A long time ago, on a blog far away, I called for a boycott of Episode III.
And how the Empire trembled!
However, though convinced of the righteousness of my cause, my resolve began to waver.
Well, to make a long story short, I’m not Mahatma Gandhi, ok?
But it seems that the mere existence of my boycott threat – however short-lived – ultimately attained the desired goal. For behold, I claim total victory:
In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you’ll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.
This release will only be available for a limited time: from September 12th to December 31st. International release will follow on or about the same day. Each original theatrical version will feature Dolby 2.0 Surround sound, close-captioning, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish for their U.S. release.
All has occurred exactly as I have forseen.
Wow. I’m impressed at what you can accomplish when you set your mind to it. 😀
For an encore: I suggest you get Lucas to totally re-make episodes I thru III. See if you can get him to make them for grownups this time.
Have any other boycotts championed by you been this successful? Did you call for a Michael Jackson boycott, thus forcing him to close Neverland and leave the US? 🙂