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Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD * — Page 22

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NeverarGreat said:

TV’s Frink said:

Because markdown is the dumbest text editor I’ve ever seen and I don’t understand why every other forum refuses to use it but this one.

In fact it’s so irritating it’s got me unable to properly construct a sentence about it.

So you mean that you ****** DO ******* understand why every other forum refuses to use it but this one.

I think so?

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TV’s Frink said:

SilverWook said:

We have a forum for such things.
https://originaltrilogy.com/discussion/Feedback-Forum/id/5

I’m pretty sure, based on past responses, it would be a waste of time.

Because there have been no updates & improvements of late, right?

Though I seem to recall Jay has seemingly addressed a lot of issues in there, yes?
 

It still doesn’t mean this is the new Feedback thread - take any suggestions, grumblings, and erm… feedback to where SilverWook linked to.

Stay on topic please folks - thank you 😃

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This Billy Dee Williams / Lando news is bittersweet for me.

Firstly, I think it’s a crying shame that we got a new trilogy featuring ALL the original cast but NEVER in the same scene or even the same movie.

Secondly, after TLJ (which I am not a fan of) I worry that Lando is just the next in a long line of beloved characters to be ruined.

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darthrush said:

I saw an idea about Luke’s role in 9 being similar to what happens to Gandalf in the Two Towers, “I come back to you at the turn of the tide”. Honestly if the death was a misdirect, and he did some crazy force oneness to be able to come back to help, that would be amazing.

Hmmm, come to think of it…Rey only says that Luke is ‘GONE’, as opposed to being ‘DEAD’ - so I suppose if J.J. REALLY wanted to do the biggest bait and switch on us since Rian’s THE LAST JEDI movie, then he conceivably could! - because after it looked like Luke had survived his ‘astral Force-projection’ efforts, we only saw him ‘disappear’ after shots of him looking like he had regained his composure at that point…so maybe, just maybe, he DIDN’T actually become a ‘Force-ghost’ at this point after all…but was instead ‘Force-powerful’ enough to ‘physically transport himself’ to some OTHER place in the galaxy, in readiness to join up with the rebellion once again for the next movie…no X-wing necessary! 😃

Except…it’s unclear if it was ONLY his cloak that fell on the rock and drifted away (for ‘dramatic effect’ by the makers)…or if it was EVERYTHING that he was wearing at the time - in which case he would have technically ‘re-appeared’ in the buff wherever he ended up ‘transporting’ himself to, and should have just gone with what he was wearing at the time! - of course, he may have just ‘transported’ himself a short distance back to one of the hovels on the island at that point, where there’s some other robes for him to change into BEFORE he proceeds to raise his X-wing again, for his long journey ahead - I just hope none of those nice 'ol ‘caretaker’ ladies ended up seeing him in this sudden state of undress… 😉

Anyway, enough of this nonsense!, as I’m just glad to hear that Billy Dee Williams is getting another crack at some big screen shenanigans again, after all. I’d have ideally liked Lando to have been somehow involved onscreen with HAN and LEIA for these sequels, but at least he’s getting a chance to round things out a little. Now I just need to wait nervously to see if J.J. ends up killing him off (and CHEWIE too?) in this thing!

Just a thought, but since this particular chapter is likely to be the final movie which features any of the original cast before the NEXT all-new trilogy (?) storyline begins, it’s gonna be interesting to see what the very LAST closing shot will be…

Personally, I’d love it to involve Threepio and Artoo heading off together towards a twin-sunset, as Threepio then says “Come along BB-8!”, and he then excitedly rolls into view behind them as Artoo beeps and whistles approvingly…before we fade to the ‘iris’ and end credits.

(of course, some of these droids may be back for the next storyline too, depending on what it involves)

And I’d be interest to hear any other suggestions/or preferences for what YOU think this final shot should feature.

