This just makes me incredibly sad. I was watching one of the docs on the Godfather DVDs about the early days of American Zoetrope and George Lucas featured prominently.
What the hell happened to that guy? I still think he's a great storyteller and has a wonderful eye for visuals. But, like Coppola to a certain extent, he seems to be able to produce good films only when beset by adversity throughout. Now that he's surrounded by yes-men, his output has been relatively subpar. What's the last movie he made with the studio breathing down his neck and surrounded by talented people who would challenge him and not simply bow to his word, The Empire Strikes Back?
Even during his interview on The Daily Show, he seemed a bit of a broken man. Lord knows I wouldn't be happy if all I heard when I visited any random website was how much George Lucas raped my childhood.
Fanboys: what have you wrought?