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Galaga Galaxian posted:So apparently there is no Star Wars Rebels this week (unless you count the standard airing of Path of the Jedi). Has to be. 
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Galaga Galaxian posted:So apparently there is no Star Wars Rebels this week (unless you count the standard airing of Path of the Jedi). Yeah, that's totally Lando. Also, an Idiot's Array is an actual hand in Sabacc (Star Wars poker) so the writers on this show really know their weird EU. tin can made man fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 05:44
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tin can made man posted:Yeah, that's totally Lando. Also, an Idiot's Array is an actual hand in Sabacc (Star Wars poker) so the writers on this shoe really know their weird EU. if that's the case then who's got the Idiot's Array? Lando or Zeb? For this weeks episode, that was nice. It's always good to see (or hear in this case) Yoda doing Yoda things because I think when the Inquisitor first appeared I was like "whoa it's like the cave Luke goes into on Dagobah, this is gonna be a good episode  " and I was not disappointed
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Jan 6, 2015 06:19
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Aces High posted:if that's the case then who's got the Idiot's Array? Lando or Zeb? You know who, baby.  edit: Though that would be a spectacular subversion of expectations if Lando actually lost. Cross-Section fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 06:47
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My guess is they lose Chopper and then circumstances and ADVENTURE happens alongside Lando, who then gives Chopper back at the end. That or they get really desperate and stupid and double-down with The Ghost or something to win Chopper back in a tense but largely incomprehensible sabacc sequence that ends with them winning via Idiot's array.
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Jan 6, 2015 07:08
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Cross-Section posted:You know who, baby. Would it be though? He did lose the falcon to Han.
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Jan 6, 2015 08:03
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Of course he also won Cloud City... My bet is that Zeb loses Chopper and eventually Lando gives him back because Chopper is an awful, evil droid that no one should want to have!
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Jan 6, 2015 12:37
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That Is nothing a restraining bolt and memory wipe wouldn't fix though.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:06
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I just realised, but if that's Lando as suspected, there's every possibility he could have the Millennium Falcon, depending on whenever he and Han had their poker game.
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Astro Nut posted:I just realised, but if that's Lando as suspected, there's every possibility he could have the Millennium Falcon, depending on whenever he and Han had their poker game. You wanna be really clever then you end the episode with Lando sitting down to a another game....with Han.
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Jan 7, 2015 06:54
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jng2058 posted:You wanna be really clever then you end the episode with Lando sitting down to a another game....with Han. Here's hoping Disney drives over another dump truck full of money to get that voice cameo.
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Jan 7, 2015 07:07
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Not sure how I feel about staplegun lightsabers.
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Jan 7, 2015 15:31
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Colonial Air Force posted:Not sure how I feel about staplegun lightsabers. I like it tbh. Hes trying to be discrete, so it makes sense to me
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Fetus Tree posted:I like it tbh. Hes trying to be discrete, so it makes sense to me Yeah, it looks like a piece of junk tech that nobody is going to pay attention to. Honestly not a bad idea to have on a street rat.
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Jan 7, 2015 23:03
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tribbledirigible posted:Here's hoping Disney drives over another dump truck full of money to get that voice cameo. considering he's already around for Star Wars VII I am gonna guess "less than you think" 
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Jan 8, 2015 01:12
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Colonial Air Force posted:Not sure how I feel about staplegun lightsabers. It may be unconventional for a lightsaber, but hand-guard handles were actually pretty common for sabre-type swords IRL. 
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Jan 8, 2015 02:51
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I'm liking how they managed to have a solid surreal bit. For whatever reason, that is incredibly hard to pull off. Because of the terrible dream sequences in Sopranos it seems like every "prestige" drama needs one so I've had to see some terrible dream sequences. That a pew-pew laser sword cartoon can do it better says good things about this show.
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Jan 8, 2015 07:33
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jng2058 posted:You wanna be really clever then you end the episode with Lando sitting down to a another game....with Han. He doesn't even have to talk. Just CGI models recognizable as him and his buddy standing around and everyone (including me) will completely lose their poo poo. However, per Wookiepedia (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Millennium_Falcon), Rebels is right around the time the prior owner wins it, not loses it, so it would be a bit early. But of course, that's all Legends now. All-in-all, I find it hard to believe they'd show a sabacc game with Lando in/around 5BBY and not take the opportunity to do something regarding Her Hunk-of-Junkness.
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Jan 8, 2015 22:25
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I gotta say, after years and years of off-brand Yoda, hearing Frank Oz do the voice again was kind of a revelation. I actually got chills, and it's not like I'm a huge Yoda fan or anything - it was also way more impactful than in any of the prequels for whatever reason!
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Jan 9, 2015 01:29
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jng2058 posted:You wanna be really clever then you end the episode with Lando sitting down to a another game....with Han. I love these random EU callbacks.  It won't happen, but I would love if they want whole hog with the EU references and had Lando beat Zeb by bluffing an Idiot's Array, and then have him lose to Han by trying the same trick, but Han having the nerve to hold.
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Jan 9, 2015 04:43
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Hakkesshu posted:I gotta say, after years and years of off-brand Yoda, hearing Frank Oz do the voice again was kind of a revelation. I actually got chills, and it's not like I'm a huge Yoda fan or anything - it was also way more impactful than in any of the prequels for whatever reason! John Lithgow will always be my favourite Yoda.  Just because I found it mind-blowing to find out that he had played him in the NPR radio adaptations in 83 and 96.
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www.StarWars.com posted:Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos strike back!
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Jan 12, 2015 00:27
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Huh. Ventress has hair. I always believed her species was just naturally bald.
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Jan 12, 2015 10:46
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Dave Syndrome posted:Huh. Ventress has hair. I always believed her species was just naturally bald. Some of the Nightsisters in Clone Wars do have hair, but it can be hard to notice through the lighting.
