| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Jas378
Ensign
Joined: 10 Jun 2012
Posts: 29
Location: Toronto, Ontario
|
 Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:31 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
Here's an imgur album of some new Entertainment Weekly pictures.
_________________
"The greatest teacher, failure is." |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
CRMcNeill
Director of Engineering
Joined: 05 Apr 2010
Posts: 16381
Location: Redding System, California Sector, on the I-5 Hyperspace Route.
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 2:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Sutehp wrote: | I really want to know more about Emilia Clarke's character: who is she and what's her relationship to Han Solo?
I really want to see what Donald Glover does as Lando Calrissian as well.
Damn, I can't wait for this movie.
EDIT: Just noticed something else after rewatching the ABC trailer: Near the end of the trailer, when the TIEs are chasing the Falcon, one of the TIEs has the double hull of a TIE Bomber, but the straight Solar panels of a TIE Fighter. Granted, it's not quite the double hull of a Bomber: the secondary hull is smaller than a Bomber's bomb bay and carries a double laser cannon that seems more powerful than the standard TIE laser cannon rather than being a standard bomb bay.
I wonder what they'll name this TIE variant? |
I’m thinking a TIE variant of the B-Wing, maybe with a Heavy Laser and Heavy Ion Cannon with a Proton Torpedo Launcher. Maybe even Shields, at the expense of Speed and Maneuverability...
_________________
"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.
The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Whill
Dark Lord of the Jedi (Owner/Admin)
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 10488
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Falconer
Commander
Joined: 08 Dec 2014
Posts: 316
|
| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I read that the original directors were fired because they weren’t sticking to Lawrence Kasdan’s script. I would have liked to see what they could have done, but, not at the expense of Kasdan’s last SW script. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Whill
Dark Lord of the Jedi (Owner/Admin)
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 10488
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:45 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Falconer wrote: | | I read that the original directors were fired because they weren’t sticking to Lawrence Kasdan’s script. |
True. The original directors have also stated that they thought they were hired to make a comedy movie that takes place in the Star Wars universe. Should there be humor in the film? Sure. Should it be a comedy? No? Should they have known that? Yes. I wasn't at all privy to the inner dealings of Lucasfilm but I always understood that Solo was never intended to be a comedy. They are pretty dim people if they actually thought Solo was meant to be a comedy. If they thought Solo should be a comedy, they have no business directing Star Wars films.
| Falconer wrote: | | I would have liked to see what they could have done, but, not at the expense of Kasdan’s last SW script. |
I was very worried about the film when I heard they were directing. I have no interest in seeing what they would have done. Good riddance.
_________________
*
Site Map
Forum Guidelines
Registration/Log-In Help
The Rancor Pit Library
Star Wars D6 Damage |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sutehp
Commodore
Joined: 01 Nov 2016
Posts: 1797
Location: Washington, DC (AKA Inside the Beltway)
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Whill wrote: | | Falconer wrote: | | I read that the original directors were fired because they weren’t sticking to Lawrence Kasdan’s script. |
True. The original directors have also stated that they thought they were hired to make a comedy movie that takes place in the Star Wars universe. Should there be humor in the film? Sure. Should it be a comedy? No? Should they have known that? Yes. I wasn't at all privy to the inner dealings of Lucasfilm but I always understood that Solo was never intended to be a comedy. They are pretty dim people if they actually thought Solo was meant to be a comedy. If they thought Solo should be a comedy, they have no business directing Star Wars films.
| Falconer wrote: | | I would have liked to see what they could have done, but, not at the expense of Kasdan’s last SW script. |
I was very worried about the film when I heard they were directing. I have no interest in seeing what they would have done. Good riddance. |
+1 to ALL of this. Especially about the part of how Han Solo has his funny moments, but he is not a comedic character. Anyone who seriously thought that Solo's stand-alone film is supposed to be a comedy should have his @$$ removed with a spoon, resown back with rusty needles and have the wound disinfected with National Bohemian beer. (After all, why waste perfectly good whisky [or even bad whisky] on such an oxygen thief?)
_________________
Sutehp's RPG Goodies
Only some of it is for D6 Star Wars.
Just repurchased the X-Wing and Tie Fighter flight sim games. I forgot how much I missed them. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
CRMcNeill
Director of Engineering
Joined: 05 Apr 2010
Posts: 16381
Location: Redding System, California Sector, on the I-5 Hyperspace Route.
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Agreed. IMO, the closest example of how to play Solo apart from Solo himself is Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. Wisecracks and cynicism and some situational humor are great, but deadly serious when needs be.
_________________
"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.
