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Sansweet's leaving Lucasfilm....
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JediTray
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I say good riddance. It would be nice to know the real reason why he is leaving, but that'll never happen. Too bad it's not in protest over the GOUT!
http://www.starwars.com/fans/media/sansweet/index.html
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Token Linguistics NerdSteve's legacy here is clear: respect and appreciation for our fans -- and ongoing dialog -- are core values at Lucasfilm that will continue in full force.
Bull scatology. Respect and appreciation is only extended to those fans who toe the party line. In which case, it really isn't genuine respect and appreciation, is it?
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JediTray
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Indeed. If the guy had any integrity, he would have left long ago. Suckling on the Star Wars teat is just too tempting, and he got fat. I wonder if he will continue defending/apologizing for George after he leaves.
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Jedi KnightInteresting. Have to say, didn't see this one coming. I'm genuinely curious what the real story is. Maybe he wants to devote more time to collecting 30 year old cereal boxes.
As to whether his towing the party line was just because Lucasfilm was paying him big bucks--from what I can gather, he'll probably be lurking the TFN prequel forums. No one who truely had any dignity would wear an adult-sized ewok costume. It reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Smithers dresses up as Burns' teddy bear Bobo. Yeah. Sansweet is the Mr. Smithers to George Lucas' Mr. Burns.
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I am ready for the OOT!Good for Steve. Maybe he'll earn his soul back.
You know of the rebellion against the Empire?
TheBoost
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadI'm sorry. Can someone briefly tell me who this dude is and why it's exciting he left Lucasfilm?
Heilemann
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I am ready for the trials!zombie84 said:
Interesting. Have to say, didn't see this one coming. I'm genuinely curious what the real story is. Maybe he wants to devote more time to collecting 30 year old cereal boxes.
As to whether his towing the party line was just because Lucasfilm was paying him big bucks--from what I can gather, he'll probably be lurking the TFN prequel forums. No one who truely had any dignity would wear an adult-sized ewok costume. It reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Smithers dresses up as Burns' teddy bear Bobo. Yeah. Sansweet is the Mr. Smithers to George Lucas' Mr. Burns.
Photographic evidence required.
EDIT:Nevermind! Aieeeeeee!
Baronlando
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Padawan LearnerMaybe LFL realized there's no reason to keep paying this guy when there's already a bunch of guys out there on the internet who will shill the products and preach the approved gospel and do it for free.
JediTray
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Yeah no kiddin'. As long as there are people like Philip Wise who keeps his nose up LFL and Hasbro's asses in exchange for toys and money, there is no need for Sansweet.
TheBoost
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadHeilemann said:
Gotcha. He's a paid Lucas promoter. Is he somehow of any importance beyond that? I'm genuinly confused as to why this matters.
JediTray
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I am trying to think of something to say that wouldn't come across as mean....
Um, Sansweet is heralded as the original Star Wars collector, with a collection only matched by the Lucasfilm Archives itself. He was a mega fan, and a great resource for fans the world over. Then, he started to get paid for it and became part of George's campaign to quash the GOUT.
It matters because, if he has an inkling of a soul left, he will speak out against George now that he's off the payroll.
It is highly unlikely, though.
How long have you been a fan?
Oh yeah, and there's also the fact that I tried to contact him about the GOUT via postal and electronic mail for three years with no reply.
Baronlando
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Padawan LearnerTheBoost said:
Gotcha. He's a paid Lucas promoter. Is he somehow of any importance beyond that? I'm genuinly confused as to why this matters.
I guess the only reason it means anything in the context of this forum, is that he was out there in 2006, the official voice of Lucasfilm, saying how great the original version dvds were going to be and how lucky we were that LFL had graciously deigned to bless us with their release.
zombie84
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Jedi KnightThe significance of this is that Sansweet is the middle man between the public and Lucasfilm. So to get to Lucasfilm and its higher ups you often have to go through him. He's also been involved with many Lucasfilm projects, from DVDs and the new BD and has written numerous books. He's pretty much a mainstay of the convention circuit as well.
So, it's not exactly huge that he's leaving but it will change fan relation dynamics. He was, after all, the "fan ambassador."
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"When George went back and put new creatures into the original Star Wars, I find that disturbing. It’s a revision of history. That bothers me."
--James Cameron, Entertainment Weekly, April 2010
JediTray
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Thanks for the posts, guys. I was having a "senior moment" and couldn't quantify what I was trying to say. :)
TheBoost
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadOK, so homeboy was a paid Lucas schill, and he quit, and it's important (to us) because he's a big Lucas schill and he quit.
Gotcha.
I just figured there was something else I was missing.
TheBoost
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadJediTray said:
How long have you been a fan?
Since 1980. I normally don't keep dossiers on Lucasfilm employess in noncreative rolls.
Gaffer Tape
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Imagination PrincessHmm. I guess I'm getting my Lucasfilm employees confused. Who was it that apparently championed against Lucas in getting the GOUT out in the first place?
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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don't exist... then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks... and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming... Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
zombie84
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Jedi KnightYou are probably thinking of Lucasfilm former-VP Jim Ward.
The Secret History of Star Wars -- now available on Amazon.com!
"When George went back and put new creatures into the original Star Wars, I find that disturbing. It’s a revision of history. That bothers me."
--James Cameron, Entertainment Weekly, April 2010
zombie84
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Jedi KnightWho also left a year or two ago.
The Secret History of Star Wars -- now available on Amazon.com!
"When George went back and put new creatures into the original Star Wars, I find that disturbing. It’s a revision of history. That bothers me."
--James Cameron, Entertainment Weekly, April 2010
Gaffer Tape
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Imagination PrincessThat's right! That's who I was thinking of.
There is no lingerie in space...
C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don't exist... then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks... and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming... Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.
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Laser BrainJediTray said:
I say good riddance. It would be nice to know the real reason why he is leaving, but that'll never happen. Too bad it's not in protest over the GOUT!
http://www.starwars.com/fans/media/sansweet/index.html
The only thing he did that I rate highly is the book Star Wars: From Concept to Screen to Collectible in 1992.
I remember when I heard he joined LFL thinking "good luck to him - his dream come true" - but in retrospect as someone so obsessed with Star Wars, is it any surprise he was just a star struck "yes" man.
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Just another officer transported to MarsI like his Vault book.
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fought in the battle of "macho grande'"I was always amazed by Sansweets collection. I dont really care that he's leaving. He's just another "yes"-man, kowtowing to Luca$' every word. And Jim Ward was a tool, couldnt care less where he is now.
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Better Grumpy than DopeyRepeating this, 'cos it always makes me chuckle:
zombie84 said:
Steve Sansweet has his head so far up George Lucas' ass he could probably see Rick McCallum's feet.
Sansweet's leaving Lucasfilm....