Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted September 24, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 24, 2018 Gary Kurtz has died. A wingman for George Lucas, as producer he's responsible for a lot of great ideas on Star Wars and script tweaks. Plus he rocked a mean beard. Kurtz has claimed that he and George Lucas clashed over how to progress the Star Wars series. Kurtz claimed that after Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, Lucas became convinced that audiences no longer cared about the story and were simply there for thrills and entertainment, and began to deviate from the originally planned plotlines for Return of the Jedi, at which point Kurtz quit the series. Kurtz has also claimed that Lucas changed the emphasis from storytelling to prioritizing toy merchandising. In a 2010 interview for the L.A. Times, Kurtz revealed that he had become disillusioned with what he saw as the commercially-driven direction the franchise was taking, as well as the related changes that Lucas made to the plot of the third movie, which was originally much darker, and supposedly included the death of Han Solo: "I could see where things were headed. The toy business began to drive the empire. It's a shame. They make three times as much on toys as they do on films. It's natural to make decisions that protect the toy business but that's not the best thing for making quality films." Kurtz has expressed his dissatisfaction with Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Kurtz was particularly displeased with Lucas' decisions in Return of the Jedi to resurrect the Death Star and to change the plot outline from one that ended on a "bittersweet and poignant" note to one having a "euphoric ending where everyone was happy".  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted September 25, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 25, 2018 That’s sad news, if JW Rinzler’s Making Of books are to be believed, Kurtz was absolutely essential to the original trilogy and a hugely important presence. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Geoffrey from Rainbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideload90 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 28 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: Geoffrey from Rainbow Gutting. A stalwart of children's TV and a nice guy to boot, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Buzzard Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Carlos Ezquerra has died, legendary artist of Judge Dredd. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2018 Surprised no-one else has posted this, but Charles Aznavour's now gone too. 94 though - good innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted October 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, Daily Buzzard said: Carlos Ezquerra has died, legendary artist of Judge Dredd. RIP. So many amazing comic artists have died over the last couple of years it's absolutely gutting. Norm Breyfogle died a few days ago as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Yeah terrible news. I'm still getting over Ditko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted October 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, Factotum said: Yeah terrible news. I'm still getting over Ditko I'm still getting over Berni Wrightson 😠Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted October 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2018 Ezquerra is a gutting loss - I don’t enjoy much, but I love Dredd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted October 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2018 Again I heard the name of a childhood hero being mentioned, and immediately thought they’d been picked up for noncing. RIP Geoffrey, Rainbow always made life brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members eugenespeed Posted October 6, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 6, 2018 Ray Galton has passed away. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45772088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideload90 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Montserrat Caballe of Barcelona fame has died aged 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Postman Pat and Rosie And Jim creator John Cunliffe dies aged 85 Â Just to have given the world Postman Pat is a hell of a legacy on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted October 7, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 3:15 PM, Wideload90 said: Montserrat Caballe of Barcelona fame has died aged 85. Sad news. Album with her and Freddie is very strange (it was considered VERY strange in 1987) but the one song that worked was "Barcelona", but what vocal cords on her. Released in 1987, never did much (most of Freddies single stuff and duet stuff did this before he died. Anything without Queen would usually tank before he died), then reached the top for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and Freddie dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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