And of course, as was pointed out, 1985 and 1993 are not 2008 and 2009, when the new series will be out--in a lot of ways Young Indy was ahead of its time, it is the type of big-budget drama that you see all over the tube nowadays and i think if its was re-broadcast it would still find a considerable audience even after fifteen years. Aside from that, the Clone War cartoon from 2003 and 2004 was massively popular and i have to admit very well done, for what it was. In a lot of ways it gave me hope, because it showed that Star Wars spin-offs, even PT-based ones done in 5-10 minute episodes, could be highly entertaining. So I have to say, as always, to wait and see how the live-action series turns out, because as dangerous as it could be to the franchise, theres an equal, if not higher chance of it being pretty decent, and even quite good. Since we know almost nothing about it other than when it will be set, its really too early to say how it will play. And as far as audience and network, all I have to say is "Battlestar Galactica"; Lucas has stated that he is looking at specialty networks like HBO and Sci-Fi Network that would be interested in more ambitious and niche-market TV material such as what he is planning.
And of course, as was pointed out, 1985 and 1993 are not 2008 and 2009, when the new series will be out--in a lot of ways Young Indy was ahead of its time, it is the type of big-budget drama that you see all over the tube nowadays and i think if its was re-broadcast it would still find a considerable audience even after fifteen years. Aside from that, the Clone War cartoon from 2003 and 2004 was massively popular and i have to admit very well done, for what it was. In a lot of ways it gave me hope, because it showed that Star Wars spin-offs, even PT-based ones done in 5-10 minute episodes, could be highly entertaining. So I have to say, as always, to wait and see how the live-action series turns out, because as dangerous as it could be to the franchise, theres an equal, if not higher chance of it being pretty decent, and even quite good. Since we know almost nothing about it other than when it will be set, its really too early to say how it will play. And as far as audience and network, all I have to say is "Battlestar Galactica"; Lucas has stated that he is looking at specialty networks like HBO and Sci-Fi Network that would be interested in more ambitious and niche-market TV material such as what he is planning.