Kevin Smith and Mark Hamil Attached to SW TV show!

If J&SB are in it, they'd prob just be in a cantina on Tatooine, as a reference to Dogma. "Jay: I feel like I'm Han Solo, and you're Chewie, and she's Ben Kenobi, and we're in that f-up bar. "

I rest my case.

 

I haven't heard any confirmation of it being cancelled. But if it is, I'm greatly disappointed. Finally we would have something good to watch on T.V. And disagree. Star Wars wouldn't be ruined if it went on T.V. Star Trek and Star Gate did well in both movies and T.V. Star Wars could've easily beat them both on T.V for best Sci Fi show. But if it is true that it's cancelled, then I'm really pissed off. Dang blasted.

 

IESB.net has a video interview with Mark Hamill up where they discuss his involvement with the TV show.

http://www.iesb.net/movies2/markhamilldvdint.php

and if you don't feel like watching the video, Moviehole.net had a breakdown of what it says.

http://www.moviehole.net/news/5031.html

 

"I heard on the E! network a few days ago that the TV show has been scratched, thank God.

Would've hated to see them ruin Star Wars like that."


No doubt! It's virtually impossible to make something as cinematic as SW work on the small screen. Not that they WOULD ruin it for sure, but I'd rather not see them try to water down the impact of the films - AGAIN!. The Ewok and Droids series are NOTHING like SW and nowhere near as good. They detract from what is truly Star Wars. We're lucky enough that the Clone Wars cartoons don't suck. More is not necessarily better.

Can you imagine interpreting EU to moving images?? "Well, let's repeat ourselves, shall we? Let's have ANOTHER pair of Jedi twins and have Luke go bad like his daddy did...".

Weak.

Even if they do start over with a new thread of stories they won't be anywhere near as good as the story in the movies and would be a disservice to the name. Then, just WAIT until the fanboys cry out "You can't do that, it conflicts with *this comic* and *that book* and...".

Again, weak.

Comparing Star Wars to Star Trek and Stargate (that looks silly, too many Stars...) is apples and oranges. Star Trek (the movies or any of the TV series) have never been as strong or compelling as the Star Wars films are, and the Stargate TV series should be called Cheesegate (the movie wasn't that great in the first place). Star Wars and Stargate probably shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence.

Plus, if Kevin Smith does it we might have to deal with that idiot Jason Mewes (Jay) spitting out crap like "Hey b!#@%, go suck on an Ewok!" or something like that. That frightens me.

 

You are refering to Star Trek Enterprise not Star Wars, they were talking about the recently announced cancellation of Star Trek

 

I mean that ALL of Star Trek isn't as strong or inspired as any one of the Star Wars films. The Wrath Of Kahn comes close, but not quite...

I honestly believe that Enterprise would have generated a larger fanbase if they ditched that HORRIBLE theme song from the start!

And yes, I caught some of Cheesegate tonight and they're still trying to pull tension out of dealing with Russians.

But no matter - this is a Star Wars forum. That wouldn't be a problem with a SW show because they have a vast library of John Williams music to pick from. And Russians don't exist a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

Though I still hope the show never gets off the ground. Maybe Kevin Smith will screw up a pilot hard enough that they fully pull the plug. =)

 

MArk Hamill could play Kyle KAtarn. Anyone think he looks kinda like him now?

 

Wow. This is weird but cool, I guess.

I think I'm kind of conflicted.

You know what I always thought would be cool, if Luke and Leia got to actually see their mom Padme. She could be a hologram or something that they could see her, if only for a brief couple of seconds.

I've always hoped for that too.

 

I, myself, will welcome it with open arms. This could dominate all of television if it's done right. (I know, I know big IF). Still the possibilities are endless. Not as constricted as a movie would be. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

hey TV fans...i just completed the online survey at starwars.com (see the top of rebelscum.com for a link) and they mention STAR WARS TV PRODUCTION COVERAGE twice in the quesitoning as a future option for Hyperspace. no names, but it seems like it at least supports the idea that there will be a show. check it out. later.

 

Yes, I noticed this too, so it is officially confirmed by StarWars.com! Notify The Presses!

 

I think it would be the best option for Lucasfilm to have an anthology series that weaves in new stories with the existing film arcs, while also creating new ones that precede or follow.

You could have story arcs across different events, then concentrate on another arc, then have an exisitng movie between them to complete the picture.

 

"Even if they do start over with a new thread of stories they won't be anywhere near as good as the story in the movies and would be a disservice to the name."

Wow, despite the fact that a show does not yet exist, with NO plots or stories having been seen, you can say with conviction that the potential stories "won't be anywhere near as good as the story in the movies". There is only one explanation... you can see the future?!?! Can you tell me what next weeks Lotto numbers are going to be?

Seriously, you don't see how saying that good NEW star wars stories couldn't possibly be written is a little absurd? The fact is, there is PLENTY of potential for GREAT stories... but we won't know until we see/hear/read them.

