NYC, NY Who are you?

I've been lazy, but I got some time as long as I'm here, plus most of you don't know me too well, so:

Name: Jayo!
Age: 21
Location: Brookly/Long Island
SW Fan Since: As long as I can remember ('82-83ish?)
SWNYC Member Since: Since the beginning of FanForce.net (Is that the beginning?)
Favorite SW Movie: ESB
Favorite SW Character: tie between Chewie and Artoo
Least Favorite SW Character: What's-his-name? The singing CG guy they added to trhe Jedi Rocks sequence in ROTJ
Favorite SW book: I don't really read Star Wars books, so I guess I'd have to say my Empire Strikes Back pop-up book my parents bought for me before I was born. (I actually still have it and it actually still works)
non SW book: LOTR Tril
Favorite SW scene: too hard to pick just one

 

Name: Joe
Age: 26
Location: Verona, NJ
SW Fan Since: 1980
SWNYC Member Since: February 02
Favorite SW Movie: ESB
Favorite SW Character: Yoda
Least Favorite SW Character: Jar Jar
Favorite SW book: Heir to the Empire
Favorite Non SW Movie: Braveheart
Favorite SW scene: In A New Hope when Luke is watching the 2 suns set.

 

and you?

 

Well since I've met some of you in person, I kinda don't feel so weird talking about myself. So here it goes:

Name: Max
Age: 26
Location: Brooklyn, NY
SW Fan Since: 1979
SWNYC Member Since: um... last week?
Favorite SW Movie: ESB... though I have a feeling it might be ousted soon.
Favorite SW Character: Yoda
Least Favorite SW Character: Ric Olie
Favorite SW book: Splinter of the Minds Eye
Favorite Non SW Movie: E.T.
Favorite SW scene: Carbon Freeze from ESB... though I have a feeling it might be ousted soon

cheers!

 

Name: soph
Age: 29
Location: Queens, NY
SW Fan Since: 1983
SWNYC Member Since: I guess 2002 sometime.
Favorite SW Movie: The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite SW Character: Han Solo followed closely by Leia Organa (that sounds funny doesn't it? )
Least Favorite SW Character: I wanna say Ric Olie or Jar Jar
Favorite SW book: It's hard to choose so I will take the cue from dp4m and list:
- Best Written: Star by Star and Balance Point, but none are perfect...
- Most Re-readable: Courtship of Princess Leia, IMHO.
- Most Fun: CoPL again and most recently Rebel Dream.
Favorite Non-SW Book: The Queen of the Damned, Q-Squared, Wuthering Heights, The Phantom of the Opera.
Favorite SW scene: When Han gets frozen. Love it, love it, love it.
Least favorite SW scene: Mostly special edition stuff. Greedo shooting first, Jabba not looking much like Jabba, re-editing the escape from Bespin and adding that stupid shuttle stuff, and redubbing Vader's dialogue. Completely un-necessary and very traumatizing for me.
Favorite Non-Star Wars movie:
- Science-Fiction: Blade Runner, The Abyss:SE
- Drama: Witness. Can't think of anything else at the moment.
- Comedy: Galaxy Quest
- Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Animated: Tarzan
Favorite TV Shows: Star Trek: TNG, DS9, Enterprise, Buffy, The X-Files

 

name: lauren
age: 20
location: manhattan (i'm an annoying nyu kid )
sw fan since: i've grown up with it, but i started getting hardcore in 1999
swnyc member since: ...last thursday or thereabouts
favorite sw movie: ESB judging by the film, but i have a soft spot in my heart for TPM
favorite sw character: at the moment, obi-wan
least favorite sw character: jar jar
favorite non-sw book: harry potter, book 4
favorite non-sw movie: harry potter and fellowship of the rings
favorite sw scene: the twin sunset in ANH

 

Name: Alan
age: 20
Location: Northern NJ
SW fan since: January 1997.
SWNYC member since: Sometime last year, I think.
Favorite SW movie: Ep 2 (I'm spoiled and loving it) Then EP 1 and Ep 5.
Favorite SW character: Obi-wan
Least favorite SW character: None. Really. I like Jar Jar and LOVE Padme.
Favorite non-SW movie: Castaway, The Godfather films, Goodfellas and Fellowship of the Ring
Favorite SW scene: Hmmmm.....tough one. I guess Ben's introduction in ANH followed by Duel of the Fates.

Hi VLAmidala.

