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strangeguitar
2006-03-29 3:10:23 PM  
May I take this time to invite the submitter to go fark him or herself.
Thank You.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2006-03-29 3:16:28 PM  
Aww, did the submitter hurt your widdle feelings?
 
mauve'bib
2006-03-29 3:20:38 PM  
I agree with Lucas. Foreigners would be well served to ban our frozen chicken AND our television.
 
MoriyaMug
2006-03-29 3:21:44 PM  
The CraneMeister: Aww, did the submitter hurt your widdle feelings?

Not especially... it's just an idiotic statement.
 
Mordant
2006-03-29 3:48:02 PM  
mauve'bib survives the headline edit without looking like a nut.
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2006-03-29 4:18:55 PM  
"the lifestyles portrayed on "Dallas" as an example of how Hollywood irresponsibly infects the minds of poor people overseas"

Timely statement.

I like Lucas, I hope to work for him someday but he's been making some weird ass comments lately. Now that he's done with Star Wars he starts to make comments about blockbuster movies and the invasive American culture.
 
MashRinx
2006-03-29 4:48:31 PM  
Well, it's a good thing that he's referencing new TV shows like "Dallas" as his examples.
 
Shostie [TotalFark]
2006-03-29 5:16:16 PM  
elchip

I think the whole Empire in the movies. At least, that's my impression.
 
LegacyDL
2006-03-29 5:17:47 PM  
WHO SHOT J.R.!!!!

-season premiere

OMG IT WAS BOBA FETT!
 
the_gospel_of_thomas
2006-03-29 5:18:07 PM  
"George Lucas is worried about American cultural imperialism"

Well maybe he should warn moviegoers with a tinfoil hat concocted theme where evil overloads plot to seize control of an entire civilizations liberty and freedom, peppered with quotes from the administration that he fears will conquer and crush the innocents, to thunderous applause.

/oh wait.
 
MastaBrembo
2006-03-29 5:18:38 PM  
Rebel scum!
 
RCL
2006-03-29 5:19:29 PM  
elchip: I was wondering the same thing.
 
veedeevadeevoodee
2006-03-29 5:19:36 PM  
[image from bothan-online.com too old to be available]

/ "Hypocritical is Lucas, is quite he not? Hmmmmmm..."
 
Death by Misadventure
2006-03-29 5:20:29 PM  
Case for the Empire

Interesting Read
 
FritzyvonFritz
2006-03-29 5:20:54 PM  
quote:
The CraneMeister: Aww, did the submitter hurt your widdle feelings?

Not especially... it's just an idiotic statement
end quote

well, considering it's the first line of the article, and paraphrasing George, the submitter can hardly take credit...at best he's third in line:

VADER VENDOR: Director George Lucas is worried about American "cultural imperialism."
 
rocinante721
2006-03-29 5:21:19 PM  
He cited the lifestyles portrayed on "Dallas" as an example of how Hollywood irresponsibly infects the minds of poor people overseas...

Years ago, my father finally visited Ireland and met the relatives he had never met.

As this was the height of DALLAS popularity over there, they all called him 'J.R.' and assumed he talk in a Texas drawl, wear a cowboy hat, etc.

My Dad grew up in The Bronx.

/Lord knows how BROKEBACK MTN is changing these opinions...
 
Legalize It
2006-03-29 5:21:37 PM  
Case Against the Empire: Every single one tried before
 
j__z
2006-03-29 5:21:49 PM  
Still waiting on the American version of 'Honk Bang' to run.

/Actually it's still suprising to me to see the amount of American programming on foreign stations.
 
Cast
2006-03-29 5:21:50 PM  
It's because he's a posterboy for imperialistic captilist greed.

HAY KETLE U R BLACK LOL
 
agoodbook
2006-03-29 5:21:58 PM  
George, please remake the last three movies with new scripts and I will believe whatever bullsh*t the voices in your head tell you.
 
niggardly
2006-03-29 5:22:10 PM  
Why isn't this a photoshop contest?

/veedeevadeevoodee got it started
//veedeevadeevoodee is a name I can't pronounce
 
toonz
2006-03-29 5:22:17 PM  
Please George, lift the li'l for'ners with your tantalizing prose:

"I don't like the sand. The sand is rough. Not like your skin. Your skin is soft. I like your skin."

/that's teh hawt
//like rai-ee-ain on your wedding day
///slashies
 
West_Side_Charlie
2006-03-29 5:22:54 PM  
I wouldn't do anything about it if I was him. I've heard the Empire strikes back.
 
Headso
2006-03-29 5:23:01 PM  
the_gospel_of_thomas: Well maybe he should warn moviegoers with a tinfoil hat concocted theme where evil overloads plot to seize control of an entire civilizations liberty and freedom, peppered with quotes from the administration that he fears will conquer and crush the innocents, to thunderous applause.


here you need one of these...
[image from i2.tinypic.com too old to be available]
 
darch
2006-03-29 5:23:48 PM  
My head asplode from both Lucas' comments and the article itself.

