The Official Star Wars Thread

I'd love a Boba Fett movie, as long as now they ignore all that clone junk.

They could adapt the Bounty Hunter Wars books.

I went kind of nuts with the shirts lately. This one has arrived:




These should arrive tomorrow:





This one should be here by monday:

The 2nd Doctor Roberts wrote:

Whoosier, I'm shocked you didn't suggest he helm the Doctor Who movie!

I'm happy for the "Star Wars" people. Abrams seems to like and "get" the material in a way he didn't get Trek. I have no real interest in the future of "Star Wars" but I might go see a new movie if they drag Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford out one last time.

As for the off-topic topic...I'm disappointed in the current direction of the "Star Trek" franchise, but I can't blame Abrams for that. He's just doing the job he was hired to do. Paramount is at fault. They had a "name" like Abrams attached to a "Star Trek" movie. They had guaranteed box office thanks to Abrams fans alone. They could have gone anywhere with the movie. They could have gone ahead in the "Trek" timeline like "TNG" did...introduce new characters, use modern-style storytelling to refresh "Trek" for the 21st century...they could've established a "new" franchise with long-term legs.

Instead they decided to rehash the original series. Dead franchise all right. Nothing new to see here. Kind of reminds me how Lucas rehashed the Death Star in "Return of the Jedi" (just trying to get back on topic)...

In thinking about "Star Wars," I'm realizing I liked the Marvel comics better than the actual movies. Any love for the comics out there?

mattmanw54301 wrote:

They could adapt the Bounty Hunter Wars books.

The Books are officially non-canon at this point, as they've repeatedly stated these will be all new adventures taken in new directions. Heck, the books have been non-canon for over a decade, since Lucas threw out the pre-existing backstory in favor of Episode I.

Canon or not, they would make great movies. They could tweak details here and there to make it fit into current continuity.

I just read that Stuart Freeborn has passed away. He was the make up artist who did Chewbacca and Yoda, among others. He was 98

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/07/star-wars-creature-makeup-whiz-stuart-freeborn-dies

Rust wrote:

mattmanw54301 wrote:

They could adapt the Bounty Hunter Wars books.

The Books are officially non-canon at this point, as they've repeatedly stated these will be all new adventures taken in new directions. Heck, the books have been non-canon for over a decade, since Lucas threw out the pre-existing backstory in favor of Episode I.

The Post-Jedi books were still considered canon. At this point,they still could be,since the new trilogy is rumored to start 40 years after Jedi. They could still both exist, but until there is a script, it is hard to know yet. I doubt they could ever adapt a book, but they should be able to use characters from them,like Jaina Solo.

Eh. It depends on how greedy the authors are. No matter what kind of contract they had with Lucasarts, it's probably better for Disney and Lucasfilm to just avoid anything and everything contained in the EU.

After George's pay out, it'd be awfully tempting for a glorified fan fic writer (And no, I'm not knocking the authors of the books but let's be honest here - they're paid to write Fan Fiction) to make a grab at a similar payout over use of a character/characters they created.

They'd get nowhere, but it's legal fees and I doubt Disney and Lucasarts wants to bother.

With the characters being used in so many works already, I would think contracts would already have been set up to handle their use in movies as well as other author's books, comics, TV Shows or even an action figure.

Finished the Hand of Thrawn duology this past week. I think its actually a good stopping point in general. Luke gets engaged to Mara, the Imperial Remnant signs the peace treat with the New Republic... its all good.

Having rewatched all six movies recently, I'm struck by oddities in the script for EpI. Everyone gets so hung up on the awfulness of Jar Jar, that I think they miss the huge casting error in Anakin. I'm sure others must have noticed that his lines seem to have been written for a 16-year-old. The lines coming out a 9-year-old's mouth are just wrong and awkward.

There's a reason the kid only had one acting role. (Though amusingly, I heard he went on to become a Goth in High School. Life imitates Art.)

Personally speaking, Anakin should have fulfilled the Han Solo role in the Prequels. We should have met him when he was an adult, not a young child. Anakin's fall should have mirrored Luke's rise - where Luke overcame his anger and rejected the Dark Side, Anakin embraced it.

Today, for the first time in my 31 years on Earth, I own a Rancor monster. It will be part of a larger Jabba's Palace display. Pics to come when all the other figures arrive. BTW, it's the ginormous 2008 Rancor monster from the Legacy Collection.

OK, so here's my current SW collection:


Darth Bane, Darth Nihilus, Phantom Menace, and Attack of the Clones.



The Clone Wars, Revenge of the Sith.


Force Unleashed, A New Hope, Rebel Pilots


Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Expanded Universe.

Here are some initial pics from my Jabba display.





This is the 3D diorama released in 1998, populated with various figures. I am still waiting on:

Jabba w/ throne and Oola (2010), Max Rebo Band, and Jabba's Dancers 3 pack.

Finally, we have the Rancor monster.



I also have a spot on that same shelf, under Jabba's throne room, to set up the Sarlacc pit, which I have on the way. The target exclusive one that actually has the Sarlacc included. Should be here this week.

Great collection!!

OK. Display is about 90% complete. Just waiting for a couple more Max Rebo Band members.



Also, Sarlacc battle pack arrived.

Looks great! I have never seen the sarlacc before. That looks fun.

Idea for the ep VII

Another great cross over!

Just Scott wrote:

Idea for the ep VII

Don't give Moffat another use for the sonic screw driver!!!!!!!

Bampin. Cruisin my way through the post-ROTJ novels. Finished Allegiance and Choices of One, both by Timothy Zahn, and now working on The New Rebellion. Patiently waiting on my shelf are the rest of the post-ROTJ series from the 90s, the New Jedi Order, Legacy of the Force, and books 1-7 of Fate of the Jedi. My goal is to read them all by the time Episode 7 comes out.

Had to sell the Jabba display and Rancor for some quick cash, but I will update soon with my GIANT MILLENNIUM FALCON and Tattooine display.
Also picked up a custom Darth Caedus, who is a major character that I won't spoil his identity.