iron ram Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/How-George-Lucas-May-Erase-Star-Wars-And-Why-Thats-a-Good-Idea-138583519.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grit Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 it makes a good point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I remember years back when I was trolling to find a good digital copy of Star Wars (aka ANH) as it was in the theater but with 5.1 surround I happened on some forums where people were as serious about the films as we were about costums. I found a lot of references indicating that Uncle George went around trying to buy up every print he could and destroy them. Yup, not archive, destroy them. Thus, peope with old copies were even more reclusive and protetive than someone with a screen used TK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 is this really true? and the note that GL "doesn't like any of the originals"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 What i was to unerstand was that he felt the SE (which was the latest release at the time) was what he wanted people to see, and thus he wanted to destroy all previous copies. Think about it - the version he released as 'orignal' last time is basically the same as the laserdisc rips, which are the closest visually one can get but he kept the sound at 2-channel instead of updating it to 5.1 surround, as well as not doing any number of small fixes to enhance that experience. That's also why all new TK's added in ANH are ROTJ, as that's his latest version of trooper. As for the TV series I can't say. My understanding is that this is shelved permanently and they are more likely to just continue clone wars right up to ANH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I think the originals will never get the treatment they deserve until they pass into the hands of someone else, when they realise the marketing/merchandising value of releasing it yet again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron ram Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 We give good old george all the credit for ANH Yes he cam up with the whole star wars premise And a script and other stuff BUT IF IT WERE NOT FOR HIS CURRENT WIFE AT THE TIME THE STAR WARS ANH AS WE REMEMBER AND LOVE WOULD NOT BE AS WE KNOW IT If it were not for her we woul have got a crappy movie that may not have ever spawned the empire as we know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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