Wish I was in Lucas' Family

[Radar]

I really thought I could marry into this family, but I'm not so sure anymore.....



(story from eOnline)
Brace yourselves: The boys of 'N Sync will have a cameo in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones. A Lucasfilm spokeswoman confirmed what Star Wars fan sites had been buzzing about for days, saying the fivesome will appear briefly in a "big scene."

(Breathe, people, breathe.)

There are two different stories as to how this shocking development occurred. The New York Post reports that George Lucas' adopted daughters, Amanda and Katie, are huge fans of the popster supergroup, so he cast the boys as Jedi knights. The Post says they appear in the background of the film's climactic battle scene, before getting blown up by "battle droids."

Lucasfilm rep Lynne Hale, however, says that, while Lucas' daughters are big fans, "that didn't have anything to do with it." Hale says Justin, Lance, Joey, JC and Chris were big Star Wars fans, so they asked producer Rick McCallum if they could appear in the latest installment.

McCallum apparently found a spot for them, in "a big scene with lots of extras." But Hale says they have no dialogue, and they won't even be credited as extras when the film hits theaters May 16.

Still, the mere blip of an appearance by the Pop stars has set off a firestorm of talk on Star Wars Internet message boards.

"Please no. George, no. Please. Anything but the boy bands. Please," wrote one fan in a discussion on Star Wars news Website TheForce.Net. "Jar Jar I could handle. Not this."

Other fans, however, were actually willing to give Lucas the benefit of the doubt--assuming that any cameo with the 'N Syncers would be so brief that they wouldn't even be noticeable.

"If they're just in the background, I don't see what it would matter," writes another fan, known as Silac5. "Now, if they were to start having synchronized lightsaber battles and spontaneously bust out in song, then I would have to walk out of the theater."

At first, it appeared the 'N Sync news was just another twisted rumor--conjured up by the same Star Wars geeks who have claimed that Celine Dion is singing the theme for Attack of the Clones and that Van Halen planned to record an instrumental score for the film.

This time, the rumor turned out to be true, and Lucasfilm confirmed it after tabloids in London and New York published stories on the cameos. Truth, it seems, is stranger than fiction.
Eonline June 2, 2002

heh heh heh -Radar



but if you're still interested, here are your four choices.

[redemptionrocks]

lol nice

[Maverick Kandar]

Lucas has a somewhat weird-looking family...but who's to judge? Anyways, the slightly chubby one on the left looks like the best choice. She's a little heftier than her sister, but far prettier. Katie, I believe her name is.

[Radar]

Seriously? Now, I haven't met either, but merely based on being pretty....Amanda is the clear choice. Look at that smile. -Radar

[Maverick Kandar]

I guess we just have two different standards of beauty then, Radar. I'll just be straight up and blunt about it: I think she looks like the Joker. Sorry to be so rude about it and all, but that's just the way I see it. No offence, my man.

[redemptionrocks]

She looks like my INSANE aunt....

[devestator]

redemptionrocks said:

She looks like my INSANE aunt....

rofl

I personally think she looks...demented

[Maverick Kandar]

Jesus...and I was trying to be nice about it? Man, you guys are rough. (Although I do agree with you both one hundred percent...)

[Radar]

Looks don't imply reality. You may think she looks crazy, but that doesn't mean she is. Looks aren't important. Besides, hopefully your wife will live about as long as you do. I know this is harsh, but Katie (as nice and pretty as she may be) is heart disease waiting to happen. -Radar

[redemptionrocks]

LOL! Yah...i mean being lucas' daughters imagen the annoyance/hate for star wars...

[YodaBreaker]

radar said:

Looks don't imply reality. You may think she looks crazy, but that doesn't mean she is. Looks aren't important. Besides, hopefully your wife will live about as long as you do.

Especially from a single picture. How many of us look exactly as we want in every single picture that's ever taken of us? For example, I've got plenty of Christmas photos in which my smile doesn't look as I'd wish - fortunately, they're not published on major web sites for public consumption.

I know this is harsh, but Katie (as nice and pretty as she may be) is heart disease waiting to happen. -Radar

Hmm...well, that is still harsh, given that you don't know her genetic propensities toward arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, or the like. Granted, the odds ratio of having heart disease given a certain body type in the general population may be higher, but it's unclear as to whether the general population is the appropriate reference class against which to compare her particular body type. Remember, you yourself stated that "Looks don't imply reality."

[Radar]

Yes, it is harsh, life is difficult. And it is the simple truth of life that all will die. I realize that I don't pull punches very often, but unless that's all muscle tissue, her body type implies that she has a good deal of adipose tissue (fat) in her. Fat doesn't just hang out in your stomach and "chill". It is throughout your entire body, including veins. If a fat lump breaks off, it could give her a mild heart attack depending on where it is, it could be more serious, in fact if it gets to the brain, it could cause a stroke. That's harsh, that's reality.

Genetics can be a predisposing factor, but...come on...genetics are only part of the issue, genetics don't save a person from the #1 killer in america (heart disease). Proper diet and exercise can save lives. -Radar

[YodaBreaker]

Genetics can be a predisposing factor, but...come on...genetics are only part of the issue, genetics don't save a person from the #1 killer in america (heart disease).

Sure they can. This isn't to say that diet and exercise can't modify genetic predispositions toward or against vascular disease, but there's abundant evidence to suggest that genetics could cause someone to die from something else besides heart disease. Thus, I maintain that saying she's "heart disease waiting to happen" is premature. That said, it is easier to modify one's dietary intake and exercise levels than one's genetics

Oh, and by the way, cancer is now the number one killer of Americans, not heart disease, at least in those under the age of 85 (which is what I suspect the age range of this board is). Of course, cancer is another complex, multifactorial disease with substantial contributions from genetic and environmental causes. Then again, cardiovascular disease (of which heart disease is only a part) still kills far more people than cancer. But this has drifted way afield from the original purpose of the discussion...so I won't belabor my irrelevant viewpoint anymore

[Radar]

Fair enough, but I still put more emphasis on the way we live as opposed to the way we were born.

And for the record, I still think Amanda is the cute one. -Radar

[Joe Manzo]

Georgie is still my favorite.