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Palpatine said Senator Bail Antelles of Alderaan was nominated for the chancellelor position. Why is he not Bail Organa? Is it just a script mistake or something deeper?

Lightsabres have LOTS of energy. When Qui-Gon's sabre was burining through that door it was most hot.

Ben-Hur has a better dangerous race. Much more character in Ben Hur - the antangonist had more peronsally involved.

The special effects of the droid's blasts hitting the Gungan theatre shield looked alot like Wraith bombardment hitting Atlantis. Awesome.

The music throughout Star Wars never ceases to amaze. I love how 3 notes of the Imperial March were creeped into Yoda talking about Anakin's training. Perfect.

Good movie. When I watched it when it first came out, I was kinda mehish, but watching it agian left me liking it more.

Naboo is a pretty place.

AtoC tomorrow. I'm so excited.

D XV wrote:Palpatine said Senator Bail Antelles of Alderaan was nominated for the chancellelor position. Why is he not Bail Organa? Is it just a script mistake or something deeper?

Yeah, I was wondering about this myself. Out of universe, I expect GL may have just wanted him to be an ancestor of Wedge Antilles, and he was just a character to be mentioned in passing. By the time of Ep III (seven years later, mind you) he saw Bail as being a perfect candidate for Leia's dad and Alliance collaborator, so a minor character became a major one.

In-universe, my only guess is that he had a name change, perhaps through a death in the family or marriage. (Some) Alderaanian couples might chose new surnames altogether when they marry, as opposed to taking one spouse or the other's, for example.

As for the other points, I pretty much agree with all of them, especially the Ben Hur statement. The podrace was definitely the low point of the film, IMNSHO, although it did inspire one hell of an N64 game, which I just loved.

Ra wrote:In-universe, my only guess is that he had a name change, perhaps through a death in the family or marriage. (Some) Alderaanian couples might chose new surnames altogether when they marry, as opposed to taking one spouse or the other's, for example.

I just presumed the two were different people who happened to share the same first name.

Meh, maybe so. Bail might be as common on Alderaan as John is here.

But, what are the odds that there would be two consectuive senators from Alderaan named Bail? Sure it is possible, I just find it unlikly.

There was a good twenty years between I and III; couldn't Bail Organa have replaced Bail Antilles in elections?

Hell it's possible that Antillies just retired isn't it? Jr. Senators are unlikey I think to be canidates to led the government.