Jon Favreau to produce & write live action show

[Reverend]

Is that counting ones that have since been canonized? 'Cause I'd argue maybe Thrawn was a more popular EU-er than Mara. But I'm not the biggest EU guy, so I dunno.

...Something to do with Brexit, I think.

It's subjective of course, but Mara does seem to have been more popular overall. I mean Lucasfilm never bothered to hire an official Thrawn "model" and one assumes they only did so for her (and no other character) to meet the demand for Mara Jade merchandise. She was also around in a lot more stories.

Thrawn's still pretty up there in terms of popularity (even before his canonisation.) Indeed if one were to do a poll of people's favourite EU characters, I think it's a safe bet both Thrawn & Mara would be somewhere in the top 5, if not top two or three alongside Jaina Solo.

 

[fireproof78]

Is that counting ones that have since been canonized? 'Cause I'd argue maybe Thrawn was a more popular EU-er than Mara. But I'm not the biggest EU guy, so I dunno.

I'm not a big EU guy by any stretch. But, Mara is a highly popular character in and out of canon. She got a couple of action figures, and a lot more ancillary material appearances.

Hey look, I was the first the cheer when the EU was retired but I'd hardly call Mara Jade "EU garbage". I mean she was and still is by FAR the most popular EU character ever. So popular that Lucasfilm hired a model specifically to portray her in all official merchandise. So lets not throw her in the same pile as Waru and Abeloth, OK?

I generally don't care for much of the EU, but calling it "garbage" is dumb. It had its ups and downs, just like any other property.

Also, somehow Jaxx made it back in...that's odd.

 

[Crewman6]

Hey look, I was the first the cheer when the EU was retired but I'd hardly call Mara Jade "EU garbage". I mean she was and still is by FAR the most popular EU character ever. So popular that Lucasfilm hired a model specifically to portray her in all official merchandise. So lets not throw her in the same pile as Waru and Abeloth, OK?

Sorry, but I hated the Thrawn trilogy and think most of the EU is pure trash. That said, I thought Thrawn was a decent character and I was pleased to see him used well on "Rebels."

And I'm not arguing that Thrawn and Mara weren't "popular." Of course they are/were. Doesn't mean I want to see Mara show up in a "canonical" SW production like, ever.

...Mara is a highly popular character in and out of canon. She got a couple of action figures, and a lot more ancillary material appearances.

Yes, but have you see the hair??????

http://www.rebelscum.com/Hasbro-Star-Wars/The-Black-Series/Figures/14-Mara-Jade/photo-archive.asp

 

[Tuskin38]

I never read the books when I was kid, so my first encounter with Mara was in the Jedi Knight expansion pack 'Mysteries of the Sith' in 1998, and shortly after that the 'By the Emperor's Hand' comic series. Which I do still have, though some of the pages have seen better days, and one issue is missing the cover/back page.

I have since read the books where she was introduced however.

 

[fireproof78]

And I'm not arguing that Thrawn and Mara weren't "popular." Of course they are/were. Doesn't mean I want to see Mara show up in a "canonical" SW production like, ever.

There are lots of things I don't want to see in a canonical work but that doesn't mean I don't automatically reject them out of hand. It's all in execution.

Yes, but have you see the hair??????

http://www.rebelscum.com/Hasbro-Star-Wars/The-Black-Series/Figures/14-Mara-Jade/photo-archive.asp

I never read the books when I was kid, so my first encounter with Mara was in the Jedi Knight expansion pack 'Mysteries of the Sith' in 1998, and shortly after that the 'By the Emperor's Hand' comic series. Which I do still have, though some of the pages have seen better days, and one issue is missing the cover/back page.

I have since read the books where she was introduced however.

Her appearance in "Mysteries of the Sith" is probably my favorite.

 

[Tuskin38]

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[JD]

They showed almost half an hour of footage to the press and so far most of the reactions on Twitter have been very positive.

 

[kitik]

It's not mentioned in that video above, but apparently Carl Weathers confirmed (off-camera I guess) that he's going to direct an episode in season 2. (Technically, I don't think season 2 has even been officially officialized yet.)

https://twitter.com/Breznican/status/1185639082627493888

WARNING: the video a few posts above does get slightly spoilerish in the second half, so if you want to remain spoiler-free on some easter eggs, just wait until November 12.