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John Ary: The Characters I Want to See in Episode VII!!
John Ary here with a few thoughts about Episode VII.
As a 34 year old fan of the original trilogy, I hold a cautious optimism that the new film will indeed not suck. Several of the non-Lucas Star Wars projects in the last few years have gone a long way in repairing some of the damage done by the prequels.
When you look at the work done on The Clone Wars animated series, a few of the video game projects including the upcoming Star Wars 1313, and various installments of the expanded universe in literature and comics, you'll find some great stories and characters that could also work well in a cinematic sense. As someone who patiently awaits a new installment of the series, I have compiled a short list of characters that I would love to see brought to life on the big screen.
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Nov. 20, 2012, 5:38 a.m. CST
by Jeff
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:46 a.m. CST
As a 34 year old Virgin
by Redhead_Redemption
There I fixed the first line for you john
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:49 a.m. CST
Van Lee Cleef??
by paint163
Jesus man..........
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:50 a.m. CST
My picks
by photoboy
The Gonk robot C3-PO's missing gold leg Chad Vader The Ooba-Ooba mid-wife droid Chief Chirpa Stormtrooper #7
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:58 a.m. CST
lol redhead redemption
by Bobo_Vision
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:11 a.m. CST
Dream on. They will NEVER use any expanded universe characters. They didn't for the prequels, they won't do it here.
by MariusXe
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:12 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:13 a.m. CST
DENGAR?! Get a fucking grip.
by Cpt Kirks 2pay
Dengar will be in his bloody Zimmerframe in this film he'll be so old! Get the fuck out of here you bloody idiot! And don't gimme this "Oh the main characters are old so why not?" Dengar was much more minor and less important than the main characters, we don't need an old fuddy duddy like him in this, not when we can have NEW, YOUNG characters and villains. Dick!
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:14 a.m. CST
@mariusxe Clone Wars uses EU locations and characters.
by Drsambeckett1984
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:17 a.m. CST
The Obi Wan clone that he sneakily got done off-camera in episode 2.
by Dubster32
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:22 a.m. CST
by John Ary
You win the No Prize for that one. Well done sir.
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:27 a.m. CST
Stepping outside the box, John Ary. Me lika dis.
by Deceased Fan
Eschewing the rumor mill and just having some fun. Good job. (Please forgive me for the Boss Nass. Sometimes you can't unlearn what you have learned.)
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:33 a.m. CST
I'll just post my list
by Jared Bond
-young luke on hologram -ghost of yoda -R2D2, but with a robot other than C3PO (maybe not even R2D2, but same model, slightly different sounds) -at least one ewok (real midget in bear suit) -maybe a few subtle throwbacks to OT background characters -the rest new -some other part of the galaxy -will never happen
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:34 a.m. CST
Why the F
by Uridium
Why the fuck does every two bit nobody that ever appeared for a couple of seconds in any of the films or books/comics/whatever, have to have a backstory that includes one of the main players in SW. Fucking Dengar has his whole existance defined by being injured while 'Swoop racing' Han Solo when they were young..... Who writes this crap?
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:39 a.m. CST
I like your picks there John...
by Jason
Well thought out in terms of what they could do to make a compelling story arc, rather than a "wouldn't it be super-sweet if..." kinda rationale. Takes full advantage of the breadth of character types in this universe. My #1 pick is also Luke Skywalker, but they really have to give him some meaty stuff for him to do, not just battle sith after sith. That right there is what I perceive to be an issue with the new trilogy, the marketing people will insist on too much lightsabre monotony at the expense of an interesting story to sustain 3 films. It would be great if they realised that we got all the lightsabre fights we'd ever need in the PT and let the galaxy be a more realistic, bounty-hunter-y, smuggler-y, space battle-y affair. Right now is the best time for the new trilogy because it currently is nothing but pure possibility and nothing has been sullied yet. (please have Billy Dee come back too, and Admiral Ackbar) :)
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:41 a.m. CST
Jar Jar Binks
by deathvalley69
will return. I have it on authority because Mark Hamilton told me.
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:47 a.m. CST
How can you not have the return of Boba Fett!!!!!
by Professor_Bedlam
Even Lucas admitted he made a mistake in killing him off the way he did!!!! Boba is coming back!!!!
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:49 a.m. CST
I just want the Force back.
by TheManBehindTheMask
Some EU characters are cool and all. But I don't want a generic vilain of week. I want a story that wraps things together. Not just a new cool looking Sith coming out of nowhere or some imperial forces fighting for the glory of their dead Emperor. Those are ok ideas for a TV series or standalone movies. But for the Sequel Trilogy, I want more than recycled ideas. I want the concept of the Force being the center of the trilogy. I want things like: Luke not wanting to use the Force again because it's too dangerous. If Sith and Jedi are "keepers of the Force" then what happens to the Force when there are no more "keepers"? Could the Force itself be a threat for the galaxy this time? I know I put myself in a dangerous hype with this kind of ideas that belong more in a SciFi universe than a space opera. But well, I can't help but hoping for something special rather than reclycling old ideas.
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:49 a.m. CST
"Van Lee Cleef"?
by JonJonB9
That was intentional, right, I get a prize for spotting it?
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:04 a.m. CST
This is a stupid list. No offense
by PHUCKO
C'baoth and Thrawn will only work if they do Zahn's trilogy (which they said they're not) Voort saBinring and Ketch tread too close to Jar Jar Binks territory. Nobody wants to see a biomechanical ewok. Sorry. I'd like to see them go with characters like Corran Horn, Kyp Durron, Talon Karrde, Mara Jade, Boba Fett who have survived multiple story arcs and are good supporting characters.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:08 a.m. CST
by DarthBlart
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:12 a.m. CST
The Crying Ewok.
by Deceased Fan
A Revenge Tale.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:14 a.m. CST
What's this "sir" stuff?
by MovieManStill
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:14 a.m. CST
EU does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
As a massive fan of the Star Wars movies, but having never read any expanded universe books or seen any clone wars cartoons, I have to say wow - what a fucking load of crap. I'd heard the EU stuff was weak but listening to Ary's *best of the EU* characters was shocking. A Gam Guard called Piggy who was educated by the Emperor and now flies for the rebels?!?! Dengar the toilet roll head was best man at Boba Fetts wedding??!?!?! Keetch the Ewok pilot?! Please. Let none of this come to pass in Ep VII.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:15 a.m. CST
Lucas DID use EU characters/planets in the prequels..
by darthwaz1
Coruscant & Aayla Secura..
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:25 a.m. CST
Coruscant was created by Lucas and was gonna be in ANH
by performingmonkey
It was originally called Alderaan then they changed that to Leia's home planet once they realised they couldn't pull off a huge city planet. It was also considered for ROTJ. This was all before EU used the idea. Btw NO fucking EU in the new episodes, please.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:27 a.m. CST
The Thrawn trilogy is good but not great. Not like episodes 7-9 were ever going to be those books...but still glad we're getting an original story.
by Ali Kerim Bey
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:27 a.m. CST
...live like Buddist monks...
by AndoSoundsLikeAMong
Because they don't get married. Right?
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:28 a.m. CST
Coruscant was EU... lightning absorbed by lightsaber...EU.
by Ali Kerim Bey
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:30 a.m. CST
I just want to see Luke and Leia.
by Pat
More specifically, I want to see Mark Hamill and Carrie Fischer as Luke and Leia eating a bowl of "Endorian" chicken wings with Harrison Ford as Han Solo standing in a doorway covering his eyes and shaking his head in disgust. "Only the Skywalkers..." Then cut to something dark sidey.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:33 a.m. CST
C'mon dojo!
by Deceased Fan
Surely ALL massive Star Wars fans know that Boba Fett was the best man at Dengar's wedding!! Duh! At least it happened in my back yard. Do you Dengar take Hammer Head to be your lawfully wedded husband? (They were way ahead of the game in '82.)
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:40 a.m. CST
You want Han Solo and Luke, but not Leia?
by TinDrummer
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:40 a.m. CST
by Vince
painting someone blue doesn't make an alien. And he's a nice chap?! Bad choice. Painting a pig green, ditto.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:42 a.m. CST
paint163 and jonjonb9
by John Ary
No Prizes to you guys for my boneheaded swap of Van and Lee. Good catch.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:43 a.m. CST
I would like to see rubber Yoda, rubber Jabba, rubber Bantha, and Boba Fett with strings
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
in other words, Star Wars, when it had old fashioned character and charm, before computers killed all that and took the anarchy fun and possibility out of motion pictures
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:45 a.m. CST
Luke's severed hand running around as a Bounty Hunter
by NightArrows
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:45 a.m. CST
I want more ethic stereotypes....
by Smerdyakov
So far we've made fun of Jews, blacks, and Chinese. How about a drunken Irish x-wing pilot or an Italian Storm trooper who carries his lunch in his pocket?
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:53 a.m. CST
where are the cool new Sith characters?...Sith rule!
by Titus05
cool list John Ary!...I like most of them except for the E-wok
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:54 a.m. CST
by robertplant
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:54 a.m. CST
Star Wars VII filming has commenced; Jar Jar to star... and you can see filming here:
by HornOrSilk
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:55 a.m. CST
Holy shit! Capt Kirks 2pay
by DocPazuzu
Now there's a name I haven't heard since....
Nov. 20, 2012, 8 a.m. CST
"Storm's coming, Ani"-lady from Ep1
by Colonel_Blimp
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:01 a.m. CST
Characters I want to see: 1) Captain Kirk 2) Spock 3) Chewie.
by Chris
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:03 a.m. CST
They could recast Dengar with Carrie Fisher
by Polyphenus
Seriously, her Slave Leia days are long behind her...
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:09 a.m. CST
by Ironhorse
After 7, 8 and 9 are done and don't suck.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:10 a.m. CST
Please let there be NO SITH in these movies..
by darthwaz1
If Anakins purpose was to get rid of the sith & restore balance then it would render the whole Anakin/Vader arc pointless if more sith start showing up!
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:20 a.m. CST
...the damage done by the prequels??? FUCK OFF!
by Dan
Good Gawd find something new! This is NOT speaking for everyone so cram that noise!
