# Star Wars Episodes VII, VIII, and IX **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 25, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068 "2004-09-25T19:22:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/21 "2004-09-26T09:34:59Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Let’s see here, Lucas has said that there was going to be nine films, then he said that there were only going to be six. _Return of the Jedi_ was never supposed to be called _Revenge of the Jedi_ and that was only a myth. He’s also said that he wasn’t going to release anything on DVD because he wasn’t sure how long the format was going to be popular, then he said that he was going to wait until he was finished with the entire prequel trilogy before releasing any of them on DVD, and now, of course, he’s released the two latest films, plus a boxed set of his Crayola versions of the original trilogy on DVD. On the documentary which comes with the boxed set for the Crayola versions of the original trilogy, Lucas makes some very veiled comments which could be interpreted as he’d be willing to make more movies in the saga. There’s the rumor that the folks at ILM have had to sign a confidentiality agreement in regards to a new trilogy of films. The most recent soliid rumour I’ve heard is that following Clone Wars S2 and S3, a live-action TV series set in the post-Jedi Star Wars universe may come to pass. That would be good to see, if only because it would be a genre show that even the most dumbfuck executive wouldn’t have the stones to axe. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/22 "2004-09-26T10:31:40Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > No! NO! **NOOOOOOO!!!** Search your feelings - you know it to be true. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/23 "2004-09-26T16:07:56Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > The most recent soliid rumour I’ve heard is that following Clone Wars S2 and S3, a live-action TV series set in the post-Jedi Star Wars universe may come to pass. That would be good to see, if only because it would be a genre show that even the most dumbfuck executive wouldn’t have the stones to axe. I’m not afraid they’ll axe it. I’m afraid they’ll fuck it up. How often does a movie or movie franchise lead to a TV series that isn’t a total abortion and an obscene abomination of desolation? The only example that comes readily to mind is _Buffy,_ and I’m very much afraid that was a fluke. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/24 "2004-09-26T16:23:27Z")
WRT the above, I’m thinking specifically of the _Logan’s Run_ TV series, the _Planet of the Apes_ TV series (both prime-time live-action and Saturday-morning animated), and every made-for-TV _Star Wars_ show I’ve ever seen, live or animated. There were also very short-lived and forgettable sitcoms based on the films _What’s Up, Doc?_ and _Party Girl_ and . . . I can’t go on. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/25 "2004-09-26T17:03:47Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > Lucas also has said the special editions are the way he always inteded the series to be, just like Lenin and Stalin were always sitting on that bench together. But of course! At the time Lucas first made _Star Wars_, the special effects technology wasn’t sophisticated enough to show Greedo firing first. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/26 "2004-09-26T17:30:53Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m not afraid they’ll axe it. I’m afraid they’ll fuck it up. How often does a movie or movie franchise lead to a TV series that isn’t a total abortion and an obscene abomination of desolation? The Clone Wars cartoons, which I think are better than both prequels combined, come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/27 "2004-09-26T17:52:00Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > :eek: > > No! NO! **NOOOOOOO!!!** Oh, come on, it could easily be done as a series of holiday specials. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/28 "2004-09-26T17:53:47Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > The most recent soliid rumour I’ve heard is that following Clone Wars S2 and S3, a live-action TV series set in the post-Jedi Star Wars universe may come to pass. That would be good to see, if only because it would be a genre show that even the most dumbfuck executive wouldn’t have the stones to axe. It’s never wise to underestimate dumbfuck TV executives. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/29 "2004-09-26T21:52:48Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > I’m not afraid they’ll axe it. I’m afraid they’ll fuck it up. How often does a movie or movie franchise lead to a TV series that isn’t a total abortion and an obscene abomination of desolation? The only example that comes readily to mind is _Buffy,_ and I’m very much afraid that was a fluke. Highlander? Stargate? M_A_S\*H? Alien Nation? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/30 "2004-09-26T22:16:38Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > Highlander? Stargate? M_A_S\*H? Alien Nation? _M_A_S_H\* was a classic, I admit. _Highlander_ had its moments. _Stargate_ and _Alien Nation_ rate an “eh.” ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/31 "2004-09-26T22:29:37Z")
_Stargate SG-1_ is the Sci-Fi channel’s top-rated show, and has done something like 7 seasons. It’s more than just “eh.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/32 "2004-09-26T22:32:27Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > _Stargate SG-1_ is the Sci-Fi channel’s top-rated show . . . That something like “Disco’s greatest hits”? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/33 "2004-09-26T22:37:54Z")
I will admit, however, that _Stargate_ (like _Buffy_) presents a rare example of a movie-based TV series being a noticeable improvement over the movie it’s based on. Not that that’s setting the bar very high, in this case. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068/34 "2004-09-26T23:03:57Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > I will admit, however, that _Stargate_ (like _Buffy_) presents a rare example of a movie-based TV series being a noticeable improvement over the movie it’s based on. > > Not that that’s setting the bar very high, in this case. I have to concede that. The original movie _Stargate_ was pretty boring. If I wasn’t already a fan of the series, I would have lost interest in the movie about half-way through. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episodes-vii-viii-and-ix/266068.md?page=1)