Okay, so this was announced five years ago and I just found out about it now and it's supposedly debuting somewhere between 2010-2012, so it is a great time to make this thread! From Wookieepedia: I have really high hopes for this. Yes, George Lucas is the one behind it, and judging from the work in Episodes I-III (LOVE CAN'T SAVE YOU, ONLY MY NEW POWERS CAN), it will most likely be an abomination. But, considering the fact that much of it will be adapted from works in the expanded universe, I'm hoping that the scripts will be heavily adapted from their respective book, comic, game, etc. Plus other people are writing it. And yes, it's an excuse to make money, but we're living in the 21st century here. D: Interesting Facts/Quotes: It is during this period that the newly formed Galactic Empire rises to ultimate power throughout the galaxy.According to Lucas, "A lot of the issues from the films are connected, but you won't necessarily see a lot of the people that are connected".Lucas has described the show as "bare-bones" and "action-heavy". In 2005, series producer Rick McCallum stated that "He [George] envisions somewhere like 100 hours between Episode III and Episode IV".However, in 2007 at Celebration Europe, he said that the hope is to do "up to 400 episodes". Like on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, McCallum and Lucas hope to give each episode the look of a feature film, with feature-level production values and visual effects on a television budget. The style of the series will be similar to Lucas' The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series.Lucas hopes to use the show as a template for how he will do his "more personal films" that he hopes to create. "It is going to be much darker, grittier. It's much more character-based." Lucas and McCallum interviewed over 200 prospective writers for the series from all over the world—including England, the United States, Paris, Prague, Budapest, and Australia. According to McCallum, Lucas was looking for "writers of real signifigance".... At Celebration Europe, McCallum stated that that there would be "a whole bunch of writers from literally all over the world – we have Australia left, that’s the last place we’re going to meet some people – we’re hoping to get a group of six or seven writers ready sometime between September and December to make the final choice and then we’ll start doing story outlines." Writers of the Star Wars books and comics were considered as part of the final interview process in September. Reportedly, writers were also considered from Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, and Lost. A Lucasfilm representative confirmed that official casting will begin once the scripts are complete and the series wouldn't go into production until 2010. Rumored Character Appearances: Daniel Logan (rumored) as Boba Fett. Logan portrayed the young Boba Fett in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. He has reportedly been asked by Lucas to reprise his role as Fett for the series. Jay Laga'aia (in talks). Laga'aia portrayed Captain Gregar Typho in both Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and has reportedly discussed yet unknown role(s) in the series with George Lucas. Film actors Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) have expressed interest in reprising their respective roles in the series. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed actor Sam Witwer has expressed an interest in appearing the series (possibly as Galen Marek, Vader's secret apprentice), and has hinted that he may be involved in the show. Bail Organa Mon Mothma Mara Jade Ferus Olin Quinlan Vos "at least one Mandalorian" I can honestly say that I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS. (Especially Galen Marek. :B Works especially well because Sam Witwer is who they designed Marek off of, and looks pretty much exactly like him) DISCUSS.
Jesus. This might be a reason to have a Star Wars marathon again, which I have been putting off for some time. Although I have never played The Force Unleashed, I have seen pictures and walkthroughs, I think Sam will do good if he shows up.
