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generalfrevious said:

Try watching American Graffiti or THX 1138 again; neither has aged well at all.

Not digital dewbacks, though, for obvious reasons.

Yippie-ki-yay, Mr. Falcon.

pittrek said:

digital dewbacks and other animals - both were originally planned to be in the movie

^Amen.

Lucas originally intended Han to be a green alien with gills and the dianoga to be a translucent gelatinous creature, among other things. You'd think he'd have made those changes by now if he were so intent on bringing his "original vision" to the fore.

Star Wars Purist said:

I just hope they avoid Prequelisms as much as possible. I'm still afraid I'll end up seeing Luke meeting Jar Jar and calling himself a "Padawan"...

Titus said:

What actor do you prefer for an alternative cast DuracellEnergizer?

Donald Sutherland as Obi-Wan? Sorry, but I just can't see it.

Donald Sutherland as Joruus C'baoth, though ... I can totally see that.

Seth Green sucks.

darth_ender said:

With regards to Vertigo, I agree that it is slow at times, but the psychological damage of our character and the obsessive tragedies he experiences are quite fascinating to me.  The moment when Stewart holds Novak in his arms, looks around seeing the Spanish mission...powerful stuff IMO.  I think a big draw for the film is Hermann's score.  He's an amazing composer.

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There's a new Star Wars comic coming out in January, called Star Wars. It follows the characters immediately following the events of the first movie.

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My plan is to pretend that nothing else exists other than 'A New Hope,'" said Wood. "At least in the minds of the characters. The fact the reader knows so much, especially things the characters don't just yet -- such as Luke and Leia being related, Vader as their father, et cetera -- makes for some fun writing. I love 'Empire,' and maybe in the future I'll catch up to that film story-wise, but for right now I'm enjoying this beautiful moment in time, starting literally days after the Battle of Yavin when everything is set up and the future is wide open.

It looks like it could be interesting, but I'm gonna wait to see how word of mouth is.

I don't know if a live action series could have worked. Would Hamill, Fisher, and Ford have continued playing Luke, Leia, and Han? If not, then they would have had to be replaced with other actors, and who can say how that would have gone? And what if the series ran too long, and the actors visibly aged during production? That's not a problem if you're working with an open-ended timeline, but an OT-centric series would have had to limit itself to a period of four years. And then there is the budget - a limited budget can make a series look and feel very cheap, even if the writing/acting is strong.

I think an OT-centric series would have worked best as an animated series, preferably back in the 90s, when traditional animation for TV was at its peak and, IMHO, at its best, before digital animation came into prominence and pretty much phased everything else out. That way recasting and age wouldn't serve as major issues, and you could get away with depicting large-scale battles and fantastic worlds without the need for a very large budget.

Darth Bizarro said:

Seriously.  You get bashed for only liking the original trilogy.  Last I checked it mostly seems like it's the other way around with the people who only like the original trilogy bashing people who like the rest.

Anchorhead said:

To me, the Prequel characters seemed forced.  Kenobi and Annikin felt out of place in a Zahn story and particularly so in this one.  Annikin reads like an after-thought.  Zahn's work is much deeper than Lucas Prequel, so they felt like filler and I'm sorry they were there taking pages away from Jorus and Lorana.  The Kenobi and Annikin roles could have very easily been one of the other pairs of Jedis on that trip and in the context of the story would have made more sense.  Their reason for being added to the crew of Outbound Flight was thin.

Kenobi and Annikin also took pages away from the story of the ship itself, which I wanted to know more about.  I dig the idea of several ships married to a large inner core for a years-long exploration of unknown space.  In the story they plan on being gone at least ten years.

"Zombie" by The Cranberries.

I'd like "Victory Celebration" more if

1. It didn't accompany all those stupid offworld celebration scenes

and

2. It synced with the Ewok celebration footage like "Yub Nub" did.

Blueberries, and skylines, and Antichthons ...

I prefer to think that a big alien punched Luke's nose in between SW and TESB. It's just funnier for me that way.

RRS-1980 said:

Oh, and to PT-lovers and "Nobody's forcing you to watch them": but Lucas' merchandising and marketing machine got permanently switched to PT mode. Even OT related products got tainted. I will never get X-Wing or Dark Forces sequel/remake that'd be devoid of PT influences. So my only choice is to skip Star Wars altogether. Sadly, that's what I do.

captainsolo said:

I don't hate on Spielberg, but he hasn't made anything really worthwhile since Empire of the Sun which is sad.

I haven't much interest in seeing the OT rebooted. Most of the flaws are minor, and correcting them wouldn't serve to make a trilogy different enough to really interest me.

And Mark Hamill is not a terrible actor. His performance as the Joker in the DCAU is definitive proof against that claim.