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Well people...Celebration 3 is this weekend and I will be attending. In case no one has heard, the man himself is going to be there. George is supposed to be doing some kind of Q&A. Naturally, if I get the mike and can ask a question, I'm going to ask about the Original Versions of the OT being on DVD someday. I think I already know the answer he will give, so I will be forced to convey how annoyed and irritated I am over this whole issue...in the kindest of words, of course. That is sarcasm, by the way.

So, if any of you hear about some crazed fan that asked Lucas a question, then threw down on Lucas, got arrested and kicked out of the convention...that would be me!!!

Seriously though, if I do get the opportunity, I damn sure am gonna ask about that. It sounds like the best chance at voicing our feelings about this issue to Lucas himself without any go-betweens.

BUT...for some reason, I think this Q&A session is gonna be rigged. I don't think they are going to be taking question directly from the crowd. I just can't see Lucas facing the fans that "naked". Simply cuz there are fans out there who want to tear him a new asshole for the SEs and the PT.

But I'm hoping....and if I get the chance, I will make my displeasure very well known!!!

Wish me luck....cuz I would even trade anything just to get to ask that question and tell the ass how I feel about those old versions.
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Dude, you have the perfect opportunity to promote the hell out of this site and get the petition signatures we need. Make up some stickers, banner, stand and yell, whatever it takes. I wish I could afford to go myself. This could be the boost we need.
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good luck! (or should i say, may the force be with you?...)
Tell george what we want, and tell him that better FX don't make better story...

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Well guys!!! I am back!!! And what a clusterfuck this convention was...

Check out the message boards on the official site and theforce.net for more details on that...
All I can say is that if Lucas hadn't been there and I hadn't got to see him, I would have been extremely pissed!!!

Now....on to the Lucas thing...

I did get in to see one of the presentations. There were 3 of them and I got in the last one. It turned out that Lucas WAS INDEED talking questions from the audience.
There was a line forming up at the front by the stage. Needless to say, I made a friggin' beeline for that line and got into it. I was all set up and ready to lay the question on Lucas himself. Unfortunately, the closed the Q&A session when I was just 2 people away from asking it. To say I am disappointed is beyond description. I WAS SOOOOOO CLOSE I COULD MOTHERFUCKING TASTE IT!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some interesting tidbits though....

1. They appeared to be screening questions. Some girl was at the front of the line (probably a Lucasfilm rep) and she was talking to the person at the front of the line. Methinks they were checking to see what everyone was asking. No one got refused, but all of the questions asked were pretty bland anyway.

2. Lucas revealed that he would be doing a TV series that happens between Eps 3 and 4. It will not focus on main characters. If the show works out, they may consider doing a show on the Knights Of The Old Republic era. They are going to continue the Clone Wars cartoons as a 30 minute program.

3. Some kid who was a total idiot got up there and started asking some question about Episode 3 that contained a spoiler. The kid got booed pretty bad. It was actually funny to me. That twit stormed off though when his question didn't get answered. He's probably traumatized!!!

4. The most interesting news to you guys is that there will be a 6 film box set of the entire saga.....possibly with an extra disk of deleted scenes from the original trilogy. An immediate question is if the bonus material in this set will match what's been released so far with the prequel DVDs and the OT DVD set. I'm starting to hate hearing about anything like this cuz it jsut raises more damn questions than it answers....

5. THE THING THAT WILL COME AS A RELIEF TO MANY OF US. LUCAS SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE TINKERING WITH THE OT. HE IS HAPPY WITH IT THE WAY IT IS AS THE SEs. So the madness is somewhat over......I think.

6. Also, there will be NO high definition "archival" edition of the saga in 2007. Don't know what this edition was about, but whatever it is...it is NOT happening.

I'm sorry, guys!!! I was so close it hurt. When I saw that they might be screening questions, I came up with a question asking about an ultimate definitive DVD box set of the whole saga and would have asked about including the original versions. That was where I was gonna launch into my whole rant about it.

On the other hand, I have to say that Lucas is a pretty nice guy. He was pretty cool, but seemed kind of nervous about being in front of a crowd like that. I'm still glad I saw him and it made this somewhat dismal convention a hell of a lot better.

So....I guess we can all continue on our own preservation projects.....cuz I am now absolutely and firmly convinced that we are NEVER going to see those versions as an official release ever again.
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Great recap Cable-X1 really enjoyed it. A few thoughts.

1. Why do I not believe Lucass about not releasing a HD DVD version? When the next gen HD-DVD players finally hit the market, you don't think he'll want to push the digital technology even further? I can believe him not releasing an "archival" set since he hates the OT that we all love though.

