TheFraix
Vice Admiral
I was reading to the earlier script drafts of the Wing Commander movie.
In the first two drafts, Christopher Blair's father was named Arthur Blair, and was depicted to be alive and well in the Agadez colony.
The third, his name was inexplicably changed to Arnold Blair who was still living in Earth, and was a historian.
Now, the Christopher Blair's character bio in the Wing Commander Academy (tv series) states this: Maverick's grandmother is a member of the Confederation Council, while his father is the chairman of StarPeace, an organization dedicated to promoting understanding among the inhabited worlds of the galaxy.
Now for some inexplicable reason, the final, shooting draft of the movie (and its following novelization and Confederation Handbook) changed Arnold Blair to a dead hero.
Why would that be? Is it because of the 'Top Gun complex' the writers were trying to add to Blair's characterization?
In the first two drafts, Christopher Blair's father was named Arthur Blair, and was depicted to be alive and well in the Agadez colony.
The third, his name was inexplicably changed to Arnold Blair who was still living in Earth, and was a historian.
Now, the Christopher Blair's character bio in the Wing Commander Academy (tv series) states this: Maverick's grandmother is a member of the Confederation Council, while his father is the chairman of StarPeace, an organization dedicated to promoting understanding among the inhabited worlds of the galaxy.
Now for some inexplicable reason, the final, shooting draft of the movie (and its following novelization and Confederation Handbook) changed Arnold Blair to a dead hero.
Why would that be? Is it because of the 'Top Gun complex' the writers were trying to add to Blair's characterization?