Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I don't think he's denying coming up with the story treatments, he's just denying ever coming up with a storyline that would follow the story's resolution in ROTJ.
Which is exactly what I said Go-Mer. If he had not been getting tired of SW by that point, he probably would have thought the script out a little more and not had Luke confronting both the Emperor and Vader (it probably would have been Vader alone or perhaps the Emperor escapes somehow). Then he could have continued the story beyond ROTJ into 3 more movies. A story that would have probably revolved around Luke searching for new Jedi candidates, rebuilding the order, and finishing off whatever was left of the Empire. Ya know, essentially what the EU books have done poorly.
When did he say this? Everything I've ever read said he had the entire backstory laid out. Now, I believe all he had were rough outlines based on what I've seen in the movies, but Lucas has always said that he had the whole story laid out.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I think the truth is as we all agree, and I think Lucas would agree with that assessment as well.
I don't think he's denying coming up with the story treatments, he's just denying ever coming up with a storyline that would follow the story's resolution in ROTJ.
Which is exactly what I said Go-Mer. If he had not been getting tired of SW by that point, he probably would have thought the script out a little more and not had Luke confronting both the Emperor and Vader (it probably would have been Vader alone or perhaps the Emperor escapes somehow). Then he could have continued the story beyond ROTJ into 3 more movies. A story that would have probably revolved around Luke searching for new Jedi candidates, rebuilding the order, and finishing off whatever was left of the Empire. Ya know, essentially what the EU books have done poorly.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
When he says all he had for the prequels was a rough outline, that's really all he had for the prequels.
When he says all he had for the prequels was a rough outline, that's really all he had for the prequels.
When did he say this? Everything I've ever read said he had the entire backstory laid out. Now, I believe all he had were rough outlines based on what I've seen in the movies, but Lucas has always said that he had the whole story laid out.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I think the truth is as we all agree, and I think Lucas would agree with that assessment as well.
I think Lucas would change his mind and say whatever's necessary to maintain what he believes to be true at any given moment, despite what he may have said in the past that completely contradicts it. You see, people aren't mad at him for changing his mind. We're mad at him for changing it and talking about it like it's always the way it was.