Star Wars: the TV Series

POSTED BY: Arcadia
UPDATED: Saturday, March 18, 2006 14:46
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LIGHTMEDARK

Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by ChrisPV:
What concerns me is Lucas's total disregard for everything that's been written in the books/comics since he took his little twenty year vacation "to do small independent films nobody would see."

I'm sooo with you on this. I'm a much bigger fan of the books.

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STORYMARK

Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:11 PM

Er... hard as this may be to believe for some... there are plenty of Star Wars fans around. Even ones who like the prequels. Though this obviosly won't appeal to everyone (nothing can), there is most certainly an audience for it.

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DOG13000

Friday, March 17, 2006 4:33 AM

yea...i bought me a copy at a convention....

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3HEADEDMONKEY

Friday, March 17, 2006 4:38 AM

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And they're already planning on 100+ episodes???

Well knowing lucas, the show will prolly run for 2-3 seasons, then he'll get a crazy idea to redo the seasons and add some more special effects, and maybe a dewback or 2 here in the background, rerelease the seasons as Star Wars the Series: Special Edition! and those episodes will cover the 100 eps they plan on making.

CYBERSNARK

Friday, March 17, 2006 4:03 PM

Oh God, the Luke mention made me think of Star Wars: Smallville too.

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I hate Smallville. I'm sure it's well-written and well-acted, and the effects look good, but it's just way too "fannish" --everything screams "hey, look how many references we can put in to the comics!" instead of actually exploring the theme of Clark's growth. It's not about Clark Kent, it's about the teenaged Superman (full range of powers, exploring his Kryptonian heritage, meeting Lois, seeing his futre all mapped out in excruciating detail).

Also, it completely guts Lex Luthor, turning him from one of the greatest villains in pop culture to a stereotypical spoiled brat.
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Now I have visions of teen Luke with a lightsaber, uncovering ominous Imperial Plots(tm), meeting teenaged equivalents to every other character in the EU (Look: it's Mara Jade! And Talon Karrde! And Wedge Antilles! And here's Han and Chewie, but they slip out of the scene so fast that they won't remember Luke! . . .)

And I'll third the cheers for the novels. On his best day, Lucas couldn't approach that level of quality.

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STORYMARK

Friday, March 17, 2006 4:14 PM

Again, the article is misleading. It WILL NOT be about Luke. Notice that none of the actual quotes refrence Luke, that's the writer jumping to conclusions.

Google around for other articles pertaining to the series (there are lots), and you'll see that they've said several times it's not going to feature any of the main characters.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

ZOID

Friday, March 17, 2006 6:40 PM

Fellow 'coats and Lucas emotional-rape victims:

First: The way back from the internal hell you are all enduring is to stop identifying with your attacker. Realize that you did not deserve the brutalization he inflicted upon you. Also, your parents wanted to have you, and love you very much...

Second: With all due respect, y'all are going about this entirely the wrong way. Wanna know what the series is going to be about? Put yourself in George's shoes. What characters and storylines will yield the most fruit on the money tree? As in: licensed collectibles, board and video games, lunch boxes, stuffed toys, ad infinitum...

I suspect that whatever characters, stories and dialogue may exist in the series, these will clearly hold a back seat to the merchandising opportunity the series represents. So, I expect: 1.) Lots of new vehicles; 2.) Several new alien species; 3.) New handheld weapons; et cetera. I'm sure I'm leaving out a plethora of other viable tie-ins, but I've never fooled myself into believing that I'm as diabolical as GL. If he injection-molds it, they will come. "Oh... people will come, (George). People will most definitely come." (NB: How spooky is it that the voice of the real Darth Vader delivered that 're-purposed' line from "Field of Dreams"?)

As to the aforementioned 'characters, stories and dialogue', how long has it been since Lucas gave a rat's a$$ about any of that, anyway? 25 years? 30? If you're honestly expecting any of those lofty elements in a Lucas project, you have my deepest sympathies.

Oracularly,

zoid
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FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, March 18, 2006 2:31 PM

I love you, Zoid!

You always say it just like it is... or will be.

In awe,
FollowMal

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MICJWELCH

Saturday, March 18, 2006 2:46 PM

For those of you who like the Star Wars fanfics, I saw a movie a while ago that actually covers this same time period pretty well. And considering it's made on a zero budget, I'd say it's pretty good. Check it out.

http://www.panicstruckpro.com/revelations/

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