DarthDementous 1,043 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Tallguy said: Did you feel you had something to atone for? For some reason I feel like I need to keep my finger on the pulse of all modern Star Wars so I watched it to see how they'd address the gap between the Empire and the First Order That's the thing though, even if the Kenobi show is really bad, I'll still be able to get enjoyment out of it because I'll get to compare it to equivalent stories in the EU and see why stuff worked and why other stuff didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,242 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Happy Star Wars Day! http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy--showmanship/force-to-be-reckoned-with (Also Towel Day and Geek Pride Day - Because it's Star Wars day.) Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I thought Star Wars day was earlier in the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 This is the real one, not the one based on a stupid pun Tallguy and Brando 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,259 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Today is the 45th anniversary of A New Hope. Another year has come and gone and yet no sign of the expansions Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Brando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Tallguy said: (Also Towel Day and Geek Pride Day - Because it's Star Wars day.) Indeed it is. It's a hoopy frood who always knows where their towel is Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Edmilson said: Today is the 45th anniversary of A New Hope. Another year has come and gone and yet no sign of the expansions Nearly as important, no sign of official releases of the original versions of the films ThePenitentMan1, Edmilson and Tallguy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,242 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 36 minutes ago, Stu said: Nearly as important, no sign of official releases of the original versions of the films Hereabouts we know that the movie is just a vehicle for the music. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 1,032 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Edmilson said: Today is the 45th anniversary of A New Hope. Another year has come and gone and yet no sign of the expansions Kind of a joke at this point, the albums that are released are a joke. The Lord Of The Rings Scores are treated like gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,242 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Gibster said: Kind of a joke at this point, the albums that are released are a joke. The Lord Of The Rings Scores are treated like gold. My Star Wars scores are very jealous of my Star Trek scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy 4,000 Posted May 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2022 9 hours ago, Tallguy said: Happy Star Wars Day! Man, I freaking love Star Wars. That’s it. That’s my post. Tallguy, Naïve Old Fart, mstrox and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Well said, @Andy! We need more posts like that, not all these cynical, subject-bashing missives. Andy and Tallguy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Cynicism? On an internet message board? No way! Andy and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,242 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, Jay said: Cynicism? On an internet message board? No way! I find your lack of faith disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I'll be keeping an eye on the Celebration live stream later. Sucks that it's in the Pacific time zone this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,242 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Ironically I'll be at Disneyland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,043 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Like the town of Silent Hill, in this day and age Disneyland manifests around you whether you're there or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 3 hours ago, DarthDementous said: Like the town of Silent Hill, in this day and age Disneyland manifests around you whether you're there or not I wish that there was an emoticon for "abject fear", because this statement is terrifying. DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 21/03/2022 at 12:35 AM, DarthDementous said: Well, you can at least rest assured I’m not one of those people because I’ve seen all of every Star Wars animated show, including for some reason - Star Wars Resistance I just find Rebels frustrating because it gets close to greatness but then backtracks to keep some kind of tonal status quo. It’s something I’m worried about for the upcoming Obi Wan show, especially because it was just revealed that it was rewritten for being too dark for KK’s liking. Smacks of when KK fired Lord and Miller from Solo, which was a case of directors wanting to do something bold and creative but being slapped down by the status quo. That’s not the spirit of Star Wars or what Lucas was going for at all, so it’s no wonder so many products in the Disney era barely resemble Star Wars beyond superficial levels. i'm not sure. when they bought Lucasfilm they had meetings to determine "what is Star Wars" and as it turns out the range is... not big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,043 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 30 minutes ago, Brónach said: i'm not sure. when they bought Lucasfilm they had meetings to determine "what is Star Wars" and as it turns out the range is... not big This is the problem though, I've already seen how far of a range you can go while still feeling like Star Wars and it's called the old expanded universe I'm always very puzzled by this notion that Star Wars is this unproven thing in terms of flexibility when for 40 years it was doing exactly that. These are certainly more niche though, especially in the wake of a new canon that is essentially revising what was previously established, but damn if there isn't a lot of evidence for amazing storytelling potential in this franchise Of course, this is all very much in the eye of the beholder, and it does not surprise me that Disney Lucasfilm appraise the franchise in this way because it is reflected very strongly in the media they have made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 i don't think you're going to see that in something that belongs to a corporation DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Talking to my daughter about when the various SW movies came out, I suddenly realized that this year it’s officially been longer since Episode 1 came out (23 years) than the time between the original film and Episode 1 (22 years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,456 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I watched only few selected episodes of Clone Wars in preparation for the new Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series... and I was pleasantly surprised. Of course the selected episodes were about very specific arcs related closely to Obi-Wan, they were not "fillers". I recommend this selection to everyone! I particularly liked the last 4 episodes of the 7th and last season, which occurs prior and concurrently with Revenge of The Sith. It made me also ready for the Ashoka series to come! https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/30231-obi-wan-tv-show-confirmed/page/14/#comment-1886017 mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,612 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 It’s good! Basically everything that comes out around and about the prequel era makes my vibes for the prequel movies improve. