Maidens of the Kaleidoscope
~Beyond the Border~ => Sara's Audio-Visual Import-Overflow Retail => Topic started by: CirnoFan on August 09, 2010, 10:05:13 PM
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Michael, my little brother, says that Star Wars is more popular than any other type of media in the world, including Touhou. But this forum is full of Touhou fans. Are there any fans of Touhou and Star Wars at the same time?
I'm not a Star Wars fan, though.
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Your brother needs to research his facts a bit more thoroughly.
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Thrawn 4 lyfe, dawg.
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But this forum is full of Touhou fans. Are there any fans of Touhou and Star Wars at the same time?
Yes. Very yes. Not hardcore, but the only movies I'll ever stop to watch on TV without fail are Star Wars ones. Star Wars is definitely a favorite of mine.
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Yes. Very yes. Not hardcore, but the only movies I'll ever stop to watch on TV without fail are Star Wars ones. Star Wars is definitely a favorite of mine.
same
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I love Star Wars lol
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Michael, my little brother, says that Star Wars is more popular than any other type of media in the world, including Touhou.
Science Time! BV
First, as a technicality, Star Wars is not a type of media. It is a franchise spanning around a movie series that has been brought to pretty much any relevant medium. Thus we should compare different franchises to one another.
Second, the question is on what grounds popularity can be measured, evaluated and compared.
The most obvious idea would be to judge by the size of the fanbase. This would, however, bring up the eternal question of what constitutes an actual "fan".
If we set the bar low, then Star Wars would easily win out against touhou because it is generally a widely known movie series throughout the world, whereas touhou is well known only in Japan. However, in that case, there are many other well-known and popular franchises or artists who can rival Star Wars's. How about Star Trek? The Beatles? Disney? Harry Potter is on it's way there.
If we set the bar for "true" fandom high, then even with Starwars's expanded universe, the merchandise and all other ascpects, Touhou should not be too far behind, if at all, and several other franchises should be there as well. Star Trek says "hello" again, for example.
Middle ground is difficult.
If you want to include everybody who knows of the work and then quantify singular fans by degree of fan-hood, then I will tell you that this is futile on enough levels that I shouldn't have to explain it.
If we go by the size of works the franchise has produced, even with Star Wars's huge amount of merchandise, the Expanded Universe novels, the games et cetera, this all is not enough to overcome the ridiculous amounts of fanwork generated by the Touhou fandom.
:munch:
Oh, and on the topic of my own stance on Star Wars, yeah, the movies were entertaining. Even episode 1 and 2, because I hadn't seen the originals and was too young at that time to anticipate what was supposedly wrong with them. Then again, I don't regard the original trilogy as the huge masterworks many people claim them to be.
Oh yeah, and this thread may be better suited for the general off-topic forum, but don't take my word for this.
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the original movies were a part of my childhood and most star wars vidya games are pretty good
beyond that I am not that much of a fan
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I was a huge fan of Star Wars when I was a kid.
Then the newer three movies came out, and my brother turned into a hyper-obsessive fanatic. I'm thoroughly sick of it now. :P
I will, however, watch the original trilogy anytime it's on, because it's nostalgic :3
Anything past that is pretty eh to me.
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I'm kind of a fan in that manner that I like the six movies, played some games, and that's it. Also, while the 3 prequels were kinda good, I still say they were unnecessary.
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DEUTSCHLAND TIME
Btw, I don't recall the new trilogy being the trainwreck all the old people claim it to be.
As a second generation fan I can't see both trilogies being that apart from each other, I see them as 6 movies, one story
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I wanted a lightsaber as a child :(
I still want one, man. If I ever do become a teacher, whenever someone comes into my office, I will throw them one of those toy lightsabers (green or blue; the red ones are mine) and challenge them to a duel before I listen to them.
Oh and also
Oh yeah, and this thread may be better suited for the general off-topic forum, but don't take my word for this.
You can take my word for it, though. EDIT: Moved.
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Star Wars being the most popular media franchise ever is quite possible, depending on the standards used. If one looks at gross revenue, for example, they'd certainly be way up there, while Touhou would not.
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Comparing Touhou to Star Wars is kind of silly, as Touhou is possibly the most popular independantly made franchise while Star Wars is so much more popular, being mainstream and all.
And yes, I do like Star Wars. I even think The Phantom Menace is an entertaining movie if taken at face value. I own a lightsaber toy and everything, but my sister never wants to fight me. :(
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Donut, if I ever meet you in person somehow, we will have a lightsaber duel. We must.
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"I've been waiting for you, Obi-nut.
The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but an Easy Mode player; now I am the Lunatic."
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I've wanted a pair of them FX sabers for years, but that kind of stuff is bizarrely expensive and hard to find here.
