So, like most folks, I'm a Star Wars fan. And quite a while ago (maybe a couple of years), when George Lucas was talking about continuing the Clone Wars in an animated series, I was a little excited. I saw that coming though, the Clone Wars was a popular series on Cartoon Network. But this time, the Clone Wars was coming back as a 3D animated series, so then I got really excited as I love 3D.
But what really made me excited was the promised Live-Action series. What I had heard about it at the time was that it was going to continue on from the films, after Episode 6 (Return of the Jedi). So supposedly, the series was supposed to continue on from Episode 6 which took place during a time called the Rebellion Era. But after the Empire had been destroyed, the New Republic forms, and of course the story continues.
Though in a recent interview with TV Guide, George Lucas said that the live-action series was to take place between Episode 3 and 4. WTF!?!? Who wants to see more of this? The saga was great, it was fun to watch, but move on! All the actors from Star Wars episodes 4-6 are at a perfect age for a continuation on to more Episodes (like Episodes 7-?), as their characters live on to be parents and so on.
So why doesn't Lucas continue the saga? 'Cause he sucks. He's a crappy director and a horrible screenwriter. He needs to pick Star Wars out of his pocket and let somebody else handle it, because, as the last 3 movies obviously show, he doesn't know what he's doing.
But this interview didn't bring all bad news. He said that the purpose of the series was to tell the stories of the side characters, instead of focusing on the main characters (like the Skywalkers). This is great news, that means more focus on the characters that I really care about, like Boba Fett, Dengar, Bib Fortuna and Jabba the Hutt, Greedo, Aurra Sing, IG-88, and Bossk. (Ok, so those are mostly bounty hunters, but what can I say.) Focus on the side characters who have more interesting stories than the Jedi is fantastic and I love it. But Lucas is livin' in the past man! I would prefer very much some movies/tv series' based on the Old Republic, the New Republic, the New Jedi Order, or the Legacy eras.
I don't know, I'm sure the show will be fun to watch and everything. But only time will tell whether or not I would rather watch Scrubs than a new live-action Star Wars series based on the same crap we've been seeing in the freaking movies for the past 30 years.
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