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Teek posted:Is it Billy Dee or Glover who has six fingered hands? You're thinking of Christopher Guest?
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Mar 31, 2023 01:40
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That was an unfortunate mutation he picked up when he slipped in puddle of slime on the planet Ephebophine.
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Mar 31, 2023 01:41
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i didn't know that the sex haver vs quivering heap conflict stretched back all the way to the lando books
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Mar 31, 2023 02:00
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Taking the opportunity to drop this fan-made trailer for a 1970s Blaxploitation Lando movie. https://youtu.be/NATeU-r0GDU
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Mar 31, 2023 03:19
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Casimir Radon posted:Seems a bit weird that they’re doing I, Jedi without the academy trilogy first since they’re so tied in together. I can see why they would pick I, Jedi without also doing Jedi Academy. Since the former covers the events of the latter while also altering how things play out. I, Jedi is also the only Star Wars book from a first person perspective right? I've always wondered why Stackpole decided on that. edit: Thinking on it some more it is odd to jump to I, Jedi without first finishing the X-wing series. OhFunny fucked around with this message at 09:03 on Mar 31, 2023 |
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Mar 31, 2023 08:42
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There's a Disney EU book, Heir to the Jedi, which is first person Luke. It's also not very good. Felt like I was reading a novelization of a video game. According to Wookieepedia it was mostly written before Disney bought LucasFilm so it was going to be part of the old EU.
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Mar 31, 2023 12:32
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Yeah, that was from the end of the old EU when they had the idea to do standalone Big Three novels written by big names who had never done Star Wars before. Which was a good idea, but all were really forgettable at best. I don’t think anything from Heir to the Jedi has even been referenced since, despite it being one of the foundational Disney EU books.
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Mar 31, 2023 12:44
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Sorry to double post, but the British academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan just put out an edited volume of scholarly essays titled American Science Fiction Television and Space: Productions and (Re)configurations (1987-2021), which as the title indicates is focused on American sci-fi television programs from the debut of Star Trek TNG to the present day. I bring it up because I have a chapter in it titled “To Ensure the Safety of the Republic, We Must Deregulate the Banks”: A Social Democratic Reading of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which also looks at a number of other Star Wars shows, films, and EU publications from both pre- and post-Disney purchase. The basic premise is that I argue there are very different economic and political positions taken by the prequels and sequels (especially TFA) and that this transition is evident in The Clone Wars (both original and revival run). I also delve into some more real-world economic and political influences, and some in-universe political and economic policies of the Old Republic, Empire, and New Republic. To give you a sense of how long academic publishing takes, I started working on this in 2018, was given chances to revise it in 2020 and 2021, so I was unable to include anything from Andor, which would have fit in great. Due to space limits I also couldn't discuss some things I wanted to, like Saw Gerrera or the droid economy. But in general, I like how it came out, and glad that people will hopefully get the chance to read it. It's an academic book so the price is crazy, but if anyone would like to read it, I'd be happy to email them the chapter!
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Apr 3, 2023 19:07
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Username at gmail.com, please.
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Apr 3, 2023 19:25
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Same, username at gmail!
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Apr 3, 2023 21:14
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Oh absolutely yes, that seems right up my alley. Same, username at gmail, please. I'm genuinely excited.
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Apr 3, 2023 22:28
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Please send too. I will edit this out after I get but: Edit: Thanks Fritzler fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Apr 3, 2023 23:05
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Include me too please
fartknocker fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Apr 3, 2023 23:07
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Chairman Capone posted:Sorry to double post, but the British academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan just put out an edited volume of scholarly essays titled American Science Fiction Television and Space: Productions and (Re)configurations (1987-2021), which as the title indicates is focused on American sci-fi television programs from the debut of Star Trek TNG to the present day. I bring it up because I have a chapter in it titled “To Ensure the Safety of the Republic, We Must Deregulate the Banks”: A Social Democratic Reading of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which also looks at a number of other Star Wars shows, films, and EU publications from both pre- and post-Disney purchase. The basic premise is that I argue there are very different economic and political positions taken by the prequels and sequels (especially TFA) and that this transition is evident in The Clone Wars (both original and revival run). I also delve into some more real-world economic and political influences, and some in-universe political and economic policies of the Old Republic, Empire, and New Republic. love this from the preview quote:After all, the novels and comics set after 1983’s Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (ROTJ) had introduced such elements as the Rebel Alliance’s transformation into a New Republic, only for its capitol to be destroyed by an extragalactic invasion; Princess Leia and Han Solo’s son, who was trained as a Jedi by Luke Skywalker before turning to the dark side and becoming galactic dictator; and Emperor Palpatine’s return from the dead and secret Jedi grandchild. Obviously, these would be nearly impossible for casual fans to follow and would prohibit the new movies from developing their own original stories in new directions. savage
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I'd love to read it too!
