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Originally posted by: none
"I Love Toys" : VH1 : Mar 12 : 12:00pm (Star Wars Figures are Number 7)


This segment has already been posted on the newsgroups.

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Portman's on Letterman 03.14
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This from BBC.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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The news on the radio today said Lucas signed on to do 100 episodes of the tv show.

ugh....this is going to be worse than the prequels....100 hours of whining and over the top ugly CGI (assuming its an hour long show...50 hours if its 30 min.)


it also supposed to take place between ep.3 and 4.


WHY? WHY? WHY?
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The radio said C3P0 is the only main character who will be in the show. I guess this show will be about his journey fom the time of Episode 3 to Episode 4. I guess it could have been worse.


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Got this off usenet.


"3 A.M. GIRLS/By Caroline Hedley
STAR Wars is to be turned into a TV series after creator George Lucas
agreed to complete his epic sci-fi fantasy.

The 100 episodes will fill in the missing years between 2005 prequel
Episode III Revenge of the Sith and original 1977 movie Episode IV
Star Wars. It will spark a multi-million pound bidding war between the
BBC and ITV.

Series producer Rick McCullum confirmed the TV version would go ahead.

Speaking at the Empire Film Awards in London he said: "We're very
excited - we just got confirmation George Lucas has committed himself
to writing the Star Wars TV series. I guess this is the news all fans
have been waiting to hear."

The movies are among the most popular ever made and tell the story of
the descent into evil of Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker and his
redemption by son Luke.

The first movie, Episode IV, has so far grossed £443million. It was
followed by Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back and VI, Return of the
Jedi.

Lucas waited nearly 20 years for special effects to improve before
producing the prequels, starring Hayden Christensen and Natalie
Portman.

In the final Star Wars prequel, Revenge Of The Sith, Anakin
(Christensen) joined the dark side to become Darth Vader.

The TV series will focus on the rise of Darth Vader's dark empire and
will feature original actor Anthony Daniels, who played dithering
droid C3P0.

None of the other cast, including Ewan McGregor in the prequels and
Carrie Fisher in the first three movies, will be involved.

Rick explained: "It'll all be new because the originals will all be
too old. But we will be using Anthony as C3P0 because there is such a
thing as loyalty."





100 episodes that is a lot of writing. I wonder if Lucas will change them before they hit reruns or syndication here in the US. If the BBC does get them, will we (in the US) get them all butchered up for commercials and with the stupid Logo, when they play on the SciFi channel? Maybe Viacom will get them for Showtime Questions Questions Questions.
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A TF.N article about the show:

"First up, the Stars Wars TV series that we’ve been hearing about since Sith came out. “That’s not going to happen probably for another year and a half while we develop scripts and everything else. But it’s fantastic; we’ve got some incredible writers. It’s going to be much darker, much more character-based, and I think it’s going to be everything the fans always wanted the prequels to be . They’ll be one-hour episode. It takes place between Episodes III and IV. It’s going to be all-new characters, maybe a few bounty hunters in there to start the series off."

-> You've read that line: "I think it’s going to be everything the fans always wanted the prequels to be" ?
The "so devoted" Rick McCallum revealing (in a way) that the prequels were not what the fans were waiting for... Incredible!
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Just a reminder, this thread was made to promote recent and definite upcoming tv shows with Star Wars content. Recent meaning that the program has an actual time and date. It's not really a discussion thread but an info thread.

The future SW TV program currently doesn't fall into this category, so if possible take the future SW TV show discussion to one of the other already existing threads. for instance: Update on the TV Show, and now Lucas is getting involved!

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Portman was on MTV's TRL : mentioned she loves SW
*repeat* Tues Mar 21st : Fox : "That 70s Show" : "A New Hope" episode
*repeat* Mar 19th : VH1 : "I Love Toys" : (SW=#7)
According to: tf.n SW made an apperance in the Turkish "Who wants to be a Millionaire"

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SW References-->
Mar 23 : 10pm : Comedy Central : South Park : "Return of Chef!" (Mar 24 : 12am)
(watch the end, Chef becomes someone familiar...)
Mar 24 : 8pm (Check Local Listings) : WB : What I Like About You : "Finally"
(last weeks episode kept mentioning a SW wedding... don't count on it happening but you never know)
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I have just seen the trailer on SKY in the UK for the upcoming broadcast of all six Star Wars films on Sky Movies.

Sky are also broadcasting in HD too so it will be interesting to see if the Star Wars films are HD as well.

No dates were given..................

