Original Thought? I gave that up in the '80's.

[HaemishM]

George Lucas surprises no one with announcement of possible Star Wars TV series (yes, that's plural).

So, George Lucas is making plans to launch 2 TV series, one animated feature and one live-action. And, SURPRISE! They are Star Wars properties. The animated one would be an expansion of the Clone Wars shorts that have already been done, and the other would be a live-action deal set between the end of Ep 3 and beginning of Ep 4, focusing on characters we've already met in the movies.

Can anyone think of a character introduced in the prequelmovies that needs a TV show? You know, a character that is still alive at the end of Ep 3 AND worth telling about? Not I. Now maybe if it followed Capt. Solo's time in the Imperial Academy or some such, maybe. Otherwise, no.

I mean, far be it from me to tell Lucas to "come up with something new, please." Any creator should be able to explore their created world so long as they can come up with interesting stories. Oh wait, he hasn't come up with an interesting story (that he didn't fuck up with puppets) since 1983. Assclown.

[voodoolily]

This saddens me, because THX-1138 was a brilliant fim that Lucas made in film school. I hate to see people coast on a sure thing.

[Shockeye]

The ultimate object of fan geekdom will make a pilgrimage to TV's biggest fan geek show on May 12 when "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" director George Lucas drops in on "The O.C." a week before the movie opens.

According to StarWars.com, Lucas will guest star as himself on the episode, in which Summer (Rachel Bilson) makes Zach (Michael Cassidy) and Seth (Adam Brody) decide which one of them gets to take her to Harbor High's prom. But when Lucas expresses interest in Seth's graphic novel, he is forced to choose between taking Summer to the prom and dinner with Lucas.

[HaemishM]

I swear, I'm going to stab my brain with a pencil after reading that.

[Viin]

Ooo I'll have to Tivo that one!

Oh wait, Mary Tailor Moore is on TV Land in the same time slot .. nevermind.

[Samprimary]

I read an article based on in interview with George Lucas where he told reporters that he had to 'force himself to get out five pages of script a day'.

And that it required him practically locking himself in a room and dedicating himself to forcing the material out, like blood from a stone.

[Murgos]

I'm thinking teenage Luke and Leia sitcom based loosely on Will & Grace meets that 70's show.  Han will drop by from time to time wearing a leather jacket and his catchphrase will be, "Hey!" with a thumbs up gesture...

[Triforcer]

STAR WARS: EMPIRE (Thu 8:00, FOX).  Yoda (Danny Devito) struggles with his feelings after finding a surviving member of his species (voice of Ashlee Simpson).  Meanwhile, Han (Jude Law) is challenged by a cocky TIE pilot (Russell Crowe).  Writer and Director: Joel Schumacher.

[Paelos]

It'll be a family show about Ewoks. And it will teach us to love again.

[WayAbvPar]

He is gonna re-do the Wookie Christmas special.


Seriously, anything he does won't be any dumber than that. Only because it is impossible to get dumber than that.

[Samwise]

I'd like to see the script for that travesty.

Big Wookiee: "Grawwr!"
Little Wookiee: "Arp."
Big Wookiee: "Arrrooooarrarr.  Gyarp."
Little Wookiee: "Ook ook ook!"
...for an HOUR.

[HaemishM]

You forgot:

Anakin/Vader: But you ARE softer than sand, mi-lady.
Amidala: ...
Anakin/Vader: I WILL be the most powerful jedi ever.
Amidala: ...

[Fargull]

The only way I would watch anything remotely like this is if Lucas has the bright idea to higher the guys that did the 'cops' stormtrooper skits to do a show about stormtrooper skits and then walks the fuck out the door never to touch the damn show again.  Lucas is like Schild channeling Tarantino, nothing good shall come from that mix except watching a spastic Erkel banging Mariah Carey while Wookies do a Gregorian Chant.

yeah, bad place, me, I know.

