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[SteveMeister]

He's being sarcastic.

Yeah, hence the wink smiley

 

[Fj0823]

Except that they do, because both the CGI The Clone Wars and Rebels shows are canon ;-)

oh I know, but read a few pages back and experience the shitstorm I was referencing lol

 

[neorej]

Is the Rebels show any good? Better than CW? I should probably watch that, though I'm not a big CW fan.

I've caught a few episodes with my daughter and it's pretty neat. Dunno if they're canon or not.

 

[BFIB]

This thread started off OT quality, then shifted to OT Special Edition quality, and is now right in the prequels quality.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Is the Rebels show any good? Better than CW? I should probably watch that, though I'm not a big CW fan.

It hasn't reached Clone Wars heights yet but it's a fun show.

 

[heringer]

I've caught a few episodes with my daughter and it's pretty neat. Dunno if they're canon or not.

They are canon.

 

[JimiNutz]

Is the Rebels show any good? Better than CW? I should probably watch that, though I'm not a big CW fan.

I prefer the first season of Rebels to the first season of CW. CW did definitely get better towards the last seasons so I'm hoping that the same happens with Rebels. Also worth mentioning that some of the characters from CW do appear in Rebels so the impact of those reveals will probably be lost on you.

 

[Fj0823]

Is the Rebels show any good? Better than CW? I should probably watch that, though I'm not a big CW fan.

You should watch TCW before rebels, at the end of season 1 Filoni just said "Fuck it, this is now Clone Wars season 7" and he got away with it.

However the characters are great, it has a really nice sense of adventure, it answers lots of questions and bridges the prequels and the originals in very interesting ways. (There's a ton of references to all 6 movies.Specially 3 and 4)

The characters might need some time to grow on you, and some are still in desperate need of more backstory but when they click, they click.

The story starts very kid friendly at first....then shit starts hitting the fan.

 

[heringer]

I really don't want to go through 6 seasons of CW. I didn't like what I watched and I'm not a fan of the characters and theme of CW. :/

 

[GAMEPROFF]

I have said this multiple times before... But why arent these shows on our Netflix

 

[Fj0823]

I really don't want to go through 6 seasons of CW. I didn't like what I watched and I'm not a fan of the characters and theme of CW. :/

I got you covered.

 

[BFIB]

I have said this multiple times before... But why arent these shows on our Netflix

Can you use unblock-us?

 

[heringer]

I got you covered.

Hmm, thanks! Still too many, but much better. I'll try to watch this again.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

I was just about to bump that thread.

The Friendzone video deserves more love.

 

[brandonh83]

I'm beginning to be mostly excited for December 18 so that people will shut the fuck up about Luke being Kylo Ren or a bad guy smh

 

[OricWindstar]

I'm beginning to be mostly excited for December 18 so that people will shut the fuck up about Luke being Kylo Ren or a bad guy smh

That'll be nice, but there will probably be enough threads left open in the film to welcome in other silly theories.

 

[bonesmccoy]

Luke is gonna turn out to be Darth Icky, if not Darth Insanius.

Darth Impatientis

Darth Stabbor

Darth Stultus

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Can you use unblock-us?

I dont watch shows over my PC, I use my FireTV Box and I cant root it :/

 

[neorej]

I'm beginning to be mostly excited for December 18 so that people will shut the fuck up about Luke being Kylo Ren or a bad guy smh

The thing I'm afraid of most is people who can't shut up in the movietheatre.

 

[brandonh83]

The thing I'm afraid of most is people who can't shut up in the movietheatre.

This is always terrifying. Luckily I'm going to a screening that cost $100 so it should be mostly respectful, excited fans. In theory.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

The thing I'm afraid of most is people who can't shut up in the movietheatre.

Same. I'm in Britain where we usually keep it fairly quiet, but I'm worried about some fanboys at the midnight screening just disrupting the film with cheers and shouting at the screen.

 

[brandonh83]

Same. I'm in Britain where we usually keep it fairly quiet, but I'm worried about some fanboys at the midnight screening just disrupting the film with cheers and shouting at the screen.

I don't mind the occasional, positive shout when something awesome happens, but people are fucking clowns.

 

[heringer]

People will go absolutely nuts with the cameos. Expect plenty of shouting.

 

[inm8num2]

1,2,4,5,6,3

Nah, Machete order is Episode 4,5,2,3,6. Episode 1 is skipped over.

LOL, I just now realized I had inverted the PT/OT for the machete thing. It hasn't been the best week for me - brain is fried.

