Yeah, the comics are pretty good. Some of the Darth Vader stories have been really excellent.

There's a constant rumour of an Obi-wan movie with Ewan McGregor. That could work, but I'd like to see it as a smaller story.

There's an excellent comic that features Obi-wan on Tatooine, and it has this great line:
"As hard as it was to become a Jedi, it was even harder to stop being one.

But I did."

That's a movie I'd like to see.

There are a LOT of similarities. It definitely blurs the line between "reboot" and "homage", but I'd argue that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I think it will take a few years for me to digest and figure out where I think it ranks in my personal assessment of the Star Wars movies.

That being said, I'm excited about the future of Star Wars again -- the prequels came very close to destroying any optimism that I had in that regard.

For the moment, consider Episode VII but ignore the plot and parallels / homage / blatant copying between it and A New Hope. In all three prequels combined, there wasn't a single character that was interesting; that we could identify with. Anakin was annoying -- in kid form and adult form. Ewan McGregor did OK with the material and directing he was given, but the script and writing in general did NOTHING to connect prequels Obi-Wan with the original trilogy. Padme, Jar-Jar (ha!), Palpatine, Dooku, etc. -- not a single memorable, interesting character that made me want to learn more about them. Sam Jackson's Mace Windu was probably the closest, but didn't get enough screen time or depth to really establish interest.

Already I feel confident in saying that in terms of characters, Episode VII is massively, overwhelmingly better than the prequels. Rey, Finn, and Poe are each individually far more interesting than every character from the prequels combined. AND, I want to see how those new faces interact with the old stars also. Luke, Leia, even Chewbacca (my personal favorite of the OT) all seem like they will continue to be very important to the story moving forward -- and continue to develop their own story arcs in addition to the new cast.

The Force Awakens wasn't *perfect* -- I tend to think it leaned a bit too much on revamping A New Hope also -- but it was very good and very entertaining. And I am definitely excited about the future of Star Wars again.

>> ^Yogi:

Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman visited these things on Long Way Down. Even had tea with a family that lived in one of the underground places. None of the people visiting the place recognized Ewan, which is hilarious to me.


No video or photos. of his visit?

*geek

Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman visited these things on Long Way Down. Even had tea with a family that lived in one of the underground places. None of the people visiting the place recognized Ewan, which is hilarious to me.

This host's voice sounds eerily like Ewan McGregor's.

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>> ^my15minutes:

i just read it recently and it's a good chronicle of his long journey around the world with his very good friend Charley Boorman, son of the director John Boorman.


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>> ^Skeeve:

Dan Savage talks about that one woman he would fuck - that there is one person in the world for each of us that we would do regardless of our sexual orientation.
I too have a man-crush on Ewan McGregor.


i find my list of man crushes gets longer every year =/

>> ^Yogi:

I'm totally straight...but I would fuck Ewan McGregor!


i'd eat the peanuts out of his shit

Dan Savage talks about that one woman he would fuck - that there is one person in the world for each of us that we would do regardless of our sexual orientation.

I too have a man-crush on Ewan McGregor.

I'm totally straight...but I would fuck Ewan McGregor!

Hey! Thanks!

Ewan, Yum.


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