[RhyssaFireheart]

...nothing good shall come from that mix except watching a spastic Erkel banging Mariah Carey while Wookies do a Gregorian Chant.

yeah, bad place, me, I know.

You owe me for my upcoming therapy bills for that little bit of imagery.   

Apology not accepted.

Oh yeah, topic and stuff...

Whoever said the shows needed to be about Han was right on.  It was always about Han, screw the whiny teenage brat Luke and his angst.

[El Gallo]

If they did a series with nothing but a guy in a Darth Vader suit slaughtering a different jedi every week, I'd watch it at least sometimes. That's all I wanted from the prequel movies, and it looks as if I might not get it.

Also, I am a sad, sad man.

[stray]

Can anyone think of a character introduced in the prequelmovies that needs a TV show? You know, a character that is still alive at the end of Ep 3 AND worth telling about? Not I. Now maybe if it followed Capt. Solo's time in the Imperial Academy or some such, maybe. Otherwise, no.

Boba Fett?

I could probably give it a chance if there were some story arcs with Boba and Han.

The less about Jedi's, the better (not that I hate that element, but as we all know, it's been extremely played out).

[Sky]

Fragglewoks!

[Strazos]

a spastic Erkel banging Mariah Carey while Wookies do a Gregorian Chant.

Actually, I would watch that. Mariah Carey has some bigass titties, or so I have heard.

[Bunk]

As much as I hate being labled a Boba Fett fanboi, they probably could pull off a series based on him. Unfortunately, Lucas would insist on it being targetted at preschoolers, so we'll more likely get live action Ewok adventures...

[Mr_PeaCH]

It will be a reality show based on the day-to-day life and loves of everyone's favorite Tatooinian criminal kingpin, Jabba the Hutt, and you heard it here first.

[Zane0]

Lucas should think about the post-Episode 6 Star Wars EU setting (NJO).  Some interesting ideas have been established there by a few decent novelists.  To be realistic though, anything good would have to follow a long, long list of qualifications. 

There really is little hope for anything good to come out of Star Wars from Lucas anymore, although the franchise still has potential.. (KOTOR I & II were nice)

[Triforcer]

Lucas should think about the post-Episode 6 Star Wars EU setting (NJO).  Some interesting ideas have been established there by a few decent novelists.  To be realistic though, anything good would have to follow a long, long list of qualifications. 

There really is little hope for anything good to come out of Star Wars from Lucas anymore, although the franchise still has potential.. (KOTOR I & II were nice)

The problem with that is the books have set down a very specific sequence of events, mostly involving soul-crushing faggotry.  First there was the Ssi-ruuk, then that whole Courtship of Princess Leia disaster.  Admittedly, the Thrawn stuff was the best, but then they descended back into godawfulness with the Yuuzhan Vong 20 book arc. 

Actually, now that I think of it, I wouldn't mind if Lucas said that all happened in an alternate universe or something and started from scratch.

[Merusk]

Can anyone think of a character introduced in the prequelmovies that needs a TV show? You know, a character that is still alive at the end of Ep 3 AND worth telling about?

Any character that NEEDS a TV show? Hell no, none of them need one.  I'm a fan but even I know that the backstories are thin at best and the characters are 1d at their fullest.

As for the actual show, some part will focus on at least Boba Fett, I'm sure.  Folks have been all erection over after him since the Christmas Special for whatever reason.  A show about a bounty hunter, that'll be original.  Will they go the Renegade route or Fall Guy... hmm. Who else.

Other characters that are still alive & kicking and doing something active.  Expect to see 3po and R2, of course.  Something about Mon Mothma and Bail Organa. (Yes, we know he was Jimmy Smitz in the movies but, um, he had plastic surgery or got shot or something..) Maybe Han, yah, but he's 10 as of EP3 so it would have to be a decade or so after the end of EP3 for him to do anything of merit.


OOOH wait, I just got it!  Wookies are enslaved by the Empire in EP3.. we can follow Chewie as Star Wars' Kunta Kinte!

