Burdokva said:

Also, the robes... agh, the robes! It made sense for Ben (Obi-Wan) to wear one in the desert. It actually fit with the rest of the Tatooine clothing.

Yoda pretty much wore rags. The only one who wore an actual robe was the Emperor but he is a kind of evil space wizard, in all honesty...

The robes... that's another thing that bugs me about the PT.  Before the PT, I always thought that Obiwan and Yoda were wearing rags because they were in exile, not because that's what they wore as Jedi.  In SW, every pilot we see is wearing a cool pilot's uniform (except Darth).  And we learn that Obiwan and Anakin were pilots.  So why should we assume that the Jedi wore rags when they weren't in exile?

During SW, I pretty much assumed that an assemblage of Jedi wouldn't look that much different than some of the hangar scenes.  It made sense to me that the very best warriors/pilots would become Jedi as they gained wisdom and strength in the force.  ROTJ to some extent, and then the PT, turned them all into Merlins.

I agree that in the PT-based version of Jedi knights, Wedge may not make a good Jedi.  But have a look at Dennis Lawson today, and see if you don't think that an older Wedge would make a great SW-style wise Jedi:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493200/

Cast search over...

Saw 'Oz the great and Powerful' yesterday. Looks amazing, well acted, charming characters but the script is a train wreck. It has vast lazy plot holes that the characters actually just reference out loud!

i.e. Entire plot structure hinges on one character not talking to another at that exact moment. So the first character just says out load "Shame I don't have time to talk to her before I leave!"... cuts to leaving?!?!

Other recent huge blockbuster films like 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'The Dark Knight Rises', 'Skyfall' and worst of all 'Iron Man 3' have similar swiss-cheese scripts. That had great drama, well written characters and snappy dialogue but with nonsense filled plots. Makes me wonder if Hollywood writers care anymore, given that ticket reciepts suggest the audience seems not to?

This trend makes me very worried for the new Star Wars films.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=105593

George Lucas said:

"I have not spoken to J.J. He’s been busy with Star Trek, and I’m sure that he’ll let me know when he’s got some questions. So, you know, that’s all going well. Kathy tells me it’s working out great."

georgec said:

George Lucas said:

"I have not spoken to J.J. I’m sure that he’ll let me know when he’s got some questions."

 

*Beeeep* "You have no new messages" *Beeeep*

CP3S said:

if every character is a wizard, they aren't as interesting anymore

 One of the reasons why I don't watch Harry Potter ;)

Good point about Kyle Katarn - I've always felt this way. He was a mercenary, one of the many Imperials who defected and aided the good guys. I hated the beard, too ;)

It's Star Wars. There is enough space for pilots, war heros (why not spies, slicers?), commanders... just not the PT cookie-cutter clones, please (each time I see them I think not of strormtroopers but U.S.ARMY in the Middle East...). Oh, and I'll take a dollop of smugglers, pirates, mercenaries and all other scoundrels...

Well, that clears up everything.

:P

That list could apply to almost all of the Star Wars movies.

Interesting that the first 'leak' concerned male and female twins, but this one does not.

Well there's one role on that list I could match.