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muddyknees2000 said:

Gotta say, I prefer my Jabba referenced in conversation, building him up, until his reveal in ROTJ. It works perfectly and opens ROTJ on a note of suspense. The original plan WAS to have included him in that one tiny scene in ANH, but I think it would have ruined that beautiful sense of dread than one shares with Leia and Co. as Han is taken away by Boba to face his fate at the hands of his nemesis Jabba the Hutt..........and that same feeling of foreboding as everyone heads for Jabba's palace at the beginning of ROTJ to rescue him.

 This.

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Oh I fully agree but the general flow of the conversation was about extras as options. In which case I refer y'all to the answer I gave some time previous.

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Last night I watched the new Thunderbirds series Thunderbirds Are Go!.

It's obviously paced for the attention spans executives assume children have these days and suffers from having it's practical effects overwhelmed by the CGI elements but that aside they basically did my idea for what to do with the defector shield dish in ROTJ.

In the episode it's a solar collector but they snap the dish off the tower with explosives and it slides downhill.

In my mind the dish sliding was sort of like the Enterprise dish crash in Star Trek Generations but other than it's pretty close.

I would then place the scene where Han is bandaging up Leia's arm inside the fallen dish.

Makes more sense than blowing up miles of forest.

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i dont know if this has been discussed or not, but i would like to see Zam Wessel get replaced by Aura Sing. i have no idea why Lucas chose to create such a cool looking character for TPM just to never bring her up ever again.

“You can’t polish a turd. But you can shape it to look like candy.”

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Jackpumpkinhead said:

i dont know if this has been discussed or not, but i would like to see Zam Wessel get replaced by Aura Sing. i have no idea why Lucas chose to create such a cool looking character for TPM just to never bring her up ever again.

 The Aura Sing action figures and her appearance in TPM were all ticketed as a "first glimpse" at the new bounty hunter from the next episode.....so this WOULD fall in line with the Revisited ideal of sometimes going back towards earlier drafts and original ideas ultimately abandoned in favour of others.

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Jackpumpkinhead said:

i dont know if this has been discussed or not, but i would like to see Zam Wessel get replaced by Aura Sing. i have no idea why Lucas chose to create such a cool looking character for TPM just to never bring her up ever again.

 How would one do that?

Anyone have a Aura Sing costume?

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I could be the only one, but I would really enjoy seeing a live-action Cad Bane for the PT:R. He was unique and easily one of the best parts about the CW series (I know that show has no bearing on the edit, but if something is good, it could/should be used). I guess I really wish, for more variety and other reasons, it were originally an original bounty hunter, such as Cad, who would be the cool bounty hunter in the PT, and left Boba's origin alone and leave him be as the cool bounty hunter in the OT. My thoughts on that :)

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There is always room for more(!) bounty hunters, why should there be only one or two - see ESB, there were in fact nearly 10, ok not all had much screentime, but I think if one finds guys with well designed costumes, additional scenes can be inserted for a more logical plot ...

speaking of which, I too watched some TV lately, and again they showed the Indiana trilogy - taking me back to my idea/wish to alter the opending of RotJ and maybe that of Episode1:

every Indy movie has this pre-story (very like James Bond) - some in direct connection to the main-plot or just to introduce a new character (eg: Beloq)

so I would make the Jabba Palace/Han Rescue this sort of "mini" movie, before we really head to the real plot (and time pacing)

it could have happened some time before and Han is still unsure of his place and feelings (some kind of trauma), making him an uncertain ally - on the other hand we got Luke, he has finished his training, but will he withstand the temptation of the Dark Side or follow his fathers path?

for Episode1 a pre-story would be interesting too, because we don't have flashbacks in SW and told-historical events only, it would make sense, for the audience, to show a glimpse of what was before ...

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brimforge said:

There is always room for more(!) bounty hunters, why should there be only one or two

This greatly depends on the story itself, I guess, if one or several are needed. And there is such a thing as too much (more on that later) ;)

see ESB, there were in fact nearly 10, ok not all had much screentime, but I think if one finds guys with well designed costumes, additional scenes can be inserted for a more logical plot ...

Right, but there was one who stood out more than the rest in ESB and that was Boba Fett, because he had the most screen time. Of course there could be some other bounty hunters in the PT as background/secondary characters, but my suggestion was there needs to be a main, cool bounty hunter of the PT (a non-Mandalorian to either replace most of or all of Jango - and Cad Bane is a good pick), just as Boba became the main, cool bounty hunter for the OT. The main villains, just like the main heroes, need sufficient screen time too so their character may be fleshed out and become memorable - but if you start to have too many main characters/bounty hunters, it detracts from this.

