Rebels follow up is officially Star Wars Resistance. presumably we'll eventually see Ahsoka, Sabine, and Ezra in this.
Although the fighter pilot basis is another ode to Lucas And it’s not even going to be on the Disney streaming service
“It will premiere this fall on Disney Channel in the U.S. and thereafter, on Disney XD and around the world.”
Some time next year Hopefully whatever new series they launch on there will be a bit more adult themed
I'm pretty much on board with Filoni at this point. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until at least sometime in the 2nd season.
So, if this launches on XD in the Fall, and the streaming service starts next year, it could be possible for season 2 to be over there, right?
Very possible In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if S1 is for all intents and purposes done and they’re already starting work on S2
there are just so many stories to tell, I wish they would explore a different time frame. I'll still watch every week.
Hero or terrorist? Base students host trial of Luke Skywalker with JAG help Capt. Brett Grantham makes his opening remarks to the fourth-grade jury at the mock trial of Luke Skywalker, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Vilseck, Germany. MARTIN EGNASH/STARS AND STRIPES By MARTIN EGNASH | STARS AND STRIPESPublished: May 1, 2018 VILSECK, Germany — In a courtroom far, far, away, Luke Skywalker was found not guilty of charges of galactic terrorism by base elementary school children during an educational trial on Tuesday. The trial, part of the base’s “Law Day,” had two fourth-grade classes act as judges, lawyers and the jury in the trial of Skywalker. Base Judge Advocate General Corps lawyers assisted each side in making their case. “The primary benefit is to give them an understanding of the American legal system of justice that may be different than what they see in the movies or on TV,” said Dr. Bill Hunter, the teacher in charge of the program. “This allowed students to experience the legal system in a way in which they can understand with characters that many of them already know.” “I think this is a great opportunity for the kids to learn about how trials work, and what lawyers do. I mean, as a kid, how many chances to you ever get to talk to a lawyer and ask questions?” said Capt. Benjamin Hewett, the JAG representing Skywalker’s defense. The trial began with the prosecution’s JAG, Capt. Brett Grantham, representing the Galactic Empire, telling the jury the horrors of what happened to the Death Star, and accusing Luke Skywalker of blowing it up, killing 5,999 “innocent stormtroopers.” Among the prosecution’s witnesses were Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader and the only stormtrooper who escaped the Death Star’s destruction, all played by fourth-graders. The defense team representing Luke Skywalker in a mock trial in Vilseck, Germany, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Capt. Benjamin Hewett, left, helped fourth-graders Mackenzie Peikert and Ava Langbein defend Ethan Bettis, who portrayed Skywalker. MARTIN EGNASH/STARS AND STRIPES Each witness identified Luke Skywalker, portrayed by fourth-grader Ethan Bettis, as the culprit responsible for the galactic base’s untimely demise. However, the defense pointed out the difficulties of correctly identifying the pilot of a standard X-Wing Fighter spacecraft like the one flown by Skywalker, from miles away and when traveling at thousands of miles per hour. “Isn’t it true that Rebel Alliance uniforms look similar to each other, and the X-wing was moving very fast,” the defense’s Mackenzie Peikert asked. The defense looked like it could prove it would be impossible to tell who exactly piloted the X-wing fighter in question, until a shocking courtroom twist in the middle of the trial, when Skywalker admitted to blowing up the Death Star. All seemed lost for the young rebel from Tatooine, until the defense switched tactics, to proving that blowing up the Death Star was actually the right thing to do. Cross-examination of Darth Vader, portrayed by Xavier Maul, revealed to the jury that the Empire not only used the Death Star to blow up the peaceful planet of Alderaan, but also planned on possibly using the star base to vaporize more planets in the future. This swung the jury in Luke Skywalker’s favor, and they agreed his actions were warranted. The death of the 5,999 stormtroopers, “though tragic,” paled in comparison to the millions of innocents silenced by the Death Star’s super-laser. “During the course of the trial it became apparent that my client (Skywalker) would have to take the stand and explain his actions, and the jury responded well to that,” Hewett said. This is the third year a trial like this has taken place to teach the kids on base about the legal system. “They were excited that Luke Skywalker was found not guilty,” Hunter said. “They loved taking part in the trial. Even those students that were part of the audience enjoyed it.”
I'm staying away from the commercials and features that have been running lately, but this one was pretty good. No movie/story spoilers.
Solo tickets are on sale this morning. My only theater with reserved seating is showing this in 3d and at 1030, which sucks. Looks like I'll have to wait in line like a heathen to get my seats.
Happy Star Wars day. Here's an except from my dissertation on the nature of redemption in the Saga... Spoiler I always thought it was an overlooked subtext to ROTJ that Luke's two mentors (Obi Wan and Yoda) were training him to kill his father (never intending to tell him the truth about his dad). Why? Because they had become cynical and pessimistic. They didn't believe Anakin could be redeemed. Anakin, the guy Obi Wan didn't want to train and only did because his master (who actually DID want to train him) gave him a deathbed command. Anakin, the guy Yoda refused to train because of dogmatic interpretation to the law instead of pragmatic sensibility, and despite sensing the great ability Anakin had. Yoda too, who was so blinded by pride (the Jedi had been on top for a millennia), entrenched in bureaucracy and mired in tired old traditions, failed to see the rise of the Sith and thus missed the fact that by refusing to train Anakin he could have released him into the world to be snatched up by Palpatine and trained as a Sith anyway. Yoda was doomed whether he trained Anakin or not. He was doomed by his own slavish adherence to Jedi tradition and Jedi interpretation of the Force. Now that Anakin is fallen, Yoda just says "welp, he's gotta die!" Luke however thinks he can redeem him. Yoda thinks that's impossible and manipulates Luke (training him to be strong enough to fight and kill him, without telling him the truth). He even forbids him from leaving to save his friends (who were captured by Vader on Cloud City) all because Luke "wasn't ready." Wasn't ready to fight him? No. He was ready to fight, but Yoda knew he wasn't ready (strong enough) to kill him. Luke then learns the truth and immediately sets himself on a mission to redeem his father. Obi Wan tells him its not worth it ("He's more machine than man," he tells him). When Luke says he wont kill his dad, Obi Wan plays a guilt card ("Then the emperor has already won"). No one believes in Luke OR Anakin. But in the end, Luke (the poster boy for the NEW generation of Jedi) was right, his masters (the last remnants of the old Jedi order) were wrong, and love prevails. LOVE -- the thing that the old rigid Jedi code forbade, love is what redeemed Anakin and saved the galaxy.
No, and it wasn't formatted for message board reading, with line-skips every couple sentences either. That's the draft that became the final product.
alright, "thesis" not dissertation. I wasn't getting a doctorate in star wars. It was back in college.
Any idea on what channel the television show will air on? ABC seems like an easy answer, but damn I want some violence/language/nudity the way God intended.