Topic: Star Wars: The TV Show? (Read 10840 times)

NCC2012 · « **on:** May 03, 2004, 07:25:51 pm »

(More) news from theforce.net on a rumored Star Wars live-action television show:
http://www.theforce.net/holonet/index.shtml#23814

More SW TV Series Confirmation
Mon, May 03, 04 01:00:20 AM EDT

Sean writes in with this cool report to confirm work on a SW TV Show is most definitely happening:
I asked him about Star Wars' future and he got really excited and told me in thinly veiled comments that it is going to TV (live-action) . He couldn't go into details because he was under a legal contract.
So I asked this gentlemen if the show was pre-EP4, he said maybe with a smile, then I asked about Vader, and he had the same response, same with Chewbacca, same with Tarkin. Anyways he said Lucasfilm was really excited about this, and he did mention that there were to be no Episodes 7-9.

We've got more coming this week, but let's just say a TV Show is a definite thing, according to documents being distributed to licensees and marketing people now.

Kmelew · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2004, 07:29:11 pm »

Very cool if true!!

But the productions costs to do it right would be staggering.

Anyway, here's hoping!

Rat_Boy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:07:59 pm »

If I were planning this, I'd get it on HBO, since a.) there's no real time constraints on when things need to be done, just at look at how long it takes between seasons of The Sopranos and b.) chances are on a big budget project like this, Lucasfilm would get all the financial and creative control they want without having to worry too much about the network and sponsors.

Kmelew · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:16:07 pm »

Then again, I hope it's not one those so-called "reality TV" shows...

"The Jedi Apprentice" hmpf.

Rat_Boy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:22:24 pm »

Quote:

"The Jedi Apprentice" hmpf.

More like "Sith Apprentice," since theForce.net's been hinting that it's set after Episode III (and the site does know more than they've said so far).

NCC2012 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:49:09 pm »

I'm hoping for syndication, myself.

TheSatyr · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2004, 11:16:40 am »

Considering how awful the last two movies were,I wouldn't be surprised if a tv series was just as bad.

TalonClaw · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2004, 01:32:39 pm »

Since TV is a whole new medium I have hopes that GL will let a whole new set of ppl work on it. Anyway I love Star Wars and will eat it up even if it has more bad acting.

Sirgod · « **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2004, 11:15:35 am »

As long as Bea Arthur Doesn't sing, I'll be happy...

Stephen

Rat_Boy · « **Reply #13 on:** May 05, 2004, 11:17:58 am »

Oh dear, not again.

Dash Jones · « **Reply #14 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:10:55 pm »

If it is happening...that's saying if it is...my first bet would be that it will first be offered to Fox or one of it's affiliates...just a strange hunch of mine...

RogueJedi_XC · « **Reply #15 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:02:20 pm »

Oh, no, you did NOT just dredge up the Star Wars Holiday Special!

Even George Lucas thinks that travesty should be forgotten. I say it should be burned, buried, launched into the sun, and then, just for good measure, nuked.

Even that may not be enough....

DH123 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:24:09 pm »

Base is on Kyle Katarin. The Jedi Knight titles had better stories and acting than Episodes 1 and 2.

IKV Nemesis D7L · « **Reply #18 on:** May 05, 2004, 08:01:09 pm »

Didn't Berman and Braga say that they were looking at moving on to another SciFi tv show? You wouldn't expect them to create something would you? I'm sure that they would stick to Star Wars canon as well as they did Trek in Enterprise.

Praxis · « **Reply #24 on:** May 05, 2004, 10:36:42 pm »

Let's see.

A series based on the Thrawn books (5 years after Return of the Jedi) would be just *AWESOME*. It would be the best as well, as those were the best of the best SW books, and also were the first authorized novels to come out after the movies.

Unfortunately, most of the actors (especially Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker) are too old to play 5-year-older characters.

