Wasn't there talk of another Clone Wars-style CG cartoon set after Return of the Jedi? Any further news regarding that?
Future of Star Wars?
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That became the series run by the creators of Robot Chicken that is currently under development.
Given the advances in computer animation etc do we really need a live action Star Wars series?
What will it really bring to have actors performing on screen as opposed to animated ones?
The Clone Wars cartoon is pretty good, but it's just not the same without flesh-and-blood actors, IMO. Imagine an episode focusing on Obi-Wan during his exile on Tatooine, watching over Luke as he grows up. Would you rather see a CG character in an episode like that, or Ewan McGregor? Assuming he'd want to make a one-shot guest appearance, that is; I remember seeing a rumor that he'd be willing, but I can't find it now.
My predictions:
-I do think there will be the live-action Star Wars TV series, but that it will come much later than originally planned.
-We could see another CGI Star Wars series, but one set in very ancient times.
-Star Wars novels and comics will continue to explore eras beyond the movies.
-I do think there will be the live-action Star Wars TV series, but that it will come much later than originally planned.
-We could see another CGI Star Wars series, but one set in very ancient times.
-Star Wars novels and comics will continue to explore eras beyond the movies.
Speaking of the future of the novels...and I think i've asked this question before so forgive me if this has been brought up...but do we know what is coming after "Legacy of the Force"? I'd like to see a push towards the "Legacy" timeline. Perhaps a series of books that set up the Legacy era. I just think the New Jedi Order era has become a little stagnated. The return of the Sith has been somewhat interesting but kind of bland to me.
A nine-book series detailing Han, Leia, and Luke's escape from an Imperial nursing home.
All in hardcover, of course.
Regarding Admiral Young's question, there is a follow on novel series to Legacy of the Force. Fate of the Jedi is another nine book series and the fifth book, Allies, was just released a little over a month ago. There are two novels that take place around the time frame of LOTF as well, Millennium Falcon and Crosscurrent. Crosscurrent, starring Jedi Jaden Korr, is supposed to be the first book in a trilogy.
FOTJ isn't necessarily setting up the Legacy era, but I got a feeling that it will put some things in place for that series. I imagine that the next big Del Ray series or novels will probably work more toward connecting the dots between the New Jedi Order/LOTF eras and the comic book Legacy.
About the live-action show, if they do go forward, I wish it would be post-ROTJ. I think the Dark Times is already getting enough coverage in the novels, comics, and the Force Unleashed video games. I like the post-ROTJ EU content for the most part, but I wouldn't mind seeing Mark Hamill return to SW, perhaps in a series that takes place after FOTJ, which right now is virgin territory. That way they don't have to disregard many of the good things that the EU has done so far.
FOTJ isn't necessarily setting up the Legacy era, but I got a feeling that it will put some things in place for that series. I imagine that the next big Del Ray series or novels will probably work more toward connecting the dots between the New Jedi Order/LOTF eras and the comic book Legacy.
About the live-action show, if they do go forward, I wish it would be post-ROTJ. I think the Dark Times is already getting enough coverage in the novels, comics, and the Force Unleashed video games. I like the post-ROTJ EU content for the most part, but I wouldn't mind seeing Mark Hamill return to SW, perhaps in a series that takes place after FOTJ, which right now is virgin territory. That way they don't have to disregard many of the good things that the EU has done so far.
I've been saying this for years...this is the episode I want to see if they ever do the live-action series. Get McGreggor back and do an hour of him as Obi-Wan in exhile on Tatooine. Don't think it will ever happen but hope it does.
See I'm not so sure because Lucasfilm's said that The Clone Wars TV series is not in linear format and that episodes aren't in chronological order. We saw in Season 2 an episode that was actually before even the film.
I personally find the animation of Clone Wars to be ugly and unwatchable. I'd much prefer to see live actors.
I'm dreading that comedy series from the Robot Chicken crew. I can't stand what I've seen of RC, and I'd much prefer a serious live action series anyways. Enjoying The Clone Wars a lot, and I've recently gotten back into the EU novels. I'm currently working my way through Legacy of the Force.
It wasn't meant to fit the classic trilogy. It was intended to evoke a golden age sense, to contrast -- not complement -- the more utilitarian designs of the classic trilogy. Most of the technology we saw in the classic trilogy belonged to the Rebels, after all; of course they didn't have the best gear in the galaxy.
Ditto. It amazes me that with the resources they had, and knowing that this franchise has always relied more on visuals than storytelling, that then they decided to make their characters resemble godawful ugly blocks of wood as though CGI technology hadn't progressed at all since Reboot. In fact, between the two, I'd much rather rewatch Reboot.
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I'm well aware of that apologetic, and I frankly think it's bullshit. Yeah, yeah, the Rebels didn't have great tech, but there's no way that all the advanced robotics of the PT were simply scrapped by the OT's time, even given the limited glimpses of the universe provided. Lucas invented the battle droids to avoid showing the Jedi hacking up living creatures, and then pulled a necessarily weak explanation out of his ass for how things got there. Trek XI gives a similar apologetic for its advanced tech - a few Kelvin scans of the Narada results in far sleeker bridges and starships? But I don't mind, because it was, unlike the PT, fun and filled with engaging characters.
I prefer ReBoot also, but in fairness to Clone Wars, the former was able to dodge the Uncanny Valley with blue and green skin in a way the latter's humans might not if their features were more realistically shaped.
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