[stray]

As for the actual show, some part will focus on at least Boba Fett, I'm sure.  Folks have been all erection over after him since the Christmas Special for whatever reason.

Christmas special?

Anyways, I've thought Boba was cool for as long as I remember. I'm not sure why, but he looks "wild west" like to me. Maybe it's the pistols. And the grime.

I don't know much else about Star Wars though, and definitely not about Christmas specials.

[Shockeye]

You know you want it.

[HaemishM]

Boba was cool, til I saw his dad go out like a punk.

[stray]

Boba was cool, til I saw his dad go out like a punk.

But his dad was played by Temuera Morrison (also known as the "fucking man"). I know Lucas is a douchebag and all that, but at least he did one thing right (and if you haven't seen Once Were Warriors, do yourself a favor and rent that shit).

[Merusk]

Boba was cool, til I saw his dad go out like a punk.

Like father, like son.

[Triforcer]

Boba was cool, til I saw his dad go out like a punk.

Like father, like son.

But Fett REALLY DIDN'T DIE from being eaten by the sarlacc, remember? 

[Strazos]

Hey, I Liked that book.

[Arnold]

If they did a series with nothing but a guy in a Darth Vader suit slaughtering a different jedi every week, I'd watch it at least sometimes. That's all I wanted from the prequel movies, and it looks as if I might not get it.

Also, I am a sad, sad man.

Heh.  Highlander: The Star Wars Series.

[Arnold]

The Clone Wars series was pretty cool, but Lucas had nothing to do with it.  The guy who made Samurai Jack did it.

The ARC troopers were fuckin' cool.

[angry.bob]

I don't know much else about Star Wars though, and definitely not about Christmas specials.

Get more years older, life n00bler.

Christmas Special was on TV in '78 or '79 and featured a bizarre mix of Plastic transvestites, 15 minutes of Chewbacca's family talking to each other without any sort of translations, what's-her-name from Maude and Golden Girls, and the premier of Fett in a short cartoon. All in all it was an unwatchable train wreck unless you were hopped up on goofballs. Shortly after the special aired is when they did the original mail-order-with-proof-of-purchase-seals Fett action figure offer. The cool one with the backpack missle that actual shot out. Shot out and pparently managed to blind and choke enough children that they stopped the offer until the redid the figure. Yes, that is why I'm so much better than most of you: When I was a child our toys killed those of us who were too weak.

[AOFanboi]

[Can anyone think of a character introduced in the prequelmovies that needs a TV show? You know, a character that is still alive at the end of Ep 3 AND worth telling about?

It could be a show about Yoda hiding away from the Empire on Dagobah. With nothing to do except sit there and eat gruel, it will be like Waiting for Godot without the dialogue.

[stray]

I don't know much else about Star Wars though, and definitely not about Christmas specials.

Get more years older, life n00bler.

Christmas Special was on TV in '78 or '79 and featured a bizarre mix of Plastic transvestites, 15 minutes of Chewbacca's family talking to each other without any sort of translations, what's-her-name from Maude and Golden Girls, and the premier of Fett in a short cartoon. All in all it was an unwatchable train wreck unless you were hopped up on goofballs. Shortly after the special aired is when they did the original mail-order-with-proof-of-purchase-seals Fett action figure offer. The cool one with the backpack missle that actual shot out. Shot out and pparently managed to blind and choke enough children that they stopped the offer until the redid the figure. Yes, that is why I'm so much better than most of you: When I was a child our toys killed those of us who were too weak.

I'm sure my brother would say the same. He may even have that toy lying around somewhere for kicks....Well, maybe not. If he did, the bastard would have probably used it on me.

Seriously though, I love him. Bastard or not. Know why?

I had the damn Ewok Village. I'm warm and fuzzy. I didn't see any of the Star Wars films until the Return of the Jedi either....But on the plus side, I got to enjoy the Transformers while I was still young.

Anyways, glad to know that someone thinks I'm not old. I've been having a bit of a quarter-life crisis (as opposed to mid) lately.