Oh man, the midichlorians detail is huge. I never understood why that was so controversial but a lot of people think that the force was supposed to be this mysterious thing.

He originally planned the Emperor to be just a figure head being controlled by militant general, parallel to the warring states of ancient Japan before the Meiji Restoration.

"The story was always about the father and the twins. But the father and General Vader weren't the same person" Lucas, paraphrased, a long time ago in a state far far away.

Tagging on to your point about Vader, not only that, but Lucas also said that Vader got his injuries by falling into a volcanic pit way back in 1977

Why is the last chapter titled "Medoran Allowed Jabba To Use The Force" Lmao

LoL "Agathaed all along!"

(upon hearing the #1 entry) No! NO! That's not true! That's IMPOSSIBLE!!

The novel for episode 4 states clearly that C-3PO knew that he and R2-D2 had been together for a long time and thought that they had been through many memory wipes. That means that this was always there. It was after seeing the prequels and the line about wiping 3PO it made some of the things R2 did make sense. He knew what farm they were on, and hoped that Luke would go looking for him so he could get Luke and Obi-Wan together without Owen and Beru knowing. Chewbacca is another one. He knew who Luke was talking about when he said Yoda. But the big thing with him is shooting Ben Solo after Han died. Just think about all the pain and resentment he had against the Skywalkers. At this point he knew that Vader was Anakin.

I wonder if Artoo could've save Threepio's memory on a drive somewhere and integrate it later.

And just think how there was a total lack of planning with disney wars

And this is why I always respected George Lucas. I love the Prequels and the Originals equally. To me the sequels are not Canon. I only count the Prequels and Originals as Canon. In George Lucas vision I trust.

The Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader part wasn't planned. You can tell that in the original Star Wars, Obi-Wan called Vader "Darth". Never again was Vader addressed as "Darth" ever again in any to the sequels or prequels.

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The empire did not overthrow the republic. The senate voted to give all power to Palatine, making him an emperor. The empire replaced the republic thru democratic vote.

Tell me the tale of how the sith had risen to power please dad . There was a loop hole In the federation law son .

Where can you find the notes for the original backstories of the characters and factions? I’d love to read the rest of them.

Somewhere in about 1983 or 4, I had in my hands something that purported to be a samizdat copy of a 3 page synopsis of ALL 9 STAR WARS movies. 4 was perfect, of course, 5 was in keeping with what we were hearing, and IIRC it lasted as long as the release of sith... I mean 6. And that was close enough to make me believe. Sadly I'm not enough of a fan to still have a copy, and that roommate says he doesn't either.

Now do "8 OT moments GL planned way back in 1977"...

Wow…no wonder George hates the fandom now.

OT purists seething rn. Shouldn't have told them Midichlorians were always canon

8 moments he did plan in 1977, 3720 he didn’t plan.

IT seems that, like a great many story tellers, ol' George benefits from editing of his own ideas.

To suggest that Star Wars has Tolkien level continuity is not only hilarious, but also somewhat offensive to Tolkien fans.

No they weren’t. George Lucas didn’t even have Empire planned. He just fronts like he planned it all along.

Oof

You realize all of this was put into the prequels because George Lucas already thought about them. It's not like they were thought about in the future but someone put them in a movie made in the past. This video doesn't make sense as a "Look what George Lucas did way back when!"

You know he planned that part where jar jar stepped in poo before he did anything else.

2010 called: it wants its video back

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Now do "8 OT moments GL planned way back in 1977"... 40 minutes ago Did they remember Owen and Beru to not recognize c3po? Oof Forget Rinzler's book. Read How Star Wars Conquered the Universe by Chris Taylor. A thoroughly researched and (importantly) unbiased look at the writing of the original trilogy. Thank you! He didn't plan any of that in 1977. There is interview proof of him back in the day, that he thought of the wider scope after the movie's release. Last, Did the memory chip wipe was in the Bad Batch show I heard the voices was echo is back on live-action and Beru do recognize c3po?

