The General Star Wars Thread

Also, if you hadn't heard, TOR's revenue cracked ten digits the other day. Between that and the, err, chaotic state of the new stuff post-TROS, I wonder if a Legends revival of some kind is more likely now.

What does TOR stand for?

The Old Republic.

AKA the one Legends work that's still running.

I can see strong arguments either way about continuing Legends tbh.

A crew of Jerks go to what was almost Oz the Great and Powerful Land. Tony gets himself arrested by the First Order, and Rey meets Mara Jade.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Nov 3rd 2019 at 2:25:40 AM

Today I learned this bit in The Last Jedi is a reference to one of the earliest Star Wars parodies ever made.

Released in 1978, made on a budget of $8000, grossed $1 million, making it more profitable than the real Star Wars.

That looks pretty awesome. You get to fly the Falcon! I’ve read other reviews raving about the immersiveness of the experience as well.

I don’t think I would go, because I’m terrible at improv and the idea of having to role-play my way through a theme park is terrifying to me, but for people with more creativity it seems like a really great environment.

EDIT: Okay, that guy yelling “Antifa!” at the First Order is one of the best things ever. Followed by “You have to engage the space fascists in the free market of ideas, or how are they going to stop being space fascists?”

Edited by Galadriel on Nov 3rd 2019 at 6:27:10 AM

Huh Star Wars Bounty Hunter is being rerelased on the PS 4.

How was that game?

It's been released, like for months.

I don't know if Disney is interested in continuing Legends, as it was pretty much dead when they bought the franchise. TOR was strong back then, as now, but the books had just had a big planned series get cancelled, the comics were down to Legacy, which was far less popular after its relaunch, and The Clone Wars had just been cancelled as well. They might view Legends as something to re-print, but never re-explore.

> How was that game?

Crappy controls and stupidly difficult

Article on Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Nov 4th 2019 at 9:24:19 AM

They did bring SOME elements of Legends into the main SW canon, like Grand Admiral Thrawn, who was a major antagonist in Star Wars Rebels.

Yeah, what's often forgotten is that Legends was pretty close to running on fumes even before the reboot was formally announced. Most of the comics had been canned, the novels sucked, and really the only MAJOR EU materials left were TCW and TOR.

And The Clone Wars got confirmed as part of the main canon.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Nov 4th 2019 at 2:29:18 PM

TCW is actually in both continuities, along with the six Lucas films.

He might be referring to the 2d series by Genndy Tartakovksy

Yeah, the late EU was really sucking hard. Lots of stuff that had no business being there, and even in its heyday there were a lot of books that had a lot of problems, at least in the post-OT era.

Speaking of the Clone Wars, would everyone say that by and large the relationship between the Jedi officers and the clone troopers was mostly positive?

As long as they are not Pong Krell, then yes.

New Mandalorian teaser.

Watching the first episode now.

This is not a spoiler about anything important whatsoever, just a one off gag, but the series re-canonizes Life Day. The horror!

Edited by KnownUnknown on Nov 11th 2019 at 10:42:10 AM

George Lucas bursts awake, runs outside in the middle of the night, wielding a sledgehammer.

Also, it's damn good.

Are streaming series eligible for Emmys for costume design? Cause this show would freaking deserve it.

Fun and swashbuckling, cool and atmospheric, at times grim but in a casual way befitting its pulp aesthetic and style, and bright - it's a vibrant world full of content and activity, and there's no squinting at it through a dark filter like you might expect from a (morally) greyer series.

And the animation, both stop motion and CGI. There are things in this series that have never gotten the chance to freely move or talk before due to limitations, but can now interact with regular actors as if they were regular actors. It's like watching Roger Rabbit. I had to do a double take when I saw a minor Ugnaught character carry a full conversation in English.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Nov 11th 2019 at 11:10:56 AM

Saw the first episode of The Mandalorian. At first, I thought it was just okay, with the first section (capturing the blue guy) having a little too much meh humor, but as soon as Werner Herzog appeared, it hit high gear and damn was it good. We got actual Mandalorian lore, a hint at the Mandalorian's backstory, some great practical effects, a great fight scene, and a great cliffhanger. I cannot wait for the next episode.