ST What nods to the PT do you want to see in TFA?

What if they showed Coruscant using OT/ST-type visuals rather than relying on the PT's heavy CGI look?

 

McQuarrie did paint "Had Abbadon", which became Coruscant. They could use those concepts for present-day Coruscant.

 

What if the new Jedi Academy had statues of old Jedi Knights like Qui-Gon, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan etc?

 

Coruscant isn't vital to Luke, Han, and Leia. But Star Wars (at least the first 6 episodes) isn't about Luke, Han, and Leia. The first 6 Episodes are about The Republic, its transformation into the Empire, Palpatine, and the two generations of Skywalkers who had significant impact on him/his Empire. Looking at it that way I feel like it's not a stretch by any means to say that Coruscant is the central location of the Saga.

Of course the more Episodes they make the longer the story gets and what it's really about can change overtime. If they keep making Episodes then eventually Luke, Han, and Leia will be minor characters.

 

I would love to see Padawan braids on the big screen again. Also having some sort of status or grade level if there is a Jedi Order/Academy makes sense.

 

I really like this idea! There have been some great ones throughout this thread:

1. PT alien species
2. Older ships ie. Junked Arc-170
3. Courasant as a quick glimpse

I would like references to:
1. Padme as Luke and Leia's mom. Maybe Leia was recognized by Naboo
2. Luke to mention that the combo of Anakin, Obi-wan, and Yoda gave him guidance for a while.

And to me die a happy man a reference to Ashoka!!

 

There would be fewer and fewer references but they would continue to be major historical figures. Like Revan and bastillia Shan. All of them were pivotal to major historical events. I think that is what you ment but I just wanted to clarify.

 

That's a good one.

By the way, I wasn't arguing Coruscant isn't important to SW (a Straw Man), but that it might not be necessary to Episode 7. I'm sure we'll see or hear something about it at some point in the ST.

 

Thanks, I will be getting the books later in the year. I like learning about abandoned ideas and things like that.

My response to your remarks in the " ( ) " is that I love how RotJ turned out.

Okay, but your previous post did mention the the OT gang specifically.

I disagree that Coruscant is vital or necessary to the overall story. It is important, and as a concept and design shouldn't be wasn't, and I'd like if it was included in TFA, it doesn't have to be. I'd like to see city appear at some point in the film, because I don't want the look of TFA to be restricted to wilderness environments or frontier settlements, but that also isn't a big deal.

Yes, that is it exactly. - though I disagree with the inclusion of Legends characters

 

Sorry stacked posts

 

I'm of the opinion that any new order would eschew the grandeur of the old. One criticism of the Jedi at the fall of the Republic is that they had become too focused on themselves. I can't see Obi-wan and Yoda advising Luke to reconstruct such large and pretentious temples. I'd expect more grounded, modest constructs.

 

Good point. Some fans want the ST to repeat the "grandeur" of the PT despite the fact that Lucas actually meant much of it as an implicit criticism of decadence.

 

Hayden force ghost talking to Luke would be awesome. It would be lame if it didnt happen sometime during this new trilogy with Luke saying his father has the force. Didnt a prequel writer make the story for episode 8? So yeah it could happen.

 

Wasn't Lucas the only writer for the prequels though?

 

I wouldnt know. But I thought on the SW news and views yt channel they said a prequel writer came up with ep 8 story.

 

I recall that Rian Johnson, director for Episode VIII, openly admitted that there is a lot of beautiful stuff in the prequels. If he appreciates the PT, then we will see some PT nods in VIII for sure and as a saga fan that would make me happy.

 

Or Ridley Scott did for Blade Runner.

 

um.. i loved metropolis but your kidding right?

 

George Lucas and Jonathan Hales are credited with the Episode II screenplay. Other than that George Lucas is credited as the sole writer of Episodes I, III, and IV. Rian Johnson is writing Episode VIII and a treatment for VIIII. He isn't credited with any work on any prior Star Wars movies and I haven't heard of him doing anything uncredited either.

As for Anakin's Force ghost appearing sometime in the Sequel Trilogy, I'm personally of the opinion that it's a great idea. I suspect this is a minority opinion.

I do think that there is a question that they will need to answer about how all that works though. Return of the Jedi pretty much ends with Luke seeing the ghosts of Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Yoda. If it's now thirty years later has he been able to just chat with those guys whenever he feels like it? Does he have them on speed dial? Or does it only work in the other direction: can the ghosts only show up when they make themselves show up?

 

I'd like an older Ralph Brown as Ric Olie having spent the interim 60 odd years on death sticks, having invented the Coruscant Carrot

 

That's racist. Why Finn?

 

does anyone know what racism is anymore?