NEWS: Disappointing You Soon, From a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

GEEK: Disappointing You Soon, From a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

Why not, right? He's 6-and-0 at this point. Critics and fans alike have championed his recent return to form, showcasing a man clearly at the peak of his powers. So keenly in touch with the needs and wants of the modern day sci-fi audience. How he manages to keep his finger on the pulse of an entire nation at the same time is beyond me.

Why, if he wanted, I bet he could predict what I'd like for dinner. A story about hokey robots and alien politics? Oh no, George. That's not even a food.

I know the "dumping a bucket of sarcasm on something," approach can get old but I couldn't think of any other way to get started. I mean, really, who's optimistic about this? Anyone? Yes, you, waving wildly in front, when did you discover you liked shit?

Lucas is the owner of the worst comeback this side of Muhammad Ali getting bludgeoned by Larry Holmes back in 1980. And at least Ali had the sense to quit on his stool.

Yes, that's totally the part that requires warning, not the part where the last three motion pictures were completely unwatchable and George Lucas is incapable of writing dialog. It should read, be forewarned: these movies are being created by the guy who wrote Phantom Menace.

Be forewarned: this show is penned by the guy who created a "future diner" run by a fat alien, diner owner-cliche in a dirty T-shirt complete with salt and pepper on the table.

Be forewarned: dialog similar to "I don't care what galaxy you're from, that's gotta hurt!" may appear in this show.

Be forewarned: Jar Jar's dad created this show.

No, this is huge news for amnesia-sufferers and the tasteless. This is huge news for people missing from the planet between '99 and '05, and the recently deaf. "Have repeated hammer blows rendered you unable to remember anything of the last three films? Wonderful! Have I got a show for you."

Releasing three films based largely on political maneuverings, pseudo-science and flavorless characters was a "chance." And NO ONE is expecting the "familiar mythology." What's left of the once massive fanbase expects nothing but more bullshit. Luke? Anakin? The only characters that people gave a shit about were Han Solo and Darth Vader. Neither of whom were in the prequels.

Writers? Finally, a possible bright light in this dank morass. Is this the sign of a brash, young Jedi emerging to battle back the dark forces of cutesiness and on-the-nose dialog? Oh wait, aren't Jedis just guys filled with midichlorians or something? Nevermind, then.

Huh? I guess even out of touch billionaires like to play at being under-dog outsiders railing against the system.



TheCoolerKing is exhausted from drinking, shooting claybirds and visiting haunted houses.

hmm, news how is this?

Didn't they announce this two years ago? Penny Arcade even did a comic about it.

all he REALLY needs to do to be popular is remake the star wars christmas special once a week.

shit, can you picture the ensuing hipsterpocolypse?

My roommate is wetting himself over the new shows - but, then, he ranks #2 higher than all the classic trilogy besides #5, so we ignore his taste when it comes to Star Wars.

Old news indeed.
Also, I might add, I totally disagree with you. I've been waiting anxiously for a live-action Star Wars feature to dip into the time of the Old Republic or any other era without covering the Skywalkers. Seeing a time when both Jedi and Sith running around in equal numbers would be crazy awesome.

The best analogy I've ever heard about Star Wars is that the few remaining fans who try to find some redeeming feature of the prequels are like the kid who drops his ice-cream cone on the beach, and then sits there picking sand out of it, saying, "It's still good, right? Right?"

"The only characters that people gave a shit about were Han Solo and Darth Vader. Neither of whom were in the prequels."

Yeah........ Darth Vader was in one of the prequels.....

Both shows will work at least this one will . Nothing can be as bad as Flash Gordon.

Yea the franchise does have a little sand in it...

If he did a show that followed the Bounty Hunter Wars books, it would be fun. But I'm done giving this guy a chance with Star Wars. I saw the original twice at the drive-in when I was 5. It was just great. When I saw Phantom Menace...I wanted to punch babies. I could have worked out a better movie...or maybe a platypus should have written it. The really funny thing is, that Lucas brought in another screenwriter to help him on the prequels.

"Hold me like you did on Naboo..."

Fail us he has.

You do realize that Lucas wrote neither The Empire Strikes Back nor Return of the Jedi, right?

nor did he direct them.

george lucas is the worst thing to happen to star wars.

In the 70s and 80s, the Executive Producer had much more influence over the overall filmmaking process than the director (auteurs excluded). The reason Lucas became Executive Producer was because he felt far too restrained on the first film. But they were still his ideas and his babies.

Hence why they were actually good....except for the Ewoks...fucking Ewoks. I remember when I played SWG...one of the first things I did was kill some jawas, then I went to Endor eventually and smoked a shit ton of ewoks..little fuckers.

hey! how did you know that was my #1 soul-crushing Star Wars line??

stalking me you are.

Well at the start wars convention I was at, I met a ton of people from lucasfilm/lucasarts that are working the CG clone wars tv show, and ive know about the new live for a whiiiiiiiiiile.


Im excited to see where it will go

Clone Wars 2D was pretty good. I'm looking forward to the 3d if only because it sounds like he's going for something at least a LITTLE bit adult. And 40 plus eps done is a good thing indeed. The other series, with a tone like the Young Indy crap, that worries me. Which kinda sucks, because DAAAAAMN I would LOVE to have an interesting SW series run 100 eps or more (that's about five seasons, normally, but nothing is normal on TV these days). And I'd love nothing more than for it to have cool characters and great story archs and some really nice development of both over the long haul. I don't even care if it's Bobo Fet, or any other previously known lesser character. I just don't want it to be some "family fun" bs with child actors and furry puppets. Fuck that.

Huh. I was amused by a CoolerKing article. I guess anything's possible. Maybe the show could be good.

So you...don't think A New Hope was "good"?

Please leave.

That's word-for-word what I've been telling people.

Suck this will, yes?

ahh balaaaa. sorry no "+1"'s here, i didn't read it all. the star wars "empire" is so vast that it's like there is the poeple that like look so deep into it to find why this shit is going to, or does suck, or there is those that will just love to see anything star wars come out with.
kinda moot.

Just wish he'd let someone else take the Star Wars reins and finally go back to making avant garde films

FAIL.

yes this is old news to me too... Still I am curious I think a star wars tv show could be better than the newer movies.

I believe you could have summed up this entire idea with one word from your article;