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I know, but it'd be Disney Television Animation's first show aimed at adults. If Castlerock is still a thing ITTL it could be their first co-production with another studio.
Seinfeld being animated would allow it to have more fantastical jokes and situations than OTL. It could be the equivalent to The Simpsons. It'd certainly be better than most "adult" cartoons made in two decades. Most of those ironically go for juvenile crass humour. Newman was cartoonish enough even in live-action.
Yes, let's not forget Kramer. He was really wacky. Newman ITTL would be best Disney Villain
I doubt Trump is going to be a political player ITTL given the very public collapse of MGM. His casino and other business venture failures don't have as great a pop cultural impact as one of Hollywood's largest/oldest studios closing its doors under his tenure. He'll probably continue bumbling along in real estate and the occasional TV appearance...
...You know, speaking of that: if there's some kind of Motorcity equivalent ITTL on Disney or another major network, maybe Trump becomes a full time voice actor for the show's villain? Admittedly I'm only thinking of this considering that Biff Tannen is based on him given Back to the Future II's plot but still.
Revenge of the Jedi
Preface: Special thanks to everyone for their suggestions on this one.
After The Empire Strikes Back proved successful, expectations would be even higher for the next Star Wars adventure. At first, the picture was to be called Return of the Jedi, only to be tweaked to Revenge when second year chairman Roy E Disney sought a stronger title. George Lucas brought in Indiana Jones collaborator Lawrence Kasdan to buff and polish Lucas' rough outline for the storyboard team to put to paper. Rising to the challenge of storyboarding Jedi were Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, both of whom would later become directors at the studio. Jedi was also the Disney debut of Polish-born animator Andreas Deja, who would assist George Scribner on the animation of Luke Skywalker.
Jedi's story begins with Darth Vader's TIE fighter descending on to Dagobah, where Vader has come to collect another Kiber Crystal to hopefully boost his ambitions for galactic domination. Meanwhile, Luke continues to train with Yoda and Sheev on the ways of the Force, when suddenly Vader crashes the party. A lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader ensues, but the young padawan is clearly overmatched. To give Luke and Sheev enough time to escape, Yoda engages Vader and becomes one with the Force. The surviving Jedi knight and aristocrat blast off to Tatooine on Sheev's vintage luxury starship, the Shuttle Tydirium.
On the desert planet, Luke and Sheev regroup with Leia, Han, Anakin, Chewie, Threepio and Artoo, donning elaborate disguises to infiltrate a palace populated by the galactic underworld to break Boba Fett out of the carbon block and out of the clutches of the hideous gangster Jabba the Hutt. The droids enter first, delivering a holographic message from Luke pleading for Boba's release, which is mercilessly laughed at by the vicious Hutt (who BTW retains his OTL appearance here) and his henchmen. Next, after a night of song and dance, Leia, disguised as Boushh, brings along Chewie and Han as her "prisoners." Later that evening Leia acts as a watchdog while Sheev sneaks in to thaw Boba from the carbonite. Once freed, Boba recognizes Sheev right away, hinting the two had been acquaintances before the Republic's demise. Before they could make their exit, Jabba lets out his signature bellicose laugh and takes Leia prisoner while sending Sheev and Boba to the dungeon with Chewie and Han.
Han: "Hey Chewie, where do ya think Luke keeps finding these old fossils?"
Chewie: growls as if to say "I Dunno"
Come the dawn, and in steps the rugged, weather beaten Anakin and the youthful Luke, using Jedi mind tricks to calmly walk past Gamorrean guards and trick Bib Fortuna into leading them to Jabba. However, their mind trickery does not work with the vile gangster, who, with just the push of a button, sends the pair down a shaft into the pit of a monstrous Rancor, which they defeat with ease using teamwork. An outraged Jabba orders the prisoners be brought before him, after which, he decrees their termination at the Pit of Carkoon.
