I know exactly how you feel Smarts.

 

Seth - I'll let Stephen Colbert break down the lightsaber confusion for you:  http://www.cc.com/video-clips/umsrnb/the-colbert-report-lightsaber-controversy


I had a few extra vacation days I was trying to figure out what to do with so I went ahead and took off work on Dec 18th so I could make it to an afternoon showing.  :)

 

I so can't wait for this movie. The latest trailer has me totally stoked.

I'm excited to see if the First Order can be truly bad ass or not.

And after reading Aftermath and Lost Stars, I can't wait to see the impact of decisions made by key Republic figures.

Did everyone catch the new Japanese trailer and TV spot?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XNit858b6I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPKE_GhrpMs

The excitement is creeping ind and I'm starting to let my expectations build... I really hope I won't be disappointed.

Yeah, the more I see, the more I like.

As for the lightsaber 'controversy'  - I think it's ridiculous, I liked it personally, I don't know what all the fuss is about.