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I haven't watched The Clone Wars more than once. I ultimately found it lame and very kiddy (yes I'm aware it's a kids' show before anyone says it), though I'm aware I'm probably in the minority as most people seem to rave about it.

Anyway, I don't think Cad Bane was at all threatening or a particularly memorable character. Boba Fett borrowed from the cowboy archetype, down to his gravelly voice, the stirrup sound effect when he walked, and his general demeanour. He was threatening and sinister from how he's presented - faceless, battlescarred armour, doesn't talk much.
With Cad Bane, you have an almost neon blue alien with red eyes, a cliche 'bad guy voice' and wearing a literal cowboy hat.  
I don't understand why anyone finds these cartoon characters compelling. They're laughable caricatures; completely fine for the medium they're presented in, but have absolutely no place in a live action, more serious movie.

I understand you may not have meant to take absolutely everything about the character, but personally I see nothing about it that's of any use. He has the same lazy, derivative, and stereotypical character design as some of the CG Prequel villains, except it's even worse.

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brash_stryker said:

I haven't watched The Clone Wars more than once. I ultimately found it lame and very kiddy (yes I'm aware it's a kids' show before anyone says it), though I'm aware I'm probably in the minority as most people seem to rave about it.

I agree there were episodes and elements within the overall story that I found to be actually lame and kiddish, but you just answered it yourself, it was aimed for kids... but really, not all of it was. In fact, there were some really serious moments that I dare say are not quite appropriate for some younger kids.

Anyway, I don't think Cad Bane was at all threatening or a particularly memorable character.

I thought he was; he's ruthless and will shoot anyone. Perhaps he could be moreso if he was given the chance with sufficient screen time in a live-action film?

Boba Fett borrowed from the cowboy archetype, down to his gravelly voice, the stirrup sound effect when he walked, and his general demeanour. He was threatening and sinister from how he's presented - faceless, battlescarred armour, doesn't talk much. 

Hell yeah :)

With Cad Bane, you have an almost neon blue alien with red eyes, a cliche 'bad guy voice' and wearing a literal cowboy hat.  

You make it sound like there's something wrong with a neon blue alien with red eyes. It's alien, very fitting for Star Wars, and the species name is Duros, who are also seen in the Cantina of the original Star Wars, if you remember. I strongly disagree about his voice, that's part of what makes him so interesting and badass - I can't think of a single character who sounds just like him. You have a problem with his cowboy hat and yet just earlier you praised Fett and his cowboy archetype? hmm.

I don't understand why anyone finds these cartoon characters compelling.

It could be because some of them actually have an interesting and compelling character arc - comes down to opinion I guess. Cad Bane's character I found to be the most compelling in the "Hostage Crisis" episode of Season 1. Check it out if you need a reminder, but really, I think he's a treat to see in just about any episode he's in.

They're laughable caricatures; completely fine for the medium they're presented in, but have absolutely no place in a live action, more serious movie.

It's because they are a cartoon is why they're a "caricature". Why can't a character originally created for an animation be in a live-action film? Your reasoning doesn't make sense here. That's exactly like saying live-action characters can't later become animated, or characters from books should not be in live-action or animated films. Yes their expressions and antics may be exaggerated for its target audience in the cartoon, but doesn't mean the same would be true in the live-action.

I understand you may not have meant to take absolutely everything about the character, but personally I see nothing about it that's of any use. He has the same lazy, derivative, and stereotypical character design as some of the CG Prequel villains, except it's even worse.

Again, his character design is based on the pair of Duros in the Cantina of the original Star Wars, not the PT. Do you still feel the same way about the design now? Even if his character is from the PT era, that doesn't automatically make him a bad character either. Not everything that resulted from the PT is bad. Have an open mind, please.

It could in actuality be a completely new bounty hunter too, but the reason I chose Cade Bane is because he's already an established character of this time period that most SW fans are at least aware of, who I think is awesome and with potential, and thought it'd be perfect if we see more of him and less of Jango (making Boba Fett more his own and unique). Aurra Sing is another potential bounty hunter, who was mentioned earlier, and indeed she was originally seen in TPM and later "caricatured" in the Clone Wars show. 

Sorry didn't mean to sound like a hard ass in any of this, but some times we gotta stand up for something if we really believe in it and like it :)

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I am all in for "Cad Bane" - he is the "Lee Van Cleef" to the "Clint Eastwood", that Boba Fett was (or kind of should be ...)

my point was only, that if one keeps a plot around "killing senators", that should not all be just one guy (aka "Jango Fett" or "Zam Wesell"), the galaxy is big enough for the competition and we saw some guys who could appear ;-)

and yes, Aura Sing, though she got more "screentime" in Clone Wars, was not even a support character, she was background in Episode1 (marketing told us another story ...)

@brash

CW starts off aimed at kids, but in later seasons turns to the main audience: teenagers (like OT was!)

