We're all waiting with baited (and force-assisted) breath until 2015 to see if the cinematic return to the Star Wars galaxy will make the taste of midi-chlorians go away, but could it be that we might first see our first post-George Lucas lightsabers on the smallscreen? Comments from ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee indicate that yes, maybe, possibly, this may be the case.
You might remember a few years back when Lucasfilm kept talking up a live action Star Wars series? That show, which would have been spearheaded by former Lucasfilm honcho Rick McCallum, would have been set during the 19 year period between the end of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Alas, though reportedly 50 episodic scripts were created for the series, the series proved too expensive to produce, and Lucasfilm's ownership meant too few profits for any network that might choose to fund it.
The series was, eventually, quietly killed off. But speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Lee confirmed that with Disney (which owns ABC) now having secured control of the Star Wars franchise, ABC is contemplating resurrecting the concept.
?We?d love to do something with Lucasfilm, we?re not sure what yet,? Lee told EW, but he stressed nothing is currently under development. ?We haven?t even sat down with them. We?re going to look at [the live-action series], we?re going to look at all of them, and see what?s right. We weren?t able to discuss this with them until [the acquisition] closed and it just closed. It?s definitely going to be part of the conversation.?
If ABC goes forward with a Star Wars TV show, it could be the beginning of a serious cross-branding block of programming, along with Joss Whedon's planned S.H.I.E.L.D. series. It also might…
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