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:22 a.m. CST
Robert Redford as Dash Rendar!
by Stephen
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:22 a.m. CST
Third JAWA on the Right would make a great band name...
by Dan
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:24 a.m. CST
I'd like to see an IG-88 feature....
by Darren
IG-88 eventually uploads his consciousness into a computer core destined for Death Star II. He succeeded in being uploaded, and was preparing to activate his program to take over all droids in the galaxy when it was destroyed. With his consciousness in the Death Star II, he would literally become the Death Star.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:32 a.m. CST
Please, no bounty hunters.
by buggerbugger
Seriously, what a fucking bore of an idea. Am I right in thinking that there are more bounty hunters in the SW galaxy than any other profession? The new movie needs Luke in a Qui-Gon/Obi-Wann capacity - being bumped off at some point - and the droids. Everything else is up for grabs. Good guys as underdogs against an overwhelming force, like the original trilogy. Part of the reason why the prequels sucked such massive amounts of shit is that, for the most part, the goods guys were on top, with the bad guys starting at a disadvantage. Bad guys as underdogs = fucking stupid. The new bad guy needs to be called Darth Scrumptious. DARTH. SCRUMPTIOUS.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:33 a.m. CST
Sidious, Plagueis and Tyranus
by MustGoFaster
As red force ghosts having lightsaber fights with blue force ghosts.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:35 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:36 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:37 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:37 a.m. CST
love ya Ary but your SW choices sucked.
by nametaken
Dengar? an old man who looks like he just escaped an infirmary? BORING. plus anakin showed the jedi order how wrong their rigid stance was, luke would obviously restart the order with love being okay.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:38 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:40 a.m. CST
Sidious, Plagueis, Tyranus, Maul
by Stephen
seriously what happened to the imagination? Darth Vader is an awesome name and it came from outta nowhere. These all sound like Harry Potter names. I always hated that stupid Harry Potter shit where they put an -us on the end of the word and suddenly its a MAGIC word. If you asked someone what a Vader was in 1975 they wouldve guessed a vaccuum cleaner or something. If you asked someone what a Plagueis was that wouldve said "a plague?"
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:40 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:41 a.m. CST
As a 38 year old fan from the original trilogy days
by kwisatzhaderach
I can safely say it is 'fans' like John Ary that have done damage to the Star Wars brand, not the prequels themselves. The prequels are going to look like Lawrence of Arabia compared to what Disney comes up with.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:42 a.m. CST
by Brian
Bring back old characters SPARINGLY. No more winks and nods. I wanna see IG-88 and handful of other bounty hunters. I want to see 1-2 Yoda-type dudes, but not a flesh-colored Yodas, that was gross. I want to see alien species we've seen before, but not characters we've seen before. Oh, and a resurgence of Mandalorian Commandos may be in order... and immediately spun off into it's own movie with Boba Fett getting cloned and made young again. Ummm, no Jawas or Ewoks. More astromech droids. Less chatty cunt droids. Oh, and lightsaber fights.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:42 a.m. CST
What I would like for another Star Wars series
by HornOrSilk
Sandpeople: A Rock Opera... Ok. Maybe not.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:44 a.m. CST
Star Wars VII: The Search for Earth
by HornOrSilk
After a fleet of Death Stars take out most of the biological life in the known universe, the last, few remaining life forms team together to go and find a rumored paradise, where all machines will be destroyed: Earth.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:45 a.m. CST
No more "coincidents" in SW, please, like
by gerry derboven
Darth/Anakin making Threepio, Jango Fett the father of Boba, Dengar speeching on Boba's wedding , where Solo was thrown out of because he was fingering Jabba's sister or whatever... This could be a fantastic opportunity to start fresh. i'm all for bringing Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Lando and the bots back but only to tie things together. The jedi Academy is a good idea but not like they did in the novels. keep the idea but run with it, make them discover a Sith planet or something and have the younglings fight for the survival of the New Republic. I mean, i think that , if you listen what the fans want, you just have this unbelievable big universe to play with. That said, I 'm pretty sure they will enlist some unknown, young director who is malleable enough to listen to the Kennedy/Lucas two headed hydra but brings a new visual style. But I hope they don't. i hope they don't want to "reinvent" Star Wars", with Zack Snyder type visuals , Bourne like melee fights with shaky cam and Simpson/Family Guy meta humor. Star Wars needs to be a grand, operatic, old style swashbuckling adventure. What a strange feeling to be enthousiastic and apprehensive at the same time, like looking forward to first time sex with a hot girl but fearing you'll "underperform" (I'll explain later, John Ary) I'm 40, Star Wars has always been a very big thing for me and i can't take another disspointment like The Phantom Menace . I fucking flew from Belgium to New York to see that and that crushed feeling.... i will never shake off... AAanyway. May The Force Be With Us.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:50 a.m. CST
I wonder if kids who grew up with the prequels and love them...
by Dranem
Back in my day, we only had a thousand CG shots per film and they were shot in 2D! Not this crappy three thousand CG shot fake looking shit and 3D filming!
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:54 a.m. CST
That was supposed to say
by Dranem
I wonder if kids who grew up with the prequels and love them will be as whiny of bitches about the Sequel Trilogy as some OT fans are of the prequels
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:54 a.m. CST
Wow, this list comprised of fanwank garbage.
by Harlock999
Redhead_Redemption had it right. So did Cobra--Kai. Sometimes I am truly shocked at the utter naivete and (quite frankly) idiocy of some of the more extreme science fiction fans. This list was equivalent to hoping Kirk, Spock, and Khan all team up to fight the Borg in a future Star Trek flick. You know, with help from Worf's granddaddy. Unfortunately, it's people like this guy who have caused Lucas to continually give the finger to most of the "silent majority." Goddamn, that video was embarrassing...
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:55 a.m. CST
Um, yeah, I needed to insert the word "was" in there...
by Harlock999
...between "this list" and "comprised of fanwank garbage." Oh well.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:55 a.m. CST
booger-t, vader is dutch for father so it didn't exactly come out of nowhere.
by nephilim138
and if anyone kills Han, it should be Fett. After the debacle of getting "taken out" by a bit of slapstick comedy and sitting in a sarlaac for a while, that choice is the only one that makes sense.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:56 a.m. CST
Star Wars 7: Revelations - It turns out that the Gamorrean Guards are...
by buggerbugger
...just regular guys wearing pigface helmets and fatsuits. And they're pissed. With an untranslated, "Rarrrrgh, Piggy smash puny everybody!", Piggy rips off Threepio's head...
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:57 a.m. CST
by GulDucati
LOL dude, LOL! Actually he's far from a virgin, he was getting his dick sucked by two hot chicks while compiling that list of Star Wars expanded universe characters he'd love to see in the next movie.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:59 a.m. CST
by GulDucati
" luke would obviously restart the order with love being okay." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Nov. 20, 2012, 9 a.m. CST
I had sex with John Ary last week.
by Deceased Fan
He REALLY likes toys.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:07 a.m. CST
New Jedi Order
by MJAYACE
Should be the only EU they could consider (if any at all). It was pretty epic, Chewie died, Han and Leia's kid died. No sith and the remaining empire, the Jedi and republic had to work together to defeat the greater threat. Plus it was pretty "hard". Check out the novel "Star by Star" by Troy Denning. in my opinion still one of the best Star Wars anything. Oh, and Harry and team shafted poor John Ary. He doesn't even get a black highlight login! Hahahah. In all seriousness, I am hoping they do a completely original story.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:10 a.m. CST
I always hate the idea of luke starting a school
by Stephen
its prequel shit. The good guys are the government. Politics. Overconnected continuity. Doesn't work. You need the rebellion aspect with the overwhelming odds and the mystery.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:20 a.m. CST
mothra vs. world
by Micah
I like Darth Maul. I know that he had a good run, so he is prolly out. Ewoks are cool too. The warden from superjail would be a nice change of pace.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:32 a.m. CST
Why has no one mentioned Wedge Antilles???
by kindofabigdeal
He fired on the Death Star II first. I'd like to see what kind of offspring he would have. He is one of the undersung heroes of the war. Having said that we should see Jabba's son. The guy who loses his arm in the cantina. A guy who fights wampa's in cage matches. Dash Rendar cameo, played by Tom Selleck. The droid who tortures other droids at Jabba's Palace. That hot chick who plays one of Padme's handmaidens. That little girl (grown up into a hotty) from the Ewok Adventure. She would obviously be decked out in an animal fur bikini.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:35 a.m. CST
zorba the hutt please. voiced by ian mckellan
by Stephen
space-jesus, you are right about the shoehorning in of characters and coincidences from the OT into the PT... C3PO being buillt by Darth Vader, REALLY?!?!?! I didnt mind the cameo-tastic fan service of the pod race, where we saw quick glimpses of Jawa's, Sand People, Cantine Band and Jabba - that was quite fun and worked well to raise some extra grins within the hi-octance sequence. Baby Boba and his pappy Jango I really didnt need though. *G'day Obi Wan. Psst, Boba. Dont let him see you do it but I left the bathroom ajar with my armor showing right next to that jedi. Go close the door, nice and subtle like little mate. Yeah, think we got away with it.*
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:37 a.m. CST
I want exactly NONE of those characters in the sequel trilogy
by Vicconius
Mara Jade maybe... but that's it.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:40 a.m. CST
I think Luke would 'liberalize' the Jedi Order
by EjkoUSC
He cant just remake the old Jedi Order as-was because they were a gang of cold, unfeeling, cocky, unimaginative crusty old farts who wouldnt know a Sith Master plan if it was literally TOLD to them by a Sith (see Dooku to Obi-Wan Ep II). The Jedi also got too cold and unfeeling, unwilling to simply accomodate and adjust to the Chosen Ones needs. I think Luke will see that in order to cut down on frustrated Jedi hormones and needs, the Jedi will need to cool it a little. Allow for children. Allow marriage. No more abducting babies, telling the baby's family "it's an honor" and then cutting ties between Jedi and their birth family. Being a Jedi will be voluntary and you will NOT be raised as a Jedi from birth. There will be an age minimum, not an age maximum. The Old Jedi kids probably made Anakin feel like an outcast loser from the onset. The Jedi were so stupid.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:40 a.m. CST
R5-D4, and the remains of Uncle Owen.
by Jodo_Kast
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:41 a.m. CST
What about a buddy robot movie with Lobot and R4D4?
by I_Snake_Plissken
Heartbeeps in space.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:42 a.m. CST
it doesnt matter how many stormtroopers we killed because they were just clones! not real people!
by Stephen
haha remember when they did that shit in TMNT and made the foot clan all robots? Don't let those kids see no murders now! I was super disappointed when the clones showed up and they were good guys. I mean the movie was called Attack of the Clones, not Clones to the Rescue!
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:42 a.m. CST
And by the way, it's LEE VAN Cleef
by I_Snake_Plissken
Some things are worth going back and correcting.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:45 a.m. CST
Cad Bane & Thrawn would be incredible...
by ganymede3010
If they were smart they allow these two characters to make their big screen debut.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:45 a.m. CST
All these suggestions are good..
by JAGUART
because any reasoned, enthusiastic and creative idea is gonna be better than what that clueless fuck gave us.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:49 a.m. CST
Definitely Wedge
by Vicconius
He could be a General or Admiral in the new movies. Wouldn't be the same without him.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:52 a.m. CST
Who do I want in this?
by Reasonaxe
Simple. Even if it's just one scene, Ewan McGregor as a spirit Obi Wan appearing to Luke. Give him a little makeup to make him look older and you're good to go. Connects the 2 trilogies a little more. He started to look the part with his beard and hair in Episode III.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:52 a.m. CST
by Darth Busey
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:54 a.m. CST
As a 35 yo bald and cute man...
by Ditko
I must confess that now that George Lucas is gone, I kinda miss him. LucasFilm died in 2012.
