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    Image of Insomnia Bob Insomnia Bob
    09:22 AM

    In reply to This Week's Comics Filled By Art Books, Angel And New Superheroes
    I would personally recommend "Murderer #1". A unique story, with an interesting protagonist.

    It's part of Top Cow's Pilot Season. Hopefully it'll get picked up. I for one want to read more.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    06:21 AM

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    they are bringing back the apprentice cause he made money. lucas arts could give a shit about great story telling.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    Wow. That guy won't be getting nominated for best VO at the 2010 VGA's. I sure hope the rest of the VO cast for STO isn't as deeply hooped up on valium as that guy was.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    What I don't understand is why the animation in the Clone Wars cartoon can't be this good, or the story be this... not cringe-inducing.

    Subjective, I guess, but this (and that last trailer, I guess for Force Unleashed I? I'm not a gamer) looks 100,000 times better than Clone Wars in all ways.
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    Image of TwiceDead TwiceDead
    01:39 AM

    @Lassus: The clone wars games or series? Because the series has really found its feet now and is ticking along quite nicely.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    08:01 AM

    @TwiceDead: Well, yes, but this really doesn't address what I said. Even if it's coming along quite nicely, compared to the Forces Unleashed, it gets a real meh. I mean, in my opinion.
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    Image of TwiceDead TwiceDead
    08:06 AM

    @Lassus: To me the Clone Wars fits in far more with the movies and GFFA than TFU. The Clone Wars speaks to the core of what Star Wars is - adventure serials. TFU seems to try and modernise Star Wars and bring it in line with modern expectations and therefore, in my view, loses the quinessential Star Wars quality.
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    See, one thing that has ALWAYS bugged me about Star Wars is the existence of the Light and Dark sides of the Force. It's like, sure, the Dark side is more seductive and easier to access, but really, I'd say that unless you're just a general asshole to begin with, if your intentions were pure, you could probably access it without any permanent addiction.
    Starkiller appears to have made the transition from angry Sith badnik to righteously pissed-off force of nature.

    Also, that thing made a Rancor squeal like a pig. In the words of Obi-Wan, "There's always a bigger fish..."
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    12/14/09

    @Smeagol92055: Pretty sure that Was Qui-Gon. . .
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    12/14/09

    @ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: Just as long as it wasn't Jar Jar.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    12/14/09

    @Smeagol92055: Isn't that the opinion they formed for Kyle Katarn?
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    12/14/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: Yea, I think that's how it ended up. I dunno which was the canon ending on those though. I was too busy being the Raccoon King.
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    Image of Imagism Imagism
    12/14/09

    @Ruthless, If you let me: I thought that was a brilliant evolution of the theory behind the Force.
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    Image of maythetechbewithyou maythetechbewithyou
    12/14/09

    @ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: It was PT so does it really matter?

    Not a fan of Force Unleashed and II looks even less appealing
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    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment maythetechbewithyou was starred maythetechbewithyou was unstarred
    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    12/14/09

    @maythetechbewithyou: PT? Post-Tattuine? I don't know what you're talking about.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    06:24 AM

    @Smeagol92055: power corrupts absolutely. but in the new jedi order novels this is duality of the force is challenged and jacen solo learns how to be more grey than black or white
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    Seeing as The Force Unleashed was a thousand times more interesting than most of the stuff to come out of the Star Wars milieu in the last ten years, yeah, let'm make a sequel.
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    Image of zark169 zark169
    12/14/09

    @Aidan_: Except that the explaination as to how he's still alive in one piece is probably going to be Pure Lucas BS (tm).
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    12/14/09

    @Aidan_: A thousand? Thousand? Not "twice"? Not "ten times"?

    :-)
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    12/14/09

    @Aidan_: I'd like to throw the Republic Commando hat into the ring. It would go into the 'Best Star Wars game no one ever played' category, though.

