Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
The way I see it -Lucas- is the reason he's a multi millionaire. We didn't ask Lucas to come up with Star Wars, he created that on his own initiative, against staggering opposition from people who couldn't see his vision back then. In return for giving us Star Wars, we bought into it. He invested his time and money, and turned a legimate profit.
I think he should be grateful for the support, but it's not like we were buying stock in Lucasfilm. A lot of us who would want him to put more effort into a DVD transfer of the O-OT are by and large the same people who curse Lucas and his vision constantly. At a certain point I can see how his sense of gratitute could have been eroded over time.
The way I see it -Lucas- is the reason he's a multi millionaire. We didn't ask Lucas to come up with Star Wars, he created that on his own initiative, against staggering opposition from people who couldn't see his vision back then. In return for giving us Star Wars, we bought into it. He invested his time and money, and turned a legimate profit.
I think he should be grateful for the support, but it's not like we were buying stock in Lucasfilm. A lot of us who would want him to put more effort into a DVD transfer of the O-OT are by and large the same people who curse Lucas and his vision constantly. At a certain point I can see how his sense of gratitute could have been eroded over time.
But I think the logic is a little flawed here because he DOESN'T put out a quality product! He even screwed over fans of the SE with wrong light saber colors, missing/muffled sounds and music, etc. Instead of owning up to it and fixing it, he and the company take the stance that this was intended and "creative decisions". Lucas/LFL are sloppy, put out crappy products and THAT is what people are mad about. Name one other person that treats his/her fans the way Lucas does...you'd be hard-pressed to find one...