the crimes of george lucas ('90s on)

people would avoid him at parties because he'd just spend a hell of a lot of time explaining exactly how irrigation ought to be done or explaining the misattributions in Child ballads

new life goal here

Ease of use is definitely an issue. The first computers were programmed pretty much in assembly, the first PC's were all command-line DOS, then you go on to Windows, Windows 95, it gets simpler and simpler. The content and production of videogames and software likewise has followed an evolution from esoteric, experimental, and idiosyncratic programs written by one or several people to mass-marketed, focus group-tested, Hollywood-style interactive blockbusters by mega corporations. The industry has more or less sold out its capacity for uniqueness in favor of a broader audience, financial success, and cultural ubiquity.

i wonder if on halloween roberta williams would shave off ken williams' mustache while he was asleep and glue it to her face and then wake him up and go 'booooooo, I'm yooooooo'

Never. She'd have to conjure up some far more convoluted mustache transfer method; like one involving a spray bottle, a fence, scotch tape, and a cat*.

*yes I know that was Jane Jensen wot did that, but that detail ruins the joke.

I didn't know there was a Jane Jensen game designer, so i thought you were talking about the singer/troma actress, and was very confused

RIP big man etc. The video posted beneath the story is worth checking out for a bit of speculation on the future of Star Wars just prior to Return of the Jedi's release.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/producer-rick-mccallum-has-quietly-retired-from-lucasfilm-20121126?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed

I can see the meeting now:

IGER: "And what did you bring to Lucasfilm again?"

McCALLUM: "I supported George in all his decisions and never questioned him."

IGER: "Oh good god."

Rick McCallum, patriot saint of untalented, idiot yes-men everywhere.

About 7,390,000 results (0.47 seconds) for rick mccallum it's so dense

Well, what about Revenge of the Sith? You say it's the greatest work of art, in any medium, created in the last 30 years. It’s better than... uh, Matthew Barney or Rachel Whiteread or Chris Ware or Peter Doig?
Yes, the long finale of Revenge of the Sith has more inherent artistic value, emotional power, and global impact than anything by the artists you name. It's because the art world has flat-lined and become an echo chamber of received opinion and toxic over-praise. It's like the emperor's new clothes—people are too intimidated to admit what they secretly think or what they might think with their blinders off.

http://www.vice.com/read/camille-paglia-believes-that-revenge-of-the-sith-is-our-generations-greatest-work-of-art

revenge of the sith is great because i dont like the art world

become an echo chamber of received opinion and toxic over-praise.

dear god, what. amazing that CP still has this power to infuriate me.

haha Matthew Barney

Queen Challop

A Matthew Barney directed Revenge of the Sith would have been great.

Amazing thing is that "echo chamber of received opinion and toxic over-praise" describes Lucasfilm in the prequel era way better than it will ever describe "the art world."

at the very least we would have gotten a close up of anakin's scarred penis being removed post-lava

each of the three prequels should have been done by a different contemporary artist, it'd be like the Alien series but with somehow even more vaseline and resin.

each of the three prequels should not have been made

The next three movies should be shot-for-shot remakes of the prequels directed by and starring Tyler Perry.

As Madea.

As Madea Binks, Jar-Jar's grandmother.

On a semi-related note, the new Plinkett Review is out. They take pains to show the contrast between 1997 James Cameron and 1997 George Lucas:

http://redlettermedia.com/mr-plinkett-review-titanic/

Started watching that last night and realized that since I haven't seen Titanic it just didn't have the same entertainment value. Oddly this did not apply as much to Cop Dog and Baby's Day Out.

I liked the Avatar review better, mainly cause its a shittier movie but also cause it sends-up how cynically yet brilliantly the Na'vi were designed for maximum neoteny/sexual appeal.

Oh and if you want to watch Titanic I highly recommend doing it with the Rifftrax commentary -- it's one of the best IMO, up there with the Roadhouse one.

their Transformers is great, and the Abrams Star Trek riff is hilarious too

oh and of course, Twilight rifftrax is all=time

Don't forget the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull rifftrax, it is one of my all time faves.

omg yes

I fell asleep trying to watch it straight, rifftrax helped immensely with that

here we go now
really slow
nearly limping
cause he's old old OLD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD7VWVtm97M

I have something like affection for this movie just because of how great the rifftrax is. I would never watch it straight, though. I think that's a good rule of thumb for any Shia Leboef movie.

i love how much mike clearly haaaates this movie. it makes me happy

xpost otm re shia. I had never seen Transformers and my first viewing was Rifftrax. God bless them.

Not a crime, but he's now engaged to longtime gf Mellody Hobson.

http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/58946-george-lucas-star-wars-creator-engaged-to-mellody-hobson/1357250860_mellody-hobson-george-lucas-467.jpg
"those are no moons..."

basically wtg george

Awesome! Maybe we are entering a post-crimes era of the GL story. Selling off Star Wars, getting married, etc. Let's see some of those abstract personal films now dood.

maybe he could work on the twin peaks reboot

I misread that as 'the twin peaks robot'

that's one of the new CGI characters

Nah, I think he's at that point in his career now where, like Isaac Asimov or Stephen King, he has an urge to tie together his major brands.
Can hardly wait for Indiana Jones & The Laser Sabre of Myanmar!

http://parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/disneyparks/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mer301725LARGE-465x465.jpg

Here's your Disney Star Wars merch...

There was already a fair amount of crossover merch before the sale, believe me.

Yeah, I can't believe people are freaking out about this. There's been crossover merch since Star Tours started in 1987, and since Star Wars Weekends became an annual thing in 2003 it's really stepped up.

bib fortuna bearbrick is pretty next level

Amount of people freaking out over this vs. amount of people talking about people freaking out over this

http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/gallery/star-wars-weekends-merchandise/thermal-detonator.png

This actually seems like a neat bit of kit that you could use for drinking games, etc

Also, the Star Wars Muppets connection has been around since the beginning

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060105145130/muppet/images/7/79/Starwars.jpg