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by Mischief Mogul 05/12/2006, 8:48am PDT

Souffle of Pain wrote:

It was probably killing George that people were doing what you did (getting the laserdisc versions on DVD). His neck probably waggled at the money he was losing. That, and most Star Wars fans will buy everything they are told to buy, so why not see how far he can take it for the hell of it.

Sez USA Today:

Back in 2004, Lucas told the New York Post, "The special edition is the one I wanted out there."

This new set of DVDs does not constitute "George changing his mind," says Lucasfilm's Jim Ward. "What we've always said is George viewed the revised versions of the films as the definitive versions."

Fan attachment to the originals is strong. The movies topped entertainment website IGN.com's recent chart of Top 25 Most Wanted DVDs.

"People want the option of having the movies that they remember and people are opposed to George Lucas' revisionist tendencies," says the site's Chris Carle.

I prefer to think of it as going like this:

Executives: Woah, look at the demand for these original cuts. We'd be nuts not to cash in on this.

Lucas: No! The Special Edition is the Definitive version according to me. To unchange it would break my sacred cannon.

Executives: Thanks, L Ron, but money talks and force bacteria walk.

Lucas: NOOOOOOOOO! YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY MY RAPPING TURD! *sob* MY ARTISTIC VISION!!!!!

Greedo's a man again by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/04/2006, 2:20am PDT NEW

Re: Greedo's a man again by laudablepuss 05/04/2006, 3:17pm PDT NEW

Re: Greedo's a man again by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/04/2006, 9:52pm PDT NEW

Re: Greedo's a man again by Souffle of Pain 05/06/2006, 2:02pm PDT NEW

Re: Greedo's a man again by Mischief Mogul 05/12/2006, 8:48am PDT NEW

Re: Greedo's a man again by Mischief Maker 05/07/2006, 5:44pm PDT NEW