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− | Each <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted" title="thus excluding spin-offs like Rogue One">episodic</span> | + | Each <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted" title="thus excluding spin-offs like Rogue One">episodic</span> {{w|Star Wars}} film begins with an "{{tvtropes|OpeningScroll|opening crawl}}" giving the audience some of the backstory, which often reads like the prologue of a novel. |
− | + | Randall wants to reverse this by projecting the text of a Star Wars novel and see how long this can be continued before viewers realize it is a prank. | |
− | The | + | The tile text compares different Star Wars novels' style, remarking on how well suited they would be for this prank. |
− | {{w|Timothy Zahn}} is a science fiction writer who has written and contributed to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Timothy_Zahn#Works | + | {{w|Timothy Zahn}} is a science fiction writer who has written and contributed to many novels and comics [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Timothy_Zahn#Works] in the {{w|Star Wars expanded universe}}. The text in the comic is from the book ''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Last_Command The Last Command]''. |
''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Splinter_of_the_Mind%27s_Eye Splinter of the Mind's Eye]'' was an early Star Wars novel written before the original film was expanded to a trilogy (and then expanded some more), so it contains multiple aborted subplots which can make it very confusing for a fan who has seen the later works. | ''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Splinter_of_the_Mind%27s_Eye Splinter of the Mind's Eye]'' was an early Star Wars novel written before the original film was expanded to a trilogy (and then expanded some more), so it contains multiple aborted subplots which can make it very confusing for a fan who has seen the later works. | ||
− | The term "EU" refers to "Expanded Universe", which was the term for the corpus of non-cinematic ''Star Wars'' content before ''Star Wars'' was acquired by {{w|Disney}}. Not wanting to be constrained by previous canon, Disney declared all "Expanded Universe" content to be non-canonical | + | The term "EU" refers to "Expanded Universe", which was the term for the corpus of non-cinematic ''Star Wars'' content before ''Star Wars'' was acquired by {{w|Disney}}. Not wanting to be constrained by previous canon, Disney declared all "Expanded Universe" content to be non-canonical, and re-branded the EU as "Legends". |
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+ | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
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+ | ''Text taken from Book 3 of the "Thrawn" trilogy[http://www.glozman.com/TextPages/Star%20Wars%20-%20%5BThrawn%20Trilogy%2003%5D%20-%20The%20Last%20Command%20(by%20Timothy%20Zahn).txt]'' | ||
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− | + | '''Chapter 1''' | |
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− | + | Gliding through the blackness of deep space, the Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera pointed its mighty arrowhead shape toward the dim star of its target system, three thousandths of a light-year away. And prepared itself for war. | |
− | + | "All systems show battle ready, Admiral," the comm officer reported from the portside crew pit. "The task force is beginning to check in." | |
− | + | "Very good, Lieutenant," Grand Admiral Thrawn nodded. "Inform me when all have done so. Captain Pellaeon?" | |
− | + | "Sir?" Pellaeon said, searching his superior's face for the stress the Grand Admiral must be feeling. The stress he himself was certainly feeling. This was not just another tactical strike against the Rebellion, after all—not a minor shipping raid or even a complex but straightforward hit-and-fade against some insignificant planetary base. After nearly a month of frenzied preparations, Thrawn's master campaign for the Empire's final victory was about to be launched. | |
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− | + | But if the Grand Admiral was feeling any tension, he was keeping it to himself. "Begin the countdown," he told Pellaeon, his voice as calm as if he were ordering dinner. | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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