Another Star Wars Prequel? 661
boarder8925 writes "George Lucas said he was finished with the Star Wars movies, but it seems George Lucas has an idea for another add-on to the Star Wars movie series: a prequel to The Phantom Menace. The story would follow the Jedi regaining control of the universe from the many Dark Lords some 88 years before Anakin Skywalker ever graced the universe. Yoda, who, according to Lucas, was instrumental in the effort, would apparently have a headlining role. However, Lucas, now age 60, says he won't be captaining such a ship if it ever happens."
Well, /. has one thing right... (Score:4, Insightful)
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Having played and finished SW: KotOR, they mention in the game that the Sith as a race died out long ago, but that Korriban (the Sith home planet) was populated by outcast Jedi who took on the Sith name as a faction.
More information here [prohosting.com]
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Wow, the movie after Revenge of the Sith really is a new hope.
badah-ching!
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Unrelated and off-topic, it seems Slashdot banned itself from fetching its own headlines?
The ask slashdot and bsd box are saying:
Your Headline Reader Has Been Banned
You May Only Load Headlines Every 30 Minutes
In 72 Hours, Your Ban Will Be Lifted
Do Not Bother Contacting Us For 72 Hours
*lol*
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Star Wars was rejected by moviemakers on first draft because of the plagiarism, only after a significant re-write did they want to go forward...
The real prequel is called Dune.
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On a side note, the spelling of that word is r_i_diculous.
Simpler explanation: (Score:5, Interesting)
I mean, this is high school physics stuff. The most basic 'science' stuff in sci-fi and Lucas fucks it up.
Re:Simpler explanation: (Score:5, Insightful)
B) So Ma and Pa Sixpack get an idea of what's happening because
C) If it didn't tilt, every movie mistake geek would point it out as it pertains to the Star Wars Universe Physics
I did like the quick shutters on the glass breaking scenes.
Star Wars is fun. Nothing more. There isn't weighty subject matter like Lord of the Rings but just a bunch of fast moving ships, blasters, light sabers, good guys, bad guys, and a plethora of creatures.
The sound effects are cool too.
This is our generation Western serial. They had bad dialogue, bad guys, good guys, romances that didn't make sense and quick to evolve, cliffhangers, fast moving horses and trains, gunfights, and secret hideaways.
Re:Simpler explanation: (Score:5, Insightful)
I figured it was pretty easy to explain. The engines are in the back so that is where the anti gravity field that was keeping the up is the last to go. So as the antigravity field goes, the artificial gravity goes, and the planet's normal gravity asserts itself.
But all that is besides the point. Star Wars is not science fiction. It is fantasy. In fact, Star Wars epitomizes a sub-genre of fantasy known as space opera. Instead of dragons, unicorns, and wizards; you have lasers, robots, and spaceships.
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See? It's all in there, in black and white.
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If you buy the idea of a bla
Re:Hmm... (Score:3, Interesting)
I mean really, do you think they actually researched that sort of thing? Like Harrison Ford said to Mark Hamill, "this ain't that kind of movie, kid"
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Never having read Dune I was amazed how much of Star Wars was influenced by it, as outlined here [jitterbug.com]
To his credit, Lucas also robbed Flash Gordon, Kurosawa, Joseph Campbell, and Tolkien :)
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Actually, now I think about it, that whole battle was pretty much lifted from the The Dam Busters. Especially if you compare the trench run with the flight down the river lined with guns on the way towards the dam.
Dune was much more deeper than SW (Score:5, Interesting)
Dune deals with the fact that what you see into the future locks you into that - or more correctly, the self fulfilling prophecy paradox. Star Wars doesn't (maybe revenge of the sith does hint on that) . It just handles prescience as just a sense and tries to concentrate on moralizing about the Dark and Light sides of the Force. (which it did very well too). Also Dune deals with the inversion of scarcity - Melange which is rare, but common on Arakkis , Water which forms oceans in other worlds, but rare on Arakkis.
Dune carries a lot of fatalism - especially ironic because Paul is prescient. Also the fact that he lets go of Chani rather than turn into a Tlelaxu puppet - which Anakin was not able to do. Also the twins - a girl and boy , the mother dies at birth.
