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View Poll Results: What do you think of the Star Wars Franchise now?
I like it more than ever 1 7.14%
I like it about the same 9 64.29%
I like it less 1 7.14%
They have ruined it beyond hope 3 21.43%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 12-18-2015, 05:12 AM
 
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Star Wars wasn't overmerchandized 30 years ago? Thats a laugh. They'd put Star Wars crap out of every type imaginable. Toys, clothes, light sabers, cups, cartoons, food. Back in the 80s I had Star Wars bedsheets and a R2-D2 pencil sharpener. I think some of the older posters here are getting forgetful in old age; it was as much a merchandise cash cow then as it is now.
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Old 12-18-2015, 07:24 PM
 
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Star Wars wasn't overmerchandized 30 years ago? Thats a laugh. They'd put Star Wars crap out of every type imaginable. Toys, clothes, light sabers, cups, cartoons, food. Back in the 80s I had Star Wars bedsheets and a R2-D2 pencil sharpener. I think some of the older posters here are getting forgetful in old age; it was as much a merchandise cash cow then as it is now.

True plus one can't forget about the now defunct fast food chain Burger Chef and their Star Wars promotions. Some of those old 1977 ads can easily be found on the net. Oh and there was that theme from Star Wars ( Meco ) that so many top 40 radio stations had played the heck out of back in 1977 & 1978. Star Wars in the theater, on TV, in the stores, on the radio,...one really couldn't get away from it had they tried.

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Old 12-26-2015, 05:04 PM
 
Location: Western North Carolina
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When I saw the original movie in 1977 (3 times) I enjoyed it immensely and there wasn't a lot of merchandise but now OMG its everywhere.
I am old enough to have seen the original in '77 also, (so maybe my memory has faded a little), but I remember a lot of merchandise at the time!
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Old 12-30-2015, 02:37 PM
 
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
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Massive movie merchandising is a creation of the original Star Wars (just as the summer blockbuster was the creation of Jaws).
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Old 12-30-2015, 03:11 PM
 
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I am old enough to have seen the original in '77 also, (so maybe my memory has faded a little), but I remember a lot of merchandise at the time!
I bet the original '77 merchandise was much nicer would ya say Mate??
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Old 12-31-2015, 12:01 AM
 
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Please don't compare the merchandising of the 70's with today. There's no comparison.
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Old 12-31-2015, 11:54 AM
 
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No not at all.... THE 70s STUFF WAS (IS) AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
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