Justin 2 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 According to scifi.com the new villian in Star Wars Episode III has been announced.Star Wars: Episode III producer Rick McCallum told the official Star Wars Web site that fans will get a glimpse of the prequel's new enemy, Gen. Grievous, in an upcoming episode of the animated Star Wars: Clone Wars series. "In Attack of the Clones, we saw that former Jedi Count Dooku was the political leader behind the Separatists' movement and instigator of the Clone Wars," McCallum told the site. "In Episode III, we'll meet Gen. Grievous, the military leader of all the Separatist armies. He's part alien and part robot. Grievous is a master strategist and the greatest hand-to-hand Jedi killer the galaxy has ever known."In Chapter 20 of the Clone Wars series, the finale set to air April 8, a group of Jedi Knights is being decimated by a seemingly indestructible new enemy. By episode's end, the Jedi and viewers both will understand the power of Gen. Grievous, the site reported. Ten new episodes of Star Wars: Clone Wars begin on March 26.http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/news.html scroll downWhy can't Lucas seem to come up with original names why not call him General Impecunious or General Iniquitous.Justin -Not very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 480 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Not much more than an official confirmation. It's been around TFN for months.And that they're going to use him in Clone Wars sounds like another fan-milking scheme to me.- Marc, who'll just download the episodes like last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,284 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 - Marc, who'll just download the episodes like last time.You sound like if you had had to buy them if you hadnt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 480 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Hm. Perhaps it did come off a little harsh. I didn't mean it like that. It's just that a stunt like this is an obvious attempt to get more people to watch the Star Wars franchise.I wish they'd spend their time making good movies, instead of figuring out how to screw the fans.Meh, enough with the bashing already. I'm moving on. BTW, I can't actually see the series on TV here, because there's no regular station that airs them.- Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 General Grievous???That a good term to describe what the prequels have caused amongst the intelligent and discriminate portion of the Star Wars fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 243 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,759 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 since there are over 2500 shots of special effects, I can only guess that Gen. Grevious will also be an animated character, with about as much life as a flat surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Why can't Lucas seem to come up with original names why not call him General Impecunious or General Iniquitous. yeah- Darth Sidius and Darth Tyranus- with names like that, I wonder if they're bad guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 In Attack of the Clones, we saw that former Jedi Count Dooku was the political leader behind the Separatists' movement and instigator of the Clone WarsThanks for clarifying that. Two years later and I still had no clue what he was doing in that movie other than providing a fan boy wet dream of having Dracula/Saruman swordfight Yoda.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 There was one scene in AOTC, don't know if it was filmed, during Obi-Wan's visit to the Jedi archives where some of Dooku's origins were supposed to be explained. Of course Greivous will no doubt join the line of wasted villians in the prequels.Speaking of Dracula, on the AOTC DVD I had to laugh when they put the vampire teeth on the Yoda mannequin during rehersals for the duel. I bet Lee wished his light saber was real so he could run it thru George. To me he didn't appear that amused by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo2k4 0 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Sounds interesting, but do we really need a new villain in Star Wars? I mean, it's not James Bond or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Sounds interesting??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 7 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 since there are over 2500 shots of special effects, I can only guess that Gen. Grevious will also be an animated character, with about as much life as a flat surface. Yeah, the potential of a great CGI character destroyed by a bad script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCal24 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 General Grievous???That a good term to describe what the prequels have caused amongst the intelligent and discriminate portion of the Star Wars fanbase.So any fan that enjoys the prequels, like myself, is unintelligent and indiscriminate in your opinion? :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,759 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 IrishCal, the first step is admitting you have a problem, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 hmm... wanna help out George? I got some really amazing suggestions!Darth PeevishDarth SullenWell, they have an amusing touch in swedish at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 General Grievous is way too subtle, I was hoping for something like Darth Evil-Man or Lord Bad-Guy.Ray barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCal24 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 IrishCal, the first step is admitting you have a problem, Â Â Says the man with a Jaws 2 avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 General Grievous is way too subtle, I was hoping for something like Darth Evil-Man or Lord Bad-Guy.Ray barnsbury LOL My point exactly! I mean Lucas JESUS CHRIST MAN! Can you come up with something more corny than that?::Learns actual name of Episode 3:: Oh ...... apparently you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 One of the things that puzzles me is that we already have 3 bad guys for Episode III if you count Anakin. Why do we need another one? Maybe he's a minor character....Justin -Who basically has no anticipation for Episode III other than the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Longbottom 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Justin -Who basically has no anticipation for Episode III other than the score.Only if JW scores it. How well do we know Lucas...?Anyway, more bad guys or not, even a billion-member army of baddies to the bone won't thrill me if the story won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 So any fan that enjoys the prequels, like myself, is unintelligent and indiscriminate in your opinion? Â :roll:Yes, that is my firm belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 I like the duel at the end of the first one. