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NeonTurtle posted:Edit: Has anyone mentioned Rick McCallum's news on the live action series? That's a bullshit excuse he gave. The reason why so many networks are going for safe stuff like reality shows are because they're cheap to make and so investors can be reassured, but Lucas was always going to self-fund the live action show anyway. Also I think the slew of recent well written shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, etc etc, would contest McCallum's notion that quality TV is dying out. Then again, he is Rick McCallum who lives in his own little world. As for the premise of the show from that interview, I actually think it sounds awesome. A mix of political and crime drama in the Star Wars universe? Assuming it's well written, sign me up. That was what Coruscant Nights was billed as being and I still wish it went that route instead.
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What ever happened to the sitcom with Seth Green? Dead on the table I hope?
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Chairman Capone posted:That's a bullshit excuse he gave. The reason why so many networks are going for safe stuff like reality shows are because they're cheap to make and so investors can be reassured, but Lucas was always going to self-fund the live action show anyway. Also I think the slew of recent well written shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, etc etc, would contest McCallum's notion that quality TV is dying out. Then again, he is Rick McCallum who lives in his own little world.
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Wouldn't any cable network be extremely interested in a serious Star Wars live action series? I guess Lucas wants complete control, so maybe that's keeping them from getting a deal with a network. The idea as laid out by McCallum actually sounds interesting. Going with the rise of the Empire instead of Jedi stuff (which would have to be about Obi-Wan or Yoda, unless they start bringing out other Jedi, which of course is a distinct possibility) at least brings us closer to the OT in terms of content and atmosphere. I would love to see a well-written Star Wars show aimed at adults. It all depends on how deeply involved Lucas is going to be, obviously. If he cedes just a little control to writers and directors with genuine talent, it could be decent. I'm not getting my hopes up, though. They've been talking about it for years now, but there haven't been any definitive signs that it's happening any time soon.
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Definitely wanna see a TV show happen. Definitely wanna see an episode about Noa Briqualon.
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The criminal aspects of the show make sense, given that pretty much the only solid piece of plot info so far is that Boba Fett is going to be in it.
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Does anyone have the link to that Star wars cartoon that depicts each of the Ot movies? It's called Blue coffee or something, I think.
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Jun 16, 2011 04:22
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http://www.bluemilkspecial.com/
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Ah that's it, thanks very much. Time to burn a few hours catching up to date.
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Speaking of the live-action show, the first screenwriter attached to it has been identified: http://www.denofgeek.com/television/941379/exclusive_writer_for_star_wars_tv_show_revealed.html It's Matthew Graham, best known as the creator of Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes.
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Chairman Capone posted:Speaking of the live-action show, the first screenwriter attached to it has been identified: And Fear Her
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bobkatt013 posted:And Fear Her Redeemed by The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People two-parter.
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Sodomy Non Sapiens posted:Redeemed by The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People two-parter. They where good but nothing can redeem that piece of poo poo.
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They got somebody that actually knows how to write for Star Wars? that will be interesting.
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It seems Star Wars Galaxies has finally cacked it. It should be given an award for most prolonged death.
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That website posted:Sadly, an attempted relaunch as something more action-centric in 2005 made the dwindling Galaxies faithful love it a little less, and subscriber counts have continued to drop since then. What's the story behind this?
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Admiral Goodenough posted:What's the story behind this? The CU where they decided that WoW-esqe traditional MMO classes would work in combat and then the NGE where they threw out all the unique character building stuff for some lovely FPS light combat system. The latter coming completely out of nowhere.
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SeanBeansShako posted:The CU where they decided that WoW-esqe traditional MMO classes would work in combat and then the NGE where they threw out all the unique character building stuff for some lovely FPS light combat system. I've never played an MMORPG so this is like beautiful machine code to me. I think I get the point, though, that sucks.
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Admiral Goodenough posted:I've never played an MMORPG so this is like beautiful machine code to me. I think I get the point, though, that sucks. Going as a guy who only played like 10 minutes of a beta or a demo or something, but kinda followed the game off and on because I'm a nerd shutup, Basically, the original Star Wars Galaxies was sort of...lacklustre. It was put out by Sony Online Entertainment, who made Everquest, the original #1 MMORPG. SW:G was very...EQ-like in its concepts and rationale. For example, the path to become the Jedi character class was convuluted and an incredible timesink for a player. If I'm remembering right, once you became flagged as a Jedi, your character could also be perma-killed. Combat and such was clunky and awkward, and it wasn't really the game's strong point. What did end up evolving was the game's crafting and merchant systems. Sometimes horrifyingly so (there were some screenshots in the last Star Wars megathread that were basically some sort of bizarre Star Wars fetishists bargain-o-rama center, for example.) I never really got this poo poo, but if you read Penny Arcade, Star Wars Galaxies was very 'Tycho friendly' in terms of having 'alternate' methods of advancing your character rather than shooting a million womp rats in Beggar's Canyon. If you wanted to sell Bothan-fur lined dildos in Mos Eisley, welp. Some people really like this sort of thing, to different degrees. Even in games like World of Warcraft, there are folk who try and control the local economies and make poo poo loads of money. Others are just in it for the 'roleplaying' efforts. I guess being an intergalactic purveyor of baskets or water basins is what some folks dream of. Anyway, with WoW's subsequent explosion and curbstomping of every other MMO on the market, a lot of 'competitors' adjusted their game to be more like WoW. EQ and FFXI become less games where you signed your life away in some sort of masochistic endeavour and adopted some WoW elements, like making it easier to solo poo poo or making EXP for your characters easier to obtain. SW:G tried to make the game more action packed and BIFF! POW! BANG! exciting for players. The only real big overhaul that I recall was making it so that you could make a Jedi character without having to run your dick through a meat grinder. With the 'core' group of people left playing that game, who liked being a moisture farmer or a craftsman or whatever being told that there game was becoming more action savvy, well, they were cranky about it. That was way too many loving words devoted to a game I never played. Yikes. Also, my favorite thing about SW:G was when players started protesting some bullshit in the game (I think it was server downtime/connectivity issues) and started a mass in-game protest. SOE's response? They mass-teleported characters into deep space. 
