Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Darth Vader, the problematic fanzine fave of 1977

quote [ Released after three years of fans interpreting the characters in their own way, The Empire Strikes Back was contentious among some fans... Some, like Kirkland, felt that their stories had progressed far enough that they could ignore Empire and continue in their own way. Still others took the events of the movie and ran with them. ]

Interesting article on early Star Wars fandom. I saw a lot of similarities between how people back then reacted to Darth Vader being Luke's father to how people reacted more recently to Luke being a tired old hermit. You spend so much time building up your own canon that you set yourself up for disappointment no matter what.
[SFW] [tv & movies] [+3]
[by mechavolt@12:17amGMT]

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stv179 said @ 5:19am GMT on 14th Feb
I'm afraid the link changed ..
rylex said @ 7:36am GMT on 14th Feb
lol. im pretty sure it didn't change 😂
stv179 said @ 7:49am GMT on 14th Feb
Alright, I'll try to find the Darth Vader in "On His Way Out, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Pardons Murderers, Rapists, Hundreds More
December 13, 201912:52 PM ET" :D
mechavolt said @ 9:07pm GMT on 14th Feb [Score:1 Good]
https://www.polygon.com/23583700/darth-vader-fan-art-1977-zines

I have no idea what happened there, and I can't edit the post anymore. steele?
steele said @ 9:36pm GMT on 14th Feb [Score:2 Good]
hopefully that'll do it.

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