Comments on: The Lucas-ization of Star Trek has begun http://davecaolo.com/rants/the-lucas-ization-of-star-trek-has-begun/ Thu, 06 May 2010 15:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: MisterD http://davecaolo.com/rants/the-lucas-ization-of-star-trek-has-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-643 MisterD Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:32:03 +0000 http://davecaolo.com/?p=1585#comment-643 How, exactly, was Lucas's vision for Star Wars ruined by merchandising? He retained all rights to the merchandise! (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/bio" rel="nofollow">source</a> Any ruining you accuse someone of was obviously up to him. Furthermore, as noted <a href="http://camerondaigle.tumblr.com/post/86010120/marketing-genius" rel="nofollow">here</a>, the merchandising effort was responsible for most of your knowledge of your beloved Star Wars Universe. If not for action figures, how the hell would you even know Boba Fett's name? Finally, even the original show's cast were immortalized on <a href="http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/08/58/be/0d_1.JPG" rel="nofollow">drinking glasses</a>! I just don't see what your point is. How, exactly, was Lucas’s vision for Star Wars ruined by merchandising? He retained all rights to the merchandise! (source Any ruining you accuse someone of was obviously up to him.

Furthermore, as noted here, the merchandising effort was responsible for most of your knowledge of your beloved Star Wars Universe. If not for action figures, how the hell would you even know Boba Fett’s name?

Finally, even the original show’s cast were immortalized on drinking glasses!

I just don’t see what your point is.

]]> By: B² http://davecaolo.com/rants/the-lucas-ization-of-star-trek-has-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-642 B² Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:44:34 +0000 http://davecaolo.com/?p=1585#comment-642 Trying to think of genre movie franchises that have turned out OK despite massive merchandising. Nolan's Batman...maybe I could think of more if I were actually awake. Anyway, with Star Wars you can clearly see where whatever creative vision Lucas had was corrupted by the merchandising. Such a shame. I think Star Trek can avoid the same fate if Abrams et al can maintain creative integrity, like Nolan. Trying to think of genre movie franchises that have turned out OK despite massive merchandising. Nolan’s Batman…maybe I could think of more if I were actually awake. Anyway, with Star Wars you can clearly see where whatever creative vision Lucas had was corrupted by the merchandising. Such a shame. I think Star Trek can avoid the same fate if Abrams et al can maintain creative integrity, like Nolan.

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