Disney acquires Lucasfilm; Episode VII proposed for 2015

Originally posted by dadudemon
No Aussie I know talks like he is from Oklahoma. 😄

So what was the whole "consultant" thing about? Why even pass stuff off like he was a consultant?

Cause it's still his story.

but i had to laugh when i read this "“[If the filmmakers ask],‘Who’s this guy?’ I can tell them,” he told Access at the event in Los Angeles. “I mean, they have a hundred encyclopedias and things, but I actually know a lot. I can say, ‘This is this and this is that.’” "

I saw seth mcfarlance interview lucas and he hummed a few bars from the hoth battle and george thought it was the throne room theme from episode iv!!! i don't think he knows all the ins and outs as a true fan does. he's adding things that don't have to be added and not fixing other things that need to be fixed.

Oh come on. Lucas knows the universe, the stories and the characters better than anyone. I am sure he has plenty going around in his head which by far exceeds rewatching his films over and over again.

Hes right. He called Light sabres "laser swords" still and couldn't name the score pieces as well as McFarlane, as Darthmaul said..
Those themes identified the characters.

Yeah but he had JarJar going round in his head too. 😛

Well Im glad hes still on board, anyhow.

And not the only one people have to nod to... That's even more important, I hope.

Hmmm... they haven't called me yet. I'd make a great SW director.

Originally posted by queeq
Hmmm... they haven't called me yet. I'd make a great SW director.

Sounds good, when do you start? Just make sure Devil King is not around to doubt. lol

something fishy about this 5 part interview they have been milking since the start of this news and will continue milking over the next month...i suspect some news at the end of it...at least i hope.

Originally posted by Robtard
Since there's only about three black guys in Star Wars; four if you count post-suit Vader, wonder is Disney will redeem themselves and make a planet of all black people, maybe call it Nubia, though that might confuse a bit with Naboo.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Haruun_Kal

It is, of course, a war-torn, 3rd world... world, west-africa allegory.

Originally posted by Tzeentch._
It already exists in the EU.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Haruun_Kal

It is, of course, a war-torn, 3rd world... world, west-africa allegory.

Hahahahaaahhahaaaaa. Ha, that's golden.

I was thinking about this...

They definitely cannot have Luke falling to the Dark Side. He was already tempted twice and overcame it twice. I think that direction in the novels is bad writing. It felt forced reading it as a kid but I did not know why. Now I do: I had an epiphany during my thinking session in the shower.

I dunno about 'tempted' twice... but he definitely flashed into it for a bit when fighting Vader at the end of ROTJ...but yes he overcame it before it was a perm thing.
His teachings and compassion for his father bought him back, just as Anakin came back because of his compassion for his son.
So from this certain point of view, Luke's short* flipping to the darkside Like a microcosmic version of the Anakin story in itself. Vader just took way longer. 😛

It also seems to have been an extension of the 'coming into balance' thing.

*= "Short if you discount the darksidey force choking of the Gammorean guards at Jabba's palace", I should say.

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
I dunno about 'tempted' twice... but he definitely flashed into it for a bit when fighting Vader at the end of ROTJ...but yes he overcame it before it was a perm thing.
His teachings and compassion for his father bought him back, just as Anakin came back because of his compassion for his son.
So from this certain point of view, Luke's short* flipping to the darkside Like a microcosmic version of the Anakin story in itself. Vader just took way longer. 😛

It also seems to have been an extension of the 'coming into balance' thing.

I think it would do disfavor to the well-written character, Luke Skywalker, if they were to continue with the novel Episodes VII-IX. Luke already overcome his shit.

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
*= "Short if you discount the darksidey force choking of the Gammorean guards at Jabba's palace", I should say.

I always considered that fan-speculation. At the time, it just seemed like a Force power rather than a dark-side power. I think the fans wanted to call it a dark side power.

What did George say about that? Darkside power or not?

"A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack"

the common excuse is that he was performing some type of sleeping spell but they were clearly favoring their necks while falling back

Originally posted by focus4chumps
"A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack"

the common excuse is that he was performing some type of sleeping spell but they were clearly favoring their necks while falling back

So George said that of the Jedi? Man..so Luke was a gray jedi, eh?

no, if it really was a sleeping trick then he wasnt really attacking them. sure he was imposing his will but so is the case with the mind trick. if he was choking them though, that would clearly be an attack.

Could also be seen that he choked them out to knock them out, in lieu of waiting until it escalated and he would have been forced to possibly cut them into pieces. Granted, still in the grey zone.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I think it would do disfavor to the well-written character, Luke Skywalker, if they were to continue with the novel Episodes VII-IX. Luke already overcome his shit.

I always considered that fan-speculation. At the time, it just seemed like a Force power rather than a dark-side power. I think the fans wanted to call it a dark side power.

Its about as much of a speculative thing as speculating that X-Wings fly.
The Dark side of the force IS the force still. Did you see any lightsiders practicing that art? Nope. Only Darksiders/grey area characters like Luke and Anakin.
Lukes dress code and demeanor was also another clue that Luke had gotten way less sunny.

What did George say about that? Darkside power or not?

Focusforchumps already provided the Obi-Wan quote that deals with it. And its bankable too as the Jedi shown in the movies act in accordance with that code.

Calling Grip a Dark Side power is gross oversimplification. It's just telekinesis applied in a certain way; there's nothing innately evil about it. Why some consider it wrong for Luke to use the Force in a non-lethal way to subdue those guards but are fine with him using a lightsabre to carve his way through scores of others or Yoda force-flinging a guard into a wall with possibly lethal force is beyond me.

Its categorisation as a Dark power is indeed a purely speculative thing. People who take the 'never for attack' thing are missing the point. After all, we repeatedly see Jedi using the Force offensively.

Against anything more living sentient than a Battle Droid?
(And lets not count Yoda throwing a sabre through a clone..they were all firing at him)

Luke used his lightsabre in self defense/deflecting balster fire and taking out those who shot at him in ROTJ on Tatooine and Endor. They were gonna kill him and his friends and they had blasters aplenty. He even tried verbally reasoning with Jabba and co and gave them fair warning too. Its very different to Anakin slaughtering a village of Sandpeople the way he did.

Those Gammorean pig guards are no Einsteins...he most likely could have just mindtricked them or force ripped their axe's/pikes from their piggy hands and away.

Over simplification or not, crushing someone's larynx is using the force for attack. Seems pretty dark. Way more harmful than using the force say to push them back a bit. And crushed larynx is a crushed larynx. Nasty stuff that could arguably have been avoided..

It's never stated or shown that he crushed their necks.

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
Over simplification or not, crushing someone's larynx is using the force for attack. Seems pretty dark. Way more harmful than using the force say to push them back a bit. And crushed larynx is a crushed larynx. Nasty stuff that could arguably have been avoided..

Well, these guys beat me to it:

Originally posted by Robtard
Could also be seen that he choked them out to knock them out, in lieu of waiting until it escalated and he would have been forced to possibly cut them into pieces. Granted, still in the grey zone.

Originally posted by Tzeentch._
It's never stated or shown that he crushed their necks.

He could have just been trying to get them out of the way and had no plans on killing them. When Vader does it and succeeds, they are shown choking to death.