New Jedi Order would make the most sense. I loved the New Jedi Order series with the exception of Vector Prime (which they could easily redo). It's a whopping 19 books long I believe, so a TV series could last a long time. Plus, while a lot of the original characters are still there, (such as Luke and Leia and Han and C-3PO and R2-D2), they're SUPPOSED to be 25 years older, so they could still use the original actors (that haven't died yet, lol). Plus with all the new characters (Han and Leia's 3 children that are teens, Chewie's nephew Lowbacca) to fill in, it would be an awesome series.

Though the Yuuzhan Vong on TV might give people nightmares

Tremok · « **Reply #25 on:** May 06, 2004, 12:03:45 am »

The New Jedi Order series is a stinking pile of crap. The rest of the Star Wars novel line up ranges from average to mediocre. All of it is completely uninspired. I can understand why George Lucas decided to completey reject the Expanded Universe from the Star Wars canon proper.

Star Wars games are where the good non-movie stories are at, specifically the Jedi Knights series and Knights of the Old Republic.

Dash Jones · « **Reply #29 on:** May 06, 2004, 12:21:34 pm »

Ah, so sad. The games actually typically have better stories, and overall, seem to rub better with the star wars universe.

I've managed to read the books by Zahn, but when trying to read the other star wars books, most of them really...well, to put it lightly, don't strike me as a style of book I like to read.

However, I do beleive Lucas has said the games are not canon, at least KoToR when asked about it. But he does have kids...

I bet that actually is probably a bigger influence than some might assume...

He does have kids...

NCC2012 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 03, 2004, 07:25:51 pm »

(More) news from theforce.net on a rumored Star Wars live-action television show:
http://www.theforce.net/holonet/index.shtml#23814

More SW TV Series Confirmation
Mon, May 03, 04 01:00:20 AM EDT

Sean writes in with this cool report to confirm work on a SW TV Show is most definitely happening:
I asked him about Star Wars' future and he got really excited and told me in thinly veiled comments that it is going to TV (live-action) . He couldn't go into details because he was under a legal contract.
So I asked this gentlemen if the show was pre-EP4, he said maybe with a smile, then I asked about Vader, and he had the same response, same with Chewbacca, same with Tarkin. Anyways he said Lucasfilm was really excited about this, and he did mention that there were to be no Episodes 7-9.

We've got more coming this week, but let's just say a TV Show is a definite thing, according to documents being distributed to licensees and marketing people now.

Kmelew · « **Reply #33 on:** May 03, 2004, 07:29:11 pm »

Very cool if true!!

But the productions costs to do it right would be staggering.

Anyway, here's hoping!

Rat_Boy · « **Reply #34 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:07:59 pm »

If I were planning this, I'd get it on HBO, since a.) there's no real time constraints on when things need to be done, just at look at how long it takes between seasons of The Sopranos and b.) chances are on a big budget project like this, Lucasfilm would get all the financial and creative control they want without having to worry too much about the network and sponsors.

Kmelew · « **Reply #35 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:16:07 pm »

Then again, I hope it's not one those so-called "reality TV" shows...

"The Jedi Apprentice" hmpf.

NCC2012 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:49:09 pm »

I'm hoping for syndication, myself.

TheSatyr · « **Reply #38 on:** May 04, 2004, 11:16:40 am »

Considering how awful the last two movies were,I wouldn't be surprised if a tv series was just as bad.

TalonClaw · « **Reply #40 on:** May 04, 2004, 01:32:39 pm »

Since TV is a whole new medium I have hopes that GL will let a whole new set of ppl work on it. Anyway I love Star Wars and will eat it up even if it has more bad acting.

Sirgod · « **Reply #44 on:** May 05, 2004, 11:15:35 am »

As long as Bea Arthur Doesn't sing, I'll be happy...

Stephen

Rat_Boy · « **Reply #45 on:** May 05, 2004, 11:17:58 am »

Oh dear, not again.

Dash Jones · « **Reply #46 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:10:55 pm »

If it is happening...that's saying if it is...my first bet would be that it will first be offered to Fox or one of it's affiliates...just a strange hunch of mine...

