Splinter of the Mind's EyeDean Foster
Splinter of the Mind's Eye
by Dean Foster · first published 1999
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…Alan Dean Foster -- who I believe was actually consulting with Lucas while the movie was in production, and had some influence on what we actually saw on screen. Foster wrote a sequel to Star Wars called Splinter of the Mind's Eye which was originally intended to be the story used for the second movie. Having said all that, I would put fairly high odds on Disney ignoring the "Expanded Universe" stuff and actually going with whatever…
on “Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.” ↗Lucas definitely had sequels in mind, but it was very much in doubt whether the movie would succeed. There was an official sequel novel by Alan Dean Foster called Splinter of the Mind's Eye released in '78, which was explicitly designed to be filmable on a very low budget if the original didn't do too well. That does feature Luke duelling Vader with his saber.
on “Chekhov's Gun” ↗Also interesting to note that Alan Dean Foster wrote Splinter of the Mind's Eye, which was written as a sort of backup plan for The Empire Strikes Back. If Star Wars flopped at the box office, Lucas would adapt Splinter into a low-budget sequel to Star Wars.
on “The Empire Strikes Back First Draft by Leigh Brackett (1978) [pdf]” ↗I'm guessing around 10 years old (but perhaps even earlier) when I decided to design and build a briefcase containing various hidden compartments. I also remember, before that, reading Splinter of the Mind's Eye and being impressed that Luke could recharge his lightsaber from Han's blaster and spent a long time working on designs for universal plugs and sockets that would allow arbitrary recharging between devices.…
on “Ask YC: When did you start having interesting ideas?” ↗…large group of people who like EU from this thing, but not from that thing. And it can't be ignored that Lucasfilm threw the EU under the bus with the Prequels, and even before that with things like Splinter of the Mind's Eye. The thing that's hard is when you've invested a lot of time and energy into something, and then the owner comes along and breaks your heart. Here's to finding love again.
on “Jedi Knight (Plus, Notes on an Expanded Universe)” ↗…like 7 which was ok as a nostalgic cameo vehicle, but resulted in throwing away the Rogue Squadron arc which should have always remained canon. But not like that hadn't happened before. Anyone remember Splinter of the Mind's Eye, the original sequel to Star Wars?
on “The Matrix (1999) Filming Locations – Shot-for-Shot – Sydney, Australia [video]” ↗Not all the books are - Splinter of the Mind's Eye, for example, is not
on “DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster” ↗