What if George Lucas never sold Lucasfilm/Star Wars to Disney?

[@ontasbulent5709]

George Lucas talks in the 80s about digital technology and says the small screen is the Future He’s seeing things before they happen It’s a Jedi trait

[@dynamicheatwave9949]

bro for all we know he could be force sensitive sensing whats happening *in a galaxy far far away*

[@jedipadwan20]

Some comic writers say that what we see is actually happening in a another universe only we’re see it from our point of view not the ones who is experiencing it.

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

Gotta give Lucas respect he was willing to go back to his original films just to fix up what he felt made the originals not as great to him and for someone who has gone back on old reviews to fix theme up or looking back at past stuff i worked on that can be tragically understandable and relatable

[@royce.carroll]

They would have criticised him again, but it would have been mainly over execution and details. There would not have been violations of core ideas of the lore.

[@reniorjd]

Doubt it.

[@justaguywhocomments4795]

@Vaiser 185 It's still better than the sequel shit

[@justaguywhocomments4795]

@Vaiser 185 minus the Leia chosen one part

[@justaguywhocomments4795]

@Vaiser 185 It's still better than a Mary sue and killing off the entire skywalker bloodline...

[@justaguywhocomments4795]

@Vaiser 185 Ya

[@liamm8197]

The picture of George signing away Lucasfilm always breaks my heart. He looks so sad giving up everything he had worked for his entire life.

[@Iriamu-Guillermo]

Some people ask “what if George never made the prequels” or “never sold star wars to Disney”. I have a bolder question. And it will get me a LOT of hate. … What if George never made Star Wars in the first place? Sometimes I just want to build a time machine, go back to 1976 and just tell him “George STOP! You don’t know what you’re doing”.

[@donoso1312]

​@@Iriamu-Guillermo i would kill to see another non-sw george lucas movie. I always felt we miss a lot

[@jilliebean6312]

@@Iriamu-Guillermothat would be a mistake starwars is amazing just because disney keeps pumping out literal dog💩 it doesnt ruin all the gold lucas gave us for the past 40 years

[@EJP3076]

In other words: this deal ruined everything

[@RedLeader327]

The whole "keeping the EU alive and separate" is reason enough for me to wish this was the case. His sequels might have been iffy (no way to tell), but they would close out his story once and for all.

[@TitaniumFallout]

agreed, that would be the major selling point for me

[@RevanMartinez]

Star Trek and Marvel get multiple timelines, why can’t EU fans get some stories? They’ve been left alienated by Disney canon.

[@TitaniumFallout]

@@RevanMartinez because those make sense for those properties, they have scientific explanations in their respective series, which is why they are allowed, but I do agree that they should work something out in that regard

[@georgegrogee5991]

Lucas destroyed much of the EU when he opted to introduce the celibacy (no marriage) rule for the Jedi in TPM (1999)

[@That_Guy00]

@@georgegrogee5991 Actually he didn't. It is seen throughout the EU even post prequels that the Jedi Order did not stay exactly the same in it's 25,000 year history or as the New Jedi Order. The prequel era Jedi were the strictest in the case of no attachments. There are numerous examples of Old/New Republic Jedi having lovers and children. Even then Ki Adi Mundi and other male Cereans were exempt because of their species low birth rate.

[@RevanMartinez]

I’ll never forgive Disney for stopping the EU. I read those books for years!! I know I’m not alone in wanting to see things continued, such as the Darth Bane Trilogy

[@robertocaetano4945]

Me too

[@RevanMartinez]

@Kristopher Wickline I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being invested in the current Disney canon, what I’m saying is it sucks for those who spent years invested in the old canon (from 1978-2014), that was just stopped in its tracks. I was born in 1990, I got HOOKED when shadows of the empire came out. I was the perfect age for the comics and games, and I saw all the prequels in the theater. Everything flowed and was consistent in the canon then and it sucks that all that was just tossed away for what (a lot of people think) is an inferior story to what was told before it.

[@RevanMartinez]

@Kristopher Wickline it was an N64 game, a novel, a comic book, an audiobook, and had a soundtrack. Everything but the movie haha. Oh and action figures, Dash rendars ship was even added into the special edition of a New Hope in 1997

[@RevanMartinez]

@Kristopher Wickline that would definitely be cool! Or even in The Book of Boba Fett. He was still alive in the EU

[@RevanMartinez]

@Kristopher Wickline you’re right, I didn’t know that. That’s pretty cool

[@GrievousReborn]

Would Lucas have pulled a Tolkien and said nothing made after his death would be part of canon

[@benman92]

That’d be funny but also really sad

[@MatthewChenault]

That would have been the best idea.

[@fattiger6957]

TBH, that decision probably made LotR better. Can you imagine all the crap that people would have piled onto the world if they could? It would be like the Hobbit movies but multiplied over decades.

[@akumaking1]

@@fattiger6957 At least that Total War Third Age mod is fun

[@fundhund62]

There is no canon apart from Lucas. There is Star Wars, and there is Disney Star Wars.

[@Raleyg]

What if Anakin Skywalker sustained none of his injures at Mustafar and unlocked his full power in the Force?

