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Post by NoobianRose on May 31, 2010 15:28:41 GMT -4
Because this is our 5th anniversary, let's take a moment to reflect on the pairing that brings us all together: How and why did you become an Obidala fan?Look for more questions in the coming days! Have fun and please remember to be respectful of other members' opinions.
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Post by dearben on Jun 4, 2010 12:11:43 GMT -4
What a great question! Well, I've always liked Star Wars. I dressed up as Queen Amidala when I was a little girl, and did the make up and everything. My dad liked Star Wars, too, we'd watch that and Lord of the Rings together. Then he passed in my freshman year of high school. In my junior year of high school, I was, like most girls, ridiculously obbsessed with Twilight. But then I started thinking, okay, I've had enough of this. So, I wanted my hobby to be a little bit more mature. Then I found Star Wars again, and fell in love all over again. I've got to say, I've never been much into the OT. I really prefer the prequel trilogy in all things. And, I'll be honest - I used to ship A/P. But then I stumbled upon this site, and realized how blind I'd been as an A/P shipper. Obi-Wan and Padme are just right. Sure, the idea of Padme and Anakin is a worthy one. I see pictures of them and think 'why must they be such a beautiful couple?' But then you see the way he acted, and treated her. And you compare him to Obi-Wan, and there is no comparisant. So, that is how and why I became an Obidala fan!
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Post by NoobianRose on Jun 4, 2010 12:29:45 GMT -4
Thanks for answering, Courtney. And I'm really sorry to hear about your dad. It must be very difficult, especially since SW is something you shared with him. I guess in a way though you're keeping that going by being here and doing all you do for the forum *hugs*. I, myself, have happily shipped Obidala before I was old enough to know better. Lol. Ever since 1999 when TPM came out. I was 14 at the time (same age as Padme) and had a HUGE fangirl crush on Obi-Wan. It wasn't hard for me to imagine that Padme, being the same age as me, would feel the same. All of it just made perfect sense to me. You know? I remember even seeing magazine articles after TPM came out that speculated on the feasability of a love triangle in Episode II. And how that would most likely be the way of things. And I was like, "See?? Me? Not crazy!!" And so I ventured onto the internets to try and find ANYTHING Obidala. It was slim pickings at first. But eventually a fandom started to form. Then AotC came out and we all know how THAT went. *head desk* But I kept on keeping on. Emmersing myself in Obidala and even getting involved by writing some fan fiction. Then art and then vids. The more I did and the more I justified the pairing in my work the more passionate and convinced I became myself. Living for those tiny moments that any strictly Anidala fans would overlook and consider insignificant. But, at any rate, that's the short version of my Obidala story. Can't wait to read everyone else's.
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Post by hopesonfire on Jun 4, 2010 12:46:47 GMT -4
I've always been a Star Wars fan. When I was younger, my family would travel to Taiwan for Chinese New Year and traveling back to Canada would result in extreme jet lag. My little brother and I would get up in the middle of the night and watch movies and we usually ended up renting the original Star Wars trilogy to watch until we fell asleep again. A long long time ago, after TPM finally came out on VHS, my brother and I would watch it together over and over again whenever my family went on our road trips in the RV. This was before I really went into fangirl mode, BUT there was one thing that I did know and that was that mini Anakin and Padme did not belong together. (Sorry A&P fans out there, I really don't like bashing other people's pairings but I think that this merits discussion considering how much Anakin irritates me.) Then when AOTC came out, I felt that Anakin was actually a super whiny and irritating teenager who didn't really deserve someone as kick-ass and awesome as Padme. And after watching ROTS, I was further convinced that Anakin was a crazy person. While surfing fanfiction.net for something good to read, I stumbled on to an Obidala fic. To be honest, I was a little skeptical in the beginning about Obi-wan and Padme having a relationship. I ignored the story and didn't really think about Obidala again until I re-watched the entire series as a marathon with my friend last year. And I thought about it some more, and I realized that there actually was some potential there for a relationship, especially considering that I had interpreted Anakin freaking out and Obi-wan as Anakin fearing that Obi-wan and Padme were having a secret relationship, NOT as Anakin being upset about Padme being turned against him. One day, while searching for Sailor Moon fanfiction (Shitennou/Senshi pairing for those of you who are Sailor Moon fans) I stumbled on to obidala.net The header at the site was so gorgeous, that I became really interested in Obi-wan and Padme together. Curious, I went back to fanfiction.net and read a story by Ticklesivory and was hooked! Her stories convinced me that Obi-wan and Padme were meant to be. I was even more convinced when I did some research and found the original script of RotS with out the cuts. There were a lot of little Obi-wan and Padme moments that hinted towards a potential relationship. And this is how I became the crazy fan I am today. Kind of a long and pointless story to how I became a fan but it explains why some might think I'm insane.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 12:57:04 GMT -4
Wow! It's so much fun to read everyones "origin" stories. Mine is really pretty lame. LoL! I had been a fan of the original trilogy, but not so much of TPM. Not that I didn't like it, I never saw it. Then when the hype of AOTC started to build, I was like "Wait! Episode II? What happened to Episode I?" So that's when it started for me. I went back to watch it and fell head-over-heels in love with our favorite Jedi. From there I went in search of anything Obidala I could get my hands on. A/P was never a possibility in my mind. It was O/P or nothing. I really couldn't even imagine...even though I knew the story and therefore the eventual outcome...A/P. They just didn't fit! But that's the story of me and 90% of my fandom. HaHa! That's my story and...I think I'm going to stick to it.