cptn_dr fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Apr 3, 2023 23:12
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Also interested E: Thanks! Doctor Spaceman fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Apr 3, 2023 23:44
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Me too! [Redacted]
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Apr 4, 2023 00:28
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Just sent the article off to everyone who posted here - if anyone else wants a copy, please just ask!Jazerus posted:love this from the preview Hahah yeah, I couldn't help myself. I'm not entirely sure the editor got it, although he did seem to be a fan of Clone Wars, Mandalorian, and Bad Batch at least from some of his comments.
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Apr 4, 2023 00:54
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Awesome, thank you! Looking forward to reading it.
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Apr 4, 2023 01:00
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Chairman Capone posted:Just sent the article off to everyone who posted here - if anyone else wants a copy, please just ask! I'd love a copy please. E: removed. Thanks!! NinjaPete fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Apr 5, 2023 |
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Apr 4, 2023 04:27
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I would also like a copy! Unfortunately, I do not have an email that can be safely put here.
RC01214 fucked around with this message at 05:28 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Apr 4, 2023 05:17
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A copy to username @mail.com would be amazing (just mail. Not gmail)
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Apr 4, 2023 05:26
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Thanks kindly. Was a great read.
Vinylshadow fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Apr 6, 2023 |
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Apr 4, 2023 05:40
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Chairman Capone posted:Just sent the article off to everyone who posted here - if anyone else wants a copy, please just ask! I would also dig a copy, thank you!
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Chairman Capone posted:Sorry to double post, but the British academic publisher Palgrave Macmillan just put out an edited volume of scholarly essays titled American Science Fiction Television and Space: Productions and (Re)configurations (1987-2021), which as the title indicates is focused on American sci-fi television programs from the debut of Star Trek TNG to the present day. I bring it up because I have a chapter in it titled “To Ensure the Safety of the Republic, We Must Deregulate the Banks”: A Social Democratic Reading of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which also looks at a number of other Star Wars shows, films, and EU publications from both pre- and post-Disney purchase. The basic premise is that I argue there are very different economic and political positions taken by the prequels and sequels (especially TFA) and that this transition is evident in The Clone Wars (both original and revival run). I also delve into some more real-world economic and political influences, and some in-universe political and economic policies of the Old Republic, Empire, and New Republic. This sounds super interesting! Send a copy to [email removed] please Anshu fucked around with this message at 23:57 on Apr 4, 2023 |
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Yeah that sounds great, and congrats on getting published. E: removed
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Apr 4, 2023 15:17
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Just sent it off to everyone who posted their emails since the last post. Enjoy!
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Thanks very much!
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Some news out of Celebration London: James Mangold is going to be doing a film about the first Jedi, Dave Filoni is going to do a film about the Imperial Remnant vs. the New Republic, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is going to be directing a film set 15 years after the sequels featuring Daisy Ridley as Jedi Master Rey (this is the film that Damon Lindelof had been working on). Notably, the Mangold film is being officially referred to as being set in the "Dawn of the Jedi Era" and the Rey film is being referred to as being in "The New Jedi Order Era," even though the symbol they're using for it is that of the old EU Legacy era. (The Dawn of the Jedi Era symbol seems to show the Prime Jedi that was depicted in Luke's cave in TLJ.) Really curious if the NJO movie will draw in any other cameos from the NJO. (Assuming any of these films actually get made, of course). Also the Ahsoka trailer shows a live action Grand Admiral Thrawn and New Republic Mon Mothma, and Ahsoka even referring to him as the "Heir to the Empire" (the former probably the most obvious spoiler in the world but covering just in case) in it. The slow EU-ification of the Disney era continues.
