Star Wars Dweebing TWO: New TV Shows and other gossip
The Return of Han Solo?
Posted on Wed, 8-Jun-2005
Though he's stated that none of the characters from the films will be present, a new rumour might prove otherwise
According to a scooper for Aint it Cool, the forthcoming "Star Wars" TV series may actually be centering on the story of Han Solo and Chewbacca.
Naturally, Harrison Ford won't be back to play the cocky smuggler Solo, but Peter Mayhew may wear the carpet again - he reportedly signed a multi-year contract with Lucasfilm before "Revenge of the Sith".
According to the scooper, it's possible that the series will fix on the period of the Separatist invasion, when Han Solo was living on Kashyyk, being raised by Wookies. EDITOR’S NOTE: THERE THEY GO, MESSIN WITH THE EU CONTINUITY AGAIN. THIS IS JUST A HARRY KNOWLES RUMOR, SO I WON’T GET MY PANTIES IN A KNOT YET. BUT WHILE HAN AND CHEWIE’S BACK-STORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN LEFT FAIRLY VAGUE…PER UNCLE G’S DIRECTIVE….IT HAS PRETTY MUCH BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT HAN MET CHEWIE WHEN HE RESCUED HIM FROM IMPERIAL SLAVERY. AND HAN SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD….AT LEAST THIS IS THE STORY WE’VE HERETOFORE BEEN TOLD….PARTLY AS A STREET URCHIN ON HIS NATIVE CORELLIA AND PARTLY AS A GALLEY LACKEY ON A PIRATE FREIGHTER. (WHERE THE COOK WAS A WOOKIE WHO BEFRIENDED HIM AND TAUGHT HIM TO UNDERSTAND WOOKIE).
Lucas ignites TV warsWebheads ready to reach for 'Stars'
Lucasfilm would like to use "Star Wars" to ignite bid wars.
Led by "Revenge of the Sith," all six "Star Wars" movies are rocketing into the broadcast and cable marketplace, and the winning bidder could easily end up paying in the neighborhood of $50 million.
Potential network buyers got word of Lucasfilm's strategy in the form of a letter inviting them to start doing the math on how much they may be willing to spend to obtain the rights to the most lucrative franchise in movie history.
Network execs, who declined to comment because they didn't want to tip their hand for competitive reasons, said the most valuable title in the package is "Revenge of the Sith" because they'd be able to start playing it as early as early as summer 2008, following the movie's exclusive pay TV run on HBO.
The two previous titles in the "Star Wars" prequel series, "Attack of the Clones" (2002) and "The Phantom Menace" (1999), would also accelerate the buying fever because, except for HBO, they've run only on the Fox Network, which got them as part of the deal engineered by 20th Century Fox for the theatrical release.
But the first three movies in the series -- "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983) -- have had many runs on broadcast and cable, including heavy play on the Sci Fi Channel and the USA Network, so their license fees would fall well below those of their three successors.
The likely bidders for the six "Star Wars" movies include NBC Universal on behalf of Sci Fi Channel, USA and NBC; News Corp., for Fox and FX; Viacom, for Spike, CBS and UPN; Turner Broadcasting, for TNT, TBS and the WB; and Walt Disney, for ABC and ABC Family. EDITOR'S NOTE: WHAT...NO HOME AND GARDEN TV?
Posted on Wed, 8-Jun-2005
Though he's stated that none of the characters from the films will be present, a new rumour might prove otherwise
According to a scooper for Aint it Cool, the forthcoming "Star Wars" TV series may actually be centering on the story of Han Solo and Chewbacca.
Naturally, Harrison Ford won't be back to play the cocky smuggler Solo, but Peter Mayhew may wear the carpet again - he reportedly signed a multi-year contract with Lucasfilm before "Revenge of the Sith".
According to the scooper, it's possible that the series will fix on the period of the Separatist invasion, when Han Solo was living on Kashyyk, being raised by Wookies. EDITOR’S NOTE: THERE THEY GO, MESSIN WITH THE EU CONTINUITY AGAIN. THIS IS JUST A HARRY KNOWLES RUMOR, SO I WON’T GET MY PANTIES IN A KNOT YET. BUT WHILE HAN AND CHEWIE’S BACK-STORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN LEFT FAIRLY VAGUE…PER UNCLE G’S DIRECTIVE….IT HAS PRETTY MUCH BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT HAN MET CHEWIE WHEN HE RESCUED HIM FROM IMPERIAL SLAVERY. AND HAN SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD….AT LEAST THIS IS THE STORY WE’VE HERETOFORE BEEN TOLD….PARTLY AS A STREET URCHIN ON HIS NATIVE CORELLIA AND PARTLY AS A GALLEY LACKEY ON A PIRATE FREIGHTER. (WHERE THE COOK WAS A WOOKIE WHO BEFRIENDED HIM AND TAUGHT HIM TO UNDERSTAND WOOKIE).
Lucas ignites TV warsWebheads ready to reach for 'Stars'
Lucasfilm would like to use "Star Wars" to ignite bid wars.
Led by "Revenge of the Sith," all six "Star Wars" movies are rocketing into the broadcast and cable marketplace, and the winning bidder could easily end up paying in the neighborhood of $50 million.
Potential network buyers got word of Lucasfilm's strategy in the form of a letter inviting them to start doing the math on how much they may be willing to spend to obtain the rights to the most lucrative franchise in movie history.
Network execs, who declined to comment because they didn't want to tip their hand for competitive reasons, said the most valuable title in the package is "Revenge of the Sith" because they'd be able to start playing it as early as early as summer 2008, following the movie's exclusive pay TV run on HBO.
The two previous titles in the "Star Wars" prequel series, "Attack of the Clones" (2002) and "The Phantom Menace" (1999), would also accelerate the buying fever because, except for HBO, they've run only on the Fox Network, which got them as part of the deal engineered by 20th Century Fox for the theatrical release.
But the first three movies in the series -- "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983) -- have had many runs on broadcast and cable, including heavy play on the Sci Fi Channel and the USA Network, so their license fees would fall well below those of their three successors.
The likely bidders for the six "Star Wars" movies include NBC Universal on behalf of Sci Fi Channel, USA and NBC; News Corp., for Fox and FX; Viacom, for Spike, CBS and UPN; Turner Broadcasting, for TNT, TBS and the WB; and Walt Disney, for ABC and ABC Family. EDITOR'S NOTE: WHAT...NO HOME AND GARDEN TV?
posted by QOTD (the Queen of the Dweebs) at 3:42 PM
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