Check this out. Supershadow 'interviews' George Lucas.
"Hi George. I was just wondering one thing about your Star Wars TV show you are planning. I'm a big fan Of Star Wars, but do you really think a show about minor characters is going to do well on TV? If you think about all the questions you have gotten about it, you will notice your fans want more Darth Vader and Sidious. They want to see the Skywalker twins growing up. Just a thought, George. I really want to see your show do well.
George Lucas: I'll be the first to admit that a weekly Star Wars TV show is a difficult proposition to pull off successfully. A normal TV season runs for 20 to 26 episodes. You have to write spectacular stories with riveting characters that can keep the audience on the edge of their seat for an hour. Then you have to end the episode so that the audience feels the overwhelming need to watch again the following week. I'm the first to admit that Star Wars has always failed on TV as a weekly series. However, that was the pre-SuperShadow days.
Shadow is responsible for making the prequels the most successful Star Wars films in history. The Phantom Menace will always be the highest grossing Star Wars film at the box office with Revenge of the Sith coming in at a solid second. Shadow has proven that by integrating fan ideas into the stories we provide the audience with exactly the kind of story material they want to watch each week. It doesn't really matter if we're relying on minor characters to carry the story. Soon these characters will be major characters since they will be the primary stars of the TV series.
Shadow has thought up some of the most exciting plot lines in history regarding Star Wars. My ideas for the TV shows are pretty good also. Our combined creativity is going to make these TV shows the best science fiction TV series seen on the small screen in a long time. I have no doubt that the computer-animated Clone Wars show and the live-action TV series will run for 100 episodes each real easy. With Shadow on my side, failure is impossible. We will probably dominate the Emmy awards for many years to come.
Thank you once again for reading this brief message. I have been perplexed for quite a while now by some of the responses you and SS have given to fans concerning the prequel era. Specifically, that characters such as Yoda utilized traditions and rules that ultimately led to the downfall of the Jedi Order. My confusion lies in what they did wrong.
After all, it really is Anakin that turns everything towards the Emperor's favor. Without Anakin, Palpatine's plan crumbles to dust. That being said, Yoda warns Anakin against being fearful of losing things (Padme) and how that road leads to ultimate desperation (turning to the dark side).
If the prequel Jedi Order had allowed Jedi to marry and have families, it would make sense that many more Jedi would have become fearful of losing their spouses and children. Thus, you would have more maddened Jedi doing whatever it took to protect their loved ones, even if it meant delving in the arts of the dark side like Anakin did. If Anakin had listened to and followed Yoda's advice and guidance, Anakin wouldn't have turned to the dark side at all.
Perhaps there is more to the story of the Jedi's downfall that isn't presented in the movies, but I just don't see where Yoda did anything incorrectly. It is Anakin's own personality that directly leads to the fall of the prequel-era Jedi Order, right? Thanks again.
George Lucas: This is one of the most important topics raised from the prequel trilogy. You are extremely wise to see the problem as it is. Let me say that one of the big mistakes Yoda made is limiting the Jedi Order to about 10 thousand Jedi Knights. This may seem like a large number, but in a galaxy with 100 thousand inhabited star systems, you quickly learn there are not enough Jedi to keep the peace all throughout the galaxy. If the prequel-era Jedi had allowed their members to marry and have children, the Jedi Council could have greatly increased their overall numbers.
If this practice had started several hundred years prior to the events of The Phantom Menace, then there might have been 250 thousand Jedi Knights around the galaxy. This is still a small number for a fighting force, but at least it would given the Jedi a better chance against the millions of clones created by Sidious. Another problem the prequel-era Jedi had was arrogance. These Jedi took their positions in society for granted. This ignorance led to the complete self destruction of the Jedi Order and the Old Republic in a matter of hours. I could go on and on about all the mistakes made by the Jedi prior to The Phantom Menace, but that discussion would go on for days.
In the end, Luke Skywalker analyzed everything that transpired during the fall of the Old Republic. Luke learned from all the many, many mistakes made by the ancient Jedi Order. Luke was convinced he could create a New Jedi Order, which would be much more difficult to destroy. By making significant changes to the Jedi Code, which greatly increased the overall quality of the Jedi Order, Luke became the greatest Jedi leader in history. The results of his hard work resulted in a Jedi Order that lasted until the end of time in the Star Wars galaxy.
Hey George, I am a huge fan of your trilogies and I have two questions for you. 1. I once heard somewhere that Darth Sidious and Darth Plagueis were behind the virgin conception of Anakin Skywalker. My only real question in this is, was Anakin always meant to join the dark side because of his evil conception or was this just sheer happenstance?
2. Have you ever considered doing a Star Wars trivia show? I am sure many enthusiasts around the world would jump at the chance to prove their knowledge of your brain child.
Thanks for answering and I look forward to many more years of enjoyment of your creative genius.
George Lucas: The idea that Sidious and Plagueis were responsible for the birth of Anakin is a fan-created concept. As you all expect and know, this rumor is 100% completely false. Practically all fan ideas are wrong about Star Wars. I know I leave some ambiguities in the films, which the fans try to fill in with their theories, but since the fans can't read my mind, the fans are always wrong about what I intended. Anakin was not meant to join the dark side. That is another false fan idea. Circumstances beyond Anakin's control are what led to Anakin succumbing to the dark side.
There probably isn't a large enough market for a Star Wars trivia TV show. This type of show would not appeal to the average TV viewer. There simply aren't enough core Star Wars fans to justify creating this kind of endeavor. The computer-animated Clone Wars show and the live-action TV series will appeal to hardcore fans and to the average TV viewer, who isn't obsessed with Star Wars. To succeed on TV, you have to reach out to casual fans of science fiction and fantasy. 80% of the people who go to the cineplexes to see Star Wars films are not big-time Star Wars fans. They just enjoy watching good films. These are the primary people we will try to attract to watch our Star Wars TV shows. Our TV series will be geared to the masses and not the narrow, die-hard fan base, who spend all day on the Internet.
Hi Mr. Lucas, earlier in the year I offered the idea to use holocrons in the next sequel series. Well, I'm back with another idea that I think that you'll like to hear. The Mandalorians have always been one of my favorite groups in Star Wars and so far the only one we've seen is Boba Fett and he's a clone. So I think it would be a great idea to maybe bring in the Mandalorians as allies to the Dark Jedi at the beginning of the next story.
The Dark Jedi would be the force used to try to destroy the Jedi while the Mandalorians use their extremely powerful war machines and weapons to seriously threaten the New Republic. Then at the end of movie 7 or in the middle of movie 8, Mace Windu decides that the Mandalorians must be stopped. Windu challenges their corrupt leader to single combat and barely manages to kill him, but then dies from his wounds. But because of his courageous fight, the Mandalorians stop fighting the New Republic and join with the Jedi to combat the Dark Jedi menace. I hope that you like it. I would be happy to give you more ideas too. Sincerely.
George Lucas: You have an amazing ability to write exciting ideas for Star Wars. You seem to have the natural ability to create amazing scripts. Perhaps, the Mandalorians should conspire with the Dark Jedi to destroy both the New Republic and New Jedi Order. Mace Windu could play a pivotal role in saving the galaxy from this tyranny. Thanks for your contribution. I will give it consideration for inclusion in Episode 7, 8 and 9. "
It's the best by default as all the dramatic stuff happens.
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