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Ok Fishman I had another go... I had no choice.... I was just trying to help...

http://vimeo.com/124493781

So first of all, I noticed that the swell occurs well after Chewie Let's go of Lando's throat... This feels late so I thought I would time this to the action on screen. Not sure if it is a music cue mistake or it's just that way. But I think it works well.

I had another go at the music cues for the departure of Boba Fett and all I can tell you is that... I cannot 100% figure out what is going on with it... But I will say this much.

I agree with the music cues in the SE up until after "Hurry Hurry, we're trying to save Han from the Bounty Hunter" This is the point it goes wrong. And this is the point that we could be missing a small snippet of footage. I am just going to walk away from this now but you will hear how the music starts to complement the action on screen very well once we get to the door opening.

I don't have a concrete answer and I am sorry that I can't really shed any light as far as the whole sequence goes... But I tried and perhaps that is just helpful enough and to point out what I see in it. I know it can work better, but I am at a loss as to exactly how at this time.

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.Mac. said:

With Cad Bane, you have an almost neon blue alien with red eyes, a cliche 'bad guy voice' and wearing a literal cowboy hat.  

You make it sound like there's something wrong with a neon blue alien with red eyes. It's alien, very fitting for Star Wars, and the species name is Duros, who are also seen in the Cantina of the original Star Wars, if you remember. I strongly disagree about his voice, that's part of what makes him so interesting and badass - I can't think of a single character who sounds just like him. You have a problem with his cowboy hat and yet just earlier you praised Fett and his cowboy archetype? hmm.

I'm aware he's the same species as in the cantina, however the Duros in the cantina work as background aliens for me because they're so unusual. It's way too campy a design for a prominent villain in a live action medium. Again, let me stress, he's fine where he belongs. In a cartoon.
As for the cowboy hat, yes I have a problem with it. Because it's taken straight from our earth cowboys. Whereas with Fett the creators borrowed aspects of the cowboy archetype that would register with us on the subliminal level without him outright looking like one. Subtlety is something children's shows don't need. However, movies do. 

They're laughable caricatures; completely fine for the medium they're presented in, but have absolutely no place in a live action, more serious movie.

It's because they are a cartoon is why they're a "caricature". Why can't a character originally created for an animation be in a live-action film? Your reasoning doesn't make sense here. That's exactly like saying live-action characters can't later become animated, or characters from books should not be in live-action or animated films. Yes their expressions and antics may be exaggerated for its target audience in the cartoon, but doesn't mean the same would be true in the live-action.

My reasoning makes perfect sense. I think it's you that's misunderstood why I see him as a caricature. It's not the expressions/antics inherent to the childish medium that bothers me. As you've made clear, these can be changed for a movie, and I completely agree. As I explained above, his design bothers me as it is derivative of OUR world, not a galaxy far far away. Also, people relate to other humans, or at at least human faces better when it comes to loving or hating a character (which I think is key in this instance). If there was another character design which could be a human in makeup (a la Twileks or Zabraks) then I'd be more open to it. As it stands, Cad Bane would have to be CG, or have a REALLY expressive prosthetic mask. Even if I did like his design, it wouldn't work even for a big movie production. It would be like the Neimoidians all over again. They weren't threatening either.

I understand you may not have meant to take absolutely everything about the character, but personally I see nothing about it that's of any use. He has the same lazy, derivative, and stereotypical character design as some of the CG Prequel villains, except it's even worse.

Again, his character design is based on the pair of Duros in the Cantina of the original Star Wars, not the PT. Do you still feel the same way about the design now? Even if his character is from the PT era, that doesn't automatically make him a bad character either. Not everything that resulted from the PT is bad. Have an open mind, please.

It could in actuality be a completely new bounty hunter too, but the reason I chose Cade Bane is because he's already an established character of this time period that most SW fans are at least aware of, who I think is awesome and with potential, and thought it'd be perfect if we see more of him and less of Jango (making Boba Fett more his own and unique). Aurra Sing is another potential bounty hunter, who was mentioned earlier, and indeed she was originally seen in TPM and later "caricatured" in the Clone Wars show. 

Sorry didn't mean to sound like a hard ass in any of this, but some times we gotta stand up for something if we really believe in it and like it :)

The fact he's a Duros doesn't change how I feel about it. I'm not going to suddenly like his character design just because he happens to be the same species we see in ANH. Lol.
Also, I agree that not everything from the PT was bad, and I do have an open mind already.

I get it. Characters can be adapted from film to cartoons. But you've got to ensure that when the reverse happens, it's not such a childish design that it'll look stupid in live action. In the case of Cad Bane, I believe I'm right. Aurra Sing and all the other movie characters taken across to TCW looked less cartoony in their designs as a result of not having started as a cartoon. Cad Bane has kids' show written all over him. It's like they looked at the subtle things about Boba Fett and amped it up for an audience that can't pick up on these subtle cues yet.

