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They helped bring down the Empire, but for some, they helped ruin an entire franchise.
Almost 35 years later, and it might seem as though historys about to repeat itself.
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Theyre theStar Warsversion of puffins, Hidalgo explained.
Their babies are called porglets.
Needless to say, fans have opinions on this new addition to theStar Warsuniverse not all of them favorable.
If Chewbaccca doesnt stomp this wannabe Jar Jar, wrote one Twitter denizen, Im never watchingStar Warsagain.
Porgs are the dumbest creations.
Period, wrote another.
Pass, wrote a third.
In many respects, the growing enmity between Lucas and his fans began with the Ewoks back in 83.
They make three times as much on toys as they do on films, Kurtz told theLA Timesin 2010.
Instead of bittersweet and poignant he wanted a euphoric ending with everybody happy, Kurtz added.
George then decided he didnt want any of the principals killed.
By that time there were really big toy sales and that was a reason.
They were sculpted by the late, great Stuart Freeborn, who helped create Yoda.
If you were of the right age, there was a lot to like about the Ewoks, too.
To this five year-old, the Emperor was the stuff of nightmares.
On his own, his psychological and physical torture of Luke might have been too much to take.
Intercut with the Ewoks valiantly taking on the Empires war machine provided some welcome reassurance.
It was only years later that the scale of Ewok hatred became apparent.
Any talk ofReturn of the Jediin classrooms or playgrounds quickly turned to bear hatred.
Things really kicked up a notch when some bright spark created the internet.
All of which brings us, in a rambling way, back to Porgs.
A younger, newer generation ofStar Warsfans might squint at the Porgs and dismiss them as grating kids stuff.
For fans of a certain age, however, their appearance could be described as something of a relief.
Little wonder that so many Twitter users were sharing their own Porg-relatedmemes.
If the opportunity came up, wed probably do the same.
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