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Chairman Capone posted:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is going to be directing a film set 15 years after the sequels featuring Daisy Ridley as Jedi Master Rey (this is the film that Damon Lindelof had been working on). "Somehow, Palpatine returned again." Christ, imagine still being able to get work after writing TRoS. That whole era is so radioactive I have no idea where you'd even start to put together a plot. Blow up the New New Republic? Put in a big superweapon with a trench you can fly down? Despite being on a Clone Wars kick at the moment, I don't have much of an interest in the Ahsoka show. My love of that character is primarily due to Ashley Eckstein's performance; Rosario Dawson in that one episode of Mandalorian didn't do much for me. To talk about books just a little since that is this thread, I'm reading the Darth Plaeguis book for the first time and it's rather neat. I'm not really invested in the misadventures of Teen Palpatine (who in a fantastic bit of pre-continuity only goes by his last name because he hates his first name so much!), but Sith lords who are also titans of industry is really appealing in a conspiracy sort of way, and Luceno's characterization of the Sith as pulling on strings not so much with a goal in mind, but just to see what happens is a really neat contrast to the Jedi, protectors of the status quo.
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I hope the Dawn of the Jedi movie borrows from the aesthetics of classical antiquity like the Tales of the Jedi comics also did, but my expectation is it's probably going to look indistinguishable from the Old Republic as it looked like just prior to the clone wars. God forbid that Disney makes a Star Wars movie that isn't 90% visually identical to the prior movies.
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Yeah, the Ahsoka show feels like it's Dave Filoni deciding "what if I took a cornerstone of the old EU... and rewrote it to star my own characters?" I'm sure I'll watch it but I'm not feeling super invested. It's funny, in the 1990s I just always assumed that Palpatine's first name was Cos. I don't know where that came from (I think there was a character named Cos in one of the early Star Wars drafts), but that was just a really common fan belief at the time. Cos Palpatine. Edit: actually, I think Luceno even indirectly alludes to this in the Plagueis novel with Cosinga Palpatine being his dad and the implication that Palpatine was named after him. Dan Wallace has said that back in 1999, Episode I tie-in materials almost established Palpatine's first name as Ethril. Not sure if that's better or worse than Sheev. Kind of sounds like a stereotypical old grandma name to me. Chairman Capone fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Apr 7, 2023 |
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Slashrat posted:I hope the Dawn of the Jedi movie borrows from the aesthetics of classical antiquity like the Tales of the Jedi comics also did, but my expectation is it's probably going to look indistinguishable from the Old Republic as it looked like just prior to the clone wars. God forbid that Disney makes a Star Wars movie that isn't 90% visually identical to the prior movies. KOTOR has a lot to answer for. Chairman Capone posted:It's funny, in the 1990s I just always assumed that Palpatine's first name was Cos. I don't know where that came from (I think there was a character named Cos in one of the early Star Wars drafts), but that was just a really common fan belief at the time. Cos Palpatine. Cos does get a callout in Plaeguis as Palpatine's father's name. Sheev is a bad named because it sounds like Steve, and you probably want to avoid calling your main villain Steve Palpatine, and you're on the money about Ethril, too. I keep a notebook full of interesting place names whenever I travel somewhere because they often make good fantasy names and those are hard to come up with, so here's ten names that would pair better with Palpatine: Ullin. Malden. Haytl. Dyess. Tyronza (sounds a little like Tyrone, but also like tyrant, classic Lucas naming). Bosnaga. Herak. Vidor. Branfel. Solmo.
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Chairman Capone posted:Yeah, the Ahsoka show feels like it's Dave Filoni deciding "what if I took a cornerstone of the old EU... and rewrote it to star my own characters?" I'm sure I'll watch it but I'm not feeling super invested. "Cos Dashit" was the name used by Lucas in an earlier draft of Star Wars for the character that became Emperor Palpatine. You can see it used in the comic adaptation of that script, "The Star Wars".
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Ah, the in-universe equivalent of the Scunthorpe problem.
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Yeah like who'd imagine a dictator having a bog-standard first name like Steve or Joseph 
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According to Luceno via Wookiepedia ‘Sheev’ was the name Lucas came up with for use with the Star Wars: Underworld show that never happened. I’d wondered because he went to pains to not give him a first name in Darth Plagueis, then casually drops it in Tarkin a couple years later.
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So out of Celebration London day two, apparently there are going to be characters from the High Republic books/comics in The Acolyte show from next year. I haven't read any of that series so I can't really give any opinion or even spoilers beyond that, but it's interesting to finally see new-EU characters make the jump to live action (I don't really consider the animated shows on the same level as the books/comics in terms of adaptation). They also announced the titles and authors of the High Republic Phase 3 books, but again doesn't really mean anything to me. There also is a full-on spoiler image released of Grand Admiral Thrawn as he looks in Ahsoka floating around so beware if you want to avoid character spoilers related to that show, but I regret to say that he really, really looks like Elon Musk to me.
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