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:55 a.m. CST
A ghost Jedi Council is what I want to see. Yoda, Qui Gonn, Obi(McGregor with white hair/beard)
by vetepalapinga
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:57 a.m. CST
by Reasonaxe
haha read my comment like 4 up
Nov. 20, 2012, 9:58 a.m. CST
They used a few EU characters and concepts in the films
by rev_skarekroe
Aayla Secura, the name "Coruscant," Quinlan Vos (mentioned but not seen), Dash Rendar's ship (in the Star Wars special edition), etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Expanded_Universe#Lucas.27s_use_of_the_Expanded_Universe
Nov. 20, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
That said, they should ignore all the post-Jedi EU stuff
by rev_skarekroe
I think most of it is worse than the prequels, frankly.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
Trioculus or GTFO
by Stephen
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:04 a.m. CST
The writer of Little Miss Sunshine, the director of Safety Not Guaranteed?
by Cobb05
The bigger franchise in movie history. The budget will be $200 million. And they hire indie people? I know the director hasn't been named, but I keep hearing he's on the list and as the bigger names drop off one by one, he'll end up with it. It'll be like Spider-Man. They give a big budget franchise to an indie director whose movie wasn't a big hit. And Webb's Spider-Man was way too safe and bland. We don't want a safe Star Wars movie. We want a kick ass Star Wars movie. I really wish instead of one guy doing the trilogy, they would let a director direct one movie each. The big name directors would jump at that in a second. But they don't want to direct three movies.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:05 a.m. CST
by D.Vader
Gotta justify that paycheck from Harry, I suppose.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:09 a.m. CST
Wait, these guys are paid?
by Brian Hopper
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:09 a.m. CST
Hey if that bill goes though that lets any cumquot with a computer read your emails- everyone be sure to end every message you write from now on with- FBI guys love the cock- FACT!
by UltraTron
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:11 a.m. CST
I think an old Harrison ford and company is the last thing on the earth that I'd ever want to see in a starwars movie..
by UltraTron
oh and FBI guys love the cock.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:11 a.m. CST
by UltraTron
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:12 a.m. CST
Of course they're paid, M6Y
by D.Vader
If they weren't, I don't think Harry would have come as close to bankrupting AICN as he did.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:12 a.m. CST
cobb05 He also wrote Toy Story 3 which was huge.
by Stephen
and Marc Webb's 500 Summers was in theaters for a very long time. it did well I'm sure. ASM still sucked tho.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:16 a.m. CST
Yeah Cobb05, TOY STORY 3... not so Indie afterall
by D.Vader
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:19 a.m. CST
Dengar! Are you mental? And then he goes on... egad!
by T
Yeah, why didn't we ever get some clone on clone action? The Clones Vs The Droid Wars is what we got.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:20 a.m. CST
Who would fly from Belgium to New York to see a movie?????
by Dan
HAHA! All on you dude, of course you'd be disappointed...duh... over-hype much?
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:24 a.m. CST
Aren't we setting ourselves up for inevitable disappointment?
by Mel Garga
I did this with the prequels. My friends and I would run through potential plot lines for stories leading up to Ep.IV. And then there was the immaculate conception of Anakin. I just want to sit back and enjoy an original story. Thanks in advance.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:25 a.m. CST
by T
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:26 a.m. CST
Wiz Tango Fett will
by T
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:26 a.m. CST
Wiz Tango Fett will
by T
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:28 a.m. CST
Dammit! Frak this laptop! Where's those new BSG: Blood & Chrome
by T
I'm going to thread the needle, Toaster!
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:32 a.m. CST
If they weren't in the Original Trilogy....
by vorlonkosh
I don't want to see them, unless they are new creations. We need to proceed as if I, II and III never happened. The EU stuff needs to remain outside the films, as most of it is cheap-novel garbage.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:37 a.m. CST
They MUST have a Biggs prequel at some point
by Stephen
Also I want a Nien Numb origin story
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:37 a.m. CST
by GulDucati
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:39 a.m. CST
Let me give you the guaranteed appearances: Luke, Leia, Han, 3PO and R2, and...hold on to your lightsaber...AHSOKA TANO. Trust me.
by Mark
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:42 a.m. CST
Why do they have to bring in anyone but the original cast?
by AlienFanatic
Seriously, I think the wide universe is cool and all that but I'd much rather see Arndt create original, interesting characters than re-hash fan favorites. Everyone has an opinion on how so-and-so should be portrayed, and it's almost never the way it appears on screen. I mean, look at WTF happened to Boba Fett in the prequels! Just let Arndt use the Star Wars canvas, dabble with a few primary colors (actors), and then let him open up a new can of paint and create something really fun and new. The last thing I want to see is cameos by characters that have only existed in the books and video games.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:42 a.m. CST
redhead_redemption: we all know you're only experience with women was when you stopped breast-feeding last year. So shut the fuck up with the "virgin" stuff.
by Mark
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:42 a.m. CST
Oh, and by the way, redhead_redemption: YOUR MOTHER'S A WHORE.
by Mark
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:45 a.m. CST
Also...there should be TWO protagonists in this new trilogy...made and female. NOT brother and sister. The girls need a character that isn't just there to be saved or shoot a blaster a few times.
by Mark
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:46 a.m. CST
booger T, are you referring to Maxi Biggs the Force?
by kindofabigdeal
I want to see the "hit the nose" robots again. Except not so much slapstick comedy as just regular dudes getting the job done.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:47 a.m. CST
Although with how she looks now, Carrie Fisher could come back as a descendant of Jabba's dessicated sphyncter.
by AlienFanatic
I know, that's mean, but even the "ugly tree" analogy seems insufficient for what Carrie's done to herself since Jedi wrapped. It's as though, every day for the past 30 years, she downed a fifth of Tequila before paying some homeless guy to hit her in the face with a Wicket bat. I saw a TMZ video a couple weeks ago with the caption "Carrie Fisher" and I wondered why they were interviewing her dog.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:51 a.m. CST
kindofabigdeal is that his full name?
by Stephen
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:51 a.m. CST
@supersoldier My money's on the protagonist being Luke's daughter. I doubt they'll go with a male lead for the next trilogy.
by AlienFanatic
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:55 a.m. CST
Here's how they should use Han Solo
by petek66
After a bitter split from Leia, Han is now a grouchy, washed-up old man who runs a bar on some planet so full of scum and villainy that Mos Eisley looks like paradise in comparison. But the New Republic needs his connections and/or ship and/or skills for some impending threat and Leia is reluctantly dispatched to seek him out. Looking most out of place, she enters his bar accompanied by a couple of droid escorts. From behind the bar, Han looks over and calls out "Hey, we don't serve your kind in here!" Leia sighs, looks to her droid companions and says, "Wait outside, I can handle this." to which Han snarls, "I wasn't talking to the droids!" Gotta return to that crackling tension between characters that was missing to a certain extent in Return of the Jedi.
Nov. 20, 2012, 10:55 a.m. CST
alienfanatic that would suck cuz SW is all about dicks. lightsabers are dick metaphors everybody knows that.
by Stephen
women in supporting roles only. women support the dicks.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:02 a.m. CST
see luke has a big dick that he got from an old man in the desert and he has to decide to do the right thing with his dick because misusing your dick can have bad consequences
by Stephen
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:05 a.m. CST
Uhm, Dengar was on Jabba's sail barge in ROTJ
by KingDingaLing
You could get away with Ep VII starting with Boba Fett found in the sand along a smoldering sail barge and go from there. Palpatine's dark force was also on the way to Coruscant to be cloned. Mc Dirmid would not need makeup at his regeneration.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:11 a.m. CST
Just Luke. Nobody else.
by Doctor_Strangepork
Han would have fucked off years ago. I don't want to see Grandpa Han and a gray Chebacca sitting in one of those sterile, CGI apartment rooms from the prequels talking about the good old days. Maybe Leia if you've got something for her to do and you're not just shoving shit in because Carrie Fisher is still alive. Maybe we could see a Mandalorian or two because the armor is so well designed. They already have hundreds of aliens they can recycle to maintain the illusion of a cohesive universe. Other than that, I want all new shit.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:13 a.m. CST
A 2nd kid has come forward and said he was buttfucked by Elmo
by Bobo_Vision
And he said it didn't tickle o_0
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:16 a.m. CST
@Booger T: "Maxi Bigg the Force" is the only thing that comes out of Jar Jar's mouth that I actually like.
by kindofabigdeal
Only because it sounded child like, innocent, and fun. And it was before Jar Jar really started to get on your nerves. Other than that, I have no idea what other 'Biggs' your referring to.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:20 a.m. CST
I'd like to see a character that is neither Jedi or Sith, Light or Dark.
by kindofabigdeal
Someone so powerful and beyond the petty squabbles of the past. Someone who represents a force like the Nothing from Neverending Story. Or like Galactus. Except not a cloud monster. A being who believes that the galaxy needs to be cleansed in order to start over new. This will cause whatever new Jedi we introduce to team up with whatever hidden Sith they might also want to introduce. A threat so great that armies, technology, nor the Force itself can protect you from. To defeat it they must first learn the orgins of this menace and go on a quest across the galaxy to find a way to stop it. Make it a journey filled with the deaths of many of it's key players. Make the audience feel like no one is safe, and anyone can die at any given moment.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:24 a.m. CST
A 2nd kid came forward when "he just recently became aware of "adverse psychological & emotional effects from Kevin Clash's sexual acts & conduct."
by D.Vader
What a bunch of crap.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:26 a.m. CST
d.vader, yeah these kids might be scumbags themselves, but having a puppeteer with close contact with kids through a kid show, then buttfucking them, it aint good, bro
by Bobo_Vision
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:27 a.m. CST
You're ALL the victims of a hoax!
by Sluggolicious
These movies are going to SUCK simply because they do not need to exist. So cash-grabs and audience pandering is what you fan-boys want well, by god, that's what we're going to give you! The mystique of the original trilogy was it's self-contained arc. Star Wars was NOT a serial - it was a story about a farm boy who, by chance, stumbled into a huge world and ends up saving it - but now it's time to move on. This will be some shitty sci-fi pablum with Star Wars slapped on the poster (like the last Start Trek) just to make sure the idiot fans come rushing in to happily throw their money away. Star Wars was over after Jedi (the prequels were a disturbing nightmare that I've all but erased from my mind). All the morons circle-jerking in anticipation of another movie should be ashamed of themselves.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:31 a.m. CST
If it actually happened, Bobo
by D.Vader
When the first accuser recants his accusations and gives back the settlement money, THEN recants his recant bc a second person steps forward bc they "just recently realized" what horrible things happened to them, then it sounds like they're untrustworthy and lying to begin with. None of us know the truth, but right now, I'd say the accusers don't look good.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:35 a.m. CST
wait wait wait elmo buttfuck what?
by Stephen
I missed this
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:39 a.m. CST
No love for Sy Snootles?
by Joey Stars
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:40 a.m. CST
d. vader, elmo just resigned from Sesame Street in the face of these new accusations, and there's no argument that the first kid was fucked by Elmo
by Bobo_Vision
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:42 a.m. CST
D.Vader. You've got to give Ary credit for changing the subject at least.
by Deceased Fan
I think we've reached a plateau with the director debate.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:52 a.m. CST
Wow. Speaking of changing the subject.
by Deceased Fan
Can we not judge Elmo until all the facts come out. Think of the children.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:58 a.m. CST
No, Bobo, Elmo resigned bc its impossible to dodge now
by D.Vader
When you've been accused twice of underage sex, even if you're innocent, that's something that's going to haunt you and the Sesame Street brand for years. There are parents that will vow never to watch Sesame Street again, no matter if its true or not. That stigma just won't go away. You can say its evidence of his guilt, but I see it as doing what's best for the brand no matter what (and he could have been pressured to do so too). There's no argument that the first kid was fucked, yes. But there is an argument as to when it happened and whether it was consensual. The kid said he was underage. Elmo says no, it was legal. The kid settles. Then the kid *recants* his accusation and GIVES BACK the settlement money. That suggests it was all a lie to begin with and the kid's better nature got the best of him.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:58 a.m. CST
Guess Elmo won't be in the new Star Wars.
by kindofabigdeal
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:58 a.m. CST
Perhaps you are right, deceased.
by D.Vader
Perhaps you are right. It just seems like its reaching is all.
