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I didn't mean to imply that the character of Grievous was, overall, a great character. I think that it is unfortunate that in order to understand and "know" him you have to watch an EU show that, for the most part, was better than the entire prequel trilogy.

And you were correct that he doesn't appear until the end of the "second season" of the CW. I have the DVD and I had forgotten that they were split into two seasons.

Also, and I'm not defending Grievous at all here, he is not a great character, but the EU tried to explain his ability to kick Jedi ass. In the TPB called "Star Wars: Visionaries" they show the entire construction of Grievous. It's a great book by the way. Anyway, he is of a race called the Kalee (which I'm sure most of you know having read the novel and comic, etc...) and was a great General. His ship was sabotaged by Count Dooku and exploded in mid-takeoff. He was saved from the reckage, put into a bacta take, and given a droid body. At this point, Dooku begins to poinson his mind against the Jedi and trains him in saber technique. Also, Dooku reveals that he still has Jedi Master Sifo Dyas in stasis. Dooku then begins a procedure in which he drains the blood of Master Dyas and transfuses it into General Grievous, therefore giving him all the Midichlorians that Master Dyas had. Hence, Grievous' Jedi-like abilities. *Whew*!

Sucks that all had to be EU stuff. Hope that helps explain his insane ability to kill Jedi. Still doesn't make him a good character in the movie. And I still don't really care for him.

Oh yeah, HK 47... Love the sig man! I saw that fan trailer, and that is one of the funniest parts of that whole thing. Hehehheh, morons....

The prequels could've been great! There was so much wasted potential here. And I disagree, the prequels were not damned to be "bashed no matter what."

Think about it. The glory days of the Old Republic. The golden age of the Jedi! The rise to fame and glory of Anakin "The Starkiller" Skywalker! General Kenobi! And on and on and on....

The problem with the PT isn't that it would be disappointing no matter what. On the contrary, the disappointment is the fact that there was so much untapped potential on the part of Lucas and his cronies. All he had to do was swallow his pride, and this self-righteous attitude that he is all things Star Wars, and consult with the true experts: The long list of award winning writers of the EU in all in its forms.

In my opinion one of the reasons the OOT is so good is because Lucas' involvment was so minimal. With the exception of the first film (and possibly ROTJ, depending on who you talk to) Lucas was not that involved in the writing process. Empire is regarded as the best of them all. Why? Lucas had the least involvment. He wasn't directing. He wasn't a writer on the script. He did the treatment, and acted as one of the produers on the film. That's all. He had an extremely talented director that knew how to handle actors, and allowed his actors to change things on the fly, and encouraged them to do what they thought their characters would do in that particular scene. As an actor myself, I know, this is extremely important! Case in point:

Original Empire Script --
Leia: I love you!
Han: I love you too...

Changed on the set by Harrison Ford, and ok'ed by Irvin Kershner:
Leia: I love you!
Han: I know.

Much truer to the character of Solo.

Sorry, got off on a tangent there.

My point is: If Lucas had had the humility that is required sometimes of truely great men, then we, the Star Wars loving public, may have had a truely great PT to go along with the already great OOT.

Thank you.

Hi guys, new poster! Love the site and got tired of lurking.

Anyway, I agree: Greivous was the f***ing man in the Clone Wars cartoons. Even his brief appearence in Chapter 20 of the first season was great. A totally underutilized character in the movie though. Just another, in a long line of examples. as to why Lucas should have given someone else the task of writing the prequels. What a waste.

Hi guys! I've been lurking for a while and thought I'd post.

Labyrinth of Evil is indeed the book that ties up the plot hole that is Sifo Dyas. However, I do remember Lucas originally naming the character Sido Dyas. He later changed it, feeling that that name might be "too obvious" if I remember correctly. Much the same way he changed the Kaminoan Saber Dart from Kyber Dart (a much cooler name imo) I guess he just didn't like the sound of the name.

Anyway, there it is. Yay, my first post!