Skywalker Ranch

Karkas

Just a quick question, how many here have been to Skywalker Ranch before or LucasArts offices?

 

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n2k3156

George and I had lunch there recently. I asked him about the direction of SWG and the controversy around it, and he replied: "What the hell is SWG?"

bigherb

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Originally posted by n2k3156
George and I had lunch there recently. I asked him about the direction of SWG and the controversy around it, and he replied: "What the hell is SWG?"

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And the worst part of it is that its probably the truth.

Karkas

lol... yeah, Lucas probably doesn't take a direct hand in many of the licensed ventures which come from LFL/LA.

 

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zipit

 

 

     Yeah, went there just before last christmas. Got to the main gate and told security I was a fanboi who'd travelled all the way from tiny Denmark to see Mr. Lucas. After a few minutes of waiting I got in and was escorted to the audience hall. Mr. Lucas looked at me and said " all right, what the hell do you want!". I said I was a big fan and all and I'd always be grateful that he shared his visions witht the world, but that he had to cut SOE loose. I told him they were ruining his reputation. Next thing I knew security released the hounds. And when I say hounds I don't mean cute little puddles - I mean starved-to-insanity German shepherds.

 

     3 days later after having been around the local ER, I drove up the Ranch again and this time I told security I was a SOE rep. I got into the audience hall once again and Mr. Lucas said " haven't I seen you before?" I hurriedly assured him that I was new at SOE and at the same time apologized that Smedley wasn't here to tell him in person what I was about to say. I told him we at the SOE just weren't cut out to handle the immense SW universe and that our continual fuckups had left SWG in shambles. He said " what the... I told you guys if there's any trouble release an expansion!"

Karkas

OK So I take that as a "no" on people here getting the chance to go up there. Starved-to-Insanity German Shepherds eh? lol.

 

If you do get the chance though, the props warehouse for the older movies on Skywalker Ranch is definitely a must see. With a large amount of movies doing CGI for effects, you don't get too much props like models of the almost-constructed Death Star laying around.

Recently LFL just opened up offices on the Presido grounds. From what I remember, the area around the Presido was pleasant. Wouldn't be a bad place to work if you had a place to crash in San Francisco.

 

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Shayde

Doesn't help that they moved most of their operations to The Presidio now.