The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MrNexx
Rear Admiral
Joined: 25 Mar 2016
Posts: 2248
Location: San Antonio
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| CRMcNeill wrote: | | Agreed. IMO, the closest example of how to play Solo apart from Solo himself is Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. Wisecracks and cynicism and some situational humor are great, but deadly serious when needs be. |
Malcolm Reynolds was pretty much written to be Han Solo as played by Nathan Fillion, definitely.
A few years ago, I ran a SAGA edition Star Wars game, and most of the players described their characters in terms of Firefly characters.
_________________
"I've Seen Your Daily Routine. You Are Not Busy!"
“We're going to win this war, not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.”
http://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sutehp
Commodore
Joined: 01 Nov 2016
Posts: 1797
Location: Washington, DC (AKA Inside the Beltway)
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| MrNexx wrote: | | CRMcNeill wrote: | | Agreed. IMO, the closest example of how to play Solo apart from Solo himself is Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. Wisecracks and cynicism and some situational humor are great, but deadly serious when needs be. |
Malcolm Reynolds was pretty much written to be Han Solo as played by Nathan Fillion, definitely. |
I think we can all agree that Han Solo, Malcolm Reynolds and Nathan Fillion are each and all awesome in their way.
...Did I forget to include Harrison Ford in that list? I think I did.  8)
| MrNexx wrote: | | A few years ago, I ran a SAGA edition Star Wars game, and most of the players described their characters in terms of Firefly characters. |
Great (and strange) minds think alike.  
_________________
Sutehp's RPG Goodies
Only some of it is for D6 Star Wars.
Just repurchased the X-Wing and Tie Fighter flight sim games. I forgot how much I missed them. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
CRMcNeill
Director of Engineering
Joined: 05 Apr 2010
Posts: 16381
Location: Redding System, California Sector, on the I-5 Hyperspace Route.
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
Firefly translates very nicely into the SWU as a roleplaying group. All it takes is changing a few of the names and concepts to fit the SWU. In fact, for Solo, Star Wars seems to be taking a page from Firefly (apparently, a train heist is part of the plot, with shades of Firefly episode 2 - The Train Job)
_________________
"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.
The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sutehp
Commodore
Joined: 01 Nov 2016
Posts: 1797
Location: Washington, DC (AKA Inside the Beltway)
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
| CRMcNeill wrote: | | Firefly translates very nicely into the SWU as a roleplaying group. All it takes is changing a few of the names and concepts to fit the SWU. In fact, for Solo, Star Wars seems to be taking a page from Firefly (apparently, a train heist is part of the plot, with shades of Firefly episode 2 - The Train Job) |
It works in reverse too. Malcolm Reynolds and Han Solo are too similar for their resemblences to be coincidental. I have no doubt that Mal's character was designed to be a Shout Out to Han Solo. It's been noted numerous times just how similar Malcolm Reynolds is to Han Solo.
Consider: a less-than-noble-but-still-somewhat-heroic character who is decidedly not very sympathetic with the ruling government decides to make a hand-to-mouth living doing less-than-legal jobs involving smuggling using his own personal starship. Did I just describe Mal Reynolds or Han Solo?
Also consider: a run-down but still very functional starship that is used for smuggling, has her appearance constantly derided by people unfamiliar with her quirks and abilities, and is capable of amazing feats of flying if she has a good pilot at her helm. Did I just describe Serenity or the Millennium Falcon?
_________________
Sutehp's RPG Goodies
Only some of it is for D6 Star Wars.
Just repurchased the X-Wing and Tie Fighter flight sim games. I forgot how much I missed them. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MrNexx
Rear Admiral
Joined: 25 Mar 2016
Posts: 2248
Location: San Antonio
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
Arguably, Chewie was split into two characters... Zoe and Jayne. Both remain competent combatants, but Zoe got the "loyal friend and willing subordinate" and Jayne got the "tear your arms out of their sockets if they lose."
Of course, one could also argue that Han got split into Mal and Wash (brooding anti-hero and wise-cracking pilot), and so Chewie and Han are married. 
_________________
"I've Seen Your Daily Routine. You Are Not Busy!"
“We're going to win this war, not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.”
http://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Whill
Dark Lord of the Jedi (Owner/Admin)
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 10488
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Wajeb Deb Kaadeb
Commodore
Joined: 07 Apr 2017
Posts: 1448
|
| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 12:35 am Post subject: Re: New SOLO Trailer |
|
|
I'll admit I wasn't that excited about the first two trailer, but that one sold me. It looks great!
The actor playing Lando seems perfect.
The actor playing Han seems, not perfect, but very good.
I'm in.
I hope Chewie finally gets a bigger share of screen time. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Whill
Dark Lord of the Jedi (Owner/Admin)
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 10488
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
