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WookieeWarrior9
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9/18/07 7:46am
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Darth_Shpydar posted:
No matter how "dark" they claim the show is going to be, i'd bet dollar to donuts that it's not going to be any darker than RotS. There's not going to be profanity or nudity, cuz that's just not how Lucas works. There'll be violence, but it's not going to be gruesome, bloody, extreme violence. There's absolutely no question in my mind that the show will be "fit" for network broadcast. Lucas is a smart businessman above all else -- he's not going to limit the exposure of his show by putting it on pay/premium cable.
Even if the show turns out to suck, networks & their parent companies will be falling over each other to secure the rights. Notice how hard and publically Disney is pressing -- and Disney never needs to do such a thing normally. They're frackin' Disney! Star Wars (again, even if it sucks) = immediate viewer recognition + huge pre-installed fan base = advertisers going nuts for ad time = network makes hella money.
Amen. I think part of the fun of SW is that it's something the whole family can enjoy.
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G-FETT
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Darth_Shpydar posted:
There's not going to be profanity or nudity, cuz that's just not how Lucas works.
Ever seen THX? Theres nudity in that, all-be-it very tactfully done, and I don't think you see anything that... Obvious. 
But I agree with the point. This show will still be carrying the Star Wars name, so its going to be within the "family feeling" of the movies. Just a darker, more character driven version, but now completely differant.
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Darth_Shpydar
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G-FETT posted:
Ever seen THX? Theres nudity in that, all-be-it very tactfully done, and I don't think you see anything that... Obvious.
Ahh, true. Though THX was more of an "art film" than anything he's done since. I did forget about that though, as the sheer awesomeness of the almighty Robert Duvall (i swear, the man could be in the worst movie ever and it would still hold my interest) causes me to not remember anything else about that movie (except the final shot, of course). 
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vong333
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9/24/07 8:05am
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I just read the interview that GL just gave on the TV Guide and let me tell you, its consistent with what I knew. It will be 100 epiodes, not the stuff that McCallum was talking about. Furthe more, I have a feeling with GL's involvement plus the involvement of the entire star wars characters from the prequels, that the animation series can be more canon than the live action.
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DarthSapient
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Maybe if McCallum's interview weren't so foul-mouthed laced, it would have lined up more with Lucas'. But when you have to remove half the text, it starts to seem like two different stories. 
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Darth_Hydra
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13-16 episodes seems far too short to me. Unless they do a lot of stand alone stories it seems as if each season will end just as we're getting to the really good parts. But I'm willing to watch no matter how long or short the seasons wind up being.
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DarthSapient
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I think right now their predictions are all over the map, change daily, and depend on who you ask and when you ask.
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It all sounds good but my concern is this; why do they need 4 or 5 separate shows. I don't want to see them get stretched too thin storyline wise.
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I too feel that ABC will end up with the live-action series. They could have the animated series as well. Disney is really trying to renew their relationship with Lucas after it soured when Michael Eisner was the head of the company. Personally I think a PG-13 or should I say a TV-14 rated Star Wars series would be right at home on ABC with such grown-up shows as LOST and Desperate Housewives. Don't forget that NYPD Blue did air on a Disney owned network.
Heck I can see Star Wars getting LOST's old timeslot when it leaves the air waves in 2010.
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My money's on Fox. There's a preexisting relationship there.
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10/11/07 6:35pm
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Dack_sucked posted:
It all sounds good but my concern is this; why do they need 4 or 5 separate shows. I don't want to see them get stretched too thin storyline wise.
I think the ket point is it being 4 or 5 shorter shows, so as to not stretch one concept out too much. Compare the tightly plotted first season of BSG versus it's stretched out and rushed stop-and-go third season, for example.
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Gobi-1 posted:
Heck I can see Star Wars getting LOST's old timeslot when it leaves the air waves in 2010.
Wow, I like the idea. That would help take some of the sting out of Lost's departure.
I also see it going to ABC, although I can't exactly say why. But ever since I first imagined a Star Wars live-action TV show, I envisioned it on ABC. Of course, this was back before the prequels, and I imagined it as a Rogue Squadron show (which I still think could be rather amazing). But still, I've just never imagined the show anywhere else, for whatever reason.
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Kol_Skywalker
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DarthButt posted:
Will you be shooting the show in Australia?
Right now, that’s the plan. I think it’s going to really depend on where the most effective and cheapest place we can make it is. Right now, for us, that place is Australia.
I doubt that could happen now, considering how strong the Australian dollar has been of late. It is now valued at around 0.906 $USD.
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