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Moose Poodoo
date posted: Oct 11, 2005 10:00 PM  |  updated: Oct 12, 2005 10:08 AM
Live from Coruscant, it's...
With all the excited theorizing we'll have over the next couple of years, I'll add my own speculation as to the possible formats of a Star WarsTelevision Series.

Let's look at some probable outcomes given popular television today:

1) CSI: Star Wars
There's plenty of material here. The usual suspects investigate everything from Leia's repeated abductions on the Tantive IV, Bespin and Endor, C3PO and R2 alternately getting blasted apart, and why Boba Fett is suddenly from New Zealand.

2) The Biggest Nerf Herder
A heart-warming show about a group of real characters trying to win their battle with being scruffy-looking.

3) Who Wants to Win A Million Credits?
Hosted by Darth Maul, an exciting quiz show on Sith trivia, teachings, and revenge. First prize: A Million Credits. Last prize: A long drop and horrific dismemberment.

4) Survivor: Dagobah
Starring Yoda, the weekly cast of Yoda and ..well..that's about it...performs immunity tests with himself to see how long he can survive without going insane and voting himself off the planet.

5) Tatooine Idol
Jabba the Hutt, C3PO, and Salacious Crumb play hosts and judges to amateur singers, bands and dancers. First prize: Life-long employment at the fabulous Palace on Tatooine. Last prize: Yet another long drop and horrific dismemberment.

6) Darth Vader: Extreme Makeover
Darth Vader helps people achieve a whole new look by teaching them how Black is the new Black and eyebrows are so 1983.

7) Everybody Loves Palpy
A delightful half hour family sitcom about a bumbling Emperor and his enslavement of a dysfunctional galaxy.

8) Wookiee Swap
Corellian Smugglers swap Wookiees for a week and mayhem ensues as unlikely pairings causes problems, but also shows them new uses for hydrospanners. Never upset another man's Wookiee.

9) Whose Lightsaber is it, Anyway?
A troop of improv performers make hilarious impromtu hijinks using lightsabers as props. Slated for 2 weeks, depending on number of remaining cast members and/or limbs.

10) Count Dooku: The Apprentice
Tyrannus chooses teams to conduct various tasks such as inciting revolt, recruiting star systems, finding a suitable clone template and marketing an galactic war. Those who don't make the cut are dispatched with a snappy "Interfered with our affairs for the last time" tagline.

11) Fear, Anger, Hate, Suffering Factor
Mace Windu has younglings go through various disgusting trials with Mynocks and Taun-Taun entrails, all the while berating them about avoiding the darkside. Say what again, Padawan.

12) Celebrity Deathsticks: Obi-Wan vs. Sleezebaggano
Pretty much what it sounds like. In clay-mation.

13) The Days of Our Afterlives
After becoming one with the Force, Yoda, Anakin, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan take turns betraying one another, being unfaithful, and trying to figure out who everybody's real father is.

14) Regis and Shaak Ti
Daily morning program with a Jedi Master that oddly will still center largely around Regis Philbin's frustration with the Notre Dame football team

15) Clone Rules
Four Republic Commandos are given a bus and a series of targets to neutralize as they learn how to get along when everyone wants to borrow everyone else's Ambercrombie helmets and stone-washed armor.

16) So you Wanna be a Jedi?
Young Anakin performs tricks in front of the Jedi council and everyone tries desperately to talk him out of his career choice.

17) Antique Junkshow
Watto gives honest and helpful appraisals to wayward spaceport visitors about interesting bits of machinery and even offers to store large worthless objects on his property free of charge. Nobody else has a T14 Hyperdrive, he can guarantee you that.

18) Chewbacca - House of Fashion
Explore the avant garde world of pantless fashion for the walking carpet on the go.

19) Desperate Housedroids
Protocol droids on Wysteria Lane backstab each other in 6 million forms of communication.

20) Jedi Knight Live!
Christopher Walken hosts every week. Guest Band: Ash. Ok that actually wouldn't be so bad. Plus no cast members die without returning as force ghosts.

The rest of 'em..Or...not. Let's hope not. :0)

Karen Traviss
"Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them...noble Three Million!"
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 1:38 AM
Do I have to subscribe to this channel, or is it Freeview?

The scary thing is that bar a couple of shows, this is an exact parallel of UK television. We are one culture now.

(And hilarious as ever, DM. :D )
NerfHerdersAnonymous
Life, the Star Wars Universe and Everything
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 1:51 AM
20) Jedi Knight Live!
Christopher Walken hosts every week. Guest Band: Ash. Ok that actually wouldn't be so bad. Plus no cast members die without returning as force ghosts.

