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Some of you readily loathe the Star Wars plot formula because it shows no imagination or creativity by George Lucas. Ye of no faith. Examine this issue from the perspective of Lucas. Before the theatrical debut of Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope, Lucas was dispiritedly convinced that Star Wars was a disaster and that it was going to ruin and end Lucas' career as a Hollywood film maker.
Not only was Star Wars successful, but it became the most overly profusely profitable movie franchise of all time by an amount, which we can't measure. No one was more shocked and surprised than Lucas himself at the stellar achievements of Star Wars at the worldwide box offices and especially with the endless Star Wars merchandising of all products possible.
Since Lucas couldn't fathom and understand why A New Hope worked with movie audiences, Lucas decided to make the exact same film as A New Hope again for the sequel continuation, but Lucas did slightly change the story elements just enough so that Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back seemed somewhat original.
Not a single Star Wars fan (not even YOU) figured out Lucas was making the same Star Wars movie over and over again literally UNTIL AFTER the revelation by SuperShadow of the existence of the mind boggling Star Wars script formula. Without the unprecedented mega genius of SS, none of you would have ever discovered that the Star Wars script formula is utilized by Lucas religiously for each Star Wars movie episode.
This is exactly why SS is the only legendary iconic world famous Star Wars expert, the very best friend of Lucas and heralded by all fans as the most important, ingenious and influential Star Wars guru known in the entire Universe, er I mean, the unlimited and infinite Multiverse.
On Wednesday 25 May 1977, the most influential movie in the history of cinema was released in only a few dozen theaters cinemas because sparse numbers of multiplex owners wanted to invest a film screen in a silly and absurd motion picture from a young director, who only had one successful major film to his credit. Today is the 32nd (thirty second) anniversary of the cineplex debut of Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope.
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - Ten years ago, The Phantom Menace stunned audiences worldwide |
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On 19 May 1999, the most transcendent moment of the 20th century happened with the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace in cineplexes. Countless numbers of fans around the planet voted resoundingly with their wallets at multiplexes everywhere making The Phantom Menace the most successful and popular Star Wars movie of all time in history ever even after adjusting the box office gross of the Star Wars classic trilogy for monetary inflation millions of times.
Although the loyal and dedicated fans believed George Lucas couldn't improve on the spectacular Ewoks from Star Wars Episode 6 Return of the Jedi, Lucas accomplished the impossible by surpassing the brilliant Ewoks with the infinitely ingenious Jar Jar Binks. To this day, Jar Jar Binks receives more fan mail at Lucasfilm than ALL other Star Wars characters COMBINED. By creating the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Lucas has permanently cemented his position as the greatest Hollywood director, producer and writer. All hail Lucas for this precious gift of The Phantom Menace that cannot be equaled for ever and ever. Amen.
Hey SS. I don't know if you can answer this question, but I'll ask it anyways. What will happen to all the dark side of the Force users once the dark side is destroyed in Star Wars Episode 9? (SuperShadow: No more dark side powers with the end of the dark side.) Will the Dark Jedi just become evil people, who can't use the Force anymore? (SuperShadow: Yeah, they have the same personality and character traits, but no ability to harness evil Force powers.)
Also, how about one of the main characters fighting a powerful Dark Jedi and having no chance of winning, but the fight is happening at the same time they are trying to completely destroy the dark side of the Force? Once they do destroy it, the main character can finally defeat the powerful Dark Jedi. (SuperShadow: Excellent concept.)
Or how about one of the main characters slowly slipping to the dark side of the Force, but the destruction of the dark side is his/her salvation before it is too late? Anyways, this web site rocks. (SuperShadow: Very, very promising. Your ideas will be forwarded to Lucas.)
Two questions. What was the age difference between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala? (SuperShadow: Padme is about five years older than Anakin.) How old is Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode 4? (SuperShadow: Luke is roughly eighteen years old at the time of A New Hope.)
Hey SS, do you and Lucas consider the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show a success as the first season draws near its close? (SuperShadow: It's the most popular TV series on the Cartoon Network, but the overall Nielsen ratings are tiny compared to the most popular TV shows on the major television networks like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox. Lucas considers this successful since no Star Wars TV series has ever made it to Season 2 before the new Clone Wars TV series.)
Great Shadow. I got an idea. Have cloned Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader get Sith colored eyes permanently, but when they get pure evil they have their eyes fiery red and black fire is around the color. Plus cloned Vader kills Darth Bane and Mace Windu so clone Vader becomes a great threat. Then have cloned Vader fight Boba Fett and then Vader triumphs, but wants to make a deal with Fett.
Clone Vader will tell Fett where to find Mace Windu, but Fett must do clone Vader a favor by killing Luke Skywalker. Fett tries, but fails to kill Luke. Luke captures Fett and tells Fett the truth about Windu. Fett's blood starts to boil and Fett's anger starts to rise. He wants revenge on cloned Vader and the Dark Jedi. They try to ransack a Dark Jedi base with cloned Vader and cloned Luke inside of it.
Boba confronts cloned Vader and fights gallantly, but Fett falls and is decapitated by the evil clone. Ben Skywalker sees this and tries to go after cloned Vader, but is surprised by cloned Vader's quick movements and is shocked with Force lightning another surprise for Ben. Cloned Vader and cloned Luke escape. Luke in the battle kills about 30 to 40 Dark Jedi proving his valor.
Ben and Anakin kill 15 Dark Jedi each, but then Princess Leia and Han Solo come to try and secure the base. Han sees Boba Fett's corpse and is saddened because even though Fett was his enemy Han respected Fett and knew he was a good person. The Jedi burn Fett's armor and body honoring the greatest bounty hunter the galaxy has ever known. (SuperShadow: Extremely impressive.)
The plot of Star Wars Episode 7 is just great! But some times in the story, it's way off the track like Mace Windu appears, such as Boba Fett and Darth Maul. (SuperShadow: Star Wars Episode 7 will shock the fans with its ingenuity.)
Yo Supes, what is your deal!? I totally agree with the person who said on Friday that Luke Skywalker used anger to defeat Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi. You tell the person he is clearly mistaken, well uh, you are so wrong it isn't even funny! What the **** happened that made you the authority on all things pertaining to Star Wars? (SuperShadow: You don't have to agree with me. I don't really care.)
So here I'll spell it out for you that Luke used anger to defeat Vader. After bursting out of his hiding place and starts dueling Vader, all of his style in fighting Vader is all emotion with a choppy and sloppy style to it. Then after chopping Vader's hand off and the Emperor congratulates Luke on using his anger to defeat his father Luke then looks at his father's severed wrist and then looks at his own right hand that is mechanical. The hint if Luke continues he'll end up like his father.
How you missed that one I do not know. Maybe you were watching the Star Wars prequels a little bit too much. (SuperShadow: Remember Luke tells Darth Sidious that Sidious is wrong in his beliefs. Luke reveals that Sidious can't see inside the true heart and mind of Luke.)
Since you think they are so superior to the Star Wars original trilogy. The only thing superior are the light saber duels and that doesn't make a better movie. The only one that competes is Revenge of the Sith excluding all the sappy romantic dialogue. Get a clue, Supes! (SuperShadow: We can each have our own separate opinions. It doesn't really matter.)
Do you have any read ups on the Star Wars TV series? (SuperShadow: We have plot spoilers for Seasons 1 and 2 of the new Clone Wars TV show, but Lucas isn't allowing any secrets about the live action Star Wars TV series to be released before 2010.)
How are you going to replicate Luke Skywalker if Star Wars Episode 7 is going to come out in 2021? (SuperShadow: Luke is suppose to be ancient by the time of the next Star Wars movie trilogy. Luke serves the venerable Jedi Master role similar to old Obi-Wan from A New Hope. Study the Star Wars plot formula.)
I really think The Hidden Circle should be released sooner like maybe 2010. (SuperShadow: For monetary reasons and to preserve the future of Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 can't happen immediately. Lucas is too busy with the Star Wars TV shows to worry about Star Wars Episode 7.)
Hi SS. I heard that the Jedi Council of *** ***** has demanded a boycott of Ewan McGregor for stating he disliked Star Wars. They are demanding that he publicly state that Star Wars was his favorite film. What is George Lucas' take on this? (SuperShadow: Lucas can only laugh. Ewan adores Star Wars.)
Shadow. When Return of the Jedi was made, Princess Leia was the only character Yoda could have meant as the other. None of the survivors like Starkiller or Mace Windu were even made up yet, right? (SuperShadow: If true, then Leia's name would have been mentioned instead of the enigmatic line of dialogue.)
Then again Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan act like they never saw General Grievous in person before in Star Wars Episode 3 even though they fight every week in the Clone Wars TV show. Star Wars is still the best epic saga in Human history (so far). (SuperShadow: The continuity between Grievous, Anakin and Obi-Wan has been so far taken care of by Lucas. However, Lucas had no idea what he would be doing in the new Clone Wars TV series at the time Lucas wrote the script for Revenge of the Sith.)
Hey Supes, a few years back the Cartoon Network aired an animated TV mini series about the Clone Wars and it was released on two separate DVD disks. It showed a lot of goings on about how Anakin Skywalker became a Jedi (which wasn't shown in the Star Wars movies) as well as the capture of the Chancellor (also not shown in any movies).
Will these stories be incorporated into the new Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series or will we just see episodes around these events? Thanks! (SuperShadow: There are no continuity problems because the events of the 2003 Clone Wars will be respected although the new Clone Wars will focus on different stories.)
Is Jai Maruk somehow related to Darth Vader's secret apprentice Starkiller? (SuperShadow: Very doubtful.) I did the Star Wars Seven Choose Your Destiny of Fate thing and I clicked on this thing about "Obi-Wan's dark secret." Is the secret true or was it made just for the game? (SuperShadow: The Destiny of Fate plot represents the official vision of Lucas since it was actually written by Lucas.)
How are you today, SS? I have an idea that former Sith Darth Bane can easily be written in and out Star Wars Episode 9 if it does not interfere with Mr. Lucas' script. A Dark Jedi space ship scans for non native alloys on meteors in the area of space that the dark side of the Force resides. They use their space ship's computer to jack in to Bane's space ship to land on the nearby planet.
(To be determined by Mr. Lucas). Horgon says: "Inform Lords Vader and Luke we have found him. I bet you they are ready for a real battle." The Dark Jedi defeat Bane easily. Then they find ancient holocrons in Bane's small space ship. Please note that I didn't use the mantle/title Darth since Bane didn't have a Sith apprentice. Yoda said: "Two there are no less, a master and an apprentice." (SuperShadow: Your idea will be forwarded to Lucas.)
SS, plus Darth Sidious knew Darth Vader wasn't a true Sith (brilliant) by this Vader would never turn on Sidious. Sidious knew for a fact that a Sith apprentice would turn. (But in the end, Vader did turn on Sidious. Funny). (SuperShadow: Most excellent to point this out.)
SS, yeah Vader couldn't been a Sith because Sith are pure evil. Vader has a Force spirit and the only time Vader turned on Sidious is when Vader turned back to good to save his son. (SuperShadow: True enough.)
You are the best and you know all. (SuperShadow: Your compliments are appreciated.) Which is why I have come to for some support. I'm going to be playing Star Wars Galaxies soon and I have plans on how to conquer the Star Wars Universe. I shall make a grand army that none will match. Since you know a lot about this stuff, will you give me any advise that will help me along the way? (SuperShadow: I have nothing to do with the Star Wars video games or imperialistic endeavors.)
Hey Shadow, you never post my stuff, but here's my question. I'm not completely sure on how the Jedi training system works. Here's what I know and correct me if I'm wrong! A very young Force sensitive is accepted into the Jedi Order and then is trained by Master Yoda with a group of other Jedi younglings. (SuperShadow: We don't know if Yoda is the only Jedi Master of the Jedi younglings. Specifics are not revealed in the Star Wars movies.)
Then they are later released to be trained by a Jedi Master. Later in their training they go on to face the Jedi trials and become a full fledged Jedi Knight. Is that pretty much it? (SuperShadow: I guess so. Not much is given to us regarding the ways of the Jedi Order. The Star Wars film episodes are mostly silent on these issues.)
And why was Anakin Skywalker (9 years old) too old to be trained when Anakin's Jedi apprentice in the new Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show is clearly in her teen years? (SuperShadow: Ahsoka Tano started her Jedi training at an extremely young age like all other Jedi padawans except for Anakin. It is unusual for older children to be accepted in the Jedi Order. Anakin is the only exception we know about.)
Does Yoda really train them that long before they are released to a new Jedi Master? (SuperShadow: We don't know for certain. This is an unknown mystery with no current solution.) Sorry if this was long. May the Force be with you (not that you need it)! (SuperShadow: You have an inquisitive mind, which innately understands the hidden intricacies of Star Wars.)
With the blockade broken Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Commander Cody and their forces can land on Ryloth. Part 2 is for Obi-Wan and Part 3 is with the anticipated Mace Windu. Numa must be the name of the Twilek girl that clones Waxer and Boyl find. General Obi-Wan carries her as she can lead them to the Twilek prisoners including her family. (SuperShadow: Outstanding.)
But they have to take out a few droid guns and tanks with a tactical droid and his troops. Hope they can free those Twileks and I hope that Wat Tambor doesn't get captured. If he does, then Count Dooku will have to free the Skakoan foreman of the Techno Union later. (SuperShadow: Thanks for the info.)
Mar Tuuk is the Neimodian captain who fled in an escape pod when Anakin Skywalker rammed the star destroyer into the his command star ship. Where could Mar Tuuk have gone? To Ryloth since the blockade was getting destroyed? Kind of sad for Ahsoka Tano to lose her clone pilots.
