How embarrassing! Boba Fett thought the invite said ‘business casual’
Late last week, Sci Fi Wire reported that a live-action Star Wars TV series is in pre-production in Australia, as producers are seeking out “high-quality writers” (read: not George Lucas) to write a full season to air in 2010. In case you’re unfamiliar with the notion of this coming to fruition, Slashfilm summarized the history of executive producer Lucas’s vision for the show:
[Lucas] has said several times that the show would run at least 100 episodes, and at one point there was word that could be upped to 400 [so, between five and twenty years - Ed.]. He has described the show as “Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space” [translation: "CGI racial stereotypes meet a toy franchise in fan fiction"] and repeatedly claimed that no major characters from the films would be integral parts of the storyline, but that some characters could show up as cameos. The Empire will be rising in the background, and we’ll hear about the Emporer [sic], but not see him.
Early last year, producer Rick McCallum confirmed that Boba Fett would be “an instrumental part” of the new series (contradicting the ‘no major characters’ rule? or downgrading Boba to a minor character in the eyes of McCallum and Lucas?) which is set in the transitional timeline between Episode III and IV. Later it was reported that McCallum wants to see Daniel Logan, the young Boba Fett from the prequels, in the Fett armor for the series.
Sorry, I’m gonna have to not watch this in advance. George Lucas already took three piping-hot liquid dumps on my childhood memories. But I won’t fault you for giving it a shot. Hey, some people are into Cleveland Steamers.
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Uff, you forgot about Indiana Jones Vs. The Aliens. Lucas took a grand slam shit on my childhood.
Downgrading Boba to a minor character? I thought he always was a minor character.
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FuckDamn it! He already made three prequels along with a prequel television series, and now he wants to make another one. NOBODY CARES WHAT HAPPENED IN BETWEEN, LUCAS! We already know what happens later so there is near to no suspense.
The biggest problem with the prequels wasn’t the acting, writing, or directing. It was that they are unnecessary. They had No Balls. Lucas is too much of a ChickenShit to actually set a movie after Return of the Jedi because deep down he knows he is now a no-talent hack who ruined his two greatest creations. If the 4-6 films and the TV Series (chronological release, not plot-wise) still sucked but were set after the original three, then I could at least respect the guy for trying to do something different with the franchise. But the dickless loser continues to mine his creation, keeping it withing the same time period with the same characters that no one gives a shit about.
George Lucas eats Ham so much he writes his scripts with it. I HOPE HE FUCKS OFF AND DIES!
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I liked this idea better when it was called Firefly.
Daniel Logan is a pretty cool guy (hell of a drinker too). I’d be curious to see him in the Boba roll. The best thing this show has going for it is that fact that George is not going to be writing the series. I had heard 2009 for this series originally. I won’t hold my breath for Fall 2010.
@FupDuckTV — Writers strike pushed back the start date.
“Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space” . . . as envisioned by George Lucas.
There’s no chance that this will sucks donkey dicks, is there?
I am imagining some Jar Jar Binks abomination in the Al Swearingen meets Tony Soprano role:
Mesa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy and fuckyfucky, then BOOM! Yousa come in here tellin’ meesa how to talk in meesa own fuckin’ place! Yousa want big doodoo? Yousa get big doodoo! Here’s meesa counter offer to yousa counter offer – go fuck yousaself!
I can’t wait until Master Yoda is re-launched as that wise cracking black midget from “Bad Santa”
“Use the force? Why motherfucka? I got a fucking gold card – how about we use that shit?”
I get tired of hearing everyone crap all over the Star Wars prequels. I don’t hate them. I didn’t love them as much as the originals, but I don’t hate them. They’re still Star Wars movies, and I’m still excited by Jedi Knights and the Force and space battles. If you don’t like the prequels, don’t watch them. Forget about them. Treat them like the two Matrix sequels. For you, they never happened. The original SW movies are still out there. (And if you insist on having the “Han shot first” version, look hard enough and you can find it.)
And don’t watch the show. I’ll give it a try, and if it sucks I’ll stop watching. But I won’t It’s that simple.
If you don’t like the prequels, don’t watch them. Forget about them. Treat them like the two Matrix sequels. For you, they never happened.
Yeah! And why are people who get raped always complaining about getting raped? Can’t they just act like it never happened?
Why can’t they make a live-action Old Republic? That could be epic!
Speaking of squeezing blood from a turnip, Lucas also plans to produce the next Mike Myers movie. The Love Guru Part II will also feature cameos from Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Kevin Costner, Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, Jay Leno, plus a musical appearance by Bono.