There was just one dude selling a couple in the local Jedicon a couple of years ago, and he was asking R$500 each or something. I might import them one day, but that'll only happen when Japan and games stop stealing all my money
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Star Wars is basically Jidai Geki IN SPACE. Why wouldn't I like it is the better question.
If I ever see any of you Touhoufags down my way here in the Rockies, I will challenge you to a duel, complete with Force Lightning and everything. Totally.
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Oh bby it's on
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"I've been waiting for you, Obi-nut.
The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but an Easy Mode player; now I am the Lunatic."
Only a lunatic of Windows Shim. (shut up let it work)
And it's a deal. Me, Ruro, and Matsuri all get together and have a jedi duel using cardboard lightsabers and going "vroom, vroom" while making special attack poses.
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Lightsabers don't go vroom vroom
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If I ever see any of you Touhoufags down my way here in the Rockies, I will challenge you to a duel, complete with Force Lightning and everything. Totally.
And it's a deal. Me, Ruro, and Matsuri all get together and have a jedi duel using cardboard lightsabers and going "vroom, vroom" while making special attack poses.
Hell yes. 8)
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Only a lunatic of Windows Shim. (shut up let it work)
Your powers are weak, stale pastry.
Lightsabers don't go vroom vroom
Yeah, they go "vwom, vwom vwKSSSHHHHZZZT, BSHZZT KZZT KZZRAT, vwomomom, kZZSHHHT". Seriously, people.
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Nothing beats the Missile Boat.
NOTHING.
Haters gonna hate.
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You can't win Shim. If you make me clip I will spam practice mode and become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
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Nothing beats the Missile Boat.
NOTHING.
hataters gonna hatate.
There's a missile boat in Star Wars? I thought they were only in Macross and giant robot games.
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You can't win Shim. If you make me clip I will spam practice mode and become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
You should not have restarted.
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You should not have restarted.
/me dodges theshim's assault, then catches Baity out of the corner of his eye. He smiles and doesn't dodge a wall
PICHUUUUUUUUN.
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/me grabs the power items from Obi-nut's corpse
Okay, I think we're done here. That was fun.
And yes, I've got the original three nearly memorized. Them, and Stackpole's books, are the best things to come from Star Wars.
Also this (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0001.html).
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I'm kind of a fan in that manner that I like the six movies, played some games, and that's it.
Also, while the 3 prequels were kinda good, I still say they were unnecessary.
Pretty much this and the CN series.
Also,
SOUNDS IN SPACE WHOOO!
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SOUNDS IN SPACE WHOOO PSHOO PEWPEW BOOM!
Fix'd
Also, I've only seen Episodes 1 and 2, although I do have a lightsaber toy somewhere. Maybe I can cajole Matsuri into a movie night~? :3
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SOUNDS IN SPACE WHOOO PSHOO PEWPEW BOOM ZHWAZHWAZHWAZHWAZHWAN!
trufix
Btw
You can take my word for it, though. EDIT: Moved.
:3
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Massive Star Wars fan here. With my family, I once marathoned all six movies in one day. Exhausting, but worth it.
And yes, I've got the original three nearly memorized. Them, and Stackpole's books, are the best things to come from Star Wars.
Stackpole's books (actually the X-wing series in general) were one of the best things to come out of the Star Wars universe in general.
I think I like the Expanded Universe just as much as the movies. The Star Wars EU is probably the biggest world building exercise wherein many characters, not just the ones seen in the movies may live. Some of my favorite stories are the ones centered on the people not seen or only briefly seen in the movies.
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I hear talk of fake lightsaber fights and now I wish I was a kid again. And that doesn't happen very often. >.>
Oh man, I watched too much sci-fi when I was young (I blame/thank my parents). Dr Who, Star Trek, Red Dwarf, Babylon 5 (although I don't remember much of that one, must rewatch it at some point), and of course Star Wars. There was just... Something so awe inspiring in it that I can't quite pinpoint, but it was there. Maybe it was the lightsaber fights, or the sheer menace of Darth Vader, or maybe I just liked the idea of a moon sized planet smashing space station. >.>
...Nah, it mostly came down to the fact that it was a fairytale IN SPAAAAAAAACE. And, well, I've always been a sucker for fairytales. And Star Wars was better than a regular fairytale due to all the laser swords and space battles and frigging Darth Vader.
...Oh man oh man, now I'm gonna have to watch those films again. I blame all of you. >.<
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I never got into starwars. Star trek though, <3... though voyager was disappointing, and enterprise is an utter disgrace.
Star wars Jedi outcast and Jedi academy are 2 very cool games, much better than force unleashed IMO.
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I saw the original Star Wars movie at a drive-in when it first came out, and have been a fan ever since.
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I saw the original Star Wars movie at a drive-in when it first came out, and have been a fan ever since.
