According to this awesome report from that crafty dick Russ Fischer at SlashFilm. SciFiWire reported that writers are being assembled in Australia to kick off the long rumored show in late 09. Here's what else they had to say:
"Goerge Lucas, who will be relatively hands-off as an Executive Producer, has said several times that the show would run at least 100 episodes, and at one point there was word that could be upped to 400. He has described the show as “Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space” and repeatedly claimed that no major characters from the films would be integral parts of the storyline, but that some characters could show up as cameos. The Empire will be rising in the background, and we’ll hear about the Emporer, but not see him."
Sounds juicy. But wait there's more...
"Early last year, producer Rick McCallum confirmed that Boba Fett would be 'an instrumental part' of the new series, which is set in the transitional timeline between Episode III and IV. Later it was reported that McCallum wants to see Daniel Logan, the young Boba Fett from the prequels, in the Fett armor for the series. The SciFiWire report says that “high-quality writers from the Aussie TV industry, including writers from Love My Way and Secret Life of Us” are being assembled. And a couple of months ago Rose Byrne seemed to confirm that casting had begun in Australia."
Boba Fett better be done right, or this will tank hard and fast. The article also goes on to say that Lucas will be self-financing, but does not yet have a distribution partner. I think if (and this is a very big if) this is done right, it would be perfect for SciFi channel's line up. Especially in wake of Battlestar Galactica's run coming to an end. Of course Caprica is on the way... But why not both? I guess we'll have to wait and see.