....and more cowbells.

LM

  Dark_Load
The Death Star's Laundromat
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 2:14 AM
OK, individual comments that are assinged the show's number to save space:

#1. Don't forget the show's eventual spinoffs like CSI:Coruscant, CSI:Tatooine, CSI:Hoth, and Law and Order: Special Wookies Unit.
#2. Don't forget stuck-up, low-down, and half-witted.
#7. Of course, you can just hear the commercials for this. Say it with me, my people:
Evil Emperor Palpatine's putting the "anger" back into "dysfunctional".
#11. Yay! Another show for me to ignore.
  Dark_Load
The Death Star's Laundromat
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 2:14 AM
#13.Um...Another show to ignore...Yay?
#14. Yeah, right...like Regis has time for that.
#16. Yeah, I hear a lot of the people on that show will incidentally be Padawans until the Clone Wars.
#17. I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THESE PARTS THAT HAS A T-16 NUBIAN HYPERSPACE GENERATOR!
#18. And remember, they're fluent in all six million.
#19. This isn't the show America is looking for.(We've moved on.)
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 6:29 AM
Don't forget the show's eventual spinoffs like CSI:Coruscant, CSI:Tatooine, CSI:Hoth, and Law and Order: Special Wookies Unit.

I'm pretty sure CSI will finally get cancelled when they do CSI:CSI - a show about a forensic team investigating their own murders.

...and more cowbells.

I gotta FEVAH...for more shaakbells.
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 7:11 AM
The scary thing is that bar a couple of shows, this is an exact parallel of UK television. We are one culture now.

Frightening, huh? Let's just merge back - but you guys get our trade deficit - that has to be part of the deal :0)
  independentjac
"How long can any man fight the darkness, before he finds it in himselft?"
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 8:34 AM
lol, u should do stand up
NerfHerdersAnonymous
Life, the Star Wars Universe and Everything
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 9:38 AM
hehehehe
  Darth Rex0
So be it....
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 9:41 AM
Don't forget the sports shows, Monday Night Podracing-It looks better under the lights! It would be hosted by Al Michaels and John Madden.

"Anakin wins...do you believe in miracles?....yes!" - Al Michaels
"Of course, you have to give some credit to Bret Farvre for that stunning win by Anakin" John Madden..
  MandoSniper
Mando'ade and their toys
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 9:41 AM
Dude!!! Clone Rules would be an exact Star Wars translation of my tour in Iraq! 4 snipers (2 teams) in a humvee with multiple hit times to meet in one night. I seldom wore my helmet (bad I know, but K-pots arent as cool as a Mando buy'ce) but I cant remember how many times my sniper partner asked if he could use one of my custom ammo rigs. I would definitely watch that show. I think the Deltas would be prefect for the show cause they have big heads and are fashion conscious. You know Sev would be showing off for the cameras!
  PrincessJessieSkywalker
The Tatooine Dream
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 9:45 AM
LOL - this was hilarious. I love when things make me literally laugh out loud & this was one of them! Good job Moose! :^O
  MandoSniper
Mando'ade and their toys
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 10:08 AM
I laughed out loud a few times in the library and got a few looks. I couldnt help it. I kept picturing Mace in a jerry curl wig getting crazy ghetto on some padawans! Mad funny!
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 10:17 AM
Don't forget the sports shows, Monday Night Podracing

This very nearly made the list, actually, along with The Best Damn Force Show :0)
bonniegrrl
Droids Just Wanna Have Fun
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 10:49 AM
ya know... I'd watch all of those. No Question.

But why no version of Star Wars "LOST"?
They could have it on Yoda's turf in the jungle.
And throw in a Wampa just to freak out the survivors.
  Sol Kassar
Ramblings from the Detention Center (Startled)
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 11:05 AM
What about Detention Block AA-23 Break? Where Luke robs a local merchant in Mos Eisley and allows himself to be captured in order to break his estranged brother out from the detention center. His brother? TK-421!
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 11:17 AM
But why no version of Star Wars "LOST"?

What about Detention Block AA-23 Break?

I've left all the goodies for you :0) trick or treat
  Master_Kenobi17
Takin Over For Talon
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 11:46 AM
I think I laughed hardest on #4. I can just picture Yoda going through the whole ritual by himself, and voting himself off of the planet. Next would probably have to be Everybody Loves Palpy and then Count Dooku: The Apprentice.

