Originally Posted By dagobert >>>And who ever said ... the events on episode VII .. would immediately follow the events of episode VI?<<< That's the big question, but otherwise it wouldn't make sense to call it Episode VII, even if it's just a working title. I hope that Hamill, Ford and Fisher will do cameos to get a nice transition from the old generation to a new one.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***but otherwise it wouldn't make sense to call it Episode VII*** Sure it would. The events between III and IV took place 17 or so years apart.
Originally Posted By dagobert I know, I just wanted to say, that the movie should have connections to the OT and it would be great to see the original cast in supporting roles to get a good transition to a new generation. I can imagine that there will be a time frame of 20 to 30 years between OT and ST. Since Disney acquired LFL, I tried to get more informations about SW. I only know the movies but I found out that there is a huge fanbase about the so called Expanded Universe. I've never heard of that before, but they care a lot about it and it seems they fear that the new movies will interfer with the EU. So what is the EU about?
Originally Posted By Mr X If they try to tiptoe around the EU, they'll never get a movie made...some good stuff, some so-so stuff, a lot of bizarre stuff (a clone Emperor, creatures that can dampen the force, invaders from another galaxy, Luke's jedi-ish girlfriend/frenemy...all kinds of crap). If I were the creators, I'd ignore it completely and start fresh (but remain consistant to the other movies).
Originally Posted By dagobert Thanks for answering my question, Mr X. Did George Lucas care about the EU? I guess Michael Arndt can't know everything about the EU and so it will not be considered for the new movie.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I know, I just wanted to say, that the movie should have connections to the OT" Artoo & Threepio
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Artoo & Threepio<< I'll pay $100 for a ticket if 3PO's first line is "I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed."
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>"I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed."<<< Isn't that phrase taken from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy? I love that movie.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Isn't that phrase taken from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy?<< Exactly! >>I love that movie.<< But please note ... the movie is pretty weak sauce compared to the books it's based on. And the books are weak sauce compared to the BBC radio dramas *they're* based on. If you love the movie, please don't stop there!
Originally Posted By dagobert I know, I read the books and they are hilarious. However the movie brought me to the books and when I saw it for the first time, I laughed a lot.
Originally Posted By danyoung Maybe people are too polite to say this, but I'll say it anyway. Harrison Ford has aged gracefully enough to where I could accept him as an older, retired Han Solo. But putting Carrie Fisher in as an older Princess Leia? I don't think I could take that!
