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Post by chazraps on Jun 29, 2022 13:46:47 GMT -5
Younger fans at the time hated Jar Jar too. He's was a shitty part of a larger bad idea that was making a kids movie about trade disputes under the veil of a beloved franchise.
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Jun 29, 2022 14:16:47 GMT -5
Younger fans at the time hated Jar Jar too. He's was a shitty part of a larger bad idea that was making a kids movie about trade disputes under the veil of a beloved franchise. Honestly, even at 10yrs old I liked the Senate scenes a lot. To be fair though I would as a kid voluntarily watch shows about politics. I wouldn't mind a Star Wars series based around the Republic Senate.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jun 29, 2022 18:15:54 GMT -5
Because Jar-Jar makes everything worse.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jun 29, 2022 18:22:14 GMT -5
People forget that the Ewoks got similar hate from older Star Wars fans in the 80's, while they were loved by the younger fans. Those same younger fans that grew up and hated Jar Jar. Who existed for the same reason the Ewoks did, to appeal to children. I guess I was the right age then (6, to be precise) and it also probably didn't help that the Internet only existed in very specific places. As I had no idea about Ewok Hate until discovering the latter. It's kind of like how I didn't see Scrappy-Doo as a problem until finding mid-90s-style Scooby sites. And I will admit I didn't like his episodes...but only when it was the comedy shorts, and that was because of no Fred, Daphne, and Velma. Shoot, I LIKED Superman IV and Supergirl when I was a kid! I also think ROTJ wasn't a bad ending to the series (Damn you "Somehow Palpatine returned"...)
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jun 30, 2022 7:53:33 GMT -5
I immediately thought of the Ferengi. Once I read that they were accused of being Jewish stereotypes, damn I couldn't unsee that. Oh yeah, Star Trek generally is decent at avoiding that but daaaaaaamn *cough*CodOfHonor*cough*
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jun 30, 2022 7:58:56 GMT -5
Oh yeah, Star Trek generally is decent at avoiding that but daaaaaaamn *cough*CodOfHonor*cough* As I say, generally lol You get a few of those one off aliens, that was just... literally no idea how that got through since it sounds like it was the idea of literally just the director and everyone else hated it.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 30, 2022 10:55:27 GMT -5
He's annoying. Not to the degree of the hate, but he was grating in that first movie.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jun 30, 2022 11:00:49 GMT -5
I like to think he has a super-cool twin brother named Raj Raj who everyone loves.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jun 30, 2022 12:03:20 GMT -5
I was 11 when Episode 1 came out and I loved him
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Jul 1, 2022 2:16:59 GMT -5
Darth Jar Jar fighting against the military force of the Ewoks should be one of those shows they put on Disney Plus.
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Post by SmashTV on Jul 1, 2022 9:27:02 GMT -5
When I read a brief synopsis for the story and characters in TPM, I knew as soon as I read the words ‘computer animated comic sidekick Jar Jar Binks’, I knew I’d dislike him.
I just didn’t anticipate how much I’d dislike him...
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Post by SmashTV on Jul 1, 2022 9:30:20 GMT -5
People forget that the Ewoks got similar hate from older Star Wars fans in the 80's, while they were loved by the younger fans. Those same younger fans that grew up and hated Jar Jar. Who existed for the same reason the Ewoks did, to appeal to children. “Jar Jar makes the Ewoks look like ‘Shaft!’” Tim Bisley, Spaced.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jul 1, 2022 9:41:41 GMT -5
People forget that the Ewoks got similar hate from older Star Wars fans in the 80's, while they were loved by the younger fans. Those same younger fans that grew up and hated Jar Jar. Who existed for the same reason the Ewoks did, to appeal to children. “Jar Jar makes the Ewoks look like ‘Shaft!’” Tim Bisley, Spaced. QFT The Ewoks were small and furry, but at least they were competent.
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