2. Not a good feeling he'll be writing and directing the TV show. What kind of show doesn't have main characters?

3. Like the idea of the Clone Wars turning into a 30 min show. Totally saw it coming with the last season. That was kick ass, hopefully the live action show will be as good as those were. Don't have a strong feeling though.
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Why do I not believe Lucass about not releasing a HD DVD version? When the next gen HD-DVD players finally hit the market, you don't think he'll want to push the digital technology even further? I can believe him not releasing an "archival" set since he hates the OT that we all love though.


To be honest, I have totally given up hope we'll ever get these versions in any format. I think it really all comes down to the 6 film box set and how it is done. If it's as comprehensive as say...the Matrix set (don't have it, but have read the specs and it sounds like they hit it all with 10 disks covering 3 films) and doesn't include the original versions, then I would say that all hope is gone and we are all thoroughly fucked.

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2. Not a good feeling he'll be writing and directing the TV show. What kind of show doesn't have main characters?


Lucas didn't say that he was going to write or direct. All he said was that he was going to get it started and then he would hand it over to someone else to do while he moved on to other non-SW projects. I assume that he will at least write some of the stuff. He also mentioned that it would be like the Young Indy show. Whatever the hell that means is your guess and mine. As for the main characters...I don't know what he's going to do. The only other thing I've heard him say at these Q&A sessions is that there is a really good idea floating around right now that he thinks will work out great.

Since Indiana Jones just popped in my mind...Lucas did say something about the next Indy lick too. One of the dudes ahead of me got up to the mike and asked when we were going to see the Man In The Hat again.....and the whole place just lit up. Lucas responded by saying that he just received the new script the day before and he was going to read it over the weekend and talk to Spielberg on Monday. So, that looks like it's still on. Wonder how they'll fuck that up, huh?
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I went to C3 today (Sunday) with my mom and we had a wonderful time. We just went one day because the four day pass was too expensive. We're locals by the way. Literally, we only live about two miles from the convention center. I'm glad they decided to host the event in my city again, as I missed the last one. And I hope they continue the tradition.

We got to the convention center at about 9 o'clock. The first thing we did was make our way to the autograph hall, because I wanted David Prowse and Richard LaParmentier to sign my poster. These were the two SW celebs I ultimately chose because 1.) the poster I had with me was a big one sheet (on cardboard, still sealed in the plastic wrap) of Darth Vader. If you want to know what it looks like just take a look at the 1995 trilogy vhs box art. I know most people would have chosen a different poster, but this was the only one I had, and it was still sealed in plastic--so I thought it would up the price (not that I plan on selling it mind you). My mom wanted me to take it out of the plastic so they could sign the picture, but its been in the seal for over 10 years and its still in very near mint condition, and there was no way I was about to take it off now. But now that I think about it, I'm not sure if I did the right thing. What do you guys think? And the reason why I chose Richard LaParmentier to sign it is because I liked his character. This was the first time I've ever been to a SW convention, and the first time I've ever seen a celebrity in person (well....a celebrity in my book). It was a weird experience I must tell you. They really are just normal people. When I met David Prowse I asked him to write "I find your lack of faith disturbing" on my poster. Right away he said "no"; and I just mentally went "huh?". But I quickly blew it off and just let him write what ever he wanted. When he was done I asked him about his work on Stanely Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange". First I asked him "were you in a clockwork orange" (even though I knew he was, I wanted to be sure). Immediately he cracked a smile and said "yes". I think maybe he was happy that somebody remembered him for something other than Darth Vader. I asked him what it was like. He didn't go into detail and just said "It was marvellous, simply marvellous", and, "stanely kubrick was a fascinating director to work with". Of course we had to keep the line moving, so our short conversation was ended and I shook his hand and moved on. I asked my mom why he said no to my personalized request, and she said he thought you were asking him "do you find my lack of faith disturbing?". That brought a big smile to my face.

Next up was Richard LaParmentier and he is a great guy. His line was very short as were most "1 coupon" celebs. He was standing up and chatting with his aid--instead of sitting down like most autographers--and he seemed to be having a fun time, although a bit hyper-active. I asked him what it was like to work with Peter Cushing (because it was the only thing I could think of), and he started going into detail about Cushing's strange habit of wearing surgical gloves when he smoked because the cigarettes he smoked were more stain-inducing. He also went on about how Cushing was interested in the occult and remained endeared to his deceased wife up until his death. I then did the typical fan boy suck up by saying his character in SW is one of my "favorites". He told me thank you, and let us take a picture together for free. When he signed my poster he signed it on part of the Death Star, which greatly pleased me. Again, the conversation was cut short because of Richard's hyper-active habit of moving around and talking with everyone.

