CAN IT BE!!!??? Insider 96: The Imperial Issue

darth_shpdyr or something like that- It not that I am comparing or what not, but the premise for the magazine really sucks. No EU content, no good articles or short stories for that matter. And yes, I'll be one of the first ones to say it, after what I read on that magazine about the live action series, I'm just not thrilled. First its 100 hours episodes, then all of sudden we shoot up to 400, and now we are talking about maybe 2 years of deep, dark character driven stories, then we are going to branch off with some of the characters and create more 12 to 15 episodes each. This is sounding alot like the post ROTJ era to me. Great plans for the Ewok TV movies, then they became too expensive to make then we go straight for the animation that was done very well, but ....they cancelled the show.

 

How exactly is 400 episodes supposed to work anyway? Assuming standard 22-26 episode seasons, that's about 20 years of episodes. Is George Lucas kriffing insane?

 

I've noticed it's Rick McCallum who's often cited as naming off these figures. He's even claiming now that this show (or the other one) could expand into 4-5 different series in the future.


I like Rick and all, but seriously... it's like he's still on that power rush he got making the Prequels.

 

This is as old as the ANH-radiodrama.

 

Concerning the current state of the Insider....

I'm still sore that I came on too late to read History of the Mandos. Don't suppose anyone has a scan of that or anything, do they? Anyone got an old issue that they're crazy enough to sell for cheap?

 

This TV series thing is going to make life interesting...somehow I doubt that it'll go on for as long as ol' Rick thinks it might. It's hard to sustain ratings for that long a period. Though they might be able to make it up on DVD sales, who knows...

I went ahead and bought the magazine...for purely egotistical reasons. (That Q&A section...nice to see it in print and all... )

TC

 

Still, we should keep in mind that we'll continue to see prequel-sized continuity issues with every season of the TV shows. We'll have to brace ourselves, but this show should be pretty cool.

TC

 

Heh. That's the only issue of Insider I've got.

And I'm keeping it.

Sorry. Abel content > Cash.

 

I got my copy today and it's by far the best since Titan took over.

I know a lot of people are complaining about the lack of EU stuff but I'm guessing there are factors as to why it's not there to the degree that some fans demand.

Firstly - it's the 30th anniversary! Maybe once the year is out the focus will shift away from ANH.

Secondly - Maybe there are issues with continuity that Lucasfilm is keen to keep a firm eye on. With the TV show on the way, perhaps they want to keep things tidy and not muddy the waters with established facts rather than speculation. It's fun to speculate, of course (happens on here all the time!) but they might be keen to control things so speculation doesn't become fact.

It's funny that some people are moaning about there being more Star Wars on the way! How can the TV show be anything other than a good thing!

I quite liked the message from the Emperor -- it was quite chilling!

Greg

 

The answer was given by TalonCard above:
Still, we should keep in mind that we'll continue to see prequel-sized continuity issues with every season of the TV shows.

These are continuity issues that could be avoided with the right attitude, but won't be.
Hopefully they'll create another new category of canon: TV-canon.

 

They already have. T-canon.

 

But..but...but...that's no reason to dread the TV show. I just don't get how you can think ill of something that is still at such an early stage.

Sure there might be continuity conflicts but so what if it's an exciting story, well told? I'm sure fans can sort out any issues.

G

 

For TFN: continuity > content

For the rest of the sane population in this world: content > continuity

 

No, for the sane population, content and continuity can coexist equally without either having to be sacrificed for the other. That's sanity.

 

Oh, I thought that was just for the cartoon.

 

I'm not sure if it's been confirmed for the live action (or, really, if it's even been confirmed for the cartoon), but it's certainly ready and waiting for it.

 

Why didn't anyone tell me that it's my Conan Antonio Motti question that gets answered?

Woot! AFAIK, first time my words have been printed in a national for-profit publication.

 

Sounds like they're basically going for a Buffyverse kind of thing, but upping the scale a bit.

 

Imitating anything Joss Whedon has done is a good thing.

 

Instead of answering, I'm going to post this completely (and I mean completely) irrelevant "Pearls Before Swine" comic strip I recently found among my old effects:

[image=http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e230/abelgpena/PearlsBeforeSwine.jpg]

I'll have an announcement to make shortly.

I think you mean most fanatical.

There are currently certain issues with Vader's Legacy appearing in its original form. However, I have reason to believe everyone's patience (including mine) will be rewarded. In the meantime, there's some pretty cool (and I mean cool) stuff coming up.

Abel

 

While we're on this completely (and I mean completely) irrelevant tangent, I think the people in the last panel are simply unrealistic. I mean, the cartoonist has shown to his readership that he's capable of very good work in the past, and with the newspaper that carries his strip under new ownership, and with those new owners repeatedly demonstrating across the board that they're not interested in quality comics, I think the people in the last panel must surely know where the fault lies - and it ain't with the cartoonist.

Doesn't mean they LIKE seeing their favorite cartoonist hamstrung like this, of course, but I guarantee that they'd be aware of it. At least the ones who appreciate comics, at any rate.

Still, even a hamstrung "Pearls Before Swine" is a marked improvement over a "Mary Worth" any day of the week. The people in the last panel should be glad they're getting it, and should also be mailing the newspaper to tell the editors that they should give the cartoonist more of a free hand, so that he can have the opportunity to make the sorts of comics they REALLY want to see. They should point out which comics have been good in the past, and even point to past letter columns where the old editors take note of the widespread positive response to the comic.

Hmm, on an unrelated note, I'm reminded that I have a letter I need to write.

Ooh, we like announcements!

You imply a disparity where none exists. ;-)

I had a hunch "Vader's Legacy" might have been in limbo long enough to need a revisiting. Alas. :-(

And by cool, you mean totally sweet? ;-)

 

Really makes an aspiring cartoonist rethink the appeal of the situation. I'm certainly not buying any more newspapers with Mary Worth strips in them, and I'm of a mind to write the United Feature Syndicate and say so.