Why did everybody think, at the time, that "Star Wars - A New Hope" was going to fail?

The dialogue in the screenplay was horrible. Harrison Ford openly challenged George Lucas (screenwriter and director) about how stilted the dialogue was. Carrie Fisher, who later became a "scri…

Top stories for Long   Why did everybody think, at the time, that "Star Wars - A New Hope" was going to fail? Steven Haddock, Frequent movie goer and movie collector • Answered May 11 The dialogue in the screenplay was horrible. Harrison Ford openly challenged George Lucas (screenwriter and director) about how stilted the dialogue was. Carrie Fisher, who ... Read more » 2.3K 135   Have you ever been in a situation where the real story of a car accident came out because of a witness? How did it change things? Philip Klossner, Owner/Guitarist/Melody Crafter at Serene Buddha Music (2020-present) • Answered May 4 I was driving through an intersection one morning and a woman on the other side made an abrupt left turn across three lanes, all going in my direction. I saw her starting t... Read more » 495 10   British people say "braces" when Americans would use "suspenders." What's the British word for braces for your teeth? Rosalind Mitchell, Glaswegian lesbian and Quaker who's lived and seen a lot. • Answered February 10, 2020 Braces. Not worn much here by adolescents at the point where they are most self-conscious about their appearance. I've always thought that was a particularly cruel trick to ... Read more » 106 35   How serious is King Charles's health situation right now? Paul McAllister Todd, Engineer from South Africa.Visited 50 countries. • Answered March 29 He is continuing to receive Chemotherapy for the Cancer he was disgnosed with, the doctors appear to have stated that the recent trip to the hospital was for observation be... Read more » 82 6   What are some of the darkest moments caused by Disney villains that aren't as widely recognized? Milan Miloradovic, studied at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy • Answered May 8 Not sure about widely recognized but there was this chilling moment when I was a child: Somehow Shan Yu never really got the level of popularity his more wacky and sing-alon... Read more » 634 21   What should Canadians know about the likelihood of their phones or computers being checked at U.S. customs? Ex-Fed, former Law Enforcement leader Fed 2003-2024, local 93-03 (1993-2024) • Answered May 17 The US Supreme Court ruled years ago that a person cannot be compelled to provide their password to an account or a device so don't fall for it when some brand new CBP offi... Read more » 51 6   Why didn't arachnids evolve something similar to what ants are doing with creating hives, like having a spider queen, spider soldiers, spider workers, etc.? T. Barczuk, studied at Gdansk University of Technology • Answered April 26 Even though most spiders are solitary, hundreds of species are social. Social behavior has evolved independently in spiders 18 to 19 times. However, none of their social fo... Read more » 348 9   How much experience do you need to write a compiler? Christopher F Clark, Yacc++ author, Intel chip designer, ex-Googler • Answered April 12, 2020 I write compilers, well mostly parts of them, for a living. I've been doing it since 1972. I have never written a whole production compiler by myself, although I have writt... Read more » 157 9   Why do F1 teams risk disqualification with borderline technical innovations? Ravi A, Enthusiast at Formula 1 • Answered April 3 I saw an interesting conversation between two commentors in one of my questions. Person A; (speaking about Ferrari lowering their car, which caused excessive plank wear) Pre... Read more » 195 7   Why do tariffs sometimes lead to American businesses shutting down even though they're meant to protect them? John Laidlaw, lives in Victoria, BC • Answered April 30 Let's say I own a sawmill. I require raw logs to cut into lumber. If the only source practicable is through import, and my Government, proclaiming this is intended to prese... Read more » 319 5   Which fictional masked/faceless character would have been better if they were never unmasked? Murphy Barrett • Answered March 29 What. The. Fuck. John 117 never removes his helmet. I grew up playing this game. My brother played it. My friends played it. The opening bars of the HALO theme still strike a... Read more » 234 60   What are some reasons why engineers may leave companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, or Apple? Is the work environment at these companies as negative as portrayed online? Jonathan Kang, Silicon Architect at Google • Answered May 12 I can offer my perspective here. I've worked at Apple, Amazon, Facebook and now Google. Take a look at this (widely available on the internet) illustration: This is about ri... Read more » 2.7K 48 Read more in your feed

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