New Star Wars TV series. Um. Yay?

So, say you have been hired to create a new Star Wars TV series that will run to 100 episodes or more. You have your pick of characters and timelines - prequel, sequel, whatever period you want. What will you focus on?

Well. According to what Rick McCallum, the series' producer, told the BBC, the new TV series will cover Luke Skywalker's first twenty years on Tatooine.

*headdesk*

As scendan points out, "The whole point about Luke growing up on Tattooine is that NOTHING FUCKING HAPPENS THERE." If they want to keep it related to the original movies, I picture 100 episodes of tinkering with droids and floppy-haired sulking.

I'm not a hardcore SW fan, but I can think of a better setup for a TV series that I would want to watch: The Adventures of Han Solo. He's got the spaceship, the Wookiee, the history, the allies and enemies all set up for him. All you need is a charismatic young actor who can play the part. Suggestions, anyone?

ETA:sciencevixen supplied this so-earnest-it-hurts quote from the offical SW website:

"On his uncle's moisture farm, Luke learned the essentials of desert survival and droid repair. Boredom was not as scarce as water on Tatooine, and Luke often dreamed of adventure and excitement. He had a circle of friends who would loiter around Tosche station in Anchorhead when not occupied by their chores. Luke never quite fit in with his friends; they often teased him and called him "Wormie."

...Wormie. I. Seriously. Words fail me.

Homemade sushi makes me happy

Somewhere in the past year, I discovered sushi. I love it so much that a once-a-month visit to my favourite small Japanese restaurant isn't enough, so in the weekends my SO and me often make maki ourselves.

(Maki are the long rolls that are usually cut into six or eight pieces; nigiri are the separate clumps of rice with nice cuts of fish on top. I like both, but nigiri are less easy to make, and we don't have enough variety of fresh fish to make it worthwhile.)

I thought it would be very difficult, but making maki is pretty easy. All you need are the right ingredients - rice vinegar, sushi rice, nori, really fresh fish and vegetables, and a bamboo mat to roll the maki on. Then, for eating it, you want some Japanese soy sauce, some wasabi and maybe some pickled ginger, just like in a restaurant.

( Sushi pictures! )

My favorite recipe for how to make sushi rice and maki is in Dutch, but this one looks pretty good too.