Having finally gotten around to watching the video version of this episode, I have to warn Dorkman that someone seems to be messing with his timeline. His hand keeps vanishing, then reappearing. This may require quick action involving a guitar and a Mr. Fusion.

I thought of something the other day. Episode VII might not open with the Disney logo... the Marvel movie only have the Marvel logo, so Episode VII might only have Lucas film.
I don't know why but that thought made me happy.

"Life is about movies; anything else is a bonus!"- Me   

I agree that the mainline needs to be maintained, though I am curious as to the contractual obligations being foisted upon Ford, Fisher and Hamill. I mean, if Disney's plan is to turn movies every couple of years, then does that include the main 3?

For me, the way E7 is handled will determine my future investment in the series. I was not all that in to Clone Wars, though it is slowly interesting me. The prequels continue to decrease in my estimation as time goes on.

I think the film will succeed if it gets me excited and interested again in a film franchise. Star Wars has evolved so far past the films and TV series that the idea of a movie is less enjoyable to me than perhaps it would have been even a couple of years ago.

So here's a thing.

I've seen Boyhood twice now, and if you haven't seen it, there's a scene where the boy and his dad talk about whether or not they'll ever make another Star Wars movie. They filmed that scene in 2008, so it's funny in retrospect. But both times I saw it, I was the only one who reacted.

...do normal people even know that this movie is happening? I mean, it's been almost 2 years since the project was announced. We've been talking about them not needing to do a marketing campaign, but I actually think they're going to need to go all-out, for awareness if nothing else.

Lots of people who will end up buying a ticket to Ep8--i.e. the general public--probably don't know it's happening at this time. Some non-movie-fanatics may have seen an article here or there, but many people just don't interact with the media sources in which such news runs in a constant stream.

When the trailers and TV spots and billboards drop, that's when they'll know.

I was also the only person who laughed at that part in my BOYHOOD screening. I sensed people being like "Why is he laughing so hard?" No clue.