AtomnayaKlubnika
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Due to the very secretive nature of this movie we sure won't have the kind of BTS The Hobbit had. I would love to see some reels tho, but again...
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Star Wars |OT| I have a very good feeling about this...
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The way spoiler folk talk it doesnt appear to actually have been very well hidden, people claim to know everything from call sheets to leaked art and photos, which they then had confirmed (so they say) in the trailers.
AtomnayaKlubnika
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Wow, I knew some sensible pic from set were floating around (thanks again youtube video suggestion...) but not to that level...
I don't know what is your stance on spoiler. But I liked to have some hints about EP7 because I had no idea what it would look like (and I had crazy fanboy ideas like Cheebo) so it kind of reassured me. On the other hand, there are so many damaging speculations that could totally ruin the experience and those are sometimes just out in the mainstream media. Even EP8 has already available spoilers as it seems, lol. This is so stressful, how do you deal with it?
Lifejumper
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Carries dog is killing me lmao. http://youtu.be/Kh1t2MJDbrs
Just finished up watching the original trilogy, after enjoying Ep 4, and it was a blast. What more can I say. The level of creativity in almost every aspect of the universe they created in the freakin late 70s-early 80's is awe inspiring, imo. The soundtrack, the exterior and interior architectural designs, the vehicles and ships, the outfits, even the cinematography..it's amazing just thinking about it.
I don't know why but Yoda's introduction was one of my favorite parts of the trilogy. After hearing and seeing so much of him through the years, I couldn't help but smirk at his "Yoda-ness" lol
I'll try to watch the originally trilogy in the next few weeks then I'll be ready for TFA whenever I decide to see it.
I don't know why but Yoda's introduction was one of my favorite parts of the trilogy. After hearing and seeing so much of him through the years, I couldn't help but smirk at his "Yoda-ness" lol
I'll try to watch the originally trilogy in the next few weeks then I'll be ready for TFA whenever I decide to see it.
And now I'm done with the Yoda arc... That was a pretty good way to end it all, even though we know there's so much they couldn't do.
The closing featurette was pretty sad as well. If there was ever a show that deserved a natural and planned conclusion, it's this. Probably going to wait a while til I jump into Rebels.
It's going to be fun rewatching my favorite arcs down the line. I had a great time with Clone Wars and it sucks it had to end this way.
We're getting more Wars this time!
TangoAlphaLima
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Probably has more to do with being politically correct these days and showing Leia has equal stature amongst the Resistance leadership. Han was called General Solo back in RotJ, after all, so that title is nothing new for a main character.
KoruptData
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Just started Season 2 of Rebels. So good!
I dont think it has exactly something to do with political correctness, maybe she just climbed up the commando ladder.
Speaking of this, was there a EU explanation, why Han got devoted to general and Luke not? I always found this a little bit odd since Luke made the important shot in ANH.
Simo
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Fox DC has up some of the interviews from the press junket yesterday.
I found the video pretty cool and didn't know, although I guess most knew because it was reported on other sites, about the lightsabers used actually lit up and flashed when they clashed. I like how the interviewer was geeking out over that so much that JJs like "oh I have stuff I can show just you on my phone, hold on...". lol
I found the video pretty cool and didn't know, although I guess most knew because it was reported on other sites, about the lightsabers used actually lit up and flashed when they clashed. I like how the interviewer was geeking out over that so much that JJs like "oh I have stuff I can show just you on my phone, hold on...". lol
bigwinnerx
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Kevin McCarthy is great. He started on radio as an amateur for years now he's doing this full time. Good kid.
Much as I love the show, it ended at the right time. That show was primarily about Anakin and Ahsoka and their relationship. That relationship ended in Season 5 and that to me feels like the natural end.
Razgriz-Specter
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Man I really enjoyed the Lost Stars audio book.
Doesn't really change much but you do think about things differently.
Ending was a let down though.
As far as audio books though it was pretty damn cool with all the classic Star Wars music and sound effects inserted into the proper places(romance scenes had Han&Leia's theme and Across the Stars)
Wookiee character got some clips from Chewbacca.
Only problem I had is that the main female character should have had her own narrator.
Doesn't really change much but you do think about things differently.
Ending was a let down though.
As far as audio books though it was pretty damn cool with all the classic Star Wars music and sound effects inserted into the proper places(romance scenes had Han&Leia's theme and Across the Stars)
Wookiee character got some clips from Chewbacca.
Only problem I had is that the main female character should have had her own narrator.
WadiumArcadium
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I asked Claudia Gray if she was doing a sequel to it and she didn't say no. Their story can't end like that. I suppose they could appear a lot older in her next book New Republic: Bloodline. If they're still alive.
KoruptData
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I have laughed a lot more than Clone Wars with Rebels. Very well written show.
WadiumArcadium
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I'm a 22 y/o guy and I really enjoyed it.
Okey I want to ask the star war masters here a question I always had that never made sense. It is said in the prequels all the time that the prophecy says that anakin will destroy the sith and thus bring balance to the force. What I never understood is how the hell is the force balanced my destroying the sith? Shouldn't both light and dark sides exist so it is balanced? Why is it balanced if only the light side exists? Then it isn't balanced but it is in light's favour.
Lifejumper
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Anybody already posted this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7xZV_26VYU
Short feature about the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7xZV_26VYU
Short feature about the movie.
WadiumArcadium
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The Jedi Order saw balance as the absence of the dark side, not a balance between the light and dark. IIRC Lucas said Anakin brought balance to the force by killing the Sith and ridding the galaxy of evil, fulfilling the prophecy.