We then walked around the autograph hall to gawk at all the actors and take pictures of them. At first, when we were in David Prowse's line, we noticed that Billy Dee Williams's line (which was right next to his) wasn't doing any business because Billy, I guess, postponed his booth about 40 minutes later than schedule. When he got there, his aid went around telling people not to use the flash on their cameras, and that he wasn't going to take any pictures with people. I thought he was being stuck up, but my mom wondered if he had a hangover or something, as he was also wearing sunglasses. Peter Mayhew's line, which was on the other side of Prowse's, was doing hardly any business at all. His line was open but nobody was coming, and the poor guy sat there looking bored until finally another fan came along. I wanted to get his autograph too, but I didnt' have much money--so I opted to get one big guy (prowse) and a little guy (Richard LaParmentier). My mom and I stood around the "little guy" section to see the actors as there weren't as many people as there were for the well-known stars, and thus you could actually see them. Bai Ling (from Episode II) was hosting the booth next to Richard's, and let me tell you, she looked like a SKANK! Seriously! My mom was the one who noticed it first. When she told me to look, I couldn't believe my eyes. She was wearing no braw under her shirt and her nipples were rock solid! Just as skanky, her skirt looked like it was on the verge of falling off. She looked like a street whore from Vietnam, with the sign "Me so harny!" virtually engraved in her forehead. And I dont think I need to tell you that she had a line of guys waiting to have their pictures taken with her. Would I have jumped onto that in a heartbeat? Of course I would, but this was a family event, and I thought it was disgusting being dressed like that with so many kids running around. And what was worst, somebody actually let their 4 year old daughter take a picture with her skank ass. There's a big difference between looking sexy (like the Leia slave girls walking around), and looking like a 5 dollar lot lizard like Bai Ling did. I would also like to point out that her boobs were saggy as hell, which added more effect to her slutty image.

Other actors we looked at were the woman who played the Tonniker sister; she had white hair from age, but she was still very attractive; Leeanna Walsman from EII who looked very beautiful with her brunette hair. I envied the guy working for her who seemed to be talking up a storm with her, probably hoping to get laid. We also saw that bald chick from EII; she looked just as weird in person, and dressed like a guy. Eeek!

After we got done in the autograph hall we walked around and took pictures with guys in costumes. I took a picture with a stormtrooper with my hands in the air like he was about to shoot me. We then went into the fan fair hall to look around. In the middle of the room they had a bunch of guys building real remote controlled droids (including artoo and that little black roller from EIV). Also in the room were a bunch of models that combined real SW toys on a set that resembled each important scene in the films, from the death star trash compactor, the blockader attack, the Queen amidala escape from Naboo, Jabba's palace, the imperial carrier landing on the new death star, and a lot of others I cant even remember at the moment. They were all very realistic and very cool looking. In the back of the room were a bunch of cars that fans had decked out with SW memorabilia modifications. One car, I think an 88 cutlass, had a model tie fighter for a hood ornament, and two other cars had replica artoo heads sticking out of the trunk to resemble the X-wing. Speaking of X-wings, in the middle of the room was a large model of one. There was a large Emperor Palpatine statue (complete with throne chair), and I took a picture with it kneeling on one knee pledging my allegiance to the dark side.

After that we went to the sellers room to look at the toys and stuff. Naturally, everything was double, sometimes tripple marked what it would really be worth--although a few vendors were offering their stock cheap so they could get rid of it (mostly 19
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You didn't happen to see anyone walking around selling "X0 Project" T-shirts, did you?

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2. Not a good feeling he'll be writing and directing the TV show. What kind of show doesn't have main characters?


Lucas didn't say that he was going to write or direct. All he said was that he was going to get it started and then he would hand it over to someone else to do while he moved on to other non-SW projects. I assume that he will at least write some of the stuff. He also mentioned that it would be like the Young Indy show. Whatever the hell that means is your guess and mine. As for the main characters...I don't know what he's going to do. The only other thing I've heard him say at these Q&A sessions is that there is a really good idea floating around right now that he thinks will work out great.
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Oh ok gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up. It's sorta funny he mentions the Young Indy show when the main character was Young Indy. I read some other reports saying that they'll be using 2ndary characters from the prequels and OT so I guess we just gotta wait and see what they come up with. Sounds like they have an idea though which is good to hear.
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CableX1: Were you in the one show when the guy that looked like Jack Sparrow asked why there weren't any more pirates in Star Wars? I thought that was the last show?
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Were you in the one show when the guy that looked like Jack Sparrow asked why there weren't any more pirates in Star Wars? I thought that was the last show?


No, no one asked about pirates at the show I was at. I definitely would have remembered that question too. Very unordinary question.

The show I was at was last I'm pretty sure. When we got out, it was just past 10:30 if that helps.