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You mean like The Empire Strikes Back? Kinda. But Lucas had a lot of involvement with Empire. Yes, Empire was better for having Kersher doing the direction, but Lucas still worked on the screenplay, as a regular producer, and is credited for the original story... on top of being the executive producer. For all I know, Lucas' attachment to Tucker could be as superficial as Tarantino's name on Hero. Fred Roos and Fred Fuchs were the producers and Arnold Schulman and David Seidler wrote the screenplay. And like I said before, I give a lot of credit for what I liked in that movie to Francis Ford Coppola for directing.

The sad thing is, both X-Men and a solo Wolvie have plenty of story to tell. But in Hollywood fashion, I predict the X-Movies to degenerate along the same lines as Batman to Batman and Robin.

has it occured to you that SW and indiana jones is like the only thing hes put out. unless he did some B fims i missed, i love B movies. 3 Star Wars Films (w/out Ford) Howard the Duck Willow Young Indianda Jones Chronicles Tucker: The Man and His Dream RadioLand Murders Labyrinth The Land Before Time And that's only a partial list. . . How much of that is Lucas through and through, and how much of that are the other people doing the real work behind the films? I don't know about most of those, but Lucas was just the executive produced for Tucker. Most of what I liked about that film, I'd give credit to Coppala for direction. EDIT: Bsu beats me to the punch!

Lucas will die sometime. And when he does, what do you think the kids will do? Maintain their father's "artistic integrity" (which many fans will argue that Lucas didn't do for himself)? Or sell out for more money? I'm betting on sell out. I'll third it. Topher's a better actor than Mark Hammil, anyway. Are you out of your mind, Hurin?! I'll second the Bruce Campbell vote, or maybe throw one in for Owen Wilson. Ewan McGregor is the best choice for Obi-wan, since it'd maintain the look/feel of the prequel trilogy. Antonio Banderas? Um... he could maybe be a wookie...

Prime is MUCH too cool to be a Ford.

You guys do realize that it's a question of WHEN, not IF, the OT movies are remade. Mind you, that doesn't mean I think that Lucas will re-do them to get the look and feel more like the PT. It's just that Hollywood is on a kick where it's "in" to remake old movies. The War of the Worlds, the Longest Yard, Ocean's 11, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Planet of the Apes, etc. If Hollywood can't adapt a book, comic book, TV show, or videogame, then they'll remake older or foreign movies. Star Wars is prime material for a remake.

Remember all the "polite conversation" we were having awhile back, where some people were saying that Microsoft was stupid for not going with an next-gen disc, and Sony was smart for using Blu-Ray? Well, it seems like HD-DVD just got a boost. Mind you, the competition is far from over yet... which is exactly the reason why the Xbox team decided to stay out of it and stick with regular DVDs. And should HD-DVD become the eventual winner, the only thing Blu-Ray is going to be good for is PS3 discs.

The thing with G1 is, while it had some lame, cheesy episodes, it did have some good ones. Not to mention that the movie kicked ass. But the important thing is, those were the characters that we grew to love to this very day. The characters in every other series since are just pale imitiations. Beast Wars, in my opinion, had some of the worst characters. And the only reason it DOES get interesting in the end is because it ties to G1.

I was refering specifically to the mentions of him disobeying orders to save Obi-wan, not anything else he did.

Do you think this is probably due to the fact that the japs are the ones who wrote energon and armada that seemed to be marketed more to kids and Beast Wars was the last TF series written by the US? No, because I'm up to about episode 30 so far of Energon, and I'm loving it. And to call Beast Wars a "great well written sci-fi show" is to be overly generous. It starts off very similar to G1 Transformers, then is filled with the "Look, it's CGI!" fluff that was the trend for it's time... and sold a lot of toys anyway. Beast Wars wasn't even remotely entertaining until the writers boned up on their Transformers mythos and began to tie Beast Wars to G1. And, whatever potential they were starting to dig up, they threw out the window when they did the remarkably crappy Beast Machines. Bottom line: If Optimus doesn't turn into a big rig, it just isn't Transformers in my book. (Fire engines don't count, RiD!)