However, Mr. Lucas should be more worried about... you know, sucking?
 
blenderhead
2006-03-29 5:23:54 PM  
LegacyDL

Everyone knows Han shot first.
 
braedan
2006-03-29 5:23:57 PM  
LegacyDL
WHO SHOT J.R.!!!!

-season premiere

OMG IT WAS BOBA FETT!

Upon further review, Mr. Lucas stated that initially he was mistaken, indeed it was Han that shot first.

/still bitter
 
retardomontalban
2006-03-29 5:24:02 PM  
Marketers, too, presumably, since a lot of poor people in other countries probably see Mr. Lucas's "Star Wars" line of products and think: "That is what I want to have."

A lot of poor people in other countries probably see Mr. Lucas's "Star Wars" line of products and think: "If I can paint another 1,000 Boba Fett action figures today, maybe I can make enough wages to feed my family".
 
ScottMpls
2006-03-29 5:24:51 PM  
In other news, George Lucas' new motto is: "I've got mine, fark you and good night!"

/nothin'
 
DrForrester
2006-03-29 5:24:52 PM  
After being raised on American television, I just don't have the attention span to read the entire article.
 
LegacyDL
2006-03-29 5:24:58 PM  
Ok who in their right mind living in a 3rd world country would go ape for a limited edition Luke Skywalker "action figure" with R2D2 accessory?

I'd be more concerned about rebel guerillas coming to chop my arm off...
 
Donald_McRonald
2006-03-29 5:25:39 PM  
Lucas is worth 3.5 billion dollars. For realz.
 
the_gospel_of_thomas
2006-03-29 5:26:32 PM  
Could you make that a bit larger, Headso, I can't quite read it.
 
BobtheFascist
2006-03-29 5:26:44 PM  
What!?!?!? I think Lucas needs rehab.
 
doogiedoo
2006-03-29 5:27:09 PM  
May I take this time to invite George Lucas to go fark himself.
Thank You.
 
mkfreeberg
2006-03-29 5:27:16 PM  
So this is how western culture and economic freedom die...with a boneheaded comment from George, followed by thunderous applause.
 
darch
2006-03-29 5:27:39 PM  
What!?!?!? I think Lucas needs rehab.

Yeah- he's drunk on cash.
 
ForceMcCocken
2006-03-29 5:29:36 PM  
last i checked there were no guns forcing anyone to import our culture.
 
mtylerjr
2006-03-29 5:29:51 PM  
Good grief.

I agree with Lucas 100%, as would just about anyone who has spent a few years in other countries without the company of Americans. Its brutal, how TV and movies have affected the rest of the world.
 
BobtheFascist
2006-03-29 5:30:16 PM  
darch

He's drunk on something. I had the pleasure of visiting Skywalker Ranch as a THX certified specialist years ago. The place is simply amazing considering it's also his private home. I think he ought to downsize just a little bit before he starts rambling on about cultural responsibility.
 
Bhruic
2006-03-29 5:30:46 PM  
They say, 'That is what I want to be'

I know that's what I always say when I see a Jedi.

/Geek
 
Xaxor
2006-03-29 5:30:53 PM  
[image from onfinite.com too old to be available]
 
tinyarena [TotalFark]
2006-03-29 5:31:08 PM  
Maybe he should make a movie about it?
Call it:

The Empire is Really Sorry

/nevermind
 
U_Gotta_B_Kidding
2006-03-29 5:31:10 PM  
[image from cnn.com too old to be available]
Unavailable for comment
 
Headso
2006-03-29 5:31:17 PM  
the_gospel_of_thomas: Could you make that a bit larger, Headso, I can't quite read it.

Well you gotta print it out and mail it, I wanted you to have enough room to write your information down.
 
darch
2006-03-29 5:32:31 PM  
BobtheFascist

Yeah, it just seems a tad disingenuous when men of his wealth and influence start belittling... influence. Isn't he just a little bit complicit in the spread of American culture?
 
ryandee
2006-03-29 5:32:39 PM  
he is making crap movies to make sure that the Star Wars brand doesn't get anymore powerfull
 
Hugh_G_Recshun
2006-03-29 5:33:29 PM  
retardomontalban

A lot of poor people in other countries probably see Mr. Lucas's "Star Wars" line of products and think: "If I can paint another 1,000 Boba Fett action figures today, maybe I can make enough wages to feed my family".

LOL...so true, so true...
 
Dick Fitzwell
2006-03-29 5:34:58 PM  
I work for George Lucas.

So I am really getting a kick really .

Some of you guys are very good at making it sound like you know what you are talking about.

But trust me.... You don't.

I think you just want to make yourself sound smart, when in reality you dont know what you are talking about.

This is how bad info gets passed around.

If you dont know about the topic....Dont make yourself sound like you do.

Cuz some Farkers belive anything they hear.
 
CavemanCometh
2006-03-29 5:35:41 PM  
It's a jedi mind trick....simpletons.

/rolls eyes
 
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