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ImperialFighter said:
Personally, I’d love it to involve Threepio and Artoo heading off together towards a twin-sunset, as Threepio then says “Come along BB-8!”, and he then excitedly rolls into view behind them as Artoo beeps and whistles approvingly…before we fade to the ‘iris’ and end credits.

I think that would be an awesome end scene. Particularly if it was just the one line. Give the scene room to breathe the same way Luke and the twin sunset did in 1977. It would be a perfect way to wrap up the original saga. The droids, old & new heading off into the sunset.

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I would lay odds Luke comes back as some sort of Super Jedi ghost. Maybe he even comes back in the flesh after learning much on the other side. In before some acid tongued fan labels him Luke Jesus.

Chewie is likely safe. I don’t think Lucasfilm is going to want to revisit the Vector Prime reaction in this current fan climate.

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SilverWook said:

Chewie is likely safe. I don’t think Lucasfilm is going to want to revisit the Vector Prime reaction in this current fan climate.

Ironically, Chewie is probably going to be the only flesh-and-blood member of the original main-cast to survive in the new continuity.

I guess Chewie falls under the “don’t kill the dog” movie trope.

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One of Disney’s best known live action films actually broke with that trope. Let’s hope Chewie doesn’t get Space Rabies from those damn Porgs. 😉

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CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Why is that ironic?

Irony (one definition): “a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects

The old continuity made an effort to not kill any of the original main-characters, except for Chewie. And now the new series has pretty much done the complete opposite.

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ZkinandBonez said:

SilverWook said:

Chewie is likely safe. I don’t think Lucasfilm is going to want to revisit the Vector Prime reaction in this current fan climate.

Ironically, Chewie is probably going to be the only flesh-and-blood member of the original main-cast to survive in the new continuity.

I guess Chewie falls under the “don’t kill the dog” movie trope.

Yeah that, plus Chewie is one of the only characters who could continue to appear without anyone noticing the actor changing. And, since he’s a supporting character, he doesn’t face the burden of always (or ever) needing a compelling story arc in each film (like the droids).

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DominicCobb said:

ZkinandBonez said:

SilverWook said:

Chewie is likely safe. I don’t think Lucasfilm is going to want to revisit the Vector Prime reaction in this current fan climate.

Ironically, Chewie is probably going to be the only flesh-and-blood member of the original main-cast to survive in the new continuity.

I guess Chewie falls under the “don’t kill the dog” movie trope.

Yeah that, plus Chewie is one of the only characters who could continue to appear without anyone noticing the actor changing. And, since he’s a supporting character, he doesn’t face the burden of always (or ever) needing a compelling story arc in each film (like the droids).

Yeah, Chewie and the two droids are probably going to be in SW pretty much forever as they either don’t age or age very slowly, and, as you said, since the actors/performers can easily be replaced. Threepio is a bit of a problem though. I don’t really know how people would respond to replacing Anthony Daniels, but Chewie and Artoo are probably going to be in future SW content indefinitely.

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I’m calling it now - 'ol Lando will not survive this movie, but the Falcon will be safe for future use as a certain furry co-pilot takes full possession of it - with Rey as HIS new co-pilot companion. 😉

And as he’s roughly around the 200 year old mark according to various sources, and supposedly can live to around 400 years old, there should be plenty of potential adventures left in the old Wookiee for Disney to mine - especially if the next saga storyline is set in the future at some point.

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Didn’t Solo make him 190 years old just so he would be exactly 200 in ANH?

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suspiciouscoffee said:

Didn’t Solo make him 190 years old just so he would be exactly 200 in ANH?

I just said ‘roughly around’ as I don’t know exactly how old he’s meant to be at this point…but he’s bound to have well over 100 years left in him one way or another, for filmic possibilities.

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ZkinandBonez said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Why is that ironic?

Irony (one definition): “a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects

The old continuity made an effort to not kill any of the original main-characters, except for Chewie. And now the new series has pretty much done the complete opposite.

Not so much “made an effort” as “explicitly told by George Lucas”.