Did they memory wipe Owen and beru to not recognize c3po?

thats one thing i think people mistake about george- its not that the prequels were bad cause he was surrounded by yes men- that just doesnt make sense you surround a buncha good artists around eachother you get a triple platinum single proof some of Georges best projects are coincided with Spielberg- artists bounce off eachother any fights are a personality thing not an art integrity thing. the reason old fans recieved it poorly is simply because it was too dense for them to parse. the longer these movies are in the publics memory we keep finding things about the prequels to appreciate and thats not an accident- it was done with love- everyone was giving a 110% trying to reach not only the funnest things they could do but literally improving the industries effects tool kit once again- like the 00s starting with this and the matrix just kept inventing new techniques and technological solutions to film making. and the public focus at the time was timid about increased cgi use. we still see it in some reviews today i know the tarkin and leia cgi for rogue one was really panned but when i saw it i honestly didnt get what they were talkin about. but all thats just to say we arent going to understand something so stuffed with long term treats and eastereggs- setups for the future movies or themes and parallels until some youtube guy makes an hour long special about it 10 years later. now me i was 9 when episode one came out and i still think 1 and 3 are int he same league as 4 and 5. easily. part of the reason is the care in the characters and events that stand out. it kinda feels like its a big song- i recognize scenes with very little detail simply because how iconic each movies visual focus gets- think about say the n1starship that design was only seen in episode 1 and its easily one of the best starfights georges art crew has ever pieced together- the droid vultures somehow gave the same feel and disposability of tie's while also being unique and having its own visual identity. thats something each prequel would do episode 2 centers the slave1 and the jedi starship is a brilliant call back to the a wing- they tighten up the space action and match empire with a chase in a meteor belt bein the main fight- they also introduce the criminal underground (and its connection to the emperor) just like bespin space port would in empire. the ryhming thing is real they even disarm the party by making them meet someone they know. just this time its eachother as the party converges and will have to escape the bad guys plan- also lured there by promise the emperor would stop by. also its subtly implied anakins crazy spiral into genocidal madness is the vision that invades luke in empire while hes trying to fight the darnkess in degobah. like i said its so fucking dense no wonder audiences couldnt just get it- too distracted by the things they thought they could understand. also people in general just hate jarjar for no ass reason he has three comedic scenes in the entire movie- after that hes barely a c3p0 stand in with like one liners and the resident coward with a heart. like yall got way too high off your smug on that one hes not that bad. plus the actor is a genuinely cool guy and didnt deserve the heat as did none of the face actors cause boy did the audience do them dirty and im glad they get to see the fans who love em cheer em on now. i could gush for 80 more walls of text about these 6 films- yeah even return of the jedi. dudes a damn good storyteller and the worst starwars movie is still prolly a better movie than many others get to be. (cept episode 9 what the fuck was jj doing with that?)

Let’s be honest, the prequels are NOWHERE NEAR as divisive as the sequels are nowadays, and that can be attributed to one person. …Ruin Johnson and his film that nearly destroyed the franchise

Having C3PO being built by a child is fine, having the child be Anakin is silly

Forget Rinzler's book. Read How Star Wars Conquered the Universe by Chris Taylor. A thoroughly researched and (importantly) unbiased look at the writing of the original trilogy.

Thanks for this I needed the laugh today Also...in the future, try to avoid drinking Kool-aid sold by flannel wearing has-beens with revisionist disorders

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He didn't plan any of that in 1977. There is interview proof of him back in the day, that he thought of the wider scope after the movie release.

Buddy, knock it off. George didn't plan ANY of this.

Face it, Lucas has a knack for destroying his own stories with some real garbage

All of this is False - George had nothing planned in 1977 and he needed the help of Gary Kurtz and Brian DePalma and Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz to make the script work for the first movie without them helping him rewrite it the movie would have failed miserably.

The stormtroopers ISN'T clones! In Empire clons ISN'T have a place! The stormtroopers was another persons! BTW: i heard, that in rebels , that been on Endor,was a Rex, one ex-commander of clones (with a grey beard)! Thats mean, that clones ISN'T been on served Empire, so as been is very old for that! And i CAN'T believe, that Leia was sister of LS. Grand Magister Yoda say about another Skywalker,as about man, NOT woman! Yoda said about Jake Skymilker, sorry, Skywalker,a Twin -brother,who was in sequels, NOT REAL LUKE! MARK HAMILL SAY THAT! He said:"He ISN'T my Luke! It's a Jake Skywalker! He know a much more,then we! Oh, yes, seqvels ISN'T CANON!!! "Thanks,"Drisney"!😡

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