What will it be amount?

Shut him up or shut him down.

feh. I'll watch it. And I won't whine about it either.

I'm just glad it's not another fecking reality show.

Let me guess: it'll be about the ever-popular Clone Wars, where George Lucas has embedded the series for the entire 21st Century.

Oh no - will General Grievious be killed? Uh, no.
Oh no - will someone figure out Palpatine is a Sith? Uh, no.
Oh no - will Mace Windu be killed? Uh, no.

Etc.

Oh no - will Mace Windu be killed? Uh, no.

Er, I'm not even that big of a fan and I know that he died in Revenge of the Sith.

The article says it will focus on relationships and emotional landscapes. You Star Wars nerds will have no clue what's going on.

/It was a joke.
//Settle down.

DarthBrooks: Let me guess: it'll be about the ever-popular Clone Wars, where George Lucas has embedded the series for the entire 21st Century.

Oh no - will General Grievious be killed? Uh, no.
Oh no - will someone figure out Palpatine is a Sith? Uh, no.
Oh no - will Mace Windu be killed? Uh, no.

Etc.

Dude the Clone Wars animated series is for the kids

Now I know George says his movies and stuff are for kids and thats BS... but this time its legit

George know he pissed us of so he is going after our Children

/Because George needs another layer of Solid Gold on his toilet

the lack of sci fi out there means its a nice time to get into tv particularly if you have deep enough pockets not to worry too heavily about a per episode profit, as they will consider the franchise start up cost with video game and toy tie ins.

so long as lucas doesnt write i think it will be hard to screw up

DarthBrooks: Let me guess: it'll be about the ever-popular Clone Wars, where George Lucas has embedded the series for the entire 21st Century.

Oh no - will General Grievious be killed? Uh, no.
Oh no - will someone figure out Palpatine is a Sith? Uh, no.
Oh no - will Mace Windu be killed? Uh, no.

Etc.

The series "The Clone Wars", which as a complete shock is actually pretty awesome, is set during the Clone Wars period between Episodes II and III.

The live-action series is going to be set between Episodes III and IV.

Try again.

waiting4godot: Er, I'm not even that big of a fan and I know that he died in Revenge of the Sith.

Yeah, so if you're watching the TV episode with Mace Windu getting threatened by some bad guy, what are the odds Mace is going to die in this episode?

We all know that it's just going to be the domestic trials and tribulations of some schmuck who has trouble trying to SHUT DOWN ALL THE GARBAGE MASHERS ON THE DETENTION LEVEL

It is my most fervent hope that this series focuses its attention on Fett's 'Vette.

DarthBrooks: Let me guess: it'll be about the ever-popular Clone Wars, where George Lucas has embedded the series for the entire 21st Century.

Oh no - will General Grievious be killed? Uh, no.
Oh no - will someone figure out Palpatine is a Sith? Uh, no.
Oh no - will Mace Windu be killed? Uh, no.

Etc.



Maybe the whole series will be about this character.

FREDIOHEAD: The article says it will focus on relationships and emotional landscapes...

Ooooo so Lucas is playing to his strengths

"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything's soft... and smooth..."

kronicfeld: It is my most fervent hope that this series focuses its attention on Fett's 'Vette.

The Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft is a very slick ride.

As long as George doesn't try to write humor. Or political intrigue. Or romance.

I've always wondered what the prequels would have been if George had done a bare-bones treatment, then was locked in a small metal box while Timothy Zahn and Kevin Smith wrote the movies and Chris Nolan directed them.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: As long as George doesn't try to write humor. Or political intrigue. Or romance.anything

I don't like sand.

The main character Spoo Choons hails from the Minimbi'Wa system and is half wookie half ewok.

See I could ruin the new franchise just as effectively as Lucas himself.

Mr Lucas should allow other writers and directors to make new Star Wars films. Since he owns the franchise he would still get most of the profits, and maybe, maybe, a good film might come out of it.

Because right now, if George writes and or directs it, it will suck.

Just remember: no matter how frickin' great it tries to be,

IT ALL ENDS WITH DANCING EWOKS.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: As long as George doesn't try to write humor. Or political intrigue. Or romance. Or dialogue.

The humor was good in the original movies.

Han Solo running around like a nut = funny
Jar Jar Binks = crap, unless you're a child who doesn't know better

Even the romance between Han & Leia wasn't bad... as compared to Mannequin & the Druish princess.

Even the political-ish talk in the original Star Wars wasn't bad, like the guy crapping on Darth Vader's Jedi religion & getting choked for it.

The Prequels were just too serious at taking Lucas' "mythology" seriously, and it looked like a bad fanfic in the process.

/if the Prequels were aimed at teaching children about Lucas' universe, then I can only imagine what drek will come out of a new Star Wars story for adults

legion_of_doo: /if the Prequels were aimed at teaching children about Lucas' universe, then I can only imagine what drek will come out of a new Star Wars story for adults

The opening crawl will involve a dinner-table argument regarding whether the husband should increase his 401(k) contribution from 3% to 5%.

It's long been reported that this is going to take place between Eps III and IV.

This will ONLY work if Lucas farms out most of the work. The biggest reason Empire is the most cherished by adult fans is because someone else directed it. The only reason we care at all about the witty banter between Han and Leia was because a husband and wife team of writers penned the screenplay. Lucas worked on the technical side, and the Star Wars universe was the better for it.

Of course, he has been known to make mistakes (in his odds) from time to time.


1,000,000 to 1 seems more reasonable after jar-jar

//meesa thinksa itsa gonna sucka, bomb-bad

legion_of_doo: The Prequels were just too serious at taking Lucas' "mythology" seriously, and it looked like a bad fanfic in the process.

