Ok. I'm gonna state something to this that is not very poular based on what we know, but if you search your feelings and what has taken place already, it's not that far-fetched.
Now, based on old interviews in the past, Lucas has said several things concerning the future of Star Wars, some which have been contraditory. I remember a short interview he did around 1994 or so(it was one of the sci-fi mags, i wish I could remember which one) where he said, based on the current state of the movie industry and the costs of making these films, there will be no films in the immediate future. Now, you can take that in several ways because 1) this was right before the OT trilogy re-release on VHS with THX enhanced clean up of picture and sound and 2) TPM wouldn't come out for six more years.
I think after the success of the OT re-release on VHS and then the development of the SE, George saw more potential than he could've ever imagined and simply changed his mind and went forward and made that commitment to do the PT. These releases were critical in the PT moving forward because it immediately said to George there was a mammoth audience still for Star Wars.
Now here we are in 2005 and so far, during the era of the PT, George has firmly said that the SW saga is a six part saga. But George also said in a 1979 interview with Rolling Stone that he had nine movies in mind for the story. I've also heard at certain points in interviews that George was fed up with SW and wanted to move away from his franchise and then I'd hear at certain points that he loves the world of SW and he can visit there anytime he feels like it. The TV show was actually a suprise to me because i remember in 2002 in an interview with Connie Chung, he said he didn't want SW to end up like Star Trek with too much going on and overkill.
So, what's my point in all of this? Don't take George's every word so seriously. The man is a businessman and he's gonna go where the money is, even though he will move very cautiously and with a lot of class. If ROTS does what I think it's gonna do, we may very well be in for more films down the road. Yes, George is 60 and right now he may very well be feeling old and tired after doing these last three films, but George is also a very agile and healthy 61 year old and I expect him to see at least another good twenty years on this planet. Which is plenty of time to revisit the SW universe on film again if he wishes. The man changes his mind like water moving. If the technology advances again to the point where he can do a new series of films and do them even more cheap and fast, i would bet a pretty strong penny ol George would step up to the plate one last time to do and REALLY complete his original idea of NINE films.
The reason I say this is because it seems a bit odd that the saga would end on such a downer of a film, even though we have the OT to go to. It just doesn't seem, I don't know...complete. Now, what comes into question is if this were to take place, a ST, would it include any of our OT heroes as they would be significantly older in say, ten years. They would defintely be too old to play primary action roles, but not old enough to be secondary characters or even just cameos.
I'll say this and then leave it alone, It would really be something magical and truly incredible if GL did the last three films and have appearances by our OT characters who started it all and then introduce a whole new set of characters to conclude this thing and even reveal a greater, even more powerful truth in that NINTH film to end it all and end a life's journey for the millions of fans who have followed this since 1977, all this with also a successful TV show to fall in between. Would that be something or what???
You know GL is a master gambler and is known for withholding info and not showing his hand until absolutely necessary. We shall see, but until then...as ROTS premiere drops in less than 72 hours and I must accept (for the time being) that this is the last SW film...
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH US ALL!!!
Do that shit, Chewie, DO IT!!!
