Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

[LESStar58]

Ah ok, looks like "Aftermath" is the book to read. The first in a trilogy set between ROTJ and TFA.

I've read it. It's okay.

The childhood friend of Abrams, the one who gets put in every movie he does, plays the grown up version of one of the major characters from the book in TFA.

 

[ek999]

I always liked the Heir to the Empire series by Timothy Zahn (which started the whole EU).

I have the trilogy somewhere in a box. If I can dig them out, I can lend them out to anyone who wants to read them.

Also have the Jedi Academy trilogy that followed it (well, it did back in 1994 - these days I think there are heaps of books in between it all).


Edit - just looked up the SW EU book list - wow! I've missed a few since...LOL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_books

That list is why they had to declare the EU non-canon. Could you imagine trying to write a new trilogy of movies that meshed in neatly with all of it

 

[The Charlatan]

Are the Star Wars Comics any good?

 

[Pete Cash]

I've read it. It's okay.

The childhood friend of Abrams, the one who gets put in every movie he does, plays the grown up version of one of the major characters from the book in TFA.

The fat bloke from heroes right ?

 

[LESStar58]

Never seen that so not sure...

 

[Caped Crusader]

Never seen that so not sure...

Greg Grunberg

Who does he play?

Edit: Just looked it up. Interesting

 

[nöyd]

An Xwing pilot in the assault against Starkiller base.

 

[Caped Crusader]

I meant the character from Aftermath.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Yeah I don't quite get this either. After the Empire was destroyed then obviously the Republic was put back in place, so why are the people who brought down the Empire a different entity and what are they a resistance to?

My initial thoughts on this was that the Republic is massively political and they are looking to wrestle control of some First Order systems back without using direct force. Rather than committing to all out war, they secretly fund a Resistance movement within First Order controlled territory to incite the locals to rise up and eventually join/rejoin the Republic. Very similar to the CIA supplying weapons and training to the Afghans in the 80s to fight the Russians

Now this is just me speculating btw but its interesting none the less

 

[redvscotty]

It's basically a Lambda shuttle without the top fin.

I like the Lamba shuttles, because the fins stick out and down when in full flight.

Rens just moves at a 10degree angle and flies off. Do not want.

 

[LESStar58]

I meant the character from Aftermath.

He plays Temmin Wexler. In Aftermath he is about 14 or 15 years old. His mother Norra is the pilot of the Y Wing fighter that flies in to the Death Star at the Battle of Endor and gets 2 of the TIE fighters off Lando's back (go watch Jedi again).

 

[Caped Crusader]

Thanks for that mate but I already googled it

 

[t-ba]

Kylo Ren turned to the dark side after sharing a Brooklyn apartment with Hannah Horvath for far longer than any human should have. The progression is logical and sound.

 

[LESStar58]

Kylo Ren turned to the dark side after sharing a Brooklyn apartment with Hannah Horvath for far longer than any human should have. The progression is logical and sound.

After 2 seasons I have to agree with ya!

Thought the first season was brilliant... 2nd season got a bit tiresome.

 

[LESStar58]

Thanks for that mate but I already googled it

No probs. Goes by a nick name in the film I believe.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

*edit* wrong thread

 

[Evil_Mush]

Can I just ask, where did the phrase "force sensitivity" or being "force sensitive" originate?

I'm a big fan of the movies, but never got further into the expanded universe aside from playing the odd games (particularly the old Battlefronts on PS2) and reading the Tales From... books (Jabbas Palace, Mos Eisley, Bounty Hunters).

And I just don't recall coming across those terms previously until reading fan theories and reviews post TFA viewing.


Look forward to watching this again before it leaves theatres, will be interesting to see what I make of certain characters actions and other situations now that there's a few interesting theories out there.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Another Death Star wasn’t very original for the movie, but from a First Order perspective, why not another death star? What could be more fearsome and effective than a weapon that destroys planets in a single blast. They know how to build them, just haven’t worked out how to protect them. I almost think it would have made for better viewing if what the Resistance thought would destroy it didn't and they were forced to retreat. But then I guess we would be stuck with Death Star 3 for at least another movie.

 

[RoosTah]

Another Death Star wasn?t very original for the movie, but from a First Order perspective, why not another death star? What could be more fearsome and effective than a weapon that destroys planets in a single blast. They know how to build them, just haven?t worked out how to protect them. I almost think it would have made for better viewing if what the Resistance thought would destroy it didn't and they were forced to retreat. But then I guess we would be stuck with Death Star 3 for at least another movie.

Fair point, but to be honest I would have loved it if the thing destroyed the moons, but that Coruscant had massive planetary shields, because, ya know, this has happened twice now and that shit is probably necessary for the safety on 10s or 100s of billions of people.

It would have been awesome if that lazer had got near Coruscant and just deflected it with some insane space time curvature technology. I know we needed to know the First Order are really bad etc, but seriously they didn't need to destroy 5 planets for us to know that.

 

[perverse]

It's like you're trying to break me, Walt. Goddamn this thread and its eery silence...