Han: "Threepio, you tell that slimy, piece of worm-ridden filth, he'll get no such pleasure from us!"
-beat-
Han: (to Chewie): "Right?"
Chewie: *affirmative growl*
Luke: "Jabba, this is your last chance! Free us or die!"
Just when it appeared Luke was headed for the tentacles of the Sarlacc, he bounces back up from the ledge of the skiff and fetches his lightsaber from Artoo. Boba accidentally falls off the skiff while wrestling a weapon away from an enemy, and hangs on for dear life while Luke and Anakin jump to another skiff. Inside the Sail Barge, Leia knocks out the lights and kills Jabba with the same chain he used to control her. Salacious Crumb tries to pull out one of Threepio's eyes before Artoo zaps him. A Sarlacc tentacle grabs Boba's leg, but Han and Chewie are able to shoot the tentacle to free Boba and help him back up to the skiff. On the top deck of the Sail Barge, Luke and Anakin fight off the remaining guards and bring a freed Leia to the skiff with Boba, Han, Chewie and Sheev to greet them.
Luke: "Let's go, and don't forget the droids!"
Boba: "We're on our way!"
With the destruction of the Sail Barge came another challenge. Mon Mothma (Hayley Mills) and Admiral Ackbar (Erik Bauersfeld), the higher ranking officials of the Rebel Alliance have called an urgent meeting at the rendezvous point near Sullust. At the briefing, the Rebels learn that the Bothan spies have intercepted data on the Emperor's new master plan to build another Death Star, and round up Wookiees from Kashyyyk to be used as slaves, as was the case when the first Death Star was built. The mission sounded relatively simple, but wasn't going to be easy. A ground force was to land on Kashyyyk to ward off the Imperial troops, while the fighters destroy the Executor, the Imperial flagship currently orbiting Coruscant on dry dock, which the Emperor plans to use to imprison the Wookiees. Boba Fett volunteers to lead the space battle to destroy the Executor. Meanwhile, Chewie volunteers to lead the strike team to help his fellow Wookiees repel the impending Imperial invasion.
Upon arrival on Kashyyyk, Chewbacca leads the strike team to an oil refinery, which the Empire has its eyes on in hopes of cutting off the Wookiees' main energy source. Unlike the primitive Ewoks of the OTL Star Wars canon, the Wookiees are more advanced technologically, and the oil from the refinery is vital to the Wookiees' everyday lives, as it is used for electricity in the Wookiees' tree houses and as fuel for their swoop bikes. The Empire hopes to completely drill the planet dry to fuel the proposed superweapon and cut down many of the tree houses for lumber.
Before the battle could begin, Vader arrives on Kashyyyk in the cover of darkness, captures Luke, Anakin and Sheev and brings them to Constantine's Imperial Palace on Coruscant, but Vader is most interested in turning Luke to the dark side. The Coruscant of TTL is closer to Ralph McQuarrie's initial paintings of the planet, which went unused in the production of the OTL version of Jedi. Emperor Constantine scolds Vader for supposedly disobeying direct orders, only to have Vader use the Dark Side to thrust Constantine off his throne and take the chair for himself with a maniacal chuckle, hinting that Constantine may have only been a puppet for Vader's ambitious plot to unilaterally rule the galaxy.
Back on Kashyyyk, the Rebel forces, hiding out in the oil refinery, once again hear the rumble of Imperial walkers. This time, the Empire has deployed its AT-ST walkers on the shores adjacent to the refinery. Just when it appeared the Rebels would be outgunned once again, a band of gallant Wookiee mercenaries lead by General Tarfful, manage to steal a couple of the walkers and use them to drive the Imperial forces in to retreat, but not before Chewie's loyal friend Han Solo is cut down by Imperial gunfire.
Meanwhile on Coruscant, the Jedi knights and Vader and Constantine exchange words Constantine engages the trio in a lightsaber fight while Vader contently sits on his ill-gotten throne.
