I want to make it clear right up front that this next story is nothing more than a big fat rumour, but since Star Wars fans are willing to argue over just about anything, I figured it might be worth mentioning. We all know that George Lucas has been working on a live action Star Wars TV series for quite some time now, but back in 2010 he announced that the series was being put on hold for a few years because it was not yet economically feasible. With a proposed title of Star Wars: Underworld, the series is expected to fill in the gap between the prequels and original trilogy by focusing on the seedy underbelly of the Star Wars universe. Now this week there is a rumour floating around the web stating that the show might introduce a sci-fi element that has been completely absent from Star Wars up until now: time travel. Is George Lucas getting ready to go back to the future?

The good folks over at Ain’t It Cool News recently received information from an “untested source” about the plot of one of the first episodes of Star Wars: Underworld. The story in question revolves around “a group of bandits acquiring the capability of time travel, and using it to travel back in time to stop Darth Vader from ever existing.” This would potentially involve revisiting the prequels and stopping Anakin before he turns to the dark side.

If this is true, it could be a pretty dangerous idea to bring to the mix. It’s very easy to get carried away with time travel and to start altering continuity (yet again) or to use it as a band-aid solution for every problem. On the other hand, I can’t say that I’m not intrigued by the possibilities. Once again, we have no idea if this rumour is reliable in any way, but it doesn’t seem all that far-fetched either. Would you like to see time travel introduced to the Star Wars universe? Do you have faith in Star Wars: Underworld or have you completely given up on George Lucas at this point?