We're not saying that Vader did kill millions of people to save a loved one. We're saying that, during the Clone Wars, Anakin disobeyed orders and put missions and the lives of others in jeopardy, just to save Obi-wan. That was kind of my point. Most people wouldn't knowingly sacrifice a number of strangers to save a single loved one, and risking those lives was against the Jedi Code... so Anakin wasn't a good Jedi. But I think most of us would take a gamble that others may or may not be put in danger if a loved one definately was, and you thought you could help them... which was really all Anakin did.

Call me the minority, but I liked the fight between Anakin and Dooku in RotS. Short, to the point, limbs flying, and a hedgeclipper style decapitation. The fight with Maul was good, too, but the Anakin/Obi-wan fight? Too long, and interrupted by story.

Nope, 17 isn't underage. Read the whole story. The bartender at the end said that 17 is ideal, but he was going as low as 13.

I agree with you whole-heartedly. For the most part, I crave those kind of games that suck me in and keep me playing for hours straight. I remember playing KOTOR for the first time, and playing from dinner until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning... good times. Every now and then, though, you need a good time waster. Those are the kind of games that I like on my cell-phone. The ultimate time wasters, in my book, would be Tetris, Bejeweled/Zoo Keeper, and Dr. Mario.

Seems retro games on the Revolution won't be free after all... Gamespot article.

But the choice isn't so clear cut. It's not necessarily one or the other. Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I mean, you can chose to stick to the plan. You'll probably save the lives of millions, but there's still a chance something else could go awry. And your friend will almost certainly die. Abandoning the plan puts the lives of millions in jeopardy, but you'll almost certainly save your friend. After saving your friend, there's still a 50/50 chance that you can regroup, finish the mission, and still save the lives of millions. What do you choose then? Let's go a little further... suppose your friend is a brilliant scientist. Your friend is close to a breakthrough on a new incredibly cheap and abundant energy source. If completed, it will make it possible to construct a planetary shield on to reduce the sun's rays to more tolerable levels. It will also make it possible to transport large ammounts of water (ice) from Hoth and Rhen Var to Tatooine, givine the desert world an ample supply. With your friend's new energy source, it would be possible to turn Tatooine into a lush world like Naboo, and the crops grown on Tatooine could help feed other improverished planets (although, in theory, the terraforming of other less-hospitable worlds could make them less impoverished and more self-sufficient). However, to rescue your friend, you will definately allow and entire planet to be destroyed. This planet, though, is populated by a most lazy and unambitious race. They do not bother with any industry or even agriculture. They simply subside off the Republic's wellfare program, which provides them with food, housing, and spending money. Do you sacrifice a billion people who bring no value to society, in order to save one person who could benefit billions more?

Perhaps, but it seems some Japanese really do like them a little underage.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/06/news_6127039.html I'm kinda burned out on the next gen talk. Still not impressed with Nintendo even though I love those old games. I've been reliving mid-90's 2-D fighting goodness with Vampire:Darkstalkers Collection for the import PS2. farting rules. Anyone here own the PS2/Saturn pad? I was thinking of buying it. I just wanted to know how it compares to the original(which I loved). I love how they come up with $76. If Gamespot always ignores the change, they're always going to be off by almost a buck. They really ought to round up a penny instead of down 99 cents, but I guess they're falling for one of the oldest retail tricks around. That extra 99 cents per console might not seem like much, but it adds up when you're talking about around a million consoles by the end of the year, and will take almost a million off of Gamespot's estimation of Microsoft's losses. Not that it matters... Microsoft brings in plenty of money from other divisions to cover for the losses they'll take on hardware. For now, I think Microsoft is just securing their place in the industry.

It's kind of an odd coincidence. But what if further research shows that Toronto just happens to have more Trekkies per household than other cities?

I was going to suggest something, but it seems like most of the stuff I'd seen fansubbed has since been picked up...

Except that, EU stuff aside, we don't know of any Jedi who turned to the Dark Side and were redeemed. It's possible that Yoda believed it couldn't be done, and it's possible that Anakin only did it because he was the Chosen One. Then again, I don't think that's the case. I think Yoda was speaking of Luke specifically. It's part of the foreshadowing for a sequel trilogy I was speculating on a few posts back.