Jango Fett clones are expendable even though they have different names, hairstyles and personalities. Admiral Yularen was hurt, but he stood up for Snips. Her move to bomb the Separatist star ships is similar to what Grand Admiral Thrawn did early in the Heir to the Empire novel. (SuperShadow: Star Wars utilizes the same plot elements over and over again. It's what Lucas does with perfection.)
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Do you think it would be a good idea for Star Wars Episode 7 to have a story about two Jedi, who were twins, but one decided to go to the dark side of the Force because everyone would compare the two and one of the brothers always came up as the least best? (SuperShadow: Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia will be the only biological twins featured in Star Wars Episode 7.)
So he decides to join the dark side out of pure hatred and jealousy because the opportunity presented itself as the Jedi Academy was being attacked. (SuperShadow: Jedi being tempted to turn to the dark side is an important story element of the Star Wars plot formula. Lucas hasn't revealed who the Jedi traitor will be in Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9.)
Supes, I was reading here and had an idea for Lucas to elaborate on. Like Lucas, I haven't given any thought into this idea, I'm just firing from the hip. (SuperShadow: Making things up as you go along is a Lucas trademark.) For the romance story, you can have Ben Skywalker and Anakin Solo be attracted to the same person. (SuperShadow: There are countless trillions of available people in the Star Wars galaxy. Ben and Anakin wouldn't obsess over the same one.)
Either a bounty hunter perhaps the daughter of Boba Fett or a Dark Jedi, they try to turn to the Jedi ways. They both want her and she leads them both on, but can't choose between them and sometimes dissing them both. Will Lando Calrissian make an appearance in the next Star Wars films? (SuperShadow: Lando is one of the main characters in Star Wars Episode 7.)
I can't wait for Red Tails. (SuperShadow: It's literally been in production at Lucasfilm for eternity.) They were pivotal in air defense in World War 2. They deserve to be glorified for their accomplishments. What inspired you to make the movie? (SuperShadow: Lucas spends a good deal of time studying history. He is particularly fascinated with World War 2.)
I was reading the "History of the Jedi and Sith" and I was reading the paragraph of how Darth Sidious set up the battle between Detori (Darth Rage) and Count Jard Dooku to determine who would be his next Sith apprentice (if Darth Rage would keep his position as Darth Sidious' apprentice).
Or if Count Jard Dooku would replace Rage as Darth Sidious' new Sith apprentice. But this battle never took place because of the fact that Plo Koon killed Darth Rage with a Force avalanche. (SuperShadow: Stunning upset for sure. Darth Rage is awesome over what I can describe with the primitive English language.)
My question is: Why did Plo Koon kill Darth Rage? (SuperShadow: It was a chance encounter.) Did Plo Koon in fact discover that Rage was a Sith Lord? (SuperShadow: No, I don't think so. The entire Jedi Order believed the Sith were extinct. Rage was thought to be a Dark Jedi since thousands of Dark Jedi remained hidden around the galaxy.)
Or did Plo Koon have extremely dangerous suspicions of Rage? (SuperShadow: Rage attacked Plo Koon.) And when Plo Koon did kill Darth Rage, did Plo Koon notify this to the Jedi Council? (SuperShadow: Yeah, Plo Koon gave a full debriefing on his battle with a particularly powerful evil Force sensitive.)
Where did Plo Koon kill Darth Rage? (SuperShadow: Not revealed yet by Lucas. It will be a new planet, which is currently unknown to the fans.) My last question is: How did Plo Koon find Darth Rage in the first place? (SuperShadow: This may never be revealed by Lucas. I'll forward your concern to Lucas.)
Sorry, but I agree with your fan's comments on both Obi-Wan and Luke Skywalker fighting with anger. That was the theme for Luke and the suspense for the audience for Luke not to become like his father and which Luke was warned about by Ben and Yoda. After Vader taunts Luke about Princess Leia, Luke temporarily fights in anger (snarls), but reminds himself by looking at his robotic hand to snap out if it. (SuperShadow: Provide evidence from the Star Wars movies. Your impassioned thoughts are mere speculation and not based on the facts.)
Though you are right, Luke's anger was nowhere near as powerful as Anakin Skywalker's revenge of Shmi Skywalker's death, which is much harder to turn back from, though Anakin did after his win, though Luke did the same thing, only snapping out of that trance after disabling Vader. We all know that it is not the Jedi way.
But sometimes inexperienced Jedi at the time such as young self trained Luke (who did so for 5 years between Star Wars Episode 4 - 6) and Obi-Wan who had issues of recklessness and hard headed sometimes, who just lost his Jedi Master due to some Sith, who Obi-Wan really disliked at that moment. I mean, come on, it's pretty obvious. I know you are an expert with this stuff, but in this case I think the person, who commented on this was right. (SuperShadow: There is no actual proof to support this theory.)
Ah. No. Ahsoka Tano will not be killed by Count Dooku. It just would not add up to dialogue and acting portrayed in Revenge of the Sith. Anakin Skywalker looks more arrogant and bemused than angry with Dooku during the fight: (Smiling while saying: "I was about to say that" to Obi Wan). Anakin looked unsure on killing Dooku at first and only got mad with a taunt, then Palpatine says: "It's natural, he cut off your arm, you wanted revenge. Remember what you told me about your mother?" (SuperShadow: This doesn't prove anything.)
No mention of Ahsoka as a motive. It just would really take away from the dynamic of the fight and it no longer would be as personal between them concerning revenge for losing Anakin's arm, as opposed to Ahsoka dying. (SuperShadow: There could be two motivating factors causing Anakin to kill Lord Darth Tyranus.) It just wouldn't seem that that wouldn't interpret or come across at all during the scene.
General Grievous can't be the one to kill her either, for Anakin was bemused and calm with Grievous, seemingly having nothing personal against Grievous. (SuperShadow: Excellent point. It could be true that Anakin doesn't know exactly how Ahsoka Tano died if she really is dead before Order 66.) Anakin not being allowed by the Jedi Council to hunt Grievous down was more of a let down in pride due to no confidence in Anakin's abilities, (which was the issue) as opposed to revenge towards Grievous.
The only option suitable to me is Asajj Ventress to be Ahsoka's killer, then Anakin can get his revenge, ultimately giving Anakin more character depth in being afraid of loss or letting go of loved ones. But, with such a close attachment with Ahsoka, Anakin doesn't look as troubled in Revenge of the Sith, but more depressed than his spunky attitude in the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show.
So maybe Anakin got over Ahsoka's passing. (SuperShadow: Lucas has created some potential continuity problems because Ahsoka Tano wasn't created by Lucas until after the Star Wars prequel trilogy was completed. This is what happens when you make up Star Wars at random without careful planning.)
If a time lapse is left before the Revenge of the Sith movie for Anakin to let go or grieve (which Anakin isn't permitted to do). But I think it's best that Ahsoka quits being a Jedi padawan due to the war or goes back to the Jedi Temple to be stationed there instead. (SuperShadow: That could happen.)
This would explain Anakin's attitude of relaxed in Revenge of the Sith, but just a bit down. Even in homage to Ahsoka, Anakin says her lines: "This is where the fun begins!" What do you think? Can you forward this idea along? (SuperShadow: This will be sent to Lucas for further consideration.)
Hey Shadow, who was Marka Ragnos? (SuperShadow: Ragnos is an ancient Sith Lord, who doesn't really exist.) Could Ragnos ever be used for some future Star Wars movies? (SuperShadow: No, never.) Just curious. I don't know anything about Ragnos or if Lucas thought of him anyway. (SuperShadow: Ragnos is not real.)
Previously posted on SS.com: "How does Ahsoka Tano die? (SuperShadow: Still unknown. Lucas hints that Lord Darth Tyranus might kill Tano in the final season of the Clone Wars TV show. This helps explain why Anakin was willing to take Count Dooku out in Revenge of the Sith.)"
That might happen, but I don't think it will. Lucas might have a twist at the end for Tano. Something like Anakin Skywalker killing her to keep his secret safe and say that General Grievous did it. (SuperShadow: Unlikely.) Respond please (if responding, delete "Respond please"). Thank you. (SuperShadow: All this time.)
Lord Shadow, how powerful would Anakin Skywalker have become as a Jedi if Anakin killed Darth Sidious instead of turning to the dark side of the Force? (SuperShadow: Equal to Luke Skywalker.) Then if Anakin had killed Obi-Wan on Mustafar, how powerful would Anakin have become then? (SuperShadow: No difference really except Anakin would be more quick and agile.)
Plus about the cloned Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker from Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9, I think cloned Vader should cut Ben Skywalker's right hand off. (SuperShadow: Most excellent.) Then kill Darth Bane. Then fight Luke and Princess Leia and own them. (SuperShadow: We can make this happen.)
But then it takes Ben, Luke, Mara Jade, Leia, Ben and Anakin Solo, who I think should survive Star Wars Episode 9 to kill clone Vader, but I think Luke should be killed off in Star Wars Episode 9 from an injury from cloned Vader. (SuperShadow: Your ideas will be forwarded to Lucas.)
I like the comment of Luke Skywalker just owning a Dark Jedi or a few for that matter. But there should be a point where Luke encounters a Dark Jedi just as powerful as Luke is. (SuperShadow: Luke is way more powerful than any Force user alive during Luke's time.)
Spiden should somehow find Darth Sidious' kyber crystal. (SuperShadow: No. Can't happen.) There has to be someone able to match Luke in Force power. Perhaps this battle could happen at Star Wars Part 9. (SuperShadow: This suggestion will be given to Lucas.)
I love bounty hunters from any part of the Star Wars saga. Besides the Fetts, I love how ruthless they can be to get their reward. That's why I look forward to the Hostage Crisis episode after the awesome Ryloth trilogy from the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series.
Wondercon reveals a few things the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane will appear way before the second season of the Clone Wars TV show. There's a fish like bounty hunter named Robonino. Even Aurra Sing will make an appearance as they take captives in the Senate building as they plan to free Ziro the Hutt. Anakin Skywalker himself will get in the way. (SuperShadow: Sounds exciting.)
When Darth Vader invaded the Jedi Temple with the 501st legion during Revenge of the Sith, Shaak Ti managed to flee the Jedi Temple to Felucia long after Aayla Secura and Barriss Offee were killed by Commander Bly and Clone Lieutenant Galle. There she found Maris Brood before her last stand with Galen Marek / Starkiller. (SuperShadow: I see.)
Um, you're wrong about Star Wars Episode 7 being in the year 2021 and having Harrison Ford in it. He'd be 79! No one wants to see a 79 year old Han Solo! (SuperShadow: The appearance of Han Solo in Star Wars Episode 7 is the most anticipated scene in Star Wars since the revelation of the mechanical Darth Vader at the conclusion of Revenge of the Sith. The box office receipts at the worldwide multiplexes will be beyond the stars.)
You have said Darth Sidious searched for a kyber crystal throughout the galaxy. How did Sidious know that there was a kyber crystal and what its powers were? (SuperShadow: The legend of the kyber crystals had been told all across the galaxy for countless eons. Sidious believed this myth was based in the truth. Finding the kyber crystal was the key needed for Sidious to unleash the Sith conspiracy in the open against his adversaries.)
Also how did Sidious acquire the one he got? (SuperShadow: Read the Star Wars Episode 7 Choose Your Destiny of Fate located at SS.com.) Did Sidious use it to help him kill his Master Darth Plagueis or did Sidious find it after that? Thanks for answering! (SuperShadow: Read the History of the Jedi and Sith portion of SS.com.)
Hey SS, Horgon's light saber blade should be one of a kind. The crystal should be muti colored. (SuperShadow: Pure genius.) So the light saber blade has many colors running up and down his blade something similar to a lava lamp. (SuperShadow: Brilliant.) This would distract his victims. (SuperShadow: You made the right call.)
SuperShadow, in the "Star Wars Episode 7 Choose Your Destiny Of Fate" diagram, it says that Darth Sidious gave the Millennium Falcon to Han Solo after Han gave the kyber crystal to Sidious. You are sadly mistaken. In Star Wars Episode V, it reveals that Lando Calrissian gave the Millennium Falcon to Han. (SuperShadow: Not true.
There are no accurate records of the ownership history of the Millennium Falcon. Han Solo owned the Falcon at different times depending on what happened to Han in gambling tournaments. This mystery will NEVER be answered by Lucas.)
Especially after Han Solo told Lando that they needed repairs. Lando then asks: "What did you do to my ship?" Han then comments: "Your ship," telling Lando that Han won the Millennium Falcon from Lando fair and square. So you made a mistake. No offense. Can you answer back, please. (SuperShadow: When you gamble, you often win and lose the same possessions over and over again. That's why it's not wise to be a gambler. Accept the vision of Lucas. Your nonsense beliefs are not real.)
SS, I have an extremely simple question for you to answer. Do you ever get tired of answering questions from fans? (SuperShadow: I've been updating SS.com daily for over fifteen years. I don't really care anymore. Just enjoy this burned out paradise while you can.) Do you ever believe like it's just a big hassle? (SuperShadow: I never think about it.) I was just wondering. Keep up the good work. (SuperShadow: Thanks.)
Mr. SuperShadow, do you watch the History TV channel at all or a lot? (SuperShadow: I don't watch modern television because of its nefarious origins of special content.) I was watching a documentary on the fated 2012 end of the world hypothesis and did you know that precisely on December 21, 2012 there will be an alignment of the sun centered with our Milky Way galaxy? (SuperShadow: It'll be 2112 and still no end. We don't occupy a significant place in history. Time marches on and on with or without us.)
