Sold I am

[Valmy]

Disney's cultural empire expands yet again: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-disney-lucas-idUSBRE89T1LL20121030

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday that it had agreed to buy film maker George Lucas's Lucasfilm Ltd and the "Star Wars" franchise for $4.05 billion in cash and stock.

Disney said there would be a new series of "Star Wars" feature films as part of the deal, with the first movie expected in 2015.

Lucas, a Hollywood icon known for exercising control over the most minute details of the fictional universe he created, will remain as a creative consultant.

Disney will pay about half the purchase price in cash and issue about 40 million shares at closing.

Episode VII will soon be upon us.  I, for one, will not be seeing them.  Fool me once shame on you but fool me a fifth time and..

[crazy canuck]

Lucas isnt going to write anymore - its got a shot.

[derspiess]

Ugh.  I think I'm with you. 

My expectations with Episode I were below the floor as soon as I saw a Jar-Jar poster a month before the film debuted.  I think Episode II was watchable and III fairly decent since it had a nice element of darkness.

But they just need to let the thing end.  I can tolerate the Clone Wars cartoons but nada mas.

[Zanza]

Maybe they'll do the tried and tested reboot of the franchise!

[crazy canuck]

This thread is better than that other clone thread.

[derspiess]

This thread is better than that other clone thread.

There is... another.

[crazy canuck]

This thread is better than that other clone thread.

There is... another.

The Force is strong with this one

[dps]

If they want to make more Star Wars fims, maybe they should go back and do Episodes 1-3 right first before worrying about episode 7.

[crazy canuck]

If they want to make more Star Wars fims, maybe they should go back and do Episodes 1-3 right first before worrying about episode 7.

Lets not refer to those again ok.  They should be like the Xmas special.  Forgetten except by a few who keep the memory alive in order to make sure the same mistake is not repeated.

[FunkMonk]

If they want to make more Star Wars fims, maybe they should go back and do Episodes 1-3 right first before worrying about episode 7.

Lets not refer to those again ok.  They should be like the Xmas special.  Forgetten except by a few who keep the memory alive in order to make sure the same mistake is not repeated.

Unfortunately that is impossible. There are kids and young adults now who know all about the prequels but who know the originals only in passing.

[crazy canuck]

Unfortunately that is impossible. There are kids and young adults now who know all about the prequels but who know the originals only in passing.

You present a difficult moral question regarding what to do with these defective folk.

[FunkMonk]

Purge them. Purge them all.

[CountDeMoney]

Anybody thinking happy thoughts about Disney and Star Wars movies should think of two words: John Carter.

[Grey Fox]

It's a pretty entertaining movie.

[CountDeMoney]

So was Pete's Dragon.  Doesn't mean it was worth anything at the box office.