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:02 p.m. CST
d. vader, the kid says the lie was that the sex was when he was of legal age, and he made the settlement under duress, so he gave it back to clear his name. 2nd accuser didn't come forward until after this.
by Bobo_Vision
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:05 p.m. CST
Right, Bobo. So none of us know the truth.
by D.Vader
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:06 p.m. CST
And actually, I think your timeline is wrong
by D.Vader
Everything I've read suggests the 2nd man came forward and then the first recanted his recanting. Its a lil bit confusing.
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:08 p.m. CST
Or not..
by D.Vader
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:10 p.m. CST
Elmo will survive.
by Deceased Fan
He's bigger than this.
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:16 p.m. CST
I think its time for an elmo prequel about how he turned from an innocent yound podracer into a sketchy old pod raper
by Stephen
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:19 p.m. CST
Now this, is butt raping!" "I feel a great disturbance in my cornhole.
by kindofabigdeal
"Your a rapist?" "My name is Elmo and I'm a person, er, puppet." "You better stop your friends betting or I'll end up raping him too."
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:22 p.m. CST
LT. Frank Drebin Police Squad
by Kal-EL84
Theres nothing to see here please!!!!!
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:27 p.m. CST
I hope everyone has adblock
by animas
this site gets more advertising hits for every stupid star wars NON-ARTICLE because it is easier than coming up with actual movie news.
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:42 p.m. CST
start it with the new villain doing a Blofeld-esque monologue directed at Jar Jar Binki's detached head on a pike.
by Syberean
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:42 p.m. CST
by John Ary
Glad to help!
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:55 p.m. CST
No one is going to kill Han
by Adam Jones
He will more likely sacrifice himself to save his friends and/or loved ones. Probably crash the Millennium Falcon into some huge planet destroyer machine.
Nov. 20, 2012, 12:58 p.m. CST
Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron
by Mergos
I always loved the Rogue Squadron books and comics. Ysanne Isard and Baron Soontir Fel would make for a couple of fun enemies.
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:10 p.m. CST
by Prometheus_VaJayJay_snake
Luke is bored. He's mastered The Force and now he wants to take a vacation to a distant alien moon where the weather is warm and the drinks are ice cold. Problem is, Luke wanders into Total Recall where his vacation can be implanted for a month's worth of space creds. Even though he was warned NOT to seek out Total Recall, he goes anyways and chaos ensues! Luke discovers he has a doppelganger, a wife, five kids, and a mortgage. OY VEY!
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:11 p.m. CST
Is it just me, or does anybody else despise how all the clone troopers are Jango Fett clones?
by Domi'sInnerChild
I know Boba Fett went out like a bitch and it would explain why most storm troopers have the aim of A-Team extras and die like Rambo extras, but it just seems rediculous that there's a million poorly armored Jango Fetts running around the universe in Tie-Fighters and AT-ATs. I'd like some backstory about how they all died of a nasty clone related virus and had to be replaced with regular people or something when they switched over to Storm Troops (maybe the surviving clones are part of the sequels as the new villains).
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:11 p.m. CST
whats the one guys name? I wanna say Corran Horn
by Stephen
I musta been pretty young when I read them shits cuz now that I'm remembering them I'm thinking that guy was a pretty big douche.
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:14 p.m. CST
This post hurts my heart.
by Bigdada
The only person with a series of ideas (for StarWars) worse than this, just sold the company to Disney.
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:37 p.m. CST
by Elevator Killer
Anything in story is totally invalid as soon as it said 'damage done by the prequels' - Like them or not, they are just movies. Get a life.
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:47 p.m. CST
Luke's a given isn't he.
by Pipple
If nothing else, one of the few highlights of the prequels was its re-inclusion of some of the old cast from the OT. If they had someone else play the emperor, it wouldn't have been star wars... When i watch them, that's the only thing that I enjoy anymore, that they still have Oz doing yoda, Ian the emp, there's still some star wars in there deep down... Hamill's made light of Luke skywalker for years now, but I swear to God I'd give my balls to see him take the character seriously again. How old is that SOB, 61? We can work with that. He'll have to get in the best shape possible. Diet, exercise, hell take seriods, who gives a damn... then what I want to see next is that he's an old lost hermit in the deepest corners of the galaxy, the last jedi in existence next to his sister, and he's like the wise old wizard that a young hotshot force user tells stories about. Yes like obiwan... But I want things to be truly bleak for Luke, like how Empire pulled the rug from under everything we witnessed previously in the happy ending from ANH. Lets see our heros have no happy ending, but have to struggle against even more powerful enemies... yep.
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:53 p.m. CST
Kell Dragon's left nut!
by ObiBen
Nov. 20, 2012, 1:58 p.m. CST
I just want more Ewoks, dammit!
by Deceased Fan
Kids love Ewoks! Only this time a magical portal transports the lil fuzzballs from Endor to the middle of Times Square. Here they befriend a streetwise orphan girl and comedy hijinx ensue. Coming to Disney channel FALL 2016. Eecheewawa!!
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:10 p.m. CST
A humanoid poodle with a French Accent?
by Smerdyakov
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:11 p.m. CST
My top 10...
by Bob
1) Fett...he's a gun for hire...this time I'd like to see the rebellion hire him. Fett fighting for the good guys = awesomeness. 2)The half cyborg hunter guy in the 70's Marvel series...he hated droids, but only becasue he was half droid himself 3) Republic commandos- I forget which comic..and more for the costume than anything, but want the all black costumes they wore. I think Luke ad some female character wore them. 4)Thrawn, but not the Thrawn storyline. 5) The Dark Woman. again, read the comics. 6) Black Sun crime syndicate. Preferable Cad Bane in a limited role. 7) Han and Lando's sons flying the falcon. 8) Anyone in the Crimson Empire series..all good. Carnor Jax = awesome. 9) Luke as a yoda/Ben teacher. 10) Chewbacca... unleash him this time. We still haven't seen him pull a droids arm out of thier socket.
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:18 p.m. CST
There was no damage done by the prequels. They brought in a shitload of new fans who love the hell out of 1-3, and pleased older fans like me who have been fans since 77, who really appreciate Lucas as an artist more than whatever "franchise" he spawns.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:28 p.m. CST
Carrie Fisher should get her role back. She's funny. She was funny in Star Wars.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:33 p.m. CST
pipple when hamill play luke and god comes for your balls are you really gonna give them up?
by Stephen
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:34 p.m. CST
RE: supersoldier - male and female protagonists
by The Gipper
Very simple. Skip ahead 30 years from ROTJ, that puts you towards the end of the EU books, so you can skip it without trashing it or confusing those who know nothing about it. Male and female protagonists who are not brother and sister? Easy, how about cousins? Ben Skywalker (Luke and Mara Jade's son) and Jaina Solo (Han and Leia's daughter / last surviving of the Solo children.)
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:38 p.m. CST
I would love to see a talkback of everyone's version.
by tom_quinn
I want to open after 40 years of peace in the galaxy as a ambassador's command ship is taken over. Leia and Han living on the outback. Like Austraila, but with stranger creatures roaming the foggy planes at dusk. Their son and his family live on the compound. Chewie is their mechanic of sorts. 3P0 on hand for royal duties and protocal. Their son is nearly 40 and never had an opportunity to do something important during peacetime and feels his parents' shadow. Their granddaughter is 17 (think Chloe Moretz). She is about to leave for the academy and is fighting with her father because there is a ceremony celebrating her parents on the 40th anniversary of freedom from the Empire, but he insists she leave for school. The Falcon is in a hanger on the property like the old car your dad keeps under a tarp. She goes out to it - her two suns moment - the ship is empty and a few florescent lights grow. It hasn't run in years and parts are pulled out from old repairs half finished. She stands in the cockpit, the force music swells, thinking of adventures that could have been if she'd been born in a different time. Han enters the cockpit and sits next to his granddaughter. She looks up to him, moreso than her dad. It would be a nice performance moment for Ford, reflecting back with nostalgia and melancholy, but mostly nonverbal and so with no real heavy lifting. She goes to school. They go to the ceremony. It is like the end of a New Hope, but toned down. Lando is there. Luke is absent. Their receive medals. As they head to the reception a sliding door opens and Han draws his blaster when he sees Vader, but it is only a statue and young kids are being taken on a tour to see it. Old habits die hard. That night, their ranch is surrounded by figures. The creatures on the plains make noise outside and Han's son goes to the case housing his blasters. One is missing. He turns and his father already has it in hand. The front door bursts open and an imposing presence enters. Before he can speak, Han shoots first. The house erupts in blaster fire. THE GIRL ISN'T HERE. KILL THEM ALL. Chewie gets his crossbow and wants to stay and fight. Han tells him to get to his granddaughter. Troopers are already taking off on speeders and Chewie heads after them. Granddaughter at school with friends. Shadowed figures trailing her. A hooded figure on the roof. She splits off from her friends to head home and as the shadowed figures emerge, Chewie fires his crossbow into one. A blue lightsaber erupts from the darkness to kill 2 more and suddenly the girl is taking cover as Luke and Chewie fight off the attackers. They head back to the ranch, but everyone is dead. They collect pieces of C3PO and head to Luke's cave in the mountains. Eventually, all Jedi remove themselves from the temptations of the society. This is silly, but fun. I'd love to read others.
Nov. 20, 2012, 2:49 p.m. CST
SW Ep. VII MUST Include...
by The Gipper
Bea Arthur as Ackmena / Art Carney as Trader Saun Dann / Diahann Carroll as Mermeia Holographic / Jefferson Starship (Marty Balin, Craig Chaquico, Paul Kantner) as Holographic Band / Harvey Korman as Krelman - Chef Gormaanda - Amorphian instructor
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:01 p.m. CST
I don't want to see any EU motherfucking bullshit crap!
by Drew
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:08 p.m. CST
re: "Is it just me, or does anybody else despise how all the clone troopers are Jango Fett clones?"
by buggerbugger
No, it's not just you, domi. It was the utmost in fanwank - by the one guy who should've known better. I can imagine him scribbling out his prequel ideas and the thought suddenly struck him, "Hey, everyone loves Boba Fett, right? Well, what could be more awesome than Boba Fett? A **million** Boba Fetts! The fans want Boba Fett in every Star Wars movie? Well, now he is! With extra fucking Boba Fett on top!"
