I really enjoyed Star Wars when it came out in 1977. I also enjoyed The Empire Strikes Back. The Return of the Jedi was okay. I’m not going to discuss the prequels.
I own the original trilogy on DVD and digital formats. But, I don’t really, because of all the changes George Lucas made to the original movies. Those changes are … ugh. Well, most of them.
Oh, in case you didn’t know (the guy in the YouTube video seems to have not known) the original Emperor was played by Marjorie Eaton.
Really. Look it up.
Anyway, one thing that doesn’t change is that it’s time for you to take over. It’s Thursday Night Open Thread. You pick the topics we’ll talk about tonight.
Who wants to start?
Hillary was supposed to play the first female Emperor. She blames Russia for the part going to Marjorie Eaton.
Well, sure, everybody now knows Marjorie Eaton had a secret back-channel communications link with Zhanna Bolotova, the People’s Artist of Russia. Also, her internalized misogyny made her perfect to play the role of a white male oppressor. Hillary is just too gosh-darned feminine to compete with servile women who have surrendered to the patriarchy (aka The Dark Side).
Cole Porter, one of the great songwriters, was born June 9, 1891, so anything goes today.