 

Ok, I guess it's my turn

Name: Jason, but everyone calls me Jay
Age: 31 (as of yesterday)
Location: NYC, Bronx baby!!!
SW Fan since: 1977
SWNYC member since: the begining
Favorite SW movie: Return of the Jedi, ESB, then ANH
Favorite SW character: Boba Fett followed by Han Solo
Least favorite SW character: hmmmm, Jar-Jar, Ric Olie, and Mon Mothma
Favorite non-SW movie: Braveheart (I'm scottish), Raiders of the lost Ark, Jurassic Park
Favorite SW scene: When Shmi tells Anakin "Don't look back" and he walks towards Qui-gon, that scene is perfect and the music sends chills up my spine. Darth Mauls appearance in the Naboo hanger

Hi VLAmidala, NYU huh? That's cool I work there

 

Name: Kristian
Age: 19
Location: Manhattan, but I am really from Marin County
SW Fan Since: 1988 (first time I saw George Lucas)
SWNYC Member Since: I don't think I am a member
Favorite SW Movie:Empire Strikes Back
Favorite SW Character: Han Solo
Least Favorite SW Character: Jar Jar
Favorite SW or non SW book: I can't read
Favorite SW scene: pod racing EP I

 

Name: Samantha
Age: 18 (19 on May 3rd)
Location: Long Island Ny
SW Fan since: Nov 27th 2001
SW Fanatic since: That same day
SWNYC Member since: Last 3 or 4 months
Favorite SW Movie: ROTJ
Favorite SW Character: Prequels: Padmé & Obi-Wan in TPM, Trilogy: Luke & Yoda
Least Favorite SW Character: Jar-Jar(That was kinda of Obvious...)
Favorite SW Book: The entire JA series was really good, but i loved "The Approaching Storm"
Favorite non-SW Books: Never really read one
Favorite SW scene: ESB-When Luke begins training, ROTJ, when Darth Vader takes off his helmet & TPM when Qui-Gon dies & the parade
Least favorite SW scene: Hmm... When we met Jar Jar
Favorite SW line:
"But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear aggression, the dark side of the force they are. Easily they flow to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever it will dominate your destiny. Consume you it will"

"Your focus determines your reality"

"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering"

"Be mindful of the living force"

"Keep your concentration here, and now where it belongs"

"If you don't learn to control anger and fear they will lead you down a path you don't want to follow. Befriend them, you should...Look them in the eye without blinking. Use faults as your teachers, you should. Then, rule you, they will not. Rule them, you shall"
Least Favorite line: Dont have one really
Favorite non-SW movie: The Client, Twister, Blue Streak, all Will Smith movies

 

Name: Jim
Age: 26
Location: Manhattan
SW Fan Since: 1977
SWNYC Member Since: Don't think I am one
Favorite SW Movie: Empire, all the way.
Favorite SW Character: Tie between Obi-Wan and Han
Least Favorite SW Character: Prolly Ric Olie... Tough to say, though. (Poor guy is getting slammed)
Favorite SW Book: Only read the Zahn trilogy... I seem to recall liking the second one a lot.
Favorite Book: Prolly "100 Years of Solitude"
Favorite SW Scene: Its actually two scenes... Its the twin sunset in ANH juxtaposed with the burning of Anakin in ROTJ. Luke bathed in the same orange light, with the same music playing, and different ends of his journey. I love that bookend soooo much.
Least Favorite SW Scene: The introduction of R2-D2 in TPM
Favorite SW Line: "Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
Least Favorite SW Dialog: "No again Jar Jar... Yousa going to the boss... Yousa in deep doo doo dis time." *zap* "How wude!"
Favorite Non SW Movie: Brazil

Hey Darth Venom... I work at NYU, too. Frickin' small world out there.

 

Name: Matt
Age: 21
Location: Manhattan/Daytona Beach
SW Fan Since: 1974, I remember giving ol george the idea for the whole thing...

Favorite SW Movie: any one with Artoo in it
Favorite SW Character: Kitster/Wald
Least Favorite SW Character: Harry Potter, ALF, Monica Lewinsky, Cartman, and N*Sync, even when they kick it new-school style
Favorite SW Book: Whichever one has that Amidala centerfold...
Favorite Book: Ender's Game
Favorite SW Scene: Binary Sunset, the Vader BBQ, Obi/Maul Saber duel

Least Favorite SW Scene: I love it all!
Favorite SW Line: "Mesa Back!"
Least Favorite SW Dialog: "Does this look like a pimple or a boil?"
Favorite Non SW Movie: there are...other movies?

 

Here's my two cents........

