Star Wars Rebels: Meet Ezra, the Street-Smart Hero
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[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;43921445][img]https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1922402_698259063552818_1277781802_n.jpg[/img]
the art for this shit looks like it was done by CG undergrads[/QUOTE]
lol Bioware did better CG for KotOR 1. In 200-fucking-3.
I'm not very interested in this because I don't like the Rebel Forces. They are so weak and shallow compared to the imperial force/clones/droids basically anything.
Generic humans with Blasterzzz.
such a rebel, wow
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;43921445][img]https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1922402_698259063552818_1277781802_n.jpg[/img]
the art for this shit looks like it was done by CG undergrads[/QUOTE]
it looks nice but it would do [B]way[/B] better with a more "hand brush Painted" look
but lets look at it this way
[t]http://stagevu.com/img/thumbnail/cktchsgomopibig.jpg[/t][t]http://kylierichardson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Family-Guy.jpg[/t]
ok, yeah, "J!NX that's hand drawn not animated, what are you doing?"
it's not that bad of an example. They may be 'new' to animation but by actively making a job out of animating it will progressively get better.
Almost every decent show starts off looking like shit and ends later on looking better because the team is vastly more skilled by the end of at least 1 season. Everything will eventually fit into place. Unless it's a legendary classic like Breaking bad it'll take a little bit to "Break in" the characters.
so it may look kinda shitty now, but be hopeful they get the right idea :v:
I don't know, I just really want this to actually be something at least slightly original.
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;43921445][img]https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1922402_698259063552818_1277781802_n.jpg[/img]
the art for this shit looks like it was done by CG undergrads[/QUOTE]
Holy shit you're right. There's little to no actual texture on anything, they just have the bare minimum, the grass looks like they took a bunch of fucking sprites and pasted them everywhere, the background looks like Omikron's opening cutscene, and that helmet looks like they just colored the visor black and left the rest of it uncolored rather than actually making it white or whatever.
[QUOTE=Broguts;43924052]Holy shit you're right. There's little to no actual texture on anything, they just have the bare minimum, the grass looks like they took a bunch of fucking sprites and pasted them everywhere, the background looks like Omikron's opening cutscene, and that helmet looks like they just colored the visor black and left the rest of it uncolored rather than actually making it white or whatever.[/QUOTE]
Lets be fair, those are promo pictures that they're doing for the characters and probably look like because it's just a promo. I'm certain that when the series is actually airing then it'll look a lot better because they go through all the editing and the likes.
[QUOTE=Broguts;43924052]Holy shit you're right. There's little to no actual texture on anything, they just have the bare minimum, the grass looks like they took a bunch of fucking sprites and pasted them everywhere, the background looks like Omikron's opening cutscene, and that helmet looks like they just colored the visor black and left the rest of it uncolored rather than actually making it white or whatever.[/QUOTE]
It does look pretty bad, but I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and assume its a WIP. I mean they showed [B]a lot[/B] of unfinished stuff in that video.
Wait are you guys telling me that the incomplete concept/promo art looks like incomplete concept/promo art
holy shit you're right!
[QUOTE=Broguts;43924052]Holy shit you're right. There's little to no actual texture on anything, they just have the bare minimum, the grass looks like they took a bunch of fucking sprites and pasted them everywhere, the background looks like Omikron's opening cutscene, and that helmet looks like they just colored the visor black and left the rest of it uncolored rather than actually making it white or whatever.[/QUOTE]
you mean like every single alpha/beta/pilot episode/example showcase ever made?
[QUOTE=J!NX;43924630]you mean like every single alpha/beta/pilot episode/example showcase ever made?[/QUOTE]
no no no jinx, you need to understand that it's BAD because the early art looks awful! it's gonna look like SHIT i swear
In a way I actually kind of like the style of what they're showing because it looks like none of this is anywhere near final, and hopefully means that there's still time for them to make improvements. If it's unfinished then it's probably going to look unfinished, and that shows there's still room for improvement. If they do actually think they're near final however then it's just laughable.
Also this kid is literally Aladdin in space.
To be honest Sraw Wars doesn't have much to offer if we exclude the jedi, hence why we get the jedi every time. I mean the whole universe rotates around the fucking jedi.
