Star Wars: The TV Show

[ulthar]

Star Wars TV Show coming.  100 Episodes scheduled for production.  IMO, this is 'how to kill a once-cool idea.'  But oh well.

From the article,

"The series will be set between episodes three and four of the film saga.

It would cover the 20 years in the life of Luke Skywalker growing up that remains a mystery to most film-goers. "

Well, let's see.  Luke grew up on some kind of farm in the middle of a wasteland dessert with his Aunt and Uncle.  He pines for something else, like just about any other 20 year old.  Hmmm.  I just don't see this plot line being all that interesting.

But then, after Eps I-III, I should not be surprised.

You want a good idea for a continuation of the SW saga?  How about Luke, more like his father than anyone thought, goes beserk and begins to use his power with the force to establish a monarchy.  Drunk with power, he becomes more violent than Vader ever was.

I mean, if you are going to KILL the whole thing, do it right.

[plan9superfan]

I think there should be four TV shows:

-one should happen between Episode I and Episode II, showing us Anakin growing up, the droid army being re-assambled, and Obi-Wan training Anakin

-Another one should happen between  Episode III and Episode IV, showing us the Empire rising, Luke and Leia growing up, and Chewbacca meeting Han Solo.

-Another one should happen between Episode IV and Episode V, showing us the rebels at Hoth, Han reuniting with Luke and Leia, and Jabba putting the price on Han's head

And, finally, another one should happen between Episode V and Episode VI, showing us the building of the second Death Star, Han getting sold to Jabba, and Yoda getting that terminal disease.

[ulthar]

Another one should happen between Episode IV and Episode V, showing us Jabba putting the price on Han's head

Didn't Han already have a price on his head in Ep IV?  Wasn't Greedo a bounty hunter?

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

Hmmmm.... Wasnt the whole damn point that absolutely NOTHING happened on Tatooine?  


Episode 1- Luke working on farm
Episode 2- Luke working on farm
Episode 3- Luke working on farm, gets driver's lisence
Epidsode 4- "Very Special episode" Luke and BIggs drink too much and crash landspeeder
EPisode 5- Luke on farm, raiuses babay tusken raider
Episode 6- Humorous Jawa neighbor who keeps orrowing stuff and selling it back to UNcle Owen
Episode 7- Luke working on farm.


I suspect they will make him sort of a proto-action hero.  

[dean]

I'm with Ed: What's the damn point if it's all located on the one planet! [after all, Luke was supposed to have been bored by his everyday life and looking for something exciting]

Sure I like the fact that they're going for something darker, but I personally think basing the series around minor characters in the Star Wars Universe, or, god forbid, brand new characters, would serve the show much better.  That and maybe a different time frame.

Bah, I'll still watch it.

[ulthar]

I personally think basing the series around minor characters in the Star Wars Universe, or, god forbid, brand new characters, would serve the show much better.

On another forum, it was suggested that one very good plot arc would be to follow Han Solo during the time building up to Ep IV.

Also, following Leia would be pretty cool.  She seems to have had a MUCH more interesting time of it than Luke during that period.

I also think a lot could be done with Yoda - his flight 'in exile' to Degobah, for example.

IOW, there is a LOT that could be done other than focusing on Luke, who must by necessity of continuity be a non-entity before Ep IV.

[Fearless Freep]

who must by necessity of continuity be a non-entity before Ep IV

Oh, like they are going to start paying attention to continuity *now*?

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

This has sort of kicked off a feedback loop in my brain.  I can't let it go.  Here are more story line ideas...
Jar Jar and the Man- Jar Jar Binks moves in with Yoda on Dagobah.  Hijinx ensue.

My Three Clones- Boba Fett adopts 3 clone troopers

Obi Wan gets really bored out in the wastes and goes into town for Chinese.  Jawas get in and trash the place with a party.

A temp agency is having trouble finding staff for Darth Vader's office.  Everyone they send dies after screwing up the lunch order or something.  


On a serious note, I'd like to see some stuff about WHY The Empire is all that bad.  Its just hinted around.  How did Tarkin become so important?  What happens on other plants?  If non-humoids lose all their rights, do we see that?  

-Ed

[Alan Smithee]

The show is supposed to be like the the Indiana Jones TV show. I imagine the SW show will have every episode having a ten-year-old  Luke getting into some trouble. It seems that the Luke in 'A New Hope' didn't see many adventures until he found the droids. I'm disappointed. I was hoping maybe we'd get a new lead character, perhaps a Rebel, travelling planet to planet and other exotic locales fighting off the Empire. Instead we get Luke bumbling around on Tatooine. *sigh*

[Alan Smithee]

Lucas drops the ball... again.

I think the adventures of a young(er) Han Solo (with perhaps Chewie in tow) would be helluva more appealing than the "adventures" of Luke on Tatooine. We'd have a 20 year-old Han fighting off bounty hunters (and even Boba Fett). Han flying around in the Millenium Falcon. Han getting the Falcon from Lando. Han getting mixed up with the Empire. Etc. The possibilites!

[plan9superfan]

-Jar Jar has to die

-Boss Nass has to die

-every other Gungan has to die

-Little Jabba has to die

-Chewbacca must leave Kashyyk, become an outlaw, and meet Han Solo

-Watto must die

-Yoda must land on Dagobah, and start living there

-Kid Leia must rise to the rank of princess, and somehow find out about her real mother.

-Obi-Wan must land on Tatooine, adopt the name of Ben Kenobi, "meet" young Luke, and forget about C3PO and R2-D2

-Naboo has to get destroyed

-The Death Star must get built

-Governor Tarkin must rise to the rank of Grand Moff

-Captain Antilles must have a son, Wedge, who befriends young Luke

-R2-D2 must get a memory wipe

-Pod racing must be banned

-The Senate must be dissoluted

-The Clone Troopers must start calling themselves Stormtroopers

-New batch of imperial soldiers must come freshly coned from Kamino: the Sandtroopers and the Snowtroopers

-The Rebellion must be formed

-The Rebellion must sart using the X-Wings and Y-Wings

-The Empire must start using the TIE-Fighters and TIE-Interceptors

-The Jawas must be introduced

-The Ewoks must be introduced

-Kamino must be destroyed

-Kashyyk must be destroyed, and all the Wookies killed

-Lando Calrisian must be introduced

-Greedo, the Rancor, the Sarlaac, IG-88 and Bossk must be introduced

-Biggs Starkiller and Porkins must be introduced

-Mon Calamari must be introduced

-The Wampa must be introduced

-Endor must be introduced

-Cloud City must be introduced

-Hoth must be introduced

-Han and Chewie must start using the Millenium Falcon

-Yoda must ditch his lightsaber

-Emperor Palpatine must ditch his lightsaber

-Emperor Palpatine must ditch his "Darth Sidious" persona

-Qui-Gon Jinn must make a cameo in ghost form

-Mace Windu must make a cameo in ghost form

-Aayla Secura must make a cameo in ghost form

-Jedi Plo Koon must make a cameo in ghost form

[dean]

Wow, what a list!

Of course you could sum it up with "George don't be an idiot and do things right'' but this could work as well.

[Ash]

They could have an episode where Luke & friends bullsye woprats in their T-16's

(were they woprats or womprats?)

[trekgeezer]

Once again you guys are behind the curve. The show will not feature the characters from Ep's 4-6. It will be built around new characters. They did mention that bounty hunters would be involved.

George will probably not have anything to do with the day-to-day operations of the show. At one time it was rumored that he was approaching Kevin Smith to develop the show.

[Ash]

I don't care where it's set and who's in it....I'll definitely check it out.  :)