Originally posted by: zombie84
It first appeared in The Art of Star Wars in a forged version of the script which was included in that book, which was published in November of 1979.
My Art of Star Wars is the '94 re-print, so I wasn't sure if "Episode IV: A New Hope" appeared in the '79 original or if it was added for this version. So it is confirmed to be in the original printing of Art of SW?
Originally posted by: zombie84
The earliest pinpoint we can give is that "Episode IV" was put in place as early as November of 1978, when the fourth draft of ESB was written; the second draft was Chapter II but then Lucas merged Father Skywalker and Darth Vader and created the prequel trilogy, reflected in the next drafts where the episode listing was bumped ahead by three films and the nine-episode plan established.
It first appeared in The Art of Star Wars in a forged version of the script which was included in that book, which was published in November of 1979.
My Art of Star Wars is the '94 re-print, so I wasn't sure if "Episode IV: A New Hope" appeared in the '79 original or if it was added for this version. So it is confirmed to be in the original printing of Art of SW?
Originally posted by: zombie84
The earliest pinpoint we can give is that "Episode IV" was put in place as early as November of 1978, when the fourth draft of ESB was written; the second draft was Chapter II but then Lucas merged Father Skywalker and Darth Vader and created the prequel trilogy, reflected in the next drafts where the episode listing was bumped ahead by three films and the nine-episode plan established.
Okay. So in Nov. '78 only "Ep4" became a reality but not the specific ANH title? Am I reading you right?