tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post5797874894332843546..comments2023-04-15T01:15:16.228-07:00Comments on From Coruscant to Nauarin: "Come on, Scwartz...come on, Schwartz...come on, Schwartz!": Oh ... come on, really?Tess Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-69530294741290765222013-04-21T14:43:02.740-07:002013-04-21T14:43:02.740-07:00One thing i'd forgotten that makes me crazy to...One thing i'd forgotten that makes me crazy too is all the giggling the twins do. I've worked with many children and see them and work with them almost daily now. No child giggles that much - and if they do, you know something's very very wrong and it's time for a check-in with a pediatrition, stat.<br /><br />Agreed re: Zahn. That's what's fantastic about all the Thrawn backstory because it gives a really good sense of what Thrawn's ruthless approach is all about. He's got a HUGE big picture in mind as he's forming his Empire - so much so that he's exiled from his own people. <br /><br />I agree, Obama would definitely not enslave Wookiees or Calamarians. Also, I'm pretty sure he isn't secretly the darkest Dark Jedi ever.....Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-30704646458509732782013-04-21T10:38:30.845-07:002013-04-21T10:38:30.845-07:00Oh my god yeah, that totally bothered me too!!! I ...Oh my god yeah, that totally bothered me too!!! I hated how the twins were just shunted to the side. I suppose KJA tried to cover his hiney with having Leia constantly feel guilty about it, but still! She didn't actually take any steps to change her schedule or make improvements. She just angsted about it for the whole trilogy. I suppose this is a good example of how even the "good guys" can have family problems. Which I actually like, because if the Solo family was completely perfect, I would have even bigger issues with this series. <br /><br />I also agree that KJA did a good job reinforcing that the Empire is Evil. With a capital E. But I prefer TZahn's version more than Lucas' and all subsequent follow ups to the Evil Empire. As you said, TZahn paints the Empire with shades of gray instead of saying they're just straight up bad guys. I think this makes it more believable. All real-world governments are that way. Though I don't think the American government has tortured any Wookies recently... Surely, Obama would put a quick stop to that! ^_^Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-57097078829061239122013-04-15T04:20:25.121-07:002013-04-15T04:20:25.121-07:00I remember there being a lot of extreme irritation...I remember there being a lot of extreme irritation in fandom over Mara's continually changing appearance. Depending on the author, she looked a certain way. KJA started it with his whole "reddish brown hair" thing, I think. <br /><br />I did think the Terpfen and Qui backstories were interesting, that's true. Sort puts the Evil back in Empire, which I appreciate because TZahn's Empire is a little too scarily convincing. He rides the gray area line in terms of good and evil, whereas KJA says, "No, no, the Empire really is evil. Let me show you how by TORTURING WOOKIEES." AH, yes. This is the Empire I despise ^_^<br /><br />I realized as I was reading this that something else that really made me mad was how crap Han and Leia were painted as parents. They're constantly ignoring their kids, only ever seem to acknowledge them for windows of about a minute. No wonder they're so troubled as teenagers!Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-6462763018170555422013-04-14T20:11:15.456-07:002013-04-14T20:11:15.456-07:00Yes. To everything you wrote. I agree wholehearted...Yes. To everything you wrote. I agree wholeheartedly. And also, what's with changing Mara's appearance? She was no longer a red head, but an auburn-haired beauty. The HECK KJAnderson? And trying to force Lando on her?! The books did have some good portions, like Terpfen, and Anoth, and the Sun Crusher. But all of these things were quite small in the grand scheme of the books, characters, and plots. Yes, please, let's move on! Maybe I, Jedi will be good... One can only hope!Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.com