instead of making movies 7,8,9 they should make it into television series lasting 3-5 well planned out seasons, AND GEORGE LUCUS CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO DIRECT!
IMHO he can cowrite the scripts but he should have veto over it, its like putting Branden Braga incharge of the bulk of Startrek: Enterprise.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, now that THAT is settled....
Merry Christmas, Blayne! Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I want Xizor and more Boba Fett.
I vote for a series focusing entirely on their college escapades.
-pH
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
All this violence is so unreasonable. Why not make a positive contribution to the world by making a new series, called "Star Peace"? It should concentrate on the Ewoks, showing their many cultural accomplishments in the fields of fretwork, fur-shaping, and knitting. With such an inspiring example, everybody would rally round and there would be no more war! The insurgents in Iraq would throw down their weapons and ask for candy from the American soldiers, who would instead hand out condoms and silk stockings! The rebels in Darfur would forget that they are starving, and altruistically sit down to make scarves for their enemies before they die - perhaps with embroidered mottos! There could be a Nobel Prize in it!
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Brilliant!
(((KoM)))
Posted by Tarrsk (Member # 332) on :
Ehh... given how Lucas managed to completely wussify Fett in the prequels, I don't want to know his backstory any more.
Do a film version of "Rogue Squadron" and I'll be happy. Wedge was always cooler than Luke anyway.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Better yet, do a tv series about Rogue Squadron. Get some hotties to play Winter and Iella, not to mention Mirax Terrick. An hour of Corran and Wedge blowing crap up every week is sweet, not to mention Corran's gradual Jedi skill increases. There is a ton of material to work with, it could go on forever, culminating in a big movie finish.
And Fett has a sweet history as Journeyman Protector Jaster Mareel in the books, but Lucas didn't go by the EU history, he made up his own.
My vision for the future of Star Wars is an X-Wing tv series, and a movie trilogy based on the Thrawn Trilogy.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I was also disappointed with prequel Fett, Tarrsk. He's supposed to be a badass, not a little boy!
I don't care that he had to grow up sometime. I want him to be badass Fett from the books.
*sniffle*
-pH
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
Can I just say that a non-directing George Lucas is my only request? Anything else is fine. Any story, any characters...but he shouldn't be allowed to touch the camera!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I'd want him involved in many many other areas however, if he were available. Working with ILM, working on any of the technical aspects, working on the storyboarding and conceptualization.
Though, if it were an X-Wing series, I'd really want Michael A. Stackpole writing the script for the series. I don't think I'd want to watch it otherwise. And for the movies, Tim Zahn would have to write the script for that as well.
Lucas has great ideas, he's a fantastic producer and technical advisor. The man practically created or was responsible for the creation of half the technology we are accustomed to in blockbuster movies today. But I too, the most diehard Lucas defender, would rather see someone else behind the camera.
Posted by Tarrsk (Member # 332) on :
Nah... Stackpole's good at plotting, but his dialogue tends to be wordy to the point of incoherence. Give it to Aaron Allston... his Wraith Squad books nailed the balance between humor, adventure, and character in the original "Star Wars" trilogy better than any other EU productions.
Either that, or let Joss Whedon have his way with the franchise. Mal Reynolds is basically a harder-edged, embittered Han Solo, anyway. Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Well KoM, there'd at least be a nomination in it Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I wouldnd't want Joss touching Star Wars with a ten parsec pole.
As for the Allston vs. Stackpole argument, I always liked Stackpole better. The man created Corran Horn, that right there gives him a billion points.
Wrait squadron was more lighthearted because it was a different kind of unit, they were allowed to be like that. Rogues were more professional and hardened.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
My girlfriend says... Kathy Tyers should write a few scripts too. Also, a movie based on the Thrawn trilogy would rock.
But yeah, no more Lucas in the director's chair. How about M. Night Shyamalan? Or Mel Gibson?
Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :
I'd like to see Kevin Smith.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
My girlfriend says... Kevin Smith would be awesome! I want to see Han and Luke working as convenience store clerks talking about Star Wars.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
M. Night Shyamalan would be very interesting. But I'm not sure I want "interesting" for a Star Wars movie. I want credit done to the books.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
"My girlfriend says... Kevin Smith would be awesome! I want to see Han and Luke working as convenience store clerks talking about Star Wars. "
Ever see the star wars flash parody of clerks?
