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2010-11-23 11:31 PM

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Subject: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
For all you that plan on having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars, you might want to take a look at this PSA to help you out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCjMGOvMghY


2010-11-24 6:06 AM
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Funny! But I did introduce my daughter to Star Wars at an early age, starting with the original trilogy. She hasn't seen final movie (chapter III) yet, as I don't think she's quite ready to see Anakin become Darth Vader.
2010-11-24 7:54 AM
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I'm looking forward to the day that I can get my 18 month old to sit still long enough to introduce her to Star Wars, in the proper order of course....
2010-11-24 9:44 AM
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The progression table... you have to break them in easy

- Droids cartoon
- Ewoks Movies
- Lego Star Wars
- Episode 4-6
- Episode 1-3 (hey, they might has well learn the right way...)
- old Clone wars animated series
- Clone wars movie (you explain to them that every series has it's faults)
- new Clone wars animated series
- Shadows of the Empire Game/Book
- Knights of the Old Republic
- Knights of the Old Republic 2 (If it doesn't crash and corrupt their game saves 13x)
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
- Fanboys
- George Lucas In Love
- Book Series / Expanded Universe

But you never...ever... show them the Christmas Special... for the love of god, DO NOT DO IT. If they are big enough SW Nerds by the end of the above, they'll seek it out themselves. If you can't talk them out of it (and you can't... I mean... they do have the version of the Boba Fett toy that causes a choking hazard after all...) then all you can do is damage control, which I'll try to demonstrate below.

After they finish watching the bootleg they no doubt bought at a Sci-Fi / Comic Convention, you need to take them to a dark room... things that are very important to have in the room include some Sprite, saltine crackers, a blanket spread across the floor for them to curl up on, a toilet to vomit in, a bucket to vomit in when they can't make it to the toilet, a box of tissues, a George Lucas Voodoo doll to stab, possibly some anti-depressants. After a while (it took me about 6 months) they will start to re-adjust to normal life...
2010-11-24 12:47 PM
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Leegoocrap - 2010-11-24 11:44 AM The progression table... you have to break them in easy

- Droids cartoon
- Ewoks Movies
- Lego Star Wars
- Episode 4-6
- Episode 1-3 (hey, they might has well learn the right way...)
- old Clone wars animated series
- Clone wars movie (you explain to them that every series has it's faults)
- new Clone wars animated series
- Shadows of the Empire Game/Book
- Knights of the Old Republic
- Knights of the Old Republic 2 (If it doesn't crash and corrupt their game saves 13x)
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
- Fanboys
- George Lucas In Love
- Book Series / Expanded Universe

But you never...ever... show them the Christmas Special... for the love of god, DO NOT DO IT. If they are big enough SW Nerds by the end of the above, they'll seek it out themselves. If you can't talk them out of it (and you can't... I mean... they do have the version of the Boba Fett toy that causes a choking hazard after all...) then all you can do is damage control, which I'll try to demonstrate below.

After they finish watching the bootleg they no doubt bought at a Sci-Fi / Comic Convention, you need to take them to a dark room... things that are very important to have in the room include some Sprite, saltine crackers, a blanket spread across the floor for them to curl up on, a toilet to vomit in, a bucket to vomit in when they can't make it to the toilet, a box of tissues, a George Lucas Voodoo doll to stab, possibly some anti-depressants. After a while (it took me about 6 months) they will start to re-adjust to normal life...


This is without a doubt the best post I have read today, likely this week and maybe even this month!
2010-11-24 12:56 PM
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Subject: RE: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
Kids should be censored to Episodes 4-6 only, since 1-3 are such crap that they don't count!


