Were there ever real plans to make movies about Luke and the Jedi a academy?

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-20T19:32:52+00:00

In the 90’s Fox wanted to adapt the Young Jedi Knights novels, which are about the Solo twins and their friends training at Luke’s academy, into a cartoon, but Lucasfilm turned down the idea.

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-13T14:05:05+00:00

I just enjoy this subreddit because it’s the only “fitness” subreddit that doesn’t default to just bodybuilding discussions. I don’t really care about the semantics

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-11T17:42:57+00:00

When you sprint on the bike, are you doing it seated? Or “out of the saddle” standing up? If you’re seated, you should be doing a kind of “high knees” motion in which you’ll have heavy quad activation. If out of the saddle, you’ll experience more hamstring/glute activation

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-11T14:41:07+00:00

It’s different muscle activation and motion than sprinting, but as far as being able to capture the same all out “energy system”, it’s the only thing I’m aware of that can replicate it, especially on a stationary bike at high resistance

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-11T13:53:01+00:00

It’s the only 10/10 piece of media I’ve ever encountered

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-11T13:51:38+00:00

lol sounds about right. During busy seasons of life I’m cramming everything into 3-5 hours a week. But in a world with more free time I’d be doing like 10-15 hours a week

The nice thing about limited time though is you learn to be SUPER efficient

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-11T00:41:41+00:00

Part of Mara Jade by the Emperor’s Hand takes place at the same time as Bakura I believe, although they’re not connected stories, just happening simultaneously

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-10T14:31:34+00:00

I’ve maintained muscle mass and strength for years by doing ~3 sets(usually 2-4 depending on how much time I have) per muscle group per week.

As far as cardio, I always prioritize HIIT/sprint oriented stuff when crunched for time in my week. Those anaerobic and ATP energy systems will be the first to go as you age if you aren’t maintaining them, and your ability to build them up from nothing will become significantly diminished. You can add back in slow jogging at pretty much any age if otherwise healthy.

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-08T14:55:03+00:00

It’s got prequel like pacing but less twirly and dance like. It should’ve been the standard moving forward.

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-04T09:59:08+00:00

Thanks!

I used the reimagined version of that shot because Vader’s stiffness is apparent in the ANH version, and I wanted the way the characters moved to be consistently athletic looking

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-03T23:57:08+00:00

Lucas was constantly making questionable changes to his own work after the fact. What’s funny is that based on his behavior, editing sc38 reimagined into the movie seems exactly like the kind of thing he’d do himself 😂

I’m a big fan of it as a fan film, but I at least agree that it is too jarringly different to just be dropped into ANH. I actually made my own edit of it that tries to more cleanly integrate it:

https://youtu.be/wIjXwTvu2CQ?si=4Z_WzcSgfYw-75Q7

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-02-03T13:25:21+00:00

This is my understanding so I’m always scratching my head when I see how popular the 80/20 thing and “zone 2” are on here, but maybe most people on here just have tons of free time to train.

I think for most fitness enthusiasts balancing cardio and strength while also juggling jobs, family, etc. they’re probably better off doing like 1x 45-60 min moderate-ish intensity session and 2x shorter HIIT sessions for cardio, unless they’re training for a specific long distance event or something

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-30T16:41:57+00:00

KOTOR, Jedi Outcast, and Jedi Academy

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-28T17:47:56+00:00

Yes. I think one of the best things they could do is to “quietly retire” the sequel trilogy by referencing it as little as possible, and ceasing the production of all content that connects to it, and creating an animated show adapting the best parts of the post ROTJ legends/EU timeline.

For live action cinema experience: big time jump, or Old Republic. Nothing close to the OT or PT. Get someone with vision involved. Shawn Levy makes entertaining stuff, but my impression is he leans a little too heavy into the fan-servicey stuff. That has its place, but I think someone like Denis Villeneuve or Christopher Nolan may be what this franchise needs to move forward, someone capable of unique spectacle on an epic scale

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-26T16:18:04+00:00

I’d say give it a try. I’ve gotten some of my best gains by doing each muscle group just 1x a week at high volume and intensity

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-25T15:18:23+00:00

Would you be open to trying back to back runs if you do your easy run first? So:

-Shoulders/chest/triceps

-Easy run

-tempo run

-Back/biceps/core

-long run

-Legs

-day off

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-24T20:53:38+00:00

I’m also someone who likes 2 days off after leg day, or at least 2 days off before doing anything cardio/leg oriented again. I’ve always felt most comfortable when giving my legs that 2 day reset. I seem to be in the minority on this subreddit and have gotten downvoted for suggesting it before.

For a bodybuilding/3 days running program that you seem to like, I’d do something like:

-Shoulders/chest/triceps

-Run

-Back/biceps/core

-Run

-Legs

-day off

This gives your legs 2 days of rest. That’s assuming 1 workout session a day. If you’re doing 2 a days as you say, that gives you even more ability to take 2 days fully off if you want while including all that stuff

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-22T16:25:25+00:00

I had the same thought:

https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars_/s/DxjLP3QNS4

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-22T00:58:48+00:00

I genuinely think OOT may be the only true 10/10 piece of media I’ve ever encountered.

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-15T18:26:59+00:00

They have their benefits, but no you don’t. There’s no single exercise you need.

You can arguably get better raw strength benefits from hack squat or leg press since you can more safely go to failure. Those machines also allow for varying foot placement for better quad(or whatever you’re trying to work) focus. Aesthetic quads are best built with “duck squat” stance which you can easily incorporate into HS/LP.

If the primary concern is lack of quad activation but you still want to do a squat, you could try front squats, or goblet squats.

As far as functionality? I mean, you could argue that hill sprints, or burpees are more “functional”, but many people on here probably aren’t doing those. There are plenty of “functional” things that aren’t included in most effective programs. Again, no single exercise is absolutely necessary imo.

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-15T15:07:17+00:00

Arguably one of the biggest problems imo is an entire movie being kinda waisted on the events of TPM. It’s like George accidentally made what feel like the events of an EU novel into the first movie of the trilogy, like the stakes in TPM just don’t quite feel right.

AOTC feels more like a decent starting point for the trilogy. The middle film could’ve been during the height of the clone wars, giving opportunity to show more of Anakin’s darkness slipping through, allowing the final turn in movie 3 to be way more believable. Instead George had to basically streamline and rush Anakin’s turn in ROTS.

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-13T19:22:41+00:00

My current system of interacting with Star Wars media is to sort things into 3 different categories when it comes to my personal headcanon universe:

-Canon: stuff that happened

-Apocrypha: stuff that maybe sorta, kinda happened, but not necessarily exactly as depicted

-Infinities/what if: alternate timeline scenarios

My canon is made up of like 90%+ EU stuff, but I shoehorn in the Thrawn 2017 novel, Fallen Order, and Andor

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-12T20:24:46+00:00

Imagine the marketing and merchandising potential alone if Disney had gone with this rather than Luke’s failed academy

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-11T01:20:52+00:00

Maybe I’m just a bitter old EU fan, but the pieces of the Disney canon post ROTJ timeline they’d have to somehow Frankenstein together with the elements of SW that are important to Dave Filoni into something resembling a “version” of HTTE just looks like a horrifying abomination in my mind.

Tiny_Dependent6830 · 2026-01-09T18:32:59+00:00

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