TheDoctor1987 said:I don't know why every one hates the prequel trilogy i mean the story is amazing behind it and we got to see the rise of Darth Vader. Yes the originals are classics but people should appreciate the prequel trilogy more.
Telling people what they "should" do is a bad idea.
^ Yeah, THAT'S what I said the Thank You letter would contain. *Rolls eyes*
Please understand, I was never a fan of the prequels, and I am optimistic about certain things in the Star Wars future.
Good to see there are people left with open minds!
Now, I'm on everyone's side here when it comes to cutting Lucas no slack in disrespecting the original theatrical releases of the Original Star Wars. There's no excuse for that, and I believe the guy deserves every reasonable criticism aimed at him for keeping them off the shelves in an anamorphic format.
Yet when I watch The Clone Wars series trailer, I can't help notice that it looks plain awesome. I'm giving it a chance, that's how much I was moved by the trailer. We have an Anakin Skywalker MUCH closer to what I imagined before Hayden Christensen, Y-Wing predecessors, we have the light-speed starfield back, and this looks like the a mix of humor that can both appease hates & lovers of the prequels: my big grin came from when Grievous slapped the battle droid off-screen. Star Wars isn't about politics. It is about sci-fi fantasy excitement and escapism, and I'll be so bold as to say I believe this series may have captured that (we'll wait and see for SURE).
If this Clone Wars series turns out to be widely accepted among us (or just me for that matter), I'd like to propose a Thank You letter signed by its fans to Lucas & team for, you know... actually getting something RIGHT.
He's been our enemy all these years, and maybe we can open up to showing appreciation where it's due. Making your enemy your friend, so to speak, would be a better tactic than sending disapproving letters in THIS case.
Who is interested?
They can fuck with continuity all they want. It's theirs. The OOT is mine, and they aren't touching my disks, so I hope we all have fun with further installments, such as this television series.
And plus, this might be the substitute for the prequels we've been waiting for. No more political mumbo-jumbo, just Clone War adventures that make the allusions to its awesomeness in ANH hold water.
That trailer is fantastic. I will definitely be catching The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network every chance I can (Teevo is a great thing... even if I'm not at home, it will be there waiting for me!)
The show just looks FUN. It looks like one of those animated sci-fi fantasy series that I can sit down with my family and watch, laugh together, and enjoy the adventure. I have no hard feelings toward Lucas about it.
Going by ANH only (for those watched the original Star Wars as a kid, and then read the Mark Hamill quote explaining the showdown at the volcano), Anakin and Darth being two separate entities... How did you imagine the set-up to the duel and the duel itself ?
I see it as Anakin and Obi-Wan attempting to find Darth Vader for years, and finally, they recieve word from Republic Remnant spies that he (Vader), has traveled to a volcanic world to draw out and murder a Jedi in hiding.
The Jedi duo arrive too late to save the fugitive Jedi, but they are able to confront Darth, who was about to board his shuttle to leave the planet. There is an amazing battle, with a range of volcanos as the backdrop, and a crimson sky caked in smog.
Obi-Wan is incapitated, leaving Darth and Anakin to take their battle off the docking pad and onto an expansive metal bridge over a smoldering pit. The Force is so concentrated around them, that it has a substantial affect on the surrounding enviroment. A vortex of brimstone singes their bodies, but they continue to clash their blades animalistically.
Anakin gains the advantage and takes off both of Darth's legs, proving himself the superior swordsman. "I do not wish to destroy you, Darth!" Anakin says to his former ally. "Surrender, and you will be permitted to live."
Darth deactivates his lightsaber and reaches out his hand for Anakin to take, nodding. "As you wish." Suddenly, Darth's hand rises and closes into a fist. He evokes an intense, but short eruption from the volcano below them! The bridge is melted. The two enemies, consumed wholly in fire, fall to their seeming demises as Obi-Wan watches in horror.
"I remember very early on asking who my parents were and being told that my father and Obi Wan met Vader on the edge of a volcano and they had a duel. My father and Darth Vader fell into the crater and my father was instantly killed. Vader crawled out horribly scarred, and at that point the Emperor landed and Obi Wan ran into the forest, never to be seen again." - Mark Hamill
I interpret "forest" as the remote regions of the galaxy. The wilderness.