"We've got to show he's a frontier rogue. Like a cowboy. How do we get kids to understand that?"
"Give him a cowboy hat?"
"Someone get this man a cookie!"

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I didn't mind Cad Bane at all - now the character I really enjoyed as an antagonist in TCW was Hondo Ohnaka the Weequay pirate.  Gotta love charismatic villains lol. 

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Brash_stryker said:

I'm aware he's the same species as in the cantina, however the Duros in the cantina work as background aliens for me because they're so unusual. It's way too campy a design for a prominent villain in a live action medium. 

Well, because of its unusual design wouldn't it therefore be fitting to use it as a potential spotlight character in SW? Bane's already an established and compelling character of this species to boot... now you suddenly backtracked when you say "campy design" *sigh* if given the proper mask/prosthetics and some digital manipulation, how can you honestly claim something like this to be campy?

Again, let me stress, he's fine where he belongs. In a cartoon.

And let me stress again that any character can be made to belong in any medium. He's fine in the cartoon and he could be equally fine in live-action if given a chance.

As for the cowboy hat, yes I have a problem with it. Because it's taken straight from our earth cowboys.

Now if the hat were a blatant copy of what we commonly see here, like the style we always see John Wayne wearing, then I'd agree with you... but fortunately it isn't. Cad's, while it is inspired by Western culture (everything in Star Wars is inspired by some culture or another), it has its own touches of personality about it that make it its own and not straight from Earth. Plus, the fact that this different hat is worn by an unusual alien, I say it works, he pulls off the look well. He doesn't always have to wear the hat either, but perhaps most often he needs a hat like that of that size because his particular skin is extra sensitive to light? The two Duros in the cantina aren't seen with a hat because they are in the dim-lit cantina, but outside they might have some sort of hat.

So with your side of the argument, does that mean you have a problem with guns and holsters at the hips too? Those are inspired heavily from "earth cowboys" as well. How about Chewie's crossbow, inspired from the Medieval ages? I hope not.

To reiterate, there are so many things in Star Wars taken from all kinds of earthly cultures/time periods, and mixes it up to give them their own twist - the Western culture is certainly not an exception.

Subtlety is something children's shows don't need. However, movies do. 

It actually really depends on what the story/director is trying to convey to the audience. Some things can be subtle, other things don't need to be.

My reasoning makes perfect sense. I think it's you that's misunderstood why I see him as a caricature. It's not the expressions/antics inherent to the childish medium that bothers me.

No, you were telling me (paraphrasing) that a character of an animated cartoon could not be put in a live-action film - come on, you can't honestly say that makes perfect sense; it happens all the time, and vice versa (the key thing is doing it right, which has happened before and can be done here as well).

Well at least now you appear to be narrowing it down to just disliking his hat and character design... we may be making some progress yet...

As you've made clear, these can be changed for a movie, and I completely agree.

You sure didn't seem to understand and agree with this before...

As I explained above, his design bothers me as it is derivative of OUR world, not a galaxy far far away.

I haven't seen any blue people on Earth, unless you count the Blue Man Group. If it's the humanoid that bothers you, then why are you accepting of Twi'leks and Zabraks that you mention in the upcoming quote? Those are humanoids, in fact there are a whole lot of humanoids in SW.

Also, people relate to other humans, or at at least human faces better when it comes to loving or hating a character (which I think is key in this instance). If there was another character design which could be a human in makeup (a la Twileks or Zabraks) then I'd be more open to it.

We don't necessarily need a human face or a face for that matter to relate to the character. It does also depend on their personality and actions if we love or hate them. Just look at Vader, we don't see his face, only a scary mask most the time and we love him. Look at R2, no human face whatsoever, but we love him. (Just to name a couple.)

As it stands, Cad Bane would have to be CG, or have a REALLY expressive prosthetic mask. Even if I did like his design, it wouldn't work even for a big movie production.

He does not have to be CG, nor should he be. The original Duros in the Cantina weren't CG and Ady, as he's proven in ANH:R, can work wonders with static masks. Greedo looks incredibly "alive" with the digitally manipulated expressions! Find a person with a slim and proper build to fit into a tailored Cad Bane suit, find a good Duos mask/prosthetic and we're off.

It would be like the Neimoidians all over again. They weren't threatening either.

Well that is part of the goal of Revisited, isn't it? To improve on characters where needed?

The fact he's a Duros doesn't change how I feel about it. I'm not going to suddenly like his character design just because he happens to be the same species we see in ANH. Lol.

That's good, because then you'd suddenly be contradicting your argument if you did.

