Sluggo said:I think whore is a strong word. Maybe a business man with a product to sell would be more appropriate. I don't agree with his business plan, but I don't think he is a whore.
I agree, that is a very strong word to use for the guy, and it fits him in no way whatsoever!
You might be able to get away with calling him a pimp, as he is whoring out his franchise. I am sure I have used that one as an analogy before myself, but just as that, an analogy, not an insult.
He is a business man. I have great respect for business men. Some of them are dogs, and some of them are decent people, but they are what makes the world go round.
No, I cannot blame George for this, it is his right. I am sure I'd do the same thing if I were him. Sure, it pisses off some fans to see something they love being spread so thin over every cereal asle and toy section of every store, but it makes even more fans happy. To some fans, being able to buy a Darth Tater Mr. Potato head is a dream come true, to others, the very existence of that toy is offensive. This stuff doesn't bother me so much, George is getting rich because of it, and it is all due to his business savvy. Who can honestly fault him for that? Anyone who calls him a whore for that, is very likely in turn showing themselves to be a lover of whores, unless they can prove themselves not to be in possession of any of the countless things marketed and produced by business men.
The only thing I can truely fault ol' George for is the attitude represented in Vaderisnohayden's post. It annoys me to no end. Especially coming from the guy who spoke out against film coloration (something of which I truely agreed with him about). The other thing I can fault George for is the prequels, he obviously didn't give a lick about them, and put about as much care into writing and directing them as I put into scrubbing my own toilets. The prequels could have been quite a treat for the fans, but rather ended up being a quick buck. He could have much just about as much from them by hiring writers and directors who actually cared about them, but no sense lamenting this now.
Also, if George wanted to make money off the OOT, he would have done so by now (and actually, he did with the GOUT). I believe he is at the point where he doesn't care so much about what money could come from the OOT, he is much more interested in the things he was quoted saying in Vaderisnohayden's post. I am quite confident we will never see a proper restoration of the OOT as long as George is alive. Even if there are future releases of the original trilogy, I am certain there will always be some excuse for them to be subpar to the quality standard of the day.