You guys are joking or purposefully selectively forgetting a lot if you’re seriously positing that TLJ wasn’t a big middle finger to Abrams’ TFA.

• Hux a serious officer and rival to Ren is immediately turned into a punchline in TLJ
• Snoke the character that set off the entire events of the ST, seduced Ben to the Darkside, raised an army to overthrow the galaxy and built a superweapon that wiped out the Republic is dispatched as soon as possible without any ceremony after being used as a convenient plot device in TLJ
• Maz Kanata a wise Yoda like figure is turned into a cartoonish video game character
• Luke Skywalker whose original reveal at the end of TFA was to have him meditating in the air surrounded by flying boulders was then turned into cranky old man hiding from the galaxy. The rest of the Luke issues in TLJ are related to his OT persona and not relevant to this discussion but are probably the most egregious transgressions of the film.

SilverWook said:

Did George actually say that?

Sadly.

‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Casts Matt Smith in Key Role

From the Whoniverse, to Buckingham Palace, to a galaxy far, far away.

Sources tell Variety that “The Crown” star Matt Smith is joining “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which is currently in production in the U.K. It’s unknown at this time whether the “Doctor Who” alum will be on the side of the rebels or the evil empire.

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Oh wow, congrats on the panel Scott! Do you know if it will be recorded? I’m sad I’m gonna miss this.

Pittrek, you’re just looking at domestic numbers.

Worldwide box office for both was:
Solo - $392,619,489
Ant-Man and the Wasp - $544,532,061

AM&TW made a decent profit if those production budget numbers are accurate.

Darth Hade said:

Please keep the scene where Boba is flirting with the girl in Jabba’s palace.

It is the only good addition to the Return of the Jedi Special Edition.

If that’s kept, make sure he’s restored to all his helmetless glory:

😉

Anakin Starkiller said:

I take my best option is to leave this thread?

Yes. This thread will inevitably end up having actual spoilers, that is its purpose. To discuss all officially released material, stick to this thread.

SUMMER OF 84 (2018)

Fun and at times intense 80s nostalgia trip from the makers of Turbo Kid.

I get the feeling they’re gonna turn those horses into big goats.

DominicCobb said:

That’d be like saying “My Star Wars would feature a galaxy at peace where occasionally there’ll be a light battle here and there but no all out wars.”

So the new canon period between the OT and the ST. =P

Jedi Master Skywalker said:

Will you go back to this once you have done 1997 SE

Read this post and quit pestering poita.

Ah, this was brought up on the 11th. Months ago when the rumors first started it was just Hemsworth.

That was a pretty poor trailer. It felt more in tone with The Freemakers than Rebels.

Really, really dislike the character design. Cell shading always make things look cheap.

Regardless, I’m still hoping for the best.

Before it was just Hemsworth, now they’ve lost Pine as well. And I would not recommend trying to move forward without him.

Looks like the Kelvin Timeline is dead

You all are making me feel old.

Great lineup, I can definitely see them all in the cockpit. Exciting!

pittrek said:

Why are they trying to assimilate mankind? Didn’t they use to assimilate races to get technological advances? What can they get by assimilating a bunch of savages which barely survived a world war?

That one’s easy. Humans are an integral part of the Federation. Without humanity in the way their conquest of the Alpha Quadrant would be simple.

The biggest Borg retcon that always and still does bother me, is having 7 of 9’s parents be scientists who specialize in the study of the Borg. The Borg had no interest in the Alpha Quadrant until Q dragged the Enterprise into the Delta Quadrant to mess with Picard. And yet somehow years prior you have people studying them? Makes no sense.

He doesn’t even have a scar on his chin!

For fun:

DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

Jay said:

SilverWook said:

I imagine there would be a physical media release eventually?

I reserve physical media purchases for things I’ve already seen and know I like, or perhaps something I feel I’m extremely likely to enjoy. I don’t have enough faith in any franchise beginning with “Star” at this point to blind-buy media.

Once it’s on physical media I can get it from Netflix. Although I never do that with TV shows, I reserve that one-disc-at-a-time for movies I want to see that aren’t available to stream on Netflix or Amazon (which is most movies these days, unfortunately).

Streaming has incredibly limited options, especially for older films and brand new releases.

I dunno, I can find pretty much anything I’m looking for on Vudu to rent.

TV’s Frink said:

Possessed said:

The last Jedi is on Netflix streaming. Anybody else surprised by this? So is Rogue one. But I think it’s just those two.

I assume it was a pre-existing deal from the TFA days. Clone Wars is still on there too.

All of their new films will continue to be released on Netflix through March of next year. Captain Marvel will be the last.

A live-action “Star Wars” series coming to the platform from Jon Favreau, the director of films like “Iron Man” and “The Jungle Book,” is expected to cost roughly $100 million for 10 episodes. “‘Star Wars’ is a big world, and Disney’s new streaming service affords a wonderful opportunity to tell stories that stretch out over multiple chapters,” Mr. Favreau said in an email.

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chyron8472 said:

SilverWook said:

Who said it’s set in DSC’s timeframe? A post-TNG series about Picard doesn’t have to reference DSC at all.

By definition it wouldn’t be DSC then, if it made no reference to or connection with DSC. That’d be like a TNG arc that followed the Enterprise-C, and yet never airing Yesterday’s Enterprise to make any of it relevant to the “next generation”.

Picard is getting a new series, this has nothing to do with STD.

DuracellEnergizer said:

SilverWook said:

Back to the prime universe, baby!

I thought that’s what STD was all about.

PICARD IS BACK!