I wish for Star Wars television by Succatash

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I wish for Star Wars television

POSTED BY: SUCCATASH
UPDATED: Friday, January 23, 2004 20:08
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Monday, January 12, 2004 6:27 PM

I know the recent Star Wars movies are getting a bad rap. In any case, George Lucas says Star Wars is over after Episode 3.

But I'd like to see a Star Wars TV show, or a miniseries. I really like Jedi's and lightsabers.

I think Joss should do it, or at least write it. Besides Firefly, there's nothing I'd rather see more than Joss Whedon and lightsabers.

Joss could provide what the new S.W. movies have lacked: Characters with personalities and good dialogue.

It's okay to dream, right?

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Monday, January 12, 2004 6:37 PM

ZAPHODB

Considering that there is 25,000 year's worth of story in the Star Wars 'verse I think a TV series or miniseries would be a good idea as long as someone else does the writing and directing. George is a good visual director, but when it comes to character developement and story telling, he has a long way to go.

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Monday, January 12, 2004 9:46 PM

TALONPEST

Not that I don't think he would do a terrific job with it, but I don't think Star Wars would be Joss's cup of tea. In all of his shows, the characters mock their own roles, play with stereotypes, and tend to have shades of grey.

Star Wars, on the other hand, IS the part (a big part in fact) of the convention that Joss likes to make fun of. They are almost always straightforward architypical characters (with the exception of Yoda's introduction in TESB) and everything is good and evil, black or white, light side or dark. It also takes itself pretty seriously (there was no witty banter between Luke and Vader), which Whedon shows almost never do (Mal even cracks wise while Niska tortures him).

Again, I'm sure he would do a fantastic job writing it, far better than Lucas (hell, I could write better than Lucas at this point) but I just don't think it would be making full use of his talents, and I doubt if he'd enjoy working on someone else's creation for very long.

A Star Wars series would be fun though. The problem is that, like with the abomination that is Star Trek: Enterprise, you'd run into all kinds of horrendous continuity problems, no matter when you set it. Oh, and one of the only things that bothers me about the Star Wars universe is that they supposedly have had hyperdrive, blasters, lightsabers, etc etc for 20,000 years... that's a hell of a technological stagnation for such a diverse and advanced universal society. And then idiot authors write books where they've invented a new superweapon every other day. That just doesn't work. You'd have that same problem in a TV show.

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Monday, January 12, 2004 10:38 PM

HKCAVALIER

It would be great if somebody could write the real origin of Darth Vadar, instead of this hardy boys/rebel without a cause schlock Lucas is producing: "I always knew Darth Vadar was just a whiny teenager with a god complex! That's the reason I've loved Star Wars all my life!"

So we can't make it about Vadar, just set it 10,000 years in the past and give the guy a different name. I totally think Joss would be up for writing about jedis and lightsabres, the only thing is he'd need total creative control and George isn't about to give that to a living soul.

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

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Monday, January 12, 2004 10:45 PM

BARNEYT

Hey, have any of you guys seen the Clone Wars mini-mini series done by the animator who makes Samaurai Jack?

It's brilliant - and way better than either of the two movies! This series, I would love to be extended to be a proper series.

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"I think the right place to start is to say, fair is fair. This is who we are. These are our numbers." Mr Willis of Ohio - The West Wing

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Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:10 PM

JASONZZZ

Check this out... Episodes 7, 8, 9 possible?!
http://www.theforce.net/episode3/index.shtml#23010

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http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=5&t=3283

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Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:17 PM

HUMBLE

Star Wars tv? Might have been a good idea, if the franchise wasn't so old and sold-out. I wonder if Lucas would have been more successful with a trilogy of movies showing what happens after Return of the Jedi as opposed to the prequel trilogy. Obviously the thrill of Star Wars is fading fast to a nostalgic past.

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Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:01 AM

LTNOWIS

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Origionally posted by Talonpest

And then idiot authors write books where they've invented a new superweapon every other day. That just doesn't work.

Yeah, it is kinda lame how that keeps happening. "Guess what? Yet another galactic crisis!" You just gotta assume that because of the chaos in the galaxy, with the Empire falling and all, all of the nutcases finally launch their crazy schemes. One good series is the Han Solo trilogy, because it's a lot less black and white, with a lot more grit.

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Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:02 AM

SNIPER

I don't think that Joss would be the right person to direct a TV series, although it would certainly be interesting. TV shows are in the brainstorming area right now, after the Cartoon Series was successful this past fall. I imagine that a 7,8 amd 9 will also be seriously considered.

As for the books, the superweapons are largely limited to one author, and that was when they seemed to be running out of ideas. Their clone wars stories are outstanding though.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:51 PM

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL

You may get your wish - check out this story from Cinescape today:

http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Television&
action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270355&obj_id=40662

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:07 PM

SUCCATASH

Yeah I saw that, how cool! Darth Vader TV, I would certainly watch it.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:51 PM

SAINT JAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
Darth Vader TV, I would certainly watch it.

I will have nothing to do with Jar-Jar. Except possibly watching his execution.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:56 PM

SUCCATASH

Awww. Damn, your right, I bet Jar Jar will be in the TV show. It's been confirmed he doesn't die in EP. 3.

Hmmm. Jar Jar sucks.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:54 PM

TOM

i want a star wars movie but move it back to the sith wars during the old republic (begins to drool) and make it rated R. None of this computer animated droid crap i wanna see people get decapitated with extreme gore. in other words take the last samuri action and merge it with the star wars world. ( begins to have a heart attack at the thought)

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:02 PM

SUCCATASH

Here's my new idea. For a TV series, I'd like to see a "Tales of the Crypt" style approach, which would allow a multitude of writers and directors to expand the Star Wars universe.

I like the idea of loosely connected episodes, a showcase of professional-quality fan films. With lots of lightsabers and Force.

And I'd like Joss to write and direct a few.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:44 PM

JAGGEDSEVEN

Here's what I wish for: FIREFLY BACK ON TV! I like Firefly so much better than star wars. I'm tired of starwars and honestly, even though the original three movies were great, I think the Firefly 'verse is more compelling and has more potential for a great story.

Part of it is because even in the fictional setting of the Firefly 'verse, things are realistic. Not everyone is just good vs. bad. It actually feels like you could live as a character in the Firefly 'verse and you'd still feel like a human being with real thoughts, dreams, virtues, faults, the whole deal. In Star Wars, it's just good vs. bad. You have a destiny and you know what you're supposed to do in your life. It's just too ridiculous to be even a remote glimpse of real life, unlike Firefly which could be real, given the technology and circumstances.

OK. I'm not trying to invite a flame war with this, it's just that I love Firefly so gorram much. It was like starting to hear a great story-teller begin a story of the kind you could wait your whole life to hear, and then having the story teller die. Or like watching a beautiful sunrise and just as it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day, the sun falls back behind the horizon and every time you look to see if the sun is coming back you are faced with the putrid images of the grotesquery that is reality tv. God I miss Firefly!

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Friday, January 23, 2004 7:59 PM

SUCCATASH

Well, here I am in the "Other Science Fiction Series" forum. I made a wish for Star Wars TV and a week later I learn it might come true. I say, that's pretty damn cool.

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Friday, January 23, 2004 8:08 PM

SAINT JAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
I made a wish for Star Wars TV and a week later I learn it might come true. I say, that's pretty damn cool.

What, is your head made of sand? Wish for something important! Firefly.

I used to love Star Wars but then I started getting nightmares about Jar Jar Binks and strange images of Mark Hammill in a metal bikini. A few sessions of family therapy, and it was all taken care of. I'm not really supposed to talk about it.

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