That's right, the big man himself, in apparent complete agreement with my recent argument against rash movie franchise tack ons (see below 5/28) which was validated by Paramount's almost immediate announcement that Brett Ratner will be directing the newest "Beverly Hills Cop" movie (see directly below 5/20), has set fire to Universal Studios here in Los Angeles, incinerating 40,000 to 50,000 films in the video library and destroying several classic movie sets, most importantly the famed "Courthouse Square" featuring the famous clock tower of Hill Valley from the celebrated "Back to the Future" franchise.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/01/studio.fire/index.html
This proves two things:
1. Apparently God himself sees where this franchise movie trend is going, (I would hope so, he's freaking God), and doesn't like it one bit. He destroyed the video library in hopes the films would be forgotten and we could get back to focusing on creating new classics. By doing so, God has validated my fear originally posted last Wednesday (see below 5/28) that the amount of money made by "Indy 4" raises the fear of an oncoming onslaught of new franchise resurrections. He saw where this was all headed and he tried to put a stop to it.
2. Furthermore, God has validated my specific concern (see below 5/28) against tampering with the "Back to the Future" legacy by completely destroying its most iconic set in a symbolic conflagration.
God is a "Back to the Future" fan, which makes me feel closer to him.
He also doesn't want to see Godfather 4 starring Lauren Conrad (see below 5/28).
In all seriousness, it is real shame what happened at Uni and I am thankful no one was hurt and the damage seems to be somewhat limited.
The hope is they will restore the library, re-create the sets and recover without missing a beat.
There is no doubt that one of Hollywood's oldest and most respected studios will do so in triumphant fashion.
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