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Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 8h

Big thanks to the @IngloriousTrek.bsky.social podcast for the shout-out!
They highlighted our documentary George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age — exploring the decade that birthed Young Indy, Radioland Murders, and the Star Wars Special Editions.
Back the film → www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 2d

🎬 George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age is going into production!
Help us reach $30K to film more interviews in the UK.
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#ILM #YuseiUesugi #Lucasfilm #GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #FilmHistory #VFX

A feature-length documentary uncovering George Lucas’s lost decade — the hidden revolution that changed cinema forever.

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 2d

ILM veteran Yusei Uesugi helped launch digital filmmaking — from Young Indy’s first all-digital matte paintings to Die Hard 2 and the Star Wars Special Edition. Watch this Thursday at www.youtube.com/@youngindychroniclers
#ILM #YuseiUesug #IndustrialLightandMagic

Composer Joel McNeely and Writer Matthew Jacobs Join the Adventure!

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 4d

Big update! 🎬 We’re interviewing Young Indy writer Matthew Jacobs this weekend — and teaming with composer Joel McNeely (Young Indy, Radioland Murders, Shadows of the Empire, The Orville) to create an original theme for the doc!
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/AaaZzJ3gsmg
#GeorgeLucas #StarWars #Documentary

As we enter the third week of our campaign, we continue to be floored by the incredible support for George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age. We’ve now raised over $20,000 from more than 70 backers, and we…

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Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 6d

🎬 Kickstarter Update:
#GeorgeLucas: The Lost Golden Age is officially going into production!
Help us get to $30,000 so we can film interviews in the UK.
Support now to lock in your DVD or Blu-ray copy:
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #RiverPhoenix #Lucasfilm

A feature-length documentary uncovering George Lucas’s lost decade — the hidden revolution that changed cinema forever.

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 6d

Before The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles hit TV, Indy was already on the page.
These frames from Simon Jowett’s UK Young Indy newspaper strips show a young Indy modeled after River Phoenix — at least in one issue.
🎥 Full chat with Simon: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 7d

Kickstarter Update:
George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age is officially going into production!
Help us get to $30,000 so we can film interviews in the UK.
Support now to lock in your DVD or Blu-ray copy:
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#GeorgeLucas #Lucasfilm #TheLostGoldenAge

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 7d

Young Indy prepared Simon Jowett for 007.
Those Lucasfilm newspaper strips led to his James Bond comics for Dark Horse — and now the upcoming James Bond video game First Light. 🕶️🎮
Full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #JamesBond #FirstLightGame #DarkHorseComics

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 8d

We just crossed $20,000! 🎉 Huge thanks to Jon Jacobs for getting us over the line.

The film is growing bigger every day — next stop: $30K and interviews in the UK 🇬🇧 with the creatives who built Lucasfilm’s Lost Golden Age.

Support → tinyurl.com/mvzue57u

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 9d

🎬 Kickstarter Update:
George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age is officially in production!
Support now to lock in your DVD or Blu-ray copy:
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #GeorgeLucas #Lucasfilm #TheLostGoldenAge #ComicsHistory #ThePrincessOfPeril

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 9d

When adapting The Princess of Peril for the Young Indy newspaper strips, writer Simon Jowett helped define the moment Indy became Indy — the hat, the jacket, the whip. 🎩
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett #GeorgeLucas #ComicsHistory #ThePrincessOfPeril

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 10d

🎬 Kickstarter Update:
We’re nearing $20 K raised for George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age.
Support & lock in your DVD/Blu-ray:
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#Lucasfilm #GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #FilmHistory #Kickstarter

A feature-length documentary uncovering George Lucas’s lost decade — the hidden revolution that changed cinema forever.

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 10d

Before Young Indy was a show, he was just 12 minutes of The Last Crusade.
Writer Simon Jowett tells how he built Indy’s world from scratch — researching the Templars, Freemasons, and sketching a backstory that didn’t yet exist.
🎥 Watch the full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndy #SimonJowett

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 11d

🚀 Kickstarter Update:
George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age is officially in production!
We just had another Jonathan Bresman–level pledge and are closing in on $20K raised!
Support here 👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo... #Lucasfilm #GeorgeLucas #TheLostGoldenAge #Kickstarter

A feature-length documentary uncovering George Lucas’s lost decade — the hidden revolution that changed cinema forever.

River Phoenix and the First Young Indy Comic-Strip | Simon Jowett

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 11d

Before writing the Young Indy newspaper strips, Simon Jowett was inspired by the 1980s comics boom — discovering V for Vendetta & Miracleman by Alan Moore in Warrior magazine.
🎥 Full episode: youtu.be/ivc7VaJpmMU
#YoungIndianaJones #SimonJowett #AlanMoore #VforVendetta #ComicsHistory

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Update 3: Next Stop: The UK — Let’s Hit $30,000 Together! · George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 12d

The adventure continues! 🎬
The Lost Golden Age is funded — now we’re aiming for $30K to film interviews in the UK with the legends who built Lucasfilm’s legacy.
Help us on the journey → tinyurl.com/mvzue57u

Hi everyone,We’re so thrilled that George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age is officially funded! Because of your incredible support, this documentary will happen — and we can’t thank you enough for making…

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Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 13d

Next time on The #YoungIndy Chroniclers, we talk with Simon Jowett, writer of the Young Indiana Jones newspaper strips that came before the TV series.
🎬 #GeorgeLucas: The Lost Golden Age is officially going into production!
Support now to lock in your DVD or Blu-ray copy: tinyurl.com/227yj28h

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 14d

Young Indiana Jones shows George Lucas at his most mature — mixing adventure with philosophy & morality in ways he never did in Star Wars.
We’ve hit our goal — the film is happening! More support = deeper dives.
🎬 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...

Hi everyone, We did it! Thanks to all of you, George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age has officially reached its $15,000 funding goal — which means we’re guaranteed to go into…

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 15d

We did it! 🎉 George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age is fully funded — we’re going into production!

Huge thanks to Brandon Rice, Co-EP backer Stephen Jared (who got us halfway there on Day 1), and Matthew Rose, whose pledge pushed us over the top.

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We Hit Our Funding Goal!

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Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 16d

Our podcast opened doors we never imagined — we’ve spoken with Ben Burtt, Rick McCallum, and others who shaped the most exciting periods of George Lucas’s career. 🎬

They’re sharing stories no one’s told before — and we’re already 88% funded on Day 3!
Please support the doc now:
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Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 17d

“The Special Editions weren’t just re-releases — they invented techniques that transformed cinema.” 🌌

We’re already 83% funded! Help us cross the goal:
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...

#GeorgeLucas #StarWars #Kickstarter

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Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 18d

Stephen will be credited as a Co-Executive Producer — and his generosity is helping make this film possible. 💛
👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...
#GeorgeLucas @kickstarter.com #Documentary

A feature-length documentary uncovering George Lucas’s lost decade — the hidden revolution that changed cinema forever.

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 18d

We are beyond grateful to actor Stephen Jared, who has backed George Lucas: The Lost Golden Age at the Rick McCallum: Co-Executive Producer level with a $9,500 pledge. 🙏

Young Indy Chroniclers (Podcast) @youngindypod.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you Daniel!

Daniel Sotir @jedimasterdaniel96.bsky.social · 18d

Go support this kickstarter campaign for a documentary created by @youngindypod.bsky.social called George Lucas The Lost Golden Age which covers what Lucas was doing in the 16 years between the release of Return Of The Jedi & The Phantom Menace www.kickstarter.com/projects/geo...

A feature-length documentary uncovering George Lucas’s lost decade — the hidden revolution that changed cinema forever.