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Post by danielle on Jun 4, 2010 13:38:56 GMT -4
I was always a fan of Star Wars, the original trilogy first when I watched it during high school and I shipped Luke and Mara first, without really giving a thought Padme or or Obi-Wan, which I find weird now. I read the books, really enjoying those by Timothy Zahn, but gradually I became disheartened by the EU novels because of the constant wars and killing off Mara, turning Jacen, etc. I turned away from them, and moved on to other fandoms. When the new trilogy came out, I was frustrated at Anakin becoming first a brat, then a whiny, sulky, selfish, possessive and frankly, scary teenager. I read the fanfics on fanfic.net about A/P, but without any real appreciation for their relationship, as I could never quite escape the image of a creepy Anakin in my head. I started reading Jane Austen, and found the DWG board which inspired me to write my own fanfiction. Eventually I launched my own site. After focusing on Jane Austen, then Btvs and Charmed, I tried writing a Luke and Mara story, but I never found the inspiration to finish them, so I would always end up deleting them from the net half done in frustration. I read a lot of fanfic for ideas, and ran out of the good L/M stuff. I moved on to time travel pieces, and Obi-Wan centric stories, finding some good ones on the F.net boards. Then, during an idle surf of ff.net, I found Mu-san's Piece of Heart. I read the first chapter, and I was hooked. I've had always an open mind when it comes to fanfic relationships, so Obidala didn't seem fanfastical or impossible to me. My main desire in fanfic writing is to explore the unwritten possibilities and fix bits I don't like, restore relationships into happy ever afters. Suddenly I realised what a raw deal Obi-Wan and Padme get from the whole Saga. It seems unfair to me that they both die unhappy and unloved, just because of one man's dangerous power and obsessions. I rewatched TPM, AOTC and ROTS, and I discovered the chemistry between Obi and Padme which seemed to be lacking in Anidala. Then I did a search and found the boards. The beauty in the art and fic here, inspired me and gave me back my Star Wars obsession. I started writing Oasis, and currently, as any one will see from my site, I have three others on the go which I hope I will be able to start posting soon too. I also found the muse to create art, frankly some of the best I feel that I have done, and my muse feels like a fountain of Obidala, constantly streaming out new ideas and possibilities, for which I owe all of you many thanks.
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Post by andromedaorgana on Jun 4, 2010 13:51:58 GMT -4
Everyone else's stories are so interesting. Mine is kind of blah but I'll share it anyway. I used to just follow everything canon. But I got to thinking. I love Padme. I really do. And I thought of how much of a brat Anakin was and how badly he treated her in the end. I also have suffered ab usive relationships and Anakin at the end fit EVERY TRAIT of an abusive man. I've been with these types of men, I know them well. Anakin Skywalker at the end of their relationship fits the description perfectly. So I got to thinking-- Padme deserved better. And who else but Obi-Wan?
OTOH, I always thought Leia deserved better than Han too. But that's another topic.
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Post by NoobianRose on Jun 4, 2010 14:11:54 GMT -4
Very very interesting, guys. And I'm sensing some themes here: 1. Anakin is evil and clearly abusive. Padme deserves better. 2. The A/P relationship wasn't very believable as written 3. Obi-Wan is totally crushable. Please continue. I'm loving reading what everyone has to say!
