George Lucas, who appeared on G4 as part of the promotion of the Star Tours II ride, talked about the live action Star Wars TV Show and it’s not good news for the fans.
The Star Wars creator says that they have 50 hours of script written for the show, but the pages play out just like a regular feature film. And this means that in order to create the effects and stage the production of such a show, it would require a huge budget, and it’s not something television networks can afford at this point. The only way, Lucas reckons, is to figure out a way to make movies cheaper and thus bring the cost level down to something practical. He says that once that process is figured out, that it will change how movies are made and then it will be time for the TV show to get a second look.
Hopefully now with Star Tours out of the way and the process finalized for 3D conversion of the films that Industrial Light and Magic can get to the task of where to cut enough corners to make a good quality show without breaking the bank. Perhaps they should look to those that produced Battlestar Galactica, a show that was deemed too expensive in its original form, only to be brought back with major success. If Star Trek can do it, there is no reason why Star Wars can’t.
But his words don’t hold out much hope that we’ll see the show anytime soon, but it’s good to know that it hasn’t been forgotten altogether.