Constantine: "Once upon a time, you may have been a successful businessman, but now you are long forgotten!"
Sheev: "Perhaps it is YOU, who have forgotten about your distant relative, the last daughter of Alderaan!"
-beat-
Constantine: "LIAR!"
An enraged Constantine comes inches away from slicing Sheev across the chest, but is blocked by Luke. However, Constantine successfully impales Anakin through the torso. Constantine then uses the dark side to thrust Sheev against a wall, knocking him out temporarily. Now it is down to Luke and Constantine in mortal combat. With Constantine teasing that his friends are dropping like flies, a pissed off Luke hacks away at Constantine's sword, slicing off both arms and holding Constantine at blade point.
Vader (to Constantine): "Now your failure is complete! The galaxy will forever be mine to command, to control!"
- Vader turns to Luke -
Vader: "Now, young Skywalker, finish what you've begun!"
- Luke turns off both swords -
Luke: "Never. I'll never turn to the dark side."
Bemused by Luke's refusal, Vader uses Force lightning to try to slowly kill Luke. Just when it appeared Luke was toast, Sheev slowly regains consciousness and uses the light side to contain Vader's Force lightning into an energy ball so that Vader is only zapping himself, and then finally, Sheev thrusts Vader off the balcony of the palace and into a nearby power coupling. However, Sheev is badly wounded from the battle, and in his dying words he informs Luke...
Sheev: "The Force is strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned."
Above the planet, Boba's fighting squadron finally knocks out the Executor's bridge deflector shields.
Piett: "Intensify the forward batteries. I don't want anything to get through."
- Green Leader's ship hurdles towards the bridge -
Piett: "INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER!"
Green Leader: Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!
Piett: "TOO LATE!"
- BOOM!!! -
Luke narrowly escapes right before the burning Executor crashes straight down in to the Imperial Palace. Luke reunites with Leia and Chewie on Kashyyyk and it is there that Sheev is given a Jedi Funeral with his body burned as the surviving heroes look on. The galaxy celebrates this final blow to the Empire, and Kashyyyk is no exception, as the Wookiees' oil refinery becomes an intergalactic Animal House. Luke catches sight of the Force ghosts of Ben, Yoda and Sheev before rejoining the surviving rebels as the end credits start to roll.
Disney released Jedi on May 22, 1985, the Wednesday before Memorial Day, just like the original Star Wars eight years earlier. Not surprisingly, Jedi became the second highest grossing film of the year, bested only by another Disney release later that summer.
NOTES:
You heard correct, the Wookiees are in this picture instead of the Ewoks.
IOTL, If I've heard correctly, Harrison Ford and Lawrence Kasdan both pushed for Han to be killed off in the OTL Jedi, but George Lucas said no.
IOTL, the reasoning for Revenge being changed back to Return right before the OTL film's release was because, supposedly, a Jedi does not take revenge. But instead ITTL, with Turner coming out with Return of the King, "Revenge" is retained to avoid confusion.
Jabba still takes Leia captive as he does in the OTL film, but the slave girl outfit ITTL is more closer to a 1950's two piece bathing suit a la Esther Williams.
After The Empire Strikes Back proved successful, expectations would be even higher for the next Star Wars adventure. At first, the picture was to be called Return of the Jedi, only to be tweaked to Revenge when second year chairman Roy E Disney sought a stronger title. George Lucas brought in Indiana Jones collaborator Lawrence Kasdan to buff and polish Lucas' rough outline for the storyboard team to put to paper. Rising to the challenge of storyboarding Jedi were Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, both of whom would later become directors at the studio. Jedi was also the Disney debut of Polish-born animator Andreas Deja, who would assist George Scribner on the animation of Luke Skywalker.
