Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I know what the script says about Han shooting first, but I would defer to Lucas' own account of what happened, because with the way scripts are revised on the fly, it's entirely possible that Lucas felt like making Greedo shoot first after the script was written before they filmed, and it's even possible that the script was revised after the fact to reflect the plan they had after they realized their squib setups didn't go as well as they would have liked.
I know what the script says about Han shooting first, but I would defer to Lucas' own account of what happened, because with the way scripts are revised on the fly, it's entirely possible that Lucas felt like making Greedo shoot first after the script was written before they filmed, and it's even possible that the script was revised after the fact to reflect the plan they had after they realized their squib setups didn't go as well as they would have liked.
Yes Go-Mer, and it's entirely possible that the Sun could blow up before I finish this post. It isn't likely, but it's possible. Lucas has said so many different things over the years that people really don't know what to believe, so they defer to what's written on paper and can't be changed. How does the novel describe the shootout? Anyone have a first printing they can compare against? We've got Lucas saying one thing, the script saying another, and Gary Kurtz agreeing with the script. Does that make Mr. Kurtz the liar? I'm inclined to believe the script and Mr. Kurtz since there wasn't really any mention of it being different anywhere until the 97 SEs came out. You'd think that with the plethora of making of books that were released between the time the movie came out and the 97 SEs, somewhere along the line they would have mentioned that it was originally supposed to go one way, but due to time and money constraints, they were forced to do it the other way. Why wait until the 04 DVD release to say something about it (I'm assuming that's where you heard it Go-Mer)? Unless of course Lucas is again trying to rewrite history and claim that it was suppose to be done this way originally. It just took him a few years to develop the proper story that fans would believe.
I feel sorry for you Go-Mer. I have a good friend that's the same way. When the 04 DVDs came out with the messed up sound, he bought right into the LFL line of "it's a creative decision". I asked him "then why are R2 discs different". He had no answer other than "it's a deliberate creative decision". Oh well.