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Decius posted:And I stand by it. Between TFU/TFUII, and the current stuff in the books and comics it is the nearest thing to the Star-Wars-OT feeling/atmosphere there is. Although I'd say SWTOR - for all its many, many faults - comes pretty near to the OT at times (not necessarily the "superweapon of the week"-plot of the Jedi Knight though) too. The Clone Wars is hardly the crowning achievement of Star Wars, but it is a enjoyable series with some really good episodes at times, which is pretty much more than you can say for any other Star Wars product in the last 10 years. Also some really bad ones (Force Planet arc). Admittedly this season the Jar Jar episode was hilarious and done well. I groaned knowing it was going to be "one of those episodes" but the way it was handled I actually enjoyed it. Not enough to like the character, but hey. To me, TCW comes across as the Prequel Trilogy not directed by Lucas. Sure, he gets to demand so much each season, but then the staff plays their own stuff afterward. I like the Clone-centric episodes, but even Anakin's personality in TCW is handled a lost more fluidly than any wooden acting was given in the actual live action films. It's probably not the popular opinion in this thread (I also like Corran Horn, so take that how you will  ) but I know my friends and I all enjoy TCW. Different strokes, etc.
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I finally finished reading through the NJO, man that really was whole load of lovely books broken up by 2 or 3 good ones. Any franchise book typically occupies a bottom tier of literary quality, but I thought Traitor was pretty good even by mainstream standards. I can't remember the author's name but he did some really interesting things that freshened the gently caress out of the whole jedi vs sith thing and made me hopefully interested for where it would be taken in future series. Too bad the book immediately afterwards was trash, and apparently in this Dark Nest series they throw everything out the window and retcon Vergere as a Sith? I guess there was a need to return everything to status quo with TOR and its retarded story in development.
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There's actually a guy at Lucasfilm whose duties are to keep continuity straight between all the EU stuff so it's pretty funny they still have to retcon things.
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TOOT BOOT posted:There's actually a guy at Lucasfilm whose duties are to keep continuity straight between all the EU stuff so it's pretty funny they still have to retcon things. Star Wars really is a religion.
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Jan 12, 2012 11:31
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BigRed0427 posted:So I saw that there are three novels based on The Old Republic, one of them about Revan. It looks interesting because Revan is the most important person to that setting. Has anyone read it? Is it any good? How about the other novels? Oh god. The book titled 'Revan' is not actually about Revan. It uses him and the Exile as pawns in the scheming of characters who go on to become the main villians in TOR. Ignore the book completely for your own sake.
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Der Luftwaffle posted:I finally finished reading through the NJO, man that really was whole load of lovely books broken up by 2 or 3 good ones. Any franchise book typically occupies a bottom tier of literary quality, but I thought Traitor was pretty good even by mainstream standards. I can't remember the author's name but he did some really interesting things that freshened the gently caress out of the whole jedi vs sith thing and made me hopefully interested for where it would be taken in future series. Too bad the book immediately afterwards was trash, and apparently in this Dark Nest series they throw everything out the window and retcon Vergere as a Sith? If you value your sanity, don't read the Dark Nest trilogy. Nothing in that piece of poo poo makes any sense and there's nothing redeeming about it. And yeah, Traitor loving owns and is by far the best book in NJO. The Alliston books take second place.
