Whedon is missing the point a bit here. Lucas intended the movies to feel like the old Republic serials he loved as a child. That’s where the Chapter Three title idea came from, as well as the opening scroll of text. Each chapter of a seria always ended in a cliffhanger until the final chapter. I think he would have preferred to have the first movie end on a cliffhanger too, but he had no idea if there would be a second, so he had to have a full ending.
Whedon is missing the point a bit here. Lucas intended the movies to feel like the old Republic serials he loved as a child. That’s where the Chapter Three title idea came from, as well as the opening scroll of text. Each chapter of a seria always ended in a cliffhanger until the final chapter. I think he would have preferred to have the first movie end on a cliffhanger too, but he had no idea if there would be a second, so he had to have a full ending.
Personally, I dig that.
It's fine now.
But The Republic serials had new chapters every week.
Whedon is missing the point a bit here. Lucas intended the movies to feel like the old Republic serials he loved as a child. That’s where the Chapter Three title idea came from, as well as the opening scroll of text. Each chapter of a seria always ended in a cliffhanger until the final chapter. I think he would have preferred to have the first movie end on a cliffhanger too, but he had no idea if there would be a second, so he had to have a full ending.
Personally, I dig that.
It's fine now.
But The Republic serials had new chapters every week.
Waiting THREE FREAKING YEARS was uncool.
Fair enough, but I had my Star Wars figures, my Star Wars comics, my Han Solo novels, and the Goodwin/Williamson Star Wars newspaper strip to keep me warm at night.
In general, I agree with Whedon in that any film should be complete in and of itself. However, I agree with @nweathington in that the Star Wars films were intentionally built on an episodic serial model and therefore are exempt from that particular rule. In effect, the entire serial is a single film. Three year wait or not.
In general, I agree with Whedon in that any film should be complete in and of itself. However, I agree with @nweathington in that the Star Wars films were intentionally built on an episodic serial model and therefore are exempt from that particular rule. In effect, the entire serial is a single film. Three year wait or not.
I understand the intention.
I just think three years is far too long to hang on a cliff.
I just think three years is far too long to hang on a cliff.
Never bothered me. I anticipated it, in fact, after seeing how long it took to make Empire after the first Star Wars film, so I knew what to expect. Just led to the excitement of waiting for the conclusion. And, after awhile, it became the norm with sequels and serial-styled films.
I just think three years is far too long to hang on a cliff.
Never bothered me. I anticipated it, in fact, after seeing how long it took to make Empire after the first Star Wars film, so I knew what to expect. Just led to the excitement of waiting for the conclusion. And, after awhile, it became the norm with sequels and serial-styled films.
I just think three years is far too long to hang on a cliff.
Never bothered me. I anticipated it, in fact, after seeing how long it took to make Empire after the first Star Wars film, so I knew what to expect. Just led to the excitement of waiting for the conclusion. And, after awhile, it became the norm with sequels and serial-styled films.
What other movies had three-year cliffhangers?
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. Talk about hanging on a cliff, I’m still waiting for that sequel. :D
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. Talk about hanging on a cliff, I’m still waiting for that sequel. :D
I thought about the long-awaited Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League, but Across the Eighth Dimension wasn't a cliffhanger*.
*The novelization was. "The death dwarves are detonating!"
Okay, besides Empire and Back to the Future II, what other movies had cliffhanger endings that were resolved in a planned sequel? I’m drawing a blank. Lord of the Rings, I guess, but it’s not like no one knew how that was going to end up.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. Talk about hanging on a cliff, I’m still waiting for that sequel. :D
I thought about the long-awaited Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League, but Across the Eighth Dimension wasn't a cliffhanger*.
*The novelization was. "The death dwarves are detonating!"
Okay, besides Empire and Back to the Future II, what other movies had cliffhanger endings that were resolved in a planned sequel? I’m drawing a blank. Lord of the Rings, I guess, but it’s not like no one knew how that was going to end up.
And LOTR only made us wait a year.
Three years is an eyeblink at my current age, but in my teens, it was still a heckuva long time.
I used to have an issue of Famous Funnies that contained a gorgeous Buck Rogers episode with fighting in the ruins of Washington, DC. Have these strips ever been reprinted?
I used to have an issue of Famous Funnies that contained a gorgeous Buck Rogers episode with fighting in the ruins of Washington, DC. Have these strips ever been reprinted?
Hermes Press is reprinting the Buck Rogers strips in a hardcover format. They’ve done five volumes of the dailies and one or two volumes of the Sundays. Rick Yager drew the strip the longest, and that’s probably who’s work was reprinted in Famous Funnies—though it could also by Richard Calkins—but Murphy Anderson and George Tuska both had runs on the strip later on as well.
I used to have an issue of Famous Funnies that contained a gorgeous Buck Rogers episode with fighting in the ruins of Washington, DC. Have these strips ever been reprinted?
Not sure what you're referring to, but I LOVE Cynicalman, CuteGirl, Ant Boy, and all the rest! I did a comic with Matt Feazell when I was in High School... I penciled it, and he inked it, from a script he wrote... it was never published, and I don't know where the art is...
Not sure what you're referring to, but I LOVE Cynicalman, CuteGirl, Ant Boy, and all the rest! I did a comic with Matt Feazell when I was in High School... I penciled it, and he inked it, from a script he wrote... it was never published, and I don't know where the art is...
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A three-year cliffhanger?
Screw that!
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Personally, I dig that.
But The Republic serials had new chapters every week.
Waiting THREE FREAKING YEARS was uncool.
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I just think three years is far too long to hang on a cliff.
And when they did make sequels they released them six months or so apart.
*The novelization was. "The death dwarves are detonating!"
I have more "Agree"s then "LOL"s.
I miss Marty, dammit!
Crap. I just hit "Agree" again. Those sincere statements aren't helping your cause!
Three years is an eyeblink at my current age, but in my teens, it was still a heckuva long time.
Hence my lamentation.
Collaboration with Matt Feazell? Way cool!