 

[neorej]

This is always terrifying. Luckily I'm going to a screening that cost $100 so it should be mostly respectful, excited fans. In theory.

Ugh, it's no guarantee. I got to see The Wolverine in a special screening (tickets were €60 each, I got mine for free), I expected a more civil crowd. Nope. There was a grown man literally jumping up and down on his seat. Who does that?

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

You should watch TCW before rebels, at the end of season 1 Filoni just said "Fuck it, this is now Clone Wars season 7" and he got away with it.

However the characters are great, it has a really nice sense of adventure, it answers lots of questions and bridges the prequels and the originals in very interesting ways. (There's a ton of references to all 6 movies.Specially 3 and 4)

The characters might need some time to grow on you, and some are still in desperate need of more backstory but when they click, they click.

The story starts very kid friendly at first....then shit starts hitting the fan.

Oo, similar to The Clone Wars, then? I am currently watching through the first season and the first 8 episodes or so definitely felt like it's focusing hard on appealing to child audiences, what's with the very moral-of-the-day-heavy Yoda episode and General Grievous generally acting like a Home Alone villain.

Then they visit Grievous's lair and suddenly it's a monster film.

 

[brandonh83]

Ugh, it's no guarantee. I got to see The Wolverine in a special screening (tickets were €60 each, I got mine for free), I expected a more civil crowd. Nope. There was a grown man literally jumping up and down on his seat. Who does that?

All you can really do is hope for the best. Honestly after a screening of Orphan I went to I became borderline desensitized to even outrageous levels of humanity-shaming circus acts but that's a whole other tale on its own.

 

[FriendlyGoat]

Ugh, it's no guarantee. I got to see The Wolverine in a special screening (tickets were €60 each, I got mine for free), I expected a more civil crowd. Nope. There was a grown man literally jumping up and down on his seat. Who does that?

To be fair, I'd think such a screening would only be more likely to attract the kind of people enthusiastic (and frankly, nutty) enough to pay such a price. Mellower people would be able to wait for a mellower price and time.

 

[neorej]

To be fair, I'd think such a screening would only be more likely to attract the kind of people enthusiastic (and frankly, nutty) enough to pay such a price. Mellower people would be able to wait for a mellower price and time.

True, I'm seeing Force Awakens on saturday the 19th at 10 AM. Considering the movie has had 19 screenings by then in that theatre, I hope the overly enthusiastic have settled down.

 

[BFIB]

I dont watch shows over my PC, I use my FireTV Box and I cant root it :/

You shouldn't have to root it. All you need to do is change the DNS settings on your wireless router, then load up the website and change your Netflix region. After that, you just close the Netflix app on your device, and reload it.



https://www.unblock-us.com/how-to-set-up/

 

[Chezzymann]

Is the Rebels show any good? Better than CW? I should probably watch that, though I'm not a big CW fan.

I think its good. Not amazing, but a pretty good cartoon that's getting better currently. Haven't seen CW.

 

[brandonh83]

To be fair, I'd think such a screening would only be more likely to attract the kind of people enthusiastic (and frankly, nutty) enough to pay such a price.

<3

 

[sphagnum]

Yup, the accelerated aging was put in so the Republic wouldn't have to wait 20 years before getting an usable army. IIRC the aging also worked pretty limited, once they reached physical adulthood, they'd stop aging at an accelerated rate andstarted to age normally.

Nope, they keep aging at twice the speed forever, because they're expendable. In Smuggler's Run (which takes place a few days after ANH), there's a clone named Torrent who looks about 40, so Commander Beck notes that he must have been one of the last produced clones (who would have been produced at the end of the Clone Wars 19 years before ANH). Also (spoiler for Rebels)

Spoiler

Captain Rex from TCW was born around 29 BBY and when he shows up in Rebels it's 4 BBY, but even though he's about 25 years old he looks middle aged.

 

[More_Badass]

I really don't want to go through 6 seasons of CW. I didn't like what I watched and I'm not a fan of the characters and theme of CW. :/

How much of CW have you seen? I was iffy on the show in the beginning, but damn does it pick up and improve It's my favorites Star Wars media alongside Empire and KoTR

 

[Bobby Roberts]

The thing I'm afraid of most is people who can't shut up in the movietheatre.

My experiences with preview/midnight screenings packed with superfans is that yes, some of the people there are a little too rowdy, and more than a few of them aren't great at socializing and think being surrounded by like-minded fans means they don't have to act like human beings because everyone there will forgive them their exuberance.

