Feb 05, 2010 18:08
Here's a response to a prequel hater, on Sci-Fi Wire's article on the 10 most evil things in sci-fi. The person typically use the opportunity to take a shot at George Lucas, and so I naturally took the time to make him look ridiculous and defend the PT environment. I also added Karen Traviss to the list, because that lady's a psycho. :P
"Sorry Afronaut, real people don't count, this is only for characters in a fictional setting. And some of us (i.e: 75%) liked Episode III and actually like the cartoon. Actually, as long as we're going with real people, add hardcore OT fanboys to the list. Those are EVIL incarnate. Their evil is such that even the Emperor and His Divine Shadow from Lexx would crumble in fear at the power of these deluded Star Wars maniacs to intimidate and frighten the rest of the fandom (although physically, we could kick their asses). :P Also add Karen Traviss to the list. Read her recent diatribe on the Jedi and ask yourself if that woman isn't EVIL walking in a human form. Between her and the fanboys, it would take the Emperor and His Shadow working together, His Shadow's entire fleet, the Empire's full array of Star Destroyers, the Lexx, the Death Star, and probably some help from Galactus to eliminate this stain from the universe. :P"
I also thought about adding something about how "there's a reason nerds and geeks were tormented by other people in high school - because they were afraid of the evil residing inside these humans, and knew they had to control them," but I didn't do it, because I'm also a nerd and a geek, and I didn't want to simplify all the varied Star Wars fans into that stereotypically simple box. That was going a bit too far, to prove a point. I also know those instances of bullying and torments were very personal for some of us, so I don't want to hurt anyone. But yeah, I think that's some interesting imagery I presented right there in that post. ;) Can you imagine the Emperor and His Shadow leading a fleet against the OT fan boys on the planet Earth? ;D Of course, they'd conquer us and probably place tracking collars on us or something, but it might be worth it to be free of the prequel haters once and for all. ;D