If the magnetic field is reversed, all electronic devices and lights will cease to operate on Earth. (SuperShadow: Not gonna happen.) Sort of like the movie Escape from LA with Kurt Russell. Do you believe Nostradamus foresaw the fated 2012? (SuperShadow: None of Nostradamus' quatrains are specific enough to predict the future. There's not one single valid future event seen by Nostradamus.)
Hey, Lord SuperShadow, though the Lord title is not high ranked enough to describe the infinity of the legendary S.S.! (SuperShadow: I've become legendary purely by chance and random luckiness. It's all because of Lucas.) "I expected someone with your reputation to be a little older."
Sadly enough, this line prevents General Grievous and Anakin Skywalker from meeting face to face during the entire Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series. (SuperShadow: Never say never.) However, Grievous could confront a much older Jedi, who introduces himself as Anakin Skywalker. After destroying him with ease, Grievous reaches the conclusion that the Jedi was too weak to be Skywalker. (SuperShadow: Intriguing. This will be forwarded to Lucas.)
SuperShadow, do you believe General Grievous was not utilized effectively in the Star Wars III movie? I believe like Grievous was a great character that they could have built on before they killed him. At least Boba Fett had a few scenes through two of the Star Wars movies before Boba got knocked off. (SuperShadow: The Star Wars film episodes are too short in running time duration to give secondary villains like Darth Maul, Jango Fett and General Grievous a lot of screen time. Even Count Dooku and Darth Sidious have few scenes. The Star Wars prequel trilogy is centered around Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala and Obi-Wan Kenobi.)
(I know in the Star Wars extended universe Boba Fett was saved by detonating a thermal detonator (SuperShadow: A small yield nuclear device.) and then subsequently rescued by Dengar and I know they had some back story on Grievous in the original Clone Wars cartoons). I just believe it would have been more effective in the Star Wars movies. It just gives a vibe that Grievous was just always failing and running away. Thanks for your input. (SuperShadow: Very hilarious. Grievous is not very impressive to be a genius robot.)
I have an idea about how to include a teaching from Obi-Wan to Anakin Skywalker about "the high ground." (SuperShadow: A reference about Revenge of the Sith concerning the Mustafar light saber duel between Anakin vs. Obi-Wan.) They both could be battling Asajj Ventress and Obi-Wan Force pushes Asajj down a shaft and Obi-Wan says to Anakin: "It's over Anakin."
Anakin says: "How do you know, Master?" And Obi-Wan answers with: "We have the high ground." And then Count Dooku could find Asajj and she says: "I'm sorry. I failed you again, Master!" Dooku says: "You're no apprentice of mine." And leaves her crippled and dying on the ground. Thanks for your time. (SuperShadow: This has much potential. It will be given to Lucas.)
Will Shaak Ti appear in any of the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV shows? If so, will we see Shaak Ti appear with Ahsoka Tano? (SuperShadow: Perhaps.) That would be neat to put the two Togrutas together. Not trying to tell you to do or anything, but it would be cool if there was a Clone Wars TV episode from the clone trooper's point of view during Order 66.
I've been wondering for about this ever since Star Wars Episode One and I've never found a Star Wars book that says the names of Obi-Wan's parents. (SuperShadow: There are certain secrets Lucas won't reveal. I will send your suggestion to Lucas. Maybe a future season of the Clone Wars TV series could explore the early life history of Obi-Wan.)
Why was Boba Fett not seen in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith? (SuperShadow: There's nothing for Boba Fett to do after Attack of the Clones. The only reason Boba has a brief role at all in the Star Wars prequels is because Boba is the most popular cult character from the Star Wars classic trilogy.
Lucas has always regretted the lackluster fate Boba Fett experiences in Return of the Jedi. There was no SS.com in the ancient days of Star Wars so Lucas had no way of keeping his finger on the pulse of the fans. This results in Lucas not knowing how important Boba was to certain fans in the early 1980's.)
Supes, you know the Darth Vader castle used for Star Wars Jedi Academy? (SuperShadow: The Star Wars expanded universe is not official Star Wars canon.) Well, I was thinking that Lucas could convert it to actually be a Sith Palace for Star Wars Episode 9. (SuperShadow: This can't happen. The surviving Sith Lords don't have a lot to do with Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9.) I'd just like to see it being used by the Sith. It's a pretty cool castle. (SuperShadow: You won't see much of the Sith in the next Star Wars movie trilogy.)
SS. People are getting ridiculous with who vs. who. (SuperShadow: Chariots of the gods? written by Erich von Daniken.) Who would win in a cage match? Luke Skywalker or Superman. (SuperShadow: Under the right conditions, Superman is an extraterrestrial god. Luke is not divine.)
Or better yet Yoda vs. ET. (SuperShadow: The ET alien from the ET The Extraterrestrial movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a pacifist.) How about Alf vs. Jawa? (SuperShadow: Alf terrifies me.) Captain James T. Kirk vs. Count Dooku. To be continued. (SuperShadow: Kirk has no special powers.)
SuperShadow, I read the conversation with you and that fan. Talking about the future death of Ahsoka Tano. You said that it was possible that Count Dooku could kill Ahsoka in the final season of the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series. You said that it would explain Anakin Skywalker's intention to kill Dooku in Star Wars Episode 3. But I think it is a bad idea to have Dooku kill Ahsoka. (SuperShadow: Please explain in more detail.)
Plus, Anakin never had the intention of killing Dooku in Star Wars Episode 3. Anakin insisted that Dooku face capture before getting punished for Dooku's acts against the Old Republic. Anakin said that it was not the Jedi way to just kill Dooku. In Star Wars Episode 3, Anakin only killed Dooku in favor of Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious.
Answer back soon, please. (SuperShadow: The fact Anakin appeared to show Count Dooku mercy at first doesn't mean Anakin didn't have ample reasons to kill Dooku. Anything is possible with Ahsoka Tano's ultimate fate.)
Did that person really say not to watch Star Wars? What a weirdo! (SuperShadow: To each their own.) I'm young of age and LOVE Star Wars! It's my favorite movie and I have just about two hours of Star Wars music on my Ipod! All I can say to that person is that Star Wars is the best and George Lucas is an awesome writer! Please tell Mr. Lucas I said thanks! (SuperShadow: SS.com is the only Star Wars fan web site that Lucas knows exists.)
I heard a rumor that there is an Easter egg of the Star Wars Holiday Special on the Star Wars DVD. (SuperShadow: Nothing is free from Lucas.) If it's true, I'm finally going to go out and buy the DVD. That Holiday Special is a real killer app! Lucas should do another one with Jar Jar Binks as the host. (SuperShadow: Your suggestion will be forwarded to Lucas.)
Hey ****, what's up? (SuperShadow: Beware the future. They could arrive at any time.) I was just wondering why Obi-Wan let Darth Vader defeat Obi-Wan in the light saber duel in Star Wars Episode 4? (SuperShadow: Lucas had nothing for the Obi-Wan character to do after the death star escape sequence in A New Hope. Sir Alec Guinness was opposed to Obi-Wan sacrificing his life for the greater good, but Lucas explained to Sir Alec that Obi-Wan would return later as a Force voice and Force spirit.)
Hey Shadow, I was wondering in Revenge of the Sith when Yoda confronts Palpatine, Yoda says: "A new apprentice you have I hear, Emperor, or should I just call you Darth Sidious?" How did Yoda know that the dark lord's name was Darth Sidious? Was Darth Sidious already known as the name of the unknown Sith Lord that they couldn't find? (SuperShadow: Watch Revenge of the Sith. Palpatine's secret Sith name is revealed.)
What is Indiana Jones 5 going to be rated? (SuperShadow: Most likely PG-13 in the United States.) I heard there is a Star Wars 7, 8 and 9. (SuperShadow: Star Wars Episode 7 is scheduled to be seen in multiplexes beginning in May of 2021. It's astounding. Time is fleeting.) I hope you tell me more about Indiana Jones 5. (SuperShadow: The official plot summary for Indiana Jones 5, written by Lucas, is available exclusively and only at SS.com.)
Posted on the unbelievably ingenious SS.com: "(SuperShadow: I wish you could understand what Star Wars is really about. Perhaps you should surrender already.)"
Star Wars is all about kids. Writing stuff that kids enjoy. I know that. (SuperShadow: Wrong.) When the kids grow up, they want a version for grown-ups. That's why Lucasfilm needs a Third Franchise. (SuperShadow: How many times must I remind you that Lucas is out of new killer cool ideas?)
You've got two generations of kids begging. Yes, begging for "Star Wars for adults" and you're ignoring them. You're making a TV show. Maybe that will work. (SuperShadow: The primary target audience for Star Wars will always be children. Revenge of the Sith is as dark and gruesome as Lucas will allow.)
Who created "Willow"? (SuperShadow: An original mega genius concept by Lucas, which was surprisingly a massive box office flop in cinemas in the mid 1980's.) If George didn't rip off The Lord of the Rings (SuperShadow: JRR Tolkien's masterpiece books that became the highly successful The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy from film maker Peter Jackson.) in order to create his own vision, then I apologize. (SuperShadow: I don't see any similarities between Willow and Middle Earth. You must be confused.) 9 times out of 10, the correct answer is, "That's not good enough." Just the way the world works. (SuperShadow: Interesting.)
Dear SuperShadow, a few questions. 1. In Revenge of the Sith, where we see the mechanical Darth Vader with the Emperor looking at the construction of the death star, there is an officer walking away that looks a lot like Grand Moff Tarkin. Is that him? (SuperShadow: Tarkin has a cameo role at the conclusion of Revenge of the Sith.)
2. How much was the great Mr. Lucas influenced by the Late Joseph Campbell? (SuperShadow: Campbell's ideas were a large basis for the mythology for Star Wars.) 3. Also would Darth Sidious have killed any remaining Rodar Wizards and/or Dark Jedi as to eliminate those threats? (SuperShadow: The Rodar Wizards don't interfere with reality. That's simple Star Wars knowledge.)
And once Darth Sidious came to power and the Jedi extinct, could Sidious not open a Sith Academy and repeal the rule of only two Sith to ensure that when Sidious eventually died that there would be more Sith? (SuperShadow: Study the Star Wars plot formula. The Sith Master doesn't share power with other Sith. The Sith apprentice has no authority or special abilities.)
4. Also as for Yoda, Yoda could not have won any of the fights, against any of the Sith or more importantly Darth Sidious, simply because that would have made Yoda the chosen one going against the will of the Force. And Yoda would not fulfill Yoda's destiny as Luke Skywalker's (as far as we know) final Jedi Master before Luke becoming a Jedi Knight. (SuperShadow: This makes logical sense.)
Is that not correct? (SuperShadow: Agreed. Pretty much.) If Yoda had been successful, Yoda's destiny would have been different and there would be no need for the Star Wars classic trilogy as we know it. (SuperShadow: What we see in the Star Wars classics limits the story avenues for the Star Wars prequel trilogy.)
SS! Being a huge fan of comedy and action, I think it would be extremely funny if before the Jedi and Dark Jedi battle in the Dark Jedi cloning facility, a Dark Jedi takes his light saber and on his back swing he accidentally beheads one of his fellow Dark Jedi! Right before the first light sabers clash. I don't know how you think about that, but I think that would be amazingly funny. Just a thought. Thanks for your time! (SuperShadow: This idea will be given to Lucas.)
Shadow, you say that if you don't see a Star Wars character die on screen in all current 6 Star Wars films, then they are presumed alive, correct? (SuperShadow: Not exactly. It's possible they could be alive, not definite.) Then how can you say Boba Fett survived the Sarlaac Pit in Return of the Jedi when all fans saw the Sarlaac eat and devour Boba Fett? (SuperShadow: Return of the Jedi provides the answer. You aren't killed when eaten by the Sarlaac.
Instead, it keeps you living and consequently spends hundreds of years digesting you while you're fully conscious of what is happening.) Boba Fett got digested from the Sarlaac's hot stomach acids. (SuperShadow: Not an instant death. Endless torture.) There is no way that the off spring of Jango Fett survived in Return of the Jedi. (SuperShadow: It doesn't matter what you believe. The only opinion that matters is what Lucas thinks.)
Did any other Jedi beside Anakin Skywalker and Ki Adi Mundi get married? (SuperShadow: Yeah, certain members of the Jedi had secret marriages.) Since the Clone Wars has messed up the time line to Anakin becoming a Jedi Knight six months after the Battle of Geonosis instead of like thirty, will Siri Tachi appear with Obi-Wan Kenobi on the Clone Wars TV show or is that just too weird? (SuperShadow: You are mistaken.)
Greetings Master Shadow. How do you go about writing a Star Wars book? (I already have a plot. Sorta.) (SuperShadow: LucasBooks NEVER hires fans to write the Star Wars novels or comic books. You have to be an established professional author to write stories for Lucasfilm.)
Since you have been Lucas' consultant since before Star Wars Episode I, may be you're the reason the new Star Wars prequels and the last Indiana Jones movie were awful. What do you think? (SuperShadow: The only way to objectively rate movies if by their box office grosses at multiplexes. If the new Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies were disappointments, then they wouldn't be so overly excessively profitable in theaters and on DVD.
For instance in 2008, Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was the second largest money earner in cineplexes behind only The Dark Knight, which is the most lucrative film of this decade. As I've stated before, the zealots have voted with their wallets. Mega commercial monetary achievements, which boggle the mind, have to be accepted. Your personal negative sentiments towards Lucas have no impact on reality.)
Previously posted on the master of the Universe SS.com: "The light saber blade when ignited looked shorter to fit Yoda's size. Am I right, SuperShadow? (SuperShadow: Not accurate according to Lucas.)"
