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#1418086
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<strong>Disney+</strong> streaming platform : <strong>Star Wars content</strong> &amp; various other info
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screams in the void said:

does Disney plus currently have From Star Wars To Jedi The Making OF A Saga on the platform ?

I don’t think so. They have a lot of deleted scenes, trailers, and a few features like Anatomy of a Dewback and such, but the only making of docs I’ve seen in the special features are The Director and the Jedi (The Last Jedi) and The Skywalker Legacy (The Rise of Skywalker). And of course Empire of Dreams has an entry all to itself. I think it’s interesting the special features of A New Hope has a Navajo language version.

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#1417857
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The 2 Ewok Films - '<strong>Caravan Of Courage</strong>' (aka 'The Ewok Adventure'), &amp; '<strong>Battle For Endor</strong>'
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Sounds like something is definitely coming to Disney+, but nothing official yet. Various sites are reporting different lists of content. The titles I’m seeing listed most often are both Ewok movies, the Ewok animated series, and the original Clone Wars animated series. I’ve even seen the Holiday Special mentioned, but I seriously doubt that. No sign of the Droids series or Star Wars Detours, but you never know. Hope something official is announced soon!

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#1417516
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RocketJump's Video on Star Wars &quot;being saved in the edit&quot; is Literally a Lie <em>(*no, it is not)</em>
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Website with lots of pics and interviews from the Star Wars 40th reunion (not Star Wars Celebration).

http://www.32ten.com/celebrating-star-wars-at-forty/

Scroll down and there is a 10 minute interview with Marcia Lucas and Duwayne Dunham.

https://vimeo.com/224132896

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#1417105
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RocketJump's Video on Star Wars &quot;being saved in the edit&quot; is Literally a Lie <em>(*no, it is not)</em>
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I wouldn’t call myself “pro-George” nor am I anti-George. That video (How Star Wars was saved in the edit) has been around a few years and I’ve posted it several places.

I see a lot of people on two sides where George is either a saint or the devil incarnate. That video is a conversation starter for both. I see comments claiming it’s misleading because George was actually hands on during the editing process and oversaw their work, while others use it as an example of how the people around George actually created Star Wars more so than he did.

Everyone references this or that article or interview, book and video. My interpretation is the truth falls somewhere between, as often is the case.

George’s star got really bright, and the creative contribution of some others got overlooked. Is this George’s fault? I’d say somewhat. They say every time you remember something, your brain changes it a little. It’s been over 40 years. George probably thinks a lot of things happened ways they actually didn’t.

Did George create everything or just chose what he wanted from the creative work of others? Did he invent technology or just push others to create it? Again, probably some of both.

I wish George would share the creative spotlight a little more and stop revising history. I wish he would be more of a brand ambassador like Stan Lee was for Marvel. But it is what it is. Star Wars wouldn’t be what it is without a lot of important people. Not sure you can remove any of them and be where we are today.

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#1417086
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RocketJump's Video on Star Wars &quot;being saved in the edit&quot; is Literally a Lie <em>(*no, it is not)</em>
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Without George Lucas, there would be no Star Wars. Period. Does he get credit for the work of others? Yes. Does he revise history to make things seem more perfect? Absolutely. I think we all do though.

It look a lot of people doing their best work to create Star Wars. He didn’t do it all alone, but he had the vision that it could be done and made it all possible.

We are able to poke holes in his revisionist facade and peer deeper into what actually happened and see how significant the contributions of others really were. I think that’s important to do. Other people deserve their share of the spotlight too. I just think there’s room in Star Wars to credit multiple people as geniuses. Can’t we just elevate those others without tearing George down?

The only things he’s done I don’t like are the suppression of the original theatrical releases, and some of the things he said around the release of the GOUT were out of line. Other than that, I’m thankful he created something so important to me.

I’m glad the video emphasizing the work of the editors is out there. They likely played a larger role than they get credit for.

I still thank George too though.

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#1416657
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Changes to the Disney+ 2019 SE of the Original Trilogy
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TK-228 said:

What about the Empire Of Dreams documentary? It says “edited for content” in the beginning. Anybody notice what they cut out?

Broom Kid said:

I think it’s been determined the editing was done to remove the original theatrical footage from the doc and replace it with the current cuts? I believe that’s the case. Everything else seems to be exactly the same.

Is there a list somewhere of the changes to Empire of Dreams? I can’t seem to find one.