Question for peeps who seen the original Star Wars back in the day

[Mikey]

Am I the only person who thought Darth Vader was a robot ?

Am I the only person who thought tie fighters were named because the looked like bow ties ?

[Nostalgiabuff]

LOL, you might be. besides you are not far wrong on Vader, as Obi Wan said, he is more machine now, than man.

I was only five at the time so I honestly don't remember what I thought

[CrimsonGhost]

I thought the stormtroopers were all robots. Couldn't quite figure out how Luke and Han pulled all of the mechanisms out so they could put on the outfits.

[Sideshow Spock]

Am I the only person who thought tie fighters were named because the looked like bow ties ?

Is that not the case?

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/TIE_Series

Though the term "TIE Fighter" was coined because George Lucas thought they looked like bow ties...

[Hedji]

I remember getting the Darth Vader figure and thinking he could fly. And why not? He was, after all, wearing a cape.

[Joshua the Atomic Robot]

I remember that whether or not the stormtroopers were robots or not was a big point of debate in the schoolyard back in the day. I was pretty sure they were men in armor, because they had human sounding voices, plus Luke and Han wore the armor as well. But I think the Marvel comic book said they were robots (if I remember correctly), and back then you could only see the movie in the theater, but you could hold the comic in your hands to reference it... so it held a lot of weight in those debates.

[Gorn Captain]

My best friend and me thought he (and stormtroopers) were all robots.

[Mikey]

My best friend and me thought he (and stormtroopers) were all robots.

The fact it said OIL on their backs added to this theory back in the day

[drquest]

My best friend and me thought he (and stormtroopers) were all robots.

I can remember arguing with a friend back in the day about the Stormtroopers. He insisted they were robots, and I said no way, people were in the suits. It was a heated argument!

[TrekStar]

I thought the (Tuskan Raiders) were actually monsters and not humans, thought they were very cool
but the name Sand PEOPLE, should have told me something.

[Mikey]

I thought the (Tuskan Raiders) were actually monsters and not humans, thought they were very cool
but the name Sand PEOPLE, should have told me something.

That's weird.

I thought they were monsters up to when I read your reply

So they're wearing masks ?

--- never knew that

[cjefferys]

I knew the Sand People were wearing masks, but I always assumed they were a different humanoid species on Tatooine, not actually humans?

I can't remember my initial thoughts about Vader and the Stormtroopers, but I remember thinking that both R2 and C-3PO were real robots used in the film. I guess I thought that our robotic technology by 1977 was far more advanced than it actually was.

[Hedji]

As much as I love all things from the Star Wars Saga, there will never be anything as special and unique as that short period when there was only one film... Star Wars.

[gummi]

I thought the (Tuskan Raiders) were actually monsters and not humans, thought they were very cool
but the name Sand PEOPLE, should have told me something.

I can't believe I've never thought about this until now. Never considered the possibility that they may be human either.

[haggis]

Am I the only person who thought Darth Vader was a robot ?

Am I the only person who thought tie fighters were named because the looked like bow ties ?

You were not out of line. Tie fighters did and still do look like bow ties.