If you really think about it , the Matrix had some of the themes too - Neo is not The ONE , but turns out to be , Paul is not the Kwisatz Haderach , but he becomes.
Dune has the best eyecandy - I remeber dreaming about Shields and lasguns - the sound, color and shimmering feeling. For some of us, CG effects are never enough . Also yeah, the first 3 Dune books were good - the rest of them sucked (come on !.. honored matres' ?.Re:Dune was much more deeper than SW (Score:3, Insightful)
Don't skip the sociopolitical commentary of Dune. Let's see... valuable substance, used for damn near everything, only found in a desert place, guarded by fierce people with a suspiciously Arabic language... Nope, no idea what he was talking about there.
SW doesn't (or at least, doesn't seem to) try to pull these concepts in. (Phew -- just think, if the dialog is bad NOW.
Re:Dune was much more deeper than SW (Score:4, Insightful)
Reusing themes, ideas, concepts, characters, etc. may be copyright infringement in our new corporate-copyright-overlord-dominated media culture, but it isn't plagiarism.
If such similarities were plagiarism, most great Western literature and art would have to be considered "plagiarized".
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You spelled Jack Kirby's name wrong.
(Google for the comic "New Gods" sometime. The Hero was on the verge of turning evil, and did not know he was the villain's son... they relied on a cosmic power called "the source"... The list goes on.)
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That could be interesting!
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And what did I get for my efforts? Useless +1 Funny mods!?!
You should all mod me up +1 Insightful. I deserve it.
No really, I do. And you know I'm right.
Just do it.
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He's EXPLICITLY saying that he wont be at the reins for it if it happens. how money is that?
If he stayed and produced the special effects and wrote the storyline (you know, the parts he's good at) and left directing and screenwriting up to someone who was actually good at it, hell, it could be a pretty sweet movie.
Young-er yoda leading the charge to eradicate as-yet un specified dark jedi-type people? sounds like it could be really fun, possibly
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Well, that and you used "money" as an adjective.
Already Done? (Score:3, Informative)
If I'm not mistaken, doesn't this already exist, in some form, as Knights of the Old Republic? I thought Georgy boy officially declared that KOTOR was permenantly the very first plotline in the Star Wars universe, the Genesis of the SW universe if you
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If with George Lucas you speak, clouded, the past is too.
Sounds like good news... (Score:3, Funny)
Yipeeeeeee!
No! (Score:3, Interesting)
One would have thought that the Star Trek franchise was proof of how difficult that is to pull off.
Re:No! (Score:3, Interesting)
I'm not so anti SW prequels. Lucas has made a really impressive universe for his StarWars films, and it would be stupid to waste it.
What about if they made another trilogy of films following the example liad down by the game Knights of the Old Republic - set a triliogy in that same StarWars universe, with the already developed locations, mythlogy and nice Good versus Evil plot, but set it 1000 years in the past. You could have a whole new load of characters and focus the story in some Sith uprising or anot
The slashdot prequal. (Score:4, Funny)
Lucas also announced that due to the bad reception the prequels had on certain geek web sites such as slashdot he was developing a story line especially for the geek crowd, "The Adventures of Padme".
He went on to explain the plot would not be complicated, however Ms Portman would lose her clothing, fall into in a vat of grits and eventually end up petrified (in carbonite) before being delivered by Boba Fett to Taco the Hutt. He expects to being in $60 million from slashdot readership alone.
Re:The slashdot prequal. (Score:3, Insightful)
When, O South Park Republican white suburban boys, have any of you met a hippie? There hasn't been a hippy in thirty years, yet you keep channeling your daddies' rage against the guys who got all the chicks in the sixties.
Hackers and goths and alty people of all stripes are the new hippies. They're all around you, man. Hate them, they're closer in chronologically.
Re:No! (Score:5, Funny)
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Han: Oh crap. We left Chewie at home before leaving for our Kessel run!
[cut to CU on Chewbacca]
Chewbacca: Warrrrrrrrrggggggggggh!
Lucas Retiring (Score:2)
Thank the Force.
This can only lead to good (Score:3, Interesting)
After Return of the Jedi, I didn't think there was a hope for the Trilogy, but now, with the latest three movies delivered, I realize that my feelings back then about the original movies were truly happy and optimistic.