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
Blah, I still think the series should've been post RotJ, else they're going to be handicapped with all that already done storyline, what could've possibly happened between episode 3 and 4? only 20 years...
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote: M. Night Shyamalan would be very interesting.
"I see dead people." "Yeah, Luke, that's the whole point." "Am I dead?" "No. The real twist is that Vader's your father." "Nooooo!"
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Blayne, where did they say the series would for sure be in the years between 3 and 4?
Last I heard, there was going to be two shows, one would be Old Republic, one would be post-ROTJ. Personally I think post is the better way to go. The established characters are far more beloved, they just need to come up with three very good replacement actors for Leia, Luke and Han. I think the Old Republic show will be a flop. People don't care about those characters as much. If you're only an avid movie watcher and haven't read any of the EU, you probably don't know the names of 90% of the characters in that timeline anyway. It's silly.
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
Ok, how's this to drastically improve Star Wars:
We set it in a solar system not far from our own. When Earth became too crowded, humans migrated to this solar system and terraformed all the plants. The outer planets are less advanced and often plagued with wierd cannabalistic people, while the inner planets are ruled by a parliament and were much better terraformed. At some point there was a war between the two of them, and the outer planets lost. Our protagonists can be veterans from that war who now run pirate-esque operations. Oh, and we'll throw in some cool action scenes and really witty dialogue.
~Joldo avoiding his landmark Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
::resists unbearable urge to pound Joldo flat, but otherwise holds tongue::
Posted by neo-dragon (Member # 7168) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Blayne, where did they say the series would for sure be in the years between 3 and 4?
Last I heard, there was going to be two shows, one would be Old Republic, one would be post-ROTJ. Personally I think post is the better way to go. The established characters are far more beloved, they just need to come up with three very good replacement actors for Leia, Luke and Han. I think the Old Republic show will be a flop. People don't care about those characters as much. If you're only an avid movie watcher and haven't read any of the EU, you probably don't know the names of 90% of the characters in that timeline anyway. It's silly.
The last official news that I heard is that one series will be animated (possibly CGI) and most likely set during the clone wars, or old republic days. The live-action series will be set between the trilogies since that era hasn't been touched on much by the EU. Presumably it will focus on the birth of the rebellion as well as the Empire's early atrocities, and will feature some jedi who survived order 66.
A post-RotJ series would be pretty interesting, but I don't think that they will bother since the novels have covered it pretty thoroughly, and continue to do so.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Bleh. Horrible ideas.
The animated version of the Clone Wars is already out, unless they just plan to expand upon the first two seasons.
As for a betweener live action, I think it's a bad idea. That has already been somewhat covered by the Han Solo Trilogy, and the two trios of stories about Lando and Han. Not to mention the short stories about the New Republic, and the Bounty Hunter Trilogy, and Tales from the Bounty Hunters, and Tales from the Empire.
The EU following ROTJ has a big enough following to give any show an automatic fanbase, whereas a tweener show will have to fight for viewership and will have to fight off negative impressions form the people who hated the prequels.
Posted by neo-dragon (Member # 7168) on :
The Han and Lando trilogies barely touched that era. They entirely focused on their respective protagonists and didn't reveal anything significant about the early days of the rebellion, empire, and Darth Vader, or feature any surviving jedi. Of course, that's because they were written well before the prequels came out, and Lucas had warned the authors to be intentionally sketchy about the pre-episode IV years. And a few short stories don't compare to the dozens of novels that are set post-RotJ. As it is, the inter-trilogy era is probably where the writers and producers of the series will have the most freedom. There's 20 years there where only minor details have been previously revealed, and most of what is known is just about Han Solo's youth, and he probably won't be a regular character in the series (maybe he'll have a cameo or something).
Anyway, as a reader of post-RotJ EU since about 1995, I would also enjoy TV series set in that era. But I can see why Lucas and company won't do it. They're too restricted. They'd be walking on egg shells just to avoid continuity errors. Also, the EU fanbase is nothing compared to the film fanbase. Right now, they can probably get more viewers by appealing to people who want to know what happens right after Revenge of the Sith. In any case, when you're dealing with Star Wars finding an audience won't be a problem. It will have an automatic fanbase no matter when it is set.
Posted by smitty (Member # 8855) on :
I would think a short series between 3-4 would work if you followed Vader around, and threw in some of the surrounding happenings. I would think it would be workable.
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