# How much time transpires between the Star Wars movies?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 24, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819 "2004-09-24T03:46:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819/41 "2004-09-24T22:08:47Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> On the other hand, if the Emperor ever decided he didn’t need Tarkin any more, Vader would have most likely been the one given the task of taking him out.

Which adds to the list of “Movie Jobs I Don’t Want”: admiral in the Empirical Forces.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819/42 "2004-09-24T22:13:53Z")

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The Empirical forces? 😛

“Captain, we’re under attack!”

“Prove it.”

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819/43 "2004-09-24T22:25:11Z")

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> [@Dooku](#):
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> With Padme and Jar Jar suffering a little Collateral Damage.

Amend that to “the rest of Padme’s shirt,” and you got yourself a deal.

> [@Max Carnage](#):
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> that can be written off by…inherited midichlorians

Midichlorians, midichlorians, what is midichlorians?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819/44 "2004-09-24T22:31:11Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> The Empirical forces? 😛
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> “Captain, we’re under attack!”
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> “Prove it.”

:smack:

Why does an Empire have “_imperial_” forces, anyway?

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819/45 "2004-09-24T23:32:51Z")

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> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> :smack:
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> Why does an Empire have “_imperial_” forces, anyway?

Because “empiral” sounds stupid.

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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819/46 "2004-09-25T03:29:32Z")

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> [@Kel Varnsen - Latex Division](#):
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> What about Vader’s rise in power between IV and V? In IV Tarkin is holding his lease, in V he has carte blanche to kill whomever he wants.

Grand Moff Tarkin, Slumlord!

I have this image of Darth Vader sneaking out of his apartment in the middle of the night, loading all his worldly goods in a Mazda GLC, and getting out of town before the landlord finds out.

😃

Sir Rhosis

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**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-transpires-between-the-star-wars-movies/265819/47 "2004-09-25T07:56:42Z")

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> [@Cervaise](#):
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> Midichlorians, midichlorians, what is midichlorians?

La la la la la la la la la I can’t hear you la la la la LA LA LA LA **LA LA LA LA LA!**

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