BUT:

Because they're superfans, what happens is that yeah, they pop louder for hero moments, and yeah they laugh louder at gags, but they also shush way faster when people start talking, and they stay shut the fuck up when the movie is going.

So yeah, you'll be annoyed by idiots before the movie starts. And you'll probably think a few of them will try to be attention whores during the movie proper as they bullshit during the trailer reel. But 1999, 2002, and 2005, as soon as the opening scroll started to wind up the screen, that thousand or so people dutifully SHUT THE FUCK UP when the movie was playing. No talking, no joking, no squeeeeeing. Applause, laughter, cheering, sure. But otherwise, a pretty good audience every time.

Now, if you're seeing a screening packed with pass-winners from some sort of Radio Station contest, good luck, because a lot of those people are fucking weird and don't even give a shit about the movie half the time. THOSE are the people you gotta watch out for. Sneaking Safeway deli meals into the theater, fighting over souvenir T-shirts, that kinda stuff.

 

[brandonh83]

Well I'm going to the Disney AMC advance screening which is going to have some festivities and an after party. Hopefully a bunch of idiots don't show up. Again I'm all for cheering and laughing at the right moments as long as it isn't over the top or drawn out too long. But talking during it is a no no.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

My experiences with preview/midnight screenings packed with superfans is that yes, some of the people there are a little too rowdy, and more than a few of them aren't great at socializing and think being surrounded by like-minded fans means they don't have to act like human beings because everyone there will forgive them their exuberance.

BUT:

Because they're superfans, what happens is that yeah, they pop louder for hero moments, and yeah they laugh louder at gags, but they also shush way faster when people start talking, and they stay shut the fuck up when the movie is going.

So yeah, you'll be annoyed by idiots before the movie starts. And you'll probably think a few of them will try to be attention whores during the movie proper as they bullshit during the trailer reel. But 1999, 2002, and 2005, as soon as the opening scroll started to wind up the screen, that thousand or so people dutifully SHUT THE FUCK UP when the movie was playing. No talking, no joking, no squeeeeeing. Applause, laughter, cheering, sure. But otherwise, a pretty good audience every time.

Now, if you're seeing a screening packed with pass-winners from some sort of Radio Station contest, good luck, because a lot of those people are fucking weird and don't even give a shit about the movie half the time. THOSE are the people you gotta watch out for. Sneaking Safeway deli meals into the theater, fighting over souvenir T-shirts, that kinda stuff.

This so incredibly spot on.

 

[heringer]

How much of CW have you seen? I was iffy on the show in the beginning, but damn does it pick up and improve It's my favorites Star Wars media alongside Empire and KoTR

A few episodes from the first season. Thought it was super boring, hated the visuals/animation. Apparently it gets better in later seasons, so I'll give it another shot.

I'm just put off by the whole clone wars/prequels saga. Army of jedi assholes, annoying Anakin, sassy Obi-Wan... and oh boy did I hate that Anakin apprentice.

 

[Toxi]

This thread started off OT quality, then shifted to OT Special Edition quality, and is now right in the prequels quality.

At least we haven't reached Holiday Special quality.

Yet.

 

[borborygmus]

Darth Impatientis

Darth Stabbor

Darth Stultus

FYI Darth Icky and Darth Insanius are actual suggestions made by George Lucas for the Force Unleashed game.

&#8220;The team threw a Hail Mary to George, saying the game would have more credibility if the apprentice had a &#8216;Darth&#8217; title,&#8221; a Force Unleashed team member says. Lucas agreed that this situation made sense for Sith royalty, and offered up two Darth titles for the team to choose from. &#8220;He threw out &#8216;Darth Icky&#8217; and &#8216;Darth Insanius.&#8217; There was a pregnant pause in the room after that. People waiting for George to say &#8216;just kidding,&#8217; but it never comes, and he just moved on to another point.&#8221;

I don't hate the guy, but I'm glad he sold Star Wars off to Disney. It's definitely for the best.

 

[sphagnum]

A few episodes from the first season. Thought it was super boring, hated the visuals/animation. Apparently it gets better in later seasons, so I'll give it another shot.

I'm just put off by the whole clone wars/prequels saga. Army of jedi assholes, annoying Anakin, sassy Obi-Wan... and oh boy did I hate that Anakin apprentice.

This is how many people felt when they first started watching TCW and now Ahsoka is considered one of the most beloved characters in the franchise. It gets better if you stick with it.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I think it was pretty obvious that he was kidding. He didn't have to say "just kidding." If you're too tentative/nervous to get when he's fucking with you in the room, then he's probably gonna just let that go.

