I wouldn't mind an enture SE book when they're done with the Trilogy, but you're right... keep the SE's out of it.
Excuse me while I carry on this conversation with myself.
RE: Unlimited Space Travel.
I guess it does take "time" and "some kind of measureable energy or fuel" to get around in the Star Wars universe, but a lot of other Sci-Fi does seem to take advantage of "worm holes" or "jump points" etc... to make space warfare a little more like earth based warfare. So, is Star Wars nearsighted for not thinking this through, or is it bold to peel back the layer and skirt the direct translation of 1-1 earth warfare to space warfare?
2. The Star Wars galaxy seems to be full of "land" but not all of it is good. I know they were going for a Wild West motif there, and maybe there's something to be said for that. I was about to say "Whatever the star 'Wars' were about, it wasn't about 'land!' But maybe the nice hospitable planets are full of people and it's just the wastes of Hoth and Tatooine and Dagobah that have so much available real estate.
And less Jedi being stupid.
Seriously. I don't see this as a "rip and replace" kind of problem. You need to start over. At square one.
They've been gathering at Sullust since before ESB, or after it?
HD "resolutions" for the Wii would help (see N64 games on an emulator at high resolutions), but "HD graphics" is still something else. Just compare Force Unleashed at 480p on the Wii to 480p on an Xbox or PS3. Not that it's the best looking game for any console, but still...
You misquote yourself all of the time, and claim that everyone else (including VCRs) are the one's making it up.
Your dream is to become powerful enough to fire everyone who's ever disagreed with you on a collaborative project.
Where did the Mon Calamari come from?
My first guess is: The Art Department.
#2 is: The Marketing Department.
and D, of course,
D: The Appetizer menu.
But seriously, when you see the fleet at the end of ESB, it's kind of sad and small and lonely. The rebels are on the run- they have no home. But then, in RotJ, they seem to have been bolstered by some fresh meat (appetizer pun not intended, but welcome) having joined up. It's hard to say who else besides the Mon Calamari have joined the fight since we last saw the rebellion, but it is safe to say that they are recently on board, right?
Would that be a cutting board? *snigger*
Anyways, I'm not going to be surprised to hear that the tale has been covered in some kind of EU story, but it had me thinking the other day... It's a rather large plot point and the movie doesn't stop to talk about it at all.
How very non-Prequel like, not to bash us in the face with it and all.
How have you fine gentlemen (not to mention the ladies) interpreted this in the past? Or, like me, did you not really think about it for the past 29 years?
(notice I already made all of the calamari jokes, so you don't have to!)
Awesome! I can't wait.
What's wrong with Arnold's Once Upon a Galaxy? I really liked that book last I read it...
Do you think it will include shots of Ady's Revisited Edit? :wink:
I hope it was the OT. 'Cause that would mean that they got the OT on Yelo-Ray or something. Along with Jaws 30.
Not that I mind.
And haven't we done this before?
A lot?
No (battle)droids.
No Darth Maul.
No Qui Gon.
No Grievous.
Especially no Dooku.
Yes older Anakin. Yes, Army of Sith. Yes Old Republic Trailer (minus the twirling). More "fall of Anakin", more space battles. More "war." More "aimed at the kid in 30 year olds" less "aimed at the kids of 30 year olds."
What are these other movies (1-3) that everyone is talking about? It's some kind of inside joke, right. Man, I wish they would make some more Star Wars movies... that would be awesome. I mean there's no way they could screw that up, right?
I guess that's why the EU writers (Zahn, specifically) came up with the Interdictor cruisers...
But yeah, I was wondering the same thing... If there are no travel limitations, then is there a geography to the war?
Moth3r- You had me there for a second! Switzzzk watch indeed!
How did the question become "Who shot first?" If I recall, Greedo didn't shoot second- he didn't shoot at all!
Oh, and how much do the Super SW games cost? I started playing one on a emulator a while back and was surprised and put off at how hard they were.
Oh, and thanks skyjedi for jogging my memory and insisting it was Black Fleet Crisis even when I had already checked it.
The scene starts on page 65 of the 1996 paperback Black Fleet Crisis 1: Before the Storm. Han goes to visit Luke in Vader's Magical Shrinking Happy Family Castle (not really called that, but close enough) and Luke explains why Yoda and Ben were hermits and how they were so powerful in the Force that they couldn't take out Vader or Palpatine because it would be too close to the Dark Side to exert their powerful will on the Universe that way.
Interesting stuff.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Vader%27s_Coruscant_fortress_retreat
It must be in Before the Storm. It's just not at the beginning. Which is my memory playing tricks on me again.
For a minute there, I was worried I'd have to go to theforce.net. :)
I just checked my copy of Before the Storm... I think Luke's first appearance is in chapter 2 and he's at the Academy on Yavin. It wouldn't be later in the series, would it?
I remember a scene at the beginning of an EU book where Leia finds Luke hanging out on Coruscant in Darth Vader's secret castle bemoaning the fact that he's now too close to the Force to go off and do anything irresponsible like have an adventure.
At least that's my memory of it.
Does anyone know what book this in? I thought it might be the beginning of the Black Fleet Crisis or the Corellian Trilogy, but I just checked those and I didn't find this this scene.
Thanks!
Sorry, I tried to google the quote but that was as close as I could come.
I've never fully understood the leash that Vader is on. Without ever getting into it, the OT makes it seem that there is some kind of magical or legal binding on Vader to keep him from betraying Palpatine. This line in particular almost makes it sound like an explanation would be forthcoming at some point in time... I've heard they were working on a Prequel trilogy... I'm sure a totally satisfactory explanation will be given therein. :)
Palpatine implies in this scene that if Luke used the Dark Side to destroy Vader, that Luke's will would be magically sapped and that he would be his new apprentice. In my opinion, Luke does tap into the Dark Side to defeat Vader, but stops short of killing him. It doesn't seem to affect Luke in any immediate kind of way.
It just makes me wonder what Lucas/Kasdan meant by that line. I'm fine with the assumption that they were, at this point in time, just putting in pretty words without a lot of meaning... but I'm trying to give the benefit of the doubt.
"You do not understand, I cannot disobey my master!"
I guess I don't understand. Why can't Vader disobey his master? He seemingly gets away with it about half an hour later...
What do you think or what have been your interpretations of this line. Do the prequels change it at all for you?