What Star Wars tech would you want?

[Archae]

(Watching that show on the History Channel right now.)

I'd like to have droids.

[pokerfan]

1. Hyperspace drive

[Blue_Tires]

7. WANT

i don't know if The Force counts as a technology, but that is what i'd also want

[pokerfan]

8. The Force evolved over the course of the series

It began as a mystical religious and/or spiritual discipline and wound up being microscopic organisms that reside inside your cells the number of which somehow determines the host's ability to use the Force. :( I'm not sure, though. I always kinda tune out when I try to watch the prequels.

[laconicsax]

12. If the computer games count as canon, then it can be achieved technologically

A key point of the storyline for Jedi Knight 2 was that the Imperial Remnant developed a method of giving ordinary troopers force powers.

[derby378]

22. Theory of Relativity, my ass...

I want something that'll get me from Earth to Sirius in 5 hours! Hyperspace wins hands down.

But I have to admit that those lightsabers are rather elegant, especially if you know how to use one right.

[curse of greyface]

2. Death Star... nt

[The Doctor.]

9. You win.

Me, I have a thing for swords, so I'd have to go with a lightsaber.

[curse of greyface]

3. DUPE

[curse of greyface]

4. Hold the phones the History Channel?????

Well I guess it was along long time ago in a galaxy far away....

[pokerfan]

11. Yeah, the History Channel

Batman Tech is on right now. I guess it's a step up from their usual fare of Monster Quest and UFO Hunters.

[Deja Q]

17. More like Alternate History channel... may as well have Rachel Ray

pilot a TARDIS to the planet of the bacon and eggs...

[Pierre.Suave]

5. the light saber, a red one

D'uh!

[The Doctor.]

10. A pair of them... and violet!

[Lucian]

6. I want the Millennium Falcon.

[SteppingRazor]

13. You mean the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs?

:wow:


(Sorry. Had to geek out for a second there.)

[Deja Q]

16. A parsec is a unit of distance. What was it, 30 trillion kilometers or something?

Didn't google it, so correct me if I'm wrong... or remind me I'm a spotty little geek who'll never get laid like how everyone says... :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

18. The retcon explanation...

was that the black hole cluster near Kessel makes navigation dangerous, and to shave off a few parsecs Han cut closer to the black hole cluster than is normally considered safe. :P

[SteppingRazor]

23. Exactly what I was going to write. God, SOME people just have no knowledge of Star Wars.

:eyes:

[DarkTirade]

31. Exactly.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/10/15/

[Deja Q]

25. Cheater.

:rofl:

[DarkTirade]

32. ... using superior knowledge is cheating? :P

I am a suppository of useless knowledge. I can totally pull this stuff out of my ass at any point in time. :P

[Dr. Strange]

21. You want THAT piece of junk?

You're braver than I thought.

[Lucian]

30. Yes, but...

the caveat here is that it is in perfect working condition. :)

[Sheets of Easter]

14. An astromech droid.

Who could ask for more? Artoo units are an all-in-one auto mechanic, household repair tool, and computer hacker.

[DarkTirade]

15. Soldiers who carried stun weapons.

Real stun weapons, not things that are painful and disabling in the way that most of our current ones are. No more torturing people with tasers. No more shooting someone when it could be avoided. No more NOT shooting someone who needs to be stopped because you're worried about an innocent person in the line of fire.

Yes, there's still potential for abuse... but a lot less than our current technology.

[Hayabusa]

54. Actually...

I think an X-wing novel once stated that stun bolts do intend cause pain for a second before shutting down your system.

Me? I want a kriffing Victory-class Star Destroyer!

[Bertha Venation]

19. Droids, too. n/t

[SoxFan]

20. Light Sabre

[BarenakedLady]

24. I want Star Trek transporters

More than anything in the world!

[BulletproofLandshark]

26. The Executor, Vader's Super Star Destroyer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executor_(Star_Wars)#Star_Dreadnought
This thing is 19 km long. That's nearly 12 miles! If I had this thing, I could conquer the Earth by lunch.

[Jokerman]

27. Natalie Portman.

Does she count as tech?

[Deja Q]

28. Well, if you're looking for the most robotic of actors, try the Hayden model instead...

:yoiks:

[DarkTirade]

34. They're both pretty, but Portman is definitely prettier and more functional.

[Dr. Strange]

48. I'll be in my detention cell bunk.

[NewJeffCT]

29. An army of clones at my beck & call?

and, I mean the older school clones from Episodes 2 and 3 (and the Clone Wars cartoon series in between) when the clones were semi-competent.

not the clones from episodes 4-6 where they couldn't hit the Death Star from the inside and get taken down by ewoks armed with rocks and sticks.

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[Sequoia]

35. History Channel !!?? Star Wars has even happened yet !!

[curse of greyface]

39. Actually I believe it was a long long time ago. nt

[fNord]

42. In a galaxy far, far away.....

[Sequoia]

44. I see, must be those aliens that came to earth that Tom Cruise talks about.

[BreweryYardRat]

36. An Imperial Missile Boat -- they appeared in the TIE Fighter game.

And plenty of armament reloads.

A gunboat that can beat most light-to-medium capital ships by itself, also does anti-fighter duty, and comes with shields, hyperdrive, engine booster, and a small-scale tractor beam? Yes PLEASE.

[DS1]

49. I just downloaded that game in 5 minutes

ahh, technology. Now to get it running on Vista.

I played this game all the way through about 3 times as a 20-something. What an awesome game. And no, I don't feel bad about torrenting it, I owned a copy, and sure can't find one now.

[DarkTirade]

51. That reminds me, I need to find the drivers for my joystick...

:P

[Mutley]

37. A light saber.

[A HERETIC I AM]

38. I want an At-At.

And I will take it through the drive thru at McDonalds.

And if I'm five blocks away and find out they screwed up my order or the fries are cold, I can still turn and fire on the restaurant.

There are advantages to having an exceedingly tall, 4-legged armed transport.

[nytemare]

40. The ability to shoot lighning out of my fingertips

at slow-moving drivers, and people who block the aisles at Target with their carts.

I suppose that is not "tech", but I still want it.

[Deja Q]

41. Glowing Wookie Life Day Orbs

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=323909610753051544
(About 1:45:00 in, give or take a minute or two)

[Throckmorton]

43. I want a HypnoToad.

Oh, sorry, wrong answer.

I should have said, I want a naked HypnoToad.

[DarkTirade]

52. ... well who doesn't?

:shrug:

[mainegreen]

45. I want a Death Star.

[noonwitch]

46. A carbon freezing chamber

It could come in handy. I'm trying to think how it could come in handy, but I'm sure it could at some point.

If nothing else, it could keep the people I love with me forever! You only think you're going to leave my house....

[Evoman]

47. I don't know....but I need something to bullseye some fucking womprats back home.

Any suggestions?

[martymar64]

50. I want a Sand People posse

[mwooldri]

53. Pfft... I'd rather have Star Trek tech...

The holodeck and the transporter beam sound good to me.

Mark.

[redqueen]

55. I was thinking the exact same thing.

RE: the transporter. I could really use one of those.