TV Discussion The Future of Star Wars on TV

Wasn't the big rumor that the next animated show will take place just before/during the ST?

 

I just heard post-ROTJ myself. And honestly setting it further in the past (IE not just a few years pre-TFA) would be best imo.

 

My own preference for post-ROTJ series is, as I said, if it begins right after the Battle of Endor and follows the OT Big 3. The Battle of Jakku could be the finale of season 1 or 2. After that, the series could make some time jumps over many years and show us Ben's childhood, Luke's "academy" and so on.

 

And hopefully Luke meeting his soul mate!

 

Perhaps a future spinoff would be more on Sabine & Mandalore and some new characters and takes place in or around the same time frame. A show taken place between ESB and ROTJ or even ROTJ and TFA sounds more appealing to me. But a lack of Jedi fighting and no Inquisitors or Sith around would I think make the show boring. Part've the appeal of TCW was they had Ventress, Grievous and Dooku and later on Savage, Maul and Sidious and some dark Jedi traitors thrown in as one shots and Anakin's psychotic antics every so often.

 

I have heard rumors of a new series set between ROTJ and TFA. Hopefully if so, Darth Maulo does not make a return.

 

Oh snap, too late for post ROTJ...

 

Maul is like D. Cheney's heart. It refuses to die.

 

Feel the cold of deadly sight by an enemy with eyes so burning bright.

 

I wouldn't mind a Clan Wren spin off mini series. It would appease sabine/mandalore fanboys/girls/people.
But regardless of the theme of a new show, id like to see the main group split up a bit more and have to team up with different allies for a few episodes at a time. it helps keep character/planet/faction introduction fresh rather than 'Team goes to new planet, meets new friend, new friend appears randomly later in the series'

 

No Sabine spinoff, very lame. Hopefully a series that is fresh. I'm tired of all this have to make it canon stuff. It gets old and boring and you find out real quick how quick you can run out of stories. I like the Marvel approach. There shows are fun and doesn't connect to the movies. Not everything has to be canon

 

I just hope they change era. My preference would be for pre-TPM obviously but I'm open to anything else other than ANH-ESB era.

 

By the time of TPM, the Republic is corrupt and failing enough for Palpatine to pursue his climb to power.

I wouldn't mind a show pre-TPM about the "underworld"/seedy elements during this time, where the characters like Dooku (still a Jedi), Palpatine (still a senator), etc. can crop up, but are not the main characters in a pre-Skywalker era showing the change in the Republic over the course of the show.

Other than that, while I would like to see the origin of the Sith/Jedi, or the fall of the Sith 1,000 years pre TPM, I have little/no faith that they will explore such tales on TV. The ancient Republic I'm guessing will be explored after Episode IX when Disney needs further ideas for spin-offs to keep the films going. I think they are well aware of the appeal and profitability of "The Old Republic."

So I would imagine that further TV shows in the immediate future will be in the prequel or OT eras +/- a few years.

As the core body of films are the "Skywalker saga," I don't expect Luke or Leia to be the focus of any TV show. Rather, I could see either a new cast, or existing TV characters being repurposed into new stories (like they did with Ahsoka).



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What I'd like to see from a post-ROTJ animated series (assuming the rumor's are true):

- Have each season be only 10-13 episodes long. Or better yet, allow the team making it to decide how many episodes there will be based on what they need to tell the story they want, which would allow for as little filler as possible. Also, having fewer episodes would allow for...
- An increased budget. Self-explanatory.
- Some fresh creative blood. I love Dave Filoni and he's made some very valuable contributions to the saga (he'll, he's the reason why I can look at Anakin in a favorable light due to his TCW characterization). But I feel like his less savory storytelling tendencies are starting to get the better of him and that someone new should be brought on board as showrunner. Brad Bird honestly would be my pick if Disney/Lucasfilm is willing to shell out enough money for him, since he has a lot of valuable experience in animation and could bring a lot to the table.
- Put it on Netflix. This would allow for more creative freedom in regards to content and storytelling choices.
- Have Luke, Han, and Leia be the main characters. Like TCW focused primarily on Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ashoka, the main leads of the OT should be here. Flesh out their characters and relationships with each other. With that being said...
- Include some original characters as part of the cast. Since the fates of Luke, Leia, and Han are already predetermined, one runs the risk of not maintaining the tension due to canon dictating they must live. Including new characters whose fates are unknown and the audience (hopefully) likes would alleviate this concern.
- Have each season have a clear overarching story that ties all the episodes together so it feels more serialized and less procedural.

For the first season, I'd like it to take place from the end of the Battle of Endor with the Battle of Jakku as the season finale. After that, they can jump around in time if they wish to important points of Luke, Han, and Leia's lives. Ideally, I'd have it last for five to seven seasons and end right before TFA begins, much like TCW was going to end. One of the main throughlines would be Ben's descent into darkness, starting with hints here and there and towards the end, showing his seduction by Snoke.

 

DF needs to go or at least be forced to work w/ a group.

 

It's interesting, because he's actually taken a step back with Rebels Season 3.

 

I think that the Acolytes of the Beyond would make excellent villains for a post ROTJ series. They need to explain what happened to them after all since the Aftermath Trilogy doesn't resolve their fate.

*Lightsaber wielders
*Sith Fanatics with a slight connection to the force. They also worship Darth Vader.
*Revolutionists who has started riots on multiple worlds
*Owners of Sith artifacts

The series should show us the adventures of Luke's new Jedi apprentices and then introduce the Acolytes of the Beyond and see how the new jedi struggle against this foe. Mark Hamill still doesn't sound extremely old, I'm sure they could get him to voice Luke if that is the case.

 

I kind of the hope the rumour is true that Rebels ends with Season 3 and will be replaced by a new SW animated series - hopefully one that is darker and more varied - Rebels is too light and linear. However according to this rumour we would still get the odd Rebels Tv/movie special from now on, which I also think would be a good way to release the untold/unanimated TCW stories in animated form.

On another note we really need to see Star Wars Detours, considering all of the Lego SW specials they keep making I don't see any excuse for Detours to stay on the shelf. Also hope we get the live action tv series which sounded really awesome, it was going to be very dark, gritty and focus on a lot of obscure villainous characters, sounded really refreshing.

 

Rebels season 4 is a go. SeparatistFan

 

^^^^^^^^^^ Sounds fun! One arc can be something like "The Last Imperial" Like about a captain or Admiral who refuses to surrender OR JOIN the FO. To some he's just a pirate. To others a hero. His ISD is heavily modified but still haves that classic Wedge shape.

 

What I want to happen and what I sort of think will happen:

A show similar to Star Trek set in the Unknown Regions, post ST. Thrawn is the main villain, Ezra, Kanan, Sabine are sent by Yoda to undermine the work of whatever the "dark side source" is.

 

Come on! We need to move past that TV-Y7 group! We need a TV-PG rated show again!

 

I would love to see a feature film during this time period. So many stories could come from it.