tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post5162513034592887089..comments2024-03-27T02:17:48.873-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: Will the original, unaltered 1977 Star Wars ever be released on Blu-ray?Darren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-33764614825126002862020-03-06T18:58:44.355-08:002020-03-06T18:58:44.355-08:00It is ridiculous that George Lucas ever altered St...It is ridiculous that George Lucas ever altered Star Wars after its release, and he is ridiculous and selfish as Hell for not at least making the original version available. What is that guy's problem? What a sellout and a major jerk. Rook Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235215092606961206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-43604827054554109332018-01-30T12:04:30.879-08:002018-01-30T12:04:30.879-08:00I think that's a brilliant idea, John.
If Disn...I think that's a brilliant idea, John.<br />If Disney/Lucasfilm won't make it, an enterprising fan should.<br />Even though I think Lucas was right to drop the Biggs scenes from the film, they work really well in all the other versions of the story -- i.e. the Marvel comic, the novel and the radio.Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-39415084785023122152018-01-11T02:51:13.167-08:002018-01-11T02:51:13.167-08:00Yep, I think there simply MUST be a Biggs movie. A...Yep, I think there simply MUST be a Biggs movie. About how he jumped ship from the Rand Ecliptic and joined the Rebellion.<br /><br />Garrick could play his dad—or mentor perhaps!<br /><br />All I ask is that—like Rogue One—it slavishly follows the look and style of the original 'Star Wars'. 'Tis but a small favour. I like 1970s Star Wars, moustaches, sideburns and all.<br /><br />You know: proper Star Wars.<br />http://starwarsage9.com/tag/biggs-darklighter/John Whitehttp://starwarsage9.com/comic/biggs-death-177/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-58026220640599183562018-01-03T16:15:52.986-08:002018-01-03T16:15:52.986-08:00Phillip: Thanks very much for commenting. Like you...Phillip: Thanks very much for commenting. Like you, I don't go along with a lot of the hostility to Lucas, but refusing to let the world see the movies in their original versions really is an outrage against film history.<br /><br />John: Yes, it would be fascinating to see the film that way. I suspect it would just confirm that Lucas was right to drop those scenes, though, because as you said, they would have slowed down the film badly. On the other hand, the Biggs subplot worked very well in the novelisation and the radio series, which could allow more time for it. <br /><br />Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-53426867161972800202018-01-02T07:13:41.909-08:002018-01-02T07:13:41.909-08:00I'd like an option to also be able to view the...I'd like an option to also be able to view the film with the deleted scenes put back in. But maybe I'm just being unreasonable. Garrick Hagon himself told me that he'd love that too (of course he he would!).<br /><br />There were sound creative reasons for removing the Treadwell and Anchorhead scenes after all. The first half of the film is slow by today's standards and would be slower still.<br /><br />John Whitehttp://starwarsage9.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-55098943214805385082018-01-02T05:34:42.947-08:002018-01-02T05:34:42.947-08:00You are right as rain. I love uncle George, unlike...You are right as rain. I love uncle George, unlike many of the toxic fandom, but on this issue I think he's just being pointlessly intractable.<br />Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122835956953936523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-39499824131693502092017-12-23T03:28:39.707-08:002017-12-23T03:28:39.707-08:00Great comment, Harrod. Thank you for posting.
Ver...Great comment, Harrod. Thank you for posting.<br /><br />Very good point about the Holiday Special. My understanding was that Lucasfilm owned it, which was why it was able to suppress it for so long -- but who knows? It would be ironic if it entered the public domain and EVERYONE could release it!Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-64003901745621795042017-12-22T14:08:18.655-08:002017-12-22T14:08:18.655-08:00Excellent research. Since you mention the Holiday ...Excellent research. Since you mention the Holiday Special, I've never seen an article about who owns the right to release it. Disney bought Lucasfilm, but Lucasfilm does not appear in the credits ("A Smith-Hemion Production in association with 20th Century-Fox Television"). Disney might have the power to block a release based on ownership of the characters that appear in the movies, but I'm not a lawyer.<br /> <br />Another possibility: In America, it's possible to lose a copyright by not enforcing it, so it may be that the special has simply been abandoned to the public domain, in which case no release can ever have an iron-clad official status.Harrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485211864846478579noreply@blogger.com