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And a further note--there were actually THREE Lucas SW made-for-tv
movies--the classic Star Wars Christmas Special (about Chewbacca's
family) aired years and years before those silly Ewoks. Or I may even be
mixing my TV specials--the Chewbacca show was the same as the Christmas
show, wasn't it? Can anybody help here?
Stephanie Coon
On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Chris Andersen wrote:
> Katherine:
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> Methinks that you may be slightly mistaken in your attributions as far as
> Indiana Jones and Star Wars go. While both series starred Harrison Ford,
> we don't have Steven Spielberg to thank. George Lucas actually discovered
> Ford and employed him first in "American Graffiti", I believe. Lucas then
> brought him to the Star Wars series, which Spielberg had nothing to do
> with. Lucas and Spielberg finally got together and collaborated on the
> Indiana Jones movies, once again using Ford. I believe (though I may be
> mistaken) that Spielberg took over the direction duties for the Young
> Indiana Jones series of TV shows and movies while Lucas produced several
> made for TV Star Wars FX specials and two Star Wars-based TV movies in the
> "Ewok Adventure" series. Lucas is the one who's been talking about going
> back and making a Star Wars "prequel" trilogy.
>
>
> Chris J.-Andersen ([log in to unmask])
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