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RONDC20
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7/1 10:18am
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Ok don't get me wrong. I'm excited about Clone Wars and the Live Action series, but there is one aspect of Star Wars that I feel is getting neglected and thats the classic trilogy.
Any self respecting Star Wars fan knows that the classic trilogy is loads better than the prequel trilogy. I know that The prequel trilogy is whats in right now, but come on.
I fell in love with the classic trilogy heroes. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia and Lando. I want to see an animated TV series based on the classic trilogy. I want to see these characters again.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
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Darth_Solomanche66
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Darth_Solomanche66
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just kidding, ROND
but i think GL has told all his stories involving luke, leia and han.
After all, the main figure of Star Wars is Anakin/ Vader, not luke, etc...if anything, Im hoping we'll see Vader here and there in the LAS next year. I always thought the period between III and IV should be explored, after all it is the largest gap between any 2 films. Lots of good stuff to be told in those 19 years, im sure.
I think/ hope that the CW will add more to Anakin's demise
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Cid
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7/1 1:22pm
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RONDC20 posted:
Am I the only one who feels this way?
You are nowhere near the only one that feels this way.
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Darthbane2007
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7/1 5:40pm
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RONDC20 posted:
Ok don't get me wrong. I'm excited about Clone Wars and the Live Action series, but there is one aspect of Star Wars that I feel is getting neglected and thats the classic trilogy.
Any self respecting Star Wars fan knows that the classic trilogy is loads better than the prequel trilogy. I know that The prequel trilogy is whats in right now, but come on.
I fell in love with the classic trilogy heroes. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia and Lando. I want to see an animated TV series based on the classic trilogy. I want to see these characters again.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
Yes.
Don't get me wrong, your idea has merit. But we already have several novels, comics, short stories, and whatnot that detail the adventures of Luke and company. What more needs to be told?
I'd say that if any period is neglected, it's the thousands of years before TPM. I want to see battles between the Jedi and many sith. I want to see the Jedi as they were when they were in their prime...
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RONDC20
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Um ok. Well the same thing can be said about the Clone Wars and prequel trilogy era. There have been loads of content set in this time period, but they are still making this Clone Wars series. Besides thats not the point I am fully aware that there is a lot that dealt with the classic trilogy characters but I want to see these characters in a medium other than novels or comic books.
I want to see them on TV or Movies again. I want to see Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie and Lando go on further adventures in a visual and auditory medium. I want to hear voices and sound effects and music. I want to see it as well.
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darth_nemisis
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While I do think the CT is being neglected, I really don't see them doing anything with it. As someone pointed out, Star Wars was the tale of Anakin, not Luke and co. Though, they are major characters that definitely help make SW what it is today.
Besides, I just don't see what they could do with it. A LA series is out of the question. You cannot have anybody play Luke, Han or Leia except Hammil, Ford and Fisher (respectively). Quite frankly, for several reasons, that will never happen. A cartoon would be interesting, but I would much rather see something before the saga than something during the CT.
DarthBane2007 posted:
I'd say that if any period is neglected, it's the thousands of years before TPM.
This is correct. In under 100 years, there is a lot more content being given to us than the entire 25,000 years before TPM.
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Darthbane2007
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darth_nemisis posted:
While I do think the CT is being neglected, I really don't see them doing anything with it. As someone pointed out, Star Wars was the tale of Anakin, not Luke and co. Though, they are major characters that definitely help make SW what it is today.
Besides, I just don't see what they could do with it. A LA series is out of the question. You cannot have anybody play Luke, Han or Leia except Hammil, Ford and Fisher (respectively). Quite frankly, for several reasons, that will never happen. A cartoon would be interesting, but I would much rather see something before the saga than something during the CT.
DarthBane2007 posted:
I'd say that if any period is neglected, it's the thousands of years before TPM.
This is correct. In under 100 years, there is a lot more content being given to us than the entire 25,000 years before TPM.
I would love to see some more novels, comics, or cartoons set at some point during those 25000 years. I would love to see the Jedi in their early days, when they were fighing in ancient wars and leading troops into battle. I want to see the Sith when they were at their prime, and you had several of them at one time...
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TaradosGon
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I think that it's fair to say that Lucas really doesn't care about the books, comics, etc. So, I don't think quantity of pre-existing material has any effect on what time period he's going to explore.
Lucas consistently talks about the story being about about Vader. The Sith had been "extinct for a millenium" (they were there, but they weren't doing anything significant that a television show could be centered around). Vader was tied to reemergence of the Sith, and his redemption led to their extinction, i.e. they were COMPLETELY destroyed.
