awakeintheashes Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 5/6/2024 at 2:40 PM, kimik said: Nice second trailer. Looks like all of the characters are well past the comics/novels in timing? Yeah, this takes place toward the end of the High Republic. I think it’s roughly 100 years after the events of Phase 1 & 3. Vern appears, but her race/species lives longer than humans. With Phase 3 still unfolding, I guess any character appearing, besides Vern, would be a spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Really curious who this Sith is. It’s either Darth Plagueis’ master or an apprentice before Palpatine/Sidious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 I was offered a survey today and shown behind-the-scenes images and videos to ask if I felt the story was intense enough. They had tracking software too that if I took any snapshots it would log this and legal action could be taken. All for $5 for my time. I just wanted to see more. I liked what I saw. That's all I can say so far. piper, awakeintheashes and I like pie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I like pie Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/11/2024 at 5:15 PM, Bosco685 said: I was offered a survey today and shown behind-the-scenes images and videos to ask if I felt the story was intense enough. They had tracking software too that if I took any snapshots it would log this and legal action could be taken. All for $5 for my time. I just wanted to see more. I liked what I saw. That's all I can say so far. Couldn't you just record it with your phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 On 5/11/2024 at 11:16 PM, I like pie said: Couldn't you just record it with your phone? You had to complete the survey in under 10 minutes. Any longer and it would cut it off. Probably done also to avoid the chance someone was rewinding the video a few times to record it. Very well controlled survey approach. I like pie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 5/11/2024 at 6:15 PM, Bosco685 said: I was offered a survey today and shown behind-the-scenes images and videos to ask if I felt the story was intense enough. They had tracking software too that if I took any snapshots it would log this and legal action could be taken. All for $5 for my time. I just wanted to see more. I liked what I saw. That's all I can say so far. That’s awesome! I can’t wait for this one to drop. The books have been great and at times devastating (still recovering from Path of Deceit). I will be at Disney World the week this show premieres. I forget which day we are going to be doing all the Star Wars stuff, but I’m hoping there is some cool promo stuff for it. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM Not sure if this means anything, but here are the embargo lift dates. Also, not sure if anyone caught one of the more recent trailers, but it looks like we are getting Vern’s lightwhip. For anyone not familiar, she tweaked her lightsaber to also function as a lightwhip. Sounded pretty cool in the books, looking forward to how it translates to screen. kimik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted Wednesday at 06:01 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:01 PM (edited) Star Wars: The Acolyte Explores a Side of the Sith We’ve Never Seen Before - Den of Geek Sounds like she really knows her stuff. Also, sounds like some good stuff for fans of Legends and KOTOR SW stuff. Quote While this is definitely not the first time we’ve seen secret Sith machinations against the Jedi on screen, in terms of live action, The Acolyte takes the deepest dive into their mythos ever. Headland describes the series as “an expansion of Sith ideology.” What was it about the bad guys that captivated Headland so much as to pitch an entire show about them? It all goes back to unanswered questions from The Phantom Menace. “There are certain things that happened in the prequels about the Sith and about Darth Maul, and the Jedi’s understanding of them, that I found intriguing,” Headland says. “Qui-Gon on Tatooine immediately knows that Darth Maul is a Sith from fighting him and then reports that to the [Jedi] Council. Yoda knows about the Rule of Two; he says there’s always a master and an apprentice. So, while they’re considered extinct, there was a little bit of knowledge about the Sith that I felt would not have come from ancient history. To me, it felt like to know that information that quickly; it would have had to have been in the last 100 years.” That’s a jaw-dropping observation from a lifelong Star Wars fan and creator who has clearly thought deeply about the movies and established lore that inspired this show. Let’s be very clear: chatting with Headland about Star Wars is delightful. She takes her time with each answer and is as precise as a targeting computer when digging up the most obscure references to canon and old Legends lore. In fact, fans tuning into the show this June should expect quite a few nods to deep-cut lore from the franchise’s past. “I really toyed with utilizing Darth Bane or mentioning Bane. We do not do it in the first season, but it is obviously the legacy of these practitioners of the dark side,” Headland says with a laugh when asked whether the show will finally see the live-action debut of Palpatine and Maul’s Sith forefather. “While we don’t get into that particular lore, there were some things in Legends that I wanted to drag out because I felt they were really interesting, not only to the storyline but to myself as a fan. I thought, ‘Well, I’d love to do that.’” One particularly exciting reference was the beloved 2004 video game Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, specifically the story’s main villain. “Darth Traya really stuck out to me as an inspiration,” Headland says. Edited Wednesday at 06:36 PM by awakeintheashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago New fight scene clip. Very on-brand for the Jedi of this era that he did not ignite his lightsaber for this. Bosco685 and mr_highgrade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
