"Jar Jar will be a fan favorite."

I am looking for a quote from before TPM was released by some informant about Jar Jar's voice being 100 times Yoda's voice. And how he is the Chewbacca of the prequels and "sure to be a fan favorite." Does anyone remember this?

 

Well of course he is a fan favorite. It's the people who aren't fans of Jar-Jar who don't like him so much.

 

Another case of the fanbase being divided.

 

There's a thread in the 3SA forum that has old rumors/spoilers for TPM and AOTC that addresses this issue. I won't post a link because it's in the Spoilers Allowed forum.

But, yes, it was hoped/predicted that JarJar would be a fan favorite. He and the Gungans are described as a cross between an alligator and something else.

If you're interested in reading more, the thread is titled "Ancient Spoilers reveal Lusas' Ep. III filming tactics."

Here's the description (from the thread) of the Gungans that ended up in TPM:

End Celebrations

The celebrations occur at the end of the Nabu/Darth Maur battles where the happy people of Nabu are cheering the Jedi (Obiwan and friends) along with a group of creatures that look like a cross between an aligator and some sort of Dinosaur.

Lady Sami

 

For some reason I wanna say that was a Harry Knowles quote. He was and is a big Jar Jar fan.

(Not just "big" in terms of size. Heh.)



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Never mind.

 

I don't think that Jar Jar will become a fan favorite.

 

Man, that Jar-Jar was the best thing to ever happen to Star Wars.

 

They said the same for Plo Koon. McCallum even described Plo as "the next Boba Fett" in regards to the popularity. I'd say he was right.

 

They genuinely thought he was going to sell the trilogy on his own didn't they?. I don't think anybody could have been so wrong.

Me, I've never been remotely bugged by him.

 

I remember an interview with GL talking about Jar Jar saying, and I quote, "he's great, the fans are going to love him"

That cracks me up every time.

 

McCallum even described Plo as "the next Boba Fett" in regards to the popularity. I'd say he was right

Says almost nothing - check
Does almost nothing - check
Looks cool standing in the background - check

Plo's got the Boba act down to a T.

 

I agree with DamonD on this issue.

If I had a nickel for every time someone made a Plo Koon thread, I'd never have to work again.
"How will Plo Koon die?"
"Will Plo Koon kill Dooku?"
"What will Plo Koon's big scene be?"
NO ONE CARES! He's a background character and he'll probably get blown up in the same ship as spear carrier #4!


I think Lucas needs to make a movie with no dialogue, no plot, no special effects... just guys in cool costumes standing in a line and a slow, steady pan showing them all. It'll be everyone's favorite Lucasfilm project hands down.


<--- never quite understood the Boba Fett mystique either


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"I think Lucas needs to make a movie with no dialogue, no plot, no special effects"

he's already done two out of three of those in TPM and AOTC. maybe he'll drop the special effects for episode III?

 

Well if you put it that way, he's done it with all 5 of the films.

 

if you think that all the star wars films are lacking in plot and dialogue, im not sure why you are here.

 

Evazan, that was the weakest bash ever. There is a plot and there is dialogue in every SW movie, whether or not you enjoy it.

And when did Master201 say anything about the quality of the plot/dialogue? If there is no dialogue in TPM/AOTC, then, since last time I checked all five of the SW movies have characters who say words to each other, but we are setting that condition at zero... then yes, I would agree, there is no dialogue in any SW movie.

Join us next week where Adam, Evazan and Jedi_Master201 mathematically disprove the existence of Jek Porkins.

Stop derailing threads with unrelated bashes. You have a sanctuary for that. If you're going to complain about the prequels, at least stick to the Jar Jar topic on some level. Or the Plo Koon mini-topic that arose.

*sigh* some people's kids...


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*Thumbs up to AdamBertocci*

The man speak good

 

I am looking for a quote from before TPM was released by some informant about Jar Jar's voice being 100 times Yoda's voice.

Hrm. I never heard that one. You mean Frank Oz did his voice (Yoda style) and they dialed it up in speed in post production? If not, not quite sure what you mean. Can you restate if that isn't what you were looking for?

 

Lucas is the one who said that Jar-Jar's voive was like Yoda's only times ten, because while Yoda had a peculiar way of speaking, Jar-Jar's is even more distinctive.

He IS like the Chewbacca of the prequels, because he is the big alien sidekick for the heros.

 

Well, in the TPM DVD doc. "the beginning", Lucas said (while he was playing with the story boards) that Jar Jar would be the funniest character of the whole saga!

And he was right!!

 

Jar Jar Binks.....uhhhhhh....the 3 most depressing words in the English language!
Or perhaps any language - since it's a name it's probably the same in other countries too. (is he called Jar Jar in the foreign versions?)

Er.....who is Plo Koon? I have heard the name a number of times, but I gave up trying to remember some of these background characters when we got names like :
Ya-real Pooff
Kip Fister
Saucee Tin
etc.

And I always assumed Porkins was a nickname, is that his real name? I always thought it was a shame that Porkins didn't get to be on the "Pigs in Space" segment of the Muppets. Okay so technically he was dead by then but...

g

 

Jar Jar is a "nothing" character.

 

Er.....who is Plo Koon?
BEHOLD

And I always assumed Porkins was a nickname, is that his real name?
Yep. Jek Porkins. Bet he was teased at school.


Getting back to topic -- while Threepio remains the funniest character in the saga to me personally...
Jar Jar is, to me, the Chewbacca of the prequels. Chewbacca and Jar Jar are there to be comic relief. Hence Lucas' belief that Jar Jar would be the funniest character in the saga.
One thing I've only realized in the past couple of months is that Chewbacca doesn't actually do much for the story. He's at his most useful when he's pretending to be captured so people can sneak into places (ANH, ROTJ). He is not nearly as important to the story -- the flow of events -- as Jar Jar is.
However, he is not a useless character either. Besides providing comic relief, he also gives Han someone to talk to, and deepens Han's character.
(Just as Qui-Gon's character is deepened by having Jar Jar around; seeing how Qui-Gon treats Jar Jar with respect and care helps us see a little more about him, both as a person who respects and loves all forms of life and sees the potential in them, and as someone who's not afraid to go against the flow.)



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Jar Jar is my buddy.