One of the funniest blogs I have ever read. Keep it up.
  Master_Kenobi17
Takin Over For Talon
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 11:52 AM
You should include some kind of Sesamie Street. The host could be Luke Skywalker and you could have Sy Snootles, Max Rebo, Yuzzum and company star on the show. Count could be played by Sidious, or something.
  ThrawnRocks1
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 12:23 PM
Excellent, Moose!
And yes, I would watch them all. What channel would they be on? The Force HoloNetwork?
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 12:41 PM
You should include some kind of Sesamie Street. The host could be Luke Skywalker and you could have Sy Snootles, Max Rebo, Yuzzum and company star on the show

Return of the Muppets

What channel would they be on? The Force HoloNetwork?

that sounds reasonable :0)
  Darth Rex0
So be it....
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 2:18 PM
How about a Bocci spelling bee? You could even run this gag into commercials that would air on these shows.

[caller] "will my upcoming marriage work out master jedi?"
[jedi] "I've got a bad feeling about his"

You can get all your answers on the "Pshycic Jedi Network".....Call now!
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 2:34 PM
Dial 1-138-CALLOB1 Just 3.95 credits for the first minute!
  jediknight2210
Where did you dig up that old fossil?
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 3:50 PM
But why no version of Star Wars "LOST"?
They could have it on Yoda's turf in the jungle.
And throw in a Wampa just to freak out the survivors.


Ah ya beat me too it. I was thinking the same thing. Push the button every time the siren wails or something bad will happen.....but what?
  Darth Rex0
So be it....
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 4:01 PM
How about a History channel presentation of Modern Marvels on the challenges of building the Death Star? Or a Nick at Night show called "Anakin: The teenage Jedi" Imagine all the antics of a Jedi trying to go to high school and keep his powers secret. Just where would he hide the Lightsaber? I digress and I will quit now. I hope I haven't taken away from your blog. Great stuff as usual DM.
  Darth Nenya
.::THE TANGO OF JAR-JAR BINKS::.
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 5:03 PM
Haha, that's really funny. But how about "I love the Clone Wars!" (spoof of VH1's I love the 70s, 80s, 90s), with guests such as Palpatine, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu etc etc.
  Dren Kre'lar
My Pointless Points of View
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 5:21 PM
Count Dooku: The Apprentice

Sorry Moose, but someone has already done something simmilar, a fan film called Sith Apprentice.
  Darth Kevinmhk
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 7:10 PM
Kessel Run:
Starring Han Solo and Chewbacca, let's see how actually it's done!

Treasure Hunt on Ilum:
After the lightsaber crystal cave collapse in Clone Wars Micro-Series,
Luminara Unduli can give a holomap to people who wanna seek out
the treasure! Numerous natural crystals of any colors!

Hoth: From Nothing to Everything
Weekly Step-by-step show featuring how Rebels convert the ice-planet
to a fully functional homebase.

Back to the Ancient
Starring Force spirits, leading us back to the birth of the Jedi Order,
the Sith War, to the very end of Dark Nest Trilogy
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 7:24 PM
Kessel Run:
Starring Han Solo and Chewbacca, let's see how actually it's done!


hmm..like Cannonball Run? Only if they paint the Falcon black with a big gold bird decal on the hood.
  Diviner525
In the Flesh
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 8:55 PM
LOL. Yes, the new Coruscant tv lineup is great, but we must not forget the classic re-runs that will be aired as well.

The Three Bounties: three bounty hunters (Dengar, Zuckuss, and Bossk) make their way thru comical adventures across the galaxy. Full of slapstick and physical comedy, and a few #### jokes. My favorite is the episode where the three try their hands at golf, and literally destroy the golf course.

The Solos: Han and Leia move into a small apartment, with Han as a local freighter pilot and Leia as a homemaker. Chewbacca and his wife live in the apartment above with Chewie as a garbage compactor cleaner. Both buddies Han and Chewie belong to the local Ewok Lodge.
  Diviner525
In the Flesh
date Posted: Oct 12, 2005 9:07 PM
hmm, I guess f a r t is actually a bad word.

Oh well, I had always thought it was a funny word.

D525.
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 12:09 AM
hmm, I guess f a r t is actually a bad word.

Oh well, I had always thought it was a funny word.


As do I, D525...as do I.
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 12:13 AM
The Solos: Han and Leia move into a small apartment, with Han as a local freighter pilot and Leia as a homemaker. Chewbacca and his wife live in the apartment above with Chewie as a garbage compactor cleaner. Both buddies Han and Chewie belong to the local Ewok Lodge.