Jedi's story begins with Darth Vader's TIE fighter descending on to Dagobah, where Vader has come to collect another Kiber Crystal to hopefully boost his ambitions for galactic domination. Meanwhile, Luke continues to train with Yoda and Sheev on the ways of the Force, when suddenly Vader crashes the party. A lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader ensues, but the young padawan is clearly overmatched. To give Luke and Sheev enough time to escape, Yoda engages Vader and becomes one with the Force. The surviving Jedi knight and aristocrat blast off to Tatooine on Sheev's vintage luxury starship, the Shuttle Tydirium.
On the desert planet, Luke and Sheev regroup with Leia, Han, Anakin, Chewie, Threepio and Artoo, donning elaborate disguises to infiltrate a palace populated by the galactic underworld to break Boba Fett out of the carbon block and out of the clutches of the hideous gangster Jabba the Hutt. The droids enter first, delivering a holographic message from Luke pleading for Boba's release, which is mercilessly laughed at by the vicious Hutt (who BTW retains his OTL appearance here) and his henchmen. Next, after a night of song and dance, Leia, disguised as Boushh, brings along Chewie and Han as her "prisoners." Later that evening Leia acts as a watchdog while Sheev sneaks in to thaw Boba from the carbonite. Once freed, Boba recognizes Sheev right away, hinting the two had been acquaintances before the Republic's demise. Before they could make their exit, Jabba lets out his signature bellicose laugh and takes Leia prisoner while sending Sheev and Boba to the dungeon with Chewie and Han.
Han: "Hey Chewie, where do ya think Luke keeps finding these old fossils?"
Chewie: growls as if to say "I Dunno"
Come the dawn, and in steps the rugged, weather beaten Anakin and the youthful Luke, using Jedi mind tricks to calmly walk past Gamorrean guards and trick Bib Fortuna into leading them to Jabba. However, their mind trickery does not work with the vile gangster, who, with just the push of a button, sends the pair down a shaft into the pit of a monstrous Rancor, which they defeat with ease using teamwork. An outraged Jabba orders the prisoners be brought before him, after which, he decrees their termination at the Pit of Carkoon.
Han: "Threepio, you tell that slimy, piece of worm-ridden filth, he'll get no such pleasure from us!"
-beat-
Han: (to Chewie): "Right?"
Chewie: *affirmative growl*
Luke: "Jabba, this is your last chance! Free us or die!"
Just when it appeared Luke was headed for the tentacles of the Sarlacc, he bounces back up from the ledge of the skiff and fetches his lightsaber from Artoo. Boba accidentally falls off the skiff while wrestling a weapon away from an enemy, and hangs on for dear life while Luke and Anakin jump to another skiff. Inside the Sail Barge, Leia knocks out the lights and kills Jabba with the same chain he used to control her. Salacious Crumb tries to pull out one of Threepio's eyes before Artoo zaps him. A Sarlacc tentacle grabs Boba's leg, but Han and Chewie are able to shoot the tentacle to free Boba and help him back up to the skiff. On the top deck of the Sail Barge, Luke and Anakin fight off the remaining guards and bring a freed Leia to the skiff with Boba, Han, Chewie and Sheev to greet them.
Luke: "Let's go, and don't forget the droids!"
Boba: "We're on our way!"
With the destruction of the Sail Barge came another challenge. Mon Mothma (Hayley Mills) and Admiral Ackbar (Erik Bauersfeld), the higher ranking officials of the Rebel Alliance have called an urgent meeting at the rendezvous point near Sullust. At the briefing, the Rebels learn that the Bothan spies have intercepted data on the Emperor's new master plan to build another Death Star, and round up Wookiees from Kashyyyk to be used as slaves, as was the case when the first Death Star was built. The mission sounded relatively simple, but wasn't going to be easy. A ground force was to land on Kashyyyk to ward off the Imperial troops, while the fighters destroy the Executor, the Imperial flagship currently orbiting Coruscant on dry dock, which the Emperor plans to use to imprison the Wookiees. Boba Fett volunteers to lead the space battle to destroy the Executor. Meanwhile, Chewie volunteers to lead the strike team to help his fellow Wookiees repel the impending Imperial invasion.
