Star Wars

[wataru]

In SW:EU, Fett survived. And all was good and right in the universe.

[o.supreme]

The episode was ok. Anyone else notice the Title Card in RED ooh EVIL! --Anyway, what I dont get (and seems to be a HUGE inconsistancy with force sensitivity) was that--Maul was alive for over a decade. I'm sure he had feelings of rage and hate for all that time. How come no Jedi ever "felt" it until the events of this episode? Also it seems they just took the concept drawings we had all scene of a multi-legged Cyber-Maul and just made him more extreme/grotesque. To be honest, I would have preferred a normal bi-pedal Darth Maul, but that's just me.

[wataru]

Because it's a Star Wars kids TV show? I dont expect any level of writing for Star Wars video media above that of a 12 year old.

[Goji]

In SW:EU, Fett survived. And all was good and right in the universe.

Indeed. Dengar ends up finding him, nearly dead, crawling out of the Sarlac pit.

..Of course, this all got skreeonk up when Lucas added the CG "mouth" to the Sarlac in '97 (which isn't canon to me anyway; the Sarlac always looked like the original version in all SW media prior to '97) and (purposely) had him shown being swallowed.

[o.supreme]

You know... I'm not a perv or anything, but to me the Sarlacc was one of the coolest monsters in the Star Wars Universe, until I got older and discovered female anatomy. I just cant get past that now

[edgaguirus]

You're not a perv. I found the sarlac interesting, too, even with the beak. The beam makes it looke more like an animal and not just a dusty hole with tentacles.

[Kaiju-King42]

Maybe the dusty hole is the mouth of a giant underground creature? Kinda like the giant worm-thing on the asteroid in Empire Strikes Back.

[Gyaos]

If you've seen the cut-away view of the Sarlaac, it looks more like a plant than an animal.

[Shadow]

If you've seen the cut-away view of the Sarlaac, it looks more like a plant than an animal.

I've seen it. I was surprised when I found out the beak was it's tongue and what the inside looks like... damn.

[o.supreme]

Maybe the dusty hole is the mouth of a giant underground creature? Kinda like the giant worm-thing on the asteroid in Empire Strikes Back.

The Sarlacc is one complex beasty. as others have eluded to:

[Goji]

I know exactly what book that is from, but mind you if it had been published before '97, there likely would have been no "beak" at all.

Many Star Wars encyclopedia's were changed once the SE's were released. Even more were re-issued when once the prequels were out. I'm glad I have my original "Star Wars Guide to Characters" from the early 90's with Boba Fett's original backstory, among many other stories that have since gone the way of the dinosaur in newer editions. These stories have simply disappeared once the prequels ret-conned some of this stuff.

[o.supreme]

Hold onto those books Goji. Star Wars ficiton is ever changing, good to remember things the way they were. Wasn't Boba Fetts (pre Episode II) original name Jaster Mereel, or something like that? Now I see that is a name given to a completely different character.

[Goji]

Indeed it was, Jaster Mareel! Being such a big Boba fan growing up, I knew his whole backstory. So when EPISODE II was released, I a little confused initially. I avoided reading about any possile spoilers prior to the prequels coming out (meaning I didn't read Star Wars Insider for yeaaaars), though somewhere along the line I heard that Boba Fett would be in the film in one way or another. I still feel that it was shoe-horned-in fan service at it's finest, much like the green-screened Boba Fett walking past the camera in the Jabba scene that was re-inserted into STAR WARS, in '97.

I don't know much about the EU stuff that was done once the prequels were out, but back in the day, the Mandalorian Warriors had this whole back story, and were originally an entire army that were featured in the Clone Wars. As exciting as it was seeing it for the first time, this made my first viewing of EPISODE II a little hard to swallow, at least story-wise. (The "clones" are now a bunch of guys that are precursors to Stormtroopers, who were cloned after ONE guy featuring Mandalorian armor? Okay, sure, why not.)

[Legionmaster]

The Mandalorians are still there, they just didn't pop up in the film. The Clone Wars series has used the warriors as a rebellion/terrorist group that stands against Mandalore's official policy of neutrality. They still fly around with their fancy armor and Old Republic black lightsabers and whatnot.

[Goji]

Niiiice. I've been putting off watching the CG "Clone Wars" series for several years now. I should probably get on that.

[Legionmaster]

Niiiice. I've been putting off watching the CG "Clone Wars" series for several years now. I should probably get on that.

I'd watch it. It has its ups and downs, but overall it's ok. I don't know if you watched the Clone Wars movie, but they've thankfully curtailed the annoying nicknames as the series has gone on.

I'd try not to worry too much about canon when watching it either; it's really hard to follow. Even within the series, they jump around in the storyline a lot. Just enjoy it for what it is and it's fine.

[Goji]

Yes, I did see the movie, and found it terribly underwhelming..it's probably why I stayed away from the show for a while. Honestly one of the reasons I haven't started watching it is that I have no way to catch up with the series unless I buy those expensive DVD sets, or Netflix them one at a time. Does anyone know if Hulu Plus it available to watch?

I'm glad the Mandalorian's weren't completely replaced. I had hoped that Lucas wasn't silly enough to just drop them completely.

*edit* Nevermind...looks like Hulu doesn't have anything SW available. Figures.

[o.supreme]

I watch the series pretty regular. As Legionmaster said it has its ups & downs (Zillo Beast 2-part was fun) Also the first 3 seasons have episodes are not all in chronological order, season 4 seems to be more linear from what I've read. I wonder when its all over if someone will list all the CW episodes in Chronological order. It would be nice to have a definitive timeline.

[Mothra Freak]

Niiiice. I've been putting off watching the CG "Clone Wars" series for several years now. I should probably get on that.

Do it. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, but I love it. The opening movie wasn't very good at all, but the actual show is pretty good.

[Legionmaster]

I've just googled episode titles and found them online places. Sometimes you have to wait mid-episode to let sites allow your IP to watch more, but sometimes thats what it takes to steal television.