h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

As someone mentioned earlier the episodes 7, 8 and 9 would be Timothy Zahn's novels, at least I think so...

Zahn's (excellent) novels are not eps 7 8 9. Lucas says that 7, * and 9 deal with the next generation of skywalkers, 20-50 years after Jedi.

Another Star Wars fact

The millenium falcon was a building in blade runner

Okay, we can say that Lucas's children will do the episode 7,8 and 9... Legacy of Lucas is Lucas himself.

when exactly did this conversation get... ahh... so full of content and ahhh... ummm.... serious again?

Ummm... It was some serious question that required some serious answers...

Okay, look at this. I found it from www.rasalvatore.com (the author of black elf trilogy and Icewind Dale)

June 17, 2000 -- New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore will write an original novel based on the upcoming new Star Wars movie, Episode II, it was announced today by Gina Centrello, President and Publisher of Ballantine Books. The publication date of the book, which will be published in both hard and softcover by Ballantine's Del Rey division, will be announced at a later date. The new Star Wars film is scheduled to open in the summer of 2002. The new novel, which, like the Lucasfilm movie, is yet untitled, is based on the story by George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and the screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales..

(Okay, this have nothing to do with 7,8 and 9 but no one wouldn't noticed it from elsewhere...)

I thought Chewbacca's look came from Jabba...? Oops. It was the other way around. Lucas first thought that Jabba would look like Chewbacca, hairy and stuff. But after all he was this slug we all have learned to love. Have we?

Yes, Jabba was originally going to be a fat hairy guy. Lucas was planning on putting him in Episode 4 (A New Hope) which we all know from the re-release of Special Edition, but decided against it. Lucas originally planned to have William Hootkins (better known as the rebel pilot Jek Porkins) play Jabba, and the scene that we saw in the special edition was actually taped with Hootkins as opposed to the ugly green Hutt we all know and love.

*begins speaking in huttese*

*takes two tons of slime in the nearby table*

William Hootkins? Is he a fat man? I have the video (Star Wars -trilogy re-release) where Lucas explains about the Jabba etc. There's this clip where Jabba's been acted (?) by some guy... So my question is: Was that guy William Hootkins?

I believe that that is William Hootkins. I'm not positive... but I'm pretty close to positive. I have that same video, and I remember seeing that. You may be able to compare the faces to double check. Porkins was assigned to Red 6, in case you were wondering.

Double check...? I don't think so. If it's what i assume it is, then I suppose our video won't do it. They're 16 years old and they don't even recognise the year 2000. Did you know it's 1984 now?

Oh gret! I was just about to make the Judgement Day on 2000... Thank you!

Nonononono! Judgement Day has already been. It was in August 1999. At least according to TErminator 2. (The first one was better)

Actually, it wasn't. It'll be in August 1999. I can't remember the date.

Oh, I mentioned the Shovel Storm!

What a h***? Anyway, machines would have won if they had used shovels?

Has anyone any idea where are Lucas and buddies filming at the moment? If they are filming at the moment... If not, then what are they doing?

Tunis would be good guess I think or they're in the Skywalker Ranch doing some planning about the film...
(You should chech the situation from imdb...)

I'm too lazy for that. Maybe I should. Just found a site which tells about Darth Vader's injuries. SweeeT!

They are on location in Australia. I think Anthony Daniels(C3PO) has even finished his stuff. And we get a whole lot of Fetts in this one!