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Jan 12, 2015 11:39
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TheBigBad posted:Maybe Ezra burns him in some massive epic fail. That's not too hard to believe. Even in this episode, the kid's teetering pretty close to going to the Dark Side. While I doubt it would be permanent, I could see him going full dark side for a few episodes.
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Jan 12, 2015 11:43
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Lady Gagazula posted:Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos strike back! I love how this is just EU as gently caress
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Jan 12, 2015 13:10
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Dave Syndrome posted:Huh. Ventress has hair. I always believed her species was just naturally bald. Ventress transformed from Rattataki to Dathomirian and gained the ability to grow hair. The EU is dead, long live the EU.
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Jan 12, 2015 16:00
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Hakkesshu posted:I love how this is just EU as gently caress This annoys me a little bit. I was fine with Disney declaring the EU non-canon, especially because it was, by and large, terrible (with a couple of exceptions). But now they are doing the exact same thing the EU was doing...
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Mikl posted:This annoys me a little bit. I was fine with Disney declaring the EU non-canon, especially because it was, by and large, terrible (with a couple of exceptions). But now they are doing the exact same thing the EU was doing... Well they weren't going to stop making books/comic/games when they make money were they?
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Jan 12, 2015 19:40
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Mikl posted:This annoys me a little bit. I was fine with Disney declaring the EU non-canon, especially because it was, by and large, terrible (with a couple of exceptions). But now they are doing the exact same thing the EU was doing... MrFlibble posted:Well they weren't going to stop making books/comic/games when they make money were they? Its mainly because until Episode 7 establishes where everything is going, the safest option is to fill in the blanks between films again, particularly since a lot of material that previously did so fell into obscurity because it was made pre-internet and all that. Nice, big open slate that lets them either cherry pick from the EU and give it a new coat of paint, explore an actual new story without worrying on old EU continuity, or, as has happened with Son of Dathomir and now this, they can recycle unfinished Clone Wars ideas, which have an established fanbase that is also desperate to see some real closure (outside of 'Revenge of the Sith kills most of these guys'). Edit: Lando Confirmed Astro Nut fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Jan 12, 2015 |
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The episode is also up on WatchDisneyXD. Lando's portrayal was solid, though at times, one may realize that Billy Dee could be just a tad too old to voice a younger version of a character he played 35 years ago. Also, good to see how the Ghost's sensor cloak works in practice. Basically reminds me of that one Freighter ID-assigning side quest in KotOR 2.
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Cross-Section posted:The episode is also up on WatchDisneyXD. Lando's portrayal was solid, though at times, one may realize that Billy Dee could be just a tad too old to voice a younger version of a character he played 35 years ago. Also, good to see how the Ghost's sensor cloak works in practice. Basically reminds me of that one Freighter ID-assigning side quest in KotOR 2. Just tell me now: Does he show up in the Millennium Falcon?
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I believe it was MakingStarWars that pointed out what seems to be a minor character inconsistency in that Lando seems very dismissive of droids and treats them as objects in the OT, and behaves differently toward Chopper and treats him as a conscious being in this episode.
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Jan 12, 2015 23:50
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Jose Oquendo posted:Just tell me now: Does he show up in the Millennium Falcon? Nah, that preview clip posted a while ago is his first appearance in the episode. He's actually looking to hire a ship to get him off-planet and back, implying that he doesn't have the Falcon yet (or has already lost it to Han). feedmyleg posted:I believe it was MakingStarWars that pointed out what seems to be a minor character inconsistency in that Lando seems very dismissive of droids and treats them as objects in the OT, and behaves differently toward Chopper and treats him as a conscious being in this episode. I never saw him as particularly prejudiced against droids in ESB nor ROTJ; it should be fairly clear that when he ignores 3PO on the landing platform in the former, it's mainly because he's too distracted by Leia to respond to the droid's greetings. Also, it's 3PO, nobody likes him. :droidsmith:
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feedmyleg posted:I believe it was MakingStarWars that pointed out what seems to be a minor character inconsistency in that Lando seems very dismissive of droids and treats them as objects in the OT, and behaves differently toward Chopper and treats him as a conscious being in this episode. It's a few years before Empire. There's plenty enough time for Chopper to sour him on all droids.
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Jan 13, 2015 04:06
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When they met the other ship, my first thought was "The top half looks a bit like Jabba's sail barge. Cool, it's a Hutt ship! I wonder what the Hutts look like in this show..." Then the ship's owner shows up and it's even better:  They used an old Ralph McQuarrie design he originally did as concept art for Jabba. Also, as a bonus, the guy is voiced by James Hong. Nice. (sorry for big, timg doesn't seem to work with the spoiler tag)
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Jan 14, 2015 00:15
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Yup. One of my favorite things about Rebels is that McQuarrie is everywhere. Zeb and Chop are old Chewie/R2 concepts, the shorter paneled TIEs and long-necked Star Destroyers are based on McQ's artwork, and Lothal itself is based on unused concept paintings of Alderaan. The AT-DP is based on an old AT-ST concept too, but I can't remember if that was a McQ sketch. Throw in some references to the old Kenner toyline (the imperial APC) and its just great. Probably helps save a bit of time/money in design work too.
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Jan 14, 2015 00:39
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More importantly, Lando is just a user. When he was in charge of Cloud City he didn't need to care about droids.
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Shbobdb posted:More importantly, Lando is just a user. When he was in charge of Cloud City he didn't need to care about droids. That was how I read his interactions with Chopper; he'd didn't care about the droid, he was just being nice to it because he knew the droid had just been treated rather shabbily by its companions and would probably bend over backwards for someone who treated it respectfully.
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I thought he had a pal on Cloud City who was half-droid.
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