Lit William Shakespeare's Star Wars

I love that Jar-Jar's reason for being exiled is that he wanted peace and cooperation with the Naboo, which the Boss' disagreed with. Why couldn't that have been in the movie?!?

 

Hah, that's exactly one of my suggestions for improving the film.

Intredasting.

 

I just got mine on Saturday from Amazon US so I haven't had a chance to read it yet. Hopefully it's as good as the OT ones!

 

Because that's not what his character was. Why couldn't Han have helped Luke because he believed in the Rebellion? That's deeper and more meaningful, is that automatically an "improvement"? I think the PT will probably lend itself better to this treatment since they are far more overtly "Shakespearian" than the OT.

 

I read through this earlier today. Thought it was pretty good and I liked the 'improved' JarJar. Any feeling as to who the unnamed 'JEDI 1' and 'JEDI 2' are?

 

Guill Dens-Tern and Roh-Senn Crantz?

 

You can use their shorter names.

 

It seems to be hard to find in the UK at the moment.

 

I'll throw you a copy across the pond when I get one. I've got a really big slingshot ready.

 

Yeah - that's why I got mine from Amazon US. UK didn't have it in stock when I ordered.

 

Amazon has crap book suppliers in certain respects.

For any UK poster, I recommend Wordery, they're becoming my main online supplier:

https://wordery.com/william-shakespeares-the-phantom-menace-ian-doescher-9781594748066

 

I had to order this online because I couldn't find it in the UK.

My favourite part in the book was easily the "bigger fish,sent by the Jedi Council" protecting Qui Gon and Obi Wan from the fish under orders from the Sith.....absurdity I love it

 

Although you've gotta be careful and double check it's the English version, I've recently discovered an often cheaper option in the UK to ordering from Amazon US is to get it from Amazon DE, as the shipping rates are cheaper from Europe.

I did that recently to get the TCW Lost Missions DVD (albeit the DVD box art is in German, the DVD itself is the same English version), and as far as I can tell I think the copy of The Phantom of Menace available here is the same US import, just from the German site, and I imagine the shipping is cheaper across the Channel than the Atlantic (I still need to double check though).

 

The fish monologues were funny. Forbidden Planet seems to have gotten the book this weekend, so I snapped it up.

 

Okay, I'm getting this. Was waiting for reviews.

 

Cover for the upcoming Shakespeare Star Wars Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge:

 

That may be the best picture of General Greivous I have ever seen!

 

The AOTC one is out soon - Amazon UK says Jul 7.

 

I haven't read these, but I feel like a live performance of them would be really great, maybe at a renaissance fair or something.

 

Just a note for those that might have it on order with Amazon UK - there's a 3-5 week wait for it according to their site. I had it in an order with other books (including Dark Disciple) and was wondering why the order delivery date wasn't til August. I've cancelled it from that order and put it in on Amazon US, who has it in stock.

 

Got this today but haven't got round to reading it yet, love the cover though