tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post1184013090412204908..comments2024-03-27T02:17:48.873-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: Did everyone really think Star Wars would be a flop?Darren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-2390225132773241922013-10-06T15:02:31.532-07:002013-10-06T15:02:31.532-07:00I mean Leonardo's celebrated *scientific* achi...I mean Leonardo's celebrated *scientific* achievements. I'm not suggesting that he plagiarised, but his notebooks were often just a note of what others had done.John Whitehttp://starwarsage9.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-19209164857857315012013-10-06T15:00:40.180-07:002013-10-06T15:00:40.180-07:00Other artists tend to move on and do great new thi...Other artists tend to move on and do great new things. That's what creative people do. They don't keep tweaking past glories.<br /><br />The only other I can think of like this was Leonardo DaVinci - tweaking 'La Gioconda/Mona Lisa' for decades. Whilst that might seem like a flattering comparison: Leonardo was almost forgotten by history, achieved little in his long life - creatively - let's be honest, and many of his celebrated achievements were actually copied from the work of others. Many of his few paintings are also quite dreadful. It's a pity that he didn't stop nerding about with technical frivolities and didn't simply concentrate on his primary artistic talent. George should finally do these personal films of his. Low budget. High on ideas.John Whitehttp://starwarsage9.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-66517819910122683192013-10-06T06:18:17.871-07:002013-10-06T06:18:17.871-07:00John, somehow the full irony of that quote didn...John, somehow the full irony of that quote didn't sink in to me as I was writing it. But Lucas's career has for quite a long time been based on not knowing when to leave things alone.Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-5712313494646985782013-10-02T13:32:55.220-07:002013-10-02T13:32:55.220-07:00Oh my God - the irony!
'(George) said, "I...Oh my God - the irony!<br />'(George) said, "I think we’ll leave it alone." '<br /><br />Darren, thank for l;etting me know about your Blog - I'm really looking forward to following it all. I'll send you a proper email reply soon.<br />John<br />johnnyivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130386732383767651noreply@blogger.com