The Star Wars Thread

[Say]

I hate lamb. Especially with mint jelly.

Truth be known I don't like Lamb either.

I like Lambonius.

[snabbott]

*ahem* Star Wars...

[Lambonius]

*ahem* Star Wars...

I think we should continue talking about how much people like me.  Perhaps I should start a separate thread for that though?

[snabbott]

*ahem* Star Wars...

I think we should continue talking about how much people like me.  Perhaps I should start a separate thread for that though?

Yeah, that would probably be best.

[Lambonius]

*ahem* Star Wars...

I think we should continue talking about how much people like me.  Perhaps I should start a separate thread for that though?

Yeah, that would probably be best.

Done and done.  And I mean DONE.

[Blackthorne]

People had been soaking up "EU" stuff since the first film - The Marvel Comics, Splinter of the Mind's Eye - I had all of that stuff when I was a kid.  The EU really expanded out in the 90's, and at first some of it was kind of neat - I enjoyed The Thrawn Books, liked the games Rebel Assault, X-Wing, Dark Forces... but then it just got out of control.

And frankly - I liked it better when I DIDN'T know as much about the Jedi and the Jedi Order.  Man, when I was a kid - there was SUCH mystery around Obi-Wan Kenobi.  How long had he been living in the desert?  Why did he just disappear when Vader hit him with the saber?  How long could Force ghosts guide Luke?  Where did Yoda come from? 

It was better when I didn't know.  Sometimes NOT having specific details makes for a better story.


Bt

[Neonivek]

As an asside I meant Lamb... not the person Lambonius.

Also you are perfectly right Blackthorne it is why sometimes I think the "Word of God" so to speak should stay away from filling in certain details especially those about interpretation.

Mind you I think some of them were only filled in over time simply because they didn't age well or because they were thought to be an inconsistancy. Obiwan's disapearance was always just odd to me and so odd in fact that I filtered out there even being a mystery.

[Blackthorne]

And no more Rick McCallum.

http://io9.com/5963413/producer-rick-mccallum-did-not-survive-the-lucasfilm+to+disney-buyout

To have his departure be mentioned as an aside on a fan podcast is crazy, but equally crazy is that the news of McCallum's "retirement" has been secret for so long. Again, no announcement, not even a mention in the trades, nothing. That's weird, folks, and the most logical reason I can come up with is because Disney told him his services were no longer required, leading to this bizarrely secret "retirement."

Which is fine with me because, as a Star Wars fan, I've come to blame McCallum for pretty much everything that's gone wrong with Star Wars after Return of the Jedi. Greedo shoots first? Jar Jar? Anakin's hatred of sand? All these things happened under McCallum's watch, and I blame him. This is probably irrational, and I don't care in the slightest.

And more fuel for the rumors that director Matthew Vaughn is doing Stars Wars Ep VII.  Jason Flemyng reveals info in video.

http://www.thesuperficial.com/matthew-vaughn-star-wars-episode-vii-jason-flemyng-video-11-2012


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[crayauchtin]

I remember hearing that Natalie Portman had made some comment about the material not quite being Shakespeare in those movies. And yep, spot on there, ma'am!

And thank goodnes it wasn't.

......I kind of want to produce that show all of a sudden.