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   The Doctor to slitheen23@googlemail.com   
   Re: how many star wars references was th   
   03 Jan 10 18:48:16   
   
   d12ebe7a   
   XPost: rec.arts.drwho, uk.media.tv.misc, uk.media.tv.sf.drwho   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   slitheen   wrote:   
   >On 2 Jan, 15:02, "AC"  wrote:   
   >> "tnm-collectables"  wrote in message   
   >>   
   >> news:e76a3175-c185-45b6-beb5-08ec79d5117b@p8g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...   
   >>   
   >> > the cantina scene with jack   
   >>   
   >> Any western bar   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> > the twin gunners ala the millenium falcon   
   >>   
   >> WWII   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> > the space ship powering down not to be detected al the falcon in   
   >> > empire strikes back   
   >>   
   >> Shhhhh, keep quiet.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> > the laser shoot out   
   >>   
   >> Gun fight with lights?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> > time lords sitting round the table - the jedi council   
   >>   
   >> Greek gods   
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   >>   
   >>   
   >> > the time lords vote - the imperial senate   
   >>   
   >> Greek gods again   
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   >> > i was almost expecting timothy dalton to say 'I am your father' to the   
   >> > doctor!   
   >>   
   >> That says somehting about your lack of imagination, and frankly my inability   
   >> to remember an earlier classical reference.   
   >>   
   >> Star Wars was not original in its plot. Every part of it had been done   
   >> before. The only original thing was the level execution. Lucas himself   
   >> described Star Wars as Cowboys and Indians in space.   
   >>   
   >> Its you had any education and class, you'd be comparing every Dr Who scene   
   >> with the classics. There is no such thing as a truly original show any more.   
   >>   
   >> As for you thinking all these refer exclusively to Star Wars, well, sadly   
   >> that just shows how limited your knowledge of literature is.   
   >>   
   >> AC   
   >   
   >Of course. And were it not for Forbidden Planet, there'd be no Star   
   >Trek....and likely not much, if any, modern day science fiction TV on   
   >your telly. Roddenberry got the idea of Starfleet from that movie,   
   >which in turn inspired his 'wagon train to the stars' concept. No Star   
   >Trek and I reckon you could kiss goodbye to pretty much all that came   
   >after it in the way of TV sci-fi. Three cheers for taking influence!   
   >   
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