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The lunatick writes "IESB and Theforce.net report a Star Wars TV show. Lucas will not direct it just produce it. Kevin Smith (Silent Bob, the clerks series) is named as a possible director."
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Maybe because it's an old dupe, Luke!
Actually, it wasn't a plant, it was an animal called a Ysalmari (sp) that created an anti-Force bubble that was hardly big at all. The problem was when large amounts of Ysalmari were grouped together, then their collective bubbles formed a giantic anti-Force area.
Some Star Wars fanboy you were.
They had it on their front page yesterday but pulled it or something and I can find no reference to the story today. They are tied very closely to Lucasfilm so it makes me wonder...
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In case you don't know, TV series are never directed by a single director. They hire a director with a lot of style to do the pilot, and he sets the tone for the rest of the series. Following that, there might be some directors that direct a lot of episodes, and by a lot, I mean a couple per season. But each episode has a different director.
So, first of all, I'm not sure what the original posting meant by 'Kevin Smith...is named as a possible director,' except that he may direct an episode or two, which really wouldn't be that big a deal.
Everybody keeps forgetting about Joe Michael Straczynski when Star Wars TV is brought up (and it is brought up often enough here).
http://www.jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?ID=1-17162
Has a bit of info regarding some TV series he's been offered a job on. "...one of them could be insanely
successful. I should know more about this situation in late October. (Neither
is Trek-related, just to nip any potential rumors in the bud.)" He's already said it isn't Dr. Who, but not responded yet (afaik) to Star Wars TV.
Given that he created Babylon 5, one of the best space opera TV shows ever made, I think he'd be an excellent (or at least the obvious) choice for Star Wars TV. One thing he made a lot of noise about when he made Babylon 5 is that there wouldn't be any annoying kids or robots (and this is before the SW prequels), it's clear from his various posts that he can't stand insulting sci-fi. This could easily wind up like the Knights of the Old Republic game or the Timothy Zahn novles.
But if JMS isn't involved, I fully expect a live-action Ewoks adventure given the way the franchise has been going lately. Although Clone Wars was good, even if I still hate Tartovsky's character designs and overall art style.
You can write this shit, George, but you sure can't say it.
Also fits the Han Solo character quite well ;)
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