Author Topic: Star Wars: The Rise of... Stuff... and Things... (Read 34471 times)

ActionButler · « **Reply #301 on:** 29 January 2020, 08:50:00 »

Quote from: ANS Kamas P81 on 28 January 2020, 18:10:51

Someone is a Porsche fan with exquisite taste. Ferrari 512S is still the more beautiful machine, though.

I was going to say that it looks like an homage to the Ford GT with those colors.

Wrangler · « **Reply #302 on:** 29 January 2020, 10:13:00 »

Quote from: Luciora on 29 January 2020, 08:17:27

That's a good catch. Its been too long since i saw Captain Harlock series.
I wonder if fighter consequence it looks like one these older planes.

Fat Guy · « **Reply #303 on:** 29 January 2020, 10:35:21 »

Of all the Ace's ships, I like Griff's TIE based one the best:

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #304 on:** 29 January 2020, 11:09:21 »

Quote from: ActionButler on 29 January 2020, 08:50:00

I was going to say that it looks like an homage to the Ford GT with those colors.

Yeah, it's definitely the classic Gulf Oil colors, but the shape is pure 917. I approve!

Nightlord01 · « **Reply #305 on:** 30 January 2020, 07:17:50 »

Quote from: Ruger on 29 January 2020, 07:14:12

It’s supposed to be a cross between a X-Wing and a F4U Corsair.

Ruger

I can definitely see it. Interesting design decision.

Weirdo · « **Reply #306 on:** 30 January 2020, 17:25:00 »

And here I thought I'd subverted the system by creating a voting precinct numbered 1701. Much to learn, have I...

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Wrangler · « **Reply #307 on:** 31 January 2020, 19:24:35 »

Check this out! Test footage for Star Wars: Underworld!

This was pretty cool. Too bad they didn't make it.

DOC_Agren · « **Reply #308 on:** 03 February 2020, 23:35:18 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 31 January 2020, 19:24:35

Check this out! Test footage for Star Wars: Underworld!

This was pretty cool. Too bad they didn't make it.

I want more now

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #309 on:** 04 February 2020, 02:57:16 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 30 January 2020, 17:25:00

And here I thought I'd subverted the system by creating a voting precinct numbered 1701. Much to learn, have I...

(You'll want to enlarge it.)

Amateur. If you're gonna subvert things, subvert things to the point you're strongly considering committing crimes and steal street signs. I damn near did when I left Vegas.

I didn't, of course, but still. The temptation was strong with this one.

Fat Guy · « **Reply #310 on:** 14 February 2020, 15:20:00 »

https://youtu.be/Z9d1bkRC0Hs

Fat Guy · « **Reply #311 on:** 18 February 2020, 22:22:17 »

New episode of The Clone Wars on Friday! :beer:

https://youtu.be/74KX0sQ2I4E

Though we saw the Bad Batch story reels on the official site years ago, I'm still excited to see them in finished form.

Fat Guy · « **Reply #312 on:** 25 February 2020, 09:10:51 »

High Republic announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/xCat5fXRyyU

Wrangler · « **Reply #313 on:** 25 February 2020, 11:21:48 »

Looks like more a comic book & novel effort than a actual effort make new television show/film/comic book series. Given it's set 400 years in the past verse the KOTOR is a 1000 years in the past. Hard to say if there going bigger shake up franchise's history.

Ruger · « **Reply #314 on:** 25 February 2020, 12:47:26 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 25 February 2020, 11:21:48

Looks like more a comic book & novel effort than a actual effort make new television show/film/comic book series. Given it's set 400 years in the past verse the KOTOR is a 1000 years in the past. Hard to say if there going bigger shake up franchise's history.

Definitely a novel line of at least young adult and older novels and comics. Wookieepedia has entries for a few, mostly set in 232 BBY, during which, an event called “The Great Disaster” knocks ships out of hyperspace throughout the galaxy.

At least two young adult novels, one regular hardcover novel and two comic series (one by Marvel, the other by IDW) have apparently been announced.

Ruger

Tymers Realm · « **Reply #315 on:** 25 February 2020, 12:52:37 »

Though I would imagine there's gonna be additional stuff in the mix. Considering Viz Media is one of the partners in this. So we could see tie-in Manga or some animated tie-ins as well...

