We can't edit replies, so please mentally edit the correctly spelled "Jar Jar," and "Alderaan" into my last post. Word.

And wouldn't that be the ultimate Full Circle, gmajor?

Personally, as long as Jarjar dies, it's a good movie in my book. If he doesn't, well... do what I do, watch "A New Hope" again, and pretend Jarjar is on Alderann when the Death Star blows it up. Woo-hoo!!

I have a strong feeling that Episode III is going to suck just as badly as I and II.

This could work in Serenity's favour, since people pissed off at the SW disaster will flock to a good, clever, low budget, SF movie with a good story...

...kind of like Star Wars was in 1977.

No big-name actors, I grant you. But I still predict the cast will feature at least ONE big-name actor (well, big-ER) so the studio can put him/her in the TV ads.

I mean, just putting "From the writer of 'Buffy' and 'Alien: Resurrection'" on the poster won't cut it, for the execs. How DO you get newbies to watch... other than all of us, here, who are gettin' the word out?

__A jewel in the rough, indeed. I seem to recall a little movie called "Wayne's World" opened during a February. If it's good, people will go see it-- no matter when it opens. Studios do not know this.

__I have not heard any such rumor that Gellar would be in "Serenity." I did not mean to start one. I just know Joss likes to recycle his actors. And I'm worried the studio will try to pull stunt casting. I am also, however, incredibly cynical.

__2005 is spot-on for 'Serenity,' especially since we haven't had a good year for movies in a while. We're due. Everything this year? Sucks. In fact, the last good year was 1994. That's a long time.

Well iff all the big stuff is coming out in '05 may haps they should take thier time and do '06 it would be worth the wait IMO.

Imagine that; the rare good point.

I hear what you're saying, Anon, but it's still a multi-million dollar behemoth any way you slice it. Movies don't open within 3 weeks of Harry Potter, not because those movies are in any way creative or interesting, but because they make Mad $$$.

Anyway, Serenity should stay 6 weeks away from EpIII, minimum. I'm just sayin'.

I'd also like to complain that FFN doesn't let us edit our comments, should we happen to typo. Bastards.

I hate to the bringer of bad tidings, but the news is already a week old that Lucas & Spielberg have shelved "Indy 4" for the time being. Spielberg is finishing up "The Terminal" with Tom Hanks, and will start work on a movie about the 1972 Munich Olympics kidnappings, due for 2005, while Lucas is hard at work on Star Wars. So we'll all have to wait a while longer.

Meanwhile, I'm not optimistic about Batman. I dug "Memento" and all, but Christopher Nolan tried a real "Hollywood" movie with Insomnia, and just dropped the ball.

But that's just me. Time will tell.

Serenity is set to come out in the summer of '05 isn't it? If so, I think Star Wars will be one smal part of its worries. Theres a new Batman movie coming out then AND a new Indiana Jones (so excited about that one!) I hate to be negitive but i think you may have a point.

I paid $8.00 for "Attack of the Clones" in 2002.

Watching Yoda lay the smack down was worth exactly %7.50.

So I'll chance it.

I don't know about the theory that star wars will do well in the box office just cause it's the last one -- I know a lot of die hard fans who are sick of losing 8 bucks to a piece of go-se just because of the name. And more than just them are revolted by the actor playing anakin. I think almost of all of us can imagine what Lucas will write for the movie and it will be a hell of a lot less interesting than Whedon's creations!

All very good points, Qs. But I'll be optomistic, and hope for good. But Star Wars coming out around the same time, that will affect it in someway.