But it's more fun to think "Darth Icky" is a serious thing he said because it feeds back into the Emperor Has No Clothes narrative the man's been draped in for about a decade now.

 

[borborygmus]

I think it was pretty obvious that he was kidding. He didn't have to say "just kidding." If you're too tentative/nervous to get when he's fucking with you in the room, then he's probably gonna just let that go.

But it's more fun to think "Darth Icky" is a serious thing he said because it feeds back into the Emperor Has No Clothes narrative the man's been draped in for about a decade now.

I actually really can't tell whether he was messing with them or not.

But then a phantom menace struck. George Lucas would periodically check in on the status of the games his company was making, lending creative input and advice. The developer I talked to sighs, and agitatedly says, &#8220;In one viewing of Fracture, [Lucas] said it looked really good, but he didn&#8217;t like [Mason Briggs&#8217;] name. We&#8217;re like, &#8216;What do you mean, George?&#8217; He responded to the effect of, &#8216;It doesn&#8217;t really fit. When he jumps on stuff, he moves pretty fast. I like B.J. Dart.&#8217;

&#8220;So everybody&#8217;s like, &#8216;No, he&#8217;s gotta be f---ing with us.&#8217; He&#8217;s absolutely not. So when something like that happened &#8211; in the middle of the campaign, mind you &#8211; we have to go back through that entire naming convention again&#8230; from scratch.&#8221; From that second session, Jet Brody was born. Coincidentally. Jett is the name of Lucas&#8217; son.

I think he just tries to get a brainstorming session going (and you know a lot of stupid stuff comes up when brainstorming) and people interpret it as their boss giving them an order.

Serious or not, he's obviously pretty ineffective at managing teams.

 

[brandonh83]

But it's more fun to think "Darth Icky" is a serious thing he said because it feeds back into the Emperor Has No Clothes narrative the man's been draped in for about a decade now.

Please don't get banned again.

 

[heringer]

This is how many people felt when they first started watching TCW and now Ahsoka is considered one of the most beloved characters in the franchise. It gets better if you stick with it.

Should I also watch the 2003 cartoon? I actually kind of liked that one, though never watched the full series.

 

[brandonh83]

Should I also watch the 2003 cartoon? I actually liked that one, though never watched the full series.

Yes. Gets better as it goes. Ends kinda weird but apparently Rebels kinda keeps going with carried over aspects. Can also confirm Ahsoka is GOAT

Wait you said 2003 cartoon, which was that?

 

[GAMEPROFF]

I think it was pretty obvious that he was kidding. He didn't have to say "just kidding." If you're too tentative/nervous to get when he's fucking with you in the room, then he's probably gonna just let that go.

But it's more fun to think "Darth Icky" is a serious thing he said because it feeds back into the Emperor Has No Clothes narrative the man's been draped in for about a decade now.

The emperor has no clothes? Whats?

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Yes. Gets better as it goes. Ends kinda weird but apparently Rebels kinda keeps going with carried over aspects. Can also confirm Ahsoka is GOAT

Wait you said 2003 cartoon, which was that?

Genndy's and yeah, it's definitely worth watching. You can watch the whole thing on YouTube.

 

[heringer]

Yes. Gets better as it goes. Ends kinda weird but apparently Rebels kinda keeps going with carried over aspects. Can also confirm Ahsoka is GOAT

Wait you said 2003 cartoon, which was that?

This:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVk9lPotcW4

 

[sphagnum]

Yes. Gets better as it goes. Ends kinda weird but apparently Rebels kinda keeps going with carried over aspects. Can also confirm Ahsoka is GOAT

Wait you said 2003 cartoon, which was that?

He means the Tartakovsky one.

Yes, watch that one as well just for the fun of it. It's non canon but it's great, and it can fit into your own headcanon with a little bit of wiggling anyway.

The emperor has no clothes? Whats?

He's referring to the story of the same name in which an emperor goes around totally nude because he's convinced he's wearing an extremely fine raiment and not actually naked, and everyone just goes along with it because they're afraid to tell him that he's naked. People have built up a narrative that George Lucas is a crazy power hungry autocrat who does whatever he wants and nobody ever says anything or tells him no because they don't want to get fired. In this case, it's obvious that Lucas was joking about calling Starkiller "Darth Icky" but because of his deadpan delivery the developers weren't sure if he was serious or not and since they didn't want to upset him they just said nothing. From there the internet took it up and ran with it as if it's more evidence of George-Being-Crazy.