[@fattiger6957]

I don't think he would have ever been redeemed. Being mangled and in constant pain probably made him constantly regret his choices. If he could indulge in the pleasures of the flesh, I think he may have been okay (or at least content) as an evil lord.

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

@@fattiger6957 good point

[@LilithLonelyHeart]

@@fattiger6957 Well the memory of Padme would still haunt him that for sure, and I'm not really sure if he would really find a "replacement" for her

[@clonesolar]

@@LilithLonelyHeart Padme would of probably still lived, he would of taken her to the hospital earlier than obi wan.

[@Ebp90]

Then we would've seen Darth Maul & Talzin vs General G, Sidious and Dooku in animation

[@dragonhunter1315]

Also Ventress' death in animation

[@jamesdavis9036]

@@dragonhunter1315 I'm actually fine with her death not being in animation. I haven't read the book, but I heard the excerpt with her death, and no offense to Lucasfilm, but I doubt they'd be able to fully... animate (bad wording, sorry, but I can't think of a better word) the emotion of that scene.

[@darko-man8549]

I would have loved to have see Maul & Talon in the sequels.

[@Foxtrot5]

I still can't believe they chose Bad Batch & Martez over this arc.

[@darko-man8549]

@@Foxtrot5 Bad Batch was not bad, Martez, definitely exchange it for thsi

[@forestfilms472]

There is no sequel trilogy in naboo. Here we are safe. Here we are free.

[@remuslazar2033]

What about Naboo on Mandalorian ?

[@ledanoir1239]

-Did... did Shaak Ti just die? -You know? that was never clear...

[@christinaballagh5050]

Long ago the prequels and originals lives in harmony. Then everything changed when the sequels attacked. When everyone needed him most, TCW, master of storylines, vanished. Many years passed and my brother and I discovered the new season that was coming to disney plus. And though it was great, we still had a long way to go.

[@Firelord91021]

@@christinaballagh5050 long ago the prequels and originals lived in war*

[@lordsidious666]

Home sweet home

[@nerdrage557]

Still would have seen plenty of people complaining about the direction of Star Wars. Lucas wasn't perfect but the guy told a great story through six movies. Fandom at times is it's own worst enemy imo

[@fattiger6957]

Lucas wasn't perfect, but at least he cared. Star Wars was his legacy and he wanted to protect it. Seems like Kennedy and her cult is doing everything they can to ruin it. Favreau to trying to patch the ship as it were, but he can only do so much while not being the top boss of Lucasfilm.

[@VulturePilot]

The biggest Lucas haters are the exact same people that worship the Disney trilogy

[@TheRealVolk]

Most people liked the Clone Wars. It brought in many of the fans who felt burned by the prequels. You forget this and just go right to the negative. The fans haven’t always been divisive. Quit being part of the problem and perpetuating this bullshit. 🐾

[@nerdrage557]

@@TheRealVolk I don't ignore anything. I'm well aware of what Clone Wars did for people but it doesn't change my stance in the slightest.

[@FelineElaj]

Prequels hater here. Think what you will, I believe that but Lucas has lost his creative spark by the time he began filming the Prequels. It happens, even to the best. The Prequels were mediorce, at best, and dreadful, at worst. However, I agree with the sentiment that, at least, Lucas cared about Star Wars. The Sequels are even worse that the Prequels, because Disney does not care.

[@mikepette4422]

3:25 Now thats a beautiful picture they look so happy and I feel so happy for George. After seeing this I can't blame him for wanting out

[@jules.634]

I feel bad, I saw the prequels when I was a kid and they got me into Star Wars. I saw the OT and the films made sense. I wanted Anakin to stay a Jedi, I could understand his troubles and why he needed control and power; Vader made sense as a figure. The sequels don’t exactly fit- they are more fan fiction. Like I said, I feel bad because Disney failed and are just recently understanding Star Wars.

[@WildFireGaming7]

What if Dooku betrayed Sideous and never let go of Ventress as his apprentice?

[@atoth62]

Just what if Dooku betrayed Sideous would've been fine with me.

[@russellst.martin4255]

I tell myself that selling to Disney was Lucas' Sidious level revenge against the vocal fans who hated the Prequels.

[@callmeej8399]

I think I’d be a lot happier overall. Would’ve preferred to see his sequel trilogy (it would be the true one)

[@austinmoss4134]

Would it still be the true one even if it turned out to be just as bad as the one we got?

[@kapthas59]

@@austinmoss4134 It wont be as bad as now

[@austinmoss4134]

@@kapthas59 We can’t know that for sure.

[@kapthas59]

@@austinmoss4134 no we do. Sequel trilogy is made by people who dont care about it. Opposite for george lucas

[@austinmoss4134]

@@kapthas59 The writers for the sequels still cared about Star Wars. Passion or care isn’t enough. It’s kind of hard to not have passion or care for something when you dedicate so much time to writing a story for it. Disney only cares about money mainly but they didn’t make the sequels people like JJ Abrams did, and he at least had some passion for it. As we can see though that wasn’t enough.

[@hasaanmo9304]

What if Padme joins Anakin in Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith when he turns to the darkside? It would be interesting to how things would turn out if they were to make things the way the wanted to be like Anakin said on Mustafar, also how would Palpatine react to this? as well as how does the empire become different from the one we know in the OT? It would be an interesting topic to dive into and explore i think.