With the story being about Anakin, the Clone Wars is naturally the time period Lucas is going to explore. It shows his transformation for Padawan to Knight, and has potential for further development of Anakin. There is no such potential during the OT beyond what was seen in the movies. Vader was evil for 19 years, and only through Luke was he redeemed; we already saw this; there's no need in Lucas' mind to go back to that time period. Same goes for the time period after ROTJ. The sith are wiped out in Lucas' mind. There is no resurgence of them in the form of a cloned Emperor or through Leia's son. Again, in Lucas' mind, there is no conflict after ROTJ upon which to center a story. I can't say that there will never be an OT show; I believe I read somewhere that Lucas has said that Star Wars TV shows would continue to be made as long as people were watching them.
The Clone Wars was a natural choice for a conflict upon which to center a television show, and thus we are getting a Clone Wars show. The rise of the Empire and decline of the Republic was another natural choice, as there is potential for conflict and also because there's an unexplored 19 year gap between the PT and OT.
The ancient war between the Jedi and Sith also would be a reasonable choice (at least more so than during, or after, the OT). Lucas has said that if the television series were successful, that he'd explore the possibility of moving to other periods of time within the Star Wars universe. I would think that ancient times would be the most likely candidate for a third show. And if all of these shows have runs that last 4-5 years, I would be willing to bet that you (you meaning anyone holding out for an OT show) will be waiting nearly 10-15 before that time will be explored, even if that time frame is indeed chosen for a show(the way I understand it, the LAS and CW will be running at the same time once the LAS is finished, so I gave a more conservative estimate for 'waiting time')
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Cid
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They should not do a LAS set in or after the CT era, but Animated would be fine. Mark Hamil could not only do Luke, but 20 other characters on the show and really make them distinct (This guy is like the action cartoon's Mel Blanc). And fisher/Ford soundalikes would be fine. I still maintain that they should reboot post ROTJ EU continuity (Partially, anyway, if they wanted to they could keep Legacy running and not stomp on any toes) and do a Animated show set just after ROTJ. I realize that this would make some hardcore pop fiction fans hyperventilate, but it also might save the day for those characters.
LAS should be reserved for new eras we haven't seen, like Ancient history or the Dark Times.
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DarthSapient
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The problem I have with most of the storyline is they all have inevitable conclusions. Anything in the CW era ends in the clones under Palpatine and the Jedi destroyed. Anything in the TV series will be the rebellion growing. We know all that. Even the KOTOR era would only tell us more of the same and how we got to where we are. I agree that I'd love to see all new fresh stuff AFTER the OT. That's the era we know nothing about if you don't take the EU literature into account. It would answer what happened next. We know all the other answers.
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i have sed it many times before, there SHOULD be a show set during or right before the OT. I am so sick of the clone(fake)wars that i cant even tell you. Ever since AOTC came out in 2002 we have had NOTHING but clone wars rubbed in are face constantly.  
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Oh man, don't bring up this fake war nonsense again.  
As a reader that enjoys the EU, I hope, and do not think, they will do anything post-ROTJ...that could be me being a wishful thinker, but I just don't see them doing it.
Pretty much anything that TaradosGon has said, I agree with. Especially:TaradosGon posted:
I would think that ancient times would be the most likely candidate for a third show
I think you are correct in this. Practically nothing is known about this time period, especially for those who do not read the comics (like me, I only read novels). And I think this era has a lot of attention, and it will give Lucas even more breathing room for creating things. There is the possibility of way more new characters in this era as opposed to OT, and it will be more of a suspenseful show since we know nothing about it. Judging by what Sapient and obi-rob have posted, that seems to be something a lot of people want.
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Earthknight
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Yeah but the Clone Wars is fake. I want to see the Rebellion/Empire drama between ANH and ESB.
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Cid
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Well, in all honesty the Clone Wars WERE fake. It's just that no-one knew it except for Siddius and maybe Dooku (Judging by the look he gave Palpy when he ordered Anakin to kill him (That was a lot more than an "Oh crap" look it was a "Oh crap, he's selling me up the river" look).
I assure you, however, aside from those two the rest of the fictional galaxy felt the wars were quite real (They probably never learn the whole truth).
EDIT: That said, we have had the CW shoved at us an awful lot in the last decade. There's another half of this saga that's getting neglected.
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I am open to the possibility of an OT show, but I don't know what it would be about. The only way to include the main characters would be through an animated show. Even if it's animated though, you can't really show Luke interacting with Vader or the Emperor or Yoda as his experiences with such characters is pretty much limited to what was shown in the films. I don't know who the villains would be. And I don't know what the plot would be. The only way I could see a show set in the OT having any freedom, would be if only secondary (or entirely new) characters were used; but at that point the show would scarcely sound any different from the LAS we're already getting.
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