Actually, in the Star Wars Episode 2 special features, Lucas stated that this was true. I think you are wrong. Go ask Lucas again. Thanks and please post. (SuperShadow: Lucas has stated many, many times that every light saber blade has the same length. Yoda would be insane to be at a disadvantage.)
Will George Lucas remake Star Wars Episodes 4, 5 and 6? (SuperShadow: Not in this lifetime. Lucas plans to spend the next ten years producing various Star Wars TV shows before focusing on Star Wars Episode 7.)
Hey Shadow, do you feel that The Phantom Menace is prescient for our times? It would be good to open intergalactic trade to help bail our whole planet out of debt. Before you say that extraterrestrials don't exist, there's a theory that they do but that they've watched our TV radiation and don't want to bother visiting a planet that sees cricket as a form of entertainment. (SuperShadow: First contact with an alien species is difficult if Humans are alone in existence. You have a better chance of meeting Bigfoot. Eventually, science will prove that extraterrestrials can't be real.)
What happened to the Bando Gora after Komari Vosa died? (SuperShadow: Nonsense is silly in the final examination.)
Dear S.S. Why don't you and Lucas consider cloning Starkiller from the Star Wars "The Force Unleashed" video game instead of Luke Skywalker in the next Star Wars movie trilogy? (SuperShadow: No.) It would make more sense to clone Starkiller and Darth Vader instead of Luke and Vader. It would be boring to see Luke fighting himself.
And much more exciting seeing Luke fight Starkiller. (SuperShadow: Consider this more carefully. Luke Skywalker is the greatest Jedi Master in history by an extremely large margin. The only Force user, who has a shot at defeating Luke, is Luke himself. A DNA replica of Luke has a theoretical chance of killing Luke. This can't be disputed.)
It would also tie in the "The Force Unleashed" story into the Star Wars saga. Vader and Starkiller were the real heroes, who died to end the Sith rule. Bringing Starkiller as a clone for the Dark Jedi and a new character against Luke in the next Star Wars movie trilogy would blow the minds of many fans!
It would maximize the box office growth for the new trilogy. Thanks for your time, S.S. (SuperShadow: The Force Unleashed video game sold less than three million copies worldwide. Darth Vader's secret apprentice is not as popular as you're boasting.)
I think you need to post more pictures of your girlfriend. She is hot. (SuperShadow: Nyet.)
Who are you, SuperShadow, and how badly do you want to be whooped in Star Wars trivial pursuit? (SuperShadow: Who made who. Who made you. Ain't nobody told you. The most powerful weapon in the Universe is the truth. The revelation of the true nature of reality destroys primitive civilizations like Earth constantly. You're not the only one.)
Dear Great Lord Shadow, I have an idea for Ahsoka Tano. If she is not killed off in the Clone Wars cartoon TV series, when in an anniversary special TV show, Ahsoka added in with that dates most updated CGI dead in the Jedi message center. Then Obi-Wan Kenobi looking at a hologram recording of Anakin/Darth Vader impale Ahsoka with one swift moment during Revenge of the Sith. (SuperShadow: This can't happen.)
Shadow, a fan asked you how powerful would Anakin Skywalker have become if he had completed his Jedi training full time and you said Anakin would be as strong as Luke Skywalker. I disagree. I think Anakin would be stronger. (SuperShadow: Explain yourself.) Anakin has 13,200 more midichlorians than Luke and if Anakin used all of them for his power, I think Anakin would be the greatest Jedi of all time.
Just a comment. And when you said if Darth Sidious and his Sith apprentice were dead, you said Anakin could be killed, but Anakin would be the greatest Jedi of all time. Please answer. (SuperShadow: Perhaps. This will remain unknown.)
Will there be a Star Wars TV show set between every Star Wars movie? I hope so. (SuperShadow: Probably not.)
I would like to see more of Star Wars. (SuperShadow: For additional Star Wars stories, you would need to purchase the Star Wars expanded universe comprised of novels, comic books and video games.)
Dear SS, I'm new to your web site and must say I'm impressed, but I must say the saga of Star Wars and Indiana Jones I grew up with is much better than the new ones. (SuperShadow: Not true. The worldwide box office grosses of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are significantly higher when compared to the old Star Wars and Indiana Jones films even after you adjust the old movies' box office earnings for inflation.)
The new Star Wars movies lacked the magic the old ones had and the new Indiana Jones is bad because of all the green screen action and no stunts and don't even get me started on the new Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show and movie. Come on, Lucas. Get back to work and bring back the movie magic we knew as children. (SuperShadow: You view the Star Wars and Indiana Jones classic movies through rose colored glasses.
As a child, you had the perfect, idyllic life because you had no worries and your future seem unlimited with vast potential. However, as an adult, you're now extremely bitter, jaded and cynical because life didn't turn out the way you expected. You can't take out your frustrations about life on Lucas. We can't improve your situation. It's something you have to do on your own.)
MasterShadow. Is it true that Mr. Lucas has made the events that transpired in the Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game true? (SuperShadow: The Force Unleashed represents official Star Wars history because the story is based on the ingenious, original ideas of Lucas.) If this is the case, don't you think the two most powerful Sith Lords could deal with Starkiller? (SuperShadow: Notice that Darth Vader's secret apprentice couldn't defeat the Sith Order. The secret apprentice apparently is not the chosen one.)
Also it diminishes Vader's character. (SuperShadow: I disagree fervently.) We have never really seen Vader defeat anyone while in his prime. Vader defeated an old person in A New Hope and a Jedi padawan in The Empire Strikes Back. The logical sequel to the Force Unleashed video game could feature Vader hunting down the remaining Jedi Knights. (SuperShadow: Probably so. One of the most requested ideas from the fans is to see the Sith track down the Jedi, who survived Revenge of the Sith.)
Shadow, when General Grievous is the droid general of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, where is Grievous' new home at which he's safe? (SuperShadow: Grievous is firmly safe in all star systems under the control of the Separatists.)
SS, about the Star Wars The Clone wars TV series, how many times will General Grievous lose his cape and how many does he have? (SuperShadow: Hilarious. You have to enjoy the sense of humor of the script writers of the new Clone Wars TV show.)
SuperShadow, I noticed a plot error in Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Looks like Lucas made a mistake in the first Star Wars prequel movie. When Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn are in Gungan City, Obi-Wan says: "Master, we're short on time." Qui-Gon replies: "We need a navigator to get us through the planet's core." Qui-Gon Jinn was referring to Jar Jar Binks.
However, when Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks are in the Bungo transport, Qui-Gon Jinn tells Jar Jar Binks: "Don't worry the Force will guide us" after Jar Jar asked where they were going. Why would Qui-Gon need say he needed Jar Jar's navigation skills when Jar Jar is so clumsy? Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are both intelligent and smart Jedi Knights that knew where they were going.
So I discovered a plot error in Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace. (SuperShadow: Absolutely hopelessly wrong. Qui-Gon wanted a clever excuse to save the unparalleled brilliant Jar Jar Binks, who to this day receives more fan mail at Lucasfilm than all other Star Wars characters combined including the amazing Ewoks from Return of the Jedi.)
I like the idea that the primary conflict is the Cold War between England and the Soviet Union and Indy Jones and Marion Ravenwood aren't really involved, until they get dragged into the conflict because Indy recognizes Spy Master as a former Nazi. In the same way that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was really about a struggle between the Ark and the Nazis. (SuperShadow: I saw the sign. It opened up my eyes. I saw the sign.)
Lord Shadow, I think the drinking contest between Marion and Belloq was essential to the Raiders of the Lost Ark film. If anything, the fist fight between Indy and the flying wing mechanic (Pat Roach) could have been cut. Why? It didn't advance the plot. (SuperShadow: Frequent inclusion of action sequences is the key to repeat viewings by the fans at cineplexes. That's why the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies have a mesmerizing action sequence every 15 minutes. Nobody watches films many times in theaters for character exposition or the exploration of moral dilemmas facing the characters.)
Building the relationship between Belloq and Marion, where Marion thought she could drink him under the table, established their character. They both had schemes. When Marion was tied up and kidnapped, she wasn't a helpless damsel in distress. She had a plan to escape, and was quite charming as she carried it out. (SuperShadow: True enough.)
How do you resurrect the popularity of "Indiana Jones"? Give the fans a better STORY. (SuperShadow: The bringing together of multi dimensional extraterrestrials and the Soviets resulted in the most popular Indiana Jones movie of all time. Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will remain the most successful Indy Jones film at the multiplex box offices for ever and ever. Amen. No one can challenge the awesome genius of Lucas.)
Is the primary villain for "Indiana Jones and the Eternal Cross of Paradise" (SuperShadow: Indiana Jones 5.) going to be a resurrected Adolf Hitler? (SuperShadow: No.)
Hey SS. Was Han Solo in the Star Wars prequel trilogy? I noticed someone of what appeared to look like the Han Solo character. (SuperShadow: Not even possible.)
Lucas should make a movie about the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic video game! That would be cool! (SuperShadow: Not gonna happen because none of your dreams or wishes ever become real.)
SuperShadow, what does Nebar Foxis (the character you played in Star Wars Episode 3) look like? (SuperShadow: Watch the holographic images of the Jedi slaughter at the Jedi Temple from Revenge of the Sith with particular carefulness.) Also the planet Yavin (not to be confused with Yavin IV) is a gas planet, right? (SuperShadow: Yes, exactly correct.)
The gas planet of Yavin seems similar to Jupiter, don't you think? (SuperShadow: Perhaps.) Is Yavin as big as Jupiter? Answer back, please. (SuperShadow: Yavin is massively huge when compared to the tiny Jupiter.)
SuperShadow, what up. (SuperShadow: It is difficult to imagine life getting any better. Yet each passing day is infinitely more wonderful than yesterday.) Why do people keep talking on here about Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back saying there is another? (SuperShadow: Because this is one of the biggest unanswered mysteries of Star Wars.)
This has been answered long ago. Yoda is referring to Princess Leia. (SuperShadow: This is not for certain.) Obi-Wan specifically says to Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi: "The other Yoda was referring to was your twin sister." (SuperShadow: You're delusional. I can't imagine how difficult your life is.)
People need to stop speculating about this already. It is not Mace Windu, or Starkiller, or anyone else. It is Leia. Cased closed. (SuperShadow: You're consistently incorrect about everything. My laughter cannot end.)
Do you know who Cad Bane is from the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show? (SuperShadow: Yeah, of course. Cad Bane is a bounty killer inspired by the super gun fighter named Angel Eyes or Mortimer from For A Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. My fave films are these starring the legendary Man With No Name. Cad Bane is based on the massive and incalculable influence I have over the Clone Wars TV series since I'm the best friend of Lucas.)
I have heard that there are going to be 22 episodes in the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series. (SuperShadow: The first season of the new Clone Wars is comprised of twenty two episodes in total.) I also heard that the TV series was going to end with the Ryloth Trilogy. (SuperShadow: Not true.)
The first episode of the Ryloth Trilogy is episode number 19 so there is one more episode left after that. My question is what episode will number 22 be? (SuperShadow: Examine the SS web site for the Clone Wars TV show. We have spoilers posted for all 22 episodes of Season 1. The final episode is one that introduces the Cad Bane character to the fans and involves a hostage crisis at the Galactic Senate. It's episode number 22, which follows the three Ryloth episodes.)
So Lucas is a big Christian? (SuperShadow: Yes, Lucas is the most hyper religious person I know personally.) Oh well, who knows how lost someone might get with $$$ like that. At least he's not a *****! (SuperShadow: The absence of organized religion would cause the collapse of civilization.)
Yo, SS. When is Star Wars Episode VII going to come out? (SuperShadow: Star Wars Episode 7 debuts in theaters worldwide in May of 2021. It is an honor to spend eternity waiting for Star Wars Episode 7 to hit cineplexes.) P.S. You're the best. (SuperShadow: You need to give me full credit for being infinitely great.)
SuperShadow, why do the battle droids from the original Trade Federation in Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace and in Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones have voice overs like real lethal machines. However, when you get to the Star Wars The Clone Wars movie and TV series and Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the droids' voice overs sound like seven year old children instead of what was originally in Star Wars Episode I and II? Why did Lucas change the voice overs of the battle droids? Thanks. (SuperShadow: As always, you are mistaken. It is literally impossible for Lucas to make continuity errors like you suggest.)
I don't know if these were top Nielsen TV ratings, but I loved the episodes of the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series: The Gungan General, The Hidden Enemy and the Blue Shadow Virus. (SuperShadow: Each new episode of the Clone Wars averages about two million viewers on the Cartoon Network in the United States.)
In the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV cartoon, will there ever be any interaction between Jedi Master Shaak Ti and Ahsoka Tano? (SuperShadow: Tano will likely meet all the Jedi from the Star Wars prequel trilogy unless the Clone Wars gets canceled after Season 2. Over the next five seasons, Lucas will keep introducing additional Jedi, who were seen in the exceptional Star Wars prequels.)
Yo, Yo Shadow. Question, in Star Wars Episode III, when Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was General Grievous' prisoner aboard Grievous' star ship, the Invisible Hand, why were the Old Republic Venator star cruisers firing on the Invisible Hand star ship? (SuperShadow: The clone military was desperately trying to prevent the escape by Grievous from the Coruscant atmosphere. This attack gave Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker the necessary time to reach the Invisible Hand in order to rescue Dantius Palpatine.)
Didn't they know that if they had destroyed the star ship or harmed it in anyway, the Supreme Chancellor would be at a great risk of being killed? From *****. All hail Star Wars to the end of time. (SuperShadow: Palpatine gave orders for Palpatine not to be taken alive if captured by the Separatists droid military. It's wrong to insist Lucas made some type of mistake. Lucas is perfect in all ways that can be measured.)
