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Thought it was cool it's obvious he watched B5.
I think there are a few more I'll check.
I think there are a few more I'll check.
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Nothing to do with B5, moving it to Off Topic.Sleeping in Light-----Darnit! Shut the Window. -
Some supprizingly good predictions of the problems the rest of the prequals would face.
The smaller cliche's never really bothered me as Starwars has always been more fantasy than sci fi but I'd agree that the series biggest problem was that it couldnt let go of the originals. Far too many characters and plot points existed only to reach the situation we saw at in Episode 4 when personally I thought the original trilogy told us everything we needed to know anyway without going into needless detail.
Anakin and Obi Wan's characters should have been the focus thoughout IMHO not all the political mumbo jumbo which really could have been gotten across in a few lines anyway.Who are you?
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Well it does what I said. He mentions the Psi Corp, thoguht it was interesting he's seen the series.Originally posted by Ranger1 View Post
"He is too old to train to be a Jedi." -- Uh, Yoda? You say 6 is too old, but Luke Skywalker will be a doable fixer-upper at 20? When do you recruit novices -- ripping them from the breast, like the Psi Corps in "Babylon 5"? Does the Jedi Way require complete denial of normal childhood? An odd message for a kid flick!My Blog and more - Click hereComment
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Was he asking a rhetorical question there? Because that actually is a plot point that has been covered before in the Star Wars expanded universe. Some cultures in the Old Republic hated the Jedi because they would take young children and raise them, rather than letting them grow up with their own people / parents."I don't find myself in the same luxury as you. You grew up in freedom, and you can spit on freedom, because you don't know what it is not to have freedom." ---Ayaan Hirsi AliComment
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What focus there was did them no favors. Lucas managed to take one of the greatest screen villains of all time, Darth Vader, and turn him into a whiny emo bitch. It's amazing, he actually managed to make Darth Vader un-cool.Originally posted by moreorless View Post
Big props to Robot Chicken & Seth McFarlane for partly lampooning what a big emo bitch Vader became in this brief skit."I don't find myself in the same luxury as you. You grew up in freedom, and you can spit on freedom, because you don't know what it is not to have freedom." ---Ayaan Hirsi AliComment
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Check the date on the article. Nothing was known about Jedi recruiting techniques before Episode I (or its novelization, which came out first).Originally posted by Karachi Vyce View PostRecently, there was a reckoning. It occurred on November 4, 2014 across the United States. Voters, recognizing the failures of the current leadership and fearing their unchecked abuses of power, elected another party as the new majority. This is a first step toward preventing more damage and undoing some of the damage already done. Hopefully, this is as much as will be required.Comment
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Indeed, although I'd say that was partly because Lucas only seemed interested in constantly nudging the audience with not very thiney veiled hints at his turn rather than actually making an interesting character. If he'd actually been a character the audience cared about then perhaps his fall would have had more of an impact.Originally posted by Karachi Vyce View PostWho are you?
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Not to mention making Han less cool by making Greedo shoot first... *sigh*It's amazing, he actually managed to make Darth Vader un-cool.What's up Drakh?Comment
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Although that has zero to do with the prequel trilogy ...Originally posted by I love Lyta View PostThe Optimist: The glass is half full
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The "prequal" Lucas made the changes though and I suspect many of them were to test out CGI for the new films.Originally posted by Garibaldi's Hair View PostWho are you?
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I always considered the Special Editions to be his practice run on making shit.Recently, there was a reckoning. It occurred on November 4, 2014 across the United States. Voters, recognizing the failures of the current leadership and fearing their unchecked abuses of power, elected another party as the new majority. This is a first step toward preventing more damage and undoing some of the damage already done. Hopefully, this is as much as will be required.Comment
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While the prequels are to say the least childish and lacking, I would have to say that George LucasÆs biggest mistake was numbering the episodes for the seriesà Had he just named the episodes (ôA New Hopeö, The Empire Strikes Backö and ôReturn of the Jediö) the prequels could have been more flexible in its delivery and conclusion to an ôA New Hopeö i.e. it could have taken him a total of 4 or 5 movies to get to ôA New Hopeö and show how evil Darth Vader have become. As it stands right now it would have been great if they showed Darth Vader hunting and fighting JediÆs with a few escaping to fight another episodeà But maybe that is what they intend to do with the TV version of the series in the futureà Only thing is Darth Vader would have to be a better at fear tactics then what was already established in episode 3. 20 years is a long time for Darth Vader to get from Whiny emotional Jedi to a dreaded feared Lord Sith. I just hope the TV show does justice...Originally posted by Moreorless
I have always taken that comment to mean both characters had too may worldly distractionsà in AnakinÆs case, his disappointments."He is too old to train to be a Jedi." -- Uh, Yoda? You say 6 is too old, but Luke Skywalker will be a doable fixer-upper at 20? When do you recruit novices -- ripping them from the breast, like the Psi Corps in "Babylon 5"? Does the Jedi Way require complete denial of normal childhood? An odd message for a kid flick!
In LukeÆs case, his reasoning. It may have been worth the Jedi Order to take children at birth or shortly after to avoid limiting the childÆs mental ability with negative thoughtsà You wouldnÆt want a Jedi with phobias would ya? Yoda to Luke has always been ôAlways with you it is impossibleö thatÆs because Luke mentally limited himself to believe that (magic) is not possible. Just my 2cents.
Thankfully we have the originals on DVD, my teenage daughter does notice the darker element to Darth Vader and the character flow in the original series. The Special Editions and the prequels tone down the intensity of the action and the moodà What can anybody do?Originally posted by LessonInMachismo"The world is a dangerous place---not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it" --Albert EinsteinComment
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From what I'v heard the TV show will focus on the minor characters so I doubt we'll get to see much of Darth.Originally posted by rallytbk View Post
As I said I thought the original trilogy gave as much background info as was needed so I was hoping the prequals came up with a good story of their own. I remember reading an idea someone came up with that would IMHO have worked much better than the weak love plot we got. Introduce Anakin as a Han Soloesque cocky hero in part one and have him save the day with Obi Wan as Luke did in the original, then in the second film have his arrogance cause the death of another character. He won't take responibility for it and that pushes him towards the darkside and agenst the Jedi leading to him joining the emporer and confrontation with Obi Wan in the third film.
What we ended up seeing was Anakin pretty much forced into the darkside then suddenly switching from emo kid to brutal child killer with little buildup.Last edited by moreorless; 01-09-2007, 11:07 AM.Who are you?
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