RogueJedi_XC · « **Reply #47 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:02:20 pm »

Oh, no, you did NOT just dredge up the Star Wars Holiday Special!

Even George Lucas thinks that travesty should be forgotten. I say it should be burned, buried, launched into the sun, and then, just for good measure, nuked.

Even that may not be enough....

DH123 · « **Reply #49 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:24:09 pm »

Base is on Kyle Katarin. The Jedi Knight titles had better stories and acting than Episodes 1 and 2.

IKV Nemesis D7L · « **Reply #50 on:** May 05, 2004, 08:01:09 pm »

Didn't Berman and Braga say that they were looking at moving on to another SciFi tv show? You wouldn't expect them to create something would you? I'm sure that they would stick to Star Wars canon as well as they did Trek in Enterprise.

Praxis · « **Reply #56 on:** May 05, 2004, 10:36:42 pm »

Let's see.

A series based on the Thrawn books (5 years after Return of the Jedi) would be just *AWESOME*. It would be the best as well, as those were the best of the best SW books, and also were the first authorized novels to come out after the movies.

Unfortunately, most of the actors (especially Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker) are too old to play 5-year-older characters.

New Jedi Order would make the most sense. I loved the New Jedi Order series with the exception of Vector Prime (which they could easily redo). It's a whopping 19 books long I believe, so a TV series could last a long time. Plus, while a lot of the original characters are still there, (such as Luke and Leia and Han and C-3PO and R2-D2), they're SUPPOSED to be 25 years older, so they could still use the original actors (that haven't died yet, lol). Plus with all the new characters (Han and Leia's 3 children that are teens, Chewie's nephew Lowbacca) to fill in, it would be an awesome series.

Though the Yuuzhan Vong on TV might give people nightmares

Tremok · « **Reply #57 on:** May 06, 2004, 12:03:45 am »

The New Jedi Order series is a stinking pile of crap. The rest of the Star Wars novel line up ranges from average to mediocre. All of it is completely uninspired. I can understand why George Lucas decided to completey reject the Expanded Universe from the Star Wars canon proper.

Star Wars games are where the good non-movie stories are at, specifically the Jedi Knights series and Knights of the Old Republic.

Dash Jones · « **Reply #61 on:** May 06, 2004, 12:21:34 pm »

Ah, so sad. The games actually typically have better stories, and overall, seem to rub better with the star wars universe.

I've managed to read the books by Zahn, but when trying to read the other star wars books, most of them really...well, to put it lightly, don't strike me as a style of book I like to read.

However, I do beleive Lucas has said the games are not canon, at least KoToR when asked about it. But he does have kids...

I bet that actually is probably a bigger influence than some might assume...

He does have kids...

NCC2012 · « **Reply #64 on:** May 03, 2004, 07:25:51 pm »

(More) news from theforce.net on a rumored Star Wars live-action television show:
http://www.theforce.net/holonet/index.shtml#23814

More SW TV Series Confirmation
Mon, May 03, 04 01:00:20 AM EDT

Sean writes in with this cool report to confirm work on a SW TV Show is most definitely happening:
I asked him about Star Wars' future and he got really excited and told me in thinly veiled comments that it is going to TV (live-action) . He couldn't go into details because he was under a legal contract.
So I asked this gentlemen if the show was pre-EP4, he said maybe with a smile, then I asked about Vader, and he had the same response, same with Chewbacca, same with Tarkin. Anyways he said Lucasfilm was really excited about this, and he did mention that there were to be no Episodes 7-9.

We've got more coming this week, but let's just say a TV Show is a definite thing, according to documents being distributed to licensees and marketing people now.

Kmelew · « **Reply #65 on:** May 03, 2004, 07:29:11 pm »

Very cool if true!!

But the productions costs to do it right would be staggering.

Anyway, here's hoping!

Rat_Boy · « **Reply #66 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:07:59 pm »

If I were planning this, I'd get it on HBO, since a.) there's no real time constraints on when things need to be done, just at look at how long it takes between seasons of The Sopranos and b.) chances are on a big budget project like this, Lucasfilm would get all the financial and creative control they want without having to worry too much about the network and sponsors.

