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148 pages into Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. People say this book/trilogy is the best Legends/Expanded Universe dished up. If that's true I won't be reading any others. It's okay.
I haven't read it but I've heard people say the Thrawn trilogy would not have made a good ST because it isn't action packed or epic enough. Despite claims to the contrary that it would've been an awesome ST, having read the plot summaries of the trilogy it does sound like it would've been better suited to a TV series.148 pages into Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. People say this book/trilogy is the best Legends/Expanded Universe dished up. If that's true I won't be reading any others. It's okay.
I haven't read it but I've heard people say the Thrawn trilogy would not have made a good ST because it isn't action packed or epic enough. Despite claims to the contrary that it would've been an awesome ST, having read the plot summaries of the trilogy it does sound like it would've been better suited to a TV series.
It looks like we're going to get a soft Thrawn reboot anyhow and that to me is more exciting than retelling the same story. I don't like the ST but totally understand why Disney didn't make the Thrawn trilogy, besides Hamill etc were too old to play those characters. They could have re-casted them but imo TFA made so much money because everyone knew the original actors were coming back.
I would've asked Lucas if he had any ideas for a story 30+ years after ROTJ; I'd be surprised if he didn't, but it sounds like they didn't follow up. I'm not sure if Arndt's story actually followed Lucas treatments or not but it doesn't sound like it, because according to Lucas, Luke ends up rebuilding the order by the end of Episode 9 as opposed to going into exile and dying in 8.
Yeah I meant if they asked him about story ideas 30+ years after ROTJ not his outline for 7-9 which was about 5-10 years post ROTJ.They did ask him, one of the conditions of the purchase was they consider his outline for 7-9 and they didn't.
Yeah I meant if they asked him about story ideas 30+ years after ROTJ not his outline for 7-9 which was about 5-10 years post ROTJ.
During a Tribeca Film Festival panel in 2015, Lucas explained that his trilogy idea would have more or less picked up the mantle laid down by the Expanded Universe novels. Lucas wanted his sequels to represent yet another generational change. “The original saga was about the father, the children, and the grandchildren,” Lucas said during the panel.
Along with a return from the original cast, which we got in Disney’s sequel trilogy as well, Lucas’ sequels supposedly covered the stories of Anakin’s two grandchildren, who were supposed to be around 20 in the films, so it wasn’t “Phantom Menace again.” In the book, The Art of The Force Awakens, one of the characters, a Jedi named Kira, is described as a “loner, hothead, gear-headed, badass.” The other teen was most often referred to as Sam, and mostly appears depicted with a blaster, which seems to indicate that he didn’t have Force powers himself. Kira and Sam eventually morphed into Rey and some of Finn, which makes sense: Lucas had been developing his sequel movies with the help of screenwriter Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3), who went on to receive a writing credit for The Force Awakens, the first of Disney’s trilogy.
Disagree completely that it's not epic enough; Zahn was always one of the few authors whose stories felt like Star Wars, not just a tie-inI haven't read it but I've heard people say the Thrawn trilogy would not have made a good ST because it isn't action packed or epic enough. Despite claims to the contrary that it would've been an awesome ST, having read the plot summaries of the trilogy it does sound like it would've been better suited to a TV series.
It looks like we're going to get a soft Thrawn reboot anyhow and that to me is more exciting than retelling the same story. I don't like the ST but totally understand why Disney didn't make the Thrawn trilogy, besides Hamill etc were too old to play those characters. They could have re-casted them but imo TFA made so much money because everyone knew the original actors were coming back.
I would've asked Lucas if he had any ideas for a story 30+ years after ROTJ; I'd be surprised if he didn't, but it sounds like they didn't follow up. I'm not sure if Arndt's story actually followed Lucas treatments or not but it doesn't sound like it, because according to Lucas, Luke ends up rebuilding the order by the end of Episode 9 as opposed to going into exile and dying in 8.
Hmm, I thought Lucas trilogy was about Darth Maul becoming godfather of the crime world and Darth Talon being the new Vader, then stuff about Midichlorians and Whills, Luke putting the word out and having 50-100 new Jedi and rebuilding the order, Leia being the Chosen One and becoming Chancellor.Not quite sure I'm following. His draft for 7-9 was also set about 30 years later. They read them and then disregarded them.
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Everything George Lucas has said about his theoretical Star Wars sequel trilogy
Imagining the Episode IX of a parallel universewww.polygon.com
I recall reading some article about his plan and it was a weird deep dive intoHmm, I thought Lucas trilogy was about Darth Maul becoming godfather of the crime world and Darth Talon being the new Vader, then stuff about Midichlorians and Whills, Luke putting the word out and having 50-100 new Jedi and rebuilding the order, Leia being the Chosen One and becoming Chancellor.
The whole setting was supposed to be post-Empire based on post-Iraq war style, and what you do after you've won the war. It didn't sound like it was more than 5-10 years post ROTJ. I think Luke's Jedi were just children. You'd think after 30 years the Jedi would be up and running again. But if Lucas' treatments were 30+ years after ROTJ, then it's even more baffling why they didn't use them.
Edit: s**t I forgot about how much hate Lucas got because of the prequels, that’s why they didn’t use his stories. Maybe the ST is the trilogy the angry vocal fans deserved.
Sure but at least he had an outline, Disney were making shit up as they went.I recall reading some article about his plan and it was a weird deep dive into
Midichlorians. Not really baffling at all. George Lucas is not an all-time great storyteller, he captured lightning in a bottle once and it’s paid off his whole life. Has a couple of pretty good films in there as well. Plus some dross. Good for him and good for us that he nailed that one idea.
Here's a free online version. Soon as you open link the book will download. It's not a virus etcIs there a storyline that covers how Palpatine/Emporer came in to his power?
The book "Plagueis" is a must read
That’s what someone trying to give you a virus would say.Here's a free online version. Soon as you open link the book will download. It's not a virus etc
Plagueis free pdf book
The book "Plagueis" is a must read
One of, if not my favourite SW book, canon or not.
Yep. And Snoke could’ve been linked to the mission in the Top Gun esquires intro I talked about. Not a figure of the First Order but an alien empire from outer space that Palpatine built the second Death Star to prepare for.It would've made more sense and better story to SHOW it all, as it happens....Luke's fall from harmony to shattered man, show his academy torched, show Snoke seducing Ben, show Ben and his friends turn into the KoR, show him turn to the dark, show that effect on the relationships of Luke, Leia, Han, and thus show the adventures of Rey, Finn, Poe becoming the new trio.