Gee, I wonder why George isn't writing it?

[jackshoegazer]

"Star Wars" -- Revenge of the Writers

Still a little upset with the Jar Jar Binks debacle? Think you know what happened between the time Anakin became Vader and Luke met Obi Wan in the desert? If the idea of expanding that far, far away galaxy is a lifelong dream of yours, you might want to grab your iBook and get on your speeder bike and hurry on down to Santa Monica.

A TMZ spy informs us that the Star Wars camp is in Santa Monica interviewing writers for their upcoming live action Star Wars TV movies. Some of the writers already under consideration have written for "Lost" and "Heroes." The show will cover the 19-year span between "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: A New Hope." The new show will focus on minor characters in the Star Wars universe, so don't expect them to dwell on Luke Skywalker's terrible twos.

If you do secure an audience with Mr. Lucas, may the force be with you.

Comments

this sounds like a pot moment but it's totally not. i'm just feeling irreverent

[choogy.livejournal.com]

you know what those live action tv movies could totally use? vikings! wouldn't star wars vikings be awesome? i think we should write a script and solicit mr lucas for star wars: the norwegian years.

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[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I know you're not a Star Wars initiate, but I feel it is my duty to let you know that there are no Vikings in Star Wars. These movies happened "long long ago, in a galaxy far far away." Very very far from Norway. But Jedi with horny helmets and steins of beer sounds great :)

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[brdgt.livejournal.com]

Vikings are the new Pirates, so you might be on to something there...

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[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

SO is the new battle going to be vikings v.s. ninjas? Or are ninjas being replaced by something else? Like flappers?

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[brdgt.livejournal.com]

Seriously: I think it's going to be Vikings vs. Celts with some Native Americans thrown in for good measure. brianwood's next comic is going to be Viking and then there is this movie, Severed Ways (http://www.heathenfilms.com/severedways.html).

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I wonder why the Viking resurgence?

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[anubis75.livejournal.com]

ninjas can never be replaced ; )

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[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

How about improved? NINJAS! Now with color-safe bleaching action!

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[anubis75.livejournal.com]

Well there's always room for improvement.

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[irishspongie.livejournal.com]

Ah, there's no reason why there couldn't be a planet or two out there with a vikingesque culture.

Also, I'd write in the Hass. As a viking Jedi. Called "Sven Hasselhoffsson". That would rock.

[anubis75.livejournal.com]

They can leave Luke's terrile two's out of it, however I want to see Han Solo's back story.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

That would be great. I'd love to see the whole how-he-met-Chewey bit.

[ghostwes.livejournal.com]

It was alluded somewhere (novelization, maybe) that Solo used to be an imperial officer, so, yeah, that would be kind of a neat story.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

That would effing RULE.

[gutzilla.livejournal.com]

'Star Wars done by decent writers' is an idea I can get behind. Although George has already ruined the canon for me with his prequels, concentrating on minor characters could work.