I haven't read the OT novels yet, but I've read all three of the prequel novels. They all play out much like the RotS novel... many scenes are ripped straight from the novel, complete with the movies' dialogue. But they all offer extra scenes, extended scenes, and a more in-depth look at the characters' thoughts, feelings, and motivations. Of the three, RotS was the definately the best, and PM was definately the worst, and not because RotS was the better movie and PS the worst, either... I'm speaking purely in terms of the writing. It's become apparent to me that Terry Brooks has had some good ideas for stories, but that he's really not a great writer. Conversely, I think Stover did an excellent job in his writing. I was especially taken with the "This is (insert character here)" parts that really got into the characters in ways that the movies never could. Salvatore's AotC is pretty good too. Say what else you will about Salvatore, he's the kind of author that really shows off a character. His work goes into more detail about the relationship between Jango and Boba, as well as the growing affection Padme had for Anakin (something the movie completely missed).

I have to say that I haven't seen Headmasters, Masterforce, Victory, or any of the other Japanese shows between G1 and RiD. So I can't judge them fairly. Of the ones I've seen... G1, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, RiD, and about half of Super Link/Energon, the best is easily G1. Yes, there were some very cheesy episodes (Kremzeek, anyone?), but between it, the movie, and the Marvel comics, it set the standard. Sure, nostalgia might factor in, but it's what we grew up on. Nothing has, and nothing will ever come close again. I have to disagree with FfN, I HATED Beast Wars. The CGI was dull, the planet it was set on was a barren rock, and while it seemed to have decent character development, to someone who grew up on G1, it just wasn't Transformers if it didn't have Autobots and Decepticons who turned into damn near anything BUT animals. Not to mention that the writers weren't even familiar with Transformers when they started the series. After they did watch it, though, BW did start to pick up in Season 2 as they started to tie it in with the original. But then they ruined it all anyway with Beast Machines. RiD was like a breath of fresh air after the Beast series... I mean, it had robots that turned into cars again! But the writing seemed overly juvenile. I haven't finished it yet, but Super Link/Energon is shaping up to be an excellent series.

Having seen Episode III twice, then watching the OT back to back to back afterwards, I'm fairly convinced that the EU would be WAAAAAAAAAAAY off. The EU made a big fuss of Luke and the new Jedi Order because Luke was the hero in the movies, wasn't he? Well, I actually don't think it was. In Empire especially, there's a lot of foreshadowing. Yoda warns Luke that if he left his training, he would bring sadness. He told him that he'd never be a Jedi. And in Jedi, Yoda warns that once Luke starts down the path of the Dark Side, it would forever control his destiny. But as we'd already seen, Luke was well on his way down the path. The attachment that Luke had for his friends was similar to Anakin's attachment to Padme. That attachment caused him to leave his training, threaten to kill Jabba (and we know now that killing, except in defense, is against the Jedi code), Force choke the Gammorean guards (a power we've seen Vader use plenty, a power that is almost certainly of the Dark Side), attempt to strike down the Emperor in anger, and wail on Vader in anger until he finally cut his hand off. Luke might have stopped himself from going any further at that moment, and he might have refused to become the Emperor's apprentice, but he was definately treading down a dark path. What's more, there's the big "there is another" fuss. It was a big deal that the Force was strong in the Skywalker family, and that if Luke would fall, there would still be Leia So, if I had to make a conjecture about what the next trilogy would be about, I'd say that Luke would show Leia the basics, and then they'd split up to try to recover lost information about the old Jedi order. Some new threat'd come up, Luke would disagree with how it's handled, decide to do things his own way, take care of it Sith style, become seduced with the notion of "might makes right," set himself up as a new Dark Lord of the Sith, and eventually be brought down by Leia, who afterward would found a new Jedi Order.

Miyamoto thinks games are too long. This is significant, because this is another example of what I'm talking about. Don't ge me wrong, I enjoy "time wasters"... I just picked up Zoo Keeper for the DS, 'cuz that's a fun one when you've got like 10 minutes until you have to leave for work and nothing better to do. But Miyamoto's attitude seems to be indicative of Nintendo's new trend in marketing... small, simple, possibly fun games that non-gamers can enjoy. Personally, I spring $50 for a game, it'd better last me at least a week. I (and I'm sure I'm not the only one) am looking for something longer and more engaging than Nintendo's recent stream of mini-game collections, even if those collections ARE fun.