2010-11-24 12:58 PM
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Leegoocrap - 2010-11-24 10:44 AM The progression table... you have to break them in easy

- Droids cartoon
- Ewoks Movies
- Lego Star Wars
- Episode 4-6
- Episode 1-3 (hey, they might has well learn the right way...)
- old Clone wars animated series
- Clone wars movie (you explain to them that every series has it's faults)
- new Clone wars animated series
- Shadows of the Empire Game/Book
- Knights of the Old Republic
- Knights of the Old Republic 2 (If it doesn't crash and corrupt their game saves 13x)
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
- Fanboys
- George Lucas In Love
- Book Series / Expanded Universe

But you never...ever... show them the Christmas Special... for the love of god, DO NOT DO IT. If they are big enough SW Nerds by the end of the above, they'll seek it out themselves. If you can't talk them out of it (and you can't... I mean... they do have the version of the Boba Fett toy that causes a choking hazard after all...) then all you can do is damage control, which I'll try to demonstrate below.

After they finish watching the bootleg they no doubt bought at a Sci-Fi / Comic Convention, you need to take them to a dark room... things that are very important to have in the room include some Sprite, saltine crackers, a blanket spread across the floor for them to curl up on, a toilet to vomit in, a bucket to vomit in when they can't make it to the toilet, a box of tissues, a George Lucas Voodoo doll to stab, possibly some anti-depressants. After a while (it took me about 6 months) they will start to re-adjust to normal life...

I'm ashamed to admit that I actually have a copy of the special on VHS.  It's close, but it's probably the only thing worse then The Phantom Menace.

2010-11-24 1:29 PM
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Subject: RE: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
If you remove minutes 10 - 45 of the Phantom Menace (basically all of the Jar-Jar / Naboo parts) it's not all that bad.
2010-11-24 1:33 PM
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What... No love for Space Balls in that list?

2010-11-24 1:40 PM
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velocomp - 2010-11-24 2:33 PM

What... No love for Space Balls in that list?



I give you, I'm a Mel Brooks fan, but in light of all the "Official Star Wars Fan Film Award" parodies / video's... Space Balls lost a little luster
2010-11-24 7:28 PM
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wstchstrTriathlete - 2010-11-24 1:56 PM Kids should be censored to Episodes 4-6 only, since 1-3 are such crap that they don't count!


No way man.  Episode 3 is an awesome movie.  ...btw, ANY movie with Natalie Portman is worth watching from my perspective.  

I had to post in this thread as I was busy earlier tonight showing my 7 and 4 year olds the original Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back trailers on Youtube.  Man! Have movie trailers come a long long way since then!   


2010-11-28 1:20 AM
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Subject: RE: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
I thought this was going to be about brothers and sisters making out...
2010-11-28 1:08 PM
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Subject: RE: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
in2deep - 2010-11-28 1:20 AM I thought this was going to be about brothers and sisters making out...

x2

I love the part where the little boy denies that DV is LS's Dad.
2010-12-04 9:34 PM
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Subject: RE: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
I hope someday I will be a dad just do I can train them well in watching star wars.  probably the most important thing ever.

2010-12-05 8:57 AM
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Subject: RE: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
My Son knows pretty much every single charachter from Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Harry Potter & Batman from playing all the Wii Lego games.  He's only seen Star Wars and the first Harry Potter movie, others are still to scary for him at this point (that's what he tells us)

2010-12-05 3:10 PM
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Subject: RE: Having that 'talk' with your kids about Star Wars
Recently, my son received (as a gift) tons of (older) Star Wars toys..I was out there playing with him for hours at a time. I figured that once he got the main names down (Yoda, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke, Obi, Darth Vadar, etc.), he'd be ready to watch the movies (he's 4). We started with Episode 4 and from the second that movie started, he was running out to the garage and grabbing every character that appeared in the movie...

The best part was a few days later when we watched The Empire Strikes Back! During the battle on the ice planet (Hoth?), he practically yelled, "Daddy, I have those outside!!!" and I had to help him bring in the larger toys (AT-AT and AT-AS) so that we could play on the rug while watching...

I cannot wait until I can watch the subsecuent movies with him...it will be FUN!


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