Yar-El Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Star War's Future Without George Lucas Lets speculate. Star Trek's original creator passed away, and the franchise had continued to grow. What will happen to the Star Wars franchise when George becomes too old to keep going? He is currently a healthy 64, but I'm sure he is looking for retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 It will languish for several years, supported by the columns of media such as comic books, novels, games, TV series, all adapted by various different artists and studios, none retaining the legacy of Lucas. They will attempt to emulate him, to imitate him and they will fail, experimenting, always experimenting, suiting the current tastes of the public, bringing forth the galaxy we know so well and presenting it as the new generation would like it. Eventually, Star Wars will become a hallmark of an era gone by, a phenomenon and an icon that will be echoed for generations in art and culture. And then an enterprising young director, an avid fan of this long-gone era will develop a visionary plan to resurrect the franchise, and he will be successful. And Star Wars will be remade, in either film or whatever new entertainment medium has gained commercial popularity: updated, fresh, technologically superior and echoing the ways of the people of that generation. There will be renewed interest in this ancient film that was Star Wars, and crowds will gather around video rental stores, peer-to-peer networks and antique dealers to see for themselves what this ancient franchise really was. And many will complain, they will complain about how the new franchise cannot compare to the old, that new technology and graphics are meaningless in the face of true art, of true beauty: they will imagine the rapture we feel today as we gaze the first Star Destroyer passing across our screens, firing away at the poor Rebel ship. And they will be Star Wars enthusiasts, who will proclaim Lucas a hero, a martyr, modelling his persona around Tolkien: a visionary, a man of cinema, a genius in geofiction. And there will be a whole new slew of merchandise to go with the new franchise, and the process will be repeated, rehashed, repeated ad infinitum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trex Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I suppose it depends if Lucas appoints a sort of 'second in command'. I might be wrong (a while since I paid too much attention to Star Trek), but didn't Rick Berman sort of take over from Roddenberry? Maybe something similar will happen with Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 A remake within 20 years. Would be cool if we got the episodes 1-3 we all wanted tbh lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarfieldJL Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I suppose it depends if Lucas appoints a sort of 'second in command'. I might be wrong (a while since I paid too much attention to Star Trek), but didn't Rick Berman sort of take over from Roddenberry? Maybe something similar will happen with Star Wars. You are correct, but Roddenberry's wife also took over some of the stuff. Though primarily it was Gene's protege Rick Berman that took over. It could depend on who ends up being Lucas' second in command, but I for one don't want any remakes, due to the risk of screwing up the other movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 i am mecha george lucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 There will always be those fans who refuse to let it go. SW want die after Lucas has come and gone, it mite slow down but never die... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbieZ Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Jedi Knight came out in the lull between the original and the prequel trilogy so hopefully concentration will fall on media like this rather than films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Star Wars will live on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 A remake within 20 years. Would be cool if we got the episodes 1-3 we all wanted tbh lol It would, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevron 7 locke Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Star Wars will never die. It will always keep going as long as people like Zahn and others continue to write. It will keep going because people will always be writing stories about it and writing comics about it. It's Star Wars man. Once it starts. It never stops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Yeah, Star Wars would continue though George Lucas wouldn't, so I agree with Chevron 7 on the whole it keeps going motif. Star Wars can't die, as long as you have the Force and the catchy theme song, Star Wars will live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevron 7 locke Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Don't forget the lightsabers. Anyone can recognize those things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 And the Lightsabers...you're right LIGHTSABER=STAR WARS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattig89ch Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I think that Star Wars would hit a lull, where nothing happens, and it just stagnates. then something will happen to bring it back, but this time LA will listen to the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Gary Kurtz and Irvin Kershner return and right all wrongs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Gary Kurtz and Irvin Kershner return and right all wrongs! Ooh! Kershner! Directed Empire Strikes back! Wasn't he approached for Episode 1 as well? Heard some rumour about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Wasn't Rick McCallum Lucas' right hand? He's not very young anymore, himself, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanir Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 From memory the Lucasfilm writers guidelines says don't touch anything between the prequels and OT, or just after the OT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Gary Kurtz and Irvin Kershner return and right all wrongs! Word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Gary Kurtz and Irvin Kershner return and right all wrongs! A dream come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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