# Star Wars Episode VII is named... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913 "2014-11-06T18:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/1 "2014-11-06T18:49:58Z")
[Star Wars: The Force Awakens](http://www.avclub.com/article/new-star-wars-movie-has-title-211512) ---
**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 6, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/2 "2014-11-06T19:03:44Z")
SW:TFA? Sure, why not. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/3 "2014-11-06T19:04:56Z")
From the OP’s link: “…a name that confirms the next chapter will find The Force, completely tuckered out after Return Of The Jedi, rubbing the sleep from its eyes after a 30-year nap, ready to greet the daily grind of surrounding and penetrating us.” AhahahahHAHAHAHAHAHA! ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/4 "2014-11-06T21:32:51Z")
I was hoping for something like; Star Wars: We, The Force 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/5 "2014-11-06T21:40:09Z")
So based on the title I’m thinking they’re going to introduce a new big good or big bad that realizes, “Oh shit, I have magic force powers. Cool.” and then stuff happens and they spend the next two movies to tell the story and then wrap it up. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/6 "2014-11-06T21:45:50Z")
It’s not bad. Most of the Star Wars titles sound weird when you first hear them. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/7 "2014-11-06T22:01:52Z")
“Luke? Luke? Time to wake up and use the force, Luke. C’mon, you’ll miss the landspeeder.” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/8 "2014-11-06T22:10:16Z")
Eh. I prefer titles of the “Something of the Someones” variety. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/9 "2014-11-06T23:19:41Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > SW:TFA? > > Sure, why not. This raises the problem with calling it Star Wars: Wakening The Force. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/10 "2014-11-07T00:49:16Z")
What, so all those critters in their bloodstream woke up? BTW, I hope they fix that ridiculousness in the first scene and do away with damn midichlorians! ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/11 "2014-11-07T00:57:11Z")
Better than Star Wars: The Awaken Force ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/12 "2014-11-07T01:04:01Z")
Dawn of Star Wars: The Force Rises. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/13 "2014-11-07T08:17:47Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > It’s not bad. Most of the Star Wars titles sound weird when you first hear them. Indeed. I’m old enough to remember all the groans and eye-rolling when we learned that the sequel to _Star Wars_ was going to be called _The Empire Strikes Back_. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/14 "2014-11-07T09:40:43Z")
It turns out The Force was actually a 6 AU long sentient space-travelling Womp Rat that’s about to devour Coruscant for its morning snack. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/15 "2014-11-07T09:55:35Z")
Why am I hearing theis in the voice of Jürgen Prochnow “The [del]Sleeper[/del]Force Must Awaken!” ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/16 "2014-11-07T15:38:53Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > It’s not bad. Most of the Star Wars titles sound weird when you first hear them. I thought _ **Revenge of the Jedi** _ was actually a good title. ---
**Author:** ![Lubricious\_Integument](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/17 "2014-11-07T16:59:55Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > I thought _ **Revenge of the Jedi** _ was actually a good title. It was right up there with _ **The Planet Menace** _ and _ **Send in the Clones** _. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/18 "2014-11-07T17:10:05Z")
> [@Lubricious\_Integument](#): > > It was right up there with _ **The Planet Menace** _ and _ **Send in the Clones** _. Can’t beat _ **Attack of the Killer Clones from Outer Space** _, though. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/19 "2014-11-07T18:03:57Z")
That’s better than the sequel: _Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Quickening_. Christopher Lambert will have a walk-on role as an Immortal rogue Jedi. An entirely new alien menace will be introduced for no reason whatsoever. And “red matter” will be used as the generic Applied Phlebotinum to resolve all problems by the end of the film except for randomly introduced “mysteries” that are supposed to be resolved in the final film but will actually never be explained. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-is-named/703913/20 "2014-11-07T23:33:47Z")
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