doctormikesbackpages:

Don’t gossip.  Just don’t do it.  Gossip is a boomerang coated in fecal matter.  It wastes your energy and it dirties you up inside.  Plus, it’s a supreme act of hubris.  Guard your reputation by cultivating yourself instead of trying to demean others.  This goes out especially to my friends in academia and the arts.  When an academic department becomes a hive of scum and villainy, it’s usually because someone is nursing a grudge and feels powerless to get payback.  Then they start brown filing.  Bad idea.  I’m not saying you shouldn’t feel hate.  By all means, hate those who wish to harm you and yours.  Indulge your hate all you want-until it becomes counterproductive, which it often does very quickly.  Then you may find that you are your own biggest problem.  And it begins with gossip.  If people are acting poorly, let them.  They will learn in time and self-correct or drive themselves deeper into error and pain.  Gossip is a weak tactic that breeds weakness in individuals and organizations.

necromancetheatre:

I’m completely un-phased by the news.

1. We all knew it was going to happen eventually
2. They can’t be any worse than the prequel trilogy
3. Lucas has done much worse with the series already, it’s really not as sacred as we all like to believe.

The main source of hatred I’m seeing is the news that Disney now own it. So fucking what?!

I’ve heard complaints that Disney will “Kiddyfy” it (Even if that was a word I doubt it would be spelled like that). 

1. What more could Disney do? We already have adorable guerilla teddy bears somehow defeating well armed, trained Imperial Storm troopers (who are magically such bad shots they never even scratch the protagonists), super sci-fi weapons that coincidentally stop there being any gore, and Jar-Jar Binks, to name but a few. The series is and always has been aimed at whole families!
2. Look at Marvel comics. Disney bought them a few years ago and nothing’s changed! Wolverine hasn’t suddenly started drinking milkshakes and handing out teddy bears.. His motto hasn’t changed to “I’m the best there is at what I do.. And what I do is give free hugs!” He’s even getting his own ultraviolent series!

I’m a Star Wars fan, not a super fan, I’ve only read a couple of the extended universe books/ comics, but the original trilogy does hold significance to me. And like most fans I strongly dislike the prequels. But I think all this pre emptive rage is completely unfounded!

We’re not going to have “Mickey Mouse as Luke Skywalker” just as we didn’t have fucking Goofy as Iron Man and Donald Duck as Thor! I expect this film to be of a similar maturity level as The Avengers, and refuse to pass judgement until we have at least seen a trailer!

This/cosigned. After the prequel trilogy there’s really not much to get upset about anymore. For all we know, they may have the good sense to get quality writers from the Expanded Universe (novels, graphic novels, KOTOR, SWTOR, etc.) for their scripts from now on.