Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by RSuarez

Was that for all episodes or just the one where Jar Jar is a jedi?

I have no clue, it was a joke.

[Fred Bang]

Speaking of Rebels, I really wonder where that serie is going to end. Technically some of them should be killed off, which I don't see happening in a kid friendly show.

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I'm kinda watching Clone Wars backwards cuz I found the movie and first season insufferable, and that last season was surprisingly very good. But I'm about halfway through the Darth Maul stuff and it's becoming a chore again; just a lot of running around and ruining a character whose entire appeal is based on his mystique.

I do like that we see more of Anakin being a strong leader and more of a gradual descent to the Dark Side, but outside of that last season (all the arcs of which are quite good, even the Jar Jar/Mac Windu buddy cop comedy), it's not an essential show by any means.

The Darth Maul stuff is worth sticking with if only for Palpatine's awesome moment at the end of that story arc.

Originally Posted by Det. Bullock

I really didn't like Tartakovsky's clone wars, it was too fast, I almost got motion sickness watching it and this is from a guy who loves 2D animation over CGI.

I liked the Tartakovsky Clone Wars a lot, it was fun, but it didn't really fit in with the movies as well as the CG show does. The action was way over the top, characters very overpowered in a way that didn't gel with what we see in the movies. The later show tones it down a lot and I appreciate that.

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Yeah, they could've made an entire series of films out of the Clone Wars alone. Maybe one day they'll revisit that period too; current films are revisiting the OT period because they're aiming to exploit appeal to that generation of fans, but in 10-15 years even the prequels will be looked back upon with a pang of nostalgia by the adults who watched them as kids, so Disney/LFL will possibly look to capitalise on that too. But not yet...

I definitely think it's possible they'll return to the PT era at some point. They're sticking with the OT right now since the plan is to focus on that era and it makes sense since it's more connected to the sequel trilogy. But after they're done with this new trilogy, the first few spin-offs and Rebels, who knows? I could definitely see them get more experimental and start exploring new/different territory if all of these new movies are hugely successful.

It's kinda like how Marvel played it safe with the more familiar characters like Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, etc. while now we're seeing the Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange and so on. I could see Star Wars go down a similar road, and the spin-offs are a perfect opportunity to jump around in the timeline a bit, even going really far into the past or the future if they feel bold enough.

Originally Posted by RSuarez

Was that for all episodes or just the one where Jar Jar is a jedi?

Some (I think most) episodes where Jar Jar appears have Ahmed Best doing to the voice, but in a couple others it's some other guy and it sounds completely off, like if he has a cold or something.

Originally Posted by Fred Bang

Speaking of Rebels, I really wonder where that serie is going to end. Technically some of them should be killed off, which I don't see happening in a kid friendly show.

I could easily see it go through a similar evolution as Clone Wars did, and by the third or fourth season (depending on how long it lasts) it may be as serious and dark (by kid's show standards) as its predecessor got in later seasons. We may get a few main character deaths then.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

The Darth Maul stuff is worth sticking with if only for Palpatine's awesome moment at the end of that story arc.

Oh I'm too far in, there's no turning back now. Just kinda miffed about having to sit through mental Darth Maul, then overly talkative Darth Maul, and so on. Frankly I think it would've been much better to just have Savage Opress (what a badass name, btw) avenging his brother's death single-handedly.

[RSuarez]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

I have no clue, it was a joke.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by UniSol GR77

Are those silly and poorly done CGI cartoons still part of the continuity anyway?

They are until any movie crew wants to contradict them.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

They are until any movie crew wants to contradict them.

it's not like Lucas is trying to shoehorn a story in at this point.....the tv series is done......it's a completely different situation than when Lucas was making the prequels.

[jayman3]

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A Texas man who doctor's say should have already died is hanging on as long as he can just to watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Daniel Fleetwood, 32, suffers from a connective tissue cancer. His doctor's gave him two months to live back in July, but he is fighting to make it at least to the Dec. 18 release of the film.

"Judging by how progressive the disease has gotten in the past two months, I really don't think that I'll be able to make it," he told KPRC.

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[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by jayman3

Terminal Cancer Patient's Dying Wish is to See 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

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would be awesome if they could make it happen.

[Col. Zombie]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

would be awesome if they could make it happen.

I bet they will. Unless the new Star Wars, Disney team wants to come out looking all douchey.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

it's not like Lucas is trying to shoehorn a story in at this point.....the tv series is done......it's a completely different situation than when Lucas was making the prequels.

