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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
Number of posts : 6151 Age : 52 Registration date : 2009-07-27
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:50 pm | |
| "The Death Star was to be used to break up dead planets to allow direct mining of the heavy metals trapped in the core. The World Devastators would be autonomous factories combing asteroids or sterile worlds to produce a wide range of items without polluting inhabited planets."
"If you believe that, you'll believe anything. Listen to their names! Death Star. World Devastator- that doesn't sound like something for peacetime economic development, does it?"
-- Dr. Qwi Xux and Han Solo, "Jedi Search"
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mattmanw54301 RANK: Time Lord Commoner
Number of posts : 1274 Age : 42 Registration date : 2007-09-09
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:00 pm | |
| Speaking of World Devastators, I have the hardcover Dark Empire Trilogy on the way. Can't wait for that. |
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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
Number of posts : 6151 Age : 52 Registration date : 2009-07-27
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:05 pm | |
| "Corran married Booster's daughter, Mirax."
"Really? Someone who finally has in-laws that are as interesting as mine."
-- Wedge Antilles and Han Solo, "I, Jedi"
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Rust RANK: Time Lord Commoner
Number of posts : 1557 Age : 40 Registration date : 2010-06-26
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:37 pm | |
| Huh. This is unexpected. - Quote :
Back in November, the Los Angeles Times reported that Man of Steel and 300 director Zack Snyder said he had no interest in directing the hotly anticipated seventh Star Wars film. But Vulture has learned that while this may be specifically true — he won’t be doing Episode VII — it was a bit of misdirection: He is in fact developing a Star Wars project for Lucasfilm that is set within the series’ galaxy, though parallel to the next trilogy. It will be an as-yet-untitled Jedi epic loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai, with the ronin and katana being replaced by the Force-wielding knights and their iconic lightsabers. (Go ahead, say it — you know you want to: “ … an elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.” Felt good, didn’t it?)
It’s not clear just where Snyder’s untitled Jedi film would fall within the Star Wars chronology, but one insider expects it will not be considered part of the “numbered” episodes, but rather a stand-alone film set sometime post–Episode VI events, meaning the next phase of the franchise development is much broader than previously thought. For those unfamiliar, Kurosawa’s influential Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven was the American remake) tells the tale of a small agrarian town in sixteenth-century Japan that’s routinely pillaged by bandits. Fed up with the annual shakedown, its farmers retain the services of seven masterless samurai to defend their harvest. One of the film's stars, Toshiro Mifune, was initially offered the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi (as Kotaku recounts here). George Lucas has cited the classic as one of his favorites, telling the Telegraph in 2005 that “it’s a brilliant, brilliant film, and every time I see it I can't believe the magic mixture of a great story and great acting and humour and action and suspense — wonderful cinema. The art of moving pictures is on every frame of this movie.”
In late October of last year, when Disney CEO Bob Iger first announced the acquisition of Lucasfilm, he’d stated that after Episode VII, “our long term plan is to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years.” Our sources also say that Snyder’s would start production after Disney starts on its planned 2015 release of Star Wars: Episode VII, and while no director has yet been set for Episode VII, clearly things are taking shape at Lucasfilm. (A spokesperson for Lucasfilm declined comment.)
In the meantime, we are left to ponder the obvious geek questions: Do Snyder’s Jedi carry just a single lightsaber or a long one and a short one, like samurai do? Oh God, why do you torture us so!?
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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
Number of posts : 6151 Age : 52 Registration date : 2009-07-27
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:42 pm | |
| Yeah, I read that today.
The big concern I would have is that Snyder is hit and miss so far. It will probably look pretty, but quality characterizations and plot? It's a toss up.
Of course, if there are going to be 7 Jedi... must be some Big Bad force that is going to threaten the colony, planet, etc.
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Rust RANK: Time Lord Commoner
Number of posts : 1557 Age : 40 Registration date : 2010-06-26
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:52 pm | |
| I like the implications that the Jedi and Lightsaber action are being spun off into secondary films, leaving the main Trilogy to be focused more on...well...the people. More time for the characters so we can get our 15+ minute Lightsaber duals elsewhere.
