Wednesday, May 18, 2005
geek wars II
Today a couple of different sports radio talk-shows were poking fun at the Star Wars geeks, who are out in force (har!) and in costume to stand in line for hours to see the 12:01 a.m. shows of Episode III. Both shows made some comparison between Star Wars geeks and sports fanatics, but both tended to say that the sports fanatics weren't "as bad."
What they failed to account for is that a new Star Wars film only happens ever few years, and only six times in all of history, total. Can you imagine how annoying sports fans would be if they had to wait years to see a new baseball game?
Also, the excitement of the Star Wars crowd is understandable, since Episode III is widely expected to be the best of the new films. Of course, this is like saying that so-and-so is the most talented Monkee, or that such-and-such is the best episode of Green Acres, or that this particular year's Republican/Democratic National Convention was the most interesting to watch ever.
Still, despite the bad review my wife read on it today (saying that the movie failed to really answer the crucial question, "Why does Anakin go to the Dark Side?"), I'm hoping that when I finally get to see it at some matinee someday, I'll find something in it worth liking. That's all the more enthusiasm I can muster. But for those who are still waiting in line: May the Force be with you. Because something is going to have to help you with bladder control.
What they failed to account for is that a new Star Wars film only happens ever few years, and only six times in all of history, total. Can you imagine how annoying sports fans would be if they had to wait years to see a new baseball game?
Also, the excitement of the Star Wars crowd is understandable, since Episode III is widely expected to be the best of the new films. Of course, this is like saying that so-and-so is the most talented Monkee, or that such-and-such is the best episode of Green Acres, or that this particular year's Republican/Democratic National Convention was the most interesting to watch ever.
Still, despite the bad review my wife read on it today (saying that the movie failed to really answer the crucial question, "Why does Anakin go to the Dark Side?"), I'm hoping that when I finally get to see it at some matinee someday, I'll find something in it worth liking. That's all the more enthusiasm I can muster. But for those who are still waiting in line: May the Force be with you. Because something is going to have to help you with bladder control.
