# Star Wars Episode VII anticipation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936 "2013-08-23T02:11:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/441 "2015-04-16T18:37:04Z")
Trailer is still claiming Christmas. I think they’re wise to wait - if they bump it up, they’re running into Marvel territory, and I can’t think of any serious competition over Christmas. I was cautiously excited - there was a girl! And a black dude! And they look important to the plot! The half-melty mask bit was a little weird. The giant wreck on the dunes was so damn pretty. I’ve imagined something like that for ages, especially how it was used at the end of the teaser. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/442 "2015-04-16T18:37:56Z")
So that was FUCKING AWESOME. If that was Han’s line upon entering the Falcon in decades, I might have a geekgasm. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/443 "2015-04-16T18:45:10Z")
The bastards know every button they have to push to make me forget the damn prequels and be there with my money. **That** “binary sunset” music. The crashed Star Destroyer (Question: how did it survive reentry? Answer: WHO THE FUCK CARES!!!1oneeleven) X-Wings Chewie, we are old. I’M THERE. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/444 "2015-04-16T18:50:36Z")
The voice over by Luke, Leia’s hands taking a light saber, R2 (w/ Luke!), melted Darth Vader mask, etc etc etc etc. I hadn’t been crazy excited about this or anything but now I’m in hype overdrive. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/445 "2015-04-16T19:03:04Z")
That was the teaser trailer we’ve been looking for… quite impressive indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/446 "2015-04-16T19:11:49Z")
Looks VERY good. Woohoo - I’m really looking forward to this! > [@Frodo](#): > > …The crashed Star Destroyer (Question: how did it survive reentry? Answer: WHO THE FUCK CARES!!!1oneeleven)… FWIW, the SW cartoons (most recently on _Star Wars Rebels_) have several times shown Star Destroyers within planetary atmospheres, moving slowly or even hovering in one place. They’re apparently not limited to deep space. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/447 "2015-04-16T19:17:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > tly on _Star Wars Rebels_) have several times shown Star Destroyers within planetary atmospheres, moving slowly or even hovering in one place. They’re apparently not limited to deep space. They should if it SW at least tried to be realistic, but as I said, WHO THE FUCK CARES :), this is SW ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/448 "2015-04-16T19:30:31Z")
What a wonderful trailer! I’m so damn excited now! Why isn’t this out now dammit!! ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/449 "2015-04-16T19:36:17Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > What a wonderful trailer! > > I’m so damn excited now! Why isn’t this out now dammit!! Agreed. That captured that same magic I remember as a child. Now I just have to stay alive until Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/450 "2015-04-16T19:51:55Z")
Seeing that crashed Star Destroyer made me suddenly jones a bit for SWTOR. There’s a few wrecks to run through in the game, and I suddenly realized how long it’s been since I beat someone senseless with a Lightsabre. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/451 "2015-04-16T19:58:12Z")
It took me a third viewing to realize the was Luke’s robotic hand reaching out to touch R2. I can’t wait to see what else the years have done to him. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/452 "2015-04-16T20:04:02Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > The crashed Star Destroyer (Question: how did it survive reentry? Answer: WHO THE FUCK CARES!!!1oneeleven) This, exactly my thought. I keep trying to remind myself that I was psyched up after the TPM trailer too, so I should contain myself and lower my expectations. but… but… EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (I fear the only way to keep calm is to put myself into a coma for 8 months… anyone got any carbonite?) EE! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/453 "2015-04-16T20:12:33Z")
So, apparently that’s not Tatooine being depicted, but another desert planet called “Daku” (sp?). ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/454 "2015-04-16T20:14:34Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > So, apparently that’s not Tatooine being depicted, but another desert planet called “Daku” (sp?). I heard “Jackoo” (or more likely Jaq-uu") Brian ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/455 "2015-04-16T21:51:42Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I heard “Jackoo” (or more likely Jaq-uu") > > Brian Doh… yeh, I was going from memory from watching the Live Stream. Jackooine??? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/456 "2015-04-16T21:56:09Z")
Was that new Luke dialogue or just the “my father had it” speech from Jedi? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/457 "2015-04-16T22:01:07Z")
Breakdown of the trailer from io9: > **[Let's Break Down The Secrets And Spectacle Of The New Star Wars Trailer!](https://gizmodo.com/lets-break-down-the-secrets-and-spectacle-of-the-new-st-1698268479)** > > The latest trailer for The Force Awakens is here! While we're still trying to calm ourselves down, there's plenty of discussion to be had about all the goodies we can find in all this new footage. Join us once again as we go on a... ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/458 "2015-04-16T22:02:27Z")
2 thumbs up. Not a trailer, but a second teaser. I can’t believe we just saw Han Solo for the first time! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/459 "2015-04-16T22:06:42Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Was that new Luke dialogue or just the “my father had it” speech from Jedi? It’s not the same speech exactly. The quote from Jedi is: “You’re wrong, Leia. You have that power too. In time you’ll learn to use it as I have. The Force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it and… my sister has it.” The trailer is something like: “The Force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. My sister has it. And you have it, too.” Mostly the same words, but a different order and slightly different cadence. ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/460 "2015-04-16T22:11:34Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > The bastards know every button they have to push to make me forget the damn prequels and be there with my money. > > **That** > > Chewie, we are old. I thought he said “Chewie, we’re home.” The robot at 1.21 will be the new Jar Jar Binks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936.md?page=24)