Style of the Star Wars Live Action series...
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^ 1977 was before the rise of the Moral Majority and its sister oppressive theocratic organizations. If the original Star Wars had been released today, it probably would have gotten a higher rating. One of those ridiculously overlong disclaimers like: "Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action/violence, some graphic violence and imagery, brief implied and shown substance abuse, sexual tension and heterodox religion/spiritualism."
EDIT: Or, you know, like Stonester said.
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
EDIT: Or, you know, like Stonester said.
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
I don't know about you, but I personally don't have to "pick things apart" to decide something is not my cup a' tea.
And I really doubt the science fiction fans of 77 are that different from the ones now. The ones now are only used to more offerings on the plate and less social stigma.
That's it.
Yup yup. Born in 1968.
Yes. And there were LOTS of adults there. Many of them without kids.
For Star Wars to have grossed so much money, there would've had to have been a good number of adults who saw it.
Anyways, about the OP, are we even sure that the show is still being made? Visually, I'm hoping the show does something revolutionary instead of copying other shows.
Anyways, about the OP, are we even sure that the show is still being made? Visually, I'm hoping the show does something revolutionary instead of copying other shows.
These are remarks made as late as this year, so yeah, this thing is still moving along.
As for your point, I think this is less about the visuals and more about the mood they are going for, as well as level of characterization. It is the Dark Times, after all. I do enjoy the "docu" style of BSG and Firefly, but I doubt they will be doing that with this series.
As for your point, I think this is less about the visuals and more about the mood they are going for, as well as level of characterization. It is the Dark Times, after all. I do enjoy the "docu" style of BSG and Firefly, but I doubt they will be doing that with this series.
Lucasfilm wants to have the entire series (or at least the whole first season - I can't recall specifically which) written prior to beginning to film any episodes. Last indications I can recall seeing were that writing was to begin shortly after the writer's strike ended.
The rating system has changed quite a bit from the 70's. As I recall, you could use the word "Fuck" once in a PG movie, or show tits. Since then things have become much more rigid thanks to parent's groups who want cinema to be a good parent to their children. Since obviosly they have no control over their kids at all.
George Lucas has really gone off the deep end I think. He no longer has to really care about making his movies good, so he doesn't. It doesn't really interest him.
Regardless of what you believe about the OT, it had good characters and a plausible and fun plot, something missing from the PT. Also, even it's cutesyest characters, the Ewoks, were no where near the level of annoying that Jar Jar and the PT villians displayed. I don't hate the PT per se, but it is certainly weak and poorly plotted.
George Lucas has really gone off the deep end I think. He no longer has to really care about making his movies good, so he doesn't. It doesn't really interest him.
Regardless of what you believe about the OT, it had good characters and a plausible and fun plot, something missing from the PT. Also, even it's cutesyest characters, the Ewoks, were no where near the level of annoying that Jar Jar and the PT villians displayed. I don't hate the PT per se, but it is certainly weak and poorly plotted.
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It's been 3 years since ROTS...they don't seem to be in a hurry. Lucas will use negative reaction to the CLONE WARS to justify shelving it indefinately. Or some other excuse.
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This is just a "stock internet argument" that's pulled out when people are bashing something you like. Kind of like "political hypocrisy" on political debate forums.
the internet as a whole generally loved Lord of the Rings movies, Batman Begins, Dark Knight, pretty much all of the Pixar movies, the first two Spider-Man movies, Iron Man. the nitpickers were an extreme minority in all of these cases.
Well, the look of the show can definitely guide the mood. They say "gritty" when talking about things, and that's good. That's how it should be, except that life must also go on, and it shouldn't be completely dark.
I definitely do not like the "docu" style, and it would not be at all appropriate for SW.
That's pretty awesome because they should be able to avoid the pitfalls of several television shows that just write as they go. But there can be downfalls to that too.
I guess what I'm looking for is some sort of site that actually talks about the development of the show. It seems like it's been delayed a lot, and only spoken of hypothetically.
Your best bet there will probably be the series' Wiki article and the Star Wars TV news section at TheForce.Net. The most recent news about the live-action series seems to be from The Australian just last week, mentioning again that the scripts are currently being written. I'm unsure, though, why they seem to believe that the series will revolve around the Clone Wars, since Lucasfilm has consistently stated that it will take place in between the two trilogies.
Yeah I remember the BSG/Firefly promise. Sounds great, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Another big element is casting. I find that can make or break a show. Even one that is strong in other ways can be sunk by miscasting the lead. With all the great genre actors available to hire, there's no excuse for botching this element.
The fact that he's hired outside people to write it might be a good sign, or they could simply be under his thumb and writing what George wants. They don't sound like they have any particular interest or background in Star Wars or sci fi.
Maybe not a problem, but I wonder if what Star Wars needs is what Star Trek is getting: people who love and understand it, but aren't slavishly devoted to the past, and can bring new life to it while staying true to its core. Or at the very least, people who have seen BSG and Firefly and understand why these shows are so highly praised.
Another big element is casting. I find that can make or break a show. Even one that is strong in other ways can be sunk by miscasting the lead. With all the great genre actors available to hire, there's no excuse for botching this element.
The fact that he's hired outside people to write it might be a good sign, or they could simply be under his thumb and writing what George wants. They don't sound like they have any particular interest or background in Star Wars or sci fi.
Maybe not a problem, but I wonder if what Star Wars needs is what Star Trek is getting: people who love and understand it, but aren't slavishly devoted to the past, and can bring new life to it while staying true to its core. Or at the very least, people who have seen BSG and Firefly and understand why these shows are so highly praised.
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^^ It sounds like he is doing it the same way they did Young Indy where Lucas wrote a large detailed outline of all the major events/episodes that he wants covered. Then he turns it over to the writers, who break the episodes down further and take different episodes to actually write.
The best news about this is that they're not sci fi hacks. Lucas has brought in people who know drama to write the episodes. Similarly, who cares about "genre actors." Give me a good actor and he'll be good in a sci fi show or a standard drama. You would never have called Edward James Olmos a "genre actor" before BSG, but would you really rather have Michael Ironside in the role?
Exactly, Lucas has explicitly said he is managing this show like he managed Young Indy.
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