Because Lucas was able to show me how far down the toilet he was willing to let the franchise go, I appreciate the original trilogy all the more. Even his remasters of the original three make me wax nostalgic for my childhood.
I liked the prequels (Score:5, Interesting)
I just steadfastly remain intentionally shallow.
It's supposed to be eye candy, not give you a doctorate in comparative theology or high-energy physics.
Re:I liked the prequels (Score:3, Interesting)
Of the prequels, only EPIII had a plot. EPS I and II were just filler that it seems like Lucas felt obligated to make. Watching all three of them (as I recently have) it is clear that Lucas really just wanted to make EPIII.
Exactly! (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:I liked the prequels (Score:3, Funny)
With a $10 million budget, the original Star Wars was never intended to be eye candy. It was intended to be fun, which the new trilogy is not. (I have not seen episode 3 yet, but with all the talk of how "dark" it is, I feel pretty confident in saying that while it may be decent, it probably still does not hold to the original ideals of the series.)
I'll agree with you that Star Wars was never intended
Re:This can only lead to good (Score:5, Insightful)
Face it, the ground breaking special effect aside star was was nothing special. Its an old tried and trusted story of young boy with destiny meets mystical mentor yada yada yada. Replace excalibur with light sabres, the black knight with vader and off you go. The story is a rehash of a couple of old concepts, the acting was dire, the dialog chronic. The only redeeming feature is the effects, you no longer needed an imagination because it looked to a child like the fucking things were real. And this is why we loved it as kids, now we just see the crap acting and dialog.
Just because you dont like the current trilogy does not mean Lucas is somehow trying to destroy your childhood memories or abuse you in some way. Also since its his rehashed idea Lucas can do whatever he wants with the story and clearly from the amount the current trilogy has grossed people are quit happy to part with their cash to see the results.
Re:This can only lead to good (Score:5, Insightful)
I think it's fair to say that Lucas struck gold once and then wisely let other people handle the aspect of filmmaking that he sucks at. Namely, directing and authoring. Lucas is a talented and imaginative story creator (plagiariser, depending on your perspective), but he cannot tell a story to save his life. Star Wars was a western in space, I'm tired of this "space opera" bullshit. It's a western. The good guys wear white. The bad guy wears black. The stormtroopers are only white so the audience wouldn't confuse them with Vader. They swing over chasms, escape from a room where the walls are closing in. I'm surprised Lucas didn't have Leia tied down over some railroad tracks while Tarken twirled his moustache.
And there's no question that the acting was superior in the original films. Compare Harrison Ford saying, "You're trembling" in V with Christianson saying it in III. Ford's acting carries emotional weight and significant. Christianson is reciting something he read in the script.
No, no, and no (Score:5, Insightful)
Listen, when Star Wars came out in 1977, millions of adults went to see it, loved it, and anxiously awaited the sequels. So did millions of kids. However, the children's market was nowhere near as established as it is today. Star Wars would NEVER have been as successful if it only appealed to children. My parents, who in general can't stand sci-fi or action films, and were in their late 30s at the time, loved it. THEY were almost as interested in seeing the sequels as I was.
Flash-forward to the prequels. By and large, 6-12 year olds love them. Other than that, however, the vast majority of adults don't. Believe it or not, there are many people in their 20s and 30s now who've never seen Star Wars before. And most of them really don't think the prequels are all that good.
Believe me, many things from my childhood I can now recognize as the crap it is. The original Star Wars movies were good back then, and are still good. The prequels are less so.
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The new movies lack elements present (even central) in the original 3. There was always the slapstick. C3PO was the butt of many jokes. However, the sarcastic intelligent wit of Han was completely gone. The part for the adults was simply left out, with nothing similar to fill the void. And relationships. We have brother-sister that don't know, with Han and Luke both fighting for the same plucky girl. In the new 3, there is no mystery who she will end up with, no double-entendre, and the scenes are painful, uninteresting story development, rather than fun and interesting scenes by themselves. Leah is directly quoted for some of her good lines related to Han, Luke (though possibly as badly delivered as in the new 3) is quoted as well.