Also, I agree that not everything from the PT was bad, and I do have an open mind already.

If that were true, then I simply don't understand why you have been gathering EVERY possible excuse you can grab onto for not wanting to like the Bane character, and why you choose not to see even the slightest potential he can have in live-action.

I get it. Characters can be adapted from film to cartoons. But you've got to ensure that when the reverse happens, it's not such a childish design that it'll look stupid in live action.

Again, any thing can be great in any medium. It is all dependent on who's in charge of it. I have no doubt Ady can accomplish it amazingly well if he wanted to do this.

In the case of Cad Bane, I believe I'm right. 

In other words, you don't believe Ady can successfully do it.

Aurra Sing and all the other movie characters taken across to TCW looked less cartoony in their designs as a result of not having started as a cartoon.

I disagree with your notion. I'd have to say that Palpatine and Dooku were more "cartoony" looking than Bane in TCW (their shaped faces and hair were extremely exaggerated compared to their real counterparts), and those were main characters from the live-action films. But it doesn't actually matter how cartoony they look in TCW, what matters is how any of them look and feel in a live-action film.

Cad Bane has kids' show written all over him.

Not exactly true as you put it. Breaking necks, shooting innocent people behind their back, and any other method of killing... Yeah, right.

It's like they looked at the subtle things about Boba Fett and amped it up for an audience that can't pick up on these subtle cues yet.

I'd say the only inspiration from Boba was "we want an awesome bounty hunter just as Boba Fett was". Otherwise, you're comparing apples and oranges here. They may both be bounty hunters, but they have plenty enough of their own idiosyncrasies that make them different from each other.

"We've got to show he's a frontier rogue. Like a cowboy. How do we get kids to understand that?"
"Give him a cowboy hat?"
"Someone get this man a cookie!"

Well, great ideas, I'm sure, have been thought up while cookies were involved.

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Going to have to forego the quoting game, as it's too much effort. Apologies.

You seem to be misunderstanding what I mean when I say cartoony. I don't mean the literal art style and proportions of characters. Of course they're cartoony....it's a CARTOON.

The same goes for my campy comment. You took me out of context and showed that picture of a sinister looking Duros to contradict me, but it's without the campy cowboy getup which is my main point of contention, though the fact that he's a bright blue alien with it doesn't help matters. 

Star Wars draws a lot of inspiration from earth stuff. Of course it does, that's unavoidable. I just think a cowboy hat is too blatant a homage. It just looks silly in my opinion. Especially on a blue alien. Though it seems this is the very reason you think it DOES work, and I respect your opinion. I'm definitely not going to get into any argument based on your speculation as to the fictional reasons Duros might wear hats though. 

I've never once said that characters from animation can't be ported over to other mediums. You seem intent on making out I have, but I can't find anywhere where that's even implied. I merely expressed it about this particular one. I doubt I'm alone. You also seem unable to differentiate between my dislike for the character in TCW, and my opinion that his appearance makes him unsuitable for Revisited. You've said I'm now "backtracking" or "narrowing down" my reasons for disliking the character. Not at all. I still think the character was one dimensional and boring with cliched lines, voice and no character development whatsoever. But none of that matters when it comes to Revisited as it's only his appearance (which includes his attire) that's relevant there, which is why I've not mentioned any of that other stuff since my initial post mentioning my dislike of TCW.
Incidentally though, you're bringing up Bane's actions in the show. These aren't relevant when it comes to our point of discussion - you thinking he would be a good fit for Revisited. When I referred to him having 'Kids' show' written all over him, again, I was referring to his appearance (is it sinking in yet?) Were Cad Bane added to Revisited, he would be a blank slate, so anything he's done in the show is irrelevant.

There are so many things you're quoting out of context I can't even keep track. No, I know there are no blue people on earth. Thanks for clearing that one up. I was referring to his outfit. 

Likewise, I mentioned Zabraks and Twileks as examples because it wouldn't be a rubber mask, it would be makeup. Yknow....allowing the actor to....act and emote. And the audience to relate in ways they couldn't otherwise. A rubber mask which is meant to be the character's actual face is not comparable to a helmet/mask with an implied face beneath or a droid without any face at all. There's no point even attempting to compare the two as they are completely different. We don't question that Vader is wearing a helmet. It IS in actuality a helmet and this adds an air of mystery and menace simply because we don't know what's under there.
With a rubber face, there is no mystery. It's the alien's face. More likely than not, it won't be mouthing words properly and won't be emoting. "But aliens might emote differently" I hear you say. Fine. I still think he looks stupid in his cowboy outfit. Or perhaps you think Ady should put in months of work making the face more animated. Well I hate to break it to you, but adding expressions to a Duros, or blinks to a Rodian are one thing, but animating full speech needs existing puppeteering/animatronics to use as a starting point to look good. CG mouth replacements are a lot of work and as far as I know, beyond the scope of this edit.

