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Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re…
Genuinely upset about this
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George Lucas Strikes Back of the Day: Star Wars creator George Lucas has been trying for years to convert a large parcel of land in Marin County, California into a 300,000 square foot movie studio, with amenities including a day care center, restaurants, a gym and a parking garage, only to be shot down by his wealthy neighbors.
Because the local homeowners’ association has refused to let Lucas move forward with the studio, he’s decided to put the land to good use by transforming it into low-income housing, simultaneously doing a good deed and trolling his fellow landowners.
“If everyone feels that housing is less impactful on the land, then we are hoping that people who need it the most will benefit,” Lucas snarked.
He’s even donating the various studies and surveys he paid for while working on the movie studio project, to help the new housing development get underway more quickly.
That might be almost enough to outweigh creating Jar Jar Binks.
[movies.]
Hahaha I really hope he follows through with this, this is brilliant.
Like, even if his neighbours are transparently prejudiced shitheads and say “oh no wait you can build your studio after all” he should just be like “nope, too late.”
I did read that as a housing-planning venture, even if it is planned to have all the amenities that the studios were to have, it’s in the middle of nowhere, comparatively, not anywhere near schools or shops, so…kinda bad for people who want to live there and can’t afford a car. Unless he decides to set up a bus service as well. Which he could probably afford.
I hadn’t thought about it from a proper town planning point of view, yeah, it could actually be a terrible idea. Stupid reality, always ruining everyone’s fun.
Release the theatricals plz](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41g15Cw9F1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
George Lucas Strikes Back of the Day: Star Wars creator George Lucas has been trying for years to convert a large parcel of land in Marin County, California into a 300,000 square foot movie studio, with amenities including a day care center, restaurants, a gym and a parking garage, only to be shot down by his wealthy neighbors.
Because the local homeowners’ association has refused to let Lucas move forward with the studio, he’s decided to put the land to good use by transforming it into low-income housing, simultaneously doing a good deed and trolling his fellow landowners.
“If everyone feels that housing is less impactful on the land, then we are hoping that people who need it the most will benefit,” Lucas snarked.
He’s even donating the various studies and surveys he paid for while working on the movie studio project, to help the new housing development get underway more quickly.
That might be almost enough to outweigh creating Jar Jar Binks.
[movies.]
Hahaha I really hope he follows through with this, this is brilliant.
Like, even if his neighbours are transparently prejudiced shitheads and say “oh no wait you can build your studio after all” he should just be like “nope, too late.”
I did read that as a housing-planning venture, even if it is planned to have all the amenities that the studios were to have, it’s in the middle of nowhere, comparatively, not anywhere near schools or shops, so…kinda bad for people who want to live there and can’t afford a car. Unless he decides to set up a bus service as well. Which he could probably afford.
I hadn’t thought about it from a proper town planning point of view, yeah, it could actually be a terrible idea. Stupid reality, always ruining everyone’s fun.
Release the theatricals plz