[@yourstruly4817]

An elegant franchise for a more civilized age. Before the woke times...before the Disney Empire.

[@autotechxbox163]

Your comment should be the top comment on this video.

[@GStampedeIII]

the Prequels age?

[@yourstruly4817]

@@GStampedeIII Well! Whaddya know!

[@thorthewolf8801]

@Joshua White What else is there? Not much, so its realistically rated imo

[@inarencommander4663]

@Joshua White Rogue One, Mando, half of CW season 7. Basically everything to do with Dave Filoni. (Though Rogue One is the exception.)

[@anthonyallenfroyd]

George knew the prequels would age well. * Visible Happiness from Obi-Wan

[@yourstruly4817]

The CGI looked crappy even in 1999

[@petersanzen4106]

No they did not, a bad story is still a bad story.

[@thorthewolf8801]

@Google Account they aged good, they are apreciated more now

[@thorthewolf8801]

@@yourstruly4817 it was groundbreaking back then

[@thorthewolf8801]

@@petersanzen4106 its a good story, dont let the hate blind you

[@adammaximum]

Honestly, the biggest thing I'm sad about when it came to the Disney purchase was the abrupt cancellation of the Clone Wars. While I'm glad it got a proper conclusion last year, it hurts to know that there are so many arcs that will never be made now.

[@DarthVader-gq4ks]

Yeah honestly I would have preferred the finished Clone Wars series over a good sequel trilogy

[@RogueFox2185]

Lucas may have kept the EU around even if he wasn’t that involved with all of it, it would have been nice to see some of those stories continued if he hadn’t sold it.

[@petersanzen4106]

Lucas has said that the EU is noncanon. It is still there in also, enjoy it..

[@clonesolar]

@@petersanzen4106 when? He said it was its own world, but it wasn't non Canon.

[@petersanzen4106]

@@clonesolar Yes he did, I just Googled it and found it.

[@clonesolar]

@@petersanzen4106 Well, thats fake. At an event, he said: "The EU is its own world, I help create stuff in it but I don't control it."

[@ontasbulent5709]

If George kept it Dave would still make his stuff with George and we would have gotten a more creative trilogy. Even if the trilogy would be bad we would have gotten a lot of games, Comics, Books and more Dave Filoni. What are we waiting for let’s build a time Machine

[@ErenCenobite]

Time maschine diye mi yazilir .d

[@ontasbulent5709]

@@ErenCenobite I hate the auto correction

[@lonebattledroid4474]

What if Jango survived Attack of the Clones and raised Boba?

[@inarencommander4663]

Boba would've been as great a Bounty Hunter as Jango was.

[@lonebattledroid4474]

@@inarencommander4663 I mean he already was but I think Jango and Boba might've joined with Bo and Ahsoka to take down Maul

[@goldfishprime]

@@lonebattledroid4474 I don't know about that. Jango would have remained an enemy of the Republic and Jedi, not sure why he would care about Mandalorian politics.

[@inarencommander4663]

@@lonebattledroid4474 I don't think he's on Jango's level (though he is great). Jango killed Jedi and was the Clone template. Boba couldn't take out one Jedi.

[@lonebattledroid4474]

@@inarencommander4663 That we saw on screen. In the comics he took out other Jedi. The Jedi he lost to was Luke Skywalker who could go toe to toe with Darth Vader himself.

[@Brandbox23]

It would have been like the same, I mean, people continuing to hate on George because of the prequels and an hypothetical sequel trilogy, and making George getting tired of it that he sells it anyway...

[@TheRealVolk]

We would have seen a continuation and more stories in the Dawn of the Jedi era. Those comics and novel were a great start to what could have been a great subfranchise. Sadly, it was one of the first things abandoned after the sale was announced. 🐾

[@hellbilly69101]

I think revenge of the sith/ clone wars would have been the last Star Wars. George Lucas would have had new independent film makers make their movies under his company.

[@fattiger6957]

What if Palpatine was never trained in the Dark Side or died during his training? Would the Republic keep going fine or was there underlying problems he stoked that would have eventually led to something like the Clone Wars?

[@jamesdavis9036]

There were many, many problems. He exasperated them, certainly, and created new ones, and the republic might have taken longer to collapse, but I believe that the republic needed to go.

[@Jadty]

Plagueis would either have recruited a new apprentice or still be in power.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Plagueis would’ve still just found another apprentice and fulfilled the rule of two some other way. He possibly might have found a way to become immortal as well.

[@ebooksguyguy7149]

People would still complain, but at least it wouldn't get political/ anti-fan

[@nofunpolice6132]

Idk, the OT and Prequels are arguably far more political than the Sequels. If those movies were released in a modern environment people would probably lose their mind about what a woke SJW George is.

[@Avatar_Roku]

@@nofunpolice6132 That's just your perspective

[@nofunpolice6132]

​@@Avatar_Roku Well is their anything more political in the Sequels than a farmer boy joining a resistance movement after his kin got murdered in a government attack or just actual Senate hearings?