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPFAN_2 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Yes it was much better than the duel at the end of the second one. Where the Yoda who couldn't even walk without a stick suddenly starts doing back flips and summersaults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 That was the best part about ep II, the only part I truly enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 I guess you're right about the unintelligent thing then. Justin -Who thought it was neat at first but now finds it to be....bad.......very bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 That scene is the ultimate guilty pleasure for me. Escape From Air Force One, Jerry Goldsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 I suppose Christopher Lee and the score are pretty good in that scene.Justin -Who really hated the scene after Lucas compared Yoda to Ms. Piggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 By the time that scene came on, I had already lost interest in the film and nothing short of everyone being killed and thus ending the series early could have brought me back.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 480 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 The whole theatre was roaring with laughter when that scene came on. I think nobody really knew what to make of it at first. But I too feel it's a guilty pleasure to watch that scene. It's just so funny. - Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 126 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I think he tried to explain how Yoda solves swordfighting matters. We all already knew that he was one of the greatest masters of the Force and so on, but how was he to make a feared enemy in combat... I think it's lousy though, although it's also my ultimate guilty pleasure of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 It's just so funny.And this is a good thing? How about Anakin and Obi-Wan's duel should that be funny too? How about Obi-Wan "moon's" anakin when he falls in the lava pit? 8OJustin -Who thinks the only thing Lucas knows how to do now is humor and he's pretty crappy at that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 480 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 It's just so funny.And this is a good thing? How about Anakin and Obi-Wan's duel should that be funny too? How about Obi-Wan "moon's" anakin when he falls in the lava pit? No, it's funny as in "so bad it's funny". - Marc, 8O John Williams - Arrival On Dagobah from The Empire Strikes Back (SE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 One of the things that puzzles me is that we already have 3 bad guys for Episode III if you count Anakin. Why do we need another one? Maybe he's a minor character....Justin -Who basically has no anticipation for Episode III other than the score.What puzzles me even more is that supposedly there was only supposed to be two Sith at one time. A apprentice and a master. Yet now it seems like as if they have Sith Lords coming out of the woodwork. Sheeesh! Ahhh well ...... this just all sounds pretty corny. I thought Episode III was supposed to be the darkest SW of them all? This sure dont sound like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 I thought Episode III was supposed to be the darkest SW of them all? This sure dont sound like it.So far we don't know anything about the plot so I don't know if I could agree with that. But also I don't think General Grievous is a Sith. Sidius is a sith and so is Dooko. That makes 2 if you don't could Anakin. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCal24 0 Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 So any fan that enjoys the prequels, like myself, is unintelligent and indiscriminate in your opinion? Â :roll:Yes, that is my firm belief.So be it. I highly doubt my level of intelligence will suddenly drop sharply because of your opinion. However, I will ask you this: If the fans who dislike the prequels are an exclusively intellectual group, as you believe, why is it that many of their number incessantly whine and stamp their feet like immature children because the movies aren?t unequivocally as they wished them to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Intelligence has nothing to do with it. They are just unbelievably bad films when it comes to dialogue/script/storytelling and acting (Lucas makes no effort directing the actors). All this is quite apparent, especially in Attack of the Clones. It requires no brain to see it. ----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 29, 2004 Author Share Posted February 29, 2004 It requires no brain to see it.Acctually it takes massive amounts of brain power to translate the images your eye sees into meaningful symbols of communication. So....as you can see your statment is clearly incorrect. Justin -Who cannot believe the brain power it took to place this strings of symbols into a cohesive order. The movement of the fingers....the thoughts...sounds....sights.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 I thought Episode III was supposed to be the darkest SW of them all? This sure dont sound like it.So far we don't know anything about the plot so I don't know if I could agree with that. But also I don't think General Grievous is a Sith. Sidius is a sith and so is Dooko. That makes 2 if you don't could Anakin. JustinHes not a Sith? The statement above calls him the best "hand to hand Jedi Killer in the galaxy". Hand to Hand would seem to imply he uses is proficient with a Lightsaber, which would be a neccessity to kill Jedi up close. Sure makes it sound like a Sith Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted February 29, 2004 Author Share Posted February 29, 2004 Yeah but a Sith named Grievous? That would suck. I think Lucas has proven himself to know when something sucks and when it doesn't.Justin suuuuuuuuuuuure...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPFAN_2 0 Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 You're joking right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 HP_Fan needs to learn to swipe for hidden text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 1,931 Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 General Grievous is no sith. He's a droid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted March 1, 2004 Author Share Posted March 1, 2004 Ha! See there I was right! Justin - Of course Vader was kind of a droid....more machine than man at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 General Grievous is no sith. He's a droid.HE IS NOT A DROID! It says right in the description above: He's part alien and part robot. That means he is part organic lifeform. So he CANNOT be a friggin droid. More then likely they mean he is like Vader. Part-organic lifeform, part-machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Maybe Grievous planted his droid parts into the almost lifeless body of Anakin. Maybe it's Grievous who saved Anakin! "Darth Sidious, may I present you my latest creation. Darth Vaderious!" Ta taaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Maybe Grievous planted his droid parts into the almost lifeless body of Anakin. Maybe it's Grievous who saved Anakin! "Darth Sidious, may I present you my latest creation. Darth Vaderious!" Ta taaaaa!I can't think of anything that could be more Greivous than that plot idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Ah but Rogue, think about the name for a second. General Grievous. See it already? It's, "He who grieves". A coincidence? I think not! He feels sorrow for almost lifeless Anakin and rescues him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 1,931 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I a recend web doc in the oficial starwars website, they said something about of how Grievous is a kind a precursor to Darth Vader, in terms of the part organic, part mechanic thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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