New Star Wars Trilogy...?

[agen_kolar]

With Lucas... you never know...
Though I think this is more a misinterpretation of what was said...

Sorry if the title was misleading, I was basing it off of Marketsaw's site. Apparently they originally said there would be a trilogy, and are basing that rumor now off of this article at AICN.

 

[Agent0028]

I'd even go as far as to say the Legacy of the Force books would make a great film base. I"ve only read about three of them and so far I like what I've seen.

Spoilers about Legacy.

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The problem with Legacy is that its like "the circle is now complete, so we're going around it again". Granted, the way they handled Jacen's fall to the dark side is the way Anakin's should have gone.

The thing I like about NJO is that it moves away from Luke, Han, and Leia being the only ones who can save the galaxy again. It seemed a little more "all hands on deck". And as I recall Han and Leia had relatively small roles mostly working with the refugees. But my memory may be mistaken.

 

[automaton]

personally, if there was to be a new film, i would like to see a prequel set 1000 years before TPM.

 

[thundergod]

Why is it that "Star Wars fans" presume that everything ( ie expanded universe)) is canon ? As far as I'm concerned only what George ( and Lucasfilm) decide is "Star Wars" IS "Star Wars" . And this includes the animated show.We can't presume and we can't predict, what the likes of Karen Traviss and other authors ( no disrespect) decide is "history" .To me, none of this is real untill it appears "on screen" . People get wrapped up in character stuff that is all merely conjecture until Lucasfilm decide to clear it up . There's the movies and then there's the animated show(s). That , to me, is Star Wars .

 

[hairlesswookiee]

^^^Who do you think approves of the stories the authors write?? They don't just write a book with Star Wars in the title. Everything gets approved by LFL before they are even started.

 

[Agent0028]

With all of these multiple author working on a single storyline I think Lucasfilm is not just publishing books, but guiding quite a few of them.

Also I think all Star Wars fans recognize that there is different levels of "canon" in Star Wars.

 

[thundergod]

You've got to consider that there are "Star Wars Fans " who never read an E.U novel . The recent "controversy" about the Mandolorians is a perfect example . A thread on this very forum is titled something like " Major changes for the Star Wars universe " when the word Mandalorian and the very concept is NEVER even refered to in any of the movies . I've never read any reference to the Mandalorian race so when I do experience them in the animated show it will be "canon".

 

[Agent0028]

I've read those two posts several times and the point is completely lost on me. Is he just trying to say he's in the Lucas-Canon (which letter canon is that again? G?) camp? At least Irish Jedi makes sense when he EU bashes.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

I've read those two posts several times and the point is completely lost on me. Is he just trying to say he's in the Lucas-Canon (which letter canon is that again? G?) camp? At least Irish Jedi makes sense when he EU bashes.

LOL...I think he's just trying to say that if its not on the screen its not Canon--at all. My friend is the same way, but I just look at it as being lazy and not wanting to take the time to read the books.

 

[thenammagazine]

LOL...I think he's just trying to say that if its not on the screen its not Canon--at all. My friend is the same way, but I just look at it as being lazy and not wanting to take the time to read the books.

Why is it every close-minded Star Wars fan thinks the license should be limited to the films?

 

[Agent0028]

Well in defense of the movies only club there is alot of crap in the EU.

Personally I find the worst of the EU a fun way to waste time, and honestly there's some EU I've read that I enjoyed more than parts of the prequels.

 

[thundergod]

First off , ( I knew I was asking for trouble joining this thread! ) I'm NOT slagging off the E.U. I've friends who are heavily into it and forever trying to get me to read certain books and I have read the occasional one ( and had varied opinions ) , but I just don't "get" material , or "spin-offs" from established properties . Never have, whether it be Star Trek , Buffy, Firefly or whatever . All of which I've been a huge fan of .( Apart from "whatever" , I always thought that a bit crap! ) I generally think it's a good thing , keeping fans satisfied and adding "colour" to the "Star Wars Universe" . I just think it gets a little strange though when people expect Lucas and co to fit their storylines/characters/concepts etc into the framework(s) established in novels they haven't produced . Secondly , as for being " closed minded" and "too lazy" , I'm not even going to respond .

 

[thenammagazine]

See, again, makes no sense. Lucas hired a whole continuity department at LucasFilm to make certain things fit into his established universe. Nothing gets produced without going through them first to get approval. In any other case, your statement would be correct. Here, it's not.

 

[thundergod]

What "makes no sense" ? It's an opinion , how can that " make no sense"?

 

[Hecubus]

See, again, makes no sense. Lucas hired a whole continuity department at LucasFilm to make certain things fit into his established universe. Nothing gets produced without going through them first to get approval. In any other case, your statement would be correct. Here, it's not.

There are PLENTY of things in the SW universe, movies AND EU, that fail at continuity. If he has a "department" for this, and every bit of sw material goes through them to ensure continuity, they should all be fired...

 

[thenammagazine]

people expect Lucas and co to fit their storylines/characters/concepts etc into the framework(s) established in novels they haven't produced .

People have a right to expect it because whether or not it's in a book, cartoon, comic, etc, it's approved by LucasFilm for continuity. The WTF factor occurs when LucasFilm basically contradicts themselves. If they actually kept a database of everything, they could type in a name, see what's been established, and go from there. Last I heard, they were relying on a 3rd party for the continuity database and after years, that still has yet to be realized.

 

[thundergod]

Whatever . Going away now to be closed-minded and lazy .

 

[the angry orc]

Well in defense of the movies only club there is alot of crap in the EU.

Personally I find the worst of the EU a fun way to waste time, and honestly there's some EU I've read that I enjoyed more than parts of the prequels.

as far as there being a lot of crap in the eu...there is a lot of crap in the prequels as well. that being said, i like it all. i am an unrepentant sw nerd and i read all the books and comics (good and bad).

 

[thenammagazine]

as far as there being a lot of crap in the eu...there is a lot of crap in the prequels as well. that being said, i like it all. i am an unrepentant sw nerd and i read all the books and comics (good and bad).

Let's be perfectly fair here, there's a lot of crap in the OT too. Whether it be from the "accuracy of Imperial Storm Troopers" to the time gaps in Luke's training on Degobah and Han's escape from the Star Destroyers in ESB, to the "is it armor? or dead Vader Luke is burning? - we didn't see him fade into the force!" It's everywhere but, as does the "lived-in" aspect, it adds character to Star Wars.

 

[the angry orc]

Let's be perfectly fair here, there's a lot of crap in the OT too. Whether it be from the "accuracy of Imperial Storm Troopers" to the time gaps in Luke's training on Degobah and Han's escape from the Star Destroyers in ESB, to the "is it armor? or dead Vader Luke is burning? - we didn't see him fade into the force!" It's everywhere but, as does the "lived-in" aspect, it adds character to Star Wars.

i agree...if you start holding it under a microscope it's going to break down to some extent. enjoy it for what it all is...great entertainment (imo). it's kind of like the debate re: the air filters on the stormtroopers...it just sucks all the fun out.