Upon arrival on Kashyyyk, Chewbacca leads the strike team to an oil refinery, which the Empire has its eyes on in hopes of cutting off the Wookiees' main energy source. Unlike the primitive Ewoks of the OTL Star Wars canon, the Wookiees are more advanced technologically, and the oil from the refinery is vital to the Wookiees' everyday lives, as it is used for electricity in the Wookiees' tree houses and as fuel for their swoop bikes. The Empire hopes to completely drill the planet dry to fuel the proposed superweapon and cut down many of the tree houses for lumber.
Before the battle could begin, Vader arrives on Kashyyyk in the cover of darkness, captures Luke, Anakin and Sheev and brings them to Constantine's Imperial Palace on Coruscant, but Vader is most interested in turning Luke to the dark side. The Coruscant of TTL is closer to Ralph McQuarrie's initial paintings of the planet, which went unused in the production of the OTL version of Jedi. Emperor Constantine scolds Vader for supposedly disobeying direct orders, only to have Vader use the Dark Side to thrust Constantine off his throne and take the chair for himself with a maniacal chuckle, hinting that Constantine may have only been a puppet for Vader's ambitious plot to unilaterally rule the galaxy.
Back on Kashyyyk, the Rebel forces, hiding out in the oil refinery, once again hear the rumble of Imperial walkers. This time, the Empire has deployed its AT-ST walkers on the shores adjacent to the refinery. Just when it appeared the Rebels would be outgunned once again, a band of gallant Wookiee mercenaries lead by General Tarfful, manage to steal a couple of the walkers and use them to drive the Imperial forces in to retreat, but not before Chewie's loyal friend Han Solo is cut down by Imperial gunfire.
Meanwhile on Coruscant, the Jedi knights and Vader and Constantine exchange words Constantine engages the trio in a lightsaber fight while Vader contently sits on his ill-gotten throne.
Constantine: "Once upon a time, you may have been a successful businessman, but now you are long forgotten!"
Sheev: "Perhaps it is YOU, who have forgotten about your distant relative, the last daughter of Alderaan!"
-beat-
Constantine: "LIAR!"
An enraged Constantine comes inches away from slicing Sheev across the chest, but is blocked by Luke. However, Constantine successfully impales Anakin through the torso. Constantine then uses the dark side to thrust Sheev against a wall, knocking him out temporarily. Now it is down to Luke and Constantine in mortal combat. With Constantine teasing that his friends are dropping like flies, a pissed off Luke hacks away at Constantine's sword, slicing off both arms and holding Constantine at blade point.
Vader (to Constantine): "Now your failure is complete! The galaxy will forever be mine to command, to control!"
- Vader turns to Luke -
Vader: "Now, young Skywalker, finish what you've begun!"
- Luke turns off both swords -
Luke: "Never. I'll never turn to the dark side."
Bemused by Luke's refusal, Vader uses Force lightning to try to slowly kill Luke. Just when it appeared Luke was toast, Sheev slowly regains consciousness and uses the light side to contain Vader's Force lightning into an energy ball so that Vader is only zapping himself, and then finally, Sheev thrusts Vader off the balcony of the palace and into a nearby power coupling. However, Sheev is badly wounded from the battle, and in his dying words he informs Luke...
Sheev: "The Force is strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned."
Above the planet, Boba's fighting squadron finally knocks out the Executor's bridge deflector shields.
Piett: "Intensify the forward batteries. I don't want anything to get through."
- Green Leader's ship hurdles towards the bridge -
Piett: "INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER!"
Green Leader: Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!
Piett: "TOO LATE!"
