Nothing Sacred
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Meh, personally I'm just bitter that Battlefront 3 and/or Republic Commando 2 isn't being made. I'm not against the idea, the only thing that would get me to play a dancing game would be if it was a STAR WARS dancing game, so yeah, it's funny.
I think that George lucas is a great troller, and has a good sense of humor; it's not intended to be taken seriously
Yeah, I don't think it's very funny and it has nothing to do with Star Wars being sacred or an outcry at the debasement cultural icons or any of that stuff. It?s just that the series has become such a joke this last decade or so, that there isn?t any more room the make fun of it. It?s already been milked for all its worth and all that's left is this bad Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan routine.
I would also like to point out that its usually self deprecating humor that?s funny, whereas self parody is just sad.
I would also like to point out that its usually self deprecating humor that?s funny, whereas self parody is just sad.
I don?t believe that?s a very good example. You?re probably thinking about self-denigrating more than anything else. Anyways, I doubt we?ll see any good examples in Star Wars, since Lucus doesn?t come across as the type to admit fault (humorously or otherwise).
Honestly I could give less of a shit, but it did make me cringe with disgust.
Oh and I wear stuff because I like it, not because it's hip, or "ironic".
Bob I like your videos and articles, but I feel you need a hipster intervention.
Oh and I wear stuff because I like it, not because it's hip, or "ironic".
Bob I like your videos and articles, but I feel you need a hipster intervention.
I suspect that the reason why so much hate is directed at the "I'm Han Solo" song and not so much at the others is latent homophobia.
Seriously, look at the Han Solo dance off and tell me that he doesn't seem just a touch too effeminate. Which makes some people who idolized the character and grew up wanting to be him extremely uncomfortable, and thus angry.
Other than that, it's just yet another kinect game that fails to do what people want. When I heard they were making a Kinect Star Wars game, I thought, "hey lightsabers, awesome" (or at least I would if I wasn't a cynical bastard) Having that hope and optimism be rewarded with a really, really bad version of Dance Central is just cruel.
Seriously, look at the Han Solo dance off and tell me that he doesn't seem just a touch too effeminate. Which makes some people who idolized the character and grew up wanting to be him extremely uncomfortable, and thus angry.
Other than that, it's just yet another kinect game that fails to do what people want. When I heard they were making a Kinect Star Wars game, I thought, "hey lightsabers, awesome" (or at least I would if I wasn't a cynical bastard) Having that hope and optimism be rewarded with a really, really bad version of Dance Central is just cruel.
Fucking THANKYOU for linking that.imnotparanoid said:
This is awesome xD
I seriously can't see how anyone is mad over a hilarious Kinect dance minigame.
Greedo-shot-first I can understand people getting up in a huff about, along with a lot of the other things that have happened to the franchise (It's impossible to deny that Star Wars has been bled dry and run into the ground).
But THIS? what kind of intolerant humourless person could think this is the worst thing that's happened since the holocaust? (Yeah, the Youtube comments on these vids are WAY worse then usual Youtube butthurt...)
I can completely understand someone going "Wow... these parody songs are terrible..." because most of them are, but why so much rage?
... I would buy this if I had a 360.
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You raise a point that's only scary because it's completely plausible...Snooder said:
Furthering your point: The only videos that seem to have more positive comments then negative ones? the ones with Leia in a bikini...
"...the inescapable fact that the lumbering Post-Post-Irony Ouroboros of endlessly self-referential contemporary pop-culture is a monster of our making."
If nothing else he ever does is any good, at least Bob has given us this sentence.
If nothing else he ever does is any good, at least Bob has given us this sentence.
The problem with an argument that outrage should be more productive is that it completely invalidates your career choice. If everyone should focus their energy on stopping the evil in the world, why the fuck should anyone pay you to review movies and talk about miscellaneous topics?
That said, there is a bit of irrational ire towards anything that Lucas puts out that is not Empire Strikes Back part 2. There's always been an element of playfulness between the characters, and a lot of self-mockery being thrown around in the original trilogy. This doesn't directly fit in with the tone of the series, but then again, I don't think that anybody was expecting Star Wars Kinect to be a serious canonical entry into the Expanded Universe.
Also, this whole thing was done on a much smaller scale in a far more awesome game.
Edit: as a sidenote, the dancing minigame deserves to exist purely on the basis of the move names. Seriously.
That said, there is a bit of irrational ire towards anything that Lucas puts out that is not Empire Strikes Back part 2. There's always been an element of playfulness between the characters, and a lot of self-mockery being thrown around in the original trilogy. This doesn't directly fit in with the tone of the series, but then again, I don't think that anybody was expecting Star Wars Kinect to be a serious canonical entry into the Expanded Universe.
Also, this whole thing was done on a much smaller scale in a far more awesome game.
Edit: as a sidenote, the dancing minigame deserves to exist purely on the basis of the move names. Seriously.
ANY news is good so long as it's not that stupid zimmerman case. The only real crime committed there was the new black panther party putting a bounty on a citizen. What's next, are we gonna start letting Fox News put hit orders on people like Al Gore?
Star Wars is a great thing. I'm glad that lucas finally figured something out that worked, even if it was only a bit in a video game, the media that star wars has really been rising on in the last fifteen years.
Star Wars is a great thing. I'm glad that lucas finally figured something out that worked, even if it was only a bit in a video game, the media that star wars has really been rising on in the last fifteen years.
A better analogy would be the LEGO Star Wars games and what they have gotten away with, rather than all the other referances. That said, there is a differance between seeing this kind of thing from an intentionally satirical/parody based source (pretty much everything you mentioned, or Lego Star Wars) and seeing it from an official/serious source. In part it can be argued that if the official souces cease to take themselves seriously the parodies and satires lose a lot of their own weight as well.
As far as how seriously this is taken compared to other "real" issues, that's more or less a pointless arguement as by that logic nothing should be taken seriously if there is something more important going on elsewhere.
As far as how seriously this is taken compared to other "real" issues, that's more or less a pointless arguement as by that logic nothing should be taken seriously if there is something more important going on elsewhere.
"It's a more than a little ironic (in the real sense) that the same Geek Culture that cries "Blasphemy!" at the desecration of Han Solo is ever at the ready to lay wreaths at the feet of South Park for going right up to the line of actual blasphemy in their various episodes poking fun at the absurdities of Christianity, Islam etc."
What would you estimate the correlation is between "geekiness" and religiosity? I would say "strong negative." If that is true, then the above isn't so ironic after all.
What would you estimate the correlation is between "geekiness" and religiosity? I would say "strong negative." If that is true, then the above isn't so ironic after all.