Hey there grandpa, why so old?
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...Nah, it mostly came down to the fact that it was a fairytale IN SPAAAAAAAACE.
Good call! I've heard Star Wars be described as Space Opera, but, with the EU and all the other shenanigans with the prequel trilogy and the Old Republic stuff, it feels more accurate to describe it as Space Fantasy. We have setting-prescribed Evil Cultists, Wizards, Themed Dungeons (what with every planet having exactly one ecosystem :V), Wandering Swordsmen etc. etc. etc.
It's certainly how I envisioned Star Wars when I ran my SAGA RPG, and it was a perfect fit.
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Also this (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0001.html).
Ah, almost forgot about that. Yeah, DnD is awesome. :3
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I'm old because I was born long ago. In a galaxy far, far away.
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I'm old because I was born long ago. In a galaxy far, far away.
No wonder I felt a presence I haven't felt since...
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I saw the original Star Wars movie at a drive-in when it first came out, and have been a fan ever since.
... :V
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I knew it! About 95% of the members here are fans of star wars! Looks like Michael is right! Star Wars is the most popular franchise ever, even to Touhou Fans!
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This is, uh, a pretty small sample size you're takin' here.
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How old are you, CirnoFan? :V
Comparing Star Wars to Touhou is kind of absurd, since Star Wars is a gigantic world-spanning franchise that's been through every media imaginable, while Touhou is a series of indie games that's really only popular on the internet (and even then, mostly in Japan).
Also, claiming that people can't be fans of Touhou and Star Wars at the same time is kind of silly. That's like saying I can't be a fan of Pokemon and Silent Hill at the same time.
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Also, claiming that people can't be fans of Touhou and Star Wars at the same time is kind of silly. That's like saying I can't be a fan of Pokemon and Silent Hill at the same time.
I CHOOSE YOU, SEXUALIZED CORPSE-NURSE
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Of the members of this forum, many people don't even look into this off-topic forum.
Of the people who look into this off-topic forum, not everybody would be inclined to look at this thread; most people who are not interested in Star Wars would not even look at the thread. Meaning the sample is biased anyways.
I myself would not have looked at this thread hadn't it started out in CPMC.
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On an entirely unrelated note, I love how three of the people posting in this topic have part of hiimdaisy's comic as their sigs.
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On an entirely unrelated note, I love how three of the people posting in this topic have part of hiimdaisy's comic as their sigs.
hiimdaisy is pretty amazing.
(you've all seen the dub on youtube right)
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hiimdaisy is pretty amazing.
(you've all seen the dub on youtube right)
you know there are several dozen, but I assume you're referring to StrawberryCreme26's, which is glorious
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(unless hiimdaisy were to do a Star Wars comic :*)
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I'm one of those weird people that actually liked one of the prequels (Episode 1), but that's probably because of my age at the time. Duel of the Fates was pretty awesome though.
Also I'm finishing Ruin right now, and can attest that Stackpole is a pretty good author, especially his ship-to-ship battles. Though the amount of times he ends chapters with someone saying "we must do x, or we're all doomed" is kinda funny. :V
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I CHOOSE YOU, SEXUALIZED CORPSE-NURSE
give this man an internets.
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I have never seen a Star Wars movie in my life, and I have no intent in doing so. (Especially now that my interest in fiction is pretty much nil.)
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I was enough of a fan to buy that Age of Empires clone and Force Commander.
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I was and still am a major fan of Star Wars. There was one period in life where I'd watch one of the movies every single day of a week. No, seriously. I also love the games and comics and have an interested in the novels. In fact, I still go back and replay Rogue Squadron II every now and then. The only reason I don't have more Star Wars stuff in the house (namely, the freakin MOVIES) is from lack of room and cash, not to mention never having a reliable source for said goods.
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I was enough of a fan to buy that Age of Empires clone and Force Commander.
The AoE clone was shit, but you could put the disk in a cd player and listen to the soundtrack what was straight original, so good.
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I don't think I have any Star Wars merchandise other than a small AT-AP from Hasbro I bought at a con D:
I don't even have the movies anymore. Which is sad.
Why are those things so expensive here ;-;
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Thrawn 4 lyfe, dawg.
oh man baby, in-fucking-deed. if anyone wants to enjoy some truly good books I have the audio versions of this <3
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oh man baby, in-fucking-deed. if anyone wants to enjoy some truly good books I have the audio versions of this <3
Hopefully you're suggesting that by 'enjoy' you mean "People can come over my house and we can listen to the book together" and not "I will give you a bootleg copy". :x Because we have pretty strict anti-piracy rules over here, and depending on the copyright the rules would extend to audio books too.
Other than that, carry on.
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Oh shit, baby it's on
Party at Kenchan's >:D