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Lit Redundant, Counter-Productive Speculation Time Is Over: "The Star Wars" Announced

Discussion in 'Literature' started by CooperTFN, Feb 11, 2013.

  1. darklordoftech

    darklordoftech Force Ghost star 6

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    Wonder what that means. Sounds very April Foolsy...
     
  2. Zorrixor

    Zorrixor Chosen One star 6

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    :oops:

    Randy, if this has all been a wind up for the past however many months... then... I guess I have to give credit where it's due... well played, well played.

    Seriously, if this truly is an April Fools, I now feel like an idiot. :p
     
  3. cdgodin

    cdgodin Jedi Master star 4

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  4. vong333

    vong333 Force Ghost star 5

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    Okay, what does this mean the Star Wars GL's ANH series? Is this a new re doing of A New Hope?
     
  5. Rogue_Follower

    Rogue_Follower Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    REBOOT ALERT! EVERYBODY PANIC! HIDE YOUR KIDS, HIDE YOUR WIFE, HIDE YOUR HUSBAND CAUSE THEY'RE REBOOTIN' EVERYTHING! CLEARLY THIS MEANS THE END OF THE EU AS WE KNOW IT! CATS AND DOGS LIVING TOGETHER! MASS HYSTERIA!

    Do we have that out of the way now? Good. [tiny_face_tongue]
     
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  6. vong333

    vong333 Force Ghost star 5

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    If this is the announcement the story treatment to the A New Hope script or original script then I'm more worried about the franchise than I would have thought.
     
  7. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    I assume it's in reference to the early drafts--Starkiller, Jedi Bendu, etc. Could be pretty interesting, actually, but...is that really it? There must be a pretty big name attached to this, is my guess.
     
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  8. cdgodin

    cdgodin Jedi Master star 4

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    It seems to me to be based on the first script of ANH, from what Twitter is saying.
     
  9. RC-1991

    RC-1991 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I'm so glad that we were waiting on the edge of our seats for this.
     
  10. vong333

    vong333 Force Ghost star 5

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    This is ................I'll wait and see what comes out before I post anything else.
     
  11. vong333

    vong333 Force Ghost star 5

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    Wow, this is ........so not what was I expecting.
     
  12. cdgodin

    cdgodin Jedi Master star 4

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  13. darklordoftech

    darklordoftech Force Ghost star 6

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    And Sith Knights (later changed to Sith Lords)
     
  14. ryan123450

    ryan123450 Jedi Master star 2

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    Wow. Just wow. Totally and completely pointless. :rolleyes: All my hopes for a Clone Wars finale miniseries are dashed.
     
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  15. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    Rinzler's writing--that explains that.
     
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  16. cdgodin

    cdgodin Jedi Master star 4

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  17. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    In fairness, that was a silly hope to begin with. :p

    Hilariously, still nothing on EW.com.
     
  18. Rogue_Follower

    Rogue_Follower Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yeah, that's interesting. I imagine he probably knows more about the early drafts than anybody but Lucas, so he's a natural choice for this. I wonder if Lucas himself will be consulted.

    I am intrigued. The art looks good too, though those photos are terribly blurry.
     
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  19. instantdeath

    instantdeath Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    From what I know about the original script, it was rejected for a reason. This could be cool, but it feels like it's scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like it will be more about the novelty than the possibility of it actually making a good story, but perhaps there's nothing wrong with that. I love the Infinities comics, so who knows.

    They'll be announcing that the announcement was made. They'll also announce where you can read the announcement.
     
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  20. Sinrebirth

    Sinrebirth Mod-Emperor of the EUC, Lit, RPF and SWC star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    The Star Wars... Colour me... Curious. Dunno why, I suppose. Let's see what happens, shall we?
     
  21. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    The art looks awesome. This definitely doesn't sound like anything to scoff at, but it is interesting timing for something major that's not even remotely in continuity.
     
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  22. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 9

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    That's it?

    That's all there was?

    Meh. Not interested.
     
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  23. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 9

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    True, Mayhew is a very good artist, it'll look pretty if nothing else.
     
  24. instantdeath

    instantdeath Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I think it's pretty natural. With the Sequel trilogy coming, I see the franchise going into "original flavor" mode for time being; tons and tons of projects that conjure nostalgia for the Original Trilogy, since they'll presumably play a very important part in the ST. This and Star Wood are only the tip of the iceberg, in my estimate.
     
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  25. Force Smuggler

    Force Smuggler Force Ghost star 7

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    Well it looks interesting. Pointless but interesting.
    Liking it better than the Maul novel they announced.
     
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