So, what filled the void? Much better flight/fight scenes. The movies can't be aimed at the same audience, because many key elements are significantly different. That is the complaint. He builds a fan base, then ignores them for what (presumed by the fans) is the search for more money. Maybe he would have done better if he were gretly restricted on the money he could spend. Then he would have spend more time coming up with a story and lines, rather than impressive fight/flight scenes.
Well, duh! (Score:3, Insightful)
But him not writing/directing them is a good thing - so long as they get someone in who _can_.
Re:Well, duh! (Score:4, Interesting)
Thus (like it or not) the prequals being more directly from Lucas are more directly cannon.
Unless a different definition specific to SW has been established (with Lucas's endorsement). It's my understanding that Lucas considers the Zahn books second ONLY to what he's put (most recently in the case of things like Queedo/Solo shooting) on the screen/vhs/dvd.
Also I seem to remember reading in one of the books that the Death Star series was THREE deathstars. The original devlopement prototype that never had an outer shell and was mainly a proof of concept/testbed for several years. The final working version destroyed in ANH (built over a few years itself) and the enlarged (almost double IIRC) sequal blown up in ROTJ.
This parts a bit sketchy in my memory but I seem to recall that the prototype DS was started in secret by Palpatine before he was powerfull enough to do as he pleased after the higher ups in the military rejected the proposal for it durring the clone wars. I believe it was built in a black-hole cluster near Kessal(sp?).
That black hole cluster was used to patch Solo's "in under 12 parsecs" statment of how fast the Falcon was by claiming that the trick to the Kessle run was how short a path through/around the mess of black holes you could plot that your ship had the speed and toughness to handle.
Mycroft
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keep them coming (Score:5, Funny)
*groan* (Score:2)
No need (Score:2, Funny)
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What else to say than... (Score:5, Funny)
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!"
Re:What else to say than... (Score:5, Funny)
"YES, BITCH!!"
He was quickly escorted out of the theater, but he also got a solid round of applause from the audience. I personally thought that it added a wonderful dimension to the movie, and it was at that point that I became very sorry that Mystery Science Theater 3000 is no longer on the air.
Re:What else to say than... (Score:3, Funny)
Mike Nelson and one of the bots (Kevin Murphy) have recently set up their new website [filmcrewonline.com], where they present:
They announce such new movies as "Batman, the pregnency", and "King KoRn". It's definately worth a look.Another Trilogy? (Score:5, Funny)
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No matter how hard I try (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No matter how hard I try (Score:3, Informative)
Great comic strip:
http://penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2002-12-13
misread? (Score:5, Funny)
I misread that as captaining such shit at first. And then I thought, maybe I'm not misreading it.
Episode 0? (Score:2)
The one I'd like to see (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:The one I'd like to see (Score:5, Funny)
Holy crap! Lucas actually posts on Slashdot!
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--trb
I am certain this film will be made, after all.... (Score:4, Funny)
{sorry}
Re:Finally (Score:5, Informative)
Rick McCallum answered that at a convention once and said yoda's race has never been identified, nor had his homeworld; but he was definitely not a whill.
(the whills were an idea that lucas abandoned before releasing the original star wars film, which is why the scrolling text on the film doesnt include the by line)
Could be interesting. (Score:5, Insightful)
Episodes I through III were dealing in the too recent past directly dealing with known characters who many older fans have had 20 years to come up with their own theories about.
Now a pre-Phantom-Menace film wouldn't have quite so much "known" events to deal with. It would be somewhat harder to really jar with people's own perceptions of what could have happened. Plus if Lucas did step back and leave such a prequel to someone else it might well end up better than the current prequels. Not many people can create good stories in on their own - and even those who do don't (usually) do films on their own.
Editors, screenwriters, directors. As long as they're not all at odds then they stand a better chance of coming up with a great finished product.
Re:Could be interesting. (Score:4, Insightful)
No.
I just saw Episode III last night and it was just as I thought: plain, without any originality or feelings. Bad.
The reason why Episodes I-III are so bad has nothing to do with the fans. Nothing to do with them growing up, their imagination, or whatever. It has to do with George Lucas' (in)ability to screenplay and direct a movie. The dialogues are pathetic from beginning to end (not to mention the love scenes), the actors (though all capable of excellent performances) look bored as hell as they walk through the ridiculous evolution of their character. The complexity of the storyline is as astounding as you would expect from a 13 year-old boy, without any surprise or depth. Most of it is an excuse to visit dozens of various environments, rendered by gorgeous yet overused FX.
