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References to Earth or animals/items originating from Earth in SW.

Discussion in 'Star Wars Saga In-Depth' started by STG_Mudshark, Jul 15, 2004.

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  1. STG_Mudshark

    STG_Mudshark Jedi Youngling star 1

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    Hello Everyone,

    This has always ran threw my mind since I got into SW and I am sure it would be great for any future EU novels or comics. In the novelization of ANH (ghost) written by GL there are several references to dogs (not just wookees, dogs the mans best freind kind). Early in the novel, Luke dusts a woman and her dog with his landspeeder on his way to waste time with his freinds at Tashi's station. And when Ben and Luke escape with Han and Chewbaca, Luke starts thinking about a dog he onced owned. I would give page numbers, unfourtunatly I do not have a copy in my possession right now.

    In the Ewok TV movie specials, the badguys have horses and the Dimithorian witch can shapeshift into a Raven. That may be due to the budget of the movie and that CGI was in an embrionic stage at the time.

    Well thats my two cents, please feel free to contribute your opinions and what you think. Personally I would like to see something that ties the Human exidos of their homeworld to the emergance of Force-sensitive humans. But Im crazy like that. Get Creative! And if this thread already exists, my apologizes.
     
  2. Darth-Seldon

    Darth-Seldon Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    The ANH novel is written by GL
    The ghost writer is Alan Dean Foster.

    There are ducks in Naboo in Episode I (I think)
    There are also several other animals, I can't think of them now.

    This forum is for serious, in-depth discussion.
    I do not know if this specific thread will generate such discussion.

    -Seldon
     
  3. Cellist

    Cellist Jedi Padawan star 4

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    There are big snakes and monitor lizards on Dagobah.
     
  4. DarthPhelps

    DarthPhelps Jedi Master star 5

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    I don't think it's unreasonable to have Earth-based creatures other than humans in the SW universe.

    We tend to be so arrogant. ;)
     
  5. DarthBoba

    DarthBoba Manager Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Sitting ducks in TPM..
     
  6. DS615

    DS615 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Statues of Horses in TMP.
     
  7. Vongchild

    Vongchild Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I happen to have a copy of the ANH novel and I'm looking up the pages for you right now. But I do have a plausible reason for the dogs, etc, at least in that book. That book was published about five months before the release of ANH. Notice how certain parts of the book are not in movies. Perhps GL realized he didn't like the dogs, and the movie was too long, so he cut those scenes?



    p17, from the adventures of luke skywalker "A dog barked in the distance, the sole sign of habitation until a lone old woman appeared and started across the street. ..."

    then Luke zooms past and she shouts at him to slow down.
     
  8. Sithman

    Sithman Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    "There are ducks in Naboo in Episode I (I think)
    There are also several other animals, I can't think of them now.
    "


    Don't forget the huge statues of of horses in Theed.
     
  9. Vongchild

    Vongchild Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    sithman- someone mentioned them.

    Mouse droids. You would have to have Mice to have Mouse Droids.
     
  10. That_Wascally_Droid

    That_Wascally_Droid Jedi Knight star 6

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    You do have mice. In Jabba's Palace.
    You also have bulls as in bullseyeing something.
    Need I mention the abominable snowman? :p
     
  11. solojones

    solojones Chosen One star 10

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    There are humans in all the films, if I remember correctly.

    -sj loves kevin spacey
     
  12. MeBeJedi

    MeBeJedi Force Ghost star 6

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    Suddenly the boyish twinkle returned to those piercing eyes along with the old man's natural humor. "I understand you're quite a pilot yourself. Piloting and navigation aren't hereditary, but a number of the things that can combine to make a good small-ship pilot are. Those you may have inherited. Still, even a duck has to be taught to swim."

    "What's a duck?" Luke asked curiously.

    "Never mind. In many ways, you know, you are much like your father."
    - ANH novelization ;)
     
  13. Lord_Furley

    Lord_Furley Jedi Youngling

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    Well we know there was ice cream on Cloud City...at least until the evacuation.

    And since Chewie does the Tarzan yell in ROTJ there must have been Tarzan movies showing when he was a kid.

    Now do you want to go into the Holiday Special? I don't think you do. I don't think there is enough space on the servers here to hold all the posts about the tv's, virtual reality soft porn, green carpeting, music videos, etc that made up the masterpiece known as the Holiday Special.

     
  14. _therebelforces_

    _therebelforces_ Jedi Youngling star 1

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    in the EU the first book in the Thrawn trilogy there is some thing about hot cocoa
     
  15. SuperWatto

    SuperWatto Chosen One star 7

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    They'd have to have falcons to have a Millennium Falcon.
     
  16. Darth-Seldon

    Darth-Seldon Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    There is a statue of a lion in the palace of TPM.
     
  17. Darth_Digital

    Darth_Digital Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Time.

    Captain Solo uses the 24 hour clock to guage an ETA to Alderaan.
     
  18. Lars_Muul

    Lars_Muul Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Everything in Star Wars has it's origins in real life.
     
  19. Vongchild

    Vongchild Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    there are lions and horses in theed because they filmed in an actual castle in italy
     
  20. CitizenKane

    CitizenKane Jedi Youngling star 3

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    I never could think of any. Some of these other posts surprise me.
     
  21. Darth-Seldon

    Darth-Seldon Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    If Gl did not want those lions he could digitally remove them from the shot. He chose to keep them in. So therefore either as mythical creatures or real ones there are lions in GFFA.

    -Seldon
     
  22. Jort

    Jort Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Just paint them with CG and give them another name and you got a GFFA creature.
     
  23. DarthNigel

    DarthNigel Jedi Master star 3

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    Darth_Digital, how do we know he's using a 24-hour clock? He says "0200 hours", but that could be on any clock.
     
  24. DarthJohnkenobi

    DarthJohnkenobi Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Not to mention the lettering on the tractor beam is in English.


    How about the curse words Han uses? Those are definatly Earthly in origin.
     
  25. IchiTheKiller

    IchiTheKiller Jedi Youngling

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    I always felt that having a "Cup of Jawa Juice" felt a bit earthly.
    Aunt Berus vegetables seems very familiar too.

    I wonder what money actualy look like in starwars ? .

     
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