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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boris: [QB] TSN: the Star Wars consistency standard has been set very high with the analyses of Robert Brown, Curtis Saxton, Brian Young, Mike Wong and others. Saxton has a PhD in astrophysics and uses that knowledge to observe and describe the properties of planets in the Star Wars universe, set physical limits to Death Stars etc. Mike Wong also has a degree in Applied Sciences, IIRC. Robert Brown uses his experience as a Kendo swordsman to analyse Jedi fighting styles. They are strict canonists, in the sense that official material is acceptable only after it has satisfied onscreen evidence and real physics/biology/astrophysics/deck-plan design. This is definitely more than is done with Star Trek -- while we do microanalyze things like kitbash ships, we still rely on the official sources to provide the basic chronology, for instance. We also assume that the official ways of explaining warp drive and tractor beams with technobabble is the way to fill in the blanks, as opposed to researching real physics and finding far-fetched theories that could do the job. Of course, few of us are scientists that are able to do that -- but it still is possible for anyone to at least fix the chronology in a way that's more consistent with the canon. Sure, we also have a lot more footage to analyse, and it takes longer to bring everything in line with canon. But more realism may help -- although we do research real warships and navies from time to time, we really need more of that. After all, how long do you think the producers would hold on to their official theories if a real physicst came to them, analyzed canon evidence in detail, and derived some kind of an explanation? I'm not sure that Andre Bormanis does this very well -- he needs to be a lot more observant and analytical about the show. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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