If you want to see people do righy by the Star Wars mythos, play the "Knights of the Old Republic" video games. It's funny how other people are far more competent with the material than Lucas himself.
Indeed. George Lucas had real no conrol over Empire Strikes Back, that was handled by Eric Kirshner. As a result it was the most sucessful of all the Star Wars movies to date.
I never played Knights of the Old Republic. I played the entire Jedi Knight series, Shadows of the Empire and X-Wing Alliance.
I agree. "Knights of the Old Republic" was a terrific story, complete with shocking plot twists. I've just started "Knights of the Old Republic II" and it's already shaping up to be pretty dang good.
Knights of the Old Republic should be made into two trilogies with a total of four movies; two movies where the main character struggles between good and evil, being on the edge of falling to the dark side. At the end of the second movie, he'd make the discovery. Then there would be two movies that each end the trilogy- one with him going good, and one going evil.
The second game's story was disappointing for me though; too much build up and mystery that never goes anywhere.