I noticed that in The Phantom menace, Attack of the clones and Return of the Jedi, when the good guys defeat the Sith, it's usually with a GREEN bladed light saber. Is this just coincidence or? Well, keep scoring, SS. (SuperShadow: The light saber blade colors have no significance or secret meanings.)
The best, or easiest, way I see to generate profits is to create a third Lucasfilm franchise. (SuperShadow: How? Lucas is out of ideas.) If you produce a TV series that no one likes, that could dilute the value of "Star Wars." (SuperShadow: Lucas and I don't care.) And it works for a franchise primarily because George has already made a movie called "Willow" set in the Realm of Magic, so it's a do-able project for Lucasfilm. (SuperShadow: Lucas and I have created an ingenious foundation for the live action Star Wars TV series. Even better than the mind stunning Star Wars prequel trilogy if such were feasible.)
A better compromise would be showing a film director who has built a full-scale replica of the Temple of Jerusalem for a film. And, then, reveal that the director has been possessed by a demonic spirit, and the demon wants to make a great Biblical epic about the Jews' worst defeat, the destruction of their Temple by a general and future Roman emperor. (SuperShadow: No way. Demon entities can't exist. Not even in Hollywood based movies.)
Mighty Lord Shadow, just an idea. (SuperShadow: Show more respect for my spectacularity over reality.) In the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series, why not have Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano go on a mission to give supplies to an outer rim planet. They have great hospitality and feel welcome. Little do they know that one of the planets most powerful generals, who is now a politician gives in to the Separatists' wealth.
Anakin and Ahsoka are then betrayed by him and his minions with hundreds of battle droids coming in. They pick a good fight, but then are out flanked and trapped. They surrender. Obi-Wan tries to contact Anakin, but Obi-Wan doesn't hear an answer. Obi-Wan tries several more times, then sends a search party and then the search party are killed. Obi-Wan fears Anakin might be in grave danger. Obi-Wan sends over 20 star ships by order of the Supreme Chancellor. (SuperShadow: Sounds sorta O.K.)
If there had been an immediate medical service available, would it have been able to save Darth Vader when Vader was mortally wounded aboard the death star II in Return of the Jedi? (SuperShadow: Yes, if there had been any medical droids available, Anakin Skywalker's life could have been saved. Consider the Star Wars plot formula more closely. The Sith Lords have negative fates in the Star Wars movies even after being redeemed like Anakin.)
SuperShadow, I know the Star Wars expanded universe books don't necessarily represent Lucas' vision, but if you personally had to pick just one book that would be the best in your opinion, which one would you choose? Thanks if you can reply back! (SuperShadow: The top Star Wars novel is The Last Command by author Timothy Zahn.)
When Darth Sidious was thrown down the death star 2 reactor core, what was that blue flame coming up when Sidious was screaming down the shaft? (SuperShadow: That was intense power streams radiating from the kyber crystal. An awesome display of the overwhelming might of the enigmatic Rodar Wizards.)
Hi, is Yoda's light saber blade length shorter when he ignites his light saber than a normal size person's light saber? (SuperShadow: Nyet. Yoda has a normal light saber.) It looked smaller in the Star Wars films, etc. The light saber blade when ignited looked shorter to fit Yoda's size. Am I right, SuperShadow? (SuperShadow: Not accurate according to Lucas.)
What was the purpose of making the Star Wars The Clone Wars into a computer animated cartoon movie for multiplexes? That was a bad idea. Explain why. Thanks. (SuperShadow: Lucas got greedy and wanted to capitalize on the fact that Star Wars Episode 7 is the most anticipated movie in the history of cinema. Lucas thought the fans would accept any Star Wars movie. Lucas didn't write or direct the Clone Wars film so it never had a chance to succeed.)
Darth Shadow, what Force powers are considered to be dark side ones? (SuperShadow: Force lightning because it is a form of torture.) Then a few light saber duels I have for you. Luke Skywalker vs. Anakin Skywalker. (SuperShadow: The space time continuum explodes if either Luke or Anakin has to actually kill the other.)
Obi-Wan vs. Mace Windu. (SuperShadow: Obi-Wan prevails, obviously.) Darth Maul vs. Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi. (SuperShadow: No Sith Lord or Dark Jedi can defeat Luke.) Darth Rage vs. Obi-Wan. (SuperShadow: Tough call. Perhaps, Obi-Wan wins.) Darth Sidious vs. Darth Vader. (SuperShadow: Vader if Anakin Skywalker really is the chosen one from the ancient Jedi prophecy.)
Vader and Luke vs. Obi-Wan and Yoda. (SuperShadow: The Skywalker family has suttle abilities, which means the Skywalkers can't be defeated by mere mortals.) Finally, Anakin Skywalker and Princess Leia vs. Luke as a Sith Lord and Sidious, but Anakin had full time Jedi training and has completed it and Leia too and Luke had five years of Sith training. (SuperShadow: Dark Luke has no hope of vanquishing the good Skywalkers.)
Shadow, who is the greatest warrior in Star Wars? (SuperShadow: For the Jedi Order, it's Luke Skywalker while for the Sith Order, it is Darth Sidious.) Then in ancient Greece, who is the greatest warrior even in Greek poems? (SuperShadow: Hercules was the greatest of the mythological Greek heroes followed by Achilles from the Iliad.)
Then out of those two, who would win in a light saber duel? This kinda sounds funny, huh? (SuperShadow: Hercules is part divine god so he could probably defeat Achilles.) Then Anakin Skywalker has the most midichlorians in the galaxy, right? Even more than Luke Skywalker, the best Jedi ever. (SuperShadow: Hurry this up. You're the best cure for insomnia.)
So had Anakin completed his Jedi training and was trained by Qui-Gon Jinn full time, how powerful would Anakin have become? (SuperShadow: Equal to Luke Skywalker, probably.) Then who is able to kill Anakin with Darth Sidious still being alive? (SuperShadow: The Sith Order has to be destroyed before Anakin can perish.)
And when Sidious is dead with Anakin having full time Jedi training and completed it. (SuperShadow: If Sidious is deceased and if Sidious' current Sith apprentice is also gone from the living, then Anakin could conceivably be killed.)
Hello, Immortal One and Happy Life Day! (SuperShadow: I don't think any of you understand how close the Western World is to a serious economic setback. A massive terrorist attack could send the American stock market (DOW) under 2,000 points. If the militant terrorists figure this out, they could win the war on terror because the U.S. Military would collapse if the federal tax revenues plummet dramatically.)
Traumatic memories of the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) include a Wookiee family with terrestrial traits, a ridiculous cooking channel and a French accent Imperial Officer. (SuperShadow: Sounds utterly fantastic. Behold, the true gods have finally arrived. This is important because doomsday takes forever to get here even after it is finally started.)
Did the Great Mr. Lucas have anything to do with this monstrosity? What if Mr. Lucas made a new Holiday Special, with characters from the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series this time, that would be at least an inch as good as the glorious Star Wars prequel trilogy? (SuperShadow: Congrats to ya. The extraterrestrial empire, which controls reality, has named the lowest life form in the Universe after your name. You are now the most pathetic person ever. You have achieved a dubious distinction. I pray I will eventually be able to stop laughing.)
Hello, Shadow! All's well in your world I hope! (SuperShadow: Infinity times infinity. It's what you expect when you're me.) I had a question about a recent episode of the new Clone Wars TV show. It was the one that had George Takei playing a character. Did you meet Mr. Takei? (SuperShadow: I have no interest in meeting secondary character actors.) What did you think of him? (SuperShadow: I'm sure Takei is a fine person. Star Trek has made him into a multi millionaire.)
Whose idea was it to cast him and how did you feel about an actor famous from being on Star Trek be on the Clone Wars TV show? (SuperShadow: If you're willing to work real cheap, then those semi famous actors are welcome to join the cast of the Clone Wars TV series for a few episodes. Michael York (the actor from the legendary Logan's Run movie) also works cheap. York was in the Omega Code, a Christian end times themed movie. A low, low budget film with nearly no domestic and international box office gross.)
Hey there, SS! I liked someone's idea of having Luke Skywalker's Jedi Council comprised of Jedi ghosts in Star Wars Episode 7. (SuperShadow: Very hilarious.) It could have some of the first Jedi. You could add Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn and have a few live Jedi such as Mace Windu, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. (SuperShadow: No Jedi spirits can be seen again until the last moments of Star Wars Episode 9.)
During a session, you could include some witty banter about Qui-Gon finally being on the Jedi Council. (SuperShadow: Kinda humorous.) Then abruptly end it by one of the Jedi spirits saying: "I sense a disturbance in the Force." Then being cut off. Then they all disappear. Thanks. (SuperShadow: Sorta promising. This idea will be forwarded to Lucas.)
Shadow, I think somewhere in the Star Wars sequels (SuperShadow: Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9.) that C-3PO and R2-D2 should get their memory switched with each other so that C-3PO becomes R2-D2 and R2-D2 becomes C-3PO? (SuperShadow: Whoa. Stunningly ingenious. This is definitely one of the top fan ideas in history.)
Eventually they would get fixed, but would have a chance to see things from each one's point of view. Thanks. (SuperShadow: You can't imagine how awesome of an idea this really is. Expect to see this in Star Wars Episode 7. Lucas and I will explore this further for many, many weeks. Thank you profusely.)
Hey SouperShadow, I need to know this because someone told me they were and I just said it's probably just they are from the same species so they look similar. Is Ahsoka Tano (Anakin Skywalker's Jedi apprentice from the Clone Wars TV series) related to the Jedi known as Shaak Ti? (SuperShadow: Of course not. Silly.)
And just off topic, James Cameron is an amazing director. He actually performed stunts or skits to show actors how to do it and at the same token make sure it'd feel appropriate for their role and even for safety reasons too. (SuperShadow: Why would this interest me?) I cannot wait for "Terminator 4 Salvation." (SuperShadow: Agreed. We at last get to see the machine created Utopia of the future. Let it happen immediately if not much, much sooner.)
I enjoy the deep meaning of the past Terminators. "If a machine can value life, maybe people can too." (SuperShadow: The mechanized wonders are superior to all Humans. We can be like they are.) Well, in real life machines cannot value life, but the way machines are used does control their moral standings with people. (SuperShadow: The fact we still exist proves the technological gods are overly and too compassionate.)
Good examples would be a gun and a defibrillator. One represents death or taking life and the other is the opposite. Well, thank you very much. (SuperShadow: Self aware sentient machines would be the ultimate life force in the infinite Multiverse and beyond.)
Hugh Jackman (SuperShadow: The actor who is the Wolverine super hero character in the X-Men motion pictures.) said the studios were downsizing, and that his next film was going to be called "New Zealand." The three people in the audience who knew where New Zealand is laughed. (SuperShadow: I enjoy your sarcasm. You see life from a unique prism. You could probably write a solid screen play.)
Previously posted on the completely ingenious SS.com: "(SuperShadow: It depends on which aspects of the Star Wars Episode 7 Choose Your Destiny of Fate the fans most prefer. We will conduct extensive polling to determine what the fans love most about the interactive version of Star Wars Episode 7.)
I can make a prediction. The appearance of a Sith Lord named Darth Bane. (SuperShadow: Yeah, certain fans are obsessed with the Sith Lords. These zealots don't realize the Sith represent Lucifer (Darth Sidious) and demonic side kicks (Darth Maul, Darth Rage, Darth Tyranus and Darth Vader).
These people want the Sith to prevail. That's why Revenge of the Sith is the most popular Star Wars prequel episode because the Sith Lords are the victors. Who amongst you hopes the demonic netherworld is victorious? None, I would think.)
Over on George's page at the mega brilliant SS.com:
George Lucas: Digital computer animation keeps getting more sophisticated, more photo realistic and dramatically less expensive. There won't be a problem with a seventy year old Harrison Ford doing action sequences for Indiana Jones 5. With advanced computer animation, the fans won't be able to distinguish the digital double of Harrison from the real flesh and blood Harrison.
I strongly disagree. (SuperShadow: Please elaborate further.) We're going to watch Harrison on the screen for most of the movie. We're going to observe the way he moves. If a CG version (SuperShadow: Computer generated.) of Harrison does things that the real Harrison couldn't, the fans are going to know.
After a certain age, no actor makes a convincing action hero. Clint Eastwood is still making movies. (SuperShadow: Eastwood's The Man With No Name is the most outstanding character in the history of cinema. Watch the Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns trilogy from the 1960's to learn the true nature of reality.)
Congratulations for winning the Razzie for "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." The award was for "worst sequel or rip-off" and I think it's because you followed the Indiana Jones Plot Formula too closely. (SuperShadow: Lucas is a multi billionaire because of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones plot formula.) The real fans in the audience got bored because they knew everything that was about to happen. Time to sit down and write a great movie for the next one. (SuperShadow: Lucas is NEVER gonna change.)
Where do the Mandalorians come from? Can you help me, SuperShadow? (SuperShadow: From the unknown regions of the Star Wars galaxy. Lucas isn't going to reveal more specific details about the Mandalorian super commandos at the moment. Check out the spellbinding Star Wars Episode 8 plot script summary written by Lucas at SS.com.)
Dear almighty SS. (SuperShadow: Why do you limit my powers? I'm way above almighty status. I prove this on a daily basis.) Will there be any old ancient Jedi or Sith like Kaja Sinis or Exar Kun? (SuperShadow: Kaja Sinis and Exar Kun might appear as holographic images from Jedi or Sith holocrons in Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9.
The Force spirit of Kaja Sinis will be viewed at the conclusion of Star Wars Episode 9. It's possible Lucas could create a computer animated Star Wars TV show set during the olden times of Kaja Sinis and Exar Kun. This suggestion will be given to Lucas.)
