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[Messypandas]

So if those gifts cost him about $1200 for each employee, at only 2000 employees he's at 2.4 million. Not bad for a Christmas gift.

And all I got was ham

 

[Evil Benius]

He's always been very charitable person, just the whole prequel thing in recent years has taken the spotlight of anything Lucas related and how hes a monster for it.

Yeah he is actually a genuinely nice guy from the few interactions I have had with him.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Nice bag.

So if those gifts cost him about $1200 for each employee, at only 2000 employees he's at 2.4 million. Not bad for a Christmas gift.

lol, yes I'm sure he bought all of those items at retail prices.

lol

 

[Ken Masters]

32GB models at that too, damn

 

[andycapps]

Nice bag.



lol, yes I'm sure he bought all of those items at retail prices.

lol

Okay, take off 10-20%.

 

[IndieJones]

I got a $150 gift card to an electronics store from my company for Christmas. It's counted as income so I pay tax on it.




I bought Far Cry 3 with it and gave the rest to my wife, who kind of looked at it and said "thanks..." and then put it in her purse. All in all I am okay with this.

 

[BertramCooper]

Just for you:

Just for me? Meaning you're sending it to me for Christmas?

Awesome. Thanks, man!

 

[The Lamonster]

At first I read this as George Lucas fires LucasFilm employees (2000+)

But the reality is much better.

 

[ZeroGravity]

He a great guy and a fantastic filmmaker.

 

[Takamura-San]

They could have did better than just giving out ipads / iphones boring and uninspired.

EDIT: I read it as this was his going away present to employees since he sold up.
If not and this is just the regular Christmas gifts give away then cool.
Otherwise I stand my original comments something one of the kind would have been cooler.

Even with the edit I cannot comprehend this comment.

You go and enjoy your homemade holiday card, while i play with my ipad.

 

[Aegus]

Yeah he is actually a genuinely nice guy from the few interactions I have had with him.

I'm onto you Rick McCallum

 

[jts]

I love Indy 4.

 

[Cheebo]

My year end bonus would have bought all that...instead it went toward an engagement ring ;_;

What a lucky girl you have.

 

[Tobor]

George is a decent dude, man. Forgive him his sins.

Nope. Not until I know master prints or negatives of the original trilogy, unfucked with, exist and will be available for future generations.

 

[wenis]

My twitter feed was blowin' up yesterday morning with a bunch of friends posting about this. Apparently they weren't allowed to let outsiders know what they received until 6pm. Funny stuff.

 

[Snkfanatic]

That is pretty awesome.

 

[Alucrid]

I think I'm over the George Lucas hate. I like the guy.

 

[Cheebo]

Nope. Not until I know master prints or negatives of the original trilogy, unfucked with, exist and will be available for future generations.

Yes because that's more important than the 10s of billions he gives away to charity.

 

[Tobor]

Yes because that's more important than the 10s of billions he gives away to charity.

This reply has no relevance to my post.

 

[MrHicks]

Yes because that's more important than the 10s of billions he gives away to charity.

lol
dude isn't worth that much

 

[Slayven]

He's always been very charitable person, just the whole prequel thing in recent years has taken the spotlight of anything Lucas related and how hes a monster for it.

The people spend so much time spouting that are sad sad little people.

 

[BigDes]

I wish I was edgy enough to think that getting an ipad and an iphone off my boss for christmas was lame, especially while children are dying in Africa twenty years ago.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Yes because that's more important than the 10s of billions he gives away to charity.

You're obviously confusing him with Bill Gates. Lucas is wealthy, but he isn't that wealthy.

 

[Air]

It's kind of ridiculous how much hate the guy gets over some silly ip. He seems like a good dude.

 

[jtb]

Lucas can be a good person and still be a terrible director.

 

[Air]

Lucas can be a good person and still be a terrible director.

Obviously, but a lot of people who rage at him don't quite see the good guy part of that equation.

 

[Borgnine]

Has anyone else noticed he's Charles Foster Kane? Lives in big castle in northern California, once commanded an empire but fell due to over confidence, buys people's love.

 

[radios shipping overview]

Sure would have more unique than giving out the apple products that almost everyone already owns.

And lo, he did speak of the woes heaped upon the white and delightsome, those condemned to spend their eternities as residents of the "firste worlde."

 

[Derrick01]

Meanwhile in Africa...

He says in a thread about a guy who just gave billions to charity.

Besides Lucas doesn't owe Africa anything. None of us do. Be thankful he chose to give anything away.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Has anyone else noticed he's Charles Foster Kane? Lives in big castle in northern California, once commanded an empire but fell due to over confidence, buys people's love.

The Prequels may not be well liked, but Lucas' empire never fell. ILM and Skywalker sound are pretty much tops in the movie industry.

 

[Stet]

This is a pretty standard (but very generous) Christmas gift for small, well-run companies. I think the biggest news about it is how many employees he has to buy for.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

can i have one

 

[Escape Goat]

Nice

That Disney cash.

Pretty sure Lucas wasn't hurting for cash before the sale.

 

[strobogo]

Only GAF can make George Lucas giving iPhones/Pads and hand sewn/made pillows to over 2000 staff be a bad thing. This is a most depressingly cynical thread. Even for GAF and the rest of the internet.

 

[Stinkles]

Salt shakers.

slrp guards.

 

[NekoToshiro]

How about Star Wars lightsabers that also function as dildos?

Thats hot.


I would of liked vanilla Starwars on Blue-Ray but I wouldn't be to picky.

 

[Ramblin]

I'm scared that George Lucas may have some kind of terminal illness and just not telling anyone he's been wayyyy too nice these past few months. Something is up

Perhaps he was visited by three ghosts: Movie Goers Past...

 

[godhandiscen]

Not really extraordinary. My friend works for a casual games studio and every employee was flown to Vegas for the Christmas party and given $1000+ Mac laptops. Plenty of Silicon Valley companies treat their employees to niceties like these, you just don't hear about it because they are lower key than Lucas Arts.

 

[Izick]

I feel bad for George.

He seems like a really nice dude, but he just got way to deep and controlling with the sequels. I mean we all know they're bad, he knows they're bad, but what is he going to say? His "art" sucks? Hell no, he'll never back-peddle away from that, even without a piece of the company anymore.

I mean the guy gives to charity, does all these great things, allows the fans to do so much with the IP...it's like one really, horrible, egregiously bad mark ruined his entire reputation.