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,850 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Ahsoka trailer just premiered. Celebration exclusive just like Mando S3... of course. Video cuts off before the final shot: Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,043 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Interesting, was that the ancient saber droid from TCW voiced by David Tennant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,850 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Pretty sure it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,000 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Almost 2 decades old, and this is still one of the most arresting opening sequences to get an audience into the action. The music, the changing camera perspectives, the sounds of the starfighters. I'm finding myself missing George Lucas making Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,895 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, Andy said: I'm finding myself missing George Lucas making Star Wars. Something tells me Steven Spielberg made that shot. Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,000 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, Chen G. said: Something tells me Steven Spielberg made that shot. No, it was clearly Tobe Hooper. Naïve Old Fart and Brando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 It does have that vibe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,895 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 We know Lucas invited Spielberg to direct a couple of shots in that movie: some of the shots of order 66 are his. Since the use of oners is not characteristic of the rest of Episode III or really anything in Lucas’ ouvre, but is VERY characteristic of Spielberg, I think there’s a case to be made there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,043 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 19 hours ago, Chen G. said: We know Lucas invited Spielberg to direct a couple of shots in that movie: some of the shots of order 66 are his. Since the use of oners is not characteristic of the rest of Episode III or really anything in Lucas’ ouvre, but is VERY characteristic of Spielberg, I think there’s a case to be made there. I'm 75% sure those oners were devised under Spielberg's supervision, I was reading Making of ROTS and Lucas talks about how Spielberg came in on the day they were putting together that whole sequence in pre-vis Still, it's Lucas that kept it in the movie so some credit is still owed to him Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pellaeon 593 Posted May 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 It's so dense. Every single image has so many things going on. Docteur Qui, Andy and ins 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,000 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I love Star Wars, but geez, it is exhausting being a fan sometimes. Ewan Condemns Racist Messages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,612 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Comments, as expected, full of people shouting “oh, so we can’t criticize your show without being called racist!” ignoring the actual, explicit, racist messages that spurred the social media intervention. As always, dumb as bricks folks missing vital context in favor of believing everything on social media furthers their own personal journey. Good for Lucasfilm to be as proactive as possible, after being reactive in the Kelly Marie Tran situation and essentially silent about all the abuses Boyega and Best suffered for many years. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 They better get movin' if they're gonna make a Valorum series for Disney+ while Terence Stamp is still with us Andy, Brando, Naïve Old Fart and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,456 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Star Wars fans are not racists. We don't want these incels in our group. I mean from the start, the message behind Star Wars and Star Trek is friendship and collaboration between races (except the hutts). I love to use the term "incels". It's my favourite new word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,259 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Someone here on the forum suggested Millie Bobby Brown as teenage Leia a few days ago, and now Disney wants her too! EXCLUSIVE: Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown in secret Disney talks for £12m Star Wars role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,850 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 People have been suggesting it since Rogue One came out. Wasn't there a deepfake where someone put her face over Leia's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,443 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 30/05/2022 at 5:22 PM, Brónach said: It does have that vibe Love to prove that, wouldn't you, get your name into the National Geographic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Manakin Skywalker said: People have been suggesting it since Rogue One came out. Wasn't there a deepfake where someone put her face over Leia's? Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,456 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I had a dream.... I had a dream and it was about Star Wars. I dreamed about Disney+ redoing the old trilogy in 6 TV series episodes (ANH, ESB and ROTJ), using deepfakes with the young faces of Hamill, Fisher, Ford and Dee Williams. Featuring Mark Hamill and his Mando Double (to deage him), featuring Suatoma as Chewie, Warwick Davis as an older Ework, the voice of Anthony Daniels, and of course... Ian McDiarmid as the Emperor... McGregor as Obi-Wan and... Christensen as Darth Vader. A shot-by-shot remake of the SE Editions (but with a better fight scene between Obi-Wan and Vader!) and with a brand new re-recorded score (exactly the same scores they play in concert) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mstrox 6,612 Posted June 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2022 Sorry to hear about your nightmare, Bes! Bespin, Smeltington, Manakin Skywalker and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,278 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Started listening to the X-Wing series (via the new audiobooks) for the first time, they are pretty good so far, Corran Horn is a neat character. DarthDementous and Pellaeon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,790 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Its my expanded universe favourite character. I hope he gets canonized someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Faleel 5,278 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 04/08/2022 at 10:28 PM, Roll the Bones said: Started listening to the X-Wing series (via the new audiobooks) for the first time, they are pretty good so far, Corran Horn is a neat character. Just finished the third book. Spoiler The identity of the traitor spy was so obvious, I figured it out as early as the first book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,043 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 There’s so much gold in the EU that would be absolutely stunning in media form Someone made this animated fan-film about a sequence from X-Wing: The Krytos Trap that I thought was exceptionally well done, and also shows how well some of these events can translate to cinematic form: Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Roll the Bones said: Just finished the third book. Awesome! I thought the 4th book was where the series really hit its stride. 5th+ all excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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