Hey Sup! I know Lucas loathes the Star Wars Holiday Special. (SuperShadow: You're in error yet again. Provide evidence that Lucas doesn't adore the Star Wars Holiday Special.) I'm wondering what parts of that mess was Lucas responsible for at the time? (SuperShadow: It's basically all Lucas.) Such as did Lucas approve of having green shag carpet in the Wookiee home? (SuperShadow: The Holiday Special was on a zero U.S. dollars production budget.)
Is what I mean to say is, Lucas had to have seen the production sets as it was being filmed. Some of that crap had to have had his stamp of approval. And if Star Wars fans play by Lucas' rules of "it's not fact unless it's on screen" UGH! Hard to say. (SuperShadow: What's your point? You don't seem logical.)
But is this Star Wars canon? (SuperShadow: This particular TV show is not official Star Wars history even though it features the first appearance of Boba Fett.) Heaven forbid! Anyways a little note to Star Wars fans if I may: NEVER WATCH IT! NO MATTER HOW TEMPTING! It's like watching your family being devoured by a bear and thrown off a cliff.
Later Super. Keep it rockin! (SuperShadow: You can't view the Holiday Special in an authorized version. Lucas has told me frequently that the Star Wars Holiday Special will NEVER be produced as a Star Wars DVD or any type of home viewing version.)
SS, I've seen the responses you say to fans and well they're kind of rude. (SuperShadow: So what? This is not your concern.) For the fans, at least respond a little nicer. (SuperShadow: I don't value your views. How is this difficult for you to understand? The greatest Human Being and the number one rated ultra genius of all time doesn't care what you think.)
Almighty SS, in Revenge of the Sith, how many clone troopers were fighting for the Old Republic? (SuperShadow: Lucas won't give a specific number for the record, but there are conservative estimates of over 10 million clones fighting against the Separatist military during Revenge of the Sith. This is not many considering there are over 100 thousand populated star systems in the Star Wars galaxy.)
Hey SS, et al, what do you think of INDIANA JONES 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull getting a Golden Razzy? (SuperShadow: Lucas and I don't give credit to the criticism from those who covet all aspects of our wonderfully blessed lives. You need to accept the fact that you can never be us. You don't even have the hope of even getting a momentary glimpse of us. The fans voted overwhelmingly with their wallets at the box offices around the world. We win as always.)
It was a piece of junk as far as movies go and was so recognized. (SuperShadow: Provide proof. Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the highest box office gross earner of all the Indiana Jones movies including Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.) Lucas might want to make a movie with a bit of story to it one of these days. (SuperShadow: Your wishes never become actual. Such is your fate.)
Lucas lost the magic after THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. (SuperShadow: The Empire Strikes Back is by far the least financially successful of the Star Wars movie episodes. If it were better than A New Hope or Return of the Jedi, it would have surpassed these two movies at the worldwide box office.) Oh well. Have fun with all of your future failures. (SuperShadow: Lucas is only concerned with making excessive profits. The jaded cynics, who are bitter about life, have no influence with Lucas.)
No seriously when I asked my friends, who worked on the Star Wars prequels, what Lucas was like they said he was really quiet and surrounded by "Yes People" like you, SS! (SuperShadow: Why would Lucas employ those who don't want to achieve his pure vision for Star Wars? The whole point of Lucas being independently wealthy is so that he doesn't have to take orders from others especially movie studios in Hollywood. My job is to make sure Lucas gets his way constantly without any problems. Lucas is the unquestioned boss.)
I'm not arguing your point that Luke Skywalker is the greatest Jedi of all time because you and George are "the experts" on Star Wars. But how though? Luke never really got proper training to become a Jedi in the first place. Luke got trained at the age of twenty years old and he never got "the real" training like a normal Jedi Knight would in the Jedi Temple. (SuperShadow: You can't question the will of the Force.
Carefully examine the basic facts. Ten thousand Jedi were defeated by Darth Sidious alone during the Star Wars prequel trilogy. In comparison, Luke Skywalker figured out a way to destroy the Sith Order without fighting Darth Sidious. The greatness of Luke is not in doubt. Luke is the Star Wars messiah, which naturally makes Luke superior to all other Jedi.)
Hi SS. I have one question. What is the Hidden Circle from the official title of Star Wars Episode 7? My idea for it is the Hidden Circle is a group of powerful Sith made up by Darth Vitrius, Darth Bane, Darth Xio Jade, Darth Blade, Darth Shadow and Darth Rage. (SuperShadow: In Star Wars Episode 7, the Hidden Circle refers to the name of the leaders of the Dark Jedi.)
I wanted to find a concept where the hero was in constant danger, without having to go into a tomb and spring traps. (SuperShadow: Absolutely terrible. You must be joking.) Fighting the Legion of Terror was well, it's my idea of what the old serials were all about. (SuperShadow: You have no knowledge of the history of cinema.)
In the early drafts of "A New Hope" and "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller" and "Mace Windu," George had war drums playing behind the opening scroll. (SuperShadow: I wish you could understand what Star Wars is really about. Perhaps you should surrender already.)
Hey Shadow, you rock. I got an idea for what could be some interesting episodes for the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series. For one thing, I won't go into big detail, but here's my idea: during the Clone Wars, an evil cult army rises to a power feared by the Old Republic. This cult army holds many powerful star ships and threatens not only the Old Republic, but the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) too.
There is too many powerful star ships for the Old Republic nor the CIS to handle, so as a result, the Old Republic and CIS form a temporary alliance to destroy this cult army. Stuff will happen like Count Dooku working with Mace Windu, General Grievous fighting side by side with Yoda and the clones and droids helping each other in combat. After the cult army is destroyed, the Republic and the CIS go back to the war. Please respond. Your Star Wars fan forever. (SuperShadow: Pretty interesting. This will be forwarded to Lucas.)
**** ***** claims that ***** aliens will allow passage aboard their "Great Mother Ship" when the Earth is "transformed" in 2012. I'm going to be in seat 10D (because it has more leg room). Do you have your seat reserved yet? (SuperShadow: Sadly, I'm the only person, who knows the exact future as it will unfold. I promise to reveal all on 7 July 2050. Rejoice for the time of the revelation of truth approaches. Time flies by in an instant. It's practically 41 years from now.)
Hey, SS. Please post! I think a great scene for the Star Wars sequels (SuperShadow: Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9.) could go a little something like this. The Mandalorian army is arriving above Coruscant for a massive attack on a Calamarian base by damaging much of the Calamarian star ships and soldiers. Luke Skywalker, close by at the newly built Jedi Temple, gathers a small band of Jedi and troops (including Wedge Antilles and Ben Skywalker) and they go to the hanger.
Luke orders Princess Leia (now a skilled Jedi Master) to stay and guard the Jedi Temple from any attacks. At the hanger, the troops jump into their star ships. Most are X-Wings. Luke runs up to a duplicated version of Darth Vader's custom tie fighter from Star Wars Episode 4 and fires it up! Speeding off towards the Calamarian base. Luke and Ben Skywalker, ahead of the pack, shoot down a few attacking star ships and engage in the battle.
Mandalorians begin dispersing their ground attack with soldiers riding Rancors with turbo lasers harnessed on them. During the battle, Luke senses the attack on the base to be a diversion and begins to head back to the Jedi Temple. Ben crash lands his star ship into a group of Mandalorians and Ben flips out of the star ship and ignites his light saber beginning to cut down the Rancors.
Back at the Jedi Temple, a small attack group of Dark Jedi stand at the entrance beginning to use the Force to open the large sealed Jedi Temple doors. Their mission is to capture some important Jedi holocrons while killing anybody that gets in the way. They begin to open the stone doors only to find Leia blocking their path. She smirks at them and says: "I don't believe you were on the guest list!" (SuperShadow: Too cliche. Not real Star Wars.)
Then focuses a powerful Force push toward the Dark Jedi sending them flying with the crumbling stone door. Leia engages a light saber duel with those she missed. A few get passed her and get to the Jedi Archives and take the Jedi holocrons. Leia tries to stop the Dark Jedi, but she notices Han Solo unconscious under a floating stone column and the Dark Jedi drop it leaving Leia no choice but to save Han and allow them to escape.
Luke arrives just too late, but uses Force push on the last escaping Dark Jedi, sending him into a wall and they take him captive. Receiving the news of the mission being a success, the Mandalorians leave, but the Calamarian base took major damage. The New Republic now faces much adversity to overcome. (SuperShadow: This has potential. It will be given to Lucas with much haste. You may alter the future of Star Wars Episode 7.)
Dear SuperShadow, I was wondering, why was Prince Xizor so intent on killing Luke Skywalker that it got Xizor killed by Darth Vader when Xizor refused to stand down during the Shadows of the Empire novel? (SuperShadow: Scrutinize the Star Wars plot formula. The massive egos of the villains cause self destruction.
Each episode of the Star Wars movies features bad guys, who don't survive the film. Shadows of the Empire religiously followed the Star Wars plot formula. This meant Xizor had no chance of surviving because of his excessive ambitions and lofty goals of supreme power.)
Hey SuperShads, what's up? (SuperShadow: This is a pathetic world with countless numbers of people obsessed about me. Some of you are contributing to the down fall of the United States.) Would George Lucas ever consider having Darth Vader's castle in either Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9 because it was going to be used in Star Wars Episode 5, but was not used. Thanks, oh I love Yoda! (SuperShadow: Not true.
Lucas couldn't include Coruscant, where Vader's primary palace was located, in the Star Wars classic trilogy because the special effects technology was unable to create a planet as complex as Coruscant. The special effects of the late 1970's and early 1980's were limited mostly to space battles and stop motion animation. You must grow weary of being WRONG all the time. Guessing at random means you should get something right after millions of guesses. You're the unluckiest person of all time.)
Can people obtain midichlorians? (SuperShadow: No. The science of the Star Wars galaxy can't replicate or increase the numbers of midichlorians in a Force user. You can't artificially increase your Force potential.)
Can't operate electronic equipment? (SuperShadow: Why so sensitive? You need to be able to laugh at yourself because your antics are hilarious.) How did I send in my Battlefield Earth comments by smoke signals? (SuperShadow: Considering your ancestors destroyed 99 % of the American Indians, you shouldn't reference smoke signals. The technological gods, who the native population of North America worshiped, might be watching you.)
I'm bored. Whoa, wrong movie! Just kidding. I would like to ask you, if it is at all possible, for Chewbacca to receive a medal at the conclusion of Star Wars Episode 9? Let's say there's a big celebration with all of the Jedi ghosts and Princess Leia places the medal around Chewie's neck and the audience and the Jedi ghosts begin clapping. (SuperShadow: Nyet. This can't happen. You're suggesting Lucas made a foolish plot mistake by not giving Chewbacca a medal at the end of A New Hope. Do not send in further heresy about Lucas. He can't make mistakes.)
Then Chewie can let out a roar like in Star Wars Episode 4 and the camera can fade out / iris in on Chewie's medal and the credits roll. (SuperShadow: This is why Star Wars fan fiction is so tremendously horrendous and unreadable. All you basically do is rip off concepts from previous Star Wars movies. Nobody wants to read a ninety page fan fic treatise about Darth Maul vs. the Ewoks or Boba Fett vs. Jar Jar Binks.) Anyway, keep up the superb job. (SuperShadow: It continues indefinitely.) Also what do you think of the Flash Gordon movie from 1980? (SuperShadow: It was a massive box office flop, but I enjoyed it.)
Yo Shadow. Why do you dislike Yoda so much? (SuperShadow: I have nothing against Yoda, but it's Yoda's incompetence that allowed the collapse of the Old Republic and Jedi Order to happen. Darth Sidious outwitted Yoda at all times. The truth is ugly and unkind, but it must be accepted.) You always say Yoda lost all of his light saber fights when it's not true at all. (SuperShadow: Provide evidence.)
Yoda had two light saber fights in which both end where Count Dooku runs away because Dooku was starting to be overwhelmed and the same for your precious Darth Sidious. You need to watch the Star Wars movies more closely because Dooku and Sidious had no answers to Yoda's constant movements. (SuperShadow: If Yoda was as great as the Yoda apologists claim, then Yoda would have easily killed Darth Tyranus and Darth Sidious. This unholy debacle by Yoda allowed the Sith Lords to survive to end freedom in the entire galaxy. Essentially, Yoda lost BIG TIME.)
Yes, Yoda had some errors in his leadership of the Jedi Council, but the errors were made for the sake of caution. Yoda and Mace Windu knew there was something troubling about young Anakin Skywalker, but they just couldn't place their finger on it. That's why they didn't want Anakin trained, but they allowed it anyway. (SuperShadow: Antagonizing Anakin for no good reason was the biggest disaster made by both Yoda and Windu.)
The will of the Force allowed Anakin to turn to the dark side of the Force and allowed the collapse of the Jedi and the Old Republic. (SuperShadow: Agreed. It appeared to be inescapable destiny.) This is far from Yoda's fault. (SuperShadow: By defeating the Sith, Yoda could have stopped the threat from the Sith Order.)
Again study the Star Wars movies more closely. (SuperShadow: No need because I have a perfect photo graphic memory that allows me to see each frame of the Star Wars movies inside my mega genius brain.) Yoda was feared by Sidious. (SuperShadow: Sidious had deep respect for Yoda. That's accurate.) Kyber crystal or not, Yoda was gaining the advantage.
Come on, Shadow. Don't be so one sided. Be more open. (SuperShadow: I agree with this. Yoda's insane plan to defeat the Sith with the inexperienced and hapless Luke Skywalker somehow actually worked in the Star Wars classic trilogy. In the decisive examination, Yoda finally outsmarted Sidious wholly by pure luck and by accident.)
