Re-write the OT novelizations?

Ok, here's something to think about:

It is known that GL has filmed some extra scenes that he plans on putting in the OT films to better link them with the PT films. Also, take into consideration the SE's which have changes and additions to the original films already. Now, with the glaring contradiction to the RotJ novel to AotC whereas Owen is not Ben's brother, but really Anakin's step-brother there is yet another reason why I think that the novelizations for Ep.4-6 should be re-written. Furthermore, I think that they should be re-written in the same fashion as the novels for 1 and 2 have been done: with the input of GL himself giving behind the scenes information and backstories to be included in the books while not in the movies. I think this would go a long way into clearing up a lot of the continuity errors that are abundant even in the "canon" material at present. What say you?

 

Nah...let bygones be bygones. I don't want to buy another edition of all those things; retcons are perfectly acceptable to me.

 

I think there is actually a good chance of this happening. Just say that its ANH or ESB premium editon, put a fancy cover on it and the people will gobble it up. The sales alone probably have LFL and Del Rey seriously considering this.

 

Well, considering that in just another couple months they're re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-releasing the OT books once again, it doesn't sound like they're about to re-write them. Although this is Lucas we're talking about...hmmmmm

 

Yeah but these would be super-duper-ultra-premium editions of the novels.

Super-duper-ultra-premium editions=money

 

I say forget it. We've bastardized the original experience of the OT enough as it is. Besides, the ANH novel is a fine piece of literature... the other two, hmmm, not so good.

 

Besides, the ANH novel is a fine piece of literature...

 

Oh, what... are you burned because Luke has a dog? I thought it was magnificent, ADF at his finest. I loved his imagery in that book more than SOTME. All of the intresting tid bits that never made the final cut of the film also lend to making it an interesting read. But then, I suppose your under the school of thought that they only serve as inaccuracies or continuity breaches, right?

 

Personally, I find a lot of ADFs books to be very entertaining, and his novelizations are WAY above par, but none of them that I've read have had that whatever it is that makes something a piece of "fine literature." It has nothing to do with continuity.

 

I stand corrected.

Perhaps, that was an inapropriate term to use;I didn't mean fine literature like "Paradise Lost" fine literature, I ment like fine (good) literature (read)

Actually there isn't much of a problem in the continuity department. More just in terms of tone interpretation in regards to the rest of EU but that is intirely understandable.

 

What would be a very interesting read would be OT novels, but told from Anakin's POV. What was he thinking as Alderaan was destroyed? What about the prospect of returning to Tatooine? The inner conflict as he battles his son. What did he feel as he struck down Obi-wan and what were his initial reactions when the force-strong x-wing pilot destroyed the Death Star?

I like the scene in the ROTJ novel where Anakin returns - it's very poetic, as he recalls spring rain and thunderstorms when he tastes his tears as they run onto his lips and hears the sounds of explosions as the Death Star comes under attack.

 

I think that would be kind of interesting. And I think too, that it could be incorparated into re-written novelizations. Before, the authors (no matter how good they were) did not know that the whole SW story was supposed to be about Anakin/Darth Vader. So, the OT novels are written more for Luke and gang as the movies seem to show. A re-write could include more of Vader's thoughts and behind the scenes (read "off camera") things showing that the story is more about him than Luke.

I just thought about this: I'm really looking forward to the books inbetween Ep3 and Ep4. I hope they write one that leads right into Ep.4 like CoD and TAS lead into Ep1 and Ep2 respectively. Maybe we'll get to see what happens to Padme/Amidala there. *shrug*

 

Hmmm ... I REALLY would have liked spoiler warning before reading this .. *sigh*

 

What would be a very interesting read would be OT novels, but told from Anakin's POV.

I don't think that's necessary. The point of a piece of fiction is to make the characters real to the audience through plot elements. If that's been achieved, then the audience should be able to accurately assume the characters' reaction to events because they know them. Star Wars has certainly succeeded in this. We would gain nothing that we don't already know.

 

Jedi-Riibu,

Ummmm...why? Nothing was spoiled here. Spoilers pertain to things that people may (or maynot) know about Ep.2 and/or 3 or the latest book/comic that is out. None of which is talked about in this thread. If you are referring to the Padme/Amidala comment it's common knowledge that she survives Ep.3 (that is unless GL puts another scene at the end showing something happen to her with Leia as a young girl) from Leia's comment to Luke in RotJ about knowing her mother briefly. If GL makes a change, then what I mentioned is mere speculation and/or wishful thinking. Definately NOT spoiler material.

 

Quote:
"If you are referring to the Padme/Amidala comment it's common knowledge that she survives Ep.3"

Umm, no it sn't.

And don't re-write the novels. There's not enough difference in the SEs to warrant re-writing the whole thing, and the Owen = Anakin's brother and Anakin not knowing Yoda points are minor errors.

 

Ummmm...why? Nothing was spoiled here. Spoilers pertain to things that people may (or maynot) know about Ep.2 and/or 3 or the latest book/comic that is out. None of which is talked about in this thread.

Duh, I know what a spoiler is. And since I'm avoiding them, the connection between Anakin/Owen IS a spoiler.

And since I stopped reading at the Anakin/Owen comment, I saw nothing mentioned of Padme.

 

Ugh, no way. Changing the novels to fit better with the SEs is one thing but don't load them with references to EU. Yikes. Especially the ANH novelization, which is Lucas' own work.

 

"which is Lucas' own work. "


Actually, It's Alan Dean Foster's own work.

 

God no. I think they're great. Why fix something if it isn't broken? Re-do HoT maybe...

 

Anakin and Owen's relationship is not a spoiler. Go check out Owen's bio in the StarWars.com databank.

 

I agree with ParanoidAni-Droid about the SW novelization. In fact, I think that ADF's SW novelization and Splinter of the Mind's Eye are the two finest SW books in existence.

 

Don't mess with the novelizations. As far as contradictions go, the only real contradiction is the Obi-Wan/Owen thing in the "Jedi" novel. That's the only thing I would change. The "Star Wars" novel is perfect. If they change it they might take out the intro and we would lode the only reference to "Journal of the Whills". The "Empire" novelization doesn't really expand upon the movie a whole lot, but so what? Why mess with perfection?