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Bit of a personal project of mine these past couple of years. I've created a set of Star Wars infographics, that show off exactly how long a particular location is on screen for. Been working on them on/off since Covid hit.

Here's the main one but if anyone's interested, check out the full set: www.locationscreentime.com 

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On the one end of the scale you have the original trilogy, The Phantom Menace and The Last Jedi which make do with a small number of locations. On the other you have Revenge of the Sith and Rise of Skywalker that throw a million places at you. Especially the latter. 

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New trailer for The Book of Boba Fett

I don't normally watch trailers beyond the first one but I figured this one wouldn't show too much, and so it proved :D

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Good read by The Holywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/robert-rodriguez-interview-book-of-boba-fett-star-wars-1235062364/

- Very few people knew the series was a thing before the reveal teaser at the end of the Mando S2 finale, including most at Disney+
- Showrunner/Director Robert Rodriguez not normally keen on doing established properties. "I’d rather go do something I’ve created so nobody can say, ‘Hey, that’s wrong because..." (sound familiar?), but pulled in by how little had been established about Boba before
- The trailers showed footage from the first half of the first episode. They couldn't show anything from the latter half of the opener because it would "give too much away"
- “Things turn up you don’t expect, you see things we couldn’t believe we got to do,” he says. “Every episode has big surprises.”
- “We’ve always dealt with the Empire and the Jedis; this was about these gangster families and has a rawness to it,” she says. “It’s quite different from The Mandalorian, which is more like a Western.”
- Production wasn't impacted by the pandemic in a practical sense, but Rodriguez took every day as if it could be the last before shutting down.
- Lucasfilm worked with him instead of telling him what he could and couldn't do.
- Potential more seasons if people like it

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Just finished the first episode of The Book of Boba Fett. Scattered thoughts:

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Overall, a solid but subdued opening episode, hopeful for next week! 

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Just watched Chapter 1 too, Loved it. Very much left me wanting more though, a much more subdued opening than I was expecting but I don't think that's a bad thing. Seeing where Fett came from since ROTJ is pretty much necessary for the show to succeed. 

My biggest worry going into this show was that it would take itself too seriously and that Fett and Fennec would have almost zero personality to speak of. Thankfully that wasn't the case pretty early on with Fett's "Did you catch any of that?" line and a few others dotted around. I've never been the biggest fan of Fennec but she seemed a tad more laid back here so hopefully her character will continue to grow on me.

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My only slight concern is that the show seems to be positioning itself as a lot less episodic than Mando, which I'm sure some people will prefer but personally I liked the old school adventure of the week type deal we've gotten used to in the other show. Then again I need to remember to stop letting expectation cloud my judgement and stop me from enjoying Star Wars to the full. It's a sentiment I think a lot of fans should pay attention to, the fandom would be a much happier place. 

Anyway, overall great stuff, I groaned when the end credits appeared, instantly wanting to see more.

God it feels good to have live action Star Wars again. It feels like years since Mando season 2, and all it's been is 12 months.

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Blown away by Chapter 2. Absolutely fantastic. Much as I loved last week, it definitely felt more like a prologue of sorts, things definitely went up a notch here, at least in the flashback part of the episode.

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 I was a bit sceptical about this show but it's proving me totally wrong, couldn't take my eyes off this episode and kept hoping there was plenty of run-time left.

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Some really great bits in Chapter 3 and one glaringly awful bit!

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Excited for next week!

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Chapter 4 was great. Loads of great bits in both past and present.

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EA have announced three upcoming titles from Respawn (well, two? We already knew about The Sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order :p).

From their press release:

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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) and Lucasfilm Games  are joining forces to continue delivering all-new, world-class gaming experiences set within the beloved Star Wars galaxy.  

Respawn Entertainment, best known for their work on Apex Legends™, Titanfall™ and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order™, is leading the development and production of these new projects.  Vince Zampella, Group GM and Founder of Respawn, will oversee this new phase of EA’s relationship with Lucasfilm, building on Respawn’s award-winning history in game development and expertise in telling compelling Star Wars stories.  