So were the sequels. One of the many things I loved about the first movie was the way it hinted at a richly detailed backstory. I got the sense that Lucas had written the biography of every major character to really understand them... then put just enough of it on-screen to make the story coherent yet intriguing. For instance, Obi Wan was a much more interesting character before I knew how he became Ben.

The five movies, cartoons, books, etc. since then all have the feel of Lucas going "well, I wrote all this backstory -- might as well film it." At this point we're pretty much down to "meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Han was fixing coffee".

Not to mention the fact that almost nothing in the first movie makes sense in light of what's revealed in the sequels and prequels. It's not quite Highlander II levels of "Huh?", but it's bad.

subby: the odds of it being good are 3,720 to 1

Really, subby? You think that it's overwhelmingly likely that, because Lucas wrote it, it'll be good?

Wait, what's that? You think it's unlikely?

Innumerate tard.

DarthBrooks: IT ALL ENDS WITH DANCING EWOKS.

yes, and?

SilentStrider: yes, and?

... and a dancing Wookiee?

FREDIOHEAD: The article says it will focus on relationships and emotional landscapes.

Like that "love in the grass with a dinosaur" scene from "Attack of the Clones"? That was so bad I had to look away out of embarrassment for the actors who had to film it. Didn't Lucas have to cut it from the DVD, it was so bad?

DarthBrooks: IT ALL ENDS WITH DANCING EWOKS.

Jub-jub!

Can I point out how useless the actual link is?

FTFA: "I'd trust Lucas to not let this series get too silly..."

What planet has this guy been living on?

czetie: So were the sequels. One of the many things I loved about the first movie was the way it hinted at a richly detailed backstory.

Star Wars (err, ah, "A New Hope", *barfs*) was definitely a self-contained movie that had no need for sequels & prequels. It is still the best movie of the bunch.

Empire & Jedi weren't needed, but aside from dancing Ewoks, they were still good movies in their own way. I remember the cliffhanger ending of Empire, coming out of the theater, and saying WTF? (or the pre-intarweb childhood equivalent of WTF) Such a bold moviemaking statement. It wasn't the original movie, but it was still a good & ballsy show to put up there. There was still some Lucas magic then.

/The Prequels are truly on their own layer of Hell.

Blathering Idjut: FTFA: "I'd trust Lucas to not let this series get too silly..."

What planet has this guy been living on?

Uranus

/obvious

Zagloba: subby: the odds of it being good are 3,720 to 1

Really, subby? You think that it's overwhelmingly likely that, because Lucas wrote it, it'll be good?

Wait, what's that? You think it's unlikely?

Innumerate tard.

Came to say this. Disappointed that it has appeared to whoosh right over most other heads here. :|

Blathering Idjut: What planet has this guy been living on?

Dantooine.

He's on Dantooine.

FunkOut:
Maybe the whole series will be about this character.


Nevermind the ugly dude on the left, she was very hot in person.

I just hope the guys who are doing CLONE WARS have some input. Or at the very least, let B5 writer, JMS, write some stories.

Meh. I enjoy Episodes III-VI and even the Clone Wars television show. I'll check this out.

hey, what's that flashing???

DarthBrooks: Just remember: no matter how frickin' great it tries to be,

IT ALL ENDS WITH DANCING EWOKS.

this is a more adult themed chewy and king gorilla disembowling and sodomizing ewoks and vince neil.

/google fu is off i cant find a picture of kg :(

"I'd trust Lucas to not let this series get too silly"

Ha. Ha ha. Hahahahahahahahahaha

daychilde: Zagloba: subby: the odds of it being good are 3,720 to 1

Really, subby? You think that it's overwhelmingly likely that, because Lucas wrote it, it'll be good?

Wait, what's that? You think it's unlikely?

Innumerate tard.

Came to say this. Disappointed that it has appeared to whoosh right over most other heads here. :|

Why did you douches come to post in a star wars thread? You don't know the history of STAR WARS. I DO.

He used a formulaic line from The Empire Strikes Back:
C3P0: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.
subby might not be an innumerate retard, he might be a giant fanboi.

I've got a bad feeling about this.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Blathering Idjut: What planet has this guy been living on?

Dantooine.

He's on Dantooine.

"Our scouts report that the remains of a LucasFilm base were found on Dantoonine but that it has been abandoned for some time."

Damn. Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener lied to us. Now we can't blow up the LucasFilm base in time to save the world from more crappy Star Wars stuff. Terminate him immediately.

/Grand Moff TheMysteriousStranger

I get pissed off each time one of my sons calls it Star Wars 4.

theorellior: DarthBrooks: IT ALL ENDS WITH DANCING EWOKS.

Jub-jub!

That's supposed to be "Yub nub"

Subby, you know you'll be watching it too.


Even if you have to pretend you hate it while holding your lightsaber between your legs.

Seriously, though. Star Wars has a load of potential for making quite a load of interesting series. But a series will suffer the same problem as any game connected with the Star Wars universe.

In order to please the fanbois, everything will include major characters supposed to be elsewhere or in hiding, jedi and the farking plans for the Death Star.

In Empire, you got the notion that Yoda might have been isolated on Dagobah for a few decades. From the extended universe, you learn that there were scores of jedi dropping in at in at all times.

And there has been so many games involving capturing parts of the Death Star plans, or transporting said plans, you have to start wondering how many locations the Empire had the plans stashed.

The only way to show your kids SW is in release order of 4 5 6 1 2 3. Otherwise, the surprises from the original trilogy are ruined by the events in 1 2 and 3. In fact, if anybody gets the dumb idea of showing my daughter SW before I do, there will be hell to pay.

/you don't need to see my identification
//...
///move along/profit

farbekrieg: so long as lucas doesnt write i think it will be hard to screw up

It's not that he's a bad writer, he's an atrocious director.