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Now before you pre-judge me on this post just let me say that everyone that knows me was VERY surprised to learn that I hadn’t see any of the Star Wars movies.  I’m a science fiction dork, a Jean Luc Picard fan and a Captain Kathryn Janeway wanna be.  Actually, I always really related more to Beverly Crusher, but then Kathryn came along and she was a much stronger red head so I decided to be a captain instead of a doctor.  Anyway, I digress.  So, if I like science fiction as much as I say I do, then why haven’t I ever seen the Star Wars movies?  Well, when I was little we went as a family to one of the Star Wars movies.  My Mother says that I was so scared she and I sat in the lobby for the entire movie.  So, maybe I was scarred as a child.  Or maybe I just didn’t want to watch them because my brother liked them.  Who knows?

Enter stage left, the 101 in 1,001 goal list.  I was writing them and suddenly “Watch all of the Star Wars” movies just appeared on the page.  ”How did that get there?”, I thought.  Apparently my subconscious wanted to see them.  So, I left it on the list thinking “That’ll be an easy one to knock out.”  And then I mentioned it to Chris who said something along the lines of “Alright!  When do we get started!”  So, I procrastinated.  And then Episode 1 came out in 3D in the movie theatre.  I said, “Let’s go see that, it’s part of my 101 in 1,001 goals.”  And Chris said, “No.  You have to see 4-6 first.”  Then the debate began.  I said order didn’t matter and Chris polled every Star Wars fan he knew to prove to me that I had to see 4-6 first.  Lucky us, we own them all on DVD.  So, I saw them in the “correct” order.

Here’s my quick synopsis (my apologies to all Star Wars fans out there):
Episode 4: Luke is a whiney hiney.  But I think my life would be complete with my very own Chewbaca & R2-D2.
Episode 5: “Luke, I am your father.”  Yoda is cool.
Episode 6:  I need an Ewok.
Episode 1: How many hats does the Princess have?
Episode 2: Yoda kicks butt.
Episode 3: Yoda kicks butt, again.

In the end, I enjoyed the story, but I’m more of a Star Trek fan.  I think the computers and gadgets are what draws me into science fiction, not the weird creatures and unbelievable plots.  Luke was my least favorite character, and tied for my most favorite were probably Chewbaca & R2-D2.  We’ll be going to a Star Wars themed halloween party this year, so the only real question left is “Who should I be?” Check and mark – goal #63 is complete!