I suppose they had to get a Jar Jar episode out of their system if only to make George happy. ;)
Some of the upcoming episodes look a little dark, so a "light" episode in the mix every so often probably makes sense.
Summer 1977, as Star Wars rolled out into wider release in regular 35mm engagements.
Short story version is, very few theaters had Dolby back then, and there were technincal problems with mono playback of a Dolby Stereo track, (now no longer the case) hence the need for a mono mix.
The 70mm mix was probably rushed a bit to meet the release date as well.
Lucas and company had no way to know if Dolby would be a short lived technological gimmick or not. Stereophonic sound in movies had never really caught on beyond the few huge venues equipped for it. Therefore, the mono mix was considered "definitive", and more time was taken with tweaking it.
So, I'm the only one who watched the second Robot Chicken special last night?
It was practically a love letter to all the things we've nitpicked about all these years! :)
When they started taking Artoo apart, I half expected Kenny Baker to be in there!
That darn Gungan is back next week. Keep your alcoholic beverage of choice handy. :P
Without getting gruesome, do burn victims ever regrow hair?
And I doubt Lucas had the Anakin BBQ we got in ROTS in the back of his mind during production of the sequels.
The scars on the back of Vader's head glimpsed in ESB looked more like injuries from a weapon or crash than being burned.
The HS exists on videotape, not film. There is no "print".
At least Howard has a decent chance of being released in the US, as it's out in Europe.
Jaxxon was a smuggler/mercenary much like Han. Not a Jedi. And the fact Lucas allegedly hates Jaxxon makes me happy! ;)
Neonbible, my avatar comes from a 1975 cover painting for Analog Science Fiction magazine.
It's been speculated that the artwork created for a short story in that issue influenced the design of Chewbacca and Wookiees in general.
http://floobynooby.blogspot.com/search?q=wookie
I saw the original piece in a Science Fiction art book back in the 80's, and it only took me eighteen years to find out where it was originally from! ;)
I suspect I saw this cover in the 70's at some point. It certainly got into my subconscious somehow!
And to steer things back on topic, according to DVD Savant, a complete Metropolis print may have been found!
I admit I've not heard of a 9.5 mm film format before! Some forgotten competitor to 8mm?
Some of us actually like Howard, even though it's not as faithful to the comic as it could have been.
When the hell is Universal going to release the DVD in region1?
With Marvel going movie crazy these days, maybe they will honor Steve Gerber's memory and give Howard a better movie someday.
Bumping this back from the dead to post a link to an interesting blog. :)
Was any of the online content interesting or total fluff?
I'm seeing them on the main forum list and subforums. Individual threads bring up the same old Star Wars ads.
I suspect these things are popping up based on my geographical location. Google has no shame! ;)
I know they are a necessary evil and all that. It's usually Star Wars related stuff and suddenly it's all California political ads.
Probably a moot point after tomorrow, but it's getting to be you have to hide in a cave to escape the election crap for a little while. ;)
Actually the "leak" occured on the Jedi set. Prowse once said in a Starlog interview that it was pretty unpleasant for him working on the film after that. He also denied being the source of the leak.
There was also an interview with one of the producers around the same time, (Howard Kazanjian?) who joked about someone unnamed that leaked phony script info given to them.
Since Prowse donned the Vader costume for that VCR board game Kenner once made in the 90's, I presume Lucas gave his blessing?
The guys working on the Marvel comics often had to deal with a long list of no-no's from Lucasfilm, but a story involving Luke on a planet once visited by Luke's father and Darth Vader together sailed on through.
LordVader said:SilverWook said:Any idea what film print was sacrificed so that Star Wars might live? ;)
Hopefully Star Trek...
Hey! A lot of us are card carrying Trek fans in here. ;)
No discussion of tonight's episode?
Those commando droids are actually kind of menacing! For a kid's show, they're not shying away from onscreen deaths.
And I think we've heard someone curse in Star Wars for the first time since 1980. ;)
More nice little OT refs. I also liked little details like the girlie pinups on the wall in the control room.
And there was a reference to Splinter of the Mind's Eye!!!
That is so cool! And the sample frames look pretty good considering it's age, not to mention the rust on the film cans.
Any idea what film print was sacrificed so that Star Wars might live? ;)
IIRC, one of the EU novels states the troopers were sent in to spoil everybody's fun on Coruscant that night.
Would adding a squadron of TIE's about to strafe the crowd be too dark? ;)
The GOUT looked bad on a twenty inch set back in 93! (Especially SW) I honestly thought the laserdiscs were defective in some way until I did an A/B with the older releases.
Wouldn't it just be easier to buy the Mask CD on Ebay?
The Imperial uniforms were already present at the end of Episode III. And we have no on-screen evidence what was worn before the Clone Wars started.
Did the Republic even have a fleet before Episode II?
I'm a fan of the film. Barry's score is one of the best things about it. I used to rent the old Disney Laserdisc often because the only store that had a copy wouldn't sell it to me! ;)
The overture was legitimately released in the 90's on a compilation CD of Sci-Fi movies scores put out by the SciFi Channel. It has always sounded great to me.
It's also present on the old Anchor Bay DVD (in 5.1) and the letterboxed VHS boxset. (Did Disney include it on their DVD version?)
A friend gave me MP3's of the vinyl and the Mask CD. The mask version sounds very good. There is also a disco version of the soundtrack done by none other than MECO!
http://starwarz.com/starkiller/scripts/thestarwars_rough_draft.htm
Ground battle with Wookiees and Wookiee pilots flying rebel ships in the 1974 rough draft screenplay. ;)