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#668341
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Can Episode VII ignore the prequels?
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OneCentSky said:

Do you think that JJ Abrams will see the prequels as important continuity? Do you think he'll abandon the prequels to have a fresher start? I think it would be okay if he kept the basic backstory of episodes 1-3. But I think Abrams should abandon the midi-chlorians forever. What do you think?

Nothing from the prequels strictly has to be acknowledged in the sequel films. Usually it's the lazier of EU stories that attempt to put PT stuff with the OT characters. They don't have to be written off as non-canon, but they don't technically need to be followed, especially if they do end up doing an original story.

The occasional allusion to past events is probably a given, though.

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#668308
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What we like about the Prequels
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Rather short list:

- Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor was a great choice for casting, and he's one of the only good actors in the films.

-Good Villan Concepts. While the actual characterization of these guys leaves a bit to be desired, the concepts alone for most of them are enjoyable enough.

-The Effects of TPM. I actually think the sets and effects of this film are better than the other two, if only because they look more realistic.

-Certain parts of the score I find good, but to be honest most of it I find rather bland.

-Attempt at emotion in ROTS

-The whole Palpatine plot is rather well done.

That's about it. I'll let you know if I missed anything.

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#667134
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Childhood Misconceptions (aka The Trap Thread, but misconceptions still welcome)
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Trust me, I have a few.

I actually fell asleep during my first showing of ESB (take it easy, it was 9:00 and I was 4 years old), so I missed out on a lot of stuff. My dad was VERY interested in the '04 DVD set when it came out. So, I occasionally found him watching both the Bonus Disc and ESB, and I caught a few clips out of context. The main one was in EOD, and showed what I thought was Luke's death. It was just him screaming "No" after the big revelation, but my young mind took it differently.

TPM was one where I also fell asleep, but I did wake up, a couple times. One of the times, I was legitimately frightened by the terrifying Yoda puppet. The second time, I woke up to the lightsaber battle. I was still dazed, so the events of the final battle played differently in my head. I thought that Obi-Wan had used his own lightsaber to cut down Darth Maul, and my mind filled in the gaps by creating a few shots of his lightsaber falling, and then falling the opposite way. It was flawless, until I watched it again. Oops.

Oh, and you wouldn't believe what I thought Biggs and Luke said to each other at the end of the hanger scene.

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#666741
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How would you have handled Episode VI (6)?
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AntcuFaalb said:

imperialscum said:

I would actually not change anything.

Same here, except...

I would revert the title to "Revenge of the Jedi".

And that's great! I'm not at all saying it's a bad move (on the contrary, it's quite good), it's just I feel that there's some things that (I and some others think) could've been done better. That's what this thread's all about.

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#666533
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How would you have handled Episode VI (6)?
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Reegar said:

Tack

If anyone has any other suggestions for possible changes, please, let's combine a list of what we'd want to see.

Let's. Unlikely that a straight democracy would work here, though, depending on who's permitted to contribute. If it's two people, that's fine. Any more, and we could sit here for the next decade arguing the list. You should be the deciding factor.

 

BTW, you're not a heretic if you're just wanting to explore some other possibilities.

 

Good to know! :)

I'm for the recombination, but I'm not sure if I should be moderator. No one should leave a boy of thirteen to decide the fates of the Star Warriors!