[@Avatar_Roku]

@@nofunpolice6132 Yup, Rey is a 4th wave feminist ideology instead of a character she needs no one, she is strong she is independent, she is powerful because she is a woman she can beat down Luke, Kylo Ren with ease, almost except Poe every male character in the sequels are miserable, incompetent and a comic relief to make every female characters superior the entire canto bight sequence in TLJ is just saying that capitalism is bad why i am saying that? because it is,because it is run by KK a person who believes in left wing ideology, even if the empire in ot can be described as space nazi, it actually serves the narrative unlike the disney trilogy, yes there are politics in the prequels but they didn't address the current so called social issues or teach the SJW feminist stuff like the sequels.

[@nofunpolice6132]

@@Avatar_Roku I'm willing to give you some a point on canto bight, I don't believe it's more political than the other movies, but that feminist rey nonsense sound just like some boogieman anti-sjw channels have been making up to justify some angry circle jerk.

[@Kevin_Street]

If Lucas had done his own sequel trilogy it would have been incredibly controversial (just like the prequels were) and set off firestorms of criticism and debate online, but the general audiences would have showed up for each one in far greater numbers than Disney's sequels. The OG LucasFilm version of Solo would probably have been successful as well, and the merchandise would still be selling.

[@SoulbentAnime]

It really is impossible to tell because if he actually started production on his sequels the ideas may have changed as they do naturally. He talked about having Darth Maul be the villain and Leia playing a new Chosen one type of role and being more of the main character. His episode 7 definitely would have been shot digitally and not on 35mm like TFA was. BB-8 certainly wouldn't exist. I speculate this because I've watched the commentaries for the first 6 films and he often speaks fondly of R2 and says that he always looks for an excuse to put him in an action film and have him save the day. There was even a letter to Micheal Arndt who wrote earlier drafts for episode 7 to put more R2 into the film and into the action. He said to consider some abandoned concepts such as an R2-D2 tank attachment. Woah. His version of the sequels also would've had more variety in visuals and locales. Interviews with him always talk about wanting something visually new and different, not repeating what came before. I get the feeling he would've taken 3 years to make each film like he did for all the others. Whereas Disney wanted to churn them out yearly until Solo bombed. George's approach would've presented problems if things went the same way since Carrie Fisher would've most likely died before episode 8 was even made. That is assuming hypothetically things went the same way in that respect. Her passing would really shake up his script and it did the same for TROS.

[@Onezy05]

I've never heard of the R2 tank attachment. Source?

[@itsjustjuan8239]

Maybe we could've seen the Cad Bane Arc and the Yu zhong Vong...

[@GENGHISKHAN-hk3qs]

That would have been cool for sure.

[@socialaccount0000]

Here's some Star Wars what-if ideas: - What if Maul killed Kenobi/let go of his revenge - What if Jar-Jar died before QuiGon intervened - What if Anakin spared the younglings - What if Ashoka died during the clone wars (as george originally intended)

[@Maria_Miciano_5]

I think that if Lucas didn’t sell it that fans would like the ones that he could have made would be better. The lore is probably the most important part of a story.

[@breadordecide]

Fans hated the prequels. Why would lucas suddenly stop being a terrible writer, director?

[@BoroMirraCz]

I think that people would still be pissed about the sequels no matter what. We would instead wish that Lucas had sold Star Wars.

[@TheAETHER22]

I really wish we had an interview about George Lucas talking about the EU lore. Would really give some insists about what he thinks. The closest i've seen about him talking about the EU was at a short prank video with the robot chicken writers making him mad about Mara Jade. Was hilarious seeing him like that lol

[@maxmr.awesome2829]

I respect what he did

[@sealionstudios8597]

To steal from another sci fi franchise, "The oldest question in the universe...hidden in plain sight"

[@nicholasjerkovich6885]

What if Anakin was granted the rank of Master?

[@patrickmichaelsen8313]

What if Vader beats Obi Wan on Mustafar and raises Luke and Leia

[@marcosdinizribeiro8928]

What if, though Vader wins over Kenobi, Padmé manages to escape and hides from him? How could the kid be raised? By she and Yoda on Dagobah?

[@marcosdinizribeiro8928]

What if, at the same time, Yoda kills Palpatine?

[@krach1854]

By all means, please, keep this series going, it is super interesting and I would definitely like to see more videos like this!

[@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk]

The whole canon discussion is kinda stupid, even if the EU isn't canon to George's "version" George's version is canon to the EU. So it basically makes no difference .

[@aTADtoofar]

I think you're pretty much there. I will add that the plan this time, with the Sequels, was to bring in Writers and Directors to realise his story as the Executive Producer. I do think it would still have its detractors, but at least we would have had a better story and proper GL Star Wars.

[@lordtazzman3140]

At least you didnt follow up "I Love democracy" at 10:14 with "I love the Republic".

[@thorskywalker]

I may have been tempted to though...

[@dirkstarbuck6126]

Lucas would’ve respected the original storyline; the Empire is destroyed, the Republic is restored and Luke reestablishes the Jedi Order. Of course, there will be challenges and nothing will go smoothly. He would’ve respected the original characters; Luke would be a Jedi Master, Leia would be a prominent member of the Republic (maybe even Chancellor) and Han would be by her side, maybe as her trouble shooter. They wouldn’t be killed off; at least not until the end. And if they were killed, they’d be more respectable deaths, fitting of their stature and importance. But it always seemed like Lucas had great love for his characters and was very protective of them. And seeing as he characterized the Star Wars story as a modern day fairy tale, hopefully he would have let them live. That said, they’d probably be sidelined and serve as supporting characters or maybe just have cameos as the younger characters take over; characters based on the EU.

