Zyobot
Just a time-traveling robot stranded on Earth.
It started off as a silly little science-fantasy whose creator thought at it would flop. But with its story of a farm boy with a greater calling, a princess in the clutches of evil, a cynical space smuggler and his beastly first mate, and a tug of war between a liberal-democratic Rebellion and a tyrannical, Galaxy-spanning Empire, Star Wars generated a box-office blowout for the ages and became one of the most iconic works in American history.
Not only has its success spawned two more films as well as a Prequel and Sequel Trilogy since then, Star Wars has also come to encompass an array of comics, novels, encyclopedias, games, toys, and other media to keep its large fan base occupied forty-plus years after its original release. Then, there’s the ever-growing mountains of commentary—ranging from forum discussions to versus match-ups—that have been produced during that timeframe.
So, what if said Star Wars media and outside commentary were sent back to January 1st, 1980—perhaps as a New Year’s gift by ROB, as well as a date where most people have already seen A New Hope, and are currently looking forward to Empire Strikes Back? To clarify the means by which it all shows up, I suppose that lots of people--including George Lucas and the cast and crew of A New Hope--get uptimer content piled up at their residencies, maybe with a note from ROB explaining what the big idea is so that they don't freak out or throw it away. Futuristic devices used to facilitate then-nonexistent media (i.e. MMORPGs) come along as well, though I guess I'' include a "most people put the technology itself on the back-burner for now" clause so they focus on the content for the time being. The technological component of this scenario would eventually jumpstart innovation beyond just Hollywood storytelling or Lucasfilm's new boondoggle, but still.
I'm also curious about what they'd make of distinctly modern hits like The Mandalorian, though that's only one aspect of the sheer corpus of material people will have to comb through and make heads or tails of here.
Thank you in advance,
Zyobot
Not only has its success spawned two more films as well as a Prequel and Sequel Trilogy since then, Star Wars has also come to encompass an array of comics, novels, encyclopedias, games, toys, and other media to keep its large fan base occupied forty-plus years after its original release. Then, there’s the ever-growing mountains of commentary—ranging from forum discussions to versus match-ups—that have been produced during that timeframe.
So, what if said Star Wars media and outside commentary were sent back to January 1st, 1980—perhaps as a New Year’s gift by ROB, as well as a date where most people have already seen A New Hope, and are currently looking forward to Empire Strikes Back? To clarify the means by which it all shows up, I suppose that lots of people--including George Lucas and the cast and crew of A New Hope--get uptimer content piled up at their residencies, maybe with a note from ROB explaining what the big idea is so that they don't freak out or throw it away. Futuristic devices used to facilitate then-nonexistent media (i.e. MMORPGs) come along as well, though I guess I'' include a "most people put the technology itself on the back-burner for now" clause so they focus on the content for the time being. The technological component of this scenario would eventually jumpstart innovation beyond just Hollywood storytelling or Lucasfilm's new boondoggle, but still.
I'm also curious about what they'd make of distinctly modern hits like The Mandalorian, though that's only one aspect of the sheer corpus of material people will have to comb through and make heads or tails of here.
Thank you in advance,
Zyobot