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#881732
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<strong>STAR WARS: REBELS</strong> (animated tv series) - a general discussion thread
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pittrek said:

Clone Wars was for teens and adults, Rebels is for children. Unfortunately.

I think you should go back and watch the first couple seasons of the Clone Wars. Far more kiddy than Rebels has ever approached. It wasn’t until the later seasons that they got away from themselves with how dark it got. It was good but it wasn’t true to what the heart of the franchise is.

Rebels was designed from the ground up to emulate the same kind of adventure romp that Star Wars was. Now they’re slowly working their way toward an ESB vibe.

I mean we’ve seen countless deaths in CW, but I can’t remember one death from Rebels, even the Inquisitor’s death was only “hinted” and not shown

Countless Stormtroopers have bitten the dust at the hands of our heroes. Including that poor fellow who Kallus kicked to his doom off a cliff. Then there was the execution of those two officers by the order of Tarkin. This season has seen the loss of fighters and a frigate on the Rebel side.

But the second season ? I still haven’t seen an episode of the second season which I would consider to be at least “good”.

You didn’t consider the wrath of Darth Vader in the season opener good? Nor the epic clash between an outmatched AT-TE and an AT-AT? You must have some crazy standards.

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#881383
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You &quot;fans&quot; have won.
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George Lucas said:

A copyright is held in trust by its owner until it ultimately reverts to public domain. American works of art belong to the American public; they are part of our cultural history.

In the future it will become even easier for old negatives to become lost and be “replaced” by new altered negatives. This would be a great loss to our society. Our cultural history must not be allowed to be rewritten.

The public’s interest is ultimately dominant over all other interests. And the proof of that is that even a copyright law only permits the creators and their estate a limited amount of time to enjoy the economic fruits of that work.

Attention should be paid to the interest of those who are yet unborn, who should be able to see this generation as it saw itself, and the past generation as it saw itself.

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#881283
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Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Discussion * <strong>SPOILER THREAD</strong> *
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There was only ever the one Darksaber and that was a literal last minute change. It was originally supposed to be a vibrosword but they never got Lucas’ approval. When he finally found out about it and someone explained what a vibroblade was he nixed it. So they added that weird glow to it in a hurry to try and salvage the scene.

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#879813
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Last movie seen
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The Peanuts Movie (2015)

When they first announced this film and that it was going to be CG I was immensely worried that they were going to lose not only the aesthetic but the heart of what Peanuts is.

Thankfully, my concerns were not realized. The new hybrid look adds a new dimension to Shulz designs while staying true to their spirit. Similarly, the gang remains true to their core and weren’t changed for the sake modernization. They remain the same timeless characters we’ve always cherished.

It turned out to be not only a great film, but a genuine Peanuts one to boot.

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#879457
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Doctor Who
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Still making my way through the Eighth Doctor’s audio stories but once I reached the point where the show was relaunched I started on that as well.

Currently in the middle of season two. I already miss Eccelston.

It’s amazing to me how much RTD borrowed from Big Finish during his run.

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#879307
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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So…not to pull a Ronster but I’ve been dying to bring this up for quite some time now.

Adywan, I was wondering if you’ve considered introducing a slight pulsation to the lightsaber blades?

As I’m sure you’re aware the prequel lightsaber blades were pretty uniform glowsticks. Whereas the OT blades, having been rotoscoped by hand have this certain unique living feel to them. Especially in Star Wars(1977).

Starting with Star Wars Rebels Lucasfilm introduced a new stylistic change to their depiction of blades that’s more true to the original film. Here’s a Youtube video where they discuss how they achieved the effect.

It seems they’re continuing similarly to that trend in the new film. Here’s a new commercial that features pulsating lightsaber blades akin to the OT style.

I think it’s a great effect that adds some unique feeling of authenticity to them.

From what I understand of your schedule, if you’re still held up by waiting to film additional elements. Now would be the perfect time to introduce this to the edit if you haven’t considered it already. Similarly because following this you could then introduce it to SW:RHD and the rest of the Revisited saga.

Anyway, that’s my two cents. Thanks for your time! =)

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#879227
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All Things Star Trek
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I have little doubt about it being set in the Abrams universe given the producers. Sigh, poor Prime universe never gets any love. Outside of the MMO and novels anyway…

Saddest part about this is waiting to see why it inevitably fails. Either because the show stinks and or because of the awful choice of venue.

Either way, they’ll mark it up as due to lack of interest and it’ll be another decade or more before we even get a chance at another series.