[@BRONZALiVE]

I hate to admit this but it was just a natural course of events to lead us where we are, it was the fans who reacted so negatively to what George did with the prequels, that he honestly didnt really want to continue working on more films and felt his time was over, so he sold it to disney to hopefully get fans back, they made tfa so much like the originals because fans didnt like the overdone cgi, bad acting, boring politics of the prequels, disney made a soft remake in the force awakens, then fans felt it was to similar so they let Ruin Johnson do really what ever he wanted to tlj cause Kennedy thought she had the fans in her grip, that didnt work out and fans reacted so badly, so they went back to basics, rehired jj to make tros a below-average film that played it so safe and was honestly felt more like a fan fiction, and now fans are kinda split over everything, the mandalorian has a majority of fans loving it and hope for the future, and now we kinda look back more fondly of the prequels as I also do, and we respect Lucas now So without the sequel trilogy being what is, I don't think fans would come to adore the prequels and George Lucas as much and kinda regret hating on the man for so long

[@skywalkerorder2170]

Funnily enough I disagree with almost all your prequel points, Yeah the political scenes in Ep 1 can be a bit boring but they have good purpose to the story so they don't bother me. Besides that though the political scenes in Ep 2 were interesting and I wish we could've seen more in Ep 3! Yes there was some bad CGI in Ep 2 of the prequels but there's only some bad scenes of CGI not nearly as bad as people say. Also the CGI was experimental too. As for bad acting, well this is one of the most misunderstood parts of the prequels, the acting in Ep 1 was actually good, people were just talking formally, and the Jedi were as calm as always. It's also the reason why the Jedi talk in a monotone in Ep 2 as well. As for Anakin, well that's just his character trying to act like a Jedi around other Jedi but when he's with other people like Padme he's a emotionful mess and is justifiably whinny in my opinion. Just like Luke was also justifiability whinny as well. Then there's the most misunderstood part of Anakin: His creepiness. You see if someone didn't show you how to act or flirt with a girl that you've been obsessed over for 10 years I think you would be acting really weird too.

[@darko-man8549]

George openly stated it was his age that was worrying him too (as well as family). Ironic that he is still alive and kicking even years after the trilogy

[@tobymaeganleavendusky299]

Next One: What If Luke And All The Heroes Were Eaten By The Sarlaac And Leia Stayed Jabba's Slave Forever?

[@Basilisk2077]

Basically, everything would have been better...

[@noahnas1587]

You need to think about the consequences for Lucas too l, yes we would have had great stuff from him even tho we might not have liked it in the beginning but it would be bad for Lucas because he would have had problems with his wife and child. And he wouldn't have been able to spend time with his child

[@TheSupremeSkill]

No doubt selling Star Wars was a mistake for Lucas not having the final say on things. This is the sad reality. Still, I never try to remember the failed things like the last two movies, but rather remember the good things like enjoying TFA in cinema with two of my friends. We had a good time. Fallen Order was also a very enjoyable game, I appreciate it. Negativity and pessimism stem from thinking bad stuff, when bad stuff exist for us to learn from mistakes. Let's remember that Disney era Star Wars has not been all bad, even if some massive plundering has happened. Nobody is in the end too proud about the situation.

[@williamlatham9246]

We would've seen Luke Skywalker as George Lucas had envisioned him to be.

[@alexdean9287]

well then ur not gonna like it either way cuz he wanted luke to be like almost the same as he is in the last jedi😂

[@williamlatham9246]

@@alexdean9287 I more so can trust the creator of a franchise than people taking from it to make their own fan fiction. I just wished we got something better.

[@turkeydinnerchewie2499]

I would love it if Lucas came back to do Underworld.

[@mattboy2313]

4 things: 1. Lucas would have definitely gone after different directors to direct his sequel trilogy, both because of his age and because of probably being burnt out after directing the prequels, of which he tried to get others such as Spielberg, Zemeckis or Ron Howard to direct(Howard and Spielberg ended up doing mostly second-unit stuff). Especially since more young filmmakers these days are aware or even fans of Star Wars, where as at the time of the prequels, the only people Lucas could really go to were old buddies of his who thought it was too daunting a task, which is a shame, even if I feel that he delivered well enough. 2. Lucas probably would have given the directors of the Star Wars Stories enough creative control/freedom to make the movies the way they wanted, rather than constantly firing directors and demanding reshoots, resulting in a successful, continuous series of Star Wars Stories. 3. Star Wars Detours would have been released. 4. Lucas most likely would have delayed Episode 7 until, like, 2019/2020 to take care of his daughter for a while.

[@skywalkerorder2170]

I disagree with that, Lucas should've been controlling the visuals on all of his sequel trilogy films if he were to make it, his visual style in the prequels was great and I would've liked to have seen more of that. Lucas probably would've gotten someone else to work with the actors alongside him.

