ST New Canon Material (novels, TV shows, comics, games) and Eps. 8 & 9 - CAUTION: SPOILERS A'PLENTY!

https://jedi-bibliothek.de/2017/06/dk-vorschauseiten-star-wars-made-easy-christian-blauvelt/
















https://jedi-bibliothek.de/2017/06/comic-updates-yodas-jugend-episode-vii-idw-zwei-marvel-variants/

August 29, 2017

 

Hah. I actually really like the idea of that Star Wars Made Easy book. As literally the only person in my family who is into Star Wars, I could put some some use to that.

 

LOL

But wait! Why was R2 inactive for a long time in TFA

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as a disguise.

 

That may be the first SW I buy since 2002 lol

 

That tin-plated traitor!

 

On July 3rd.

 

Gimme 2-D animation over the Rebels/CW CGI any day!

 

Forgot to say July 3rd on Youtube and July 9 on Disney Channel.

 

Seems like we might get some taste of the Lost TCW arcs in Ahsoka's short. We see Yoda give Ahsoka her padawan braid back in the short trailer. And the design of one of the droids is taken from one of the unproduced arcs.

 

Never knew Ahsoka wielded 2 lightsabers. Shows how much I pay attention to the EU XP

 

I want this game when it is properly finished. Don't you dare rush this out the door EA. I'm sick of your patches to fix unfinished products.

 

I'd more enthusiastically back this position if the 2D animation wasn't just as computerised and artificial-looking via automated tweening.

 

This article does a great job at summing up some my issues with the new Star Wars canon and why I wasn't excited when I first heard that they were going to make a Han Solo movie:

http://io9.gizmodo.com/star-wars-is-all-the-same-nowadays-and-its-becoming-a-1796449283

 

I disagree with that article on a fundamental level. In my view, feature films are not a good place to "experiment" with something like Star Wars. Making a feature costs too much money, and exposes too much. I've long argued that the place for Star Wars to experiment is in quality TV. Something like Netflix or Starz would be a good place to do short, limited run series that could be more experimental. An anthology series in the vein of Black Mirror could work (by that I mean the "theme" of the Show is Star Wars, but each episode could be basically unrelated to the others). I do not want to see "21 Jump Solo" or an unremitting downer-fest as a feature. But something like those ideas might be cool as one-off episodes.

 

If I want to experiment, I experiment. If I want to Star Wars, I Star Wars.

 

http://www.starwars.com/news/star-w...on-three-arrives-on-blu-ray-and-dvd-august-29


Bonus Features:
Blu-ray:

• Return To Mandalore

Explore where Mandalore fits within the Empire’s regime – and whether Sabine can unite her people against the Imperial forces.

• Thrawn: A Legend Reborn

Learn Thrawn’s significance in Star Wars lore, and what the future may hold for this memorable villain.

• Apprentices to Outcasts: Kenobi And Maul

Track two adversaries who’ve clashed throughout Star Wars history, and find out why the time was right to conclude their story.

• The Original Rebel: Saw Gerrera Returns – Extended

Meet the Original Rebel. This exclusive extended version features Forest Whitaker discussing the character he brings to life in both Rebels and Rogue One.

• Five Audio Commentaries

Featuring Dave Filoni (Executive Producer), Justin Ridge (Supervising Director), Kilian Plunkett (Art Director), Keith Kellogg (Animation Supervisor) and Joel Aron (CG Supervisor: Lighting & FX)

• All DVD Bonus (see below)

DVD:

• A Rebel Alliance

Discover how the formation of the Rebel Alliance in Rebels ties into the Rogue One timeline – and the exciting story possibilities that lie ahead for season 4.

• Rebels Recon

Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew in 19 entertaining and information-packed episode recaps!

Disc Specifications:
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Format: Blu-ray (3-Disc) & DVD (4-Disc)
Rating: TVY7 FV; CE: PG; CF: G (Bonus Material Not Rated)
Run Time: Approximately 485 minutes (not including bonus)
Closed Captioned: Yes
Aspect Ratio: 1:78 (Widescreen)
Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Languages/Subtitles: English, French, German & Spanish

 

Love that cover

 

I agree a TV show would be a better place to experiment but that's not happening, at least not now. In the meantime it would be cool to see the anthology films step away from the OT characters and plot lines and go in different directions. I'd love a smaller scale story. Not every Star Wars film should be about the rebels versus space nazi's. You could have that as a backdrop but give us another type of story. A noir inspired Star Wars film could be cool for instance.