    That's the sequel I want to see. I mean, the first one had a cliffhanger ending, and now that the books are cancelled, we'll never know what happens to Sev.
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    Image of Westender Westender
    12/14/09

    @ThisDudeRufus: Couldn't agree with you more.
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    Aidan_ promoted this comment Westender was starred Westender was unstarred
    Image of DarthVegan DarthVegan
    12/14/09

    @Aidan_: Knights of the Old Republic. It kicks TFU in the shins and takes its lunch money.
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    12/14/09

    @zark169: Don't care. Really, I don't. You give me a fun game with a fairly engaging setting and you can hand-wave to high holy hell.
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    Image of TheDarkWayne TheDarkWayne
    04:58 AM

    @ThisDudeRufus: The books are canceled? What? Really? They just released the new one in October and as far as I know the next one is still due next July. Also KOTOR is clearly the best star wars game, and maybe any game, ever
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    10:54 AM

    @TheDarkWayne: Yep, they cancelled the second Imperial Commando book because Traviss's Mandalorian canon (which is pretty much the only one at this point, she made the kriffing language [I know she didn't make it, but she published it]) conflicts with the new one they're going to introduce in the TV show. The show's going to make a new pacifist faction of mandalorians, even though that makes no sense for their culture. But you know, whichever path makes the most money for Lucas is the one they go with.

    And it turns out she was contractually prohibited from telling us what happened to Sev, which is what gave me the most hope for a proper sequel.

    [karentraviss.typepad.com]
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    Edited by ThisDudeRufus at 12/15/09 10:54 AM ThisDudeRufus was starred ThisDudeRufus was unstarred
    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    12/14/09

    In reply to Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
    ...once again, io9ers, you prove to me that, if I take a nap, there are no comments left to say.

    TEACHES ME TO SLEEP
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    Image of Belabras Belabras
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    Maybe this is a clone of Starkiller?
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    12/14/09

    In reply to Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
    Wow, baby. Did millions of voices cry out in pleasure for you, too?
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    wow...ST Online...that female crewmenber at :20 is REALLY standing at attention!
    and that's some wildly uneven VO work there...
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    12/14/09

    @goldfarb: I've heard Powerpoint slides with more exciting presentation.
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    Image of TotalFanGirl TotalFanGirl
    12/14/09

    @Daveinva: Yea, that was a bit dry wasn't it? But on the plus side, cool lasers blowing up ships in space!
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    06:28 AM

    @TotalFanGirl: yeah ship to ship combat looks fun. thats why i tried EVE online, unfortunately EVE is all mining and banking, its like the whole universe is ferangi
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    12/14/09

    In reply to Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
    Reading through all the comments, I must say, I'm impressed with just how many Star Wars euphemisms for sex (aka: hide the Wookie) you all have come up with.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/14/09

    In reply to Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
    This was also featured on Gizmodo and for those of you who don't venture over to that sister-site often I would like to share this stellar comment with you from weatherman:

    "The approach will not be easy. You are required to maneuver straight down this trench and skim the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction..."
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 12/14/09 11:10 AM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Jesse Astle Jesse Astle
    12/14/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Star Wars Kama Sutra. The best book never written.
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® promoted this comment Jesse Astle was starred Jesse Astle was unstarred
    Image of PBV PBV
    12/14/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: That's impossible, even for a computer.
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    Anekanta - Go Play! promoted this comment PBV was starred PBV was unstarred
    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    12/14/09

    @PBV: Sometimes, you just have to turn off your computer and feel the force! oh yeah...
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    Image of etho etho
    12/14/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®:

    Oh my god now I will never be able to see that scene without thinking of anal sex. You are a horrible person. Also, thank you, that is awesome.
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    Image of Vulcan Has No Moon Vulcan Has No Moon
    12/14/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: That's the line that launched a thousand Solo/Skywalker fan fics.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/14/09

    In reply to Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
    Makes perfect sense. Millennium Falcon was said to have been inspired by a burger and an olive.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    12/14/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: I was thinking a six-pack and some bong hits, but yeah.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/14/09

    @Grey_Area: Who's to say that it wasn't all of the above?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    12/14/09

    @Pessimippopotamus:
    YODA: Duuude, your hand did you ever really look at?
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    Edited by Grey_Area at 12/14/09 11:10 AM Grey_Area was starred Grey_Area was unstarred
    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    12/14/09

    @Grey_Area: they call em fingers but i've never seen em fing
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/14/09

    In reply to Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
    Did someone win this in a card game?
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    Image of Shiryu Shiryu
    12/14/09

    In reply to Millennium Falcon Bed May Not Look Like Much, But She's Got It Where It Counts
    Those are definitely the droids I'm looking for.
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