Perhaps the most important news to Star Wars fans is that, after many years of talking about the project, actual pre-production is due to begin soon and run through until early 2010. Production would kick off that year, with the show estimated to premiere in 2011 (though more likely 2012).

They’re clearly not in a rush with this one, huh?

On a more cryptic note it was hinted that one returning character may be Boba Fett, who could even be played by Daniel Logan (the then-15 year old who portrayed him in 2002’s Attack of the Clones) with Sansweet saying “A couple of years ago Rick McCallum [Star Wars producer] said that he would consider it, and I would expect news from Daniel’s camp in the not-too-distant future.”

I have to admit to still being very unexcited by the idea of a Star Wars TV series, if the writing is on the same par as the films were. Hopefully Lucas will recognise that TV, moreso than film, can allow for much wider-ranging and deeper storylines and reflect that in the series.

Reading between the lines, it seems that something about the show has been deemed crappy by the network, and they’re trying to fix that before the show launches. The most likely culprit is the scripting.

Depending on whether you’re a glass half full or a glass half empty type, you can see this positively or negatively. The optimist in me says this is a good thing; after all, better scripts make for a better show. The pessimist in me worries that what the network consider better scripts may be poorer than what the writers consider great scripts.

Ultimately all we can do is sit back and await the results, but I’m trying to stay optimistic. The pilot has been pretty well-received by those who’ve seen it, and it would be nice to have another great sci-fi show on TV.