Yes, there were Duros in ANH and they weren't CG. They were also background extras! Had they tried making them more prominent with spoken dialogue, they'd have run into serious problems selling them as real. It would have looked cheap as hell, even without a cowboy hat.

I've listed my reasons I think he's unsuitable in appearance for Revisited. I've also touched briefly on my dislike of the character in TCW, and my dislike of the show in general so there's not much else to say. You have your opinion, I have mine.

Okay, just one quote. First one is me, second your reply:

Also, I agree that not everything from the PT was bad, and I do have an open mind already.

If that were true, then I simply don't understand why you have been gathering EVERY possible excuse you can grab onto for not wanting to like the Bane character, and why you choose not to see even the slightest potential he can have in live-action.

So because I dislike a cartoon character, that means I'm closed minded. Lol. Ok. You've convinced me. I'll stop looking for excuses and allow the light of Cad Bane into my life. ;)

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brash_stryker said:

I doubt I'm alone. 

 You're not. I think he looks all kinds of silly. Kind of a cross between a cowboy and a 70's pimp (no offense to any of you who might be cowboys or 70's pimps).

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^You can rest assured there's no anti-hat bias from this guy.

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brash_stryker said:

The same goes for my campy comment. You took me out of context and showed that picture of a sinister looking Duros to contradict me, but it's without the campy cowboy getup which is my main point of contention, though the fact that he's a bright blue alien with it doesn't help matters. 

I showed that picture so that you may actually see the tone and look for what this potential Duros in live-action may be similar to, since you've been expressing all along how you don't like its "campy" design. As I did, fill in the rest with your imagination.

Star Wars draws a lot of inspiration from earth stuff. Of course it does, that's unavoidable. I just think a cowboy hat is too blatant a homage. It just looks silly in my opinion. Especially on a blue alien. Though it seems this is the very reason you think it DOES work, and I respect your opinion. I'm definitely not going to get into any argument based on your speculation as to the fictional reasons Duros might wear hats though. 

Okay, fair enough if the hat really bugs you that much. I still feel it all works fine, not blatant as you feel it is, but just as the other western influences were referenced in the OT.

I've never once said that characters from animation can't be ported over to other mediums. You seem intent on making out I have, but I can't find anywhere where that's even implied. I merely expressed it about this particular one.

Yes you have, it's exactly one of the arguments you made in your first post that started this whole debate in the first place. Here it is for reminder:

I dont understand why anyone finds these cartoon characters compelling. They're laughable caricatures; completely fine for the medium they're presented in, but have absolutely no place in a live action, more serious movie.

I doubt I'm alone. You also seem unable to differentiate between my dislike for the character in TCW, and my opinion that his appearance makes him unsuitable for Revisited. You've said I'm now "backtracking" or "narrowing down" my reasons for disliking the character. Not at all. I still think the character was one dimensional and boring with cliched lines, voice and no character development whatsoever. But none of that matters when it comes to Revisited as it's only his appearance (which includes his attire) that's relevant there, which is why I've not mentioned any of that other stuff since my initial post mentioning my dislike of TCW.

I don't agree, because I still see potential.

Incidentally though, you're bringing up Bane's actions in the show. These aren't relevant when it comes to our point of discussion - you thinking he would be a good fit for Revisited.

It was relevant since you were claiming how non-threatening a character he was, so I was providing some background examples from the show. I do still think he would be a fine addition for Revisited if treated properly.

When I referred to him having 'Kids' show' written all over him, again, I was referring to his appearance (is it sinking in yet?)

I guess not. I don't see anything about him that has "Kids' Show" written all over him (I'm imagining the live-action version, which I have been trying to get you to do all along).

There are so many things you're quoting out of context I can't even keep track.

Not so. You made your argument(s), and I replied with a counterargument(s) right after it.

Likewise, I mentioned Zabraks and Twileks as examples because it wouldn't be a rubber mask, it would be makeup. Yknow....allowing the actor to....act and emote. And the audience to relate in ways they couldn't otherwise.

People can certainly relate with and sense the emotions Yoda had, so why limit it to just people with their faces exposed? I'm not against seeing more of those kinds, but let's aim higher, let's get more aliens with non-human-looking faces to show in the PT - need to replace much of the bad CG ones.

A rubber mask which is meant to be the character's actual face is not comparable to a helmet/mask with an implied face beneath or a droid without any face at all. There's no point even attempting to compare the two as they are completely different.

Not as different as you think. It doesn't matter so much if the character is wearing a helmet, prosthetics, make-up, or is a droid, the audience can still identify and relate with that character if there's still something about them they can connect with. So while it helps, an emotive face doesn't always have to be there. In the case of Bane, though, he can have an emotive face by digital manipulation on the prosthetic mask.

