# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/141 "2014-11-27T15:57:17Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Disney caved and the trailer for the new one will be up on Itunes in HD Friday. > > Good. Because they knew it would be all over the web anyway. Might as well release an official high quality version. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/142 "2014-11-27T18:21:03Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Because they knew it would be all over the web anyway. Might as well release an official high quality version. Absolutely. Pointless to even think of waiting more than 1 day. By putting up their version, they get the right version out there immediately. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/143 "2014-11-28T15:22:16Z")
[Here is the teaser.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE) Emphasis…teaser. Nothing all that amazing in this. It’s barely a look. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/144 "2014-11-28T15:24:08Z")
I predict that sword with the tiny side sabers by the handle will be the source of a great many jokes over the coming weeks and months. How do those little tiny handle sabers help? My thumb! I shouldn’t have moved my thumb! ---
**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:** [November 28, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/145 "2014-11-28T15:31:01Z")
And check out that lens flare when the Falcon goes through the desert. By the way, all critiques to me actually make me hopeful. I don’t want the trailers to be too awesome. I just want to see a few shots and then allow the movie to be what it is. I still insist that Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones had some awesome trailers and both are total crap. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/146 "2014-11-28T15:34:33Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I predict that sword with the tiny side sabers by the handle will be the source of a great many jokes over the coming weeks and months. How do those little tiny handle sabers help? > > My thumb! I shouldn’t have moved my thumb! Actually, I always thought some sort of hilt would be a good idea. Seems like it would be easy for your opponent’s sabre to slide down and take your arm off otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/147 "2014-11-28T15:41:09Z")
Yay for rolly-droid! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/148 "2014-11-28T15:57:13Z")
So we’ve seen the male hero, the female hero, the comic relief robot, and the villain. The villain appears to be a woman. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/149 "2014-11-28T15:59:04Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Here is the teaser.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE) > > Emphasis…teaser. Nothing all that amazing in this. It’s barely a look. So is this the same thing that’s being shown in theaters? Or is this the weaksauce Internet version that we’re stuck with? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/150 "2014-11-28T16:08:26Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > So we’ve seen the male hero, the female hero, the comic relief robot, and the villain. The villain appears to be a woman. Soccer Ball droid is cute, and I hope it’s THE comic relief character in the movie. Why do you think the villain is a woman? That would be cool, but I didn’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/151 "2014-11-28T16:11:58Z")
So…anyone think that Disney can save this franchise and “Un-Lucas” it?? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/152 "2014-11-28T16:17:53Z")
> [@SykoSkotty](#): > > So…anyone think that Disney can save this franchise and “Un-Lucas” it?? They could, but I’m not convinced they will yet. It’s like Star Trek. Sometimes it gets really close to being really cool, and then they lame it up. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/153 "2014-11-28T17:25:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I predict that sword with the tiny side sabers by the handle will be the source of a great many jokes over the coming weeks and months. ! I don’t know about that, but it certainly made my 9-year-old son shout _“COOL!!!”_ loud enough to be heard in orbit. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/154 "2014-11-28T18:01:15Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Amazing how bad that trailer was. Almost as bad as the film. > > Can’t wait to see the trailer for VII! It seems trailer technology has advanced over the last fifteen years or so. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/155 "2014-11-28T18:01:53Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Why do you think the villain is a woman? That would be cool, but I didn’t see it. Mainly the thinness of the limbs, but also the walk. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/156 "2014-11-28T18:09:53Z")
There is some criticism I’m hearing about lens flares and light saber handles, but I’m exicited. I’ll be at the midnight showing. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/157 "2014-11-28T18:27:59Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > So is this the same thing that’s being shown in theaters? Or is this the weaksauce Internet version that we’re stuck with? It’s the same. People who paid to go to a theater get to see the same 88 seconds we did…which is just a teaser. A trailer should come along this summer. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/158 "2014-11-28T18:42:01Z")
So which character is the Luke Skywalker type protege character? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/159 "2014-11-28T19:21:32Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > So which character is the Luke Skywalker type protege character? I’ve heard a few rumours and none of them confirm anything about his apprentice. Closest guess is Daisy Ridley character(the girl on the speeder on Tatooine) ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/160 "2014-11-28T19:25:28Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Mainly the thinness of the limbs, but also the walk. Some are speculating Adam Driver, he’s kinda lanky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936.md?page=9)