Luciora · « **Reply #316 on:** 25 February 2020, 12:57:27 »

Just no. It's bad enough to see a japanese take of a western character at times, but a westerners take on a Japanese take of a western character is just about as bad as those foreign dubs to subs from totally different culture.

Quote from: Tymers Realm on 25 February 2020, 12:52:37

Though I would imagine there's gonna be additional stuff in the mix. Considering Viz Media is one of the partners in this. So we could see tie-in Manga or some animated tie-ins as well...

ArkRoyalRavager · « **Reply #317 on:** 26 February 2020, 07:31:48 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 25 February 2020, 11:21:48

Looks like more a comic book & novel effort than a actual effort make new television show/film/comic book series. Given it's set 400 years in the past verse the KOTOR is a 1000 years in the past. Hard to say if there going bigger shake up franchise's history.

Correct me if i'm wrong sir, but isn't KOTOR 4000 years in the past?

Garrand · « **Reply #318 on:** 26 February 2020, 08:46:09 »

The era of Darth Bane was 1000 years in the past. Bane is canon, but I don't know how much of his story is still canon (i.e. the Sith Empire, etc). I don't know how much of KotoR is canon for that matter either...

Damon.

Wrangler · « **Reply #319 on:** 26 February 2020, 12:07:44 »

Quote from: Luciora on 25 February 2020, 12:57:27

Just no. It's bad enough to see a japanese take of a western character at times, but a westerners take on a Japanese take of a western character is just about as bad as those foreign dubs to subs from totally different culture.

Star Wars: Lost Stars was manga, i can tell you it was dead on good and stuck with guide lines of Star Wars. Perhaps better than the later 3 films we just got. It was side story running at same time as the original films. It was good. No Japanese cultural clashing i could see.

dgorsman · « **Reply #320 on:** 26 February 2020, 12:09:34 »

Quote from: Garrand on 26 February 2020, 08:46:09

The era of Darth Bane was 1000 years in the past. Bane is canon, but I don't know how much of his story is still canon (i.e. the Sith Empire, etc). I don't know how much of KotoR is canon for that matter either...

Damon.

I don't think Disney/LucasArts knows yet either. Come to think of it, the employees that survived the various transitions must be more than a little stressed about this. It's literally their job to know all of this and then poof - none of it's valid anymore.

marauder648 · « **Reply #321 on:** 26 February 2020, 12:16:56 »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GAvcrYKxu4

So...artfully done.

gyedid · « **Reply #322 on:** 02 May 2020, 15:33:08 »

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20200430-star-wars-why-the-empire-strikes-back-is-overrated

Are feelings like this about TESB actually fairly common throughout SW fandom?

Cheers,

Gabe

Hellraiser · « **Reply #323 on:** 02 May 2020, 16:29:18 »

Interesting article.

I don't really agree with it, but, he's not entirely wrong either.

And I've never noticed the "same 6 scenes/plot points" rearranged from SW to ESB till he pointed it out.

You do notice it in Force Awakens for sure. But I hadn't seen it in ESB till now.

monbvol · « **Reply #324 on:** 02 May 2020, 16:42:06 »

I think it does raise a lot of good points when one takes off the nostalgia goggles.

It doesn't make it a bad movie exactly and it isn't hard to justify why destroying the Death Star doesn't end the threat of the Empire so there are things that are not entirely accurate in the article.

Cache · « **Reply #325 on:** 02 May 2020, 17:12:20 »

I'm in it for the Tauntauns and AT-AT's. Period.

Ruger · « **Reply #326 on:** 02 May 2020, 17:37:47 »

*shrug*

He’s entitled to his opinions just as I’m entitled to disagree with almost all of them.

Ruger

Sabelkatten · « **Reply #327 on:** 03 May 2020, 03:48:57 »

The thing I question the most is his comment about the Emperor and the Force. In-universe, does anyone other than Vader know that Palpatine is a Force user? WEG's Star Wars Sourcebook makes a point of that being unknown (wondering how he can make Vader bow down to him).

dgorsman · « **Reply #328 on:** 03 May 2020, 10:41:06 »

Palpatine has some select advisors who are strong with the Dark Side. And the Inqisitorium. And depending which continuity you follow, the Hands as well. At some points the number is so high it stretches the imagination a bit that it's widely unknown.

monbvol · « **Reply #329 on:** 03 May 2020, 10:52:03 »

Still for someone watching the films and the films alone it is pretty clearly controlled knowledge kept to as few people as possible.