We don't question that Vader is wearing a helmet. It IS in actuality a helmet and this adds an air of mystery and menace simply because we don't know what's under there.
With a rubber face, there is no mystery. It's the alien's face. More likely than not, it won't be mouthing words properly and won't be emoting. "But aliens might emote differently" I hear you say. Fine. I still think he looks stupid in his cowboy outfit. Or perhaps you think Ady should put in months of work making the face more animated. Well I hate to break it to you, but adding expressions to a Duros, or blinks to a Rodian are one thing, but animating full speech needs existing puppeteering/animatronics to use as a starting point to look good. CG mouth replacements are a lot of work and as far as I know, beyond the scope of this edit.

The person wearing the Duros mask can speak as normal to get the mouth of the mask to make some movement. Ady can then later add in the extra articulation as he did for Yoda in ESB:R. I know easier said than done, but I do believe it can be done convincingly enough and the extra effort to go this route would go a very long way. And who knows what all available resources will be for him by this time, to do things he never thought he could do before.

So because I dislike a cartoon character, that means I'm closed minded. Lol. Ok. You've convinced me. I'll stop looking for excuses and allow the light of Cad Bane into my life. ;)

No, it's because you still don't seem to want to imagine the possibility for a character from TCW (who you originally don't like) to be made to work into a viable and interesting character in a live-action PT film (who you would possibly then like). Just because at first it doesn't sound like a good idea to you, doesn't mean there won't be something you can take away from it and like in the end.

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I've got to ask, is English your native language? Because you seem to be taking the wrong thing away from my points quite a lot. I'll explain momentarily, but first.....

 

Okay, fair enough if the hat really bugs you that much. I still feel it all works fine, not blatant as you feel it is, but just as the other western influences were referenced in the OT.

The thing is though, it's not JUST the hat....he's got the duster, the gun belt (and bullet belt) and the hat....it's just too much. He's a straight out cowboy. For the sake of convenience, I've repeatedly referred to his "hat" but there's a lot more linking him to a real world visual stereotype than that.

I've never once said that characters from animation can't be ported over to other mediums. You seem intent on making out I have, but I can't find anywhere where that's even implied. I merely expressed it about this particular one.

Yes you have, it's exactly one of the arguments you made in your first post that started this whole debate in the first place. Here it is for reminder:

I dont understand why anyone finds these cartoon characters compelling. They're laughable caricatures; completely fine for the medium they're presented in, but have absolutely no place in a live action, more serious movie.

Key word. THESE characters. Obviously, I don't mean every cartoon character in the world, I was just referring to the ones that, I feel, are unsuitable in the way I feel Cad Bane is. Your assumption that I believe no cartoon can ever be adapted to live action is just a gross misinterpretation of what I said above, which I'm sure most will agree does not indicate what you think it did.

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I don't agree, because I still see potential.

 Good. I don't.

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Incidentally though, you're bringing up Bane's actions in the show. These aren't relevant when it comes to our point of discussion - you thinking he would be a good fit for Revisited.

It was relevant since you were claiming how non-threatening a character he was, so I was providing some background examples from the show. I do still think he would be a fine addition for Revisited if treated properly.

It was only relevant if you wanted a discussion on how good or bad the character is in TCW. I briefly touched on that in passing, however it was not part of my argument except when it came to the design. It is irrelevant to your assertion that the character would be a good match for Revisited (in which he'd be a blank slate). If you want to discuss the merits of Cad Bane as a character, feel free to start a thread in the relevant section, and I'll feel free to ignore it as uninteresting :)

 

When I referred to him having 'Kids' show' written all over him, again, I was referring to his appearance (is it sinking in yet?)

I guess not. I don't see anything about him that has "Kids' Show" written all over him (I'm imagining the live-action version, which I have been trying to get you to do all along).

Again, potential misunderstanding. When I asked "is it sinking in yet?" I mean, "is it sinking in yet that I'm referring to his appearance, not his character?". Not, "is it sinking in yet that I'm correct?"
You think the design works, and that's FINE. I think it looks beyond silly, and showing that live action concept (which is just a painting, and does not reflect how it would actually translate into live action) doesn't help, because the most ridiculous thing about Cad Bane is not his anatomical appearance, but his cowboy outfit in combination with said appearance!

 

People can certainly relate with and sense the emotions Yoda had, so why limit it to just people with their faces exposed? I'm not against seeing more of those kinds, but let's aim higher, let's get more aliens with non-human-looking faces to show in the PT - need to replace much of the bad CG ones.

