Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

[@SkitchP]

Living on an internet message board should pretty much cause the same reaction.

It does, Im just far too old to concern myself with such stigmas at this point.

[stip]

Time to geek out: yeah, what I loved about the EU books that take place right after the end of Jedi (like the Truce at Bakura and The Courtship of Princess Leia) is that Luke was still the only Jedi in the universe, and the New Republic wasn't even really in power yet; sure, the Emperor and Vader were dead, but there were still lots of Imperial threats all over the galaxy, and these books were about the in-fighting of the amorphous group that wasn't really the New Republic yet. It was a nice reflection of the difference between constituting vs. constituted power, and while it worked well as a book...I think it'd make a horrible movie. Jumping forward 30 years puts us in a timeframe where it's totally possible that the remnants of the Empire have been crushed, and that Luke has set up a Jedi training school or whatever and there are little Jedi running around. So I'd be very (but pleasantly) surprised of the narrative of the news films began with anything besides "The New Republic is at peace...but something is about to smash it!"

One thing that I'm excited about is that this probably won't be a backstory-laden installment; so many revivals of old series (Spiderman, Batman, Star Trek, etc.) get front-loaded with "How did we get here???" and the SW prequel trilogy was basically one long backstroy that we already knew...I'm expecting this to be pretty new and fresh right out of the gate. A guy can dream, can't he?

Those book plots sound fascinating to me. That's the kind of thing I'd love to see. But I do see your point about it being a dull movie. And I certainly don't expect this movie to reflect those elements.

And I hope you're right about the exposition. There is a tremendous opportunity to reflect Joseph Campbell and The Hero's Journey and the structure of A New Hope but with entirely new elements. We'll see where they drive this thing, but hopefully, it isn't too nostalgic and expository.

Read them! I was reading these things in like 5th and 6th grade and I blew through them at the pace of like one every other week; I'm reading synopses on Wikipedia right now and they're giving me Star-Boners. I'd suggest reading:

The Truce at Bakura
The Courtship of Princess Leia
Like the first 4 Rogue Squadron books
The Thrawn Trilogy

And in that order, since that's chronological. If you get that far and you're still interested, there are obviously others.

I remember loving those Thrawn books.

[stip]

Living on an internet message board should pretty much cause the same reaction.

It does, Im just far too old to concern myself with such stigmas at this point.

I watch my little pony with ellie most nights these days. I often briefly think of you.

[McParadigm]

I watch my little pony with ellie most nights these days. I often briefly think of you.

Do you bite your lower lip, just a little bit, when that happens?

[McParadigm]

Living on an internet message board should pretty much cause the same reaction.

It does, Im just far too old to concern myself with such stigmas at this point.

Is that the nerd version of "I don't see race?"

[@SkitchP]

Living on an internet message board should pretty much cause the same reaction.

It does, Im just far too old to concern myself with such stigmas at this point.

Is that the nerd version of "I don't see race?"

No sir. I have pretty much accepted that there's a pretty high nerd factor in ol skitchP

[stip]

I'm sick and home with the girls so ellie is now watching Star Wars for the first time. She's 3. Hopefully that isn't too young.

So far she is pretty fascinated

[stip]

Ellie, upon the Death Star blowing up alderan: Oh No! The Moon!

[CopperTom]

Cute, but she is not the chosen one.

[McParadigm]

It's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and then realized that it was just the moon and went back to whatever they were doing.

[stip]

It's really hard not to get a charge when Luke turns off his targeting computer and the title theme kicks in right at the end of the Death Star assault

[dimejinky99]

Rumours abound...Ford wanted Solo killed off in ROTJ, and this could be happening in the new film, the new republic having taken hold, Solo feels theres no place for him in the new structure and goes off to the wild as yet untamed ends of the galaxy..



Principal photography begins in Abu Dhabi next Tuesday 13 May.
http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/05/11/s ... -abu-dhabi

[zeb]

The only EU thing I've read. It would make an OK movie.

[B]

Rumours abound...Ford wanted Solo killed off in ROTJ, and this could be happening in the new film, the new republic having taken hold, Solo feels theres no place for him in the new structure and goes off to the wild as yet untamed ends of the galaxy..



Principal photography begins in Abu Dhabi next Tuesday 13 May.
http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/05/11/s ... -abu-dhabi

Entertainment Weekly said Lucas nailed Ford, Hamill, and Fisher down before selling to Disney.

[darth_vedder]

I thought Ford wanting Solo killed is old news. Like I heard that a long time ago...

[Sgt. Crackpot]

As long as they spare Chewy, they can obliterate Solo in the first movie. Ford has proabaly aged the worst anyway, I think it's time to take him to the "farm".

[dimejinky99]

I thought Ford wanting Solo killed is old news. Like I heard that a long time ago...

While I believe that, it is also quite odd given the three were never exactly made rich by their taking part in the original trilogy. Fisher has commented on it a few times.

[B]

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[Coach]

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May the force be with J.J. Abrams...he's gonna need it.

[stip]

I still think he was an excellent choice for these movies