Namerin S.
Location:Bronx,N.Y.
SW fan since:seeing it in the movies in 1977
SWNYC member since:the beginning
Fav. SW movie:ESB
Fav. SW character:Boba Fett
Least Fav. SW character:the same as everyone Jar-Jar
Fav. non-SW film:Gladiator(archaeology&ancient history are some of my many passions)
Fav. SW scene:from ESB when thier about to put Han into the carbonite & Leia say's"I love you" & Solo say's "I know"

Additional info:Am Darth Venom"s brother in real life
MTFBWY

 

real name mark
location. the boogie down bronx
age 25
became star wars fan in 1978
fave movie esb
favorite scene, the twin sunsets-the look on lukes face as he stares out not knowing what the future holds for him combined with the music gives me chills every time.
favorite character obi won, lando and han close second
least fave- jar jar
other movies- big lebowsky, tombstone, goodfellas clockwork orange
best lines- yodas feel the force speech
your focus determines your reality
hello what have we here
you reallly do belong with us here in the clouds.

 

Wow. Like the good revrend would say, "Lotta people, Lotta people"

Name: Moe
Age: 16
Location: Queens, NY
SW Fan Since: Fifth grade.....
SWNYC Member Since: Dunno
Favorite SW Movie: Empire (God let it be Clones, Crossed fingers)
Favorite SW Character: Yoda
Least favorite SW Character: Anakin (Phantom)
Favorite SW or non SW book: Almost all NJO, LOTR, and Harry Potter.
Favorite SW scene: Dance in Jabba's palace errr ummm no. Everything with Yoda. YODA RULES.

 

ScumandVillainy, yeah it is. Where at NYU are you? I'm in Stern, with the Media dept.

 

Name: Viktor A Lundberg
Age: 24
SW fan since: Since I was 1 month old..
SWNYC Member since: no idea, I was on drugs when I signed up...
Favorite SW Movie: Ewok Adventure
Favorite SW Character: Rick McCallum
Least Favorite SW Character: Rick McCallum
Favorite SW or Non SW Book: A kids book mom used to read to me called "The little sissy who snitched" closely followed by its sequel "You're different and that makes you bad".
Favorite SW Scene: The scene with Rick McCallum, still sends shivers down my spine every time...

peace:

Viktor

 

Name: Sean

Age: 26

Location: Northern NJ

SW Fan Since: 1977

SWNYC Member Since: Can this be my initiation?

Favorite SW Movie: Return of the Jedi (Blasphemy, I know)

Favorite SW Character: Luke (Fav. SW Book Character: "Face" Loran)

Least Favorite SW Character: Captain Tarpalas(spelling?)

Favorite SW Books:
Really... anything by the following authors:
1. Timothy Zahn -great stories. Superb characterization. You can almost hear John William's score playing in your mind as you read ... or was that the stereo?
2. Michael Stackpole -superb plots. Very intricate. Wonderful new ideas on characters and expanding the star wars universe. (Kick butt outer space fights too)
3. Aaron Allston -Thee funniest author in the Star Wars universe. Excellent plot work, great use of vernacular, and terrific characterization.

Favorite SW scene: Empire's Luke/Vader duel

Least favorite SW scene: "Quick Draw" Greedo

 

::waves at everybody::

i think nyu just about owns my soul at this point. i'm in gallatin, and i work in bobst (client services) and for the undergrad chem department (as a TA, of sorts).

i swear, nyu is one big game of six degrees of separation.

 

Goodness, I used to do computer work in Stern years ago

 

that's so cool, we have our own little SWNYC/NYU sub-group (geez, that's alot of letters)

Well, if any of you are by Stern after 2pm stop by the Media Services dept. on the 7th fl. and ask for the supervisor.

 

DarthVenom

School of Ed., mate... Good to see ya! Office of the Dean. Part-timer here, so I'm not here all the time...

*Waves back at VLAmidala*... Seriously... I think we've all sacrificed our soul to the bohemoth that is NYU.

However, I see between all of us fine people posting here, practically no work is getting done at this Institute of Higher Learning. Ahhhhhhhh, the academic sector...

 

yeah... there's definitely minimal work being done in client services at any given time. i have a slight tendency to knit while i'm there. but then, i'm a just lowly little undergrad part-timer.

ah, nyu. gotta love it.

 

Ah, I wish I could say the same. Here in Media Services we get swamped. It's like the old saying about war "endless hours of boredom broken-up by moments of sheer hell". In the past month we've played host to Allen Greenspan (try dealing with Secret Service all day), David Byrne (Talking heads lead singer), and Martha Stewart on Monday.

I wish I was a part-timer This Supervisor stuff bites

::Waves at VLAmidala::

P.S. I can't believe I signed my soul over to the devil of NYU, but I do get to take my Special Effects course for free

 

Well I don't now or have ever gone to NYU as a student,I do hang out a lot with my brother Venom there after work every now & then.With all of you NYU people that are fellow SW fans,maybe you all should start your own little thread for it.

::Waves at VLAmidala::

MTFBWY