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   Your Name to tmc1982@gmail.com   
   Re: Lucas sells everything to Disney   
   01 Nov 12 09:02:35   
   
   c5599ce6   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc, rec.arts.disney.misc   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article   
   <533f8241-1283-436d-bd1a-3dfe8ecb1912@r6g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, TMC   
    wrote:   
      
   > On Oct 30, 4:09=A0pm, YourN...@YourISP.com (Your Name) wrote:   
   > > NNNnnnnoooooooo....!!!! =A0 :o(   
   > >   
   > > It's being reported all over the place that "Star Wars" creator George   
   > > Lucas has sold everything to Disney - all of his various companies   
   > > (LucasFilm, ILM, Skywalker Sound, LucasArts, etc.) and the entire Star   
   > > Wars franchise.   
   > >   
   > > I can only guess that George Lucas was disappointed by the rather   
   > > lacklustre reception to the (frankly pointless and hopeless) 3D-erised   
   > > release of Episode I.   
   > >   
   > > It remains to be seen what this means for the Clone Wars animated TV show=   
   > ,   
   > > the planned live-action TV show, the fifth Indiana Jones movies, and   
   > > everything else ... but the over-egoed, money-grubbers are already   
   > > planning a rushed, ill-fitting "Episode 7" movie (over-seen by Lucas) to   
   > > be released in 2015, followed by new Episode 8 and 9 movies every two   
   > > years. Another great franchise destroyed by Hollyweird. =A0 :o(   
   >   
   > http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/star-wars-disney-episode-7-three-more-movie=   
   > s-planned/   
   >   
   > Disney's purchase of Lucasfilms today for $4 billion will likely mean   
   > more "Star Wars" TV projects, says Disney CEO Bob Iger. "We really   
   > like Star Wars=92 potential on TV, and Disney XD would be a great home   
   > for that," he says.   
      
   Translation:   
   "We really like Star Wars' potential to make us lots and lots of cash, and   
   we don't give a crap about the existing fans, the established franchise,   
   nor anything else," says Disney CEO Bob Iger.   
      
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