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:13 p.m. CST
uh..dengar would be 30 years older than...well he looked old to begin with...dumb.
by FleshMachine
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:14 p.m. CST
Fact ep7 will take place TWENTY FIVE to THIRTY years after Jedi!!! lets factor that into our equations ok.
by FleshMachine
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:34 p.m. CST
scratchmonkey it was the #2 fanwank of all time
by Stephen
after I'm the Juggernaut Bitch! in X3
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:39 p.m. CST
Anybody remember the 1970s Star Wars Comic strip?
by DougMcKenzie
Yeah Lucas gave that a big FU with Empire and RoTJ. He's going to run roughshod over the EU so badly that Timothy Zahn and Kevin J. Anderson will be considering suicide to end the pain. He might borrow a name here or there... and maybe even the look of a character. But the plots are completely out the window. Don't come crying to Georgie thou, he was adamant for years that movie canon trumped the EU and he never for one inkling of a second felt bound by it's plot developments.
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:41 p.m. CST
Better question: If all the storm troopers are clones of deadly bounty hunter Jango Fett....
by Smerdyakov
How come 90 percent of them seem to be inept idiots who run into blaster fire?
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:54 p.m. CST
duh cause they were grown at an accelerated rate and made to be more obedient and controllable
by Stephen
Nov. 20, 2012, 3:59 p.m. CST
3 More names out of the running for director
by Porco Drunko
Just listening to Kevin Smiths latest smodcast and he confirmed that chris nolan, ben affleck and Jon Favreau have all been offered the directors chair for the next star wars and they've all said no. Oh and obviously he hasn't been asked and he won't be directing.
Nov. 20, 2012, 4:02 p.m. CST
Looking for Love in Alderaan Places
by animatronicmojo
I just want to be held, like Ani held Padme by the lake on Naboo.
Nov. 20, 2012, 4:37 p.m. CST
Hot Sith in a Wine Glass
by animatronicmojo
Here is my list for five super low-budget post-trilogy of trilogies Star Wars- ALL GUARANTEED OSCAH CONTENDAHS!!! <BR> 1. "Secret lives of the Sarlaac" - entire movie about Fett's years inside, and eventual escape from, the Great Pit of Carkoon. And who knew the Sarlaac had such feelings? <BR> 2. "Postcards from the Edge of the Galaxy" - The struggles of Leia to come to terms with the ghost of her alcoholic narcissistic mother. <BR> 3. "Ghost Council" - Starring Mark Hammill and all the dead actors. <BR> 4. "Naboolay" - Lars von Trier directs this 4-hour drama, set entirely on a black stage with no props, about the Gungans' abuse of a Tatooinian woman on the run from the Hutts. <BR> 5. "The Inland Empire Strikes Back" - David Lynch directs Laura Dern as Leia ("a princess in trouble") in this epic Directed-by-David-Lynch-Star-Wars that everyone always wanted. Lynch makes up the entire "story" while he shoots the movie on his iPhone over a ten-year period.
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:27 p.m. CST
John Ary. You know I love you, but...
by Deceased Fan
Are you being serious or just taking the piss? Some of these choices are pretty out there.
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:29 p.m. CST
Yeah I don't want kids...
by Pipple
I just want to fuck and fuck and fuck some more, that's all...
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:46 p.m. CST
Kasdan approached to work on 8 and 9
by paladinryan
Nov. 20, 2012, 5:54 p.m. CST
Only EU character I want to see..
by Brigon
.. Is Kyle Katarn. They should hire the same actor they used in Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight to play him. Jason Court I think he was called.
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:06 p.m. CST
i wanna see R2D2 with i long white beard, and 3PO pushing him on a walker with one leg missing. and they'd both be a little bit rusty
by patrick cruz
Nov. 20, 2012, 6:16 p.m. CST
by fanboy71
I grew up with Star Wars, but I will sit this one out rather than see fat geriatric versions of my childhood heroes trying to look heroic while making sure their dentures don't fall out. Continue on from ROTJ, but cast new actors for the characters. Mark Hamill never could act worth a damn anyway. We could use a new Luke Skywalker that isn't a whiny little bitch. "But I was going into Toshi station to pick up some power converters" (You just read that in a whiny little bitch voice, didn't you?) The prosecution rests.
Nov. 20, 2012, 7:32 p.m. CST
Good call: Brigon. Kyle Katarn is easily one of the most populat EU characters
by SlickyVonBoner
of the New Republic era. I'd love to see the original guy play him too. I'd like to see a mix of OT character, UE characters and new characters. The Lucas-approved Clone Wars uses the EU heavily... the Nightsisters, the Deathwatch, Quinlan Vos.. this makes me believe that the new sequels won't ignore the EU.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:14 p.m. CST
Lobot or GTFO
by diseptikon
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:15 p.m. CST
Damage done by the prequels?
by darthwaz1
Get over it man, they weren't that bad. Could they have been better? of course. They're not as good as the OT but I enjoyed them. I loved your Halloween movie reviews btw.. great stuff.
Nov. 20, 2012, 8:49 p.m. CST
by BBSloth
and maybe Bossk
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:21 p.m. CST
@John Ary, your voice reminds me of Guybrush Threepwood.
by Darth Saruman
'Ask me about Grim Fandango.' ...I don't want people asking me about Grim Fandango.
Nov. 20, 2012, 11:59 p.m. CST
never going to happen, and that's a good thing
by Alex
The expanded universe characters were developed on the assumption that there would not be a sequel trilogy. It would be crazy to assume that the new movies will draw on these works in any way. They're courting top talent to write the screenplays, and they're going to start from a clean slate. The ego that naturally comes along with writing Oscar-winning screenplays simply will not allow someone like Michael Arndt to crib ideas off of Timothy Zahn (though I loved his books in 6th grade). This is a good thing. If the new films are going to be good, I'd rather get new Star Wars material than adapted plot lines I already know the end of. If they're not good, it won't matter what they're based on.
Nov. 21, 2012, 12:16 a.m. CST
Jedi Master Luke is the only one on the list I want to see in the next Trilogy.
by bubcus
And I am going to do my best not to speculate on plot, characters, etc. I just want to be happy....
Nov. 21, 2012, 12:28 a.m. CST
Gad damnit! There can be only ONE:
by Johan
TALON KARRDE! http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Talon_Karrde
Nov. 21, 2012, 12:41 a.m. CST
Reboot all 6
by doczlove
Go on. Taylor Lautner as a fresh, edgy Luke, and then they can split the last one into two parts. Then remake them as teen novels. Formula, Disney, formula.
Nov. 21, 2012, 1 a.m. CST
Jaxxon. You know, that green rabbit from Marvel comics.
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Ha! The whole "Jedi don't fuck" thing injected into the prequels was idiotic. As was, non-Jedi using lightsabers.
Nov. 21, 2012, 1:03 a.m. CST
Also, "Pre Vizsla"? Some SW characters have the stupidest
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
most obvious names. As in, previsualization? Previz? Lazy lazy lazy.
Nov. 21, 2012, 1:05 a.m. CST
The original Dengar looked horribly out of shape.
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Like he couldn't chase a turtle without getting winded, or tipping over.
Nov. 21, 2012, 1:13 a.m. CST
Ackmena. Because they never made a
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Maude action figure.
Nov. 21, 2012, 4:07 a.m. CST
Mungo Baobab...
by Jamie Baynham
... getting shot in the face by HK-47.
Nov. 21, 2012, 4:09 a.m. CST
And the most annoying EU character
by Jamie Baynham
Silvio Berlusconi.
Nov. 21, 2012, 5:22 a.m. CST
Dengar = Costume Department Rubbish Bin of ESB!
by T
His outfit is a mishmash of parts, odds & sods of snowtrooper, imp gear + an ace bandage! He looks very last minute.
Nov. 21, 2012, 8:55 a.m. CST
It's the original cast or bust...
by Dan
Anyone saying otherwise is a liar or a non-fan. I like an idea of the Solos, married and a little too settled in their lives when all hell breaks loose. I agree on the EU, let it go- it was started on the assumption that no more movies would be made... aside from the Thrawn books and a few others, it's weak compared to the movies, so let the movis trump it... And if this is the original kids back again- the first trailer of said characters in costume will cause the internet to implode and create a blackhole of virgin geeks as millions cry out in orgasmic glee! Search your feelings you know it to be true! And get off the prequel hate... its tired, old and over-done... there are films so much more deservinig of hate for instance: Pirates.... SAW Lord of the Rings Love, Zod.
Nov. 21, 2012, 8:58 a.m. CST
I think it's douchey and hyprocritical....
by Dan
per usual, of the fanboys to want a Han Solo type in the prequels, but when the original gangsta himself, Harrison Ford is considering coming back as Han FUCKING Solo- the fatboy loser "fans" become indignant, so no and are disagreeable....HUH? WTF is wrong with you people? YOU ALL FAIL.......AGAIN.
Nov. 21, 2012, 9 a.m. CST
IG-88 had a cool appearance on Clone Wars...
by Dan
Don't remember which season...very cool indeed... Dengar was on last year I think...
Nov. 21, 2012, 9:02 a.m. CST
Kasdan rumor is odd....
by Dan
Considering he was asked to write for the prequels and said no.... Not sure he's the best choice, when was the last time he made a good movie? Anyone....anyone......Bueller?
Nov. 21, 2012, 11:42 a.m. CST
dengar etc should have been in the prequels...lucas fucked them up so bad...so many opportunities missed. and what the hell happened to all the ship form ep3??? they fell apart in 18 years?
by FleshMachine
Nov. 21, 2012, 12:22 p.m. CST
I think we know who the stupid one is....
by Dan
Nov. 21, 2012, 1:32 p.m. CST
All I'm saying is that if there is no Boss Nass I will kill everyone of you in here.
by Bradly Durant
Nov. 21, 2012, 1:55 p.m. CST
Disney takes over and all of a sudden there are SW movies
by orcus
Like they need the cash
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:08 p.m. CST
Denger had the best story in the Bounty Hunter wars novel...
by ganymede3010
However it was a very sad story, you really feel sorry for him and the conclusion of his arc.
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:08 p.m. CST
by ganymede3010
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:19 p.m. CST
Belle and Ariel need to be in this
by FlyingToupee
Naked. Now that Disney owns Star Wars and all.
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:35 p.m. CST
NO EU PLEASE - Your list makes me sad
by FrodoFraggins
Thrawn is about as far as I'm willing to go. At least you weren't asking for Mara Jade or the Skywalker kids.
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:36 p.m. CST
Aladdin will appear as Han's long lost son and he'll be played by Shia Lebouf
by Christopher Bynum
Wait, they've done that. Never mind.