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Post by Briseis on Jun 4, 2010 15:56:35 GMT -4
Oh, I remember that day so well. I first got into Star Wars when I was 4 I think. I was just swept away in the fantasy of it all - spaceships, lightsabers, little furry people who liked to poke people with sticks. ;D That reminds me of myself as a youngling. *ahh the memories* It was all so cool. I first saw TPM in 2001 when I was 8 and that was back when little kids were terrified of getting cooties from each other. And I was always a tomboy so I was never really interested in romance, at least not that much, so I kinda shocked myself when I fell for Obi-Wan. I thought he was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in all my life! I mean, how many 8 year olds do you know that would fall for Obi? Personally, I don't any. Anyway, then I saw Padmé and I remembered how in fairy tales the beautiful princess would be rescued by the dashing knight and fall in love and I thought "Hey, that could work here". So the ending when they glanced at each other made me all excited for the next part. As the credits came up and I saw that the actress playing Padmé was called Natalie just like me, I was even more convinced that they should be together! Then of course AOTC came along, and I was very disappointed. Why in the galaxy did GL decide to pair Padmé up with Anakin? It made no sense to me at all! She was so better suited to Obi-Wan, and I was determined to find any moments between them that I could. Geonosis leg stroke, anyone? That made me very happy! I knew even though it wasn't shown outright, that Obi-Wan and Padmé did care for each other a lot. I got pretty upset after watching AOTC, so I switched fandoms to Lord of the Rings and I was crazy about that for a while. Then one not so important day, I was playing on the computer while my brothers watched TV when suddenly, I heard Star Wars music. I jumped up to the TV and the trailer for ROTS was showing. Instantly, my love for Star Wars and Obi-Wan/Ewan came back and I resolved to find something Obi-Wan/Padmé. So I looked for images but I couldn't find any of them standing together. When I thought all hoped was gone , I came across a gorgeous and it brought me to 'Tangled web' which was an Obidala website. I thought "What is Obidala?" and I found it was exactly what I've been looking for, something celebrating Obi-Wan and Padmé as a couple. And the rest is history. So that's the long story of how I became an Obidala fan.
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Post by Aravyn Kenobi on Jun 4, 2010 16:57:52 GMT -4
Oh, I kinda did some of this in the Guestbook section. Oh, well. I'll just go into more detail on this. Unlike most of you, I'm afraid I didn't pay much attention to Obi-Wan until Episode II. Other than to note that the actor playing him 1) had pretty eyes and 2) had an almost frightening ability to channel Alec Guinness. Forgive me, please. When Episode I came out, I was smack-dab in the middle of my fangirl crush on Liam Neeson. So Qui-Gon was kind of my guy. I was very excited for Episode II. Who would play Anakin? Someone undeniably handsome, charismatic, etc. Clearly, Padme would be the mother of the twins. I'd seen clips in the trailers, but I hoped the full effect would impress me more. Sure enough, the scene in the elevator quickly grabbed my attention, but for all the wrong canon reasons. I had been so intrigued as to what Anakin would be like. And I was disappointed on every level. Although, to be fair, I can't blame Hayden for his looks in that movie. That's just a really crappy haircut and it doesn't suit him at all. Anakin was kinda...stalker-y. And he kept talking about sand and not being able to breathe. Everything was always Obi-Wan's fault. And when I realized that Padme's romantic dialogue was going to be god-awful, too, I just gave up. We were promised epic romance and we got two people with hardly any chemistry at all. RotS came and I had kinda figured that there might be a bit of a love triangle. By this time, my Obi-Wan love/Anakin hatred was in full swing. And I found myself wondering if Padme needed glasses or something. I was infuriated by the death they wrote for her and the lack of action on her part throughout the movie. I was disappointed by the lack of hints of a love-triangle. Nothing made sense. I felt so sorry for Obi-Wan that I found myself wishing someone loved him, too. That's when I stumbled across the story 'Dance With the Stars' by the amazing Sache8, which paired Obi-Wan with Sabe. From there, I just kind of gradually crossed over into Obi-Wan/Padme territory. The final pull was an Obidala video I found on the internet. I just wish I could remember which one it was.
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Post by spirithp on Jun 4, 2010 20:52:24 GMT -4
I remember watching Star Wars when I was little a lot. My parents tried to explain it to me, but I guess it just went over my head a little. As I grew older I started to like it a lot more. I had two great loves, cowboy movies and Star Wars. One day I asked my mom if cowboys were really real people, and she said yes. I remember jumping up and down and yelling 'Then Star Wars is real too! I want to be a Jedi!' And then mom kinda crushed me when she said it wasn't real... Moving on, I forgot about it for a long time and didn't even care when Episode 1 came out. I was only 7 after all. Around AotC, I started to care because one of my friends was a hard core fan. I got much more into it and we'd always have little fights over who was better, Kenobi or Skywalker. When RotS came out we were so excited, but our parents wouldn't let us go to the midnight showing and none of us could drive so we missed it. When we finally got to see it together for the first time, I remember her crying as her favorite character turned evil. I'm pretty sure on the ride home I said something quite mean like 'told ya so' or something along those lines. Another friend drew me into Obidala after that, along with reading Ticklesivory's stories on FF.net. I introduced this fandom to my Anakin loving friend and it became an all out war between the Obidala and the Anidala shippers. Complete opposites, yet best friends. I was pretty active on the forum during that time, and turned out lots of vids. We suddenly quit Star Wars for Naruto, an anime, and this year decided to head back to Star Wars. I'm proud to say my still best friend is a converted Anidala shipper who now can't resist the lure of Obi-Wan and Padme together.