There is not a single tiny bit of emotion in these three movies, although that 3rd movie was supposed to be the emotional apotheosis of the saga, with the beloved Anakin turning to the Dark Side, Padme dying, etc. But instead, the spectator is too busy bitching at how Lucas screw up those parts by putting them together in the most primitive, easy way one could think of.
There is no talent in here. George Lucas was simply not good enough a director to make these prequels worth watching, let alone enjoyable. The same thing happened with the Matrix Trilogy, brilliant at first but then spoiled by the greed of the Wachowsky Brothers who couldn't handle the breadth of what they had started. Many praise to Peter Jackson built his trilogy with true genius.
Maybe a Star Wars pre-prequel could be interesting as long as Lucas stays away from it.
Re:Could be interesting. (Score:3, Interesting)
The security hologram scene was stupid looking. There was no time spent developing emoti
Re:Could be interesting. (Score:4, Insightful)
I have to disagree, the way the story unraveled was EXTREMELY poor, IMHO. So, basically, Anakin turned to the Dark Side because he was a whiny brat?
(Spoilers below, sort of)
Palpatine: "Kill him".
Anakin: "No, it's not the Jedi way."
Palpatine: "Come on, just do it."
Anakin: "Ah.. well, ok"
Or my favorite
Sidious: "Join the dark side!"
Anakin: "NO! I'm a Jedi!"
Sidious: "Come on.. do it!"
Anakin: "No.."
Sidious: "Come on now, you fool. Don't be a meanie."
Anakin: "Oh, OK. You're my master now and i'll do what you say!"
Come on, Lucas had 3 MOVIES to get it right, and not only we find Anakin turning into Darth Vader in 5 minutes of plot, it's also because of the most retarded reasons posible. Not to mention the terrible dialogs, the way all Jedis are killed (weren't they Jedi *MASTERS*?! Sheeze...), and the cherry on top: Vader screaming "Nooooo!" with fists up, like it was a teen soap opera. Darth Vader, one of the meanest bad guys in movies ever.
I could go all day with things that were wrong in that film. Just like Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, i kept my expectations low to avoid dissapointment and got something much worse than i imagined possible.
Re:Could be interesting. (Score:4, Insightful)
I had this discussion with a friend of mine after the movie, and I concluded that I don't think there's any problem at all with the speed with which Anakin turns to the dark side. The explanation is simple, and you've heard it before: "You underestimate the power of the dark side." Once Anakin started to turn, the dark side drew him in faster than anyone could have expected (except Yoda, he's the one who was always warning us about it in the first place). Also, don't forget that Palpatine wasn't just a smooth-talking politician. He was the surpreme overlord of the Sith. The ultimate manifestation of the dark side. It's not inconceivable that he was exercising mind control to help push Anakin over to the dark side.
Re:Could be interesting. (Score:3, Insightful)
Come on. I wanted to like it, but it became evident the emperor had (again) no clothes 30 minutes into the movie. And i wasn't alone, pretty much all of my friends thought the same. It was mindless fun, great to watch (CG galore!)... but boring. Filled with plot holes and poor dialogues
Return of the originals? (Score:2)
I was thinking a while ago: Having only recently released ep. IV-VI on DVD, how will he convince anybody to buy the collection of all six? (I'm sure nobody doubts such a collection is on the way)
Possible answer: Have the ORIGINAL versions of IV-VI plus the new I-III films, and you can GAURANTEE that SW fans everywhere will buy the six-pack: New fans for the new fil
Ideas (Score:2)
Many people have many ideas set in the Star Wars universe. The problem might be various copyrights and such - but even if these would not be an obstacle someone would have to act as a keeper of the storyline to differentiate the canon from the rest.
This particular idea is not in line with what is known now. Sith, as far as it was revealed in the episodes already made, has no organizational structure and apparently consists always of one master and one apprentice. Where would many Sith lords come from?
Re:Ideas (Score:5, Insightful)
According to the backstory, Tarkin was challenging Palpatine for Emperor at one point, so this could be correct.
