SWNN Weekly News Recap #1!

SWNN Logo TransparentWe start a new series of weekly video recaps with our friends at StarWarsCentral! We will be briefly covering the top news pieces from the past week. Check it out…

 

 

Highlights on this week’s episode:

 

  • It’s a wrap for The Force Awakens
  • Battlefront release
  • TFA had already made more than $54 million in ticket sales
  • Wired stories on Star Wars
  • New TV spot focused on Finn

 

 

 

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15 thoughts on “SWNN Weekly News Recap #1!

  • November 23, 2015 at 12:14 am
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    We aren’t just less than a month away from a new Star Wars episode but the birth of the ST era. Something I’m really interested in is if this new trilogy will be embraced by most of the fans as part of the larger saga, rejected like the PT was, or be more of it’s own thing like the old EU. Ditto goes for the spin-offs. Regardless of the actual quality of the film that’s what interests me most.

    • November 23, 2015 at 12:49 am
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      I think people forget too that the PT was sort of well-received initially due to the whole curiosity factor and being happy to have new film footage in decades, A lot of the criticism came later upon repeat viewings for a lot of peope. Over the years, Time has not been kind to it and I think the fact that there is less connectivity between I-III and IV-VI is a major part to do with that. It’s very jarring watching the entire current saga together and I hope that VII-XI are more cohesive in that regard when you watch them all together so it flows more naturally story-wise.

  • November 23, 2015 at 2:07 am
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    Great idea! This site get’s better everyday!

  • November 23, 2015 at 3:29 am
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    At the very least maybe a comic adaptation like Dark Horse did with his original treatment for A New Hope.

    • November 23, 2015 at 10:46 am
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      That would be interesting, in fact I dare Disney to work with George on a “splinter” comic series (maybe under the “Legends” banner) showcasing his material for E7-9. Give fans a chance to see what visions GL had for the Skywalker grandchildren…

      • November 23, 2015 at 3:12 pm
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        I think we’ll see more of George’s ideas than a lot of people realize in the new films. Granted, the version we get will be as different as “The Star Wars” draft was from the theatrical release of the original film, but I think a lot of his ideas will make it in there. The storygroup mentioned in a panel not too long ago that Abrams and Kasdan, although responsible for the script of TFA, relied a lot on Lucas’ ideas and Michael Arndt’s world-building.

        • November 23, 2015 at 3:32 pm
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          Excellent point, and well received… if anyone chooses, the amazing gestation that ultimately became know as “A New Hope” is available for all to discover – and shows how “fluid” the Star Wars universe really is… bending and changing to create the ultimate story line that Disney now has guardianship of… Roll on Dec 17!

      • November 23, 2015 at 7:45 pm
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        Far as I know he’s never done anything with comics before. I’m not sure if his retirement meant just from producing, writing, and directing or other things too but he’s been pretty inactive since selling it all to Disney.

        • November 23, 2015 at 7:50 pm
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          Yeah, you are most probably right… going by his recent comments it looks like GL has accepted that SW is someone else’s baby now. RIP GL Star Wars, I will always love you…

          • November 23, 2015 at 8:00 pm
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            Funny how everyone bought he was really done with SW after III but never imagined he’d actually live up to his retirement claim.

          • November 23, 2015 at 8:57 pm
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            I guess the “criticism” claim holds weight.. why invest another 10 years of your life (when money is not part of the equation) to potentially face a new barrage of “criticism” in your 80’s… made the right decision George did…

          • November 23, 2015 at 9:16 pm
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            I still think the new trilogy would break box office records even if he never left as none of the films ever bombed except maybe Clone Wars and the interest in seeing the OT cast together again would win over even the most ardent PT haters.

  • November 23, 2015 at 3:30 am
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    I have to mention that Mockingjay – the most anticipated film of the year is actually underperforming too. Which shows you can’t take those kinds of polls seriously. I honestly can’t see TFA doing that next month from the advance ticket sales alone.

    • November 23, 2015 at 3:32 am
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      I think some people are blaming the Paris attacks but it really was not much of a film at all and I think the general public is experiencing J-Raw fatigue (she needs to take a year off or more) at this point which also hurt the film in addition to whole Battle Royale contraversy.

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