Red Mosquito

The stories in Rebels and Clone Wars are much more interesting.

@SkitchP wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Star Wars is not going to go anywhere interesting. And I'd hardly even consider myself a fan at this point. I don't care if they make more.

Rogue II: The Lumpy Chronicles

Then I would love Disney

Team LV.

I no longer consider myself a SW fan. Find it trite and uninspired now.

They are getting weighed down by the mythos instead of building on it.

Limited by the archetypes instead of creating new ones.

tragabigzanda wrote:

run2death wrote:Team LV.

I no longer consider myself a SW fan. Find it trite and uninspired now.

They are getting weighed down by the mythos instead of building on it.

Limited by the archetypes instead of creating new ones.

Totally! But my hope is that this is basically their way of re-establishing the key pieces for the new generation: the major players and whatnot. And once that stuff is established, then hopefully they'll being to flesh out the cracks a bit more.

I think this is exactly what they're doing, trag.

But beyond that, as it regards this specific Han Solo film (and other comments in this thread), it seems that the directors didn't give a good tin shit about anything that came before and wanted to make a completely different film than was agreed upon. I can't fault Disney for taking action, regardless of how excited I am to see Disney move beyond the status quo. There is still a story thread, a canon that cannot be denied. For better or worse, it exists and it's a part of the fabric of Star Wars. It isn't about nostalgia, it's about story continuity and integrity.

Fuck continuity and integrity tho

E.H. Ruddock wrote:The stories in Rebels and Clone Wars are much more interesting.

There are some fantastic stories in those shows, yes. There are some SUPER shitty ones, too. But also those are hours and hours and hours of storytelling. The films are much more limited in their scope. So it makes sense that the shows are more interesting. I think the films will get there, though. We just have to expand past the "known" galaxy. Once Disney is comfortable going beyond regular characters and the established canonical timeline, we'll get much more diversity and experimentation. And that's coming.

It's not coming, Joey.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Fuck continuity and integrity tho

LoathedVermin72 wrote:It's not coming, Joey.

Maybe, maybe not. But I think it is. We'll have to wait until the new saga trilogy is over. And we'll have to wait until the third stand-alone film is done, too. But, maybe you're right. Maybe they want the films to stay safe and they'll explore more in other media (books, tv, etc). That's very possible. And I'm not sure I have a problem with that, even if I don't think it's ideal.

tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:It's not coming, Joey.

Maybe, maybe not. But I think it is. We'll have to wait until the new saga trilogy is over. And we'll have to wait until the third stand-alone film is done, too. But, maybe you're right. Maybe they want the films to stay safe and they'll explore more in other media (books, tv, etc). That's very possible. And I'm not sure I have a problem with that, even if I don't think it's ideal.

I'd be fine with this. Blockbuster films every summer and/or Xmas; more interesting stuff delivered via Netflix, HBO, whatever.

See, trag gets it.

Netflix and HBO is the opposite of interesting stuff.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Netflix and HBO is the opposite of interesting stuff.

Yeah, tell that to David Lynch and the last episode of Twin Peaks.

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Netflix and HBO is the opposite of interesting stuff.

The Chinaman is not the issue, verm.

What's The Chinaman?

durdencommatyler wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Netflix and HBO is the opposite of interesting stuff.

The Chinaman is not the issue, verm.

What's The Chinaman?

Not the issue.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Netflix and HBO is the opposite of interesting stuff.

The Chinaman is not the issue, verm.

What's The Chinaman?

Not the issue.

AL

I've started using the phrase "Geek Sheep" to describe the herd that surrounds the mindless state of Star Wars/Marvel popularism.

It's annoying as fuck.

run2death wrote:I've started using the phrase "Geek Sheep" to describe the herd that surrounds the mindless state of Star Wars/Marvel popularism.

It's annoying as fuck.

I like you