A non-force driven story would be cool, but someone needs to do a really good job to fill the gap that appears when we remove the force as force creates the mental conflicts and philosophy that define the plot and creates all the symbols.
I think I want a jedi-driven star wars. Just not cartoonish, childish or anything. Star Wars is a damn fairy tale for kids as it is, it needs a more realistic rework. Add some gray to the good vs bad setting and it will blast. It won't be the star wars as we know it though, so I don't expect everyone to agree with me.
[editline]16th February 2014[/editline]
[b]But fuck this kid seriously[/b]
[editline]16th February 2014[/editline]
Street smart? What kind of thing is that? Give me some Kyle Katarn style character that actually has some fucking balls jesus christ
[QUOTE=Skyward;43922877]I might look into it then. I've been craving some Star Wars lately. I've been playing a ton of KOTOR and SWTOR lately to keep myself sated :v:[/QUOTE]
If you have Netflix and can wait until March 7th, they're getting every episode, the movie and the new "lost season" then. Plus director cuts of some episodes.
[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;43924762]To be honest Sraw Wars doesn't have much to offer if we exclude the jedi, hence why we get the jedi every time. I mean the whole universe rotates around the fucking jedi.
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Thing is, people think this because Jedi are the main focus of every major piece of Star Wars media. The universe has the potential to tell a fantastic non-force/jedi focused story, but because it's never really been done, its thought to be impossible. It's a shame because of how many interesting elements of the Star Wars universe aren't getting properly realized because of this.
tell that to the mandalorian stories.
[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;43924762]To be honest Sraw Wars doesn't have much to offer if we exclude the jedi, hence why we get the jedi every time. I mean the whole universe rotates around the fucking jedi.
A non-force driven story would be cool, but someone needs to do a really good job to fill the gap that appears when we remove the force as force creates the mental conflicts and philosophy that define the plot and creates all the symbols.
I think I want a jedi-driven star wars. Just not cartoonish, childish or anything. Star Wars is a damn fairy tale for kids as it is, it needs a more realistic rework. Add some gray to the good vs bad setting and it will blast. It won't be the star wars as we know it though, so I don't expect everyone to agree with me.[/QUOTE]
I honestly don't see where to add "some gray" in there. Anything TOR-related may fly, but since we're pretty much stuck in this Empire-related setting for movies, series and so on, it would require a complete rework of the entire premise, since it's already established that Jedi are plain good and Sith are plain bad.
All I want is a Star Wars series that doesn't involve the force whatsoever and just involves the day-to-day struggle of an outlaw before the whole New Hope story started.
And have it be marketed to people who aren't either complete fuckwads or children.
I was shocked when I realized that after watching the 3d clone wars series I actually like General Grevious as a character. Based off the clone wars series I'm pretty confident that they won't fuck this up.
[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;43925735]I was shocked when I realized that after watching the 3d clone wars series I actually like General Grevious as a character. Based off the clone wars series I'm pretty confident that they won't fuck this up.[/QUOTE]
General Grevious is a really well made character
[QUOTE=J!NX;43926288]General Grevious is a really well made character[/QUOTE]
As someone who went into the clone wars having only seen him in the 3rd film I didn't expect anything good from him so I was pleasantly surprised.
Hell everything about that series was a pleasant surprise considering I thought it was going to be garbage for kids.
[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;43926369]As someone who went into the clone wars having only seen him in the 3rd film I didn't expect anything good from him so I was pleasantly surprise.
Hell everything about that series was a pleasent surprise considering I thought it was going to be garbage for kids.[/QUOTE]
to be fair, knowing just how bad those films were, could you have expected anything good from it? :v:
and Look at avatar: the last air bender. It's a kid show that isn't a kids show, it's so much more. A kids show can be for kids, but still have 'adult' humor in it and things that adults can easily enjoy, and have enough story in it to matter.
Lets just hope they do the same for this one.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;43926410]Well they keep saying they're making it as Dark as the OT.[/QUOTE]
(Not going to make another post so I don't clog the thread or something)
Not for this show, but a "Wolf among us" tier dark star wars show taking the role of a non major forcepower investigator or hunter or something movie or show would be [U]insane[/U].
Well they keep saying they're making it as Dark as the OT.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;43926410]Well they keep saying they're making it as Dark as the OT.[/QUOTE]
But the OT wasn't dark?
