vote_for_palpatine said:
I presume Fett has to have Darth Vader on speed-dial -
SO WHY THE HELL IS VADER NOT IN JABBA'S PALACE WAITING ON LUKE?!? HOW INCREDIBLY, STUPIDLY, MIND-BLOWINGLY INCONSISTENT TO ESTABLISH DARTH VADER AS SOME SORT OF MASTER OF FORCE-POWERED DEDUCTIVE REASONING ("That's it. The Rebels are there!") WITH A HUGE BONER FOR LUKE'S FORCE POWERS IN ONE MOVIE, THEN IN THE NEXT MOVIE, WHEN THE PLOT CONVENIENTLY GETS ALL OF LUKE'S FRIENDS (LukeBait) TOGETHER ON ONE PLANET, A PLANET VADER KNOWS QUITE A LOT ABOUT BY THE WAY, HE'S NOT SITTING AT THE HEAD OF A DINING ROOM TABLE???

I look at it as Fett just not giving a damn. I don't think this "bounty hunter" has any real personal feel into the Rebellion/Empire conflict. So I just like to think once Boba sold Han, or whatever, to Jabba, the fat man offered him a job as a bodyguard, or something. Fett takes the job, makes his home on Tatooine, and gets a fat, regular check for whatever it is he does. Probably sponge baths for Jabba, but I hope not.

And since a whole year has passed, Vader couldn't just be sitting at Tatooine for that whole time. He's still second in command of the Empire and he's got stuff to do. He's got errands to run for the Emperor, as he's now been "pussified" into saying, "Oh yes, boss. I'm useless. What? No! No, I wasn't planning to overthrow you!"