[@goodmind4940]

2 would never happened, Lucas is control freak with his movies

[@skywalkerorder2170]

@@goodmind4940 Actually, I disagree with that as Lucas probably learned from his mistakes of the prequels. Also I've heard that for his original Ep 7 he was gonna have a ROTJ writer and a Empire director ( acting wise) for his episode 7 as well. Lucas's sequels would've most certainly improved on some of the flaws of the prequels for sure!

[@mattboy2313]

@@goodmind4940 This is actually a falsehood. Lucas actually pointed out in an interview for an article some time ago that, if anything, everyone at Lucasfilm was TOO comfortable with challenging him. Besides, if he really was that much of a control freak, Clone Wars, the old EU, and the thousands of Star Wars parodies wouldn't exist.

[@axtagran7504]

I’m very happy with disney buying Star Wars and the content they’ve made (the sequels, rebels, Mandalorian, resistance, clone wars, Fallen Order, darth maul comic, kanan comic, Lando comic, rise of kylo REN comic, rogue one and solo) Despite loving what Disney has done sith Star Wars, I wish they bought it a bit later so we could’ve gotten at least 1 more video game from George lucas.

[@yourboycrosshair]

The sequels and resistance are Trash.

[@wise1355]

I enjoy hearing what you have to say Thor. Just wondering, do you have an idea when your 'Saving the Sequels' will continue or has that been delayed indefinitely?

[@thorskywalker]

I actually just (finally) started to work on that again.

[@wise1355]

@@thorskywalker Oh, nice to know. Looking forward to it

[@macwelch8599]

That would’ve been awesome

[@WildFireGaming7]

What if Ahsoka failed in stopping Aura Sing from assassinating Padme?

[@autotechxbox163]

What if Qui Gon survived and trained Anakin?

[@239zion]

Star wars started with the phantom menace and ended with return of the Jedi :)

[@sealionstudios8597]

The one thing I would carry over into that alternate universe where Lucas never sold the company to Disney is the Mandalorian.

[@matt455]

Gina probably wouldn't have gotten fired.

[@skywalkerorder2170]

I know people wouldn't have wanted Lucas to direct his sequels, but I liked his visual style a lot in the prequels so, I would say he would be a great visual director!

[@skywalkerorder2170]

If Lucas wanted he could get someone else to direct his actors, and change some of his dialogue and I think this sequel trilogy wouldn't be more well received and understood better?!

[@darthcaradhras55]

EASILY the Lucas Sequels would have catered to children more than Disney. It would have Actually created a new generation of Star Wars fans (which the current one is lukewarm on at best) for the Original AND Prequel Gen to hate on. Then 15 years later they join KZbin and create a Sequel renaissance. Also I LOVE the fact that he would have capped off his ideas on Midi-chlorians. It would have been SO satisfying to see his final ideas on the unrealized concept be realized into film. Clone Wars Yoda Arc gave us hints and I wanted it to go deeper, much deeper into the mysteries of the Force.

[@skywalkerorder2170]

I'm still convinced that Midichlorians don't explain the Force away. They just connect you to the Force, and the Midichlorians just tell you about the Force and it's Will. Midichlorians aren't a power indicator either it just shows you your Force potential. Can't believe the Media convinced people of something that was clearly explained in Phantom Menace?! Also yeah I agree exploring the Whills and how they control the Force and feed on it would've been really interesting to see.

[@DefecTec]

If he never sold Star Wars to Disney we would’ve gotten the original clone wars season 7 and 8, and maybe eventually an expanded universe series

[@the-point-bearer6689]

Yeah, and it would've been given to someone else that it respect the artistic integrity...

[@alexhayden219]

I think this rundown sounds pretty reasonable. Probably the only real question is the timing of things. I'm not sure that he would have gotten the trilogy and other live action projects going as quickly as Disney did. He might've been a couple years behind. Though, he'd been planning a long time, especially with Underworld, so once he became ready, I think he up and running and the quality of storytelling would be much better. Hopefully, he'd be able to bring in some help with talented writers and directors, but I think just his ideas are far more interesting than what we've gotten recently.

[@starwrs3468]

I’ve heard that clone wars was actually one of the main reasons that George sold. It was so expensive to make that he knew it would bankrupt the company and he couldn’t bring himself to stop it. That’s also why Disney cancelled to show. It never actually made money.

[@jubaourdja4579]

Really i never knew that was so expensive

[@starwrs3468]

@@jubaourdja4579 Yeah. It actually took about two years to produce a finished episode, with each one costing millions.

[@MikefromTexas1]

*What if Maul was somehow adopted into the Jedi Order as a child, instead of raised by Palpatine?* Coming from that, since Qui-Gon wouldn't die by the Jedi Mauls hands, would he have continued training Anikan? Would Dooku still become a full on Sith Lord if his former apprentice hadn't died? What would Palpatine be doing? Maul becoming a Jedi opens a LOT of doors. What would his journey be then?

[@devinswarens1968]

Just the simple fact that we would still have the EU giving us great stories and Lucasarts developing awesome games at a regular rate sounds like a much better state of Star Wars than the one we're in right now.

