I don't see Seven Samurai being workable in the Star Wars universe. Maybe if it was one or two Jedi in the McQueen/Brynner roles trying to recruit a bunch of cynical Han Solo types. And even then the two Jedi wouldn't be the cool ones because they'd be surrounded by rogues. (Yes, I know, Magnificent Seven but it still holds). They could set it in the Old Republic. That might help.

I'm curious to see how they manage this, most people aren't very extended universe familiar, myself included. Probably 80% of what I know about Star Wars comes from the 3 (fine, 6...) movies and a christmas special.

The video games have been hit and miss. The most successful ones seem to revolve around playing Jedis.

But I did see a trailer for Star Wars 1313 and it actually looked good.

Fish in a Barrel:I've seen The Hidden Fortress. I don't really see the threads of inspiration between it and Star Wars.

R-2,C3PO and Leia are equivalent to the main characters of Hidden Fortress -- kind of a basis for the story, but then it takes off in a whole different direction. I don't think there was an exact counterpart to Minfune's character by the time they were done.

Spanky_McFarksalot:I'm curious to see how they manage this, most people aren't very extended universe familiar, myself included. Probably 80% of what I know about Star Wars comes from the 3 (fine, 6...) movies and a christmas special.

The video games have been hit and miss. The most successful ones seem to revolve around playing Jedis.

But I did see a trailer for Star Wars 1313 and it actually looked good.

Fano:Spanky_McFarksalot: I'm curious to see how they manage this, most people aren't very extended universe familiar, myself included. Probably 80% of what I know about Star Wars comes from the 3 (fine, 6...) movies and a christmas special.

The video games have been hit and miss. The most successful ones seem to revolve around playing Jedis.

But I did see a trailer for Star Wars 1313 and it actually looked good.

I'm pretty sure you weren't a Jedi in X-Wing or Tie Fighter

The Jedi actually kinda suck in the SW Battlefront games, but those were some of the best run n shoot titles for the PSP/PS2, Star Wars or not

alright, since this article has something to do with the clone wars series I just wanted to ask if anyone knew where you could find the cartoon animated series of it not this cgi bs that appears to be the only thing I can find.

It's been dead for a long time, you know. Let's have the decency to sign the death certificate and move on to something with a future. And by that I don't mean any more zombies, time-travelling wish fantasies or tracking down some "terrorist" who like as not never existed in the first place.

Duke Skymocker:Timothy Zahn's "Heir to the Empire" trilogy revitalized the franchise in the early 90s. Personally I think It's one of the best series and a great source of material for any screenwriters.