Let's all say something nice about George Lucas. No insults allowed. — Page 5

Why is it that this thread stands alone as a defense for GL among a sea of Lucas smash and bash, and my thread that actually better fits in the general mood of the General Star Wars Forum gets locked?  I think the sarcasm might have been a little too hard to detect.  I've got my beef with the guy too, but at the same time I appreciate him better than at least 75% of the folks who frequent this site.  My other thread was merely a commentary on what every thread seems to turn into in this forum.

At the same time, it makes me smile and chuckle to myself that I managed to get in trouble so quickly.  Tee hee hee.  I really do love this site.  So much fun.

The only way to post on locked threads its to step through THE SCARY DOOR...

I meant the General Star Wars Discussion forum.  Others aren't nearly so bad.  And I understand that it's originaltrilogy.com, but it just amazes me that there is no end to it all.  I swear, if the world ends tomorrow, someone on this site will use their last moments to criticize George Lucas, maybe going so far as to blame him for the cataclysmic event.

Well, my apologies.  Didn't mean to cause a ruckus.  Just trying to make some good lighthearted fun.  I really do like it here and even take part in the Lucas-poking.  But look at several of the threads on the first page here: Fatal flaw in the prequels, People vs. George Lucas, Lucas' son is Jar Jar, Feeling down about Star Wars, Best Scene for Prequels exclusive to haters, not to mention other formerly popular threads devoted to worst dialogue, worst scene, why ROTJ sucks, etc.  These are obvious in their purpose and how they end up.  I clearly don't hate Lucas myself or I wouldn't have started this thread, nor do I hate this site or I wouldn't be on here so much, interacting with many of the worst bashers on a regular basis.  The other thread simply was meant as fun and an opportunity to point out the silliness of hating the guy who actually created the product they don't like being tampered with.  I'm not offended you locked it either; I just want to make sure its intent is understood.  I actually got a laugh out of my swift punishment.

^I'm not really sure Luca$ interferes with the EU all that much. Most of the prequelization of the EU can be attributed to the PT fanboys who write the actual stories, methinks.

darth_ender said:

  And I understand that it's originaltrilogy.com, but it just amazes me that there is no end to it all.

There's like, 3 guys who actually do what you're talking about. (And sure there's an end to it. Over in the alternate universe it already happened and it looks like this: 

EyeShotFirst said:

Regardless, it was a joke that I'm done with.  Sorry to make a fuss.  I just thought it was funny and meant no disrespect to the community.

Is this the thread where we say nice stuff about George Bush, George Washington, George Lazenby, George Lopez, George Harrison, George Clooney, and Canada?

Who the hell is Canada?

George Canada was the inventer of maple syrup. Jorge Antarctica invented snow.

You can always tell who reads off-topic and who doesn't :p

Anchorhead said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

^I'm not really sure Luca$ interferes with the EU all that much. Most of the prequelization of the EU can be attributed to the PT fanboys who write the actual stories, methinks.

I know he had some loose story guidelines for the early EU, but you may be right about the Prequelized novels.   His followers are so dug in, so devoted to his new vision, that he may not even have to get involved anymore.  They're writing it for him and for themselves. 

Funnily, I believe (though I'm not sure) that the EU story he was most involved with was 'Splinter of the Mind's Eye' back in '78 or '79.  SHoSW, in turn, used accounts from Alan Dean Foster, the writer, as still more evidence to show that Lucas didn't have Vader as father or Luke/Leia sibling-ness established at that time.

At other sites, EU fans dig in the trenches for ANY Lucas acknowledgment of their favorite EU and, as soon as Lucas reportedly mentions something, they all jump up and down, "Canon!  Canon!" 

I like the double entendre joke making use of other "George's" out there.

I'll say that I'm amazed that Lucas is always mellow and cool in every single clip I've ever seen of him.  And I think that that's a good trait, right?

DavidBrennan said:

I like the double entendre joke making use of other "George's" out there.

 

Unfortunately the thread title has been updated.  :-(

DavidBrennan said:

At other sites, EU fans dig in the trenches for ANY Lucas acknowledgment of their favorite EU and, as soon as Lucas reportedly mentions something, they all jump up and down, "Canon!  Canon!"