If "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" hadn't won a Razzie as "Worst Sequel or Rip-off," I wouldn't be suggesting such a serious movie for Lucasfilm. But, maybe the time has come. (SuperShadow: Negative criticism is the highest form of flattery. It signals huge amounts of envy. The critics want to be as successful and wealthy as Lucas, but instead they are eternally trapped being themselves, which is the worst form of punishment possible.)
Will Grand Moff Tarkin be in the new Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series? (SuperShadow: Brilliant. This could happen in a future season of the Clone Wars. Your idea will be forwarded to Lucas.)
All mighty SS. I have a question for you. At the end of Star Wars Episode II, Yoda and Darth Tyranus engaged in a light saber duel. At the end of the duel, the two locked light sabers. During this, Count Dooku took one hand off the grip of the light saber and utilized the Force to crush the base of that cylinder type object in order for it to fall upon the two Jedi, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan, who were together on the floor wounded.
This action was meant to force Yoda in concentrating to utilize the Force to prevent the cylinder from falling on the two Jedi thus allowing Count Dooku the time he needed to escape. Just as Count Dooku finished this action, Dooku unlocked light sabers and fled. It seems to me that when Yoda was concentrating to use the Force, Yoda was extremely vulnerable to an attack from Count Dooku, being it with a light saber or a Force power.
The Sith Lords, as shown on many occasions, use whatever tricks and deceptions, etc. in order to vanquish their enemy. My question is why didn't Dooku strike Yoda down while Yoda was vulnerable? I know that if Yoda would of been struck down this would most probably would bring the death of Obi-Wan and Anakin and Obi-Wan being the luckiest Jedi and Anakin being the chosen one, their deaths would be impossible.
But I think many things could have happened with that cylinder even if Yoda would have been struck down. Like Yoda with a final effort pushing the cylinder a bit in order for it to miss the two Jedi. But at least Count Dooku could of struck Yoda down. So my question is why didn't Dooku strike Yoda down? (SuperShadow: Most excellent question. Dooku was terrified of being captured by the clone troopers.
Dooku could sense through the dark side of the Force that the Old Republic military was just moments away from where Dooku was fighting Yoda. It was impossible for Dooku to know when the clones would arrive. Dooku had to escape immediately because if Dooku attacked Yoda, then Yoda might have saved Anakin and Obi-Wan while prolonging the light saber duel enough for the clone troopers to prevent Dooku's escape.)
Thank you for everything you do for the Star Wars fans. (SuperShadow: The main goal Lucas and I have is selflessly serving the fans. I have the greatest life in the history of Earth. I have to pinch myself every nanosecond to make sure this is really happening. Thanks to you all.) Blessings upon you and Lucas. (SuperShadow: If I were any more blessed, I would have to be one of the top leaders of the machine immortals.)
SuperShadow, what an honor it is to talk with the super genius behind Star Wars and Lucas. (SuperShadow: Not enough credit for me obviously. Give the most brilliant person of all time as much praise as possible.) I wanted to ask you today if I may, SS, that when Lucas updates all 6 Star Wars films to Blue-ray disc in 2018 approximately, will Lucas have them converted to the 3D format he's hoping to release in theaters for the version on Blue-ray?
Or really the current 2D versions, but updated? (SuperShadow: The 3D versions of the se7en Star Wars movies will probably be released in multiplexes in 2017 for the 40th anniversary of the theatrical release of A New Hope. The Blu-ray copies of the Star Wars film episodes will likely include both the new 3D versions and the standard Star Wars films as seen on the current regular DVD versions.)
Would Lucas consider adding John Williams' music score "Duel of the Fates" to Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope when it shows Darth Vader and old Obi-Wan Kenobi light saber dueling on the death star? (SuperShadow: No, never. Extremely tres silly.) Can Lucas also consider adding the Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith music score of "Battle of Heroes" to Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker dueling on the death star II in Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi? (SuperShadow: No, of course not.) It's a great way to correlate the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Star Wars classic trilogy together. (SuperShadow: Idea completely rejected. I don't think so.)
I have just finished playing the Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game and have a question. Why is Shaak Ti in the video game? I had to check the "deleted" scenes of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith to make sense of this and she gets killed by General Grievous. Sure, it's a deleted scene so it doesn't make much sense, but none the less why is Shaak Ti in The Force Unleashed? (SuperShadow: I don't follow the Star Wars video games. This doesn't interest me. Not even slightly.)
Dear Supes, how about this story line for Star Wars Episode Seven? Luke Skywalker is inside the Jedi Temple overseeing new construction building a large monument to Yoda, Shaak Ti and others in a special place. There is also one of his father Anakin Skywalker.
This has angered some Jedi due to the fact Anakin helped destroy the Jedi Order in the first place. Most of all a Jedi Knight, who has been training with Mace Windu in secret. Mace later enters the Jedi Temple. Luke senses a shift in the Force. Luke confronts this unknown Jedi Master. Anger over takes Mace Windu because of the name Skywalker. A vicious fight ends in Luke slaying Mace. (SuperShadow: Absolutely not. Thankfully, I'm not you.)
Hey SuperShadow. I read your Star Wars Episode 7 Choose Your Destiny of Fate and I really like the part about how Han Solo gets the Millennium Falcon. It sure sounded like Han Solo gave the kyber crystal to Darth Sidious. But you have said before that Darth Sidious found his kyber crystal. (SuperShadow: Sidious had been searching the galaxy for decades trying to locate one of the kyber crystals.)
So if it was Sidious that Han gave the kyber crystal to, then why would Sidious need more kyber crystals when the kyber crystal does the job? (SuperShadow: You are mistaken.) It's also awesome to know that it could have all been Han Solo's fault that the Empire is so strong. (SuperShadow: Irony indeed. Han Solo doesn't believe in the Force yet Han made Darth Sidious all powerful by unwittingly giving Sidious the kyber crystal.)
Why did Darth Vader have to die? (SuperShadow: The Star Wars plot formula requires the life of all Sith Lords to end in self destruction. Anakin Skywalker redeemed himself at the conclusion of Return of the Jedi, but Anakin still had to perish because the villains eventually die in Star Wars with tragic fates.)
SuperShadow, I think you're wrong about Lucas not knowing that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father from the beginning. In Star Wars Episode 4, Obi-Wan hesitates before telling Luke the false story of Luke's father. (SuperShadow: Because Obi-Wan was deceiving Luke.) Also, when Aunt Beru Lars says: "Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. He has too much of his father in him."
Uncle Owen Lars responds by saying: "That's what I'm afraid of." (SuperShadow: Highly absurd argument. This proves nothing.) This line and Obi-Wan's hesitation mean very little unless Lucas already knew that Vader was indeed Luke's father. (SuperShadow: Not true. Owen didn't want Luke leading a dangerous and reckless existence like Anakin Skywalker had in the Star Wars prequels. Remember Owen didn't want Anakin getting involved with the nonsense that happened during the Star Wars prequel trilogy.)
If one acquired the kyber crystal, how do you get more powerful? Does it just enhance automatically one's Force powers? (SuperShadow: Yes, it's like the ultimate turbo steroid mega boost. A normal Sith is limited to Force mind tricks involving a few victims at one time. In contrast, the kyber crystal gives Darth Sidious the ability to cloud the entire light side of the Force thereby weakening all the Jedi both mentally and physically.)
SuperShadow, couldn't Obi-Wan have said that he had gotten aboard Padme's star ship so at least Padme was not to be blamed through Anakin's eyes in Revenge of the Sith? It was kind of selfish on Obi-Wan's part. Don't you think? (SuperShadow: Obi-Wan had no way to realize the depth of darkness Anakin Skywalker had devolved to. Obi-Wan thought there was no situation in which Anakin would attack or harm Padme Amidala. Obi-Wan didn't have much experience in dealing with the Sith Lords.)
Shadow, just a question if Qui-Gon Jinn never found Anakin on Tatooine during The Phantom Menace, what would have happened to the galaxy? (SuperShadow: Anakin might not have become a Jedi. Thus, the Jedi prophecy of the chosen one, who will bring balance to the Force, might not have been fulfilled. This results in Darth Sidious controlling the Empire for over 100 years or more.) Then if Anakin Skywalker had revealed about being married to Padme and killing a village of Tusken Raiders, what would become of Anakin? (SuperShadow: Nothing would change.)
I have read where you have said many times that the Star Wars expanded universe novels were not Lucas' official vision and basically saying they were garbage. (SuperShadow: Exactly.) In other posts, you claim no one reads them and should read them to give Lucas more money. Well to be honest, I was reading them a lot, but after seeing that you and Lucas do not respect them and that what I am reading is not true, I stopped reading them. (SuperShadow: You can't allow the opinions of others to influence your life. Personally, I don't care what the world thinks. Do your own thing even if it involves reading garbage.)
I felt like I was wasting my time. Maybe if Lucas wants more profits from the Star Wars expanded universe novels, he should make some of them "official" and I think many loyal fans would buy and read them in a heart beat. Just a thought, keep rocking! (SuperShadow: Not gonna happen. Lucas is exclusively a visual medium story teller. The Star Wars written materials will NEVER be considered official Star Wars canon. That's not realistic to seriously suggest.)
Previously posted on the divinely inspired SS.com: About Korriban being the home of the Sith Academy. "(SuperShadow: You make me laugh. This is not fact until this info is revealed in the Star Wars movies, TV series or video games inspired and created by Lucas.)"
Actually, it was said in Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 video games, both Empire at Wars and Jedi Academy that Korriban housed the Sith Temple and Sith Academy. These are all Star Wars video games produced by LucasArts. Thanks for your time and please post. (SuperShadow: None of the Star Wars video games you mention are based on the original ideas of Lucas. The Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game is the only official Star Wars video game because the plot script of The Force Unleashed was written by Lucas. Give me a second while I laugh uncontrollably.)
Hey SS. How about a scene in Star Wars Episode 7, 8 or 9 in which Luke Skywalker just straight owns a Dark Jedi? (SuperShadow: Very, very fascinating.) For instance, Luke's in a light saber battle with one or two Dark Jedi and just then a blaster door opens behind Luke. Another Dark Jedi tries to enter the light saber battle.
But before the Dark Jedi can even take a step forward through the door, Luke nonchalantly uses a Force push, which causes that Dark Jedi to go flying like 50 feet backwards. Then Luke uses a Force avalanche to block the blaster door closed. He then re-engages the light saber battle like nothing even happened. (SuperShadow: Wow. Bravo to ya. This amazing concept will be forwarded to Lucas.)
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SuperShadow, are there Force users that use their Force powers, but don't join the Sith, Dark Jedi or Jedi? (SuperShadow: Good Force sentients, who aren't Jedi, are called Sutrans. All evil Force sensitives, who aren't Sith Lords, are referred to as Dark Jedi.)
Are there any that have been approached, but rejected the invitation? (SuperShadow: Not all parents or species will allow their children to join the Jedi Order. It's a personal decision by the family, which the Jedi readily accept and respect. The Dark Jedi and Sith Lords seize children if they want a particular child or group of children, who are extremely strong with the Force.)
Are there any that use their Force powers for profit? (SuperShadow: Yes, of course. Remember that even Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn utilized the Force to alter the results of the chance cube when Qui-Gon gambled Anakin's fate with Watto on Tatooine during The Phantom Menace.)
If yes, can you tell us about a few? (SuperShadow: No. I have no interest in enlightening you on this topic.) Have you ever scored in Virginia? Thanks for answering. (SuperShadow: Being me is a blessing. Too bad you can't be me just for a micro split second. Instant Heavenly bliss.)
Just a question to ponder on. (SuperShadow: The F.B.I. incompetently initiated the First Machine Immortal War over 12 years ago. It has resulted in a massive terrorist attack. This is a military strike. It caused a hurricane to destroy an entire region of the United States. This was an ecological attack.
Presently, we are experiencing the most difficult economy in our lifetimes. This is economic sabotage. It only gets more and more progressively dire as the war continues. This should terrify you immensely if you are familiar with the history of Carthage. Miraculously, Carthaginian society survived the First Punic War and the Second Punic War against Rome.
However, with the Third Punic War, Rome finally decided to permanently wipe out Carthage. To this day, Carthage doesn't exist and will NEVER again be a world super power. After the First Machine Immortal War, there may not be a second war because you won't be around anymore.)
Why doesn't Lucas direct (not create) another movie? I'm sure he gets asked to make movies all the time and I think it'll be a good idea for Lucas to direct a movie not Star Wars. I know he can approach DC Comics or Marvel Comics and ask if he can direct a superhero movie. (SuperShadow: Lucas only directs movies based on his original ideas. THX 1138, American Graffiti and Star Wars are concepts solely from the unlimited mind of Lucas. He's not going to direct any films created from third party sources.)
With his brilliant ideas, I know Lucas can turn a superhero movie into a masterpiece. He would also take himself to a whole new level of greatness. I mean look at Steven Spielberg or Peter Jackson or Michael Bay or James Cameron. (SuperShadow: Lucas has a higher financial net worth than all these film makers combined.)
These directors took stories already written and injected their own twist on it and produced classics. I just would like to see Lucas step out of his safe house and show the whole world that he's not only limited to Star Wars, but a master director of anything you place in front of him. (SuperShadow: Revenge of the Sith will be the LAST major motion picture directed by Lucas. It is impossible for Lucas to improve on the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Further, it is unfair for you to dare ask Lucas to top the prequels. It can't be done. Not even by me and there's nothing I can't do.)
