re: #435 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

The thing that impressed me about the original Star Wars was the used, scruffy, lived in look of the sets and props. This was a welcome change from the extreme, and rather implausible, sterility that had become a convention in movie and TV SF.

1972’s Silent Running probably gave Lucas some inspiration for that look. I appreciated that in Star Wars as well - it showed us a “lived-in” universe and came across as more authentic and realistic. And as I got older, I came to appreciate that the original trilogy starts in media res.