From: huangk@skyfox.usask.ca
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.starwars
Subject: re:TIMELINE
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:35:13 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan

<mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan -- Genesis mailing list owner)> writes:

>After this discussion of how long ESB was, I came up with the timeline.
>Note that the ESB would have to be pretty long to allow them to build
>3/4 of a Death Star before the last movie, becuase unless Han was in
>Carbonite for years, which I doubt his friends would put him through,
>RotJ took place right after ESB. I also think a considerable time
>between SW and ESB could have happened.

I have to point out that if you followed the SW comic book series, you have to
conclude that the interval between ESB and ROTJ is not less than 1 year and 
probably more like two.

The Rebels established a new base on Arbra which they shared with telepathic
long floppy eared Guinea pigs.  Luke had a new love interest in Lt. Shira Brie
who turned out to be a Vader plant.  Leia, Luke, Lando and Chewie spent a lot
of time looking for Boba Fett and some other bounty hunters who may have been
in league with him.  It was a weakness that Boba Fett just didn't go straight
to Jabba and collect his bounty.  But obviously they couldn't go off and rescue
Han right away, because that was reserved for ROTJ so they had to do what they
could.

Now some of you out there may be going "COMIC BOOKS???!!!".  It may not
be 'canon' (as you put it), but there are some really good stories.  They are
well written, interesting and they were the perfect thing to satisfy a STAR WARS
freak between ESB and ROTJ.  I still sometimes read them when I go back home.

As for the timeline you posted Scott, aside from the above comment it looks 
reasonable to me.


I also wanted to add a comment about the Zahn books that are coming out right
now.  I have only read the first one and haven't seen the second yet.  It was
fairly interesting and definitely long awaited.  However, I find it just a 
little unsatisfying.  If we weren't already thoroughly acquainted with the
characters, they would just be like cardboard cutouts - no depth. (Admiral
Thrawn seems to survive this.  Being a nonhuman he is easier left as more
of a mystery.)  The old familiar characters are left at exactly the same stage
as they were before.  (You get a little glimpse into Luke's thoughts but not 
much).   I mean think about - a HELL of a lot has happened to these people in
the last little while.  

	LUKE
	-Luke has finally faced up to his greatest Nemesi(sp?) (Vader and
	 the Emperor)
	-he has defeated the Emperor and regained his father
	-he lost his father again as soon as he regained him
	-he has found out that Leia is really his long lost sister

	HAN
	-lost a major chunk of his life frozen in carbonite(if you
	 accept my timeline above)
	
	LEIA
	-gained a brother
	-finally reunited with the man she loves

	ALL OF THEM
	-they just cut the head off the Empire and destroyed the Empire's
	 greatest weapon.

With this recent string of eventu'd think their characters would
have a wealth of possibilities for development.
Zahn first novel is, for the most part, a techno-novel that fails to
live up to the Luca tradition.

Don't mail me.  I am gone after today.

May the force be with you. (had to be said)

Todd Fugleberg
Saskatoon, SK Canada


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