A dearth of Darth

While it may seem insignificant to some (okay, most), I have deleted starwars dot com and the force dot net from my daily web-surfing list.

With the May release of the final instalment of the theatrical saga, there really is no news worth waiting for on pins and needles.  There is far more chaff than wheat on each to wade through.  I don't need to know where Anthony Daniels will next be appearing at a convention, clinging to what fan fame remains to him, or where Ewen McGregor was last spotted in public.  Mark Hamill's current animation voice-over endeavours are a pretty weak link to begin with.  I waffled briefly when considering Natalie Portman, but then realised she's probably not coming to Edmonton any time soon.  These trivialities concern me not.

I already know when the DVD of Sith will be coming out, and after that...

I'll just have to decide, when he's the appropriate age, whether to sit my son down and watch the entire saga in chronological or episodic order.  I have a few years to ponder that one.  That choice ultimately rests on how one believes Empire should be viewed.

Until then, I still have I Harth Darth to keep me entertained.

Comments

[daisy]

I'd have them view in the order of cinema release. The "original 3" have an innocence about them that fits well with the fairy tales of childhood. The new 3 are more spectacular, crisper and high tech but in spite of that "realism" lack the emotional realism of the fist. how incredibly pretentious does that sound??? apologies.... :)

[daisy]

very very sorry for double post. that will teach me to preview... I'll take a vow of silence for a few days till I know better.

[Simon]

Not at all pretentious, DJ!

That's exactly how I feel about the current status of the Star Wars saga. I watch the first three for nostalgia and to live through the characters' lives again. I watch the second three more for the lightsabres and unadulterated FUN of it.

(I deleted your double post since, you know, I have that kind of awesome power here in my demesne.)

[daisy]

my thanks Oh Powerful One. But you deleted the wrong one (from my point of view). Consider the wisdom of the phrase "the emotional realism of THE FIST....."
(my own is in my mouth as I type...)

[BOB]

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373593

Not truly pertinent to your post, but you are the first person I thought of when I saw these pictures.

BOB

[Elizabeth]

Ah, the awesome, cosmic power of seducing you to the Dark Side of Hilarity.