Game Director Stig Asmussen and his team at the studio are already working on the next game in the action adventure Star Wars Jedi series, and are joined by two new teams working to deliver additional unique Star Wars gameplay experiences across multiple genres. Leading the development of Respawn’s all-new Star Wars first-person shooter game is Peter Hirschmann, Game Director at Respawn, who has a long and accomplished history with the Star Wars franchise. The third title is a Star Wars strategy game developed through a production collaboration with the newly formed studio Bit Reactor, helmed by games industry veteran Greg Foerstch. Respawn will produce the new Star Wars strategy game while Bit Reactor leads on the development of the title. 

“We are excited to continue working with the superbly talented developers at Respawn,” said Douglas Reilly, VP, Lucasfilm Games. “They have demonstrated excellence in telling epic Star Wars stories along with best-in-class gameplay across different genres and we are looking forward to bringing more amazing experiences to the galaxy far, far away.” 

“Building on the previous successes of our EA relationship, this new collaboration highlights the trust and mutual respect shared between the world-class teams at EA, Respawn and Lucasfilm Games,” said Sean Shoptaw, SVP, Walt Disney Games. “Fostered by the expertise and passion within each team, we will create thrilling original games for diverse audiences across the Star Wars galaxy.” 

“Working with Lucasfilm Games on a new FPS in the Star Wars galaxy is a dream come true for me, as this is a story I have always wanted to tell,” said Peter Hirschmann, game director at Respawn. Peter previously worked as VP of development at LucasArts, and was executive producer on the original Star Wars Battlefront games. Hirschmann and the team at Respawn have just begun work on the title. 

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We know so little about them that I didn't know if it was worth making dedicated threads for the games, so here we are :p I've got to imagine they're getting this out of the way in anticipation of their exclusivity deal ending next year, so hopefully this opens up the floor to even more projects being announced. 

Would love for that FPS to be a Republic Commando reboot/sequel/-like game, and interesting that Hirschmann is leasing development on it - he has ties to producing Star Wars video games dating back to the original Battlefront, as well as a bunch of LEGO games. Worth noting that Bit Reactor are a newly formed studio (I mean, they were revealed last week) comprised of XCOM and Civilization veterans from Firaxis, so very much looking forward to seeing what they turn out too.

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  On 1/25/2022 at 2:18 PM, Julius said:

I've got to imagine they're getting this out of the way in anticipation of their exclusivity deal ending next year, so hopefully this opens up the floor to even more projects being announced. 

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Other publishers have already announced Star Wars projects. Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment (The Division) are making one, and Aspyr are remaking Knights of the Old Republic.

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  On 1/25/2022 at 3:21 PM, Cube said:

Other publishers have already announced Star Wars projects. Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment (The Division) are making one, and Aspyr are remaking Knights of the Old Republic.

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Yeah I'm well aware, that's why I said "even more:p and Eclipse, too. 

EA winding down and announcing titles that are likely the last to be announced under their current exclusivity deal in such a matter-of-fact way over a year before the deal ends makes me think that we could see further projects announced (in addition to those already announced) throughout the rest of the year. The titles announced and revealed by other publishers so far is likely Lucasfilm Games wanting things lined up and ready to go for when that EA deal ends. 

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Chapter 5 was fucking. outstanding. I don't think I've ever shouted at the tv when the end credits popped up, simply wanting MORE.

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10/10, which seems to be exactly what its Rotten Tomatoes score is.

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Fair play, they aren't half-arsing the Favreau/Filoni-verse! Chapter 6 was quite something.

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Delighted to see people online loving it though. Another 100% on RT.

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Just finished catching up on Chapters 4 to 6 of The Book of Boba Fett, fell behind firstly due to being ill and then realising that I wasn't totally in love with it anyways. And Chapter 3 kind of sucked with the Power Rangers, but anyways...

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Overall, really looking forward to the finale on Wednesday. Happy coincidence I caught up today, because I forgot we were only getting the 7 episodes! 

Also, @Ronnie, considering what we've had so far in the show, and especially in the last two episodes, want to get your thoughts on...

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Right then, roll on Wednesday! 

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Firstly, hope things are better with you @Julius these days compared to when you fell behind on the show.

I thought Chapter 3 was the weakest one but the space vespas didn't bother me at all. I feel like Star Wars is so obsessed with giving us cameos or spins on things we've seen a hundred times before I thought it was really cool to see something legitimately new in the universe. Getting the backstory on Fennec in Chapter 4 was much needed and really well done too. I'd never been a fan of hers but Chapter 4 started to change that for me. I enjoyed that one a lot. But man, Chapter 5 made me feel like a kid again. I must have watched that episode like five or six times by now, just incredible from start to finish. Possibly my favourite live action episode ever. Plus, X-wings. Automatic win.

