Subj : Re: What's Everyone Watch
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Moondog
Date : Sun Feb 06 2022 20:30:00

  Re: Re: What's Everyone Watch
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Moondog on Fri Feb 04 2022 06:56 am

 > -=> Moondog wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
 > 
 >  Mo> The way it appears Tattooine is growing into a major link in the spice
 >  Mo> distribution chain.  I imagine any group interested in getting a piece
 >  Mo> of the action leaving their comfy cities in favor of going where the
 >  Mo> money is.
 > 
 > Although they mentioned spice in the original trilogy, is bringing it to the
 > forefront now a nice homage to Frank Herbert's Dune?
 > 
 > A lot of people implied that George Lucas was influenced, shall we say, and
 > make comparisons to Arrakis/Paul/Muad'Dib and Tatooine/Luke, throwing an
 > orange spice into the mix makes it even more evident.
 > 
 > They both ultimately owe a lot to Lawrence of Arabia.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ... Think of the radio
Spice was mentioned in the original trilogy, as in forcing people to work in
the spice mines of Kessel.  That's why Han was in such trouble for dumping a
shipment of spice to avoid arrest.

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