[@handlinitificould]

I freaking love this channel

[@drugmate9710]

I don't think we'd have any new movies. Star Wars would have continued in animated form and in video games. We might have gotten a live action tv show ala The Mandalorian eventaully. George did have plans for one, but it was considered too expensive at the time.

[@dimond360_]

For other what of ideas. What if Vader sensed either Luke or Leia at birth and trained them behind Palpatines back. What if Ahsoka joined Maul or told Yoda about what Maul said. What if Starkiller and Vader successfully overthrew the emperor in the force unleashed

[@alexanderwalldal515]

What if Obi-Wan believed Dooku about Darth Sidious??

[@otakubullfrog1665]

While I'm sure there would have been both lovers and haters of a Lucas sequel trilogy, I'd like to think that the debate would be purely on the merits of the films rather than culture war politics. Of course, had he still decided to go with a female lead or checked some other diversity box (even if he didn't do it to make any kind of statement), it's possible that the media may have politicized his version of the films anyway even if he didn't walk around wearing a The Force is Female shirt or complain about the fandom. Maybe it's just impossible to create art that's simply seen as art these days.

[@jgr7487]

everyone would have hated his ST for totally different reasons from why they hate Disney's ST.

[@skywalkerorder2170]

Probably so, as people still to this day misunderstand or hate Midichlorians/The Whills, and while some of people's minds might've changed they still probably would've been as misunderstood as they've always been. Man I think some Star Wars fans can be really dumb.

[@darko-man8549]

I think, the only realm it could have been “worse” is tv shows. And even there, would we have lost a lot because, we would just have fewer shows - which, I think is Disney’s way of throwing all the darts at once, hoping some land in the board. Films, I don’t see being worse and not nearly as divisive (not necessarily universally loved); games, yeah, definitely better; EU stays, that’s better.

[@brucewayne1662]

The only reason we eventually got a ST is because Lucas's non Star Wars projects were losing the company money. There truly was no story after 6 and I believe that is how he truly felt. The way Lucas decided to finish the OT and the way he decided to do the PT made a potential ST almost impossible to do without feeling tacked on. His ST would have been much better than Disney's but aside from the Whills and microbiotics I thought his ideas such as bring Maul back were very lackluster.

[@ahmadabusamra4926]

TBH even though I think lucas's vision could be a very good story,but to be honest the story given in the disney trillogy and legends (what I have heard of ) and to be honest I would like if they are gonna make a mix between them in the new sequl trillogy (if the romers were true )

[@jimmyboy7817]

Everyone would still hate the prequels because there would be no sequels to hate.

[@goodmind4940]

Are you sure? There would be George's sequels to hate

[@adampender3685]

Disney needs to wrap up its current Star Wars stuff, then reboot in about 10 years. They could do the triumph of Anakin Skywalker instead of the tragedy we have already seen. They could bring in some EU stuff, and wouldn't be required to fit the original trilogy, as there are a few things in the prequel trilogy and the clone wars that just seem strange.

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

I really wish he never sold Disney to Star Wars.

[@Sym_BionicVibin497]

True he should have gave it to Warner Brothers and Cartoon Network

[@crashban4t.f.s.b783]

@@Sym_BionicVibin497 Or Paramount. OR VIACOM!!!! Such horrible universes!!! There are billions of universes but, only one where we win. The universe where they just never sold it and Lucas just hired people who he could trust to work on the Starwars movies.

[@Sym_BionicVibin497]

​@@crashban4t.f.s.b783 paramount is different they owned Nickelodeon

[@Sym_BionicVibin497]

​@@crashban4t.f.s.b783Star Wars tv series originally aired on Cartoon Network

[@Sym_BionicVibin497]

​@@crashban4t.f.s.b783but I would love to see Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon had a crossover

[@The_Brickster]

There would be Clone Wars seasons 7-8, in their entirety. The sequel trilogy would be a bad nightmare that you woke up to at night in a cold sweat. And the EU would still be canon, and more than likely parts of it would be brought to the big screen a whole lot sooner.

[@benman92]

But with clone wars s7 we sadly wouldn’t have gotten the beautiful mo-cap fight and nice animation

[@IndyDefense]

The EU was never canon.

[@benman92]

@@IndyDefense yup. Like thor said in the vid. It just ran along side the stuff george made and got retconned if it needed to be for one of georges stories to work. Ex: The clone wars, the eu clone wars comics and books were retconned if the release of the 2008 show

[@HandofOmega]

So, nothing of value was lost...(except Grogu and Aphra!)

[@elitegamer2498]

Main thing i would prefer is I think people would be a lot more receptive if it was Lucases or more understanding as it’s was his and he got to finish that even if I didn’t like that I would be able to accept it a lot more then just some guy making his own and the fact we would have gotten the rest of clone wars would have been good too from what I’ve seen and heard about the unfinished episodes

[@ggt47]

Also I meant to put this second but. We still of gotten Star wars Detours and Kotor 3. And maybe someday we would of gotten KOTOR 3 by Chrisy our lord and saviour Avellon.

[@gamewalker1157]

Hey Thor. How’s your sequel trilogy coming along?