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:37 p.m. CST
The Genie will appear as a wacky Force Ghost
by Christopher Bynum
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:43 p.m. CST
Are there any contributors on this website UNDER the age of 30?
by Chris Moody
Nov. 21, 2012, 2:53 p.m. CST
IG-88 was great in SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE game when I was a kid.
by Chris Moody
Nov. 21, 2012, 3:15 p.m. CST
Scar will lead a New Republic uprising
by FlyingToupee
Nov. 21, 2012, 3:17 p.m. CST
Gepetto will create wooden stormtroopers
by FlyingToupee
Nov. 21, 2012, 3:45 p.m. CST
How about the talking rabbit from the Marvel comic?
by Royston Lodge
Nov. 21, 2012, 3:55 p.m. CST
Disintegrations, that's Dengar's specialty!
by Royston Lodge
No disintegrations. Aw nuts...
Nov. 21, 2012, 5:55 p.m. CST
by Nintendarth
Nov. 21, 2012, 6:13 p.m. CST
John Ary's video represents just about everything wrong with fandom and why fans don't get anything. Period. The video is PAINFUL in its ignorance.
by Nintendarth
And I would like to challenge John Ary to actually RESPOND to these points and not simply ban me. In the past, I've been banned for simply pointing out factual reality, and it's very frustrating. I like this name and want to keep it. But I feel compelled to speak because this kind of absurd dialogue from fans simply has NO place - well, anywhere in intellectual discourse because it's ... just idiotic. What's idiotic about these choices is that they ignore the reality of how movies are made, marketed, sold, profited-from. It ignores that there is no fundamental component of storytelling that focuses on action figures and birthday party sets. Sorry, that's what Star Wars is about, John. No matter HOW much you might try to respond that this is a fan's wish list, there's no POINT to such a list if you're aware of what truly motivates: the profit motive. As such, all 5 of your choices fail miserably in terms of profiteering by the studios. It's like you're incapable of thinking logically because it's far too cynical for you. What the-? Let's run through the top five choices John Ary says he wants to see in the trilogy. Dengar, Cad Bane - Not likely. Unless a bounty hunter was a major character, which is doubtful, Disney/Lucasfilm is going to do what they always have done since after EMPIRE: focus on toys. What that means is that toy collectors - who already HAVE Dengar or Cad Bane action figures and accessories and statues and busts and maquettes, won't make it into the new film except as possible cameos. The other possibility is that these characters might come back for brief onscreen appearances with MODIFIED looks like cybernetic enhancements that change them fundamentally so they become Dengar (Fire Planet Edition) or Cad Bane (Thorga Forest Camo). That's what it's about now. I repeat, so you can get it through your head: that's what this is about now. There, do you get it? Do you feel that? Do you understand how monumentally stupid you're being when you suggest any of those characters will be brought into the new trilogy? IT'S ABOUT TOYS, HALFWIT! TOYS! To that end, let's see what the evidence says. Star Wars executives have ALREADY said there will be ABSOLUTELY NO call-outs to extended universe characters. And you know why? Licensing rules. Money. Fees. Paying writers. Crediting writers. Acknowledging continuity of books. Paying editors to go over expanded universe. OR, instead of doing ANY of that, the brief role of that fighter pilot could be played by some new character we can sell as an action figure while John Ary runs around pulling his hair out (oh, wait) screaming WE GOTTA GET PIGGY! Um, no. No, we don't. Nobody cares about Piggy who's going to PAY to see STAR WARS. The only people who care about Piggy aren't PAYING for Star Wars' salary or going to Disneyworld. They're in their parents basements downloading movies illegally and being scum. Same with Kvetch the Ewok. You're an idiot woefully unaware of anything beyond pew-pew-pew and vroom-a-vroom, do you know that? You REALLY are. The trilogy will be precisely what everyone THINKS it will be: featuring minor cameos by well-known characters to stick the characters into the trailer, a few surprise cameos and the majority of the story focusing on a new generation of characters fighting variants on what made the first movies so successful, IE a villain who more closely resembles a Bay Transformer than anything like a Darth Vader. Expect a lot of CGI, almost no practical effects and aliens up the wazoo doing nothing in the background but appearing JUST long enough to make the impression required for a toy. And a lot of cute pets on par with JOHN CARTER. Yes, STAR WARS - JOHN CARTER is your fucking future. Now, I'd love to hear your response to why none of these points are valid. Please.
Nov. 21, 2012, 6:14 p.m. CST
Oh, yeah - and STAR WARS officials have already said NO to ALL extended-univere characters like Thrawn. Douchebag. Gawd!
by Nintendarth
Nov. 21, 2012, 9:54 p.m. CST
nintendarth Lucas' scripts were focused on the story he wanted to tell. Not toys.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 22, 2012, 12:13 a.m. CST
Good God, EU backstories are horrible, fan-fiction-level dreck.
by kevred
When this video starts going into Dengar's retconned "backstory", I want to start smashing chairs through windows. So bad. So very, very bad. The prequels were hideous, but were towering works of genius compared this fanboy nonsense.
Nov. 22, 2012, 12:22 a.m. CST
I say, leave all bounty hunters & assassins out of the new films.
by kevred
And I say this as someone who was obsessed with Boba Fett as a kid, and found the bounty hunters the most fascinating, mysterious characters in ESB. That ship has sailed. This isn't some modern Assassin's Creed-level pablum. This is a Star Wars film. We need iconic heroes and villains. The bounty hunters and assassins should always be, and should always have been, minor side characters. And for GOD'S sake, do NOT assassinate Han Solo. If the character has to die, let's have a noble death, fighting for a cause. After everything we went through with that character in the OT, to have an assassination would feel like being robbed, a cheap and pointless death.
Nov. 22, 2012, 12:25 a.m. CST
This video make sthe best case I've heard for Thrawn, but all the polysyllabism in his segment doesn't make up for Van Lee Cleef
by kevred
You did a great job with the cases you made for Thrawn and Luke - hearing your ideas on those two, I want to see them both in the new films, in the capacities you describe. Well done. All of your other choices are horrible, though. Nothing personal.
Nov. 22, 2012, 12:28 a.m. CST
Kevred - oh my god I know, all his explanations were PAINFUl in the video!
by Nintendarth
Magic tech-robot Ewok bionic oh my gosh no Supereducated genius Gammorean boba-at-his-wedding-genetically-cybernetically-enhanced-motorbike-Grease-is-the-word-Dengar-Solo-feud Former-assassin-redhead-Chris-Claremont-wannabe-character-turned-Jedi-Luke-wife WTF? All-Blue-Dessalok-clone-piece-of-crap-artist-soul-alien oh my fudge And remember, these are the people who are cool with all that and COMPLAIN about the prequels. I'll stick with the prequels. Cad Bane - will - not - appear - in - the - new - movie - you - pieces - of - human - garbage.
Nov. 22, 2012, 2:48 a.m. CST
I'd like to see an ongoing series devoted to the Star Wars bounty hunter books.
by RedJester
But that's just me
Nov. 22, 2012, 6:32 a.m. CST
Not gonna use EU characters
by dioxholsters_scion
about the only good thing i could say about this farce
Nov. 22, 2012, 12:12 p.m. CST
I've stopped at 51 seconds in to say...
by Righteous Brother
DENGAR!!??? - REALLY!!?? WTF! He's not even a character, its just some out of work stand-in actor from the UK, in an outfit the costume department cobbled together in a few minutes, I mean do you even see him in TESB?
Nov. 22, 2012, 2:44 p.m. CST
Let's have Jar Jar meeting Ewoks.
by Gary Makin
Nov. 22, 2012, 5:25 p.m. CST
Who I want to see in Episode VII:
by NeoDevilbaneX
Luke, Leia, Han, Lando, Chewbacca. Plus new characters. That's all.
Nov. 22, 2012, 7:41 p.m. CST
neodevill - that's what every normal person wants.
by Nintendarth
It's literally the ONLY thing audiences are going to be looking for when they go to see STAR WARS. If they get it, Cinemascore = A if they don't, Cinemascore = C It's literally as simple as that. But, you wanna bet that's the ONE thing the studio will REFUSE to give us because it means more $? I can bet it. I am betting it. Mark my words, the hero will be a Dash Rendar type Han replacement with magical Force Neo powers. Mark my words - there will be a new version of like, lightsaber nunchuks and Neo slow-motion dodge scenes.
Nov. 22, 2012, 8:56 p.m. CST
How about No More alien Senators?
by Ash
The whole point of star wars has been an ongoing battle between good and evil. I want generals like the ones darth vader force choked in ESB. They were evil and because they were played by humans you can understand their motivations. A character like darth maul or that general grievous seem so over the top ridiculous. Why does Everytjing have to be so fantastical. I think prequels became too obsessed with alien characters. More humans! And no more politicians! This isn't c-span!
Nov. 22, 2012, 9:10 p.m. CST
by Dan
Shut up. U are complaining Star Wars is TOO fantastical?????? have you seen these movies? Dumb... non-fans suck.
Nov. 22, 2012, 9:12 p.m. CST
Zuckuss and 4-LOM were much more interesting...
by Dan
Nov. 22, 2012, 9:20 p.m. CST
John Ary is a hypocritical moron...He slams the prequels
by Dan
THEN wants to see KETCH in the new flick? WHat the fuck....damn internet douchebags...fair weather fans make me sick.
Nov. 22, 2012, 9:20 p.m. CST
by Ash
Easy dude. I am a lifelong fan. Remember the battle on naboo in episode I? A bunch of frogs fighting droids? Wtf? Now compare that to the opening sequence in episode iv when stormtroopers boarded the rebel ship. I like it when normal human beings go through an alien environment in space. Not the other way around. It makes things more relatable and grounded. The original trilogy felt like the original alien movie by Ridley Scott. And the prequels feel like avatar. I can't relate to blue colored weird aliens. Why make them the central focus? And I get it. Star wars is science fiction meets fantasy.
Nov. 22, 2012, 10:56 p.m. CST
You're not gonna get any EU characters, kids. Disney doesn't give a fuck about existing material besides the OT.
by Larry_Sanders
Nov. 23, 2012, 12:29 a.m. CST
I will only say two words! Hoo-jibs!!!!
by Gremlin517
I only want a cameo--but it would be great to see these characters that were part of the excellent Marvel Comic Star Wars series of the 80's!
Nov. 23, 2012, 2:17 a.m. CST
Glad to see the backlash against Ary's remarks. They're EXCEEDINGLY foolish.
by Nintendarth
That said, a hoo-jib cameo would by awesome. Heck, even bounty hunters like Dengarr or Zukkus or 4-LOMM in the -background-, that's fine. Just not as the main characters.
Nov. 23, 2012, 2:23 a.m. CST
Wanna save Star Wars? Find a way to recant the prequels and start over.
by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz
Eliminate the prequels as canon and get someone in there that can write a new back story for Anikin that becomes the new canon that makes more sense with the original universe and not the blasphemous disaster Lucas created because money clouded his vision over the years. Add it into the first 15-20 mins of the new films and make it so the prequels were just a horrible dream that Luke woke up from.
