skillzdadirecta Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Till 2021 But the internet told me she was fired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Tonight's drink on special: Manbaby Tears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 So it turns out Disney likes money. Huh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 So 1 under performing movie does not a career ender make. Who'd a thunk it. And even with the manbabies crying over Last Jedi, it still made a billion. I want to see their tears over the news. I want bask in the warmth of their nuclear option to "boycott" episode 9. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 Didn't somebody on the boards specifically say that she was fired and whatshisface's Star Wars trilogy was canceled? Did I read that here or somewhere else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Didn't somebody on the boards specifically say that she was fired and whatshisface's Star Wars trilogy was canceled? Did I read that here or somewhere else? Someone here did say it, but didn't provide a source. The only other place I've heard that was in a youtube comment, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 35 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said: Someone here did say it, but didn't provide a source. The only other place I've heard that was in a youtube comment, lol. I can't remember who said it but I remember looking for info and the only place I saw it was some obscure overseas website that looked like it was run by fanboys. None of the industry rags or websites had anything CLOSE to that. Now you can see why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Normally, I wouldn’t care about this as long as we keep getting great movies like TLJ. But, this pleases me because it pisses other people off. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonseeker Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Kennedy built a billion dollar franchise with one flop and people thought she was fired? Kennedy's only two real flaws are accepting such a conventional reboot and overextending the universe with movies like Solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 7 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Didn't somebody on the boards specifically say that she was fired and whatshisface's Star Wars trilogy was canceled? Did I read that here or somewhere else? You're probably thinking of Alien-Gunner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Great news to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 This doesn't move the needle either way for me. I think she did make a mistake with Solo, but it seems like they might have learned from that experience with recent statements they would reign the franchise back in a bit. We have a weird thing in our society where we don't let people make a misstep and grow as a person. For my money I can't wait until we're on the other side of Episode 9 (which I don't care about), and we can start seeing the new places Johnson's trilogy takes us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Star Wars has been over-saturating the market for so long now I just don't care anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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johnny Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 9 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: Star Wars has been over-saturating the market for so long now I just don't care anymore. Lmfao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 God, in such a garbage week, readintg through twitter reactions to this news has been so satisfying. The people going on about how they will continue their boycott... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Cool. A billion dollar company will continue paying on of their employees millions of dollars. I’m so happy for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I would have liked to see her go, but it has nothing to do with diversity in the films (I actually like that). We have had some decent SW movies, but they are falling short of their potential. I don’t think she’ll ever do anything amazing with the property. Solo was an average movie at best. I liked TLJ a lot, but these are all still just good popcorn movies. I think Star Wars could be more. They’ll run out of gas really quick if they can’t innovate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Massdriver said: I would have liked to see her go, but it has nothing to do with diversity in the films (I actually like that). We have had some decent SW movies, but they are falling short of their potential. I don’t think she’ll ever do anything amazing with the property. Solo was an average movie at best. I liked TLJ a lot, but these are all still just good popcorn movies. I think Star Wars could be more. They’ll run out of gas really quick if they can’t innovate. Star Wars has ALWAYS been "Good popcorn movies"... Star Wars and Jaws both started the modern day blockbuster as we know it. And the series has been around for what, 40 years at this point? If they were going to run out of gas (some would say they already have) they would have a long time ago. I LOVE Star Wars, but the series has never been serious science fiction and never claimed it was. It was born out of George Lucas' love for swashbuckling radio serials, Space Operas, Samurai movies and folk lore from various cultures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 It's impossible for Star Wars to "live up to its potential" because what the fuck does that even mean these days? Star Wars has become so ingrained to some people's entire sense of being, and there are so many of them with different interests, that you can't make a movie that pleases all of them. Each one of them sees themselves as "the true fan" that needs to have their dick sucked for liking a movie a whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I've seen Star Wars's potential in the novels of the old EU. Let's just say that I'm totally fine with it falling way, way short of it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Knights of the Old Republic remains the best narrative in the Star Wars universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 23 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I've seen Star Wars's potential in the novels of the old EU. Let's just say that I'm totally fine with it falling way, way short of it. "Luuuuuke" 2 minutes ago, Chris- said: Knights of the Old Republic remains the best narrative in the Star Wars universe. It's definitely one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, Chris- said: Knights of the Old Republic remains the best narrative in the Star Wars universe. 