Not sure what you mean. I am just saying canon spin-off material (books, cartoons, games, comics) are always disregarded as soon as an actual movie wants them to be. Right now all the new movies are post-RotJ, so Clone Wars is canon because why not, but as soon as someone has a movie idea that contradicts that cartoon it's gone like pudding pops.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Not sure what you mean. I am just saying canon spin-off material (books, cartoons, games, comics) are always disregarded as soon as an actual movie wants them to be. Right now all the new movies are post-RotJ, so Clone Wars is canon because why not, but as soon as someone has a movie idea that contradicts that cartoon it's gone like pudding pops.

lucas had to force things and add a lot of "fluff" to make the prequels fit w/the original trilogy. that wouldn't be the case w/any of the new movies......they wouldn't be forced to shoehorn soemthing in to make it fit in the canon. they could work the new story around what has already been released.

if a contradiction did come up.....then i'd say that's just laziness on the writers and everyone involved. it's not like there's that much out there considered to be canon now vs. when there were books, comics, games, and whatever else.

what's all considered canon anymore?? the 6 movies, the clone wars and rebels tv series, and a book or two.

if the people making movies can't research that little bit.....well that's just sad.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Not sure what you mean. I am just saying canon spin-off material (books, cartoons, games, comics) are always disregarded as soon as an actual movie wants them to be. Right now all the new movies are post-RotJ, so Clone Wars is canon because why not, but as soon as someone has a movie idea that contradicts that cartoon it's gone like pudding pops.

Thing is though the Almighty Creator is no longer in charge at LFL, he ignored and contradicted and retconned anything that he damn well pleased simply because he could, whereas I get more of a respectful feeling towards the canon from the current custodians so the events of the 6 movies, Clone Wars and (one assumes) Rebels are set in stone.

Besides, they cleared the decks of all the EU stuff so they could have a properly unified approach to the storytelling of all the forms of SW media that are out there, unlike Lucas whose response to the EU was basically 'meh, where's my money', so if they start throwing out stuff for the sake of it then they'll quickly undermine that new stance. I know that won't keep them awake at night (filmmaker in 'going back on their word' shocker) but still, there's a reason why only x amount of the previous SW stuff was kept as canon and I'd like to think they'll stick to their guns.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Thing is though the Almighty Creator is no longer in charge at LFL, he ignored and contradicted and retconned anything that he damn well pleased simply because he could, whereas I get more of a respectful feeling towards the canon from the current custodians so the events of the 6 movies, Clone Wars and (one assumes) Rebels are set in stone.

Besides, they cleared the decks of all the EU stuff so they could have a properly unified approach to the storytelling of all the forms of SW media that are out there, unlike Lucas whose response to the EU was basically 'meh, where's my money', so if they start throwing out stuff for the sake of it then they'll quickly undermine that new stance. I know that won't keep them awake at night (filmmaker in 'going back on their word' shocker) but still, there's a reason why only x amount of the previous SW stuff was kept as canon and I'd like to think they'll stick to their guns.

there's really no reason to dismiss the previous "canon" and only keep a handful if they don't plan to stick to it either.

[Geoff D]

Exactly my point, sir.

[The Debts]

A similar situation happened a few years ago with Star Trek Into Darkness. I'm sure Abrams won't mind doing it again.

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

lucas had to force things and add a lot of "fluff" to make the prequels fit w/the original trilogy. that wouldn't be the case w/any of the new movies......they wouldn't be forced to shoehorn soemthing in to make it fit in the canon. they could work the new story around what has already been released.

if a contradiction did come up.....then i'd say that's just laziness on the writers and everyone involved. it's not like there's that much out there considered to be canon now vs. when there were books, comics, games, and whatever else.

what's all considered canon anymore?? the 6 movies, the clone wars and rebels tv series, and a book or two.

if the people making movies can't research that little bit.....well that's just sad.

I'm surprised you guys don't know about the story group. The people in charge of the movies, TV shows, games, and books have weekly meetings to discuss what they're all planning on doing so they don't contradict each other.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by The Debts

A similar situation happened a few years ago with Star Trek Into Darkness. I'm sure Abrams won't mind doing it again.

At least that was supposed to be about writing new history for Star Trek. Well, before they decided to retread some of Trek's most hallowed ground anyway...

[The Debts]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

At least that was supposed to be about writing new history for Star Trek. Well, before they decided to retread some of Trek's most hallowed ground anyway...

I was talking about Abrams giving an early screening to a dying fan, not that. :|

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by The Debts

I was talking about Abrams giving an early screening to a dying fan, not that. :|

The movie is not finished yet. John Williams was doing pick ups just a few days ago, no way that sound mix is done.