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Post by obiamidala on Jun 5, 2010 7:10:57 GMT -4
I came to Star Wars after ROTS was released. I didn't like it much before, or rather wasn't that interested in it. My mother had loved Star Wars because of Harrison Ford So, after she had passed away, I kind of decided to do a memorial trip in watching all the SW films. What can I say... I got hooked. I had TPM and AOTC at home and went out on a Saturday a quarter before the shops are closing to buy ROTS. Fotunately they had it LOL I shed tears when all the Jedi fell and my compassion towards Obi-Wan was endless... So, I became Obi-Wan Kenobi Fan. In the second step I realized that Obi-Wan Kneobi and Christian from Moulin Rouge were the same person, Ewan McGregor. I bought all his films and wasn't able to stop watching them. But SW remained my favorite one. Then my search in the internet began and I discovered fanfiction. I was kind of surprised that there were people out there, who made Padme and Obi-Wan a pairing I wasn't able to imagine that... Until I read "One Path". I talked about that story to a friend of mine and she said "Didn't you realize that Obi-Wan loved Padme all along?" Okay, I became convinced and in my reality they are together... I love other pairings like Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, I even read a few stories with original characters, which I liked. But Obidala remains the truth for me
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Post by andromedaorgana on Jun 5, 2010 9:32:02 GMT -4
Very very interesting, guys. And I'm sensing some themes here: 1. Anakin is evil and clearly abusive. Padme deserves better. 2. The A/P relationship wasn't very believable as written 3. Obi-Wan is totally crushable. Please continue. I'm loving reading what everyone has to say! I have to second your comments. It's been awhile since I've watched any SW film since I've been involved in other things. But the first two. 1. YES! YES! Anakin at the end got very abusive towards Padme. Abuse often escalates if the female becomes pregnant. This is CLASSIC. 2. AOTC's 'romance' was not believable at all. I cannot see Padme falling for Anakin at all. I didn't feel that the Anakin from TPM had changed at all by AOTC. And I cannot see someone who was a queen and a senator falling for a child in a man's body, just like I couldn't see Leia falling for Han. (I kind of wanted Leia to stay single, since the only real man in the Original Trilogy is her brother, but I'll refrain from my thoughts about that since this is about Padme.) Someone as ambitious and dedicated to her career as Padme wouldn't just give it all up like that. for an absolute BRAT! I can see her with Obi-Wan though, because Obi-Wan wouldn't hamper her career or treat her as a possession. Obi-Wan is a real man, he would let her grow and flourish. I'm not trying to bash Lucas here, but the way he had Padme and Leia fall for the rogues of the series makes me wonder how he feels about women. Just a thought... And Han Solo fans-- please don't think I don't like Han, because I do I just didn't find the Leia/Han relationship believable either.
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Post by Adriana on Jun 5, 2010 10:26:03 GMT -4
What a good question! I've always been interest in Star Wars since my parents were fans of the Original Trilogy and I begun a real fan when I saw TPM for the first time in theater. Then, when I had internet and discover fanfiction.net, I begun intrigued with some obidala stories so I've decided to read them and I found them really great Afterward, I rewatch TPM and AOTC just before the release of ROTS and, let's just say, obidala has become my new OTP for Star Wars ;D
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Post by NoobianRose on Jun 5, 2010 10:28:00 GMT -4
Oh heck yeah! Let's talk about #2!!! Padme was queen of an entire fricken planet at the age of 14! We're talking maturity on an interstellar level. I just cannot see a woman like her being attracted to someone who whines about how shitty his life is all the time (which a lot, A LOT, of teenagers do so I get the whining as a character choice for Anakin). It's just not attractive. I mean I can see her wanting to HELP him. Wanting to FIX it and make it better for him in a kind of motherly way . . . maybe that's what they were going for? Well then they shouldn't have tried to force her character into falling in love with him. Just come out and tell us how fricken twisted the relationship is. If he's Oedipus then let's go with that! And you're not bashing. We're just discussing. It's cool.
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