[@jameskruczek8626]

The big thing people miss is the financial aspect. While Lucas said there would never be a sequel trilogy, it was very clear that he was going to have to do it if his company was to survive. Lucasfilm's last two movies, Strange Magic and Redtails, didn't make money and he wanted to retire. So who would buy Lucasfilm if a sequel trilogy was off the table? No one. He had hoped, wrongly, that he could have at least create the story and leave it in capable hands. The only way things could have happened differently would have been if Disney had listened to George and tried to carry out his vision. However, Disney had $4.4 billion reasons not to do that.

[@goodmind4940]

I don't believe Lucasfilm was in such a problem, it's Star Wars! People would buy it even if they weren't allowed to make sequels

[@jameskruczek8626]

@@goodmind4940 Lucasfilm is film and TV production company. They need to make successful movies in order to remain profitable. This is why Lucasfilm sold for $4.4 billion while Pixar sold for $7.4 billion.

[@chewbacca9678]

One thing I think would be similar is Luke in the sequels, as Christian Alzmann said, George wanted a "col. Kurtz type hiding from the world in a cave"

[@joshuamueller3206]

If Lucas kept Lucasfilm we would have gotten a very different sequel trilogy that people would probably also be hating on, but would eventually come around to maybe in like 2045. I agree with your opinion on what the state of Lucasarts, Filoniverse, and TV would have been. We also would have definitely gotten Indiana Jones 5 by now too. Since you said in a previous video that Lucas was afraid of shortening his life by making the sequels I guess it could be in the realm of possibility that making the sequels could have earned Lucas a heart attack though. That would have been sad.

[@suryavisvanatha1247]

People would still complain about lucas creativity and vision for star wars. Kennedy ruin star wars and she really betrayed george after he sold lucasfilms to disney. He is an old guy who could not enjoy life with his family. It was his decision to sell rather than having to make more when it takes 3 years to make one movie for him to do. Disney gave us garbage trilogy and sure not interested in disney + or any new movies.

[@jadenkorr32]

What if George Lucas never sold Star Wars? That is a What if scenario many have dreamed of. The EU would’ve stayed in tact and we would’ve gotten the Sword of the Jedi trilogy featuring the character that Rey aspired to be like, Jedi Master Jaina Solo Fel.

[@ethan9hx920]

Actually, to my knowledge and what I've seen, Lucas would not have made 7,8,9 if he didnt sell to disney, because ultimately he was winding down and didnt want to get invested. *Then* along comes Disney, a way for the movies to get made and he can still retire, and the y convince him to do this. Also, Underworlds was out on hold in 2010 due to it costing too much, so I'm not sure that would've been made either. Personally I think the best reality would be him passing on the company to a similar minded successor(s) who could continue making SW stories, and leaving the 6 films as the only episodes. That way he could retire and be happy, and sw would continue through books, games and tv, but I see your point about him still wanting or being tempted to get involved. Also Lucas Arts was struggling a bit, but i think 1313 would've been a huge hit that would boost the company.

[@georgegrogee5991]

"Luke doesn't get married" - Lucas, 2008 Goodbye Mara Jade Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name

[@stephenelberfeld8175]

How about what if Jacen Solo's princess daughter became older than what we read in the EU? Han and Leah raised her away from the treacherous court of her planetary system. She, Jaina and Ben Skywalker would have been in the next generation of jedis. Its hard to keep track of all the changes that we are supposed to be following and who is going to be erased.

[@brandonbaggaley2317]

@Thor Skywalker, I have an epic idea for a what if that is a crossover between Star Wars and The Legend of Zelda. What if the events of Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity happened in the Star Wars Galaxy during the Clone Wars? How would the galaxy react to the existence of Calamity Ganon?

[@finnanima2413]

Hey, Thor Skywalker, did you see my comment? About Generation Tech? Maybe you could reach out to him and see some of his "What if" videos at some point.

[@alexanderfields9504]

As much as I love mandolorian I would gladly trade it for the real sequels by lucus

[@rileyleahy6870]

We would’ve also gotten more shows just as good as mando.

[@GENGHISKHAN-hk3qs]

Same. And we would still have gotten new shows. But done by Lucas,Dave and John. NOT KK.

[@IndyDefense]

I never wanted sequels to begin with. There was no need. The story was over. What I wanted was for TCW to continue and for Lucas to make his live-action series.

[@goodmind4940]

@@IndyDefense TCW was costing money, so sequels were needed to make money again

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Sometimes I wonder what would've happened if Lucas and Jim Henson merged companies in the 80s (Industrial Lights and Muppets lol). They've had so much crossover over the years that it makes sense.

[@oOAendy]

I personally think, GL would've done the whole Sequel Trilogy in FULL CGI.. He even Might've revolutionized CGI movie making again, as Star Wars used to.. But it would've still split the Fanbase in some form, as the prequels did.. You can't please everyone. He would've done HIS Sequel Trilogy and not for anyone else and left it to the fans to love it or hate it.. :)

[@GoldeneyeDoubleO7]

i think people's expectations would still not have been met but we would have gotten a coherent story that would have been a logical follow up from the OT. the opposite of what we got

[@samdarcymoore8127]

I would've loved to see mara jade -_-

[@chrishibbert3225]

What if Luke didn't take his weapons into the dark side tree on Dagobah?