6 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: It's definitely one of them. KOTOR absolutely is, but KOTOR II is on par, if not better. Obsidian's take on The Force is truly unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonseeker Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: Star Wars has ALWAYS been "Good popcorn movies"... Star Wars and Jaws both started the modern day blockbuster as we know it. And the series has been around for what, 40 years at this point? If they were going to run out of gas (some would say they already have) they would have a long time ago. I LOVE Star Wars, but the series has never been serious science fiction and never claimed it was. It was born out of George Lucas' love for swashbuckling radio serials, Space Operas, Samurai movies and folk lore from various cultures. I think the problem for me is that Star Wars never grow as a franchise. Even after 8 mainline movies, they are always about the exact same things: destiny, The Force, rebels vs empire, light side vs dark side, etc. The series still has barely any nuances in characters, plot, themes, etc. And I don't see any of this changing anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: KOTOR absolutely is, but KOTOR II is on par, if not better. Obsidian's take on The Force is truly unique. I really have to play KOTOR 2 one of these days. It was so broken when it first came out I abandoned it and never looked back. 49 minutes ago, Dragonseeker said: I think the problem for me is that Star Wars never grow as a franchise. Even after 8 mainline movies, they are always about the exact same things: destiny, The Force, rebels vs empire, light side vs dark side, etc. The series still has barely any nuances in characters, plot, themes, etc. And I don't see any of this changing anytime soon. Solo wasn't about any of that stuff and people shat on it. It was a heist movie essentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: KOTOR absolutely is, but KOTOR II is on par, if not better. Obsidian's take on The Force is truly unique. It absolutely influenced Luke's outlook on the Force in The Last Jedi. I love that game so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 5 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Star Wars has ALWAYS been "Good popcorn movies"... Star Wars and Jaws both started the modern day blockbuster as we know it. And the series has been around for what, 40 years at this point? If they were going to run out of gas (some would say they already have) they would have a long time ago. I LOVE Star Wars, but the series has never been serious science fiction and never claimed it was. It was born out of George Lucas' love for swashbuckling radio serials, Space Operas, Samurai movies and folk lore from various cultures. KOTOR was mentioned above and is an example of how Star Wars could grow. Star Wars movies have always been popcorn movies, both good and terrible ones. The potential of the universe is untapped because it doesn’t have to be the same popcorn movie formula. Marvel has found a lot of variation within the context of comic book movies. Lucasfilm has not, but it is still early. Regardless of how SW was born, it has the potential to be something greater. I don’t hate the new movies. They are far better than the prequels. But that’s not really saying much. I don’t see anything wrong with demanding more in the golden age of television and with Marvel movies showing up Lucasfilm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 3 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: I really have to play KOTOR 2 one of these days. It was so broken when it first came out I abandoned it and never looked back. When you do, play it with this mod that restores as much of the cut content that Obsidian left behind in the game's files that the mod team could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, Massdriver said: KOTOR was mentioned above and is an example of how Star Wars could grow. Star Wars movies have always been popcorn movies, both good and terrible ones. The potential of the universe is untapped because it doesn’t have to be the same popcorn movie formula. Marvel has found a lot of variation within the context of comic book movies. Lucasfilm has not, but it is still early. Regardless of how SW was born, it has the potential to be something greater. I don’t hate the new movies. They are far better than the prequels. But that’s not really saying much. I don’t see anything wrong with demanding more in the golden age of television and with Marvel movies showing up Lucasfilm. They did do that... With Rogue One and Solo and while folks liked Rogue One and were lukewarm on Solo, Lucasfilm were criticized for "over saturation" as has been mentioned in this very thread. So now they are pulling back. I think the modern day Star Wars "fan" is just too entitled and hard to please so they'd be smart to avoid trying to please those guys anyway and just make their movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 31 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: They did do that... With Rogue One and Solo and while folks liked Rogue One and were lukewarm on Solo, Lucasfilm were criticized for "over saturation" as has been mentioned in this very thread. So now they are pulling back. I think the modern day Star Wars "fan" is just too entitled and hard to please so they'd be smart to avoid trying to please those guys anyway and just make their movies. These movies could be a lot better. Solo tried and failed to execute. Rogue One was really good, and it did try something different. Maybe that’s why I like TLJ and RO the best out of Disney’s movies so far since TLJ did some unique things as well. I lost conviction after Solo. I had defended the Disney movies up until I saw that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonseeker Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 9 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: I really have to play KOTOR 2 one of these days. It was so broken when it first came out I abandoned it and never looked back. Solo wasn't about any of that stuff and people shat on it. It was a heist movie essentially. I haven't seen Solo, but the problem is, Solo is about Solo. Again, retreading the past. Star Wars is a franchise that is basically stuck in mud, whether we are talking about characters, plot, elements, themes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I think if they focused less on making the most money possible and hiring legit people to come up with stories in the universe they would have some great movies that would sell well but not be blockbusters, and that’s more than ok. Lower the budget. Lower the expectations a bit. Expand the universe in meaningful ways. You can still have your “big” Star Wars movies that can be spaced out a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 20 minutes ago, johnny said: I think if they focused less on making the most money possible and hiring legit people to come up with stories in the universe they would have some great movies that would sell well but not be blockbusters, and that’s more than ok. Lower the budget. Lower the expectations a bit. Expand the universe in meaningful ways. You can still have your “big” Star Wars movies that can be spaced out a lot more. Lower the expectations? That’s literally impossible to do with Star Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: Lower the expectations? That’s literally impossible to do with Star Wars. Also that's what the TV shows are for. I really dont think folks understand what the Star Wars brand is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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