Sluggo

SilverWook said:There's a behind the scenes photo of the original Emperor hologram being shot, but I can't recall where I saw it recently.

There is this:
 

SilverWook said:

msycamore said:

The old Sluggo is back!

Sorry if I take this further off topic but they also effectively recycled parts in the cantina for the bounty hunter IG-88. See his head.

Some of the spacesuits seen in the cantina are somewhat recycled too. ;)

I remember seeing some of the suits the Duros wore in an episode of Taxi.

I've got this photo:

Which I found at: G:\Mark's Storage\Star Wars\Production Photos\TESB Production Photos\Elstree\Star Destroyer and Medical Frigate but that was all wrong as it should have been in G:\Mark's Storage\Star Wars\Production Photos\TESB Production Photos\ILM   

Don't worry, I moved it.

In the spirit of greater cultural understanding, I want to have a thread dedicated to.. um.. greater cultural understanding.  

I remember reading Harry Potter and the Thing of the Whatever and wondering if things in the book were wizarding references or just British.  And I am sure my friends across the pond get just as befuddled by movies like Rocky IV.

So, let me start with a question to my British mates*:  
Which is cooler? Trafalgar Square or Piccadilly Circus? 

*"Buds" for all my American friends reading this.

Well, crap.

I dumped a bunch of CheezIt crackers into my low salt chicken noodle soup.  That should fix it.

I'd buy him some Clearasil.  Or Oxy 10.  Or Seabreeze.  That stuff works great.

msycamore said:

The old Sluggo is back!

My these threads get side-tracked.

Getting back on topic, um.. it was the year 2000.

bkev, nope.  Akshully, I haven't been around lately.  I heard there was a troll loose in the dungeon.

This guy.  Droid.  Whatever.

I became a purist when I realized that it was ok to face the facts that I didn't think the prequels were any good.  I also pretty much abandoned the EU as well.  It was fun, but would I read them again?  No. 

VII: Alderaan Graffitti

VIII:  Star Wars and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

VIIII:  Howard the Jedi

(I guess these wouldn't fit the new ownership, but I likes 'em.)

bkev said:

I hate you guys.

 Seriously.  I used to love people.  I happened to post that a minute ago.  And then I got to this thread.  Now I hate people!

*exasperated exhale*

And yes, I love people.  I'm a social animal.

xhonzi said:

TheBoost said:

I really enjoy people... singular, usually.

Sluggo?

 Bingo!

Wreck it Ralph.

Great acting and fun characters.  I cried at the end.  The plot didn't make a lot of sense, but that's not why I watched it.

I'm sure you all were wondering what Sluggo's thoughts were on all this mess.  The whole thing happened so fast that it has been tough to wrap my brain around it.

I think the films will be good but I don't know if they will be great.  The toughest thing for me to get behind is the fact that ROTJ brought everything together in a nice, hurried and suffocating package.  To quote 3PO, "This is suicide, there is no where to go."  The rushed ending of Episode III didn't leave any room to grow either.  If they had even hinted at something else in the Universe in III, they could have gone with something.  But as it is... is anyone's guess.  I'm sure they can write a good story, amazing movies are written all the time.  I don't know if I care at this point.  I'm going to go see it, but right now, that is because I am interested in seeing what others can do with the franchise.  They certainly will be much better films that the prequels.  

The rumors are flying of getting Fisher, Ford and Hamill back together.  The old "Together again, huh." "Wouldn't miss it" ad campaign will write itself.  But do they have the chops to do it right?  Is the old chemistry still there?  I don't want to be skeptical IF these films will reunite our favorite threesome, but I don't know.

And will we get a beautiful release of the OUT in hi-def blu-ray?  Of course we will.  Why not?  Disney is savvy enough to know how to do it right.  Now that the Mouse is now "The Maker", the so called 'original vision' for the Special Editions etc are now rather moot.  The Mouse can spin it anyway that he likes.  

Lastly, and this is the most exciting possibility for me (although it is a minute one) is the idea of rebooting the prequel trilogy.  C'mon Disney, take a page from your other adopted son Marvel.  Hulk, remember that?  Of course you don't.  Nobody does.  It was rebooted before Banner had a chance to go buy purple stretchy pants.  Spiderman?  Yup, same thing.  Do the right thing, Disney.  Reboot the prequels to actually match the classic trilogy and to give this sequel trilogy some roots.

"Faster, more intense!"

"Same thing, only better!"

See, it should be me who directs them.  And I'll do it for 3/4 the payday Spielberg would want.

So... anything new around here?

Is Washbot a forum member?

Can't wait.  Thanks -1!

DuracellEnergizer said:

Here's a piece by my favourite comic book artist, Mark Bagley.

Bagley is definitely the definative Spidey - and Venom - artist in my book. And I love the way he drew Mary Jane back in the '90s; I wouldn't be surprised if his MJ was the major influencing factor behind my preference for redheads.

I've got that poster.  In storage.  It is awesome.  

xhonzi doesn't even have a face, how could he have kids?

And have fun with the occasional lurking.  Not that I would know about that....

daneditor said:

Yeah I would recommend to the kind souls doing the cleanup job that they not change anything, and leave it to the fan editors to play around with.

Agreed.  We need a pristine source, then others can mess with if it they want to do so later.

What is the state of the project?  How goes it?