Or I guess what I would consider dark. I could just be jaded :v:
I want a star wars series centered around Kyle Katarn before he defected from the empire, showing his exploits and how he met Jan Ors, shit like that.
If the kid wasn't force sensitive it wouldn't be anywhere near as bad. Kanan seems pretty cool and from what I've seen of the lego, the rest of the crew seem decent since they're all aliens.
You have to realize that marketers first thought when creating a show is "How do we get the kids to like this and make money at the same time?" and the easy answer is to make a relate character for them so they can market the shit out of them so in pretty much every kids show your going to have young/teenage main character for boys.
[QUOTE=Skyward;43924902]Thing is, people think this because Jedi are the main focus of every major piece of Star Wars media. The universe has the potential to tell a fantastic non-force/jedi focused story, but because it's never really been done, its thought to be impossible. It's a shame because of how many interesting elements of the Star Wars universe aren't getting properly realized because of this.[/QUOTE]
There aren't enough non-Jedi media, but this isn't to say they're completely absent.
There's the X-Wing books, Shadows of the Empire, Darksaber, Dark Forces, the Hand of Thrawn Duology, almost everything with Mandalorians, and almost anything dealing with the Hutts are probably the biggest examples of EU stuff where the Jedi don't really do anything.
[QUOTE=Krinkels;43927538]There aren't enough non-Jedi media, but this isn't to say they're completely absent.
There's the X-Wing books, Shadows of the Empire, Darksaber, Dark Forces, the Hand of Thrawn Duology, almost everything with Mandalorians, and almost anything dealing with the Hutts are probably the biggest examples of EU stuff where the Jedi don't really do anything.[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah, by no means does it not exist, its just not prevalent enough in the MAJOR Star Wars media. The stuff even the not-so-dedicated audience knows. Its considered a risk to do anything without them because most people who don't know much about Star Wars wouldn't be interested in a Star Wars movie or show without the iconic Jedi in it. And with movies and TV, if it doesn't rake in the numbers, it doesn't get made.
Well of course the movies are going to have Jedi, they're all about the Skywalkers.
TV is a little different on the other hand. The first Star Wars TV shows were Droids and Ewoks.
The trend of more Jedi Clone Wars stuff didn't start until they made Clone Wars in 2003.
Blegh, I'm sorry I'm not explaining my self well. The meds I took today sorta wacked me out, so I may be a bit hard to understand, sorry :c
I mean in the world of [I]modern [/I]television and movies, it won't happen. Things rely to heavily on brand recognition nowadays. The lowest common denominator audience doesn't want to learn about something new, they want to see something they know about and a story they're already familiar with.
The likelihood of a Star Wars movie or show that's not force/jedi centric coming out TODAY is really unlikely because it'd be using a part of the Star Wars franchise that people don't know about through osmosis alone. When people who don't know much about it think of Star Wars they think of a handful of iconic things that have slipped their way into popular culture, most namely the Jedi, the Force, and Lightsabers. And to have a movie that doesn't have those in the forefront to be shoved into the moronic audience's face to reinforce that it is in fact a Star Wars movie, they won't care about it. Because let's face it, they're not making new Star Wars movies as fan service. They're making them because it's a big franchise that'll rake in the cash money from long terms fans and people who know nothing about the lore and universe of Star Wars, but do know its STAR WARS so they'll go see it anyways. And if it disappoints the long terms fans for dumbing down the experience for the masses, but still mainstream retained success among the less invested viewers, it'll be a success in the eyes of Hollywood because that's where the real money lies.
It's a sad truth. People give Hollywood director's a lot shit for making movies that are soulless and were made out of marketing statistics and not actual artistic integrity, and I don't blame them for it. It's a shitty practice. But in the end it's what makes the money, and the worst part about it is that the general audience for these things are mostly so dimwitted that everything needs to be pandered to the lowest common denominator and explicitly explained or rely on pre-established brand recognition. New ideas or even new takes on old ideas (in this case a Star Wars movie not centered on a Jedi) are fading away as the masses no long have the capacity to accept anything new and think for themselves.
Right here's the crew. As well as Kanan and Ezra there's a female Mandalorian, a droid and an alien based on Chewbacca's original design.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/oBtC6nh.jpg[/img]
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