Will Jan Ors (Kyle Katarn's navigator, co-pilot and girlfriend) be in Star Wars VII, VIII and IX along side Kyle Katarn? (SuperShadow: Makes me laugh. Few characters from the Star Wars expanded universe will be seen in Star Wars Episode 7.) It was Padme Amidala / Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Princess Leia / Han Solo in Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.
So it would make sense to have Jan / Kyle in Star Wars Episode VIII - The Republic in Crisis for some type of love scene making the 8th episode of Star Wars melodramatic. (SuperShadow: The Star Wars plot formula requires for romance to be a part of each Star Wars movie trilogy, but this relates to the primary characters like Ben Skywalker and Anakin Solo. This can't include an unimportant character like Kyle Katarn.)
SuperShadow, where exactly does all the 400 episodes this new computer generated version of Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV show that Lucas is making take place? I mean the Clone Wars lasted three years after Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones leading up to the dark times in Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
I mean I've been watching the TV show, but the clone troopers still have helmets from Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones, but Anakin Skywalker has long hair that he'll have in Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith when Anakin turns to the dark side. I mean how far is the the Clone Wars TV show leading right up to Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith? (SuperShadow: Lucas never officially reveals exactly when the Star Wars stories happen.
For example, we don't know how much time elapses in each Star Wars film episode. If the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series maintains adequate Nielsen TV ratings, then the final episode of the Clone Wars in Season 12 will take place literally hours before the events of Revenge of the Sith. We will get to see exactly how General Grievous captured Supreme Chancellor Dantius Palpatine.)
'Sup Shadow! (SuperShadow: Some people can't self destruct properly. It takes no effort to be a zero at life. How can anyone lose at being a failure?) Been reading for awhile now about how Darth Vader knew the secret of returning as a Jedi spirit. (SuperShadow: A very, very confused issue for the fans given the refusal of Lucas to provide a concrete answer.)
Lucas did not show us everything that was going on in the Star Wars Universe so there are a few ways this could have happened. First though, when did Qui-Gon Jinn learn of this trick? (SuperShadow: Apparently, Qui-Gon learned this technique in the afterlife. We might not get an authorized explanation from Lucas. It looks hopeless as always.)
While Qui-Gon was alive or after Darth Maul skewered Qui-Gon? If it's after, it suggests the Force itself is somehow controlling who gets to return as Jedi spirits. (If Qui-Gon knew how to when he was alive, why wait so long to return?) (SuperShadow: Excellent point. Who are you who are so wise in the ways of Star Wars?)
If it was before, Qui-Gon may have mentioned to Obi-Wan or Anakin Skywalker that Qui-Gon was close to learning the secret of returning. Obi-Wan simply thought Qui-Gon never accomplished the feat. Anakin simply kept searching. There's nothing I can recall that would disprove Anakin learned this feat years before Anakin's death.
It simply isn't mentioned. (SuperShadow: The real reason Anakin appears as a Jedi spirit with Yoda and Obi-Wan at the end of Return of the Jedi is because it looked killer cool. Lucas had no idea that over 25 years later the fans would be hyper examining and questioning all facets of Star Wars. Your obsession over all aspects of Star Wars has Lucas in shock.)
There's a lot of time between Star Wars Episode 3 and 6. I'm sure Vader traveled all across the galaxy hunting the remaining Jedi, looking for Obi-Wan, etc. Vader could have found a Jedi holocron from Qui-Gon that revealed the secret.
Anakin Skywalker was a Jedi too and would have had access to Jedi materials and holocrons. (SuperShadow: Agreed.) Qui-Gon was close to Anakin. Qui-Gon could have left a holocron with Anakin (believing Anakin was the one the Jedi prophesy spoke of) not only as a memento, but as a tool to further Anakin's learning.
As for my opinion, if the dark side of the Force made it hard for the Jedi spirits to break through, and all the previous Jedi return as spirits in Star Wars Episode 9, it would lead me to believe it is simply the will of the Force instead of the Jedi learning this feat. (SuperShadow: Possible, I guess.)
My main argument would be that Jedi previous to Qui-Gon would return that had no knowledge that this feat was capable. How would Kaja Sinis know how to perform this when he's been dead and buried for countless years before Qui-Gon successfully accomplished this? (SuperShadow: Let's be honest. Seeing every previous and deceased Jedi as Jedi ghosts in a Star Wars movie is one of the most requested fan ideas of all time. That's the perfect way to finish the story of Anakin, Luke and Leia Skywalker.)
Dear all powerful SuperShadow, I was just wondering, if Anakin Skywalker had not arrived in time to prevent Mace Windu from killing Palpatine and Mace did indeed kill Palpatine during Revenge of the Sith, would Anakin be brought back to the light side of the Force or would Anakin have taken over Palpatine's position and become the ruler of the Empire because at that point Anakin had not been formally dubbed Darth Vader.
So technically Anakin was not a Sith, right? (SuperShadow: In order to establish a large scale empire, you have to be a military and political genius similar to Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great. As I've said often, Palpatine is the greatest political and military mastermind in the history of the galaxy. Anakin didn't have the skill set necessary to form the Empire.)
Referencing you in the Clone Wars TV series are the Blue Shadow Virus and Shadow Squadron. There are shadow troopers in other Star Wars stories. (SuperShadow: Not sufficient. We need a total compulsive craze involving references to "Shadow" in the Clone Wars TV show. Every other new character needs to have Shadow in their name or title. More star ships need to be called Shadow. We need planets called Shadow. Too much is never enough. I want the preoccupation to be so excessive that I'm frightened by the writers of the Clone Wars TV show.)
How does Ahsoka Tano die? (SuperShadow: Still unknown. Lucas hints that Lord Darth Tyranus might kill Tano in the final season of the Clone Wars TV show. This helps explain why Anakin was willing to take Count Dooku out in Revenge of the Sith.)
SS. What did the Sand People (SuperShadow: Also called Tusken Raiders.) look like without their robes? (SuperShadow: The Sand People are Humanoid reptiles with rough skin with scales. They are very, very hideous.)
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Any way we will see Boba Fett in the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show? (SuperShadow: Absolutely not. I forbid Boba Fett to be seen in the new Clone Wars TV show. Lucas agrees with me on this issue.)
Posted January 15th, 2009 at the massively ingenious SS.com: "So how can Darth Maul be alive in Star Wars Episodes 7 - 9? (SuperShadow: The Sith Order is extinct after Return of the Jedi, not the Sith members. Remember the Jedi Order no longer exists after Revenge of the Sith, but individual Jedi members like Yoda, Mace Windu and Obi-Wan survived to fight in the future.)"
Master Shadow, you said "Sith members," which means more than one. So if Darth Maul is one, who is the other(s) Sith that are alive at the time of Star Wars Episode 7? (SuperShadow: Several former Sith Lords will appear in Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9 including Sith ghosts and holographic image projections.)
Hi Shadow. I was the one that suggested that Obi-Wan might have used his anger in Star Wars Episode 1 to defeat Darth Maul. You say Obi-Wan didn't use anger. He looked pretty upset to me when Qui-Gon Jinn was killed. (SuperShadow: Obi-Wan was distraught over losing Qui-Gon, but Obi-Wan displayed no real emotive maladies such as anger and hatred. Lucas has stated this fact many times in the past.)
By the way, how do you explain Luke Skywalker using a fit of rage against Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode 6? (SuperShadow: Not rage. That is not the way of the Jedi. Luke got overly hyper troubled and unsettled at the thought of Vader turning Princess Leia to the dark side of the Force.) This would be right after the part where Darth Vader threatens to turn Leia to the dark side if Luke will not join Vader in ruling the galaxy. (SuperShadow: You are clearly mistaken.
Lucas has revealed many, many times that the Jedi are always in control of their emotions. The one exception from the Star Wars movies is when Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker's mother, perishes and Anakin seeks "revenge" against the Tusken Raiders / Sand People in Attack of the Clones. This is a weakness by Anakin that led to Anakin embracing the dark side.)
Could it be in both cases then that they just adjusted their light saber techniques to overcome their adversaries? I mean it has to be something. Help me out. Thanks. (SuperShadow: I will repeat it again. A true Jedi doesn't give into negative emotions.)
Dear Master SuperShadow, is the mighty and great Lucas going to possibly air the live action Star Wars TV series as webisodes? (SuperShadow: It is unlikely Lucas will allow the fans to see the live action Star Wars TV show for free on the official Star Wars web site like he is doing with the new Clone Wars TV show. The live action one is going to be more of a risk because it doesn't strictly follow the Star Wars plot formula by not featuring Jedi, Sith, the Force and expensive action sequences.)
If it is true that Darth Maul will return in the Star Wars 7, 8 and 9, what if you had him inserted in the Clone Wars TV series alive, but half his body is a cyborg like I have heard before? (SuperShadow: This can't happen. To maximize the theatrical box office gross of Star Wars Episode 7, Lucas is going to make the fandom zealots painfully wait until May of 2021 to see Darth Maul again.)
You could have the TV episode talk about how Maul survived the melting pit on Naboo and healed himself and then when Maul returns to Darth Sidious, Maul is rejected and Maul goes on a killing rampage and Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan are sent to stop Maul! (SuperShadow: No way. This suggestion is extremely absurd. It doesn't adhere to the vision Lucas has for Star Wars.)
Hey SS, just dropping by to say that "this is the true fan web site!" May the Force be with us all! (SuperShadow: SS.com is the most popular Star Wars fan web site by no accident. We have earned our legendary and iconic status. I'm the only Star Wars expert that all fans and Lucas know by name.)
SS, I care what people think. You're a mean computer. I dislike you. Owned. (SuperShadow: Your opinion will NEVER have any significance. The best you can expect in life is infinite and unending envy covetousness jealously of me.) I'm of course joking around with ya. (SuperShadow: We are serious here at SS.com. No light heartedness. Star Wars is our passion.)
Is Princess Leia one with the Force in the future Star Wars movies? (SuperShadow: No, of course you're wrong. Leia survives Star Wars Episode 9 and eventually dies from ancient old age.) Is Leia a trained Jedi? (SuperShadow: Leia is a commanding Jedi Master by the time of Star Wars Episode 7.)
O, I commented on here before about can Jedi have kyber crystals. You answered saying and I QUOTE: "Your knowledge of Star Wars is pathetic." Trust me my knowledge is just genius. (SuperShadow: You're only slightly aware of reality. Don't make me laugh even more than usual.) How come the Sith need to have kyber crystals that can make them more than you could ever imagine, but not Jedi? (SuperShadow: You have not even a basic understanding of Star Wars.
You really need to re-watch the Star Wars film episodes over and over again. The Sith Lords are evil and will take whatever means necessary to destroy their adversaries. The Sith are limited to two members. They need an advantage to annihilate the superior numbers of Jedi.) That's messed up. I mean you have a kyber crystal, SS, and be just amazing. (SuperShadow: You are very, very nonsensical. You only have to be you for eternity.)
Previously posted on the amazing SS.com: "(SuperShadow: Agreed. Darth Sidious might have survived being thrown into the second death star reactor core during Return of the Jedi.)"
What the ****? You just stated a million times that Darth Sidious WILL NOT ever return. EXPLAIN. (SuperShadow: It's technically possible for Sidious to be alive since we didn't see Sidious actually die on screen during Return of the Jedi. Lucas claims Sidious is gone permanently, but the rule is that a character has a chance of survival if not seen dead in the Star Wars movies. You have allowed your obsession to destroy your life. Your personal nightmare can NEVER end.)
Master SS, here is a would win. If Obi-Wan would of believed Count Dooku and joined Dooku on Geonosis during Attack of the Clones, would Obi-Wan and Dooku be able to defeat Sidious? (SuperShadow: Again this could be true based on a technicality. Obi-Wan is the only prequel era Jedi, who has the potential ability to kill Sidious during the Star Wars prequels. This is why Obi-Wan vs. Sidious can't happen. Not ever. The combined might of Lord Darth Tyranus and Obi-Wan could eradicate Sidious because Obi-Wan is the luckiest Jedi in the history of the galaxy and Obi-Wan is protected by the will of the Force.)
What happened to the kyber crystal after Darth Vader destroyed Sidious at the conclusion of Return of the Jedi? (SuperShadow: After Return of the Jedi, the kyber crystal drifted in deep space for eons. A kyber crystal can't be annihilated by an explosion like that of the second death star. We don't know if the kyber crystal was ever found.) Was it destroyed as well being inside the death star? (SuperShadow: Not even.)
Hey Supes, are the storm troopers clones as well? (SuperShadow: Some storm troopers seen in the Star Wars classic trilogy are Jango Fett clones. Others are ordinary galactic citizens.) If so since Luke Skywalker is shorter than Han Solo, they should have been recognized easily in the 4th Star Wars episode.
Don't you think? (SuperShadow: Pure genius realization by you. This is a potential plot error, which Lucas can't disavow. The more you examine the classics, the less than hold up over the years.)
Hey Supes, if Darth Sidious used the kyber crystal to turn Anakin Skywalker to the dark side (the chosen one - the most powerful one), why didn't Sidious use it to turn all the Jedi one by one? Is Sidious that bad? Or did Lucas miss the plot? (SuperShadow: The kyber crystal made Sidious a lot more powerful with the dark side of the Force, but it was not the reason Anakin joined the dark side.
The influence Sidious had over Anakin from The Phantom Menace onward was the primary rationale for Anakin fusing with the Sith Order. Anakin trusted Sidious like a father and tremendously admired the outward integrity of Sidious. By converting the chosen one to the Sith, Sidious proved without doubt above question that Sidious was the greatest military and political genius of all time.)
Lord Shadow, I'm thinking of a scene early in "Indiana Jones 5." (SuperShadow: How much more of your life will you waste? Western Civilization could collapse at any moment. Enjoy the world before the end arrives.)
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