TV Discussion Official Live Action Series Discussion Thread

There... it has now been retitled to address TCW and the EU. The threads were too similar to both exist.

 

Oh yeah... IMHO Sugi should totally be Michelle Rodriguez. The voice is a good match, and the attitude typical of the characters she plays fits the role of Sugi to a T.

 

Now rethink of it, Sean Bean would be a good cast for Darth Sion. So all LotR actors for the Sith Triumvirate.

 

Well, you know what they say about Sean Bean. He dies in practically every movie he stars in. This is one role where he'll be right at home---and better yet, he'll get a most unique death scene, being convinced by the Exile to let go of of depraved, tortured existence---and thereby simply dropping dead.

 

How is Cate Blanchett as Darth Traya?

 

Horrible.

 

Why?

 

The only character I can see Blanchett playing is Satine

 

None of the humour of Kreia and a bland, emotionless voice.

 

She could be quite humorous.

 

*Thread merge*

 

As you may have noticed, I've merged a few LAS threads recently into this general LAS thread. This includes recent discussions about ABC reportedly looking into doing a live action show or talking to LFL about it. Let's keep the LAS discussion here unless / until something more official comes out. There is still a separate thread to talk about your ideas for casting for it, though. Thanks.

 

*Bib Fortuna pulls up in a large speeder with blaster scorch marks on the side*

(all dialogue in Huttese)

Bib: Yo, Mister J. I got the product.

Jabba: ...You brought a spice lab to a space port...? Sithspit! Are you insane?

Bib: Well, maybe if you would pick up your holocommunicator, I would know what the plan was!

Jabba: Never mind, just drive. Go, go, go.

******

*Jabba and Bib are cooking spice. Luke enters the palace to rescue Han and Leia. Jabba hears the Palace door open*

Jabba: ...I thought I told you "no visitors." Get rid of him! I don't care how!

*Luke tries to enter the throne room, Bib blocks the doorway*

Luke: I've come to negotiate for the release of Captain Solo.

Bib: No. We ain't sellin'! Get out of here.... Slemo!

 

THAT is a great idea, don't get me wrong. But it'd kinda be a little self defeating for Star Wars to do something that shows off how horrible war is. Plus, I like to ignore TOR as canon.

 

Bradley Cooper as Dash Rendar

 

Hey, if you wanted to go real hardcore you could have a show, or at least an episode or two of a show, dealing with the Sith Holocaust. Undoubtedly one of the blackest things ever done in the name of the Republic, and one of the darkest deeds the Jedi Order was ever a party to... Supreme Chancellor Pultimo ordered the military to commit genocide on the entire Sith species, on their homeworld of Korriban and anywhere else they might be found. And they did it. Not only that, but the Jedi Order willingly participated also.

They massacred the vast majority of the species, but a remnant managed to escape them, and made their way eventually to Dromund Kass, where they slowly rebuilt their society.

It would be difficult to actually show the extent of such a thing onscreen I guess, while keeping the show in the PG bracket that SW has always been in.

 

You know, I'd prefer if they hadn't named it holocaust just to make the Republic look bad. Just call it a regular old genocide, especially since things like that happen every other week in Their Galaxy.

 

Well, the wookieepedia page indicates it's not a canonical name, so apparently, the author of the article just decided to go with the word "holocaust."

My layman's understanding is that prior to WWII, the two words were generally considered interchangeable, with any differences put down to semantics. In the sense that the term holocaust is now associated with a specific historical act, the term "Sith genocide" may be more appropriate. I suppose if the distinction truly makes a difference to you, there's no reason you couldn't simply go into the 'wook and edit the entry, yes?

 

I hear that Agents of Shield did extremely well. That should give us hope.

 

I watched with an eye towards potential for Star Wars on ABC. It was... okay. Some of the dialog was sort of generically cheesy (and not in the same way people like to say SW dialog is cheesy), but it had its moments. I'd probably watch it again.

No idea how the show did in the ratings, though. Are they out already?

 

4.7/14 18-49, 12.12 million viewers.

 

Apparently, it did amazingly, considering it caused two other networks to greenlight comic-oriented shows they were sitting on (one from Fox about pre-Commissioner Gordon as a young detective, and one for NBC based on Constantine). Both seem like huge obligatory jumpings-of-the-shark.

As for Agents of SHIELD, it's a solidly Joss Whedon show, at least in its current state. I wonder if that familiarity is necessary to appreciate it, because it's almost too polished on its own. I've seen great response from people who already follow nerdy things, and lots of bad response from the general public, so it seems to be an element.

 

Don't know if this has been posted yet. If it has my bad.. http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=87867

 

Excellent. Thank you.


"it might not be the dark brooding adventure that was described. There is talk going on, but nothing definite yet as to what a new series could entail. In fact, it may not even happen in the time it was originally set. Again, preliminary talks are still going on so many things could change but right now there's a debate as to whether or not a television show would take place in between the Prequel Trilogy and the Original Trilogy, or should they go forward with a series that's between the Original Trilogy and the Sequel Trilogy. This way they could play on the new mythos this new trilogy is creating."

I'll say this, I've grown very interested in Star Wars: Underworld, as it has been described to us. In themes, tone and time setting, all.

That said, I think a series set between ROTJ and Episode VII could be a really, really good thing, insofar as it could answer some questions about the 30 year time span covered only in the EU thus far.

Just as an example, my biggest hope as far as new characters in Episodes 7, 8 and 9 is that we'll see Luke's son, but should he appear as a young adult in Episode 7, there will be the natural questions of who is/was his mom, what is his story up until now, and all the rest. These type of questions would not be exclusive to "Ben," of course (they could conceivably be asked of whichever new characters we get). A series set during the middle period between the OT and ST could perhaps answer questions such as these.

Now imagine that maybe (just maybe) some effort will be made to keep a semblance of the EU continuity intact. Just loosely, of course, without requiring the writers to be too handcuffed. Well, a production set in the early post-ROTJ timeline could cover things like Rogue Squadron, Thrawn and the like, while also setting up new characters and storylines. Basically everything people were mentioning for a possible animated series set during this time, before we had confirmation that Rebels would be set during the 'Dark Times.'

Or... it could still be set between III and IV. Or the Old Republic. Or the far, far future.

Or nothing could come of it at all. Exciting times ahead!