So it's not really a balance.
Yep, page before this. Worth watching again though!
Sweet, thanks. I've been reading so many classics lately, so a YA novel will probably be a nice change anyway
Razgriz-Specter
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25 year old Male and i enjoyed it.
Now I was listening to the audio book while working a dull overnight job, so that might be part of it but i'd still say its an enjoyable book.
Definitely interested in more after that one.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Was planning on going to see the movie opening weekend here (my town will be crazy but not that crazy), but I forwent trying to get opening night tix. Then today my SO surprised me that she had gotten me two tickets for Dec 17th 9PM showing for my birthday. Damn the force is really with me!
PS: I'm a male in my 30s, and I liked Lost Stars.
PS: I'm a male in my 30s, and I liked Lost Stars.
Razgriz-Specter
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Yup, used my credit for it since the Lost Stars was like $27.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Audiobooks in general are expensive. I'd love to listen to them, but I personally just can't justify the pricing structure.-
Lucas has said that the existence of the Sith is an imbalance.
DoctorFling
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I felt the Clone Wars had better written plots but couldn't do banter at all, whereas Rebels is the opposite. I really like how the characters jab at each other.
The force is "in balance" when it is in its natural state. Don't think of balance as a duality of half light and half dark, think of it as "harmony". Like when people say that you have to have a balanced diet - that doesn't mean that you literally have to consume every sort of food in equal quantities, but that it has to be the correct kinds of food in correct amounts.
The Force thrives when its aspects, the Cosmic Force and the Living Force, feed back and forth between in each other in harmony. The Living Force is that which guides people, the animating element of the Force that you can perceive and feel the "will" of. The Cosmic Force is the "greater" aspect, the energy field that surrounds and penetrates everything. When living things die, their energy feeds back into the Cosmic Force, which seeds and interacts with life through the Living Force.
The dark side, while natural, is a cancer that throws this into disarray. By eliminating the cancer, you return the Force to balance. The dark side itself can't be eliminated, but its practitioners who abuse it can, thereby resetting things to their natural state.
WadiumArcadium
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WadiumArcadium
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Andy Serkis and Lupita Nyong'o though. You can't really get much better than those two.
Thanks, guys. I'm really looking forward to reading it.
And that sounds like the perfect birthday, Vanilla!
Don't let the "young adult" thing scare you off, Lost Stars is much better than most of the "adult" new canon novels, with maybe the exception of Twilight Company.
And the Servants of the Empire series is also a great set of young adult novels, which are definitely better than the mainline books.
And the Servants of the Empire series is also a great set of young adult novels, which are definitely better than the mainline books.
BrokenFiction
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Live blog press conference with the cast and crew:
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/06/live-blog-star-wars-force-awakens-press-conference
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/06/live-blog-star-wars-force-awakens-press-conference
its not the acting, its the tech, it ages poorly and becomes, in time, a bit hard to view especially when compared to modern technology. CGI in particular gets outdated on a yearly basis, I look back at some films where it was revolutionised and its noticeable, one reason why I like practical effects where possible, I dont mind CGI but a whole character is going to age, its inevitable.
AtomnayaKlubnika
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These characters don't work in practical, at least their choice is justified. I saw a reportage, today, on a news channel talking about TFA (promo stuff) where a journalist was asking BB-8 questions about the mysterious plot, this thing really works (or rolls) in real life! That was like magic right there.
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It would complete me if Yoda appeared at some point in Ep7.8 and 9, it wont happen, but jesus id love it so much!
BrokenFiction
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I am expecting some force ghosts at some point. Obviously Frank Oz, Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor are still able and willing to do the voices.
There were some rumours about Hayden a few months ago but ive heard nothing since (for a future ep im assuming since we would absolutely know if he was in this).
Id just love it, when it was first rumoured that Luke was on his own, way back when, I thought immediately "He must have council with the ghosts" but ive no indication we will see that in ep7, going forward it would be wonderful.
I want legit OT Yoda, I want pearls of wisdom
Force Yoda is the easiest to pull off since he's a CGI model with 2 available voice actors.
Ewan and Hayden would need some make up but I´m sure they can pull it off fine. I know Ewan really wants to be Obi-Wan again, but has Hayden ever shown interest in being Anakin again? It would be awful to have 3 different Anakins during the same saga.
Ewan and Hayden would need some make up but I´m sure they can pull it off fine. I know Ewan really wants to be Obi-Wan again, but has Hayden ever shown interest in being Anakin again? It would be awful to have 3 different Anakins during the same saga.
Razgriz-Specter
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Anyone know the recent Star Wars audio book someone was talking about on Gaf in the last day or two that supposedly has Clone Wars voice actors in it?
Dark Disciple... but I don't think it has other voices just the narrator is above average at imitating many voices. It does feature many Clone Wars characters, however. Plus like many recent audiobooks it has authentic star wars music, sound effects and the like. Good production as they attempt to make the audiobooks a lot like radio plays.
check out an audio sample on audible.
WadiumArcadium
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I see what you mean but no film's timeless. It doesn't sound like any alternative to CGI would have worked for Snoke or Maz.
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New Disney XD advert with a good look at Leia and Maz. Carrie looks great.
BrokenFiction
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A Disney XD clip that shows a few new seconds of footage - Maz Kanata, the Falcon, and Leia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tF8PvCWMX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tF8PvCWMX4
WadiumArcadium
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The soundtrack's bound to leak relatively soon.