Yoda was a puppet with its own limitations. If you want mouth movement as extensive as a Yoda puppet on a full size Duros mask, then that's some complicated animatronics for an amateur project.

 

A rubber mask which is meant to be the character's actual face is not comparable to a helmet/mask with an implied face beneath or a droid without any face at all. There's no point even attempting to compare the two as they are completely different.

Not as different as you think. It doesn't matter so much if the character is wearing a helmet, prosthetics, make-up, or is a droid, the audience can still identify and relate with that character if there's still something about them they can connect with. So while it helps, an emotive face doesn't always have to be there. In the case of Bane, though, he can have an emotive face by digital manipulation on the prosthetic mask.

Of course it's different. A droid's 'face' or a helmet/mask are meant to portray artificial materials (which it is) and the other is meant to portray the flesh of a real creature (which it emphatically isn't). You have completely the wrong idea about how much emotion can be inserted via digital manipulation, short of the odd expression. You've got to have some movement to work with as a starting point. The plugin Ady used in After Effects to accomplish the cantina scene and Yoda relies on warping the image. Stretch the skin too much to get it where you need it and it looks like paint smudges. The tweaks have to be REALLY subtle for this reason. Unless you're after a completely mute Cad Bane as your bounty hunter, it's not practical or possible. Which brings me onto......

 

The person wearing the Duros mask can speak as normal to get the mouth of the mask to make some movement. Ady can then later add in the extra articulation as he did for Yoda in ESB:R. I know easier said than done, but I do believe it can be done convincingly enough and the extra effort to go this route would go a very long way. And who knows what all available resources will be for him by this time, to do things he never thought he could do before.

LOL. Masks don't behave in this way. There likely won't be any movement from the mouth while the actor is saying his lines underneath, and if there was, it would probably be in the wrong place or completely the incorrect kind of shapes the mouth would be making. There has to be some degree of existing articulation with the mouth in order to make what you say possible. Not just the mouth hole randomly puckering up sometimes. A mask could potentially be blended with the actor's face, leaving their real mouth free, with makeup and such to augment it, but I'm assuming this wasn't what you meant as not only wouldn't it look like a Duros anymore, but also the actor may as well just speak without ANY digital manipulation then. You already shot down what I said when I previously suggested species that could be created with make up were more practical, convincing and easier for the audience to relate to.  

So because I dislike a cartoon character, that means I'm closed minded. Lol. Ok. You've convinced me. I'll stop looking for excuses and allow the light of Cad Bane into my life. ;)

No, it's because you still don't seem to want to imagine the possibility for a character from TCW (who you originally don't like) to be made to work into a viable and interesting character in a live-action PT film (who you would possibly then like). Just because at first it doesn't sound like a good idea to you, doesn't mean there won't be something you can take away from it and like in the end.

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I disliked.
I'm not being stubborn, I just think it's stupid. Why can't you accept that this is indeed my opinion and that I'm not being pigheaded?

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Luke Skywalker wore a bucket hat. (yeah, yeah, not in the final film)

So I see nothing wrong with a character wearing a cowboy hat.
MOST of the costumes in Star Wars come from real world clothes, not crazy sci-fi outfits.

That Clone Wars show does suck though ;p
And that character wouldn't fit into the OT.

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I just looked the character up as I've not seen him in action...
Before I made my last post, I just pictured that image .Mac. posted wearing a cowboy hat and thought, "I can see it in the cartoon, but probably not in film."
Now that I see what the character looks like... Just NO.

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Of course I understood perfectly well you were talking about Bane's overall garb, but since you first SPECIFICALLY spoke of his hat, that's why I SPECIFICALLY chose to defend that - I hope you understand that now.

Then I did eventually bring up the design of the Duros species too (it was different enough from discussing that hat and attire) since that would ALSO be included in the overall "campy", "caricature", "design" argument you brought up, so I opted to defend that as well.

That's how it was for the rest of the debate too: You mentioned his character to be boring and non-threatening, so that's why I even tried to give you examples in TCW to defend why I felt that's untrue, whether or not in your mind you consider that moot.

You didn't seem to think this character can be ported over into the live-action medium, so then I tried expressing how I strongly believe that's actually untrue and how the live-action version would also appear DIFFERENTLY (on so many levels) than how we know it in TCW.

Anyway, I have no problem with you having your own opinions about Cad Bane, but because you stated several negative opinions about a generally-like character, well, naturally I was curious why. I wanted good reasons why YOU felt that way, and then I was dishing out several of MY counterarguments for the other side of the coin. It was up to you if you'd let it sway you and perhaps even cause you to reconsider some of your own opinions, which is always a possibility...

But anyway, this debate has of course gone on far too long than it really needed, and it's becoming rather stale at this point - it's just too bad that it doesn't seem like anything was accomplished by it all. Let's end it with that.

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