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SWG's shutdown is absolutely about LucasArts wanting to ensue maximum success for The Old Republic. There were rumors from months ago that LA was going to make this move. It's a shame they're closing SWG ten days before Christmas, though, I always liked the ridiculous SWG Life Day event. Have a heart, LucasArts! That article did remind me that the Clone Wars Adventures game exists, though. Has anyone here actually played it, or have any information on how many players it does get? I always assumed it was a blatant cash-grab attempt by LA that will close the minute the show ends.
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That's kind of sad. I had some good times in SWG, but pulling the plug was pretty inevitable with TOR coming out.
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Perdido posted:What did end up evolving was the game's crafting and merchant systems. Sometimes horrifyingly so (there were some screenshots in the last Star Wars megathread that were basically some sort of bizarre Star Wars fetishists bargain-o-rama center, for example.) I never really got this poo poo, but if you read Penny Arcade, Star Wars Galaxies was very 'Tycho friendly' in terms of having 'alternate' methods of advancing your character rather than shooting a million womp rats in Beggar's Canyon. If you wanted to sell Bothan-fur lined dildos in Mos Eisley, welp. So it was like a Star Wars version of Second Life?
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that awful man posted:So it was like a Star Wars version of Second Life? Hardly. Unless you count Bothans as furries.
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SeanBeansShako posted:It seems Star Wars Galaxies has finally cacked it. It should be given an award for most prolonged death. Jesus it was still around?
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Semen posted:Jesus it was still around? Technically, It still will be until the 11th of December! I'm amazed it seriously lasted this long. Truly the power of spergy obsessive people who enjoy terrible MMOs are a power to contend with.
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Perdido posted:
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Complete opposite of the Podracer I found made out of junk back when the game wasn't a steaming pile of poo.
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Just got a kindle and raiding the amazon market for some reading. Its been a while are the books about rogue squadron called that or are they called "X-wing"
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Darth Freddy posted:Just got a kindle and raiding the amazon market for some reading. Its been a while are the books about rogue squadron called that or are they called "X-wing" There is a "Rogue Squadron" series, but it's comic books. "X-Wing" is a nine-book series, the first four of which (Rogue Squadron, Wedge's Gamble, The Krytos Trap, and The Bacta War) are specifically about Rogue Squadron. Then the next three are by a different author and about a different squadron. You should pick those up, too.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270770102631&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT Someone is selling the whole nine book series X Wing series that is, best series of the EU imo. Semen fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Jun 26, 2011 |
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ZeeToo posted:There is a "Rogue Squadron" series, but it's comic books. "X-Wing" is a nine-book series, the first four of which (Rogue Squadron, Wedge's Gamble, The Krytos Trap, and The Bacta War) are specifically about Rogue Squadron. Thanks man, going to check them out and see what else I can find.
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It looks like the whole Bantam era catalog of books is being released on Kindle in a couple days. Here's the first x-wing book: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-X-Wing-Squadron-ebook/dp/B00513HXBA/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
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gently caress yeah, I just "pre-ordered" the Thrawn trilogy books. Might as well pick up the X-Wing books too. Not gonna buy anything else though.
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http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Heir-Empire-Anniversary/dp/0345528298/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309062559&sr=8-2 I'm trying to decide if the new edition of Heir to the Empire is worth buying,i'm seriously loving that cover. Nckdictator fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Jun 26, 2011 |
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There's a special 20th anniversary edition of Heir to the Empire that comes out in September, but I didn't see if the regular one is coming out with all the other old EU novels. I think the special edition comes with a new Thrawn short story or something. edit: beaten It looks like it comes with some other content that might be worth checking out as well
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astr0man posted:There's a special 20th anniversary edition of Heir to the Empire that comes out in September, but I didn't see if the regular one is coming out with all the other old EU novels. I think the special edition comes with a new Thrawn short story or something. New Thrawn story as well as annotations by Zahn. Honestly the annotations probably have me more excited than anything, I love to read about behind the scenes stuff and what was going through his head when writing it. Also, nice Star Wars porn titles on that SWG screenshot.
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astr0man posted:It looks like the whole Bantam era catalog of books is being released on Kindle in a couple days. Here's the first x-wing book: Holy poo poo! I was about to tell Darth Freddy that that era wasn't available as ebook, and then I scrolled down. 
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Chairman Capone posted:Also, nice Star Wars porn titles on that SWG screenshot. Holovid: Butt Blasterz
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SeanBeansShako posted:Hardly. Unless you count Bothans as furries. Nckdictator posted:Holovid: Furry Fury 
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