Nov. 23, 2012, 5:46 a.m. CST
The universe is large - do a different story that doesn't involve the originals.
by SunTzu77
Go with Darth Revan, etc. Don't re-hatch the same storyline.
Nov. 23, 2012, 5:56 a.m. CST
magnetic_fields22 - damn never even thought of that
by dioxholsters_scion
but youre right, human characters are what made star wars, and the more CGI crap there is the less relatable they are. This is not star trek, there is no need to have every character a weird alien with cone head.
Nov. 23, 2012, 7:54 a.m. CST
dioxholsters_scion Not to mention baby and young children aliens with weird coneheads
by menacingphantom
Nov. 23, 2012, 7:55 a.m. CST
Toddler Greedo was 2nd to JarJar in annoyance factor for me
by menacingphantom
Nov. 23, 2012, 8:12 a.m. CST
Fuck Cad Bane.
by Wakkadude21
Give me Darth Bane.
Nov. 23, 2012, 8:53 a.m. CST
allpowerfulwizardofoz - no one is doing them over, dumb ass
by Dan
Nov. 23, 2012, 8:54 a.m. CST
magnetic_fields22 - Star Wars is fantasy...
by Dan
Nov. 23, 2012, 8:57 a.m. CST
Ary is quite the cock. Clone Wars tv series is NOT a non-Lucas project...... It's a Lucas project.
by Dan
He created it and produces it...
Nov. 23, 2012, 10:36 a.m. CST
Interesting, never knew much about the Expanded Universe
by David Cloverfield
The blue gentleman dictator guy could be cool as a new bad guy. Also: my mind gives every second post in this talkback the Napoleon Dynamite voice. GOSH, WHAT AN IDIOT.
Nov. 23, 2012, 12:36 p.m. CST
This is nuts. I have been posting on a steady stream of SW stories these past 3 weeks, and I haven't once mentioned Lucas sucking dick or taking it in the ass. I guess I am capable of growth and change.
by AzulTool
Nov. 23, 2012, 3:26 p.m. CST
by Longtime Lurker
None. At Any Point. Ever. It would be tempting to put them in just to kill them all in horrible ways (a delightful prospect) but even that is not enough. NO EWOKS. That is all.
Nov. 23, 2012, 6:01 p.m. CST
Star Wars original trilogy was more than just a nice story
by dioxholsters_scion
YOU CANT REPLICATE THAT AWESOMENESS. Too many variables were just perfect for star wars, it wasnt the lightsabers, the ships, the planets, the setting; thats nothing, it was something much more the essence of star wars back then cant be replicated. I cry when I watch the OT but reading any EU, or clone wars or prequels, it doesnt even seem star wars-like. I dont want the same exact thing as OT, I want the essence of it back.
Nov. 23, 2012, 9:44 p.m. CST
by GulDucati
You won't get that essence back because you were on some LSD they don't make anymore.
Nov. 23, 2012, 10:07 p.m. CST
Fuck European Union you liberal homos! Cast Americans
by illegal alien vs sexual predator
Nov. 24, 2012, 1 a.m. CST
i was born in the late 80s
by dioxholsters_scion
Nov. 24, 2012, 11:16 a.m. CST
I hope no impressionable screenwriter sees that video
by Mack
Dengar? Piggie? Thrawn? Luke ? Lee Van Cleef? 1. If your hoping or excited to see Luke in the new set, wouldn't the rest of the gang fill out your top 5? I mean you assume that Han will not only be in it but be killed off by some burn victim. 2. A Gamorian? If the Ewoks didn't show up in ROTJ the Gamorian guards would have been the silliest thing in the 3rd film. 3. Thrawn - Everyone said he's not going to be in it so your just wishing for something that won't happen. Read the Thrawn trilogy...forgettable. I suspect that if Disney has a deciding role the central theme it will be a love story between two young people set against intergalactic war. The main character will be female. Her sidekick will be like a Jar Jar but tolerable and well written and performed. C3PO & R2 will be in the films that's almost guaranteed. Love interest will be a swashbuckler. The Villain will be very similar to Vader probably more grandstanding and evil. Film 1 (SW 7). Lovers meet Film 2 (SW 8). Boy loses girl or girl loses boy Film 3 (SW 9). Boy gets girl back they both save the Kingdom...re uh Galaxy I suspect it will be an entirely different story with all new players accept for droids if any of the original trilogy or prequel players fit in they will be nodded to or casually discussed. If flashback they will use Tron Legacy tech to digitize young Luke Han & Leia.
Nov. 24, 2012, 1:53 p.m. CST
Ary was just having a bit of fun. It's not serious. Get a fucking grip people.
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Try not taking everything so deadly serious and you won't go into apoplectic fits so frequently. The stress will ruin your health.
Nov. 24, 2012, 6:03 p.m. CST
Ahsoka "Snips" Tano
by evergreen
Surely there is a full lipped, pipe cleaner-legged actress who can pull this off. Also: any random episode of Clone Wars is objectively better than than all the prequels combined. Why are we still talking about this?
Nov. 24, 2012, 6:49 p.m. CST
Speaking of potential directors who might actually be willing to direct Star Wars, I'd like to be the first to nominate Joe Wright.
by RedJester
Between Hanna and Atonement, guys got chops.
Nov. 24, 2012, 8:49 p.m. CST
Boba Fett as Dengar's best man at his wedding...
by Logan_1973
Is exactly why 99.9% of the EU needs to never see the big screen.
Nov. 24, 2012, 10:30 p.m. CST
wow - mackmm69 HAS A HUMAN MIND!
by Nintendarth
Your answers ACTUALLY make a LOT of sense and seem very likely; they're also along the range of what I expect, a female heroine because that sells now, a grandstanding overdone big-bad-guy, the droids and a few cameos but otherwise all-new action figures, I mean characters. Any other view is idiotic ands hows how fanboy expectations work, and are almost ALWAYS wrong. Still no response from Ary on this topic: who'd'a'thunk'it?
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Look! You Can Use a Magnetic Knife Rack to Hold Ladles and Large Spoons
Kitchen Spotlight
I'm really starting to appreciate the magnetic knife rack: you can use it to store knives, of course, but also pot lids and now this — ladles and large spoons!
I spotted this in a recent House Tour on Apartment Therapy. It's more common to see tools and utensils stacked in a utensil crock or holder, but hey! If they're stainless steel, why not just attach them to the knife rack for super easy access when you're cooking? Smart.
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6 Comments
Why so many chef-style knives and no paring or boning knife?
So I would have to reach OVER top of the pans boiling and the skillets sizzling on the range to get to a knife? That does not seem very practical. Sorry!
what is the thing mounted on the right side of the wall over the stove?
That is an IKEA Lamplig trivet - I have one on my counter all the time.
I use a magnetic rack to hold some whisks that have metal handles as well.
I love it. Looks very nice over the stove, especially underneath the cabinet. But either way.....
And yeah, if they are steel utensils...it should work

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Four short links: 14 July 2014By Nat Torkington
July 14, 2014
Handheld Scanners Attack — shipping and logistics operations compromised by handheld scanners running malware-infested Windows XP. Adventures in Cognitive Biases (MIT) — web adventure to build your cognitive defences against biases. Quoc Le's Lectures on Deep Learning — Machine Learning …
Four short links: 14 July 2014By Nat Torkington
July 14, 2014
Handheld Scanners Attack — shipping and logistics operations compromised by handheld scanners running malware-infested Windows XP. Adventures in Cognitive Biases (MIT) — web adventure to build your cognitive defences against biases. Quoc Le's Lectures on Deep Learning — Machine Learning …
Four short links: 14 July 2014By Nat Torkington
July 14, 2014
Handheld Scanners Attack — shipping and logistics operations compromised by handheld scanners running malware-infested Windows XP. Adventures in Cognitive Biases (MIT) — web adventure to build your cognitive defences against biases. Quoc Le's Lectures on Deep Learning — Machine Learning …
Tell us your full-stack storyBy O'Reilly Radar
July 7, 2014
We're putting together a series of short videos that explores the trend of full-stack development from the point of view of people who consider themselves to be full-stack developers—as well as those who'd like to be. We'll use select submissions …
Tell us your full-stack storyBy O'Reilly Radar
July 3, 2014
We're putting together a series of short videos that explores the trend of full-stack development from the point of view of people who consider themselves to be full-stack developers—as well as those who'd like to be. We'll use select submissions …
Tell us your full-stack storyBy O'Reilly Radar
July 3, 2014
We're putting together a series of short videos that explores the trend of full-stack development from the point of view of people who consider themselves to be full-stack developers—as well as those who'd like to be. We'll use select submissions …
Four short links: 30 May 2014By Nat Torkington
May 30, 2014
Video Quality Report — transparency is a great way to indirectly exert leverage. Control Your Traffic Flows with Software — using BGP to balance traffic. Will be interesting to see how the more extreme traffic managers deploy SDN in the …
Four short links: 6 March 2014By Nat Torkington
March 6, 2014
Repo Surveillance Network — An automated reader attached to the spotter car takes a picture of every �license plate it passes and sends it to a company in Texas that already has more than 1.8 billion plate scans from vehicles …
Four short links: 11 February 2014By Nat Torkington
February 11, 2014
China's $122BB Boom in Shadow Banking is Happening on Phones (Quartz) — Tencent's recently launched online money market fund (MMF), Licai Tong, drew in 10 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) in just six days in the last week of January. The …
Introducing Animal WarriorBy Edie Freedman
January 6, 2014
Animal Warrior* has all of the elements of a great video game: a perilous task, bad guys, all kinds of obstacles to overcome and puzzles to solve, exotic settings, high-tech weaponry, and general mayhem. � Well, it could have all …
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Four short links: 2 December 2013By Nat Torkington
December 2, 2013
CalTech Machine Learning Video Library — a pile of video introductions to different machine learning concepts. Awesome Pokemon Hack — each inventory item has a number associated with it, they are kept at a particular memory location, and there's a …
Peer to Peer Reaching the Browser through WebRTCBy Simon St. Laurent
November 27, 2013
WebRTC promises to deliver computer to computer communications with minimal reliance on central servers to manage the conversation. Peer-to-peer systems promise smoother exchanges without the tremendous scale challenges of running video, for example, through central points. The WebRTC Conference and …
Four short links: 31 October 2013By Nat Torkington
October 31, 2013
Insect-Inspired Collision-Resistant Robot — clever hack to make it stable despite bouncing off things. The Battle for Power on the Internet (Bruce Schneier) — the state of cyberspace. [M]ost of the time, a new technology benefits the nimble first. [...] …
Four short links: 25 October 2013By Nat Torkington
October 25, 2013
Seagate Kinetic Storage — In the words of Geoff Arnold: The physical interconnect to the disk drive is now Ethernet. The interface is a simple key-value object oriented access scheme, implemented using Google Protocol Buffers. It supports key-based CRUD (create, …
data and human-centered designBy Ann Spencer
October 20, 2013
During a trip to Chicago for a conference on R, I had a chance to cowork at the Datascope Analytics (DsA) office. While I had worked with co-founders Mike and Dean before, this was my first time coworking at their …
Four short links: 8 October 2013By Nat Torkington
October 7, 2013
Lightworks — open source non-linear video editing software, with quite a history. Puzzlescript — open source puzzle game engine for HTML5. pudb — full-screen (text-mode) Python debugger. Freelan — free, open-source, multi-platform, highly-configurable and peer-to-peer VPN software.
