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Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force-Episode 205

Be sure to join us next week for the two-hundred and sixth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics!

Remember that live action "Star Wars" television series that Lucas has in the works? You know, the one that's supposed to start shooting in 2008? Well, guess who's reportedly in talks with George about possibly acquiring the broadcast rights to this program?

You guessed it. Disney.

Let me stress here that these talks are allegedly at a very preliminary stage. More importantly, that no decisions -- pro or con -- have been made at this point. But what's kind of intriguing about these negotiations is that Lucas is supposedly looking to avoid what happened with his last foray into television, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles."

For those of you who don't remember: This high profile project originally debuted on ABC back in March of 1992. And while "Young Indy" was recognized for its outstanding production values, this edutainment program didn't exactly wow viewers. Which is why it ended production after only 44 shows were shot. Which wasn't really enough episodes to syndicate. Which made it next to impossible for George to recover the tens of millions of dollars he'd allegedly plowed into production of this program.

So this time around, Lucas reportedly want to shoot 100 episodes of his new "Star Wars" -based television series. With a deliberate eye toward getting a massive return on his investment through DVD sales as well as digital downloads of individual episodes. Mind you, in order to make as big a splash as possible with this program, George is going to need a network that's really willing to get behind this new "Star Wars" show.

And this (of course) is where Mickey comes in. The way I hear it, Disney has offered to throw all of its marketing might behind the launch of this live action "Star Wars" television series. Key components of their plan reportedly include introducing the show's cast at next year's "Star Wars Weekends" as well as agreeing to give up primo timeslots on both ABC & ABC Family. Just so this live action program can then reach as wide an audience as possible right from the get-go.

Mind you, the Mouse isn't the only media giant that's supposedly currently wooing George. My understanding is that News Corp reps have also met with Lucas and mapped out a similarly ambitious marketing campaign. With both Fox and FX being offered up as possible distribution channels for this new "Star Wars" show.

"So who's going to ultimately come out on top here?," you ask. At this point, I'm not even sure that Lucas knows. From what ILM insiders tell me, George is still months away from making a final decision about who gets to air his show. What with production of "Indiana Jones IV" taking up much of his time these days. Not to mention getting all of those teleplays ready for the start of shooting next year.

So will it be the ABC channels or the Fox channels? Who knows if any of them will get the Star Wars Live-Action Series or not. At least it gets us thinking and Disney is doing a lot of Star Wars things lately. Be sure to read the entire article with information about the Indiana Jones, Star Wars and more!

Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force-Episode 204

Be sure to check back later this week for the two-hundred and fifth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics!