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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 5816133" data-attributes="member: 18182">I know I'm in the minority here, at least on the intarwebs.&nbsp; In reality, I don't think that many people really feel as if their childhoods where messed with.&nbsp; Mine certainly wasn't.I remember my Dad taking me to the first Star Wars films when I was something like six or seven, and I remember eagerly going to the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as I got a little older.&nbsp; I had a huge collection of Star Wars figures, any my childhood fantasies were fueled by those films.&nbsp; As an adult, they remain an important part of my life, and I continue to participate in the Star Wars universe to, in part, relive those wonderful childhood memories.&nbsp; Just got done playing &quot;The Old Republic&quot; late last night, in fact.But I've never felt that Lucas &quot;messed&quot; (or any of the stronger terms some folks use) my childhood in any way by altering his films.&nbsp; I don't think he needed to do it, I don't like some of his alterations, and I would rather he leave well enough alone.&nbsp; But I still&nbsp; have my memories and experiences (and copies of the original films), they haven't been taken away from me.This kind of whiny, entitled, fan reaction isn't confined to the Star Wars universe, by any means, it fuels our edition wars on these boards as well.&nbsp; I've seen it in Star Trek fandom . . . . and just visit the message boards of any fandom at all and you'll see at least some engaging in the same behavior . . . it seems very human.&nbsp; But I've never really fully understood it, and it always irritates the hell out of me . . .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 5816133, member: 18182"] I know I'm in the minority here, at least on the intarwebs. In reality, I don't think that many people really feel as if their childhoods where messed with. Mine certainly wasn't. I remember my Dad taking me to the first Star Wars films when I was something like six or seven, and I remember eagerly going to the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as I got a little older. I had a huge collection of Star Wars figures, any my childhood fantasies were fueled by those films. As an adult, they remain an important part of my life, and I continue to participate in the Star Wars universe to, in part, relive those wonderful childhood memories. Just got done playing "The Old Republic" late last night, in fact. But I've never felt that Lucas "messed" (or any of the stronger terms some folks use) my childhood in any way by altering his films. I don't think he needed to do it, I don't like some of his alterations, and I would rather he leave well enough alone. But I still have my memories and experiences (and copies of the original films), they haven't been taken away from me. This kind of whiny, entitled, fan reaction isn't confined to the Star Wars universe, by any means, it fuels our edition wars on these boards as well. I've seen it in Star Trek fandom . . . . and just visit the message boards of any fandom at all and you'll see at least some engaging in the same behavior . . . it seems very human. But I've never really fully understood it, and it always irritates the hell out of me . . . [/QUOTE]

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