- BOOM!!! -
Luke narrowly escapes right before the burning Executor crashes straight down in to the Imperial Palace. Luke reunites with Leia and Chewie on Kashyyyk and it is there that Sheev is given a Jedi Funeral with his body burned as the surviving heroes look on. The galaxy celebrates this final blow to the Empire, and Kashyyyk is no exception, as the Wookiees' oil refinery becomes an intergalactic Animal House. Luke catches sight of the Force ghosts of Ben, Yoda and Sheev before rejoining the surviving rebels as the end credits start to roll.
Disney released Jedi on May 22, 1985, the Wednesday before Memorial Day, just like the original Star Wars eight years earlier. Not surprisingly, Jedi became the second highest grossing film of the year, bested only by another Disney release later that summer.
NOTES:
You heard correct, the Wookiees are in this picture instead of the Ewoks.
IOTL, If I've heard correctly, Harrison Ford and Lawrence Kasdan both pushed for Han to be killed off in the OTL Jedi, but George Lucas said no.
IOTL, the reasoning for Revenge being changed back to Return right before the OTL film's release was because, supposedly, a Jedi does not take revenge. But instead ITTL, with Turner coming out with Return of the King, "Revenge" is retained to avoid confusion.
Jabba still takes Leia captive as he does in the OTL film, but the slave girl outfit ITTL is more closer to a 1950's two piece bathing suit a la Esther Williams.
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I doubt Trump is going to be a political player ITTL given the very public collapse of MGM. His casino and other business venture failures don't have as great a pop cultural impact as one of Hollywood's largest/oldest studios closing its doors under his tenure. He'll probably continue bumbling along in real estate and the occasional TV appearance...
...You know, speaking of that: if there's some kind of Motorcity equivalent ITTL on Disney or another major network, maybe Trump becomes a full time voice actor for the show's villain? Admittedly I'm only thinking of this considering that Biff Tannen is based on him given Back to the Future II's plot but still.
Part of me wants him to lose evyerthing till he reduce to selling watches on the street corner in mathahatten. Dose this interfer with the fact that atl someone report track him down in 2004 to interview about his time at MGM .
@OldNavy1988
Well, that was interesting. I'm little confused though. What happened to Constantine? Did he die when the palace was destroyed? Also, are we not using the 'Take over the Force' idea? That's fine if we're not, I just thought that was what we were using.
Well, that was interesting. I'm little confused though. What happened to Constantine? Did he die when the palace was destroyed? Also, are we not using the 'Take over the Force' idea? That's fine if we're not, I just thought that was what we were using.
Yeah, Constantine does go down with the Imperial Palace.
I decided it was more interesting to see Vader gather up the Kiber Crystals rather than try to take over the Force itself.
Atlantic City would be the right place for that.
I remamber some one suggested that gulf and western create their own verison of progress city somewhere in the south west. Does any think think there are any other companies that would try making something similar to progress city.
Oh, okay. So what were the Kiber Crystals for? Also, was Constantine a Sith as well, since he could use the Force? I'm surprised to see that he was the final boss instead of Vader.
Edit: Can't believe I had Sheev instead of Constantine...
Yes, Constantine was a Sith Lord, and the Kiber Crystals were supposed to be a Holy Grail of sorts, as Lucas tried to do IOTL in earlier drafts of A New Hope.
Is that why my ideas about the Emperor's heroic sacrifice were tossed out? I thought that we were going to make the Emperor a hedonist puppet who was kept out of the loop rather than a goddamn Sith Lord. It's been established that using the Dark Side usually makes one irredeemably evil. I'm still enjoying this, I'm just annoyed my idea wasn't used.
Gotcha. Well, it looks pretty good, you did a great job! Though I will say that Vader would probably be a better final opponent, because he's been the main threat throughout the trilogy, and we've had more time to know him compared to Constantine. Plus, it would be a good way to show how Luke and Anakin have grown, working together to fight him while Sheev duels Constantine. That's just my opinion though, I still like what you did with it.
Same day as Brewster's Millions and Rambo: First Blood Part II? Damn, that must have been a TOUGH competition.
If it's any consolation, there will still be a fan edit crowd ITTL.
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