What's more puzzling is why Palpatine keeps Vader on the payroll at all, when he allows the Death Star to be destroyed, lets Luke escape in ESB and is clearly treacherous ("join me, and we will rule the galaxy as father and son"). I'd have relegated him to droid-polishing duties after Ep IV.
Re:Ideas (Score:3, Insightful)
Vader seems to be subordinate of Tarkin
According to the backstory, Tarkin was challenging Palpatine for Emperor at one point, so this could be correct.
This makes no sense, since Vader knows best that a guy not familiar with the ways of the Force can't even get near being a threat for the Emperor.
What's more puzzling is why Palpatine keeps Vader on the payroll at all, when he allows the Death Star to be destroyed, lets Luke escape in ESB and is clearly treacherous ("join me, and we will rule the
Re:Ideas (Score:5, Interesting)
Well, this was made very clear - neither Sith nor Jedi masters don't have more than one apprentice at a time. The difference being, of course, that Jedi masters let go of their apprentices and there is no rivalry amongst them.
It's important to notice that Anakin's fast advancement within the Jedi Order was possible only because of the turmoil created by the Clone Wars. He skipped some tests. He probably fought more than meditated. He, so to speak, sneaked past the system designed to screen against any padawan becoming too powerful without developing enough compassion and understanding. It wasn't all that hard, because it was a system built on trust, not paranoid suspicion.
And he managed to keep his relationship with Padme a secret from the rest of Jedi. His betrayal of the Jedi in a sense begun with that.
Episode -2 : It's not easy being green (Score:2, Funny)
I think the choice of director is clear. Quentin Tarentino, come on it would be great!
"Get the wookie"
"the wookie's sleeping"
"well wake him up then!"
Sequels (Score:4, Interesting)
for the love of god though there are some real gems in the books/comics set after the origional trillogy , Dark empire for example , the reformation of the jedis and so on
In a galaxy far far away (Score:5, Interesting)
The Starwars universe is great. A clever mix of magic, politics, religion and technology. This is what makes sci fi great. You take a few physical laws, mix them up a bit and see what happens when you introduce humans into it.
This is George Lucas' legacy: a standardised universe, that captivates the imagination. He has woven a rich tapestry of worlds, cultures and characters but is a lousy story teller, particularly dialog.
Please Mr. Lucas, let the universe go. Spend the remainder of you professional life as an executive producer who lets others write and direct, whilst you approve and fund.
As a side note, I'd really like to see a script from Kevin Smith. Given a free reign (and a ban from using his friends as cast members)he could write the Starwars adventure we all think we remember.
Re:In a galaxy far far away (Score:3, Interesting)
A stereotyped and poorly thought out mix-up of magic and religion in a technological shell.
My strongest memory from watching the original Star Wars, back when it first came out, was my reaction to the climactic scene. "Trust the Force? He's flying a warp-capable starship, two of his best friends are robots, he's depending on one of them for his very life, and you're telling me he's gotta reject technology to win this one? Give me one huge bleeding
Fatal flaw in this plan (Score:5, Funny)
Remake IV-VI? (Score:3, Interesting)
I really like the universe and I espect the fact that SW-fans is fanatic and all but... it comes down to one thing: Entertainment. Right now its just silly, tried looking at IV the other day and I couldnt stand the figthts, it does just not fit in anymore.
I think I speak for a lot of us when I say... (Score:3, Funny)
I USED to love Star Wars. That love has been BEATEN out of me. This franchise is an abomination... a walking shell of THE UNDEAD!!
ahem...sorry
88 years? (Score:3, Funny)
88 years? (Score:3, Interesting)
I thought the Sith were in hiding mode for over a thousand years?
Not that I've come to expect continuity from lucas or the star wars universe or anything =)
I guess he'll have more edits in the I, II, III special edition trilogy box set re-re-re-release.
e.
Re:How about going even further back in time (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How about going even further back in time (Score:2, Funny)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
Which is unusual in that usually Sci-Fi is set in the future. But, anyway, you'd have to go forward in time to find voyager I.Re:The problem with this.. (Score:3, Interesting)
The other drawback is when you've got a character arc like Anakin's I, personally, like to know there's at least a chance of redemption. That maybe, just maybe, they don't get drawn too far into the dark. Even when they do, it's nice to k
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