Rogue Leader said:

A very interesting article with Gary Kurtz:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/08/star-wars-was-born-a-long-time-ago-but-not-all-that-far-far-away-in-1972-filmmakers-george-lucas-and-gary-kurtz-wer.html

Good find RL, also some nice links 'highlighted in blue'.

Not a bit off topic (it covers the entire series, even the [cough....splutter] prequels)

Empire really is "GOLD" in comparison to the excrement that followed, it's a pity that Kurtz had no involvement from thereafter.