So if you REALLY don't want your memories of the existing Star Wars stories to be impacted by any new ones... DON'T WATCH! Or, watch them, and if you don't like what you see, feel free to criticize! Or maybe, just maybe, you might enjoy what you see... in which case, isn't that a good thing?

Crikey... but folks who rant and rave about things that dont' even exist yet drive me crazy.

 

I guess that everything that anyone ever posts here should start with "IMO", but oh well.

I have yet to read an EU story arc as interesting to me as the story in the movies. How about you?

So I guess what I'm trying to say is what story then, in your opinion, is in the EU that's as good a story as the movies?

They're filled with characters and plots other than those created by GL and, let's face it, the movies ARE George Lucas. He is the driving force behind everything onscreen during the movies. He hasn't been the driving force behind anything on T.V. or EU. The EU and T.V. shows aren't GL and, as a result, none of the stories are as well laid-out, have as interesting characters, or the same mythology-sourced emotional connections as the movies do.

As far as Star Wars T.V. goes - look at the track record - the Holiday Special, Droids, and Ewok Adventures. It's impossible for my brain to hold these stories in the same regard, at the same high level, as the movies. Even for as good as the CW cartoons are they don't hold the same impact as the movies.


So I speak not from premonition but from a love for Star Wars that doesn't want that love to be diminished, yet again, by unworthy presentation.



Next weeks' Lotto numbers are 11, 38, 6, 3, 2, and 1.

 

So I guess what I'm trying to say is what story then, in your opinion, is in the EU that's as good a story as the movies?

It doesn't have to be as the movies. And television is more character-oriented opposed to movies which are more story-plot oriented.

Either way, I hope it does happen. I just hope they don't limit themselves to one point in time. They should open up the SW Universe.

 

"It doesn't have to be as the movies."

I believe that you meant to say is that "It (t.v. show) doesn't have to be as good as the movies."

What planet are you from? If it isn't "as good" as the movies then it won't be Star Wars.

What would you have them do? Would you like them to go into production with the mindset "Oh, it's just t.v. so I guess we don't have to try that hard..."

 

Ah - here's the right thread!! I just posted the following in another thread...

Kevin Smith was just being interviewed on BBC 6 Music, and he was talking about being involved with the Star Wars TV series. He said that up until now he had neither confirmed or denied his involvement, but the implication was that he will be involved, and the further implication was that it would be set after ROTJ, and not between ROTS and ANH as previously rumoured...

Trouble is, I missed a lot of what he said, and only caught the end! Did anyone else hear it?? BBC 6 music is available worldwide (www.bbc.co.uk/6music/), and they may even have the audio of the interview available for downloading later.

 

You know a lot of the HBO shows go 11 episodes a season so the episodes that air have a bigger budget to work with. Maybe these SW tv eps should take that course instead of the regular 22.

 

I would MUCH rather see this show take place than anything during the Purge. We've covered that ground. The jedi all die. Boo hoo.

I'm thinking...they should make CG adaptations of Thrawn Trilogy and maybe some others to explain the academy/Vong and then move to Live Action NJO and Post NJO with Mark Hamil as head of the NJO.

 

Personally, I'd love to see a pre-ROTJ episode dealing with the innocent contract workers on the second Death Star.

But only if they give the show enough budget to have proper sets and CG work done.

 

If Cg was ever done they could do the good EU. Solo trilogy and Shadows of the Empire.

 

I say let them cover all eras of the Star Wars universe. Cover the Sith Wars, the Old Republic, the PT era(with new characters who are involved with the prequel events but from a different perspective), and post-ROTJ events.

Big, vast, deserving of the title: Star Wars.

Darth Solidus, no what I'm saying is that it would still be great even if it wasn't always big and gigantic.

Each episode wouldn't have to be big and gigantic. Some could be small and intimate.

You have that luxury when you do episodic television.

I would love it if they brought the production values of a Young Indy or Band of Brothers to a tv show.

They should just do an anthology and not be tied down to one specific moment in time.

The problem with a whole series focused on the era between episode 3 and 4 is we know the jedi are hunted down and all but extinct. A mutli-episode story arc covering that era would be great, but not an entire series.

 

One way to get around having to make each episode big and full of special effects is to make each season one storyline. Each episode should have some kind of action, but within that 10 or 12 (if they do it on HBO, which would be a great idea) episode season they could build to 1 or 2 cases, 1 space battle etc... That way not every episode has to have a big, specical effect's filled aspect to it, but each season would have a good amount of action, ranging from small to large scale.

 

I have a feeling that the 'big announcement' that RM is going to be making at C3 is going to be the unveiling of the new TV Show and premise.

 

In the latest Gaming Informer Magazine, there's an interview with Jim Ward. He mentions Star Wars TV show both live-action and animated.

Apparently, there's more than one. This is the May issue btw.