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Subject: 
George Lucas: Galactic gasbag
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Date: 
Fri, 17 May 2002 00:13:22 GMT
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I just found this article, which says exactly what I've wanted to
investigate for a long time: Lucas is making up all this stuff about his
influences (Joseph Campbell and all) in order to avoid being associated with
the sci-fi authors he stole it all from (and in the case of Leigh Brackett,
employed.)

George Lucas: honest entertainer to Galactic gasbag

http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/04/10/lucas/print.html

-Erik



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  Re: George Lucas: Galactic gasbag
 
(...) Let's say this about Lucas: he set a new level for the arts of film special effects and sound quality. You just gotta give him Industrial Light & Magic and all that it means to the film industry and arts. And you have to give him "American (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: George Lucas: Galactic gasbag
 
(...) AND all the articles it references. All thought provoking. Thought the David Brin one was especially good as it got to the heart of something that's bothered me about SW (and something I'd liked about ST, imperfect as ST was) all along. (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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