The Last Jedi General Episode VIII News/Speculation/SPOILER Thread - Part 1

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[Greens]

Can we move this thread from the Star Wars sequels section to here?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[Marvolo]

No love for AOTC?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I didn't make it, but I think that was a good decision.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

For May the 4th, my 10 favorite Star Wars film scenes:

10.

9.

8.

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1.

 

[Broseph44]

^ great choices Darth I love all those moments too. That Han "it was a boring conversation anyway" scene still makes me laugh so hard Same with Yoda beating Artoo

 

[Brother Jack]

6.

If I had to pick a favorite I'd probably jump to this. What the creative team did with Yoda was nothing short of magic. You forget it's a puppet, you forget they're on a sound stage, you forget that all this stuff about the force and Jedi is kind of silly. It just takes you and you're drawn into this permutation of timeless myth and its big spiritual/philosophical ideas.

 

[Marvolo]

If you want to know where the First Order came from open the spoiler tag:

Spoiler from novel Star Wars Bloodline:

Spoiler

The Centrists (not all of them) in the New Republic senate worked with Maxine (sp?) warriors and people that were sympathizers and former Imperials to build up a paramilitary force on hidden from the rest of the Senate with the plan to come out of hiding and claim the government and republic for themselves.

These warriors are a group that was a legend. They predate the old republic. Thousands of years ago, when the star systems decided to stop fighting and form the old Republic these warriors didnt want to stop fighting or join the Republic so they pointed their ships at a distant galaxy and headed for deep space.

Whether the warriors working with the Centrists are descendants of the original warriors Im not sure, but Im wondering if Snoke might be a descendant of those warriors.

Like I said tho Im listening to the audiobook so if I spelled their name wrong I apologize.

 

[Sawyer]

For May the 4th, my 10 favorite Star Wars film scenes:

10.

9.

8.

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6.

5.

4.

3.

2.

1.

No Supper with Jar Jar? 0/10. Get your **** together, man.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

^ great choices Darth I love all those moments too. That Han "it was a boring conversation anyway" scene still makes me laugh so hard Same with Yoda beating Artoo

Star Wars has some of the most underrated comedy imo. The entire Darth Star rescue (from the moment they land to when they get to the Rebel base) is just so good.

If I had to pick a favorite I'd probably jump to this. What the creative team did with Yoda was nothing short of magic. You forget it's a puppet, you forget they're on a sound stage, you forget that all this stuff about the force and Jedi is kind of silly. It just takes you and you're drawn into this permutation of timeless myth and its big spiritual/philosophical ideas.

Completely agree. Nothing feels more mystical yet real then Yoda and Dagobah.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

No Supper with Jar Jar? 0/10. Get your **** together, man.

May apologizes Sawyer.

 

[kickass]

If you want to know where the First Order came from open the spoiler tag:

Spoiler from novel Star Wars Bloodline:

Spoiler

The Centrists (not all of them) in the New Republic senate worked with Maxine (sp?) warriors and people that were sympathizers and former Imperials to build up a paramilitary force on hidden from the rest of the Senate with the plan to come out of hiding and claim the government and republic for themselves.

These warriors are a group that was a legend. They predate the old republic. Thousands of years ago, when the star systems decided to stop fighting and form the old Republic these warriors didnt want to stop fighting or join the Republic so they pointed their ships at a distant galaxy and headed for deep space.

Whether the warriors working with the Centrists are descendants of the original warriors Im not sure, but Im wondering if Snoke might be a descendant of those warriors.

Like I said tho Im listening to the audiobook so if I spelled their name wrong I apologize.

Interesting! I wonder if......

Spoiler

We'll travel to a new or different galaxy in EP 8??

 

[titansupes]

If you want to know where the First Order came from open the spoiler tag:

Spoiler from novel Star Wars Bloodline:

Spoiler

The Centrists (not all of them) in the New Republic senate worked with Maxine (sp?) warriors and people that were sympathizers and former Imperials to build up a paramilitary force on hidden from the rest of the Senate with the plan to come out of hiding and claim the government and republic for themselves.

