Star Wars: Episode VII (December 18, 2015) ***SPOILERS***

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Colbert explained how the crossguard lightsaber is just one big beam with multiple refractors, so going through the handle just hits the beam itself which is surrounded by more metal.

I really like this theory.
 
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#278
I'm an original Star Wars nerd and I don't get all the handwringing over a black stormtrooper and a fancy lightsaber.

Some people take this **** way too seriously.
 
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MG1968 said:
I'm an original Star Wars nerd and I don't get all the handwringing over a black stormtrooper and a fancy lightsaber.

Some people take this **** way too seriously.
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Especially considering that so many Star Wars nerds don't even know the lore.

It's been well documented in books, the Clone Wars series, and the new show Rebels that The Emperor stopped the use of clones and started phasing in volunteers between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. For a while the Imperial Army consisted of a mix of clones and volunteer man power until the clones died off (remember a clone's aging is accelerated compared to regular humans). By the time we get to A New Hope, very few clones would have still been in active duty and by the time period of The Force Awakens, there wouldn't have been any left at all and the Imperial army would have been 100% volunteer.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Especially considering that so many Star Wars nerds don't even know the lore.

It's been well documented in books, the Clone Wars series, and the new show Rebels that The Emperor stopped the use of clones and started phasing in volunteers between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. For a while the Imperial Army consisted of a mix of clones and volunteer man power until the clones died off (remember a clone's aging is accelerated compared to regular humans). By the time we get to A New Hope, very few clones would have still been in active duty and by the time period of The Force Awakens, there wouldn't have been any left at all and the Imperial army would have been 100% volunteer.
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Would explain how they went from being badasses to glorified mall cops.
 
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I still have this great fear that this movie will suck and somehow ruin my lifetime love of Star Wars. Anybody else have that knot in their belly?
 
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Weezer said:
I still have this great fear that this movie will suck and somehow ruin my lifetime love of Star Wars. Anybody else have that knot in their belly?
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Actually no. The prequel trilogy set the bar so low I think these will be good.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
Actually no. The prequel trilogy set the bar so low I think these will be good.
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The prequels(for the most part) were disappointing, but they didn't rob from the magic of the originals. What scares me about this movie is the involvement of established characters we know and love. I worry they will ruin Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie.... all the characters we came to love over 30 years ago.
 
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Just to weigh in, I don't see what the big deal is about over a black stormtrooper. Stormtrooper ranks were opened up to ordinary soldiers as the clones died out. There were Imperial Academies where people went to train to become stormtroopers. In a galaxy full of people, what better way to indoctrinate them than to put them in the machine? What, did people think the Star Wars universe had no black people? Hello, Lando Calrissian. Whether or not the character shown was a stormtrooper or someone pretending to be a stormtrooper doesn't really matter. At some point, there was a black stormtrooper. I just don't see what the big deal is.
 
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Weezer said:
Just to weigh in, I don't see what the big deal is about over a black stormtrooper. Stormtrooper ranks were opened up to ordinary soldiers as the clones died out. There were Imperial Academies where people went to train to become stormtroopers. In a galaxy full of people, what better way to indoctrinate them than to put them in the machine? What, did people think the Star Wars universe had no black people? Hello, Lando Calrissian. Whether or not the character shown was a stormtrooper or someone pretending to be a stormtrooper doesn't really matter. At some point, there was a black stormtrooper. I just don't see what the big deal is.
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Some of us thought the Empire was racist
 
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I think I'm going to refrain from possible 3rd party spoilers. Let the trailers speak for themselves and just go in expecting to be entertained.
 
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#296
Those spoilers sound like a good fan fiction, but all seems t0o predictable to be honest, thought he main villain turning out to be that would be awesome.
 
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#297
Not sure if this is photoshopped, but if real, so cool

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