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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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Thu, 1 Jun 2000 19:00:00 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Erik Olson writes:

> I too don't but the "awesome powers of foresight" explanations.

I didn't say that he planned it that far in advance, nor do I beleive that.  I
was merely repeating what Lucas said.  I *do* think it was a bit of a retcon.
I do like it because it lets him have more exciting lightsaber battles now.

> When the truth about Luke's father comes out, us fans had to do the same kind
> of
> back-tracking and apologizing. Did Lucas foresee that revelation when trimming
> the first movie's contents? I've never seen any statement that it was planned
> that far back.

Err, it was, though.  The first three movies were one story originally.  Vader
was always Luke's father.  What makes you think otherwise?

eric



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  Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
 
(...) I said I'd never seen any statement to that effect--from an official source like Lucas or Kurtz talking about the early story (and I've seen a few of those types of interviews.) Besides, Obi-wan made everybody think otherwise, and that's the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
 
(...) I don't understand how people don't see this. Watch all 4 movies in "chronological" order. No one realized it before ep. 1 but it seems glaringly obvious to me that the choreography supported the theory of old men and a young inexperienced (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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(...) I too don't but the "awesome powers of foresight" explanations. I may not think much of Lucas as a writer, but he is one. Part of creativity is re-interpreting your own work. Especially when you have to work yourself out of a plot jam. When (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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