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greencapt
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Yeah, its us OLD people George- thanks!
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18-May-2005, 3:25 AM
Thanks again to all here, both young and old for posting your comments. Interestingly, NPR's 'Morning Edition' show had some ROTS stories today (of course) but one focused on a biography (that I think is coming out soon, I'll check on the details on the replay) of Lucas that takes much of the same stance that many of us do- that GL is/was an incredibly talented creator and idea man who was (in the biographer's words) 'destroyed' by his creation.

The biographer likened GL to the fictional character of Charles Foster Kane, of whom the film 'Citizen Kane' was about. Its a very valid comparison I think. If you haven't seen the film give it chance some day and see why its a classic, but watch it with GL in mind. Makes the story of GL seem much more tragic.

Also, the age division question was more of a curiousity on my part. We all fall in love with whatever it is we grew up with. My first James Bond was Roger Moore, as that's who I saw in the theaters first. That said though as I watched the other Bond films I was able to recognize that to my mind Sean Connery was a superior Bond- though Moore is always my fondest movie-going memory of Bond. And Christopher Reeve as Superman, etc, etc, etc.... you get the idea.

Wait- what the hell am I posting for??? I have to get in line for ROTS... lol