What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Authors?

[Andy Mangels]

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It looks like I had it completely backwards then, for the most part.

BTW, I've had surgery to remove my foot from my mouth and they tried to make my mouth smaller so it wouldn't happen again.

I would love to see you write the end of Section 31, that would be great.

Glad the surgery went well, Benny.

I actually had a medical procedure the day following "the post" myself, so I was perhaps predisposed to be in a bad mood anyhow. All went smoothly though, and with a day of sleep, I'm mostly recovered.

 

[Rush Limborg]

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Hmm...

What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Authors?

One that reveals that the cringe-inducing Revenge Of The Sith was merely a holographic program showing revisionist history.

Preferably written by Mike and Andy.

 

[Jedi_Master]

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Hopefully this does not violate the whole "it is on the Internet so now we can't claim our ideas are 'original'" thing but it would be cool if they did do a revisionist history where they prove that JarJar Binks was inadvertently added to one of the most anticipated movies in history just to make it palatable for "children". Oh wait that was already proven.

I would love to see Judith and Garfield Reeves- Stevens write a story with George Lucas. If they can make William Shatner's stories interesting, they can help ANYBODY.

 

[Jedi_Master]

Re: What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Author

Haven't had a novel editorially generated (anywhere, not just in Trek) but Reservoir Ferengi started with Marco asking "would you like to do the Ferengi/Greed story for Seven Deadly Sins?"

Likewise, Margaret asked for 20,000 words about the Pakleds and "Sloth."

True confession: I quickly recycled an old VOYAGER pitch I had sitting around . . . .

Incidentally the Pakled story was my favorite of the "Seven deadly sins".

 

[Greg Cox]

Re: What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Author

Haven't had a novel editorially generated (anywhere, not just in Trek) but Reservoir Ferengi started with Marco asking "would you like to do the Ferengi/Greed story for Seven Deadly Sins?"

Likewise, Margaret asked for 20,000 words about the Pakleds and "Sloth."

True confession: I quickly recycled an old VOYAGER pitch I had sitting around . . . .

Incidentally the Pakled story was my favorite of the "Seven deadly sins".

Thanks! I admit I was a little daunted at first. "20,000 words . . . about the Pakleds?"

 

[Jedi_Master]

Re: What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Author

Likewise, Margaret asked for 20,000 words about the Pakleds and "Sloth."

True confession: I quickly recycled an old VOYAGER pitch I had sitting around . . . .

Incidentally the Pakled story was my favorite of the "Seven deadly sins".

Thanks! I admit I was a little daunted at first. "20,000 words . . . about the Pakleds?"

Chuckle. Seems you had a very Pakledian reaction. "That seems hard - I'd rather take a nap"

Love the Pakleds. I would love to talk to the people who created them. They seem to sum up some of the worst qualities of lazy people.

 

[Jedi_Master]

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Can you imagine a Pakledian Sith? They would use the force to make others do things for them.

Here is a question. How much do you Trek authors interact with the Star Wars authors?

 

[Christopher]

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...it would be cool if they did do a revisionist history where they prove that JarJar Binks was inadvertently added to one of the most anticipated movies in history just to make it palatable for "children". Oh wait that was already proven.

Star Wars was always intended for children. It always surprises me when people think otherwise. Lucas created Star Wars because he failed to get the movie rights to Flash Gordon. He wanted to make an homage to the cinematic adventure serials of the '40s, serials that were aimed largely at children. He even blatantly presented it as a fairy tale -- "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."

 

[Greg Cox]

Re: What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Author

Here is a question. How much do you Trek authors interact with the Star Wars authors?

All the time. It's not like we're rival ball teams or something. And most of us have written for multiple franchises besides Trek and SW.

I can't speak for everyone, of course, but we're all just working writers first and foremost. I've written for Marvel, DC, Trek, CSI, Terminator, Alias, Underworld, you name it. I doubt there are many writers who write exclusively for just one franchise.

Haven't done Star Wars yet, alas, but only because nobody has asked me!

 

[Christopher]

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I'm not sure I've ever actually met a Star Wars novelist, though I don't keep track of who they all are. I was supposed to be on a panel with A. C. Crispin at Shore Leave earlier this month, but she didn't show up. (Although, didn't Peter David write a couple of SW comic-book stories? I've met him.)

 

[Darth Duck]

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^PAD wrote just one, "Skippy the Jedi Droid" in one of the early Tales issues.

 

[Jedi_Master]

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...it would be cool if they did do a revisionist history where they prove that JarJar Binks was inadvertently added to one of the most anticipated movies in history just to make it palatable for "children". Oh wait that was already proven.

Star Wars was always intended for children. It always surprises me when people think otherwise. Lucas created Star Wars because he failed to get the movie rights to Flash Gordon. He wanted to make an homage to the cinematic adventure serials of the '40s, serials that were aimed largely at children. He even blatantly presented it as a fairy tale -- "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."