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Duckman2008 posted:http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/mon-january-9-2012-george-lucas Yeah, I watched that the other night and was blown away by how much I still like the guy. He's a decently charismatic nerd and I always forgot that amidst all the "lucas ruining my star wars!!!" sentiment (that I too get caught up in). Though when he was talking about Red Tails being the "middle" movie in a series (prequel + sequel), and how he had to keep working and working to get it to fit into one movie (ala star wars, he says) I did start to realize that he actually believes his own bullshit. At first I thought he was making a pretty clever and self-aware joke, but as he went on...nope. To me, that's the craziest thing - and I do know people like that personally, so it's all the more strange. Someone can embrace a lie so much that they begin to believe it. edit: I bit the bullet and ordered the 20th anniv. version of Heir. Been a while since I've indulged in some EU. I'm also tempted to install the KOTOR 2 Sith Lords restoration mod and give it another whirl, would be curious to hear if anyone has gone through it and how it compares to the vanilla game? McGann fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Jan 12, 2012 |
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TOOT BOOT posted:There's actually a guy at Lucasfilm whose duties are to keep continuity straight between all the EU stuff so it's pretty funny they still have to retcon things. That must be the worst job in the whole company. "Okay, so I've finally got all this Force nonsense in order and making sense, now I can move on to..." "Hey, Bob, Denning says the Force can time travel now, so we're gonna need you to come in Saturday." "  "
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I believe the Let's Play for KOTORII in the LP Archive has bits on the restored parts. It fleshes out a bit of some of the side characters and aside from the HK Factory level, not much else really mattered.
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Carnaticum posted:Oh god. The book titled 'Revan' is not actually about Revan. It uses him and the Exile as pawns in the scheming of characters who go on to become the main villians in TOR. Ignore the book completely for your own sake. I liked "Revan".  Has anyone picked up Darth Plagueis yet? If so, is it worth a read?
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Ensign_Ricky posted:I liked "Revan". I had completely forgotten about that book until your post reminded me. I just looked up a pretty detailed summary online and had several "WTF?!?" reactions. Evidently during the events of The Phantom Menace, Darths Plagueis, Sidious, and Maul were all in play simultaneously. Sidious didn't truly become the sole Sith Master until the same time as the Battle Of Naboo, right before Darth Maul was killed. EU.  Edit: Detailed novel summary here (spoilers, obviously). http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Darth_Plagueis Sith Happens fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Jan 12, 2012 |
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What? Oh gently caress you Star Wars.
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Sith Happens posted:I had completely forgotten about that book until your post reminded me. I just looked up a pretty detailed summary online and had several "WTF?!?" reactions. Huh. Well, I'm gonna start it this weekend, and I'll keep the thread updated. And to be fair, it has been fairly well established that an Apprentice usually takes an Apprentice of his own before taking out his own Master.
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"Plagueis travels on the ship known as the Woebegone." Mister Roboto fucked around with this message at 03:33 on Jan 13, 2012 |
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Jan 13, 2012 03:31
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"Darth Venamis"
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Carnaticum posted:"Darth Venamis" On one hand you've got names like this, and on the other hand you've got dudes who are practically named Poopoo Peepee.
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TOOT BOOT posted:On one hand you've got names like this, and on the other hand you've got dudes who are practically named Poopoo Peepee. At work I devised the name Darth Fuckus. It's got a ring to it, eh? Also, there's my old standby, Darthy Sanchez.
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Countdown til somebody writes the epic story of Darth Sukkoff, former jizz wailer turned dark jedi.
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^^^^ Sith music? Might a fun one. Swing/Swith? Dixieland/Outerrimland? Yeah, Star Wars naming lets you disguise a word a little, like this: Darth Phoc. Which makes the official list that much more . Darth Scabrous, seriously? I am still surprised we haven't yet seen Darth Badguy, Darth Kewl or Darth Super, considering we've had things like Sleazebaggano, as subtle as a Death Star.For Dubliners or Dallasites: Darth Train. The carmaking Sith, Darth Dodge? Was there ever a Darth Sith? I imagine him as a sophist Sith.
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You could probably start naming Darth's after metal bands and it would work well too. Darth Megadeth? Darth Metallica? Darth Evile?
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Cheapsteaks posted:You could probably start naming Darth's after metal bands and it would work well too.
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Darth Sabbath? Darth Blue oyster cult? Darth queensryche? These ones could actually work though. Exodus, Mastodon and Manowar.
