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Raph's Girl
03-25-2010, 11:13 PM
George Lucas is now wanting to make a Star Wars series for the pre-school set currently titled Squishies based on the Star Wars Galactic Heroes figs..... :ohwell:


http://io9.com/5496171/george-lucas-wants-to-make-jedi-babies-tv-series
Venom
03-25-2010, 11:21 PM
Will it ever end?
TheCanadiandrome
03-25-2010, 11:22 PM
bwahaha! really George...really? omg!
The Stryker
03-25-2010, 11:23 PM
If it's as good as Super Hero Squad, I'll take it!
Koschei
03-25-2010, 11:23 PM
yes, the guy finds another way to make one of the coolest franchises least desirable.
The Stryker
03-25-2010, 11:24 PM
When has Star Wars NOT been for kids? I always thought it was aimed at a younger audience to begin with.
TheCanadiandrome
03-25-2010, 11:32 PM
When has Star Wars NOT been for kids? I always thought it was aimed at a younger audience to begin with.
really? that's not the impression i ever got from it
Guitar_Raph
03-26-2010, 07:16 AM
Now I've beard everything! There had been....

Muppet Babies (CBS 1984)
Flintstone Kids (ABC 1986)
Little Archies (NBC 1987)
A Pup Named Scooby Doo (ABC 1988)
Yo! Yogi (NBC 1991)
Baby Looney Tunes (Synd 2002)
Super Hero Squad (CN 2007)
BoggleKng
03-26-2010, 11:05 AM
Well, that just ruined it!!!
Luzmagica
03-26-2010, 11:59 AM
Textually: " We believe it's called "Lucas Wants More Money." :lol::lol::lol::lol:
:D:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Got all the reason!!!
Peanut
03-26-2010, 01:27 PM
He has literally been trying to kill me since 1997.
The Stryker
03-26-2010, 01:28 PM
really? that's not the impression i ever got from it

What Star Wars are you looking at? It's always been a simplified space opera series that translated easily to toys.
TheCanadiandrome
03-26-2010, 01:51 PM
What Star Wars are you looking at? It's always been a simplified space opera series that translated easily to toys.
i dunno, guess i was looking at the dark aspects of it. but now that i think more about it, i guess i can see your point as far as the toys go, clearly toys ain't meant just for kids!
The Stryker
03-26-2010, 01:55 PM
Back in the 70s though? Before the collector culture really showed up?
ToTheNines
03-26-2010, 02:19 PM
It's not like it's going to be canon with the movies, just ignore it.
Peanut
03-26-2010, 02:46 PM
It's not like it's going to be canon with the movies, just ignore it.

I think this kind of thing annoys people because resources are being wasted creating stupid crap no one cares about, so it's hard to ignore on that level.
Samhain
03-26-2010, 06:18 PM
I think this kind of thing annoys people because resources are being wasted creating stupid crap no one cares about, so it's hard to ignore on that level.

I agree. So many other things I would like to see. I want a movie based on the EU. There are tons of awesome characters out there.
oldmanwinters
03-26-2010, 06:27 PM
I'm a huge fan of "general audience" properties. That said, there is a big difference in "G/PG rated" and "Kiddie Fare." The kiddie-tone talks down to its audience as if the producers don't believe that kids appreciate mature storylines and character development. General audience properties give something that all ages can enjoy, making the water depth shallow enough for a child to wade yet deep enough for an elephant to swim.

It doesn't take much to please me, and I love the Lego-ized version of the franchise, but I'm a little skeptical about this direction.

(Also, I'm not a fan of Super Hero Squad Show from what little I've seen of it, so perhaps that clouds my judgment).
Raph's Girl
03-26-2010, 06:43 PM
Now I've beard everything! There had been....

Muppet Babies (CBS 1984)
Flintstone Kids (ABC 1986)
Little Archies (NBC 1987)
A Pup Named Scooby Doo (ABC 1988)
Yo! Yogi (NBC 1991)
Baby Looney Tunes (Synd 2002)
Super Hero Squad (CN 2007)


You forgot:
Tom and Jerry Kids
Clifford's Puppy Days
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
Gadget Boy and Heather
Baby Felix
The Oz Kids (which features the offspring of the original Wizard of Oz characters)
Jungle Cubs (Bagheera, Baloo, ect as children)
Young Robin Hood
Krypto the Super Dog

Little Archies was actually called The New Archies. That shouldn't count since it was based off the Little Archie comics.
The Stryker
03-26-2010, 10:43 PM
I think this kind of thing annoys people because resources are being wasted creating stupid crap no one cares about, so it's hard to ignore on that level.

Yes. They could be wasted making a million dollar movie that no one would care about.

Star Wars needs to reinvent itself one of these days. Not saying this is it at all but the franchise is beyond stale.
Peanut
03-27-2010, 10:53 AM
Yes. They could be wasted making a million dollar movie that no one would care about.

