Live-action Star Wars TV series on hold until 2010

After 2005’s release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, fans thought they had seen the end of the beloved franchise, which closed the epic six-part series. A few months later, fans were pleased to hear that George Lucas wasn’t finished with Star Wars just yet.

The Expanded Universe, as the live-action television series is being called for now, will be set between Episode III and IV, covering the 20-year gap between The Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. While the new series was scheduled to air sometime in 2009, word comes from Lucas via ComingSoon that the expected live-action show won’t make it to the air until late 2010 but they are “working on it now, doing the…