zombie84 said:
Do you really think he will LOSE money? Really?
No, it's a matter of: I thought I would net 129 million from this, but with the extra expenses I will only net 27 million. Re-think it to be cheaper boys!
Sorry, I don't buy this "he's providing us with entertainment as his personal loss" bullshit. He just realised his profit margins weren't as big as he was used to. He's just cheap. He was the same way on the prequels. Think about how many people are going to CV this year. Every single one of those people will drop between $10-$100 on various products related to this thing. Plus you have all the other non-hardcores, plus all the advertising revenue and network purchasing that will likely pay for the show as it because it is freaking Star Wars.
When Lucas makes a product, its cuz he's a greedy money grubbing bastard. When he DOESN'T make a product, it's because he's a greedy money grubbing bastard.
When he's hands-on, they suck because he's a talentless hack. When he's hands-off he's an even worse money grubbing lazy bastard, and still a talentless hack who's now exploitative to boot.
For the TV show, Lucas wants to make a movie-quality spectacle on a TV budget for TV. He doesn't currently think he can do that. Regardless of your opinion on how profitable it might be, I don't see why he's obligated to do so to prove his 'artist' nature.