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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
I cited these examples in an attempt to construct an argument that Lucas' ideas can definitely tred on the loopy side.
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Dude, first off, this information has been available for decades because Lucas himself put it out there. There were multiple drafts and different iterations of
Star Wars but all that matter is that
Star Wars (and later,
A New Hope) were released. They were the final product. Whatever it took for him to get there is just part of the journey.
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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
This is in no way a criticism of Lucas, or those who stray to the loopy side (I tend to dabble there myself). However, it's exceedingly clear that more "script polishers" and script "yes men" were required before Lucas pursued the prequel trilogy. In fact, Lucas himself admitted to his inability to create real life dialogue last month
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This is actually completely untrue. George has stated time and time again that this was a nine part series and that the technology didn't exist in the 80's in order to complete it.
There was absolutely no way he was going to turn his empire over to a screenwriter, for better or worse.
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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
Is anything I stated unfair?
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Taken completely out of context? Yes.
You know, I see a bunch of you guys bitch about the prequels yet somehow, they earned over $2.5 billion at the box office.