The Old OneFeb 13, 2019, 02:17:20 PM Reply #20715 on: Feb 13, 2019, 02:17:20 PM Q Quote Oh c'mon, this seems ridiculous.These shorts are fantastic and are always exaggerated to various degrees, it's slapstick, nothing more.
First BloodFeb 13, 2019, 02:18:57 PM Reply #20716 on: Feb 13, 2019, 02:18:57 PM Q Quote Star Wars is dead.
The KurganFeb 13, 2019, 02:21:10 PM Reply #20717 on: Feb 13, 2019, 02:21:10 PM Q Quote Somebody think of the poor children...getting brainwashed the poor things
JokersWarPigFeb 13, 2019, 03:05:52 PM Reply #20718 on: Feb 13, 2019, 03:05:52 PM Q Quote Quote from: The Kurgan on Feb 13, 2019, 02:16:12 PMAre you guys serious?50/50 tbh50% yes because it's their M/O right now50% no because it's a cartoon and while I haven't watched anything since Rebels ended the new stuff has all looked like crap imo. My 8 year old brother won't even watch the stuff
Samhain13Feb 13, 2019, 03:25:08 PM Reply #20719 on: Feb 13, 2019, 03:25:08 PM Q Quote Quote from: First Blood on Feb 13, 2019, 02:18:57 PMStar Wars is dead.Yep.Quote from: Samhain13 on Dec 27, 2018, 03:26:54 PMStar Wars as a movie franchise was finished in 1983, now we are only watching it's puppeted corpse being paraded about for pennies out of nostalgia.
First BloodFeb 13, 2019, 03:43:22 PM Reply #20720 on: Feb 13, 2019, 03:43:22 PM Q Quote I'd agree with that assessment.
The Old OneFeb 13, 2019, 03:47:00 PM Reply #20721 on: Feb 13, 2019, 03:47:00 PM Q Quote At least we got John William's scores for 1, 2, 3 & Star Wars Clone Wars out of it cinematically.Otherwise, there's the obvious wealth of EU content that's held in high regard.
AhabPredatorFeb 13, 2019, 04:18:36 PM Reply #20722 on: Feb 13, 2019, 04:18:36 PM Q Quote Quote from: The Old One on Feb 13, 2019, 03:47:00 PMAt least we got John William's scores for 1, 2, 3 & Star Wars Clone Wars out of it cinematically.Otherwise, there's the obvious wealth of EU content that's held in high regard.Anything pre-2016 is Gucci with me. The rest? Pure garbage. An utter dumpster fire.
The Old OneFeb 13, 2019, 10:00:05 PM Reply #20723 on: Feb 13, 2019, 10:00:05 PM Q Quote Even that's a little, shortsighted- there was plenty of garbage Pre-2016 and a few good books since.
Local TroubleFeb 13, 2019, 10:03:04 PM Reply #20724 on: Feb 13, 2019, 10:03:04 PM Q Quote Besides the Darth Bane novels, what did you like from the old EU?
Mr. ClemensFeb 13, 2019, 10:10:10 PM Reply #20725 on: Feb 13, 2019, 10:10:10 PM Q Quote Quote from: The Old One on Feb 13, 2019, 10:00:05 PMEven that's a little, shortsighted- there was plenty of garbage Pre-2016 and a few good books since.'Rogue Planet' (2000) put me off Star Wars fiction altogether (though even that was sort of a 'last straw' situation). Only recently gave it another shot with 'Thrawn' (2017), which was a good, solid read.
The Old OneFeb 13, 2019, 10:17:56 PM Reply #20726 on: Feb 13, 2019, 10:17:56 PM Q Quote Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 13, 2019, 10:03:04 PMBesides the Darth Bane novels, what did you like from the old EU?Aforementioned Darth Bane Trilogy. James Luceno's Darth Plagueis, Timothy Zahn's Outbound Flight and Kenobi.Canon: Thrawn, Thrawn Alliances, Thrawn Treason. (I hope.)Tarkin, Lost Stars.
Local TroubleFeb 13, 2019, 10:24:01 PM Reply #20727 on: Feb 13, 2019, 10:24:01 PM Q Quote That's all?
SMFeb 13, 2019, 10:44:00 PM Reply #20728 on: Feb 13, 2019, 10:44:00 PM Q Quote I read about half of Tarkin fully expecting it to be a schnoozefest. What I read was pretty good - unfortunately I was on holiday and had to return it to the library before I could finish.
The Old OneFeb 13, 2019, 10:44:50 PM Reply #20729 on: Feb 13, 2019, 10:44:50 PM Q Quote Quote from: Local Trouble on Feb 13, 2019, 10:24:00 PMThat's all?I haven't read them all, I haven't read anything beyond ROTJ at all, despite rave reviews regarding the Legends Thrawn Trilogy and other entries.
