I'd prefer that he like them, for his sake. But like I said, I don't think anyone should consider him the ultimate arbiter of "good" Star Wars, so if I like it, that'll be good enough for me, either way.
Why did Lucas sell the franchise?
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Are you suggesting, good sir, that those two men are the "original g's" of which I've heard so much about?
Heh.... I sure wouldn't want to have a name like Alex Holenfeld. (Not that any such name exists...LOL)
Disney aren't going to kill this golden goose anytime soon, that's for sure. We will be seeing Star Wars movies, television series, and spin offs, for many years to come. As long as they keep the quality high, I don't mind. Lucas must have known they would make annual Wars films when he sold the franchise to Disney.
One of the reasons I slightly prefer Trek (although I love Wars too) is that there's just so much more of it . 6 TV shows (including TAS) with 700 episodes, and another 7th show on the way. 12 movies, and another coming next year.
At a stretch , you could say Wars is 8 movies so far (including TFA and the Clone Wars theatrical film), or 10 if you include the 2 Ewok films. And 5 TV shows (Clone Wars 03, Clone Wars 08, Rebels, Droids, and Ewoks)
One of the reasons I slightly prefer Trek (although I love Wars too) is that there's just so much more of it . 6 TV shows (including TAS) with 700 episodes, and another 7th show on the way. 12 movies, and another coming next year.
At a stretch , you could say Wars is 8 movies so far (including TFA and the Clone Wars theatrical film), or 10 if you include the 2 Ewok films. And 5 TV shows (Clone Wars 03, Clone Wars 08, Rebels, Droids, and Ewoks)
^And the Holiday Special, of course! Lol
Now that MCU and Star Wars are under Disney's control, we can undoubtedly look forward to years of crossovers.
Kor
Why stop there? Maybe Disney will pick up Star Trek.
Then too
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment...mark-hamill-and-the-mouse-20140606-39n5b.html
No--just no
Yeah. We would have had another television show long before now, if Disney had acquired Star Trek, too
I don't see why you're so emphatic - it's not like Mickey as a Jedi is canon. It's just a cutesy crossover promotional thing, about as canonical as these. And they've been doing stuff like that for the store attached to Star Tours at Disneyworld since I was a youngling.
I think part of Lucas' thing is that he really doesn't enjoy directing or producing as much as he enjoys editing and innovating technology. I would have to find the quote and I might be attributing it, but I thought that Lucas felt that a film really came together in the editing process. All the filming is the raw material.
The original Star Wars was him having to work within studio limits and innovate solutions. He was working outside of the usual American film system and with a British system that had little regard for him and his project.
I think he enjoyed the challenge and even the limitations of that process, despite the stress.
A short segment of an interview with Lucas was shown on CBS This Morning.
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Full interview airs in December.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-lucas-on-why-he-is-done-directing-star-wars/
IMO, he couldn't bear the weight of the hate from people who expected him to do better.
[yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-PdhARgL0c[/yt]
Full interview airs in December.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-lucas-on-why-he-is-done-directing-star-wars/
IMO, he couldn't bear the weight of the hate from people who expected him to do better.
He seems to have a new explanation for what Star Wars is or isn't and why everyone misunderstands his creation every time he gives an interview like this. This is a perfect example of why I feel that the Lucas of 1998 or 2015 simply isn't the same man that made the OT.
What does George Lucas think of the new Star Wars films?
Why he's done directing Star Wars movies
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I thought it was interesting when he said that, presumably Abrams/Kasdan, were making a film to appeal to the fans rather than just making what they want. I wonder how true that is. You'd have to think that if these new SW movies are being run like a business that that could be a likely approach. It's certainly contrary to what some people said about Abrams in relation to Star Trek (that he should just make what he wants, and other people be damned), although I get the feeling that ST'09 was giving a large majority of fans what they really wanted.
Well JJ and Kasdan have both said in interviews that they just set out to make a movie that they would find really fun and enjoyable to watch (with the assumption that the fans would enjoy seeing many of the same things). But just because they're not using Lucas's exact story outline, doesn't mean they still don't really care about things like story and character and advancing the larger storyline in an interesting way.
And honestly, after how much emphasis he put on the spaceships and technology and special effects in the prequels, I'm not sure Lucas really has room to criticize them over their storytelling.
And honestly, after how much emphasis he put on the spaceships and technology and special effects in the prequels, I'm not sure Lucas really has room to criticize them over their storytelling.
I don't think Lucas hated Episode VII at all--I recall him saying that he thought people would love it. But he did say something to the effect that it may have been too similar to Episode IV here and there--an observation that has been noted by others as well. But because Lucas said it too, then it suddenly exploded across the internet that "Lucas hates the new movies!"
Well, Star Wars wasn't just his baby. People like Gary Kurtz and Kasdan and even his ex-wife had a lot to do with what we actually saw on the screen. It's just Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth that fostered the auteur theory of SW.
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