eddievalient wrote:According to the writers, he's very hands-on. He approves every script for every episode and nothing goes in the show without his say so. It's not technically the same as "making it himself", but he's still guiding the franchise where he wants it to go.
I still wish he'd give us more insight into the characters instead of just doing "plots" and "stories." True, the "old serials" or Saturday Moring Matinees never had much in the way of this, but originally the whole point of Star Wars was that it was only
inspired by, (but rose above), the schlocky material it drew from. (Plus, Anakin had a Padawan!? How is that possible? I thought he was still only in training himself....? After all doesn't he only achieve the full rank of Jedi Master in Sith?)
I'd love a prequel describing Obi and Qui-Gon's early relationship...or maybe how Obi spent his time between Sith and New Hope.
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But I guess Obi is worth more to George as a potential action figure and video game character, and Qui-Gon is yesterday's news as far as Lucas is concerned.
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Ditto OT characters--he kept saying he'd get back to them but he never did. One good story might be how Han Solo became a smuggler/scoundrel, how he met Chewbacca, etc...(I realize these things might very well have been covered in the novels but not everyone has read them. Why not actually save the interesting plots for the films instead of squandering them in paperback books that are, by and large, all pretty much written in the same way?)
Ben wrote:Basically, it's all bad storytelling. One should never have to go off and catch up on extra material in order to get the full story. The Star Wars films should have included this all from the outset.
Yes, definetely.
Funny review:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbc ... /808140301
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!