Hmm - if it's live action then it's the Honeymooners in space. If it's animated, it's a cool Flintstones knockoff. I vote Flintstones - that way we'll get cool new chewable vitamins in the shape of Chewie. :0)

  jedihooplah
A whole bunch of hooplah.
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 3:20 PM
Moose, you are the best! CSI:CSI! HA!

Hmm - if it's live action then it's the Honeymooners in space. If it's animated, it's a cool Flintstones knockoff. I vote Flintstones - that way we'll get cool new chewable vitamins in the shape of Chewie. :0)

YAAAAY!!!!

There's just too many funny things in this blog to coment about!
:^O
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 3:29 PM
Sorry Moose, but someone has already done something simmilar, a fan film called Sith Apprentice.

How dare they steal my idea before I had it!
  jSarek
jSarek's Infonet
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 3:34 PM
Brilliant, Moosie, the funniest blog I've read since Ryan Kaufman's beautiful ROTS IM blog. :)

Though, I feel inexorably compelled to join in with my fellow blogreaders in suggesting superfluous additions to your list. Like Diviner525, my tastes lean toward certain reruns we might be seeing . . .

MacHiver - This show features a resourceful Killik who, instead of resorting to blasters to get out of trouble, uses his smarts (and that guy's smarts, and this other guy's smarts . . .)

Rathalay 5-0: Watch as the detectives of this force, in the midst of beautiful Rathalay scenery, investgate hutt crime, murder, assassination droids, Rebel agents, and felonies of every type. Book 'em, Jang-o.
  jSarek
jSarek's Infonet
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 3:35 PM
And, of course, let's not forget . . .

The Aurek Team - In 2 ABY, a crack Storm Commando unit was sent to prison by a Grand Moff for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security garrison to the Outer Rim. Today, still wanted by the Empire, they survive as bounty hunters. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Aurek Team. bang*bang*bang*bang*bang!
  nathanielobi1
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 5:09 PM
CSI: CIS
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 5:49 PM
Hangs head in shame for the double post

No problem I have the handy delete button :0) (scraps plans for the Guta-Nay Team) :0)

CSI: CIS

LOL :0) subtle but cute :0) my kinda snark
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 13, 2005 7:14 PM
MacHiver - This show features a resourceful Killik who, instead of resorting to blasters to get out of trouble, uses his smarts (and that guy's smarts, and this other guy's smarts . . .)

If he can make a lightsaber out of toothpicks, contact lenses and a double A battery, I'm in.
  R2D2sPink3
Pink 3: Reporting for Silliness
date Posted: Oct 17, 2005 1:08 PM
How about Little Hovel on Dantooine? The story of a family of colonists as they go through the trials and tribulations of everyday life.
Zee Zee
Zee Zee's T.O.P.
date Posted: Oct 18, 2005 5:42 AM
Very funny and quite original, my two cents would be:

CRIBS
Start with Yoda's Hut on Dagobah.

speaking of Dagobah

I'M A JEDI! GET ME OUT OF HERE!
Take a group of z-listed Jedi, drop 'em in the middle of Dagobah jungle and give 'em stupid tasks to perform to earn food, eg stacking stones whilst hanging upside down, oh that one's been done before... never mind, how about...
  The Scruffy One
date Posted: Oct 18, 2005 6:57 AM
TRADING DESTROYERS: Imperial Star Destroyer crews swap ships for a few days and customize each others' ships. Anything from control modifications to decor -- and of course, removing all the ceiling fans.


There is probably a good variation on Extreme Makeover, I just can't flesh it out in my head at the moment. Anyone else?
  jediracer41
Jediracer
date Posted: Oct 22, 2005 9:36 AM
6) Darth Vader: Extreme Makeover
Darth Vader helps people achieve a whole new look by teaching them how Black is the new Black and eyebrows are so 1983.


the best by a long shot!
  Arrhae Tahl
Arrhae's House of Fun
date Posted: Oct 23, 2005 6:42 PM
Moosie....you soooooo need a hobby bebe!;
The Dark Moose
Moose Poodoo
date Posted: Oct 23, 2005 6:59 PM
It's this, football and beer. What more does a guy need?
  Lieutenant Daloris
The Blog of a Stormtrooper
date Posted: May 26, 2006 12:16 PM
Ha ha ha! I loved it. Good job!
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