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Lord_NoONE
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10/1/07 12:32pm
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Yep, new directions for the SW saga is just what the doctor ordered. This is precisely what GL alludes to in the TV Guide interview. There are different paths for us to explore now that the primary story has been told. We just have to be willing to explore the universe outside of the boundaries that we have been shown so far. There's more to the gffa than meets the eye. 
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Cid
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10/2/07 12:05pm
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I just feel SW needs some new blood.
Me too, Honestly. The grittier aspects of the GFFA were one of the things that were missing from the prequels and it's nice to see they'll likely be featured.
We've had 3 films just released full of jedi. There's alot more to the SW Universe....or there could be more to it if the writers let it.
Yeah, and the prequels suffered a bit by being full of Jedi. It's one thing to have a Jedi plot thread among some other plot threads that feature capable non-force users, to have literally everything revolve around the Jedi was a mistake IMO. Sure Anakin's fall was the most important thing, but nothing else had any life to it. The only character that really had any tangible soul was Obi-Wan. I mean, Padme (The one non-force user in the bunch) was handled terribly. Hindsight being 20/20 i think we could talk about this for pages.
With Anakin's and the jedi order's downfall now told they should use that as a launching pad to new characters and new types of characters and stories.
Yes, but for Jedi fans to be left out is silly, IMO. Luke's comeing of age as a Jedi was a big part of the OT but they still left some time to flesh out everyone else, something that was lacking terribly in the recent films (it's sad when the knights of the old republic VIDEO GAMES feel more like Star Wars than the movies do).
Here's what i'd rather have (Just off the top of my head).
ONE Jedi on the run, hiding out from the empire while trying to scrap together some kind of life from the pieces. Pretty fatalistic in his/her outlook, but maybe find hope as the series goes on (100 episodes isn't bad, the original Star Trek only went 87 or so episodes, a chance for a great arc there before the character's death). Not THE focus by any means, just one plotline among others.
A couple characters from the grittier side of the GFFA. Smugglers, Bounty Hunters, even maybe something that hasn't been featured in the films. Like, say, a Pirate (Something of a rougish privateer, perhaps) or maybe some sort of underworld deal broker, slick and ready to wage war with a handshake. Maybe a career Soldier (odd that Star WARS hasn't had even one in a prominant role). Or a Doc Holliday style gunfighter-gambler, i know Lando is portrayed as such but it's not evident from the movies other than one line in ESB). Just some ideas.
Bounty Hunters, though i don't fear on that. We're probably getting that whether we want it or not (And i want it). How about a heroic BH? Someone that only takes certain jobs. Something of a freelance cop.
Some IMPERIAL CHARACTERS in their own arc (even if it's little). I'd like to see some of them as more than cannon fodder. Even, dare i say, at least one that is a GOOD guy/girl who is just opposed to the protagonists.
The Rebellion getting up and running. Some of those characters having something to do other than get shot or duck behind doors.
Oh, and i'd like to see a Hutt that isn't Jabba... (details, details...)
So you see, i'm not championing a Jedi-centered series. I'd be sick with worry if all it was was twirling lightsabers (we saw how that turned out). I was thinking more of an ensamble style show with multiple story-arcs weaving their way through the GFFA. More like the structure of the OT just with more time for everyone to shine.
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Jedimarine
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10/3/07 11:42am
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I want background...non-galactic altering plots and characters.
I want to see everyday life for miners, pilots, doctors, farmers, entertainers, etc. I want a series dedicated to taking the mundane things in life, and giving them the fascinating Star Wars twist!
And just because it's during the inter-trilogy era...don't expect a totally dark and foreboding series...I expect happy times and smiles on occasion...remember that hope was never totally broken in the dark times!
What I pray it's not:
The Young Indy Chronicles in Space!
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Lord_NoONE
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10/3/07 7:47pm
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I guess I have a different expectation/hope for the LAS.
