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Q: Introducing Chinese friends to Star Wars...

I managed to get my hands on Star Wars episodes I-VI, should I start with the Godawful prequals, or the original trilogy?  I have noticed that there is no decent Chinese Sci-Fi.

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Start with a new hope, digitally mstered versions as if you start with 1-3 the special effects gap will just ruin the story for 4-6 for them i suspect. The big thing for star wars for me is the expanded universe, i just recently down Loaded every star wars comic for my tablet. Will get busy on the train reading those things!

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The expanded universe is no longer considered canon.

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And to that i say " f you disney, f you"

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They're are still great stories in the EU. And since the new movies are set post Episode VI, most of the EU stories set in the past won't really effect the new "canon" so you can just pretend it is canon.

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I agree with fada and xunliang. Just because Disney paid a heap of money to rescue Star Wars from George Lucas, does not mean that they get to say silly things like, 'Jar Jar Binks is an actual character, but Thrawn is not.' Thrawn will always be more of a 'real character' than Binks ever will be.

 

I am pretty sure Disney is only avoiding the EU because they don't want to pay royalties to authors. Or because Lucas included it in the contract.

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My understanding was that the first ever star wars was only released in China last month.

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Start with a new hope, digitally mstered versions as if you start with 1-3 the special effects gap will just ruin the story for 4-6 for them i suspect. The big thing for star wars for me is the expanded universe, i just recently down Loaded every star wars comic for my tablet. Will get busy on the train reading those things!

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The expanded universe is no longer considered canon.

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And to that i say " f you disney, f you"

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They're are still great stories in the EU. And since the new movies are set post Episode VI, most of the EU stories set in the past won't really effect the new "canon" so you can just pretend it is canon.

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I agree with fada and xunliang. Just because Disney paid a heap of money to rescue Star Wars from George Lucas, does not mean that they get to say silly things like, 'Jar Jar Binks is an actual character, but Thrawn is not.' Thrawn will always be more of a 'real character' than Binks ever will be.

 

I am pretty sure Disney is only avoiding the EU because they don't want to pay royalties to authors. Or because Lucas included it in the contract.

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All i ever saw were the prequels.  I thought they were good. 

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And with regards to sci fi, several new shows are available to torrent, Dark matter, killjoys, defiance s03 and falling skies s05. Killjoys will be good i suspect, dark matter, only 3 episodes in and the main character is already annoying the fuck outta me, think charlie from revolution if you have ever seen it, if not, then his whiney goodness will become evident pretty soon.

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I showed Star Wars to my wife, she loved it, I only showed her the original trilogy, and told her that under no circumstances is she to watch the prequels. She enjoyed the movies original three. Later she tried to watch Phantom Menace, but fell asleep.

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They were such a disappointment.  Anakin Skywalker is such an interesting character;  arrogant, troubled, yet a total badass.  So of course they make him a mopey emo.

 

Was downright pissed when I went to see Episode III.  The battle between Darth Vader and Obi-wan...  It was going to be EPIC, a BAMF Sith Lord versus an equally BAMF Jedi...  So the final Battle starts... Talk talk talk hop platforms.  Talk talk talk hop platforms.  Jump at Obi-wan, OFF WITH HIS LEGS(AND ARMS)

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Start with the original 3 first. From my experience Chinese usually like it. The force is based on inner qi so they get the idea behind it. They also seem to respect Yoda which is cool.

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As a Chinese, I totally have no idea of what you guys are talking about.

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