Comments on: Another 1978 “Father” Spoiler Discovered

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:52:14 +0000

Seems like simple misdirection to hide it all it to me. On the Empire of Dreams DVD, he says the story was always about the father and the twins, but the father wasn’t always Vader. He said he moved people around in the backstory to write the final screen play which is now episode 4. That in fact does all add up. And when you watch Alec Guiness tell Luke that Vader killed him, the scene is set to look like a lie. You can see it in his face. I don’t know what the direction was on set, but he had to say something about you aren’t telling him the whole truth. And since Empire Strikes Back in 1980 was called Epsisode 5, he knew he would do it someday.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:10:02 +0000

I just found and purchased an origional magazine, Little Shoppe of Horrors #4. I read the article. It was great. Seeing this in print from a Star Wars perspective is incredible. We had evidence two years in advance DV was Lukes father. It is so cool to own this piece of Star Wars history. It would be like knowing the Berlin wall was coming down in advance (excuse the hyperbole) it is pretty cool.

By: scott

scott — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:15:05 +0000

Well duh!, lucas had the whole story in his head the whole time, but realized the technology wasn’t there yet.

By: Jedijeb

Jedijeb — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:00:39 +0000

Not just the prequels were planned out in advance but the third trilogy also which was released by Lucas to be made into novels which are just as awesome as the rest. It was rumored that he had plots for 9 movies and began with the middle three.

One of the other Luke’s father speculations that was going around when I was a kid was that Boba Fett was actually Lukes father, which was proven false with Return of the Jedi.

Also in Splinter of the Minds Eye, there is an attraction between Luke and Leia, which is also carried over into Empire Strikes Back. Remember it isn’t until Jedi that Luke even finds out he has a sister. All of the novels had to be approved by Lucas and follow a plot line he has always had. Probably the only thing that deviated from that plot was the West End Games role playing game and maybe some of the comic strip plots.

By: Darth Doom

Darth Doom — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:48:42 +0000

Thought out my cybernetic right foot! If it was soooo thought out-why are they using Darth as a first name rather than a title……

Also why was “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster “approved” by Lucas- when it definitely had Luke and Leia romantically involved….

George, you did good movies-be happy with that and don’t try to make it some god-like vison of an entire universe……

By: siddique hussain

siddique hussain — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:31:42 +0000

So for all those nay sayers and prequel haters -repent! The whole story had been outlined and even discussed in the media way ahead of time and Lucas true to his word, has not swayed from his original broad vision. For the record I love all 6 films, each has its own pros and cons but overall the saga is so well made that NOTHING has yet come even close.

By: arturo

arturo — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:10:09 +0000

I remember i was 9 years old and me and my friends argued endlessly if vader been lukes father was true, i was certain this couldn´t be. It was util return of the jedi i embraced the idea, Darth Vader was really lukes father. I thank god i didnt knew anything about spoilers in 1978 in mexico, This question kept me awake many nights and i enjoyed it.

By: xJedi Knight BlazeX

xJedi Knight BlazeX — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:59:31 +0000

Wow, I never knew that Empire was spoiled in ‘78 but then, I wasn’t born until sixteen years later and I didn’t really really get into Star Wars until early ‘07.
I rather like the original scenario that they actually published though.

By: Corban

Corban — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:41:10 +0000

Yes, George always intended to have Vader’s turning involve a lava pit.

By: Autumn (Tahiri Veila {96})

Autumn (Tahiri Veila {96}) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:41:49 +0000

Lol! I knew that the prequels were planned out all along, but I had no idea that there were spoilers back in the stone age!! Rofl! (Jk, jk! I’m only 15, so that seems like forever ago. )