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Imagine all the names these authors come up with that don't make the cut. It's probably a very short list. Or, more likely, considering what we get, a very short list. Also, I've always favoured alliteration. Darth Dastard (or Dastardly) Darth Douchebaggano (distant cousin of Sleazebaggano) Darth Dictatorious (seeing as all Sith are fascists of some kind) But hey, if its all in the name and some Sith see themselves as the good guys, and they can always be redeemed, there's bound to be a Darth Doorite. e: on the subject of metal bands, I was scrolling through my music for inspiration and passed Mr. Bungle. Darth Bungle would make for a pretty cool villain. I don't think I am doing this right. How about Darth Vader? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKlw1Ug97Ts Oops..
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My boyfriend once made up his own Sith concept, Darth Hedonis. He's an obese Human male who drapes himself in muumuus of the finest Lashaa silk, rides around on a spider-legged sedan chair, surrounds himself with Twi'lek dancing girls, and never learned lightsaber combat because it's easier to shoot lighting. Behold his neck rolls, ye mighty, and despair!
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Before the prequel movies did everyone else think that Darth was just Vader's first name? I thought it was stupid when I found out it was a title/rank.
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Mu Zeta posted:Before the prequel movies did everyone else think that Darth was just Vader's first name? I thought it was stupid when I found out it was a title/rank. It was, at one point, see Obi-Wan calling him "Darth" in battle like a familiar name instead of something like Captain.
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Pththya-lyi posted:My boyfriend once made up his own Sith concept, Darth Hedonis. He's an obese Human male who drapes himself in muumuus of the finest Lashaa silk, rides around on a spider-legged sedan chair, surrounds himself with Twi'lek dancing girls, and never learned lightsaber combat because it's easier to shoot lighting. Behold his neck rolls, ye mighty, and despair! Jombi! The chocolate icing! AHAHAHAHA!!
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TheCommodore07 posted:And Terence Stamp had this to say about Chancellor Valorum: "I said, 'What's he like, the president of the universe?' And George Lucas said, 'He's a good man but he's beleaguered—a bit like Clinton.' That was before Clinton was as beleaguered as he is now, of course." I feel like TPM would have been vastly improved if the vote of no confidence would have been cast over a sex scandal rather than space taxes. Adding to the Star Wars name chat, it's always been strange names 90% of the time, but the onomatopoeia has really gotten out of hand.
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Ensign_Ricky posted:Huh. Well, I'm gonna start it this weekend, and I'll keep the thread updated. I just finished the book last night, and I thought it was a really good read.
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Mister Roboto posted:"Plagueis travels on the ship known as the Woebegone." "It's been a quiet week on my flagship at the edge of the Corellia system...."
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"And thats all the news from Selonia; where the men are good looking, the children are above average and the women are all space otters."
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:"It's been a quiet week on my flagship at the edge of the Corellia system...." Fil5000 posted:"And thats all the news from Selonia; where the men are good looking, the children are above average and the women are all space otters." I'm really glad I wasn't the only one who thought that immediately after reading the ship's name.
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Vintimus Prime posted:I just finished the book last night, and I thought it was a really good read. 58 pages in so far, and no objections. Also, the Woebegone is really only there for a chapter before Plaugueis murders the crew, flies it back to Munnilinst, and has it sealed and slagged. Plagueis is pretty badass.
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Ok, was up until 3:30 reading last night because Palpatine was introduced. Fun fact: he hated his immediate family so much he decided to discard his first name and go only by the name of his ancestral line. Oh yeah, and he loving wastes his entire family with the Force before becoming a Sith. If you thought Palps was awesome before, this kinda seals the deal.
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VaultAggie posted:Does it say what his first name actually is? It does not. Kind of unfortunate, but better than something really stupid becoming canon of any sort.
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VaultAggie posted:Does it say what his first name actually is? I think some books or other sources in the early '90s gave his first name as Cos.
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Timby posted:I think some books or other sources in the early '90s gave his first name as Cos.
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Flagrant Abuse posted:That was from the early drafts of Star Wars, when Lucas had his full name as Cos Dashit. I thought you were making this up so I had to look it up. It's actually true. 
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His full name is actually 'Cos Dashit Tohitthefan'
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