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Originally posted by: russs15
I have just seen the trailer on SKY in the UK for the upcoming broadcast of all six Star Wars films on Sky Movies.

Sky are also broadcasting in HD too so it will be interesting to see if the Star Wars films are HD as well.

No dates were given..................
TFN has the scoop here.

I assume the version of AOTC they broadcast will the digital non-35mm one, and the OT will be the 2004 editions.

--SKot

Projects:
Return Of The Ewok and Other Short Films (with OCPmovie) [COMPLETED]
Preserving the…cringe…Star Wars Holiday Special [COMPLETED]
The Star Wars TV Commercials Project [DORMANT]
Felix the Cat 1919-1930 early film shorts preservation [ONGOING]
Lights Out! (lost TV anthology shows) [ONGOING]
Iznogoud (1995 animated series) English audio preservation [ONGOING]

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I am not sure about the PT but when SKY broadcast ANH last May, it was the 2004 version which I assume they will be showing again.

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Slightly off topic....I was just watching "the world series of pop culture" on VH1, and one of the questions was: "In the 1980 film 'The Empire Strikes Back' Billy Dee Williams played Lando Calrissian, who's the administrator of what facility?" (or something like that).

So, there's 2 people on stage, both completely stumped. *cricket noises*
Neither one of them got the answer (it's 'Cloud City' BTW....LOL!)

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I was just watching "the world series of pop culture" on VH1, and one of the questions was: "In the 1980 film 'The Empire Strikes Back' Billy Dee Williams played Lando Calrissian, who's the administrator of what facility?"


Nope that is completely on topic. That's the goal of this thread to hopefully capture any reference to SW on TV, no matter how insignificant it might be. I'll look out of the rerun of this prog. who we're the contestants?, what round did the question come up in? post anything which might help locate the program. TIA!
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I don't really know- I just caught the last part. It one girl and one guy. The girl's team was 'el chupacabra' or whatever (lol!) and I forget the other team's name.

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Star Wars - Shortened! : Thursday 17th August (Performance date, broadcast date forthcoming)
http://www.skymovies.com/skymovies/article/0,,80780-1230113,00.html
OT.com discussion at: Here and Here
Adam Long (co-founder of the Reduced Shakespeare Company) is writing, directing and performing the seemingly impossible - a 20-minute stage version of the Star Wars saga - with the help of two other Star Wars devotees, in a one-time-only live presentation that will be shown exclusively on Sky Movies!
Star Wars - Shortened! celebrates Sky Movies' Star Wars season starting on Saturday 26th August with Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and climaxing on Saturday 30th September with the UK television premiere of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
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.....and you can enter a prize draw for tickets to see the show live.

I have just entered!!

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As well as all VI films and the Shortened Star Wars show, us Brits are also getting the following - all shown multiple times!!!!!!!!!

DOCUMENTARY: Star Wars to Star Wars
On: Sky Two (107)
Date: Sunday 27th August 2006 (starting in 13 days)
Time: 15:00 to 16:00 (1 hour long)

(Widescreen)


ENTERTAINMENT: Star Wars: Empire of Dreams
On: Biography Channel (161)
Date: Sunday 27th August 2006 (starting in 13 days)
Time: 09:00 to 11:00 (2 hours long)

Star Wars Knight.
All-new interviews with cast and crew reveal the reality behind the most successful independent film series of our time.


DOCUMENTARY: Mark Hamill
On: Biography Channel (161)
Date: Sunday 27th August 2006 (starting in 13 days)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00 (1 hour long)

The sister-kissing, lightsabre-wielding warrior won moviegoers' hearts in Star Wars. But the Force deserted him after a disfiguring car crash.


DOCUMENTARY: Harrison Ford
On: Biography Channel (161)
Date: Sunday 27th August 2006 (starting in 13 days)
Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long)

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are among the VIPs talking about the Indiana Jones and Star Wars actor who guarantees big box office dollars.


ENTERTAINMENT: Star Wars
On: Sky Movies 1 (301)
Date: Sunday 27th August 2006 (starting in 13 days)
Time: 12:10 to 12:45 (35 minutes long)

The Characters of Star Wars.


SERIES: Star Wars
On: Sky Movies 1 (301)
Date: Sunday 27th August 2006 (starting in 13 days)
Time: 19:30 to 20:00 (30 minutes long)

The Birth of The Lightsabre.


