Star Wars.... and FICTIONAL politicians

[Amy Johnston]

No: HPFGUIDX 10150




>From: nlpnt at yahoo.com
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Star Wars.... and FICTIONAL politicians
>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 18:18:14 -0000
>
>--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Belinda Susan Rodrigues
><astrothena at y...> wrote:
> >
> > Yup, there are lots of fun parallels between Star Wars
> > and HP. I once drove myself crazy by using Episode 1
> > as the basis of an argument against JKR doing a
> > prequel series once she finishes all seven books. My
> > main point was that prequels for for Star Wars because
> > we know nothing about Luke and Leia's parents. Then I
> > tried to recount just how we know so far about Lily
> > and my argument crumbled before my eyes...
> >
>
>Has anyone else here read the "Star Wars" novels, particularly the
>New Jedi Order series? The Empire has atrophied to a small corner of
>the galaxy and a new republic called (wait for it..) the New Republic
>runs most of the galaxy from Coruscant. Anyway...
>
>  In NJO, the leader of the New Republic is an alien named Borsk
>Fey'lya who at first refused to believe the NR was being invaded from
>outside the galaxy (aahh, space opera!), then refused to publicize it
>and devote appropriate military resources to it all the time
>threatening the careers of those who *were* taking action, including
>Luke Skywalker, who now runs (take a wild guess!) a training school
>for Jedi!
>
>  Another thing I think of with Fudge is "Yes, Minister"; Corny seems
>to combine the worst traits of Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey.
>

I am a die-hard Star Wars fan, as well as Harry Potter.  And a few years ago 
I read a number of the post-Star Wars series books.  They seem to me to be a 
lot like HP fanfic in their taking already existing characters and sending 
them down roads (galaxies) Lucas didn't write himself.  One interesting book 
detailed what happened between ESB and ROTJ - and filled up a number of 
holes quite nicely.  Anyway, it will be interesting to see if JKR/Warner 
Bros. will allow for independant series to be developed, though I would 
think that it wouldn't happen until after the original 7 have been 
completed.

Any thoughts?
Amy J.

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