I do want to see a story arc that ties in with the galactic altering events of the time period. After all, the setting will be between the PT and the OT; this is an era that we know very little about. It's a time when the light of the Jedi order is essentially extinguished and they were dark times. There's no disputing that the icy grip of the Empire percolated every corner of the gffa.
So, whatever story is being told I hope that it tells an epic story bringing us to the events of the OT. It doesn't have to cover the full twenty years...but the LAS' story line has to bridge the gap. It's the opportunity to bridge that gap in a way that we have not seen and it's an opportunity for GL to really let the creativity shine once more.
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Jedimarine
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10/4/07 6:17am
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But what does that mean "bridge the gap"?
thematically, the films already bridged that gap...we know why Luke and Leia are where they are, why Obi-wan in where he is...we know why Vader is the way he is...we know the Imperial forces have already taken shape...the DS is in the works...most of this "bridge" is done.
All that really leaves you is the "time"...19 years of time to kill before the kids and the DS are ready for the plot of ANH to proceed. So how do you fill that time?
George Lucas has shown repeatedly that he likes to include lighter elements in his adventures. I expect this to be particularly true of any LAS for SW. this isn't going to air at 10pm...it will air at 7 or 8, and be targeted as something the whole family can watch. It's not going to be about inquisitions and persecutions in every episode. Will the Empire make appearances...of course they will...but likely as drop in opponents...and if you expect anything more sinister then Lucas's german/nazi badguys from Indy, you're way off.
LAS isn't going to be "the real horror of the dark times in 1hr segments" it's going to be "SW universe in 1hr segments"...and whatever creative stuff GL and writers can come up with inside the budget.
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Lord_NoONE
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10/4/07 8:14am
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I don't think that the LAS has to cover the entire 19 years between trilogies. However, I am sure that galactically important events happened during that period of time that set the stage for the OT. That kind of story could be eminently interesting.
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Darth_Shpydar
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Jedimarine posted:
I expect this to be particularly true of any LAS for SW. this isn't going to air at 10pm...it will air at 7 or 8, and be targeted as something the whole family can watch.
While you may be right, there's been nothing said to suggest this is so at this point. In fact, what little info there has been suggests just the opposite.
I've no doubt it'll be aimed, generally, as an adventure series the whole family can watch -- that's pretty much what SW has always been about -- but remember RotS was also aimed to that same target, and was majorly dark.
Granted, with network (and basic cable) TV being what it is now, it would fit in the 8pm slot, since the later slots tend to be reserved for shows with graphic sex/nudity and/or pointless profanity -- and that's not Lucas's bag.
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Jedimarine
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10/4/07 3:39pm
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I think anything that has been pasted along thus far about the LAS is for "our" benefit (meaning the hardcore fan)...when they start making it known to the general public, I expect that will change somewhat.
That doesn't mean it'll be sunshine and rainbows...but it's not going to be imperial troops and firefights in every episode either.
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Lord_NoONE
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10/4/07 5:26pm
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Perhaps not...but it's not going to focus on the vagaries of blue milk production either.
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Jedimarine
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10/5/07 5:47am
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Lord_NoONE posted:
Perhaps not...but it's not going to focus on the vagaries of blue milk production either.
Don't tell me I'm not going to get "the Life of a Nerf Herder"! I've been waiting 25 years to experience the magic of that profession!
I don't know if I could take it if they left that out!
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Lord_NoONE
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10/5/07 7:30am
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m-makarov
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10/9/07 6:44pm
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No...I'm actually getting a little burned out with Obi and Luke and the rest of the gang. Bring in some new blood please. I really want to know what Jedi and other heroes made it out of the Clone Wars and the Purge.
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atataboy
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For me, this is exactly what I want to see. I have seen enough of Jedi and Clones. You can have the Force, without having Jedi swinging lightsabers everywhere. The Star Wars universe is so huge and rich, but yet we see so little of it. I look forward to seeing something different. I know that Lucas likes the "BIG" feel, but there are many other players in the universe that will certainly have their own stories that are just as appealing, if not more so. I await it with much anticipation.
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