Originally posted by: Kaal-Jhyy

Originally posted by: battlewars
lucas just doesnt take star wars as seriously as his fans do, which sucks

Well, that's all the point. I've always though that hardcore (OT) fans take Star Wars really too seriously... just my opinion...

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I think the seriousness or hatred toward Lucas is directly linked to the frustration of not releasing the originals. Sure people take it too far in calling Lucas several names that are inappropriate, but it's the internet. By Lucas not releasing the originals he has done two things to the fanbase.

1. He has split them generationally now after completing the PT. Before you could argue which is better Star Wars or ESB? ESB or ROTJ? Now it is utter hatred toward the other side, as Anakin said in ROTS, "Either you're with me, or your my enemy!" Many younger fans blindly follow Lucas in anything he says or does, and many older fans totally disdain the guy now, and you literally have SW web pages made for OT lovers, where PT lovers are in the minority, and vice versa. Even Lucas acknowledges there is a over 25 fanbase and an under 25 fanbase.

2. By not releasing the O-OT, the older fan feels disrespected, and that has fueled more hatred toward Lucas. For 20 years older fans bought every action figure, every VHS release and re-release box set, and probably have 3 or 4 versions of it, but we can't get one stinkin DVD set of the O-OT? And it isn't even the 1997 version, it is SE OT 3.0 version of 2004, where you have Hayden as a force ghost in ROTJ now. Lucas says statements that , "Sorry you fell in love with a 25% completed film" when talking about the original and "If you wan't the O-OT go buy the VHS, I am not putting money to re-do them." Older fans here that and Lucas is just giving us the finger, and doesn't care because he has such a huge base now, he can do whatever he wants.

I guarantee you if he released the O-OT, the debates of Han shooting first, and Hayden as a force ghost will fall by the waste side, cause we will have the movies we grew up with, and if Lucas changes them, who really cares anymore? That would also temper the hatred for the PT too, as people would identify with the O-OT again, and try to put the PT in the past, as saying, "Either take it or leave it."

For me, if I get the O-OT on DVD, you will never hear from me about SW again, that will be closure, and the future of SW and what Lucas does will not concern me one bit. But as long as I keep coming to this site everyday, and there isn't an announcement on the O-OT on DVD, my frustration toward Lucas will never die, and I can take them out in these forums here.