Reading the post reminded me of this excellent TV program I just finished watching recently.
What program you ask?
Ridley Scott's "The Prophets of Science Fiction" series he produced for The Discovery Channel.
Was pretty damned good. Its one part history, one part literary review, one part biography, and one part study of scientific developments.
The reason the post DomA wrote made me think of this show? Because he mentioned Ridley Scott while we all are talking about Lucas. The 8th episode of the series was all about Lucas and his influences on SF and science.
What program you ask?
Ridley Scott's "The Prophets of Science Fiction" series he produced for The Discovery Channel.
Was pretty damned good. Its one part history, one part literary review, one part biography, and one part study of scientific developments.
The reason the post DomA wrote made me think of this show? Because he mentioned Ridley Scott while we all are talking about Lucas. The 8th episode of the series was all about Lucas and his influences on SF and science.
Death to the Regressives of the GOP and the TeaParty. No mercy for Conservatives. Burn them all at the stake for the hateful satanists they are.
When the career of George Lucas is reviewed, will he be the most influential film-maker of all time?
- 10/10/2012 12:27:59 AM
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Shrug. He might be the most influential special-effects artist *NM*
- 10/10/2012 08:43:05 AM
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It is going to be the same way with Steve Jobs
- 10/10/2012 02:38:25 PM
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Steve Jobs shouldn't be remembered for the Apple II, it was Woz's creation.
- 18/10/2012 04:37:38 AM
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He deserves all the credit he gets, he's a superior artist to his pals Spielberg & Coppola
- 10/10/2012 04:15:29 PM
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My point is that his greatest contribution is horrifically overlooked.
- 11/10/2012 06:14:53 AM
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Hell has frozen over
- 11/10/2012 04:31:56 PM
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I'm going to start making a list of people who say stuff like this to me.
- 12/10/2012 03:48:36 AM
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That's giving a single man way too much credit and influence, and under the wrong title
- 12/10/2012 01:13:07 AM
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I'm not sure the OP was saying he was the most influential director
- 12/10/2012 08:34:02 PM
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Pretty sure I said film-maker. (Checks the Subject line.) Yep, I did. *NM*
- 15/10/2012 05:28:50 AM
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That's precisely the problem. You said filmmaker, not effects studio owner. *NM*
- 18/10/2012 10:31:26 PM
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Re: That's precisely the problem. You said filmmaker, not effects studio owner.
- 19/10/2012 03:46:33 PM
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this is not in response to DomA's comment, but
- 19/10/2012 08:31:23 PM
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Short answer, no.
- 15/10/2012 06:19:52 PM
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So who beats him out?
- 16/10/2012 02:23:19 AM
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Thats the point, he didn't actually change anything; he demanded that others change things.
- 16/10/2012 02:35:03 PM
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You have a strange definition of influence.
- 16/10/2012 09:55:59 PM
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Not really, influence is somthing actively done, his role was too passive.
- 17/10/2012 03:23:40 PM
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Spielburg, Howard, Coppola, Tarrentino... There is a long list, even only among the modern filmakers *NM*
- 16/10/2012 02:39:28 PM
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Maybe, no, no, and no. Lucas had a much bigger impact that any of the film-makers .....
- 18/10/2012 04:40:41 AM
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