Being a Star Wars fan is still pretty awesome
Well, that semester's over. Let's try this again, shall we?
I'll finish posting about Kalamazoo hopefully tomorrow, but I wanted to just briefly share something awesome that happened at the beginning of this month. Catherine Taber, who voices Padme Amidala on The Clone Wars-- which yes, I do watch, thankyouverymuch, it is good stuff-- tweeted a link to an article in which she discussed her work with Star Wars. She is in the unique position of having voiced both Leia and Padme for various animated Lucasfilm projects, and she loves both of them. What's more, she and I share that we were introduced to Star Wars later than most, and that we connected to Padme.
I haven't been shy about saying that I liked Padme more easily than I liked Leia at first, and I still think that she's awesome, albeit in a slightly different way than I did six years ago. After all of my fanfic research and ruminations, I really feel like I have come to understand how that character works. So has Catherine Taber. From the first interview with her that I read, which was several years ago now, I was fist-pumping and going, Yessss! at just about everything she said. Catherine Taber gets Padme Amidala, she thinks that Padme is awesome, and she will defend her with the best of them. As a thoughtful fan, I really appreciate that. And I decided to take advantage of social media to say so:
lilyhandmaiden Erin Chandler
@cattaber I love it when you talk about Padme's character. You really do her justice, both in Clone Wars and interviews. Thank you!
I wasn't expecting a reply, but the next day I woke up to find two emails in my inbox notifying me that, first
catherine taber @cattaber favorited your Tweet:
and second, that she replied to me!
cattaber catherine taber
@lilyhandmaiden Thank you for the kind words Erin, I really appreciate it! c
Dec 03, 10:37 AM via web
Which caused me to flail like the fangirl I am for a few minutes. ("PADME AMIDALA KNOWS WHO I AM!") I'm so glad that I got to be on Catherine Taber's radar for a few seconds, one Padme advocate to another, maybe brighten her day a little, and let her know how much her fans enjoy and appreciate what she does. So thank you, Catherine! Rock on for geek girls everywhere!
No matter how many other fandoms come into my life, Star Wars will always always have a special place in my heart, due in part to things like this. I love being a Star Wars fan.<3