I'll have to admit after 4 seconds of the long haired hippie I turned it off but Ill throw my 2 cents in and say the NET should be free of national and cultural bounds its the main thing that bring Humans together as a race not to mention the Many ideas that spawn from it..
I can see where you're coming from, book adaptations of movie franchises are often ... less than stellar, shall we say? That's being quite nice about it lol. The Icewind Dale Trilogy actually is what got me started on these books. Was baby sitting some pilots in Yuma and picked this up from the bas...
Just to throw in my two cents about books and books that I personally like to read R.A. Salvatores "The Legend of Drizzt" books 1-13 (from the Forgotten Realms) as well as the Crimson Shadow Dan Abnett and his "Gaunts Ghosts" (from the Warhammer 40,000 Universe) Just to name a few that I have enjoye...
Touché and I'm surprised Episode I wasn't mentioned or Jar-Jar for that matter ( I had no idea they replaced Vaders voice on the blu-ray! shame on you George!)