Though I am pretty nutty for Star Wars, I guess I have been out of the loop on a new box set Lucas had planned for the franchise. Called the Ultimate Star Wars Saga, Fox and Lucas have finally realized that octadipping on a single franchise doesn't always pay the bills. Or, for those who don't have bills, doesn't always make loads more money.
Star Wars Ultimate Saga Delayed
The good people over at TheDigitalBits have posted a rumor that claims LucasFilm plans to hold off on the new Star Wars box set... that I can't remember ever hearing about.
You know that mega-bombad 9-disc Ultimate Star Wars Saga box set that's been in the works for a few years now? The one that was expected to be released later this year to celebrate the 30th Anniversary? Yeah... maybe not so much anymore. We've been hearing from multiple sources now that the folks up at Lucasburg were surprised enough at the lackluster sales of last year's Star Wars Trilogy DVD re-run ("Now with Han shoots first!") that they're afraid they might have gone to the Sarlacc Pit one too many times, so to speak. There's talk apparently that the box set could get delayed a year or two to amp up demand for the films on disc again. Don't know how serious this all is, but that's the word that's blowing in the wind.
If this is true, I am going to have to go with Lucasfilm on this one. After releasing the original trilogy on DVD last year, one can only take so much Star Wars; and that is come from a Star Wars nutter. Better yet, re-release the box set in a HD-DVD or Blu ray format. Oh yeah, and make sure that Han still shoots first.
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