These warriors are a group that was a legend. They predate the old republic. Thousands of years ago, when the star systems decided to stop fighting and form the old Republic these warriors didnt want to stop fighting or join the Republic so they pointed their ships at a distant galaxy and headed for deep space.

Whether the warriors working with the Centrists are descendants of the original warriors Im not sure, but Im wondering if Snoke might be a descendant of those warriors.

Like I said tho Im listening to the audiobook so if I spelled their name wrong I apologize.

Very interesting, Marv. So both this book and Aftermath mention--

Spoiler

Various characters and factions being interested in or travelling to/from this other galaxy...

 

[Broseph44]

Agreed Darth, Star Wars has some great underrated comedy.

 

[Marvolo]

Very interesting, Marv. So both this book and Aftermath mention--

Spoiler

Various characters and factions being interested in or travelling to/from this other galaxy...

Not quite.

Spoiler

Aftermath said Palpatine sent exploration teams to the uncharted regions of the galaxy the star wars stories take place in. The galaxy that the characters inhabit still has large swaths of uncharted regions even at the time of the Imperial era.

And Bloodlines only says that the warriors pointed their ships in a direction of another galaxy and set out. It doesn't confirm that they actually left the galaxy or even intended to. Think of it this way, if someone says, "He pointed his plane at the sun and flew off." You wouldn't think the person actually flew to the sun, would you? I suspect that's all Leia meant when she said the warriors pointed their ships at a galaxy and headed off into deep space looking for more fighting. They didn't actually leave the galaxy or intend. They just headed into another part of the galaxy that wasn't charted or explored in the hopes that they would find someone to fight.

 

[Gianakin_]

The Casterfo/Leia exchange about monarchy is great.

 

[Spider-Gnome]

No love for AOTC?

I noticed that too. But that's my least favorite, so it's okay.

For May the 4th, my 10 favorite Star Wars film scenes:

8.

I love all those scenes, but this scene may very well be my favorite scene in the entire saga, believe it or not. t:

 

[Gianakin_]

Well, Bloodline was a damn good read. Gray is officially my favorite SW writer alongside Luceno. And sheds some much-needed light to the state of the NR and the FO. I only hope Rian intends to bring some of that stuff to Ep8, as well.

 

[Broseph44]

Well, Bloodline was a damn good read. Gray is officially my favorite SW writer alongside Luceno. And sheds some much-needed light to the state of the NR and the FO. I only hope Rian intends to bring some of that stuff to Ep8, as well.

Well seeing as he had a part in some of that stuff in Bloodline, I'd say we will see some of it in 8.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

That new Episode 8 Luke rendering is amazing.

 

[Marvolo]

More info about the origins of the First Order from the novel Star Wars Bloodline:

Spoiler

The planets that make up the First Order Empire are the Centrists planets from the New Republic. After the events in Bloodline, the Centrist senators, and by extension their planets, decided to secede from the New Republic and to openly form the First Order.

Well, Bloodline was a damn good read. Gray is officially my favorite SW writer alongside Luceno. And sheds some much-needed light to the state of the NR and the FO. I only hope Rian intends to bring some of that stuff to Ep8, as well.

Rian worked with Gray on Bloodline's story. He gave her ideas for the book so Im sure he wont ignore the events of Bloodline.

 

[Gianakin_]

Rian worked with Gray on Bloodline's story. He gave her ideas for the book so Im sure he wont ignore the events of Bloodline.

The funny and/or tricky part will be the alleged [BLACKOUT]Leia-in-a-coma thing[/BLACKOUT]. If that pans out, it'll be a shame after the crapload of development she got in the book.

 

[titansupes]

That new Episode 8 Luke rendering is amazing.

Yup. MSW says it's the best representation of the costume they saw, too:

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Yup. MSW says it's the best representation of the costume they saw, too:

Amazing!