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I'll defend Lucas til I die. His expanded universe is why I read so many books as a kid, and the huge number of star wars videogames in the 90s/2000s allowed g

I'll defend Lucas til I die. His expanded universe is why I read so many books as a kid, and the huge number of star wars videogames in the 90s/2000s allowed game designers to tinker with different gameplay ideas with the star wars fans as a safety net. The phantom menace movie had a lot of flaws, yes, but without it we wouldnt have the podracing videogames. disney, comparitively, has released... what, two star wars videogames in 7 years?

coldtea 3y ago
>The phantom menace movie had a lot of flaws, yes, but without it we wouldnt have the podracing videogames. disney, comparitively, has released... what, two star wars videogames in 7 years? If the best you can say about a director is that "without him we wouldn't have as many franchize videogames" then I can rest my case :)
- lazystar 3y ago
  If youre going to twist my words and ignore my point, why are you on hackernews? This isnt reddit, mate.
  - coldtea 3y ago
    Sorry, you don't get to invoke the "reddit, mate" as if your point was twisted. These are your literal quoted words, in their entirety: "I'll defend Lucas til I die. His expanded universe is why I read so many books as a kid, and the huge number of star wars videogames in the 90s/2000s allowed game designers to tinker with different gameplay ideas with the star wars fans as a safety net. The phantom menace movie had a lot of flaws, yes, but without it we wouldnt have the podracing videogames. disney, comparitively, has released... what, two star wars videogames in 7 years?" Want me to highlight your argument? Here it is... "The phantom menace movie had a lot of flaws, yes, but without it we wouldnt have the podracing videogames. disney, comparitively, has released... what, two star wars videogames in 7 years?"
selimthegrim 3y ago
And Disney proceeded to nuke said expanded universe canon upon acquiring Lucasfilm
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  What's your point? It still exists. It's only "not canon" if you view it through the angle of the sequel trilogy being canon. People are still free to enjoy the EU within the context of what came before the sequel trilogy, and it still tells the same story it did on release. That's the neat thing about art, I can choose not to think the post-Disney acquisition cash-cow milking is canon, especially when none of the original storytellers are involved, and it is thus not their vision. Call it what it is: they retconned to milk the cash cow they bought dry.
digging 3y ago
I think the argument is that the universe he created is amazing and rightly beloved, but his movie-making skills were troublesome. I also love the SW universe, but mostly for things that did not come directly from Lucas...

coldtea 3y ago

>The phantom menace movie had a lot of flaws, yes, but without it we wouldnt have the podracing videogames. disney, comparitively, has released... what, two star wars videogames in 7 years? If the best you can say about a director is that "without him we wouldn't have as many franchize videogames" then I can rest my case :)

lazystar 3y ago
If youre going to twist my words and ignore my point, why are you on hackernews? This isnt reddit, mate.
- coldtea 3y ago
  Sorry, you don't get to invoke the "reddit, mate" as if your point was twisted. These are your literal quoted words, in their entirety: "I'll defend Lucas til I die. His expanded universe is why I read so many books as a kid, and the huge number of star wars videogames in the 90s/2000s allowed game designers to tinker with different gameplay ideas with the star wars fans as a safety net. The phantom menace movie had a lot of flaws, yes, but without it we wouldnt have the podracing videogames. disney, comparitively, has released... what, two star wars videogames in 7 years?" Want me to highlight your argument? Here it is... "The phantom menace movie had a lot of flaws, yes, but without it we wouldnt have the podracing videogames. disney, comparitively, has released... what, two star wars videogames in 7 years?"

selimthegrim 3y ago

And Disney proceeded to nuke said expanded universe canon upon acquiring Lucasfilm

hammyhavoc 3y ago
What's your point? It still exists. It's only "not canon" if you view it through the angle of the sequel trilogy being canon. People are still free to enjoy the EU within the context of what came before the sequel trilogy, and it still tells the same story it did on release. That's the neat thing about art, I can choose not to think the post-Disney acquisition cash-cow milking is canon, especially when none of the original storytellers are involved, and it is thus not their vision. Call it what it is: they retconned to milk the cash cow they bought dry.

digging 3y ago

I think the argument is that the universe he created is amazing and rightly beloved, but his movie-making skills were troublesome. I also love the SW universe, but mostly for things that did not come directly from Lucas...