{
  "id": 8578862,
  "title": "Star Wars' Carrie Fisher Wrote A Young Indiana Jones Episode (And Fought With George Lucas Over It)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/star-wars-carrie-fisher-wrote-a-young-indiana-jones-episode-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T01:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2260598/star-wars-carrie-fisher-young-indiana-jones-episode-george-lucas-fight/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nine years after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, George Lucas produced The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, which premiered on ABC from 1992 to 1996. Carrie Fisher co-wrote a Season 2 episode titled Paris, October 1916, but their collaboration was fraught with conflict. Fisher claimed that Lucas initially requested the episode, which annoyed her immensely. The two frequently argued about the romantic scene involving Indy and Mata Hari. Fisher criticized Lucas's dialogue, deeming it unnatural and stilted, especially during their love scenes. Despite Fisher's objections, Lucas proceeded with his version of the scene. Fisher later expressed her frustration, stating, \"I went crazy! I didn't want the shimmering arm, hair in the moonlight stuff.\" The awkwardness of the lines stood out when Indy recounted his Parisian escapade to an audience at a grocery store checkout line. Although Fisher did not contribute to Lucas's other Star Wars TV projects, such as The Clone Wars or Star Wars Detours, she did rewrite some of her dialogue in Return of the Jedi. Lucas even asked her to \"punch up\" one of the prequels, though the specifics remain unclear. Fisher's writing prowess is evident in her novels Postcards from the Edge and Wishful Drinking, as well as her screenplay for Meryl Streep's Postcards from the Edge, which earned her a BAFTA nomination in 1991.",
  "summary": "The boulder rolled out of control when Carrie Fisher and George Lucas teamed up for, and eventually fought over, an episode of The Young Indiana Jones TV show.",
  "key_points": [
    "Carrie Fisher co-wrote Paris, October 1916 episode for Young Indiana Jones.",
    "Fisher and Lucas clashed over romantic scene dialogue.",
    "Fisher later rewrote her dialogue in Return of the Jedi."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Carrie Fisher's experience co-writing a Young Indiana Jones episode reveals a strained creative relationship with George Lucas, highlighting their differing artistic visions and her limited influence on his projects.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}