressed with it. It's set about 8 years before the game and is about the build-up to the war, but focusing on this (ex-)Padawan named Zayne Carrick who's, well, refreshingly a complete klutz and kind of crappy/mediocre at everything, rather than the next uber-Force-user. He's on the run with this hilarious "entrepreneur" trying to escape a bunch of Jedi Masters who want to kill him. It manages to combine wonderful comedy with absolute devastation and tragedy. It's really quite impressive...

including some really quite sepctacularly wrong stuff.

Well, to be fair, I think I'd be disappointed if Star Wars didn't manage to compete in the "most WRONG fanfic" category. Though I still think Lord of the Rings has us licked. Um. Yeah. That sounded filthy...

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

The Beviins... are they brothers? Is this star wars sibcest territory here? :)

LEGO STAR WARS WAS SO COOL!

Hell, even the first one was fun, probably a slightly better game than the second, but the second wins just because its proper star wars. Lego princess leia slavegirl outfit was hilarious. My only complaing was I wish the game had been a bit longer, me and my friend finished it very very quickly.

Oh, and lightsabres just weren't as good as a blaster.

I had no idea there was a KOTOR comic. I shall look out for it. There were some good star wars comics.



... and yes, that sounded very filthy.

Amidala And The Sand People. Now *that* was wrong.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

The Beviins... are they brothers? Is this star wars sibcest territory here? :)

Well someone's gotta pick up the ball that Luke and Leia dropped...

:p

But seriously, I imagine they just picked a surname and one of them changed it. I wonder how they decided which one... *remembers that her boyfriend is going to change his name when she gets married even though it kinda weird her out...* Eh, takes all sorts...

LEGO STAR WARS WAS SO COOL!

I KNOW!

Hell, even the first one was fun, probably a slightly better game than the second, but the second wins just because its proper star wars. Lego princess leia slavegirl outfit was hilarious. My only complaing was I wish the game had been a bit longer, me and my friend finished it very very quickly.

Yeah, I agree - though I think the second one also wins because PROPER make-your-own-character-outta-lego! And vehicles!

Oh, and lightsabres just weren't as good as a blaster.

*channels the Lego Han Solo on her T-Shirt*

But nothing beats a blaster by your side!

I had no idea there was a KOTOR comic. I shall look out for it. There were some good star wars comics.

And some dire ones... I totally recommend getting the comics - support the industry and all. I think the first two graphic novels are out, though I'm not sure (I collect the single issues). But if you want me to throw you some digital copies of the first couple of issues to get a feel for it, let me know.

Amidala And The Sand People. Now *that* was wrong.

O.o

I'm broken.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I just read that they are developing a special edition of the Star Wars Lego games, both games in one, souped up for the 360 and PS3, with additional features and a few more levels... I'm not inclined to pay to pay a game twice, but more Lego Star Wars?

I'm not too excited about the thought of Lego Batman which is I understand going to be the next new lego game.


I'll see if I can get the comics from my library. I have a few virtual comics, but for some reason I find reading a comic off the monitor a much less satisyfing experiance than sitting down with the paper in my hand, and a cup of tea, and turning the pages.

broken

Trust me then, you do not want details.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

I'd be more excited about the lego star wars revelation if I had or was likely to get either a 360 or a PS3, but we look mostly likely to get a Wii if anything, and even then no time soon. (I get the least say in such things because I nearly never play games).

Lego Batman?! Wow, that's...hilarious! But then, this webcomic strip (http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20050610.html) has shown me the light; Batman is comedy gold. He can make anything funny. Just imagine him gardening...

I'll see if I can get the comics from my library. I have a few virtual comics, but for some reason I find reading a comic off the monitor a much less satisyfing experiance than sitting down with the paper in my hand, and a cup of tea, and turning the pages.

I completely agree! Though I've developed a strange fondness for the individual issues - I love sitting down with a huge stack of single-issue comics. I think I like the 1940s serialised nostalgia (well, a 1980s child's Sky-Captain twisted imagined nostalgia...) they bring with them. It's a different style and pace of story telling.

Though I do have digital copies of my favourite comics in case something happens to the actual paper copies. Fortunately I don't collect too many comics or I think I'd have serious storage issues...

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I ~might~ get a 360 if the price comes down a bit more, and if they release an updated version of the machine that runs just a little bit quieter. The damned things sound like hoovers the way they are at the moment.

As for the PS3, it's just too expensive for a console. If I'm spending that sort of money, I'll get a cutting edge PC instead.

And yep, Lego Batman is next. There were rumours that a Lego Indiana Jones was in design too.