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The Lightsabre
Interview Mark Newbold
Welcome to Lightsabre. I’m the webmaster of
www.lightsabre.co.uk, I had a stand
at Celebration Europe and raised over a thousand pounds for charity, I’m
dashing, handsome, suave, debonair, devastatingly funny and once again I’m
talking to myself. Please welcome to
Lightsabre…me. This week for a change I’ve opened
the floor to questions, so let’s see who has any questions… Paul Bateman,
assistant to Ralph McQuarrie - If the Star Wars universe really existed, (just kidding, I know it's a
documentary)who would you hang out with and where would you like to live? A –
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Anthony Harding, LucasArts Beta Tester - If you could pick ONE Female from ALL the films who would you choose? (be imaginative, Yaddle not applicable) :p
A - Apart from Yaddle? Sheesh, it would obviously be every 30-something guys first crush Princess Leia in that bikini or Mara Jade as portrayed by the gorgeous Shannon McRandle. And Natalie Portman has a classic, Audrey Hepburn beauty that captivates - and she looked stupidly hot in Closer. Although the six breasted dancer from Jedi was a hottie, and Gragra from The Phantom Menace had her charms. And Oola could bust a move...
Sarah Mills - The classic desert island discs question - one movie, one album, one book.
A - Movie, I'd probably plum for Empire although Star Wars is the only one of the 6 that can stand alone as a self-contained entity. Album would be the Empire soundtrack, although The Phantom Menace is a stupendously good listen that gets better with age. Book would be either Han Solo at Stars End or Revenge of the Sith. Stars End was the first Star Wars book I read after the original novelisation and Sith is such a clever novel with the way it gets into the characters heads, it almost outshines the source material.
A -
That's a goooood question. It
would have to be either Chalmuns cantina
from A New Hope or Cloud City from Empire, beautiful sets both. The
Cantina was captivating to me as a kid. The alcoves, all those untold
stories, and the Falcon speaks for itself. Saying that, the sets in the
prequels were fantastic and I have a big soft spot for Anakins slave quarters
and Wattos Shop (just saying Wattos Shop takes me back to 1999). The
Emperor's Throne Room from Jedi was brilliant, as was the Sail Barge set.
A -
Easy. Plif the Hoojib from the
old Marvel Comics run. Seriously, if he hadn't had mileage as a character
then he wouldn't have been in the storyline for as long as he was. Mara
Jade totally rules, as does Cade Skywalker (loving the Legacy comic, brilliant).
And pretty much all of the characters in John Jackson Millers Knights of the Old
Republic are brilliant, a great ensemble cast. Anthony Harding - If you could be involved in some way with DIRECT input in the upcoming TV series what would you choose? (Direct, Write, Artist e.t.c) A - Wow, I'd sweep the bloody floors if they'd ever let me on the set! I think I would like to either be a recurring background character or involved with the writing. Lightsabre is primarily a fan fiction site, although obviously we're best known for the interviews these days, and our 200+ stories are woven together quite neatly. I think I'd have a pretty fair shot at growing a continuity and thread with something that expansive. So Rick, if you're reading this, you know where to find me...
Paul Bateman - Do you have a favourite episode of the Clone Wars show? A -
Yep, that would be Episode 12 of
season one, where Mace is fighting a shed load of Battle Droids. No
speaking, just monster action and it really showed what a Jedi could do when he
cuts loose. There were a number of great episodes and I wish they'd just
let Tartakovsky continue with the series in tandem with everything else.
And I LOVED the final shot as the Battle of Coruscant was kicking off, really
very cool. A - You can blame my partner in crime Louis for that. Back in 1998 when we were doing Wirezone, the site Lightsabre used to be, we decided to rename and make it purely Star Wars focused. Back then we were all about our fan fiction, and I wanted a name that would link in to that, so I wanted it to be www.setninsector.co.uk or something like that. Louis very wisely bought the Lightsabre domain name and it's served us very well. Despite every American who's visited the site telling us we spell it wrong...
Neil Baker - You can be a character for one day
- Han or Jan?
A -
If by 'dig' you mean shovel a large
hole in the ground and push him in...then no. If by 'dig' you mean
secretly tap my foot every time Star Wars disco comes on and look longingly at
my 7" vinyl version wishing I still had a record player then yes. A - Lot's of Jedi vs Sith action, lot's of Expanded Universe references, plenty of underworld action - smugglers, bounty hunters, confidence tricksters, and a bunch of stuff we've not even imagined yet. I'm really hoping it will be like watching a new movie every month and it keeps the epic feel of the movie saga. What Revenge of the Sith did so well was close the gap between the two trilogies, and this looks like it will do the same, along with The Force Unleashed. And of course some amazing music to accompany the show. I truly hope they make it and treat it like a movie, because Star Wars diluted for the television is a BAD idea - it has to tonally stay the same.
Sarah Mills - Star Wars or sex?
A - That's
kind of like saying 'Choc ice or chips.' Hmmmm, naturally as a
fully grown geek I'd have to say sex, but then again Star Wars is
always tempting. They're on my mind 95% of the time, I think
about them both three times every minute. When I'm doing one
I'm generally thinking of the other, so it would be a dead heat.
Then again, mixing the two disciplines would make it ok, yeah?
Ross from Friends got away with it, so I think I could give it a
shot...
A -
Over marketing the show. Hasbro will think it's Christmas every time a new
episode hits, so I hope they reel it in a bit. I hope they avoid the
cliches of genre television, and please dear lord don't let them bring Jar Jar
into it. A -
Paul Bateman - If you could change one thing about Phantom Menace what would it be? A -
Paul Bateman – Jar Jar vs. Wicket - Who do you think would win in a knife fight and how? A -
Sarah Mills - Who would you shag/marry/throw of a cliff where I'd have to nominate Chewie, Jar Jar Binks and Jabba The Hutt... (I'm guessing you'll marry Chewie so then you'll be forced to choose between Jar Jar and Jabba as shag-buddies...!)
A - Good grief, you don't even give me a choice?! Ok, I'd nail the wookie, chuck Bink's off the cliff and marry Jabba. Why? Well, doing the wookie is the lesser of three evils, Jar Jar off the cliff is fairly self explanatory and marrying Jabba would, while being gross and repulsive, get me closer to those lovely dancers of his, so it wouldn't be all bad.
Paul Bateman- If the Star Wars A –
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