# Luke Skywalker is gonna be 50?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883 "2001-01-19T16:26:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/1 "2001-01-19T16:26:08Z")
I watched _The Guyver_ the other night. The only thing that saved it from being the worst movie I’ve ever seen was that the creature effects for the Guyver itself were actually very cool. The anime was much better, though. Anyway, I got to looking at the [IMDB entry](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0101988) for _The Guyver_, and decided to see what Mark Hamill’s been up to lately. He was born in _1951_! Luke Skywalker is turning _50_ this year! Holy cow… I think my faith in the universe is shaken! * * * Pete Long time RGMWer and ardent AOLer ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/2 "2001-01-19T16:34:55Z")
Just how old did you think he he was? Plus if ol’ Yoda lived to be 800+… ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/3 "2001-01-22T16:50:57Z")
I just thought I’d mention that we were watching a re-run of a first season _Eight is Enough_ on PAX this weekend. It was totally different from other seasons…it was more of a serious drama than following seasons. Anyway, there were strange people playing some of the characters (the mom, the middle brother and one of the girls) and the big “drama” of this episode was that the oldest brother was mad at dad and moved out. Dad goes over to the oldest brother’s new apartment and lo and behold, it’s Luke Skywalker!! We could not belive that we had no idea he was ever even on the show! This would have been 1975 or 76, so obviously he quit to do _Star Wars_, but it was just plain weird–Bizzarro _Eight is Enough_. P.S. My brother’s the _Eight is Enough_ freak, not me. He’s still in love with Elizabeth. ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/4 "2001-01-22T16:59:43Z")
Pete, you would post about this 😃 Please tell me that you found The Guyver on some late night TV station. If you had it on tape, I just might have to smack you, but seriously… Think about it, if “Luke” is almost 50, then so is “Leia” and “Han” passed that mark a while ago… ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/5 "2001-01-22T20:29:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Palmyra \* > **Pete, you would post about this 😃** Be thankful it has nothing to do with skeletons blowing their loads! 😉 > [@](#): > > \*\* > Please tell me that you found The Guyver on some late night TV station. If you had it on tape, I just might have to smack you, but seriously…\*\* I had a “rent-one-get-one-cheapy-free” for Blockbuster Video. _The Guyver_ was my freebie. Honestly, I didn’t think it could be that bad. Unfortunately for me, it was. > [@](#): > > \*\* > Think about it, if “Luke” is almost 50, then so is “Leia” and “Han” passed that mark a while ago… \*\* Harrison Ford is older and distinguished by now. Carrie Fisher has vanished with nary a trace, save for a TV expose about her and her father and how close to the edge they came. Mark Hamill was the young hero - he had his brief moment, and then faded into obscurity, where he remains today. We’d all rather remember him as Luke, but he’s not Luke any more. * * * Pete Long time RGMWer and ardent AOLer ---
**Author:** ![The\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@The\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Thief)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/6 "2001-01-22T20:44:43Z")
I always wanted to measure my erect penis next to Leia’s cina-buns. I’m pretty sure its bigger. ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/7 "2001-01-22T20:51:43Z")
I’m really not a big enough fan of Star Wars to speak on this, but here’s what I’ve been thinking. The original Star Wars came out and Luke was a young man. Through ROTJ he grew into a full Jedi. The most recent Star Wars trilogy, starting with TPM, focuses on Anakin Skywalker. I assume that by the third installment of this latest series, he will have grown up and been turned to the Dark Side. (Now’s where my WAG begins.) If someone out there knows the plot of the third set of movies, they may be able to support my guess, or not. But, could it be possible that the third trilogy will be set with the heroes of the original trilogy as wizened elders in the Republic. Thus, by the time they start shooting the third series, Hamill, Fisher, Ford, et al will be sufficiently aged to play themselves. This is only a guess, but I’ve found it somewhat intriguing. Then again, I could be totally off my rocker. ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/8 "2001-01-22T21:07:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by psiekier \* > \*\*Be thankful it has nothing to do with skeletons blowing their loads! 😉 \*\* oh you are **DEAD** the next time i see you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/9 "2001-01-22T23:29:49Z")
Um…Carrie Fisher is a very respected screenwriter. Mark Hamill is gonna be fifty-so what? He’s still SEXY!!! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/10 "2001-01-23T06:39:52Z")
Palmyra writes; \> Think about it, if “Luke” is almost 50, then so is “Leia” \> and “Han” passed that mark a while ago… Carrie Fisher is five years younger than Mark Hamill. Tommy the Cat writes: \> If someone out there knows the plot of the third set of \> movies, they may be able to support my guess, or not. There won’t be any third trilogy in the Star Wars series. George Lucas did discuss doing a third trilogy at one point, but he now says that there won’t be one. ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/11 "2001-01-23T06:57:17Z")
i know that Carrie Fisher is younger, i was just refering to the characters. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@King\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/12 "2001-01-23T07:36:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tommy the Cat \* > \*\*…(Now’s where my WAG begins.) If someone out there knows the plot of the third set of movies, they may be able to support my guess, or not. But, could it be possible that the third trilogy will be set with the heroes of the original trilogy as wizened elders in the Republic. Thus, by the time they start shooting the third series, Hamill, Fisher, Ford, et al will be sufficiently aged to play themselves. This is only a guess, but I’ve found it somewhat intriguing. Then again, I could be totally off my rocker. \*\* If only…_sigh_ George Lucas is now hedging on the whole third trilogy idea. I don’t have the quote in front of me, but I distinctly remember reading that “ROTJ is the end.” ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/13 "2001-01-23T14:08:27Z")
Damn. That’s a real shame. I guess that Lucas could change his mind. Too bad, though. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luke-skywalker-is-gonna-be-50/50883/14 "2001-01-24T23:14:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Palmyra \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by psiekier \* > > \*\*Be thankful it has nothing to do with skeletons blowing their loads! 😉 > > \*\* > > oh you are **DEAD** the next time i see you 🙂 \*\* Bring it on, hell-kitten! 😉 * * * Pete Long time RGMWer and ardent AOLer