Episode 3.5?

Rick McCallum has done some talking about the upcoming Star Wars television series. Of particular interest to me was the info on the live action show, which will be set between Episodes III and IV.

McCallum added that the series will have a different tone than the features and will introduce characters that weren't seen on the big screen. "It is going to be much darker, much grittier. It's going to be character-based. [Lucas] envisions somewhere like 100 hours, [set] between Episode III and Episode IV, with a lot of characters that we haven't met, but [who] have been developed in some of the novels and other things. We're really excited about that, because I think finally we're going to have the opportunity to answer everybody's questions once and for all by the time we finish the series."

That sounds pretty exciting, though I've got my shaker of salt handy. Everyone seems to describe their work as gritty these days, but few things actually measure up. If they can get some decent stories rolling, and actually find a director that can get actors to *act*, it might be fun.

In the other hand, it might really suck. Can we get Joss Whedon on board?