Correct. That is what Lucas has stated repeatedly. However, both Star Wars III and Empire Strikes Back were dark and brooding, with a fair bit of violence and death. They successfully developed adult themes and concepts within the "fairy tale" genre.
Empire Strikes Back was a masterpiece. The Phantom Menace was not. Lucas has a bad habit of responding to criticism about his newer work with 'well I made it for kids'. That is a cop out on his part.
I love Star Wars, but Lucas made some poor choices in the Phantom Menace, and it took the Yoda - Dooku dual to save the direction of the prequels.

 

[Jedi_Master]

Re: What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Author

Here is a question. How much do you Trek authors interact with the Star Wars authors?

All the time. It's not like we're rival ball teams or something. And most of us have written for multiple franchises besides Trek and SW.

I can't speak for everyone, of course, but we're all just working writers first and foremost. I've written for Marvel, DC, Trek, CSI, Terminator, Alias, Underworld, you name it. I doubt there are many writers who write exclusively for just one franchise.

Haven't done Star Wars yet, alas, but only because nobody has asked me!

Seeing as you are a Trek author, then you can answer the Thread question directly. Although I know you cannot give away too much detail, what kind of Star Trek book have you always wanted to write? Or perhaps, what character have you always wanted to write about in the Star Wars universe?

 

[Greg Cox]

Re: What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Author

Here is a question. How much do you Trek authors interact with the Star Wars authors?

All the time. It's not like we're rival ball teams or something. And most of us have written for multiple franchises besides Trek and SW.

I can't speak for everyone, of course, but we're all just working writers first and foremost. I've written for Marvel, DC, Trek, CSI, Terminator, Alias, Underworld, you name it. I doubt there are many writers who write exclusively for just one franchise.

Haven't done Star Wars yet, alas, but only because nobody has asked me!

Seeing as you are a Trek author, then you can answer the Thread question directly. Although I know you cannot give away too much detail, what kind of Star Trek book have you always wanted to write? Or perhaps, what character have you always wanted to write about in the Star Wars universe?

I actually answered that question back on page two of this thread!

 

[Rush Limborg]

Re: What kind of Star Wars book would you like to see from Trek Author

Haven't had a novel editorially generated (anywhere, not just in Trek) but Reservoir Ferengi started with Marco asking "would you like to do the Ferengi/Greed story for Seven Deadly Sins?"

Seeing as I love Reservoir Dogs (and Pulp Fiction, while we're at it)...I must ask, as someone who hasn't read Seven Deadly Sins (YET)...does your tale have any homages to Tarantino's film, other than the title?

 

[Rush Limborg]

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...it would be cool if they did do a revisionist history where they prove that JarJar Binks was inadvertently added to one of the most anticipated movies in history just to make it palatable for "children". Oh wait that was already proven.

Star Wars was always intended for children. It always surprises me when people think otherwise. Lucas created Star Wars because he failed to get the movie rights to Flash Gordon. He wanted to make an homage to the cinematic adventure serials of the '40s, serials that were aimed largely at children. He even blatantly presented it as a fairy tale -- "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."

Correct. That is what Lucas has stated repeatedly. However, both Star Wars III and Empire Strikes Back were dark and brooding, with a fair bit of violence and death. They successfully developed adult themes and concepts within the "fairy tale" genre.
Empire Strikes Back was a masterpiece. The Phantom Menace was not. Lucas has a bad habit of responding to criticism about his newer work with 'well I made it for kids'. That is a cop out on his part.
I love Star Wars, but Lucas made some poor choices in the Phantom Menace, and it took the Yoda - Dooku dual to save the direction of the prequels.

And then we got Revenge--a film choc-full of Out-Of-Character moments, idiot-plot contrivances, and dialogue so wooden you'd need a chain saw to cut it.

In My Admittedly Not So Humble Opinion...the only saving grace of the film were the spectacular battle sequences--but even they were tarnished by cringe-worthy exchanges between the fighters. ("Anakin, the chancellor is EVIL!" "From MY point of view, the JEDI are evil!" "Then you are truly lost....")

 

[Yevetha]

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the only saving grace of the film were the spectacular battle sequences

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Palpatine is well played despite the fact that Lucas directed it.

 

[Rush Limborg]

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^I'd say so.

I think Lucas is okay with story CONCEPTS (namely--I love the idea of Palpatine being the master manipulator of events in the prequels)...but frankly, he needs Steven Spielberg to temper it down with realism and believability. The Indiana Jones films are to this day quintessential action-adventure films--and the Lucas/Spielberg team made them that.

Together, the two are a powerhouse. Alone...Lucas leaves much to be desired.

 

[JD]

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^I think his working relationship with Dave Filoni and the Clone Wars team has worked out similarly well. I definitely agree with you that Lucas really does have a lot of good ideas, he's just not always good bringing those ideas to the screen.

 

[Rush Limborg]

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^Yeah. From what I've seen of Clone Wars, I'm impressed. It's vastly superior to Episode III, anyhow....