It could be something not entirely in his hands. IIRC the reason he cast Alec Guinness was that the studio told him he needed at least one big-name actor in the cast. If he decides to go with Toshiro Mifune for Obi-Wan he might be able to placate the studio by casting Hamill and Fisher. As for why Hamill would do it, well Mark might very well be sold on the idea of playing a space hero like Buck Rodgers. He might be willing to take what might be seen as a step back careerwise on the logic that Jaws gives him a bit of wiggle room to take a few projects because they sound fun over big-name efforts.
To answer
@Nerdman3000's questions/concerns about Hamill and Fisher still being cast in
Star Wars ITTL, I would like to use
@volantredx's quoted answer here as the (admittedly simple) in-universe reasoning for Lucas casting them. I also agree with the posts that have said that ITTL
Star Wars might come out with a bit more expectation than it received upon its initial release IOTL. Whereas, as you folks have mentioned, it was seen as little more than a "B Movie" at first, I think here, given Lucas' success with
American Graffiti, and Hamill's success with
Jaws,
Star Wars (even if the project might seem a little "wacky" to average folks at first), could have some anticipation and hype built into it already. Thus when it comes out and enjoys great success, it could be a very serious contender for the 1978 Best Picture Oscar...
Speaking of which,
@President_Lincoln, how is a little known Chicago area band named Styx doing?
Similarly to IOTL, Styx is mostly a rocking, Prog band with a loyal fanbase in Chicago and the surrounding area at the moment, but have struggled to break through into mainstream popularity. That being said, their power balled "Lady" is beginning to slowly receive national attention and radio play, and could see them start to earn that recognition they crave.
NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors win 4 games to 0 over the Chicago Bulls.
Did I miss something or did the bulls get placed in the eastern conference early? Because at the time they were in the western conference with the warriors and would not have met them in the finals. Also thanks for ending the Buffalo sports jinx.
Whoops! This was an oversight on my part.
My apologies; sports are not always my strongest suit (except for baseball, which I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about). Is there another team that would have been likely to face the Warriors around '75?
