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Star Wars |OT| I have a very good feeling about this...
- Thread starter WadiumArcadium
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I thought Force Awakens was good. I have really high hope for episode 8. Really hoping for something that has a lot of mystery and emotion to it, and most importantly hoping that it doesn't feel as "safe" as TFA. Hard to explain, but everything about the movie felt very Disney to me for some reason 
KoruptData
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Just ordered this book after watching a video from a guy that modifies Hot Toys. Reading reviews and seeing example made it an easy purchase.
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I still have no idea why they decided to get rid of her hair braid in post.
one of us, one of us.
BrokenFiction
Member
Oh Pablo.
...I agree with Kumail. Love G2.
I didn't know there was a lot of dislike for Gremlins 2... loved it as a kid and still love it today even seeing it with very different eyes. I don't think liking Gremlins 2 is at all a controversial opinion, basically.
I feel like the criticism of Gremlins 2 was always along the lines of "WTF is this weird bullshit the original Gremlins was a classic this is just weird and too different and doesn't feel like Gremlins"
In other words, change the formula? People complain. Follow the formula too close? People complain.
I just want good movies. TFA was great, so the fact that it followed the formula by Star Wars (you know, the greatest and most iconic movie of all time) never bothered me at all.
Oh Pablo.
He was asked his rankings of the movies a few months back, he put TFA behind some of the prequels. When asked why he said he wasn't a big fan of nostalgia.
KoruptData
Member
Wife asked me last night who was directing episode 8 again. I told her Rian Johnson of course and she asked what he has done. I told her the big thing that I'm most familiar with is "Looper". We decided to watch it, my second, her first and I still really liked it as did she. I think E8 is in good hands, maybe better hands than E7.
phazedplasma
Member
Yeah I've always thought this. Hes one of my favorite writer/directors.
A Serious Man
Member
I have faith in Johnson to deliver something interesting and well executed. It's Trevorrow that I'm worried about, Jurassic World wasn't exactly a breath of fresh air.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Same here. Johnson knows his stuff from what I watch in Looper.
I think Gremlins 2 went a little too far down the comedy route, that's its main flaw
bonesmccoy
Banned
Disliking nostalgia and working on Star Wars. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
I just learned that Peter Sumner, an Australian actor who played Lieutenant Pol Treidum in ANH died this year too.
http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-peter-sumner-star-wars-actor-246452
RIP
http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-peter-sumner-star-wars-actor-246452
RIP
I think overall they need to balance nostalgia with expanding people's definition of what "Star Wars" is. To me, having people like Pablo on the Story Group is for the best.
Cross-Section
Member
Giving Revan an actual identity besides K1/2's "enigmatic mastermind player avatar" or TOR's "self-righteous crazy dude" would probably go far in establishing a fresh aesthetic.
Honestly though, they'd probably have better luck simply adapting the comics.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
He also directed two episodes of Breaking Bad, one of which is widely considered the greatest TV episode ever made (Ozymandias), and the other, while receiving a bit of a mixed reception from fans, was phenomenally well directed (Fly).
WadiumArcadium
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Aphra #2 was great. It's definitely my favourite of the current Star Wars books. Gillen seems to be enjoying having a bit more freedom without Vader in the way.
The Ordu Aspectu stuff was interesting. Nice to get a glimpse of some older history for the first time in the new canon. BT version is canon.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
WadiumArcadium
Member
A long, long time ago. That's the only detail we get.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
That is something at least. I always wondered what they will do with the distant past in the new canon. One of the things that I hope they don't do is the Old Republic era stuff and try something different.
If they do a new Old Republic in the canon, they should take aesthetic inspiration from stuff like Jodorowsky's Dune (yes, a little redundant since SW kinda is already) and John Carter of Mars.
Basically, make it incredibly distinct from what prequels/sequels look like. This is a several thousand years time gap we're talking about.
BrokenFiction
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I would like to see Filoni's new show be set in the Old Republic. We've filled in nearly every gap between Anakin's birth through to the sequel trilogy. There's still some room for other stories post ROTJ, but it's filling up quickly. Meanwhile, the OR is a wide open playing field.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
That is what I hope they will do when they do decide to go back to the Old Republic. It needs to have the feeling of old and not look like a Empire era Star Wars story. I know there was a comic from Dark Horse that had that look that you were presenting but it really came and went. And here is that Darth Bane armor that the Clone Wars series had, which looked old.
They should do a Live-Action show or something more adult oriented for that. I have the feeling that more older people are interested in that period. Little kids will love Jedis at any time period, but I think that era is more for adults.
Also, they need to do everything a bit different. i know, it rhymes and nostalgia, bla bla, but I dont want to see Almost-Darth-Vaders and Almost-Tie-Fighter hunting Almost-Millenium-Falcons.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
It also needs to feel old too. And you're right, it needs to be more adult because that is what a lot of the fans of that era are now.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
The problem is a live action TV show would be expensive as fuck. :/
Make it grounded. The protagonist is a bounty hunter or something.
Have Siths and Jedi Knights in it, too, but have them on the sideline.
I think this could work in a 13 episodes/1 hour show.
I have one word for you: Netflix.
Watch Brick and Brothers Bloom too. Esp. Brick.
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Speaking of Carrie Fisher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCXrGuLix7M
WadiumArcadium
Member
iTunes is probably your best bet for Season 3.
What about season 2? I'm a bit behind.
Is there anything in KOTOR that contradicts canon?
WadiumArcadium
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Season 2's on there as well. Though the DVD/Blu-Ray is cheaper. Amazon have the Blu Ray for 10 quid but it's out of stock.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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The entire era is currently only detailed via the occasional reference as far as I'm aware, so no, not really. The biggest thing was Korriban becoming Moraband, but officially the discrepancy has been handwaved (an ancient planet could have gone by many names).
Cross-Section
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Malachor, for starters.
It's still a Sith world with a superweapon buried under the surface, but the new context and history behind it is completely different from KOTOR.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Ah, wasn't aware of that. Granted, I'm only passively aware of KOTOR's story and lore.
Probably late to the party on this one, but I saw the comixology sale on all of the Star Wars comics, and I've been meaning to grab some/all of them for a good while but never got around to it. I prefer physical copies of things but these are pretty great prices. Any books that I should specifically make sure to get or to avoid?
Likely Menace and Sith, no way he liked Clones more.
But yeah, I'm happy someone like Pablo is taking care of Star Wars. Hopefully the story group will make sure to avoid more nostalgia overloads going forward.
Rogue One has an acceptable amount of Nostalgia imo. Hopefully they keep it at that level.
WadiumArcadium
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Vader and Lando are my favourites, though Kanan, Star Wars, Shattered Empire and Obi-Wan and Anakin are good too. Chewie and Leia are OK but they'd be bottom of my list.