Post #1251273
2026-04-09 19:46 UTC
@JdeBP @scalzi
The original Star Wars was always intended as a pastiche of the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials. Hence the title crawl, and resurrecting the long out of fashion wipe transitions. This was an affectation of being one of many serial episodes.
There was no plan for a sequel. Empire being written almost entirely by Leigh Bracket on a very light synopsis, and originally being a more self contained story. Then Lucas redrafted it to add "I am your father" pivoting the franchise.
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@jay@blan.cc 2026-04-09 19:48
@JdeBP @scalzi The whole basis for the "Skywalker Saga" came as a very late edit to an already functionally complete screenplay. And one that actually substantially changed the original intent of Bracket setting up a love triangle that would tempt Luke to the dark side rather than some inherited destiny.