That's not to say I hope the Jedi and their action are removed from the new trilogy entirely, but I hope it won't be the primary focus like it was in the Prequels. |
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Rust RANK: Time Lord Commoner
Number of posts : 1557 Age : 40 Registration date : 2010-06-26
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:13 pm | |
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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
Number of posts : 6151 Age : 52 Registration date : 2009-07-27
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:28 pm | |
| On "Children of the Jedi" now. Sigh.
Gotta force myself through it. It's going to take a long while to finish. I can only take so much at one sitting.
I just don't like her prose style. Way too many run ons.
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Scary RANK: Time Lord President
Number of posts : 7495 Age : 27 Registration date : 2010-11-12
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:13 am | |
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Ronpur RANK: The Doctor
Number of posts : 9626 Age : 60 Registration date : 2008-08-29
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:24 am | |
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SeaDevil RANK: Keeper of Traken
Number of posts : 7003 Age : 57 Registration date : 2009-08-11
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:50 am | |
| Great stuff Scary! I know it's hard to resist when there's new snow on the ground... |
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| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:17 pm | |
| Snow? What the heck is that? |
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| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:06 pm | |
| Oh, those are so cool!
I love the detail in your photographs! You have been improving! Fantastic shots!
It looks like you and your toys had a lot of fun out there in the snow! ~ |
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Scary RANK: Time Lord President
Number of posts : 7495 Age : 27 Registration date : 2010-11-12
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:24 pm | |
| Thanks guys! |
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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
Number of posts : 6151 Age : 52 Registration date : 2009-07-27
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:27 pm | |
| Finished Darksaber, now finishing the Callista trilogy with Planet of Twilight.
Out of the first class of Jedi Knights, I'd have to say my favorites are Tionne and Cilghal.
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mattmanw54301 RANK: Time Lord Commoner
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| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:13 pm | |
| Recent gets. F-Toys Red Leader X Wing and DeAgostini Millennium Falcon. Blu Rays, Thrawn and Dark Empire graphic novels. Nom Anor |
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mattmanw54301 RANK: Time Lord Commoner
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| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:18 pm | |
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mattmanw54301 RANK: Time Lord Commoner
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| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:20 pm | |
| Also on the way: Vintage 2012 Darth Maul (aka Ultimate Maul) Vintage collection Ep 1 Sidious Vintage Collection Grand Moff Tarkin Captain Antilles Capture of Tantive IV Battle Pack (Vader, Torture Droid, 2 Storm Troopers, 2 Rebel Troopers).
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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
Number of posts : 6151 Age : 52 Registration date : 2009-07-27
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:27 pm | |
| Now in Book 1 of the Black Fleet trilogy
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mattmanw54301 RANK: Time Lord Commoner
Number of posts : 1274 Age : 42 Registration date : 2007-09-09
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:05 pm | |
| Shirt happens. Japanese ESB poster art shirt: Vader and the 501st, manufactured by Ecko Unlimited. |
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Ronpur RANK: The Doctor
Number of posts : 9626 Age : 60 Registration date : 2008-08-29
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:06 pm | |
| I loved the classic New Hope,then I saw the others and I loved them more! |
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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
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| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:09 pm | |
| And now it looks like Abrams gets to take on another major sci fi franchise... |
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mattmanw54301 RANK: Time Lord Commoner
Number of posts : 1274 Age : 42 Registration date : 2007-09-09
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:55 pm | |
| I don't get the objections. Abrams will be PERFECT for this project. Give him a chance. |
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Cruel Angel RANK: Time Lord Chancellor
Number of posts : 6151 Age : 52 Registration date : 2009-07-27
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:59 pm | |
| - mattmanw54301 wrote:
- I don't get the objections. Abrams will be PERFECT for this project. Give him a chance.
Neither do I, I loved the Star Trek film. But what do I know, I vastly prefer Moffat to RTD |
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Ronpur RANK: The Doctor
Number of posts : 9626 Age : 60 Registration date : 2008-08-29
| Subject: Re: The Official Star Wars Thread Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:08 pm | |
| Star Wars and Star Trek?? Isn't that a monopoly of some kind?? LOL. |
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