Four short links: 11 July 2013By Nat Torkington
July 11, 2013
Sifted — 7 minute animation set in a point cloud world, using photogrammetry in film-making. My brilliant cousin Ben wrote the software behind it. See this newspaper article and tv report for more. Vehicle Tech Out of Sync with Drivers' …
Four short links: 2 July 2013By Nat Torkington
July 2, 2013
How to Make Help Microvideos For Your Site (Alex Holovaty) — Instead of one monolithic video, we decided to make dozens of tiny, five-second videos separately demonstrating features. How Google is Killing Organic Search — 13% of the real estate …
The Power of a Private HTTP Archive Instance: Finding a Representative Performance BaselineBy Barbara Bermes
June 13, 2013
Be honest, have you ever wanted to play Steve Souders for a day and pull some revealing stats or trends about some web sites of your choice? Or maybe dig around the HTTP archive? You can do that and more …
Four short links: 22 April 2013By Nat Torkington
April 22, 2013
Meshlab — open source, portable, and extensible system for the processing and editing of unstructured 3D triangular meshes. HTML5 Video on iOS (Steve Souders) — While it's true that Mobile Safari on iOS doesn't buffer any video data as a …
Four short links: 16 April 2013By Nat Torkington
April 16, 2013
Triage — iPhone app to quickly triage your email in your downtime. See also the backstory. Awesome UI. Webcam Pulse Detector — I was wondering how long it would take someone to do the Eulerian video magnification in real code. …
Four short links: 5 March 2013By Nat Torkington
March 5, 2013
Eulerian Video Magnification — papers and the MatLab source code for that amazing effect of exaggerating small changes in file. (*This work is patent pending) CopyrightX — MOOC on current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that …
Android offers a standard platform for health care appsBy Andy Oram
February 25, 2013
Video systems can streamline hospital care in all sorts of ways from displaying messages ("Quiet time is 1 to 2 PM today") to taking patient surveys, showing patients their X-Rays, and helping patients view their records from their beds. But …
A Kindle developer's 2013 wishlistBy Sanders Kleinfeld
December 2, 2012
2012 was a good year for Kindle developers. With the unveiling of the first-generation Fire tablet in late 2011 and the release of the KF8 Mobi format in early 2012, designing beautiful ebooks for the Kindle platform became a reality. …
Four short links: 15 November 2012By Nat Torkington
November 15, 2012
Atkinson Dithering in Real Time — a Processing app that renders what the video camera sees, as though it were an original Mac black and white image. Patching Binaries — a patch for a crashing bug during import of account …
Do citizens have a 'right to record' in the digital age?By Alex Howard
July 25, 2012
When Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) and I talked this summer about his proposal for a digital Bill of Rights, I followed up by asking him about whether it might be more productive to focus on the rights that we already …
Four short links: 4 June 2012By Nat Torkington
June 4, 2012
How To Be An Explorer of the World (Amazon) -- I want to take this course on design anthropology but this book, the assigned text, looks like an excellent second best. StuxNet Was American-Made Cyberwarfare Tool (NY Times) -- not even the air gap worked for Iran, "It turns out there is always an idiot around who doesn't think...
Top Stories: May 7-11, 2012By Mac Slocum
May 11, 2012
This week on O'Reilly: We learned how the Velocity Conference site got a big makeover thanks to Velocity practices, Liliana Bounegru offered a brief history of data journalism, and Joe Wikert explained how booksellers can reinvent themselves.
Four short links: 20 April 2012By Nat Torkington
April 20, 2012
Tupac Coachella Behind the Technology (CBS) -- interesting to me is Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg were considering taking Shakur with them on tour. Just as Hobbit, Tintin, etc. are CG-ing characters to look normal, is the future of "live" spectacle to be this kind of CG show? Will new acts be competing against the Rolling Stones forever? Javascript...
Christopher Schmitt and Simon St. Laurent discuss HTML5
April 12, 2012
HTML5 author Christopher Schmitt talks with O'Reilly editor Simon St. Laurent about why it's a great time to be a web developer.
Four short links: 20 March 2012By Nat Torkington
March 20, 2012
Four short links: 5 March 2012By Nat Torkington
March 5, 2012
Pirates Adopt H.264 -- no more XViD encoded avi files, now it's x264. I'm impressed by the rigid rules and structure of The Scene. YouTube's ContentID Disputes Are Judged By The Accuser (Andy Baio) -- the last couple years have seen a dramatic rise in Content ID abuse, using it for purposes that it was never intended. Scammers are...
Four short links: 2 March 2012By Nat Torkington
March 2, 2012
Interview: Hanno Sander on Robotics (Circuit Cellar) -- this is what Mindstorms wants to be when it grows up. AAA++ for teaching kids. Hanno is a Kiwi Foo Camper. Context Needed: Benchmarks -- Benchmarks fall into a few common traps because of under-reporting in context and lack of detail in results. The typical benchmark report doesn't reveal the benchmark's...
Four short links: 2 February 2012By Nat Torkington
February 2, 2012
Beautiful Buttons for Bootstrap -- cute little button creator, with sliders for hue, saturation, and "puffiness". CMU iPad Course -- iTunes U has the video lectures for a CMU intro to iPad programming. Inspiring Matter -- the conference aims to bring together designers, scientists, artists and humanities people working with materials research and innovation to talk about how they...
"The President of the United States is on the phone. Would you like to Hangout on Google+?"By Alex Howard
January 24, 2012
President Obama will join the first presidential Hangout on Google+ on January 30, 2012, as part of the White House's commitment "to creating a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration."
Harvard's Berkman Center hosts star-studded forum on media and the "vast wasteland"By Andy Oram
September 13, 2011
May 9, 1961 marked the first public appearance of Newt Minow as FCC chairman, where he achieved immortality by raising the claim that television was a "vast wasteland." The phrase entered American life so thoroughly that citing it has become almost reflexive in media commentary over the intervening fifty years. Last night, the Berkman Center held a gala event re-examining media, and the main guest of honor was...Newt Minow!
Four short links: 4 August 2011By Nat Torkington
August 4, 2011
Skate Through NYC With A GoPro -- this is the first I've seen of the GoPro cameras, which are two dimensions of clever. First, it's video instrumentation for activities where we haven't had this before. Second, it's clever specialization of the Flip-style solid-state recording videocameras. (via Infovore) Pulse Sensor -- open source heart rate sensor project on Kickstarter. DIY...
Four short links: 30 June 2011By Nat Torkington
June 30, 2011
Electric Dreams - The 1980s 'The Micro Home Computer Of 1982' (YouTube) -- from a reality show where a gadget-using family are forced to relive 30 years of technology invention, one year each day. This clip is where they're forced to choose a microcomputer from the rush of early hobbyist machines in the 80s: Spectrum, Dragon-32, etc. (via Skud)...
Checking in on HTML5 video
June 3, 2011
HTML5 video still needs work, but YouTube's Greg Schechter says it's heading in a good direction. In this interview, Schechter explains how HTML5 video introduces new architectural needs and new opportunities.
Four short links: 24 May 2011By Nat Torkington
May 24, 2011
Delivereads -- genius idea, a mailing list for Kindles. Yes, if you can send email then you can be a Kindle publisher. (via Sacha Judd) Abnormal Returns From the Common Stock Investments of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives -- We measure abnormal returns for more than 16,000 common stock transactions made by approximately 300 House delegates from...
Four short links: 11 May 2011By Nat Torkington
May 11, 2011
webshell -- command-line tool for debugging/exploring APIs, open sourced (Apache v2) and written in node.js. (via Sean Coates) sample -- command-line filter for random sampling of input. Useful when you've got heaps of data and want to run your algorithms on a random sample of it. (via Scott Vokes) Yale Offers Open Access To PD Materials in Collections --...
Four short links: 8 April 2011By Nat Torkington
April 8, 2011
A Practical Guide to Varnish -- Varnish is the http accelerator used by the discerning devops. Ferrofluid Sculptures (New Scientist) -- hypnotic video of an iron-based fluid that is moulded by magnetic fields, which I include for no good reason than it is pretty pretty science. (via Courtney Johnston) Twisted Highscores List -- clever leaderboard for tickets, reviews, commits,...
Pride and prejudice and book trailers
April 7, 2011
The literati may despise them, but book trailers can be effective marketing tools when done right. Brett Cohen, vice president of Quirk Books, discusses the production and tracking efforts behind his company's trailers.
Pride and prejudice and book trailersBy Jenn Webb
April 7, 2011
The literati may despise them, but book trailers can be effective marketing tools when done right. Brett Cohen, vice president of Quirk Books, discusses the production and tracking efforts behind his company's trailers.
Four short links: 6 April 2011By Nat Torkington
April 6, 2011
Timeline Setter -- ProPublica-released open source tool for building timelines from spreadsheets of event data. See their post for more information. (via Laurel Ruma) Return to Shenzhen Part 1 -- Nate from SparkFun makes a trip to component capital of the world. It's like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for geeks. a special market that dealt exclusively with bulk...
Granicus opens government with streaming videoBy Alex Howard
February 2, 2011
Over the past decade -- and long before "open government" was a popular topic -- Granicus built a sustainable business as a cloud-based platform for streaming government video.
Four short links: 21 January 2011By Nat Torkington
January 21, 2011
Proof-of-Concept Android Trojan Captures Spoken Credit-Card Numbers -- Soundminer sits in the background and waits for a call to be placed [...] the application listens out for the user entering credit card information or a PIN and silently records the information, performing the necessary analysis to turn it from a sound recording into a number. Very clever use of...
Shoot Video Tutorials Like A ProBy Jesse Freeman
January 17, 2011
In this post I will highlight a my setup and what you should consider buying to make professional looking video tutorials.
Chrome's lack of support for H.264 is meaningless for the open webBy RJ Owen
January 14, 2011
Yesterday Google announced that future versions of its Chrome browser would not support the H.264 video codec. This codec is seen by many as the only viable alternative to Flash, and support for it in browsers as the default implementation for the <video> tag was thought to be the future of the web. Google's decision to drop H.264 in favor of WebM yesterday has left many feeling upset, decrying the decision as bad for the open web and a sign that Flash Player will not actually die in the near future, but live on. Yet Google's decision is ultimately unimportant to the open web. There is one simple reason for this: Firefox doesn't support H.264 either.
Four short links: 11 January 2011By Nat Torkington
January 11, 2011
Dive Into 2010 (Mark Pilgrim) -- Mark wrote a hugely popular guide to HTML5 which was available online and published by O'Reilly. 6% of visitors used some version of Internet Explorer. That is not a typo. The site works fine in Internet Explorer — the site practices what it preaches, and the live examples use a variety of fallbacks...
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