Originally posted by: WaragainsttheCouncil
The success of the SEs in theatres and at home is only a small fraction of the revenues generated by the Original Trilogy and the original films. The SE's success is entirely dependent upon and leveraged the love for the Original films. Without it, all your beloved post-97 works would not exist. I am certainly not suggesting otherwise. I love the original OT quite a bit myself you know.
It's blathering LFL buffoons like yourself trying to spin their corporate milking of this once great film that is killing any efforts for preservation and release of the OT in any kind of quality format. If fans like yourself had a shred of decency, compassion or balls; you would join us in vocalizing this problem to LFL and perhaps we would see real positive change and healing. Instead, you continue to exist to drive a wedge into fandom and destroy the original beauty and magic which captured an entire nation by force.
Actually, I did sign the pettition, and I have always maintained that I always disagreed with Lucas when it came to his decision to not release the O-OT on DVD.The success of the SEs in theatres and at home is only a small fraction of the revenues generated by the Original Trilogy and the original films. The SE's success is entirely dependent upon and leveraged the love for the Original films. Without it, all your beloved post-97 works would not exist. I am certainly not suggesting otherwise. I love the original OT quite a bit myself you know.
Originally posted by: WaragainsttheCouncil
Despite your views, this is not a case of the Chicken and the Egg. The original 1977 Star Wars did COME FIRST. This is fact. It's success and overwhelming acceptance in all avenues of public culture (not just movie fans, not just sci fi fans, not just geeks, not just kids) is the SOLE REASON for any sequels. That is fact. It is the sole premise on which the SE's were both restored and marketed. That is fact. It is the ONLY VERSION recognized by the Library of Congress and its restoration efforts. That is fact. That's okay, I don't really recognize the library of congress either.
Originally posted by: WaragainsttheCouncil
Frankly Gomer, I don't even know what you are doing here. You represent everything and every problem that this site is against. You have slammed it and ridiculed this site on more than one occassion.
Oh no, did I? When this site was first put together, I was one of the first here to sign the pettitions. I didn't post here, but I supported the idea that Lucas should release the O-OT on DVD, not so much for my benefit (although I did want and am happy to finally be getting the O-OT on DVD myself), but I thought that would curb the Lucas hate. I figure most people would be happy with Lucas doing what he wants with the originals as long as the original versions were available. Of course at the time I didn't realize so many would be so upset by the lack of anamorphic.Originally posted by: WaragainsttheCouncilDespite your views, this is not a case of the Chicken and the Egg. The original 1977 Star Wars did COME FIRST. This is fact. It's success and overwhelming acceptance in all avenues of public culture (not just movie fans, not just sci fi fans, not just geeks, not just kids) is the SOLE REASON for any sequels. That is fact. It is the sole premise on which the SE's were both restored and marketed. That is fact. It is the ONLY VERSION recognized by the Library of Congress and its restoration efforts. That is fact. That's okay, I don't really recognize the library of congress either.
Originally posted by: WaragainsttheCouncilFrankly Gomer, I don't even know what you are doing here. You represent everything and every problem that this site is against. You have slammed it and ridiculed this site on more than one occassion.
It's blathering LFL buffoons like yourself trying to spin their corporate milking of this once great film that is killing any efforts for preservation and release of the OT in any kind of quality format. If fans like yourself had a shred of decency, compassion or balls; you would join us in vocalizing this problem to LFL and perhaps we would see real positive change and healing. Instead, you continue to exist to drive a wedge into fandom and destroy the original beauty and magic which captured an entire nation by force.
I think it's funny you feel I'm personally responsible for destroying "the original beauty and magic which captured and entire nation by force."