Chapter 7 has a TON to do if it's going to put a positive spin on the show in the mainstream, even if I've personally been loving it so far. Hoping for a nice long episode, lots of action, and lots of Boba. I hope they leave Grogu out of it until Mando season 3.

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  On 2/7/2022 at 12:08 AM, Ronnie said:

Firstly, hope things are better with you @Julius these days compared to when you fell behind on the show.

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Doing a lot better now, thanks! :peace:

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I thought Chapter 3 was the weakest one but the space vespas didn't bother me at all. I feel like Star Wars is so obsessed with giving us cameos or spins on things we've seen a hundred times before I thought it was really cool to see something legitimately new in the universe. Getting the backstory on Fennec in Chapter 4 was much needed and really well done too. I'd never been a fan of hers but Chapter 4 started to change that for me. I enjoyed that one a lot. But man, Chapter 5 made me feel like a kid again. I must have watched that episode like five or six times by now, just incredible from start to finish. Possibly my favourite live action episode ever. Plus, X-wings. Automatic win.

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Yeah, it wasn't so much the Vespas (well, I did find the colours a bit ostentatious, just considering the locale) but rather the people sitting on them. I thought these IKEA models dressed as cyberpunk characters were just a bit too distracting, and don't even get me started on the fact that of all of the places in the galaxy that they went with body-mods, they went to Tatooine. Do they not know what heat does to tech?! 

I do agree it was cool seeing new stuff, though, because yeah, Star Wars definitely does get a bit too self-indulgent at times. Would much rather we get that and competent directing with a plan than how the sequels fizzled out, though. 

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Chapter 7 has a TON to do if it's going to put a positive spin on the show in the mainstream, even if I've personally been loving it so far. Hoping for a nice long episode, lots of action, and lots of Boba. I hope they leave Grogu out of it until Mando season 3.

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Really hope Chapter 7 does end on a high.

I was talking to a friend the other day, and maybe someone can point me towards some examples if I'm wrong, but shows and movies just lack a timelessness to them these days that I quite can't put my finger on. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of great stuff still, and I enjoy a lot of them in the moment, but the further removed I am from new content these days, the weaker the show or film becomes in retrospect, which I can't say is the case for a lot of my own personal favourite shows and films. 

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  On 2/7/2022 at 12:48 AM, Julius said:

Anyways, back on topic: Crimson Dawn would be a great shout, I would love to see Q'ira again

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Star Wars Explained (another must watch bit of SW content) seemed to suggest the way things ended with Qi'ra in the recent comic series would make her showing up unlikely. I could be mis-remembering though, I've not read it. If ever a show would delve into Crimson Dawn though, this is it.

 

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  On 2/7/2022 at 1:19 AM, Ronnie said:

Star Wars Explained (another must watch bit of SW content) seemed to suggest the way things ended with Qi'ra in the recent comic series would make her showing up unlikely. I could be mis-remembering though, I've not read it. If ever a show would delve into Crimson Dawn though, this is it.

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Yeah, SWE puts great stuff out! I've been watching him since before Celebration 2015, though, admittedly, not much in the last year or two. 

I guess they could also dive into Crimson Dawn in some way in Andor, albeit pre-Solo, which isn't what I want. We'll have to wait and see, but I think something of that scale - if not necessarily that character and group - would be more appropriate for BOBF's ending. 

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  On 2/7/2022 at 12:28 PM, Ronnie said:

Maybe I’m misunderstanding your point but Andor is post-Solo.

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That's my bad, got them all mixed up in my head a bit there :laughing: that would work fine then, I guess we could see some Crimson Dawn crop up in Andor instead, though the little I've heard about them in the comics makes me want to know what, if anything, is going on with them in the current "present day" of the Disney+ shows in Mando and Book of Boba.

Guess we'll just have to wait and see! 

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I saw this posted on a different site a while ago. But do you all think this was meant to be Boba Fett as a background character in Solo?:

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I think it's just a person in a helmet. Not every background character has to be a cameo, or a nod, or a reference. Sometimes they're just new characters, or extras.

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