Disney Acquires Lucasfilm
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Seeing Lucasfilm sold to Disney: Good. It's a great creator of etertainment, and seeing it bought by something with both the staying power and relative hands-offness of Disney is good.
Seeing the creation of Episode 7: Bad. Very very bad. There's a plethora of reasons, most of which don't need to be said. All I can contribute on that is: Just let the bloody thing die already.
Seeing the creation of Episode 7: Bad. Very very bad. There's a plethora of reasons, most of which don't need to be said. All I can contribute on that is: Just let the bloody thing die already.
Two families, both alike in dignity.vrbtny said:
One, the Minions of Lucas, t'other
Scions of Disney, Locked In Business's
Warm Embrace. Ooo Fair Lucas, Oft Driven
mad by images of Gungans. And Fair Disney,
Flush with Assembled Currency, but unbowed.
Like Henry at Agincourt, From this Day
til the ending of the world, Thy few,
THY HAPPY FEW. THY BAND OF BROTHERS!
Well, there goes the Expanded Universe.
On one hand, Star Wars 7. On the other hand, what will it be about?
If it is the Thrawn Trilogy, all is forgiven, but since it won't be, I'm terrified.
On one hand, Star Wars 7. On the other hand, what will it be about?
If it is the Thrawn Trilogy, all is forgiven, but since it won't be, I'm terrified.
I was already worried about Disney having too much power before that. Now I'm afraid.
Other than that, more Star Wars movies are a good thing, people need to stop treating it is as some sort of sacred canon, and admit that it is a part of pop-culture, and as such, it will have direction shifts, changes, reboots, and a long history ahead of it.
Other than that, more Star Wars movies are a good thing, people need to stop treating it is as some sort of sacred canon, and admit that it is a part of pop-culture, and as such, it will have direction shifts, changes, reboots, and a long history ahead of it.
Episode 7?
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Well.... That's... Um....
Not sure if this is really good, or really bad. On one hand, Disney might actually make Star Wars good again. On the other, do we really need ANOTHER Star Wars movie?
I'm so conflicted. I need to ponder this.
Captcha: Who, What, Where? My confusion matches yours, captcha.
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Well.... That's... Um....
Not sure if this is really good, or really bad. On one hand, Disney might actually make Star Wars good again. On the other, do we really need ANOTHER Star Wars movie?
I'm so conflicted. I need to ponder this.
Captcha: Who, What, Where? My confusion matches yours, captcha.
Star Wars in Kingdom Hearts? Oh, the mind-blowing potential...xedobubble said:
Wait, they get LucasArts as well? Does this give more hope to the likes of Battlefront 3 or am I just an idiot?
I guess I should be surprised at this development, but I'm not.
Over at Disneyland there is a section of Tommorowland dedicated to Star Wars. A (awesome) ride, gift shop, and a stage show in which people dressed up as jedi masters and Darth Vader teach little kids how to be jedi.
I'd figure it was only a matter of time before Disney finally acquired Star Wars as it's own.
And frankly I'm okay with this. From what I've seen and heard, George Lucas has kinda screwed up the franchise with his weird edits to the original films, among other things. (I'm okay with the prequels for the most part) So perhaps by giving the series to someone else, someone could take Star Wars into a new, possibly better direction. At least that's how I see things anyway.
Over at Disneyland there is a section of Tommorowland dedicated to Star Wars. A (awesome) ride, gift shop, and a stage show in which people dressed up as jedi masters and Darth Vader teach little kids how to be jedi.
I'd figure it was only a matter of time before Disney finally acquired Star Wars as it's own.
And frankly I'm okay with this. From what I've seen and heard, George Lucas has kinda screwed up the franchise with his weird edits to the original films, among other things. (I'm okay with the prequels for the most part) So perhaps by giving the series to someone else, someone could take Star Wars into a new, possibly better direction. At least that's how I see things anyway.
On the potential plus side: if Kingdom Hearts 3 ever comes out, I might get to fight Darth Vader in it
Hey hey hey, the Yuuzhan Vong saga would be awesome too! Honestly though, I doubt they will do anything that they would have to bring back the original cast for. Because of that, they will probably do something in the future, after the Luke and friends have died, which leaves that movies ripe with possibilities.Soviet Heavy said:
OT: Kind of nervous, kind of excited, and very curious. I can't wait to see what the new film series will be about. It honestly could go either way at this point. Very interesting times for the Star Wars universe ahead, I gotta say.
Wow, I've seen some bad April Fools jokes but this take the...
What? It's not April, it's October?
It'll be interesting to see what any future movie will be like without Lucas (directly) tied to it. I'm curious as to how it'll relate to the masses of canon that's out there already.
[sub]So hypnotic...*drool*[/sub]
What? It's not April, it's October?
It'll be interesting to see what any future movie will be like without Lucas (directly) tied to it. I'm curious as to how it'll relate to the masses of canon that's out there already.
[sub]So hypnotic...*drool*[/sub]
For everyone thinking this may be a good thing, I have two words of caution for you:
Tron: Legacy
Look at how Disney handled the resurrection of one of their own tent-pole sci-fi franchises. I.E. throwing more money than the GDPs of some nations at advertising, marketing, and product franchising; all the while spending little to no effort or attention towards the actual quality of the film project.
Yeah, I don't know. For some reason, I don't foresee good things from this merger/buyout.
I guess you could say: I feel a disturbance...
[sub]Not that Lucas was doing much good with the franchise anyway. But then, I was never really THAT big a fan of Star Wars to begin with.[/sub]
Tron: Legacy
Look at how Disney handled the resurrection of one of their own tent-pole sci-fi franchises. I.E. throwing more money than the GDPs of some nations at advertising, marketing, and product franchising; all the while spending little to no effort or attention towards the actual quality of the film project.
Yeah, I don't know. For some reason, I don't foresee good things from this merger/buyout.
I guess you could say: I feel a disturbance...
[sub]Not that Lucas was doing much good with the franchise anyway. But then, I was never really THAT big a fan of Star Wars to begin with.[/sub]