thedaner said:
We are now in exciting times, but I will say that it's nothing like it was in '77 because back then, we didn't know what to expect. Upon its release we had one film, a novel tie-in, Topps cards and very little merchandise (and some of it was bootlegged crap--e.g.,"Darth VADAR Lives"). Pales in comparison to today…well, the film WAS unaltered back then...
That's a good point. This time we certainly have an idea of what to expect, and bad experiences with the PT to be wary of seeing again.
But, to be honest, as much as I don't want to pack my bags and dive on the hype train, I'm just plain excited for this whole new "era" of Star Wars fandom. It's like a rebirth, almost, and not in the way that the beginning of the PT Era was, because, unlike after 1983, our expectations really couldn't be lower, and now we're seeing all that painful PT Era imagery being swept away and the continuity is being scrubbed clean. It's almost like we're going back to a blank slate where things aren't as restricted anymore and anything could happen again.
It's exciting!
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darklordoftech said:
Which OT?
Yeah.
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generalfrevious said:
FrankT said:
And it wouldn't have happened, either, if it wasn't for Disney's intervention! The only thing left to do now, of course, is to bring the OUT out of its moratorium.
I agree. This will be all worth it if Disney releases the OUT. Even if the sequels totally suck.
I'll forgive them for every wrongdoing they make if it happens.
Baronlando said:
http://starwars.com/news/announcing-an-exciting-new-array-of-star-wars-childrens-books.html
They're selling this kids book series about the original trilogy like it's meant to educate the demo that knows mostly the prequel/cartoon era.
Now you mention it, it occurs to me how the two Darth Vader & Son books primarily reference the OUT elements in the backgrounds.
Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.
DuracellEnergizer said:
I won't be convinced until the OOT gets a proper rerelease and the EU abandons the use of PT-styled Sith.
Agreed about the OOT, but I couldn't care less about the EU. Unless you consider this new trilogy part of EU, I suppose.
m_s0 said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
I won't be convinced until the OOT gets a proper rerelease and the EU abandons the use of PT-styled Sith.
Agreed about the OOT, but I couldn't care less about the EU. Unless you consider this new trilogy part of EU, I suppose.
Like I've said in a couple other threads, we still don't really know what they're gonna do in regards to continuity. They're either going to "ignore" (i.e. just not bring up certain things because it won't have anything to do with this movie's story), which I think would be the best solution, or they're gonna press the reset button and "pretend it never happened" (i.e. come up with their own backstory of whatever's happened since Endor), which would be stupid IMO considering the EU has been doing exactly that for the last 20 or so years.
This rumor about Mayhew coming back would seem to indicate the latter, but all we really have is rumors at this point.
Anyway, it's cool they're writing that book. It'll probably introduce a whole new generation to McQuarrie's OT artwork. I kinda love the connotation in that woman's voice when she says "they've grown up on the prequels," like she really wants to say it but knows she shouldn't.
It only makes the OUT seem that much more conspicuously absent, indeed. You'd certainly hope this is a sign they'll be bringing it back sooner rather than later.