Kmelew · « **Reply #67 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:16:07 pm »

Then again, I hope it's not one those so-called "reality TV" shows...

"The Jedi Apprentice" hmpf.

NCC2012 · « **Reply #69 on:** May 03, 2004, 09:49:09 pm »

I'm hoping for syndication, myself.

TheSatyr · « **Reply #70 on:** May 04, 2004, 11:16:40 am »

Considering how awful the last two movies were,I wouldn't be surprised if a tv series was just as bad.

TalonClaw · « **Reply #72 on:** May 04, 2004, 01:32:39 pm »

Since TV is a whole new medium I have hopes that GL will let a whole new set of ppl work on it. Anyway I love Star Wars and will eat it up even if it has more bad acting.

Sirgod · « **Reply #76 on:** May 05, 2004, 11:15:35 am »

As long as Bea Arthur Doesn't sing, I'll be happy...

Stephen

Rat_Boy · « **Reply #77 on:** May 05, 2004, 11:17:58 am »

Oh dear, not again.

Dash Jones · « **Reply #78 on:** May 05, 2004, 01:10:55 pm »

If it is happening...that's saying if it is...my first bet would be that it will first be offered to Fox or one of it's affiliates...just a strange hunch of mine...

RogueJedi_XC · « **Reply #79 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:02:20 pm »

Oh, no, you did NOT just dredge up the Star Wars Holiday Special!

Even George Lucas thinks that travesty should be forgotten. I say it should be burned, buried, launched into the sun, and then, just for good measure, nuked.

Even that may not be enough....

DH123 · « **Reply #81 on:** May 05, 2004, 02:24:09 pm »

Base is on Kyle Katarin. The Jedi Knight titles had better stories and acting than Episodes 1 and 2.

IKV Nemesis D7L · « **Reply #82 on:** May 05, 2004, 08:01:09 pm »

Didn't Berman and Braga say that they were looking at moving on to another SciFi tv show? You wouldn't expect them to create something would you? I'm sure that they would stick to Star Wars canon as well as they did Trek in Enterprise.

Praxis · « **Reply #88 on:** May 05, 2004, 10:36:42 pm »

Let's see.

A series based on the Thrawn books (5 years after Return of the Jedi) would be just *AWESOME*. It would be the best as well, as those were the best of the best SW books, and also were the first authorized novels to come out after the movies.

Unfortunately, most of the actors (especially Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker) are too old to play 5-year-older characters.

New Jedi Order would make the most sense. I loved the New Jedi Order series with the exception of Vector Prime (which they could easily redo). It's a whopping 19 books long I believe, so a TV series could last a long time. Plus, while a lot of the original characters are still there, (such as Luke and Leia and Han and C-3PO and R2-D2), they're SUPPOSED to be 25 years older, so they could still use the original actors (that haven't died yet, lol). Plus with all the new characters (Han and Leia's 3 children that are teens, Chewie's nephew Lowbacca) to fill in, it would be an awesome series.

Though the Yuuzhan Vong on TV might give people nightmares

Tremok · « **Reply #89 on:** May 06, 2004, 12:03:45 am »

The New Jedi Order series is a stinking pile of crap. The rest of the Star Wars novel line up ranges from average to mediocre. All of it is completely uninspired. I can understand why George Lucas decided to completey reject the Expanded Universe from the Star Wars canon proper.

Star Wars games are where the good non-movie stories are at, specifically the Jedi Knights series and Knights of the Old Republic.

Dash Jones · « **Reply #93 on:** May 06, 2004, 12:21:34 pm »

Ah, so sad. The games actually typically have better stories, and overall, seem to rub better with the star wars universe.

I've managed to read the books by Zahn, but when trying to read the other star wars books, most of them really...well, to put it lightly, don't strike me as a style of book I like to read.

However, I do beleive Lucas has said the games are not canon, at least KoToR when asked about it. But he does have kids...

I bet that actually is probably a bigger influence than some might assume...

He does have kids...

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