Star Wars needs to reinvent itself one of these days. Not saying this is it at all but the franchise is beyond stale.

Existing Star Wars fans would care about it.

Either way, you watch pro wrestling. Your opinion is immediately discarded.
The Stryker
03-27-2010, 07:19 PM
Existing Star Wars fans would care about it.

Either way, you watch pro wrestling. Your opinion is immediately discarded.

Existing Star Wars fans, a crew of people that is slowly dying off with every passing year much like the Prowres scene.

I'm a star wars fan but I would be lying if I said I would be super excited about a new movie coming down the pipe in the existing universe. The big interesting story has already been told and run into the ground.
Koschei
03-27-2010, 08:33 PM
C-3PO was always the annoying (supposed to be) comical-relief.
Was he intended to sell to kids? Thats your call.
I always assumed that the Ewoks were the sell out to get more kids interested.
Than later on, the abomination that we know as Jar-Jar Binks.

I was looking forward the live action "smallville" like project that as yet to be made and probably never will be. Rumored to be based around the teen/young adult life of Bobba Fett.

I think the Skywalker has been told, no need to go back and add a bunch of crap in between. There is so much to the Star Wars universe that is so cool and could told in so many different ways.
What I think would be cool to see:
-Expansions to the SW LEGO franchise
-A story about the invention of the Lightsabre
-Anything Bounty Hunter involved
-Something during the reign of Darth Malak

Would a movie with a young Han Solo be cool?
It would pretty much be a dude that gets into trouble and shoots a blaster, but it would creatures and vehicles from SW.
Peanut
03-27-2010, 08:56 PM
The timeline of the movies is done. It's been done for a long time. No kid Fett, no young Han Solo, no f*cking Clone Wars!

It's time to either jump ahead several dozen years, or go waaaay back to the KOTOR period.
The Stryker
03-27-2010, 08:58 PM
I was looking forward the live action "smallville" like project that as yet to be made and probably never will be. Rumored to be based around the teen/young adult life of Bobba Fett.


Ugh. Sounds interesting.

I wonder if he's gonna end up as Boba Fett at the end of the series? I WONDER.
Koschei
03-27-2010, 10:14 PM
Ugh. Sounds interesting.

I wonder if he's gonna end up as Boba Fett at the end of the series? I WONDER.

probably not, at the end of the last season you find out the Bobba you've watched the whole time is really a clone of the clone and dies. LOL


Agreed with Peanut KOTOT expansions (not just the game) would be neat.
Samhain
03-28-2010, 04:52 PM
go waaaay back to the KOTOR period.

This is what I want to see.
TheCanadiandrome
03-29-2010, 12:19 AM
i'd like to see something from KOTOR as well
Duke
03-29-2010, 10:09 AM
The timeline of the movies is done. It's been done for a long time. No kid Fett, no young Han Solo, no f*cking Clone Wars!I absolutely loved the original Clone Wars cartoon. It was my favorite thing to come out of the prequel era. It gave me exactly what I wanted. Jedi's showing us exactly how awesome they could/should be. I've watched a little of the new show and it's alright for what it is but I haven't been impressed.

go waaaay back to the KOTOR period.Definitely this
Peanut
03-29-2010, 09:39 PM
I absolutely loved the original Clone Wars cartoon. It was my favorite thing to come out of the prequel era. It gave me exactly what I wanted. Jedi's showing us exactly how awesome they could/should be. I've watched a little of the new show and it's alright for what it is but I haven't been impressed.

So did I, and I actually really like the new one their doing, but in terms of new direction for the franchise, they need to get away from all of that. In the futures of course, I still want to see more episodes of the current Clone Wars.
Duke
03-30-2010, 03:25 PM
So did I, and I actually really like the new one their doing, but in terms of new direction for the franchise, they need to get away from all of that. In the futures of course, I still want to see more episodes of the current Clone Wars.Well I plan on picking up season 1 on blu-ray soon so I'm hoping I'll like it more as a whole then I did only watching a couple random episodes. Heck, I've watched both the Ewoks and Droid cartoons, so I'm willing to give anything Star Wars a fair chance before passing judgment.
Leo656
04-03-2010, 01:37 AM
I agree, I liked what I saw of the new Clone Wars show but missed most of the episodes and never felt overly compelled to jump back in after that. For me at this point it's easier to watch shows I like on DVD. I almost never catch anything when it's actually on.
Spitfire
04-03-2010, 06:33 PM
Lucas obviously just wants to make more money at this point. He's made questionable decisions like this before. I'm not a Star Wars fan so I couldn't care less but it cracks me up he's still milking his own franchise when he doesn't need anymore money. He also refuses to accept that people hate Jar Jar Binks.

KOTOR is the only thing to come out of Star Wars I really enjoyed. In fact the games are the only thing about Star Wars I like. Those keep coming out and I keep enjoying most of them so as long as they keep that up Lucas can make whatever the hell else he wants.