Handzzz said:
SilverKey said:
So Handzzz, you mean EU in Star Wars canon is fine, just as long as it's the EU you like? The Mandalorians in TCW are just as much part of the EU as the Outbound Flight storyline is, and there are fans out there who wanted to see them on the screen just as much as you want to see the Outbound Flight storyline in TCW. That said, I'd love to see the Outbound Flight project as the main storyline in a future season of TCW.
Speaking of Outbound Flight, is the book really worth the read? I love the Thrawn trilogy as well, and a book about Outbound Flight with the PT characters sounds like a great read to me. I also like how the tied the PT era and the post-ROTJ era together in the NJO series.
I like the Mandalorians, but not in the clone wars cartoon. The idea is good but the way it told, that bothers me. If you liked the Thrawn trilogy, then you will ike the Outbound flight. Timothy Zahn is a genious.Maybe im a little bit narrow-minded. But i liked some of the episodes of the CW series. :)
I bought Outbound flight from Tim Zahn himself and he autographed it and with several other hardbacks and paperbacks. He even sign some book labels so I can put them in FUTURE Star Wars novels and some other labels for my Rogues who are also fans.
Anything he writes is freaking SW gold and I'm so glad he bitched slapped Kevin J Anderson in the Hand of Thrawn duology about Mara Jade and Luke (since KJA's Lando romance angle was total crap)... Totally worth reading Silvery Key, along with the Thrawn Trilogy (genius and totally engaging), Hand of Thrawn Duology (if you wanna know what happens to the Empire at it's finale and how Luke and Mara Jade finally get together, these are the books!), and Outbound Flight (bridges elegantly the PT and the future EU nicely... Sets the stage for future occurrences within the SW timeline) .
Do not get me started on the "Mandalore" in the CWS. First off they are the "Death Watch" they are a splinter group of the Mandalore and the armor is suppose to be very different and thus THEY ARE NOT MANDALORE... That "darksaber" thing was a joke as well. Then... the actual Mandalorians from Mandalore being "pacifist"??? Way to ruin the Mandalorian Super Commandos GL... This is a race of warriors, born to fight and die for their code of conduct and honor who offer their services to the highest bidder and never break their word as such. They respect strength and the will to use it to fight for their vode (brothers/sisters), their goals, and their kote (glory).
If you're gonna have them go "pacifist" or whatever for another convoluted plot line then congrats LFL, you have just neutered one of the greatest warrior groups in sci-fi history... I saw the pre-screening of the Mandalorian Plot at LFL and I was disappointed the whole time. I don't blame Dave Filoni (cos he's actually EU knowledgeable and wanted to do some really cool things) but Lucas is definitely got his fingers in all these pies and has no idea the damage he's doing/done (ie PT for example). I could totally hear the frustration in the Dave Filoni's voice in the Q&A and constantly referenced the LFL attorney that was sitting in the audience making sure he didn't leak or say anything against LFL. Sad... I really do wish GL would turn over SW to someone who actually does care and KNOWS the universe. He just doesn't care. Everything now is all about setting up product pipelines and getting $ from them... Sick of it.