ENTERTAINMENT: AFI George Lucas Tribute
On: Sky Movies 1 (301)
Date: Saturday 2nd September 2006 (starting in 19 days)
Time: 11:35 to 13:00 (1 hour and 25 minutes long)

The American Film Institute celebrates the man behind Star Wars, in a black-tie event with Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks and Peter Jackson, plus clips from Lucas' greatest movie hits.
(2005, PG)


ENTERTAINMENT: Star Wars: Feel The Force (Version 1)
On: Sky Movies 7 (307)
Date: Saturday 26th August 2006 (starting in 12 days)
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long)

A definitive look at the Star Wars saga, including interviews with George Lucas, Liam Neeson and Christopher Lee plus comments from celebrity fans such as Johnny Vegas, all hosted by C-3PO.
(Widescreen, U)


SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
On: Discovery Science (523)
Date: Saturday 19th August 2006 (starting in 5 days)
Time: 07:00 to 08:00 (1 hour long)

Man and Machines. Series 1, episode 1.
Droids, bots and artificial intelligence. Meet the people who have been helped or inspired by Star Wars technology in a significant way.


SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
On: Discovery Science (523)
Date: Saturday 19th August 2006 (starting in 5 days)
Time: 08:00 to 09:00 (1 hour long)

Space Cowboys. Series 1, episode 2.
What will it be like to drive a hovercraft to work? Take a look at the hot rods of the future.


SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
On: Discovery Science (523)
Date: Saturday 19th August 2006 (starting in 5 days)
Time: 09:00 to 10:00 (1 hour long)

War, Weapons and The Force. Series 1, episode 3.
From the Future Force Warrior to the Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton, more fighters are equipped with Storm Trooper-like gear.


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Saturday 26th August
8pm - Episode IV - A New Hope - Sky Movies 1

Saturday 2nd September
8pm - Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - Sky Movies 1

Saturday 9th September
8pm - Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi - Sky Movies 1

Saturday 16th September
8pm - Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Sky Movies 1

Saturday 23rd September
8pm - Episode II - Attack Of The Clones - Sky Movies 1

Saturday 30th September
8pm - Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith - Sky Movies 1
May the force be wth you .........
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DOCUMENTARY: Star Wars Ep I: Story
On: Sky Movies 2 (302)
Date: Wednesday 13th September 2006 (starting in 26 days)
Time: 17:50 to 18:10 (20 minutes long)


FILM: Star Wars - Shortened!
On: Sky Movies 3 (303)
Date: Tuesday 12th September 2006 (starting in 25 days)
Time: 15:30 to 16:00 (30 minutes long)

The world's only authorised, comedic performance of all six Star Wars films in 20 minutes. Enjoy the ultimate space saga, from Anakin's move to the dark side to the end of the Death Star.


DOCUMENTARY: Star Wars Ep I: Visual Effects
On: Sky Movies 4 (304)
Date: Tuesday 12th September 2006 (starting in 25 days)
Time: 21:40 to 22:00 (20 minutes long)


DOCUMENTARY: The Mythology of Star Wars
On: Sky Movies 7 (307)
Date: Saturday 9th September 2006 (starting in 22 days)
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long)


DOCUMENTARY: Behind The Scenes
On: Sky Movies 7 (307)
Date: Saturday 9th September 2006 (starting in 22 days)
Time: 23:20 to 00:20 (1 hour long)

Star Wars Ep I.

(PG)


DOCUMENTARY: Star Wars Ep I: Sound
On: Sky Cinema 1 (313)
Date: Tuesday 12th September 2006 (starting in 25 days)
Time: 06:00 to 06:20 (20 minutes long)

An electric shaver in an upturned bowl was just one of the unorthodox methods used to create a unique sound for Star Wars films. Find out more in this exciting special.


DOCUMENTARY: Star Wars Ep I: Story
On: Sky Cinema 1 (313)
Date: Wednesday 13th September 2006 (starting in 26 days)
Time: 08:00 to 08:15 (15 minutes long)


DOCUMENTARY: Star Wars Ep I: Visual Effects
On: Sky Cinema 1 (313)
Date: Wednesday 13th September 2006 (starting in 26 days)
Time: 19:40 to 20:00 (20 minutes long)


DOCUMENTARY: Star Wars Ep I: Costume
On: Sky Cinema 2 (314)
Date: Wednesday 13th September 2006 (starting in 26 days)
Time: 07:00 to 07:20 (20 minutes long)


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Well finally something SWTV-ie goes to non-UK residents. According to rebelscum.com Star Wars Shortened will be available online at the Sky Movies Website.

tf.n has an article about the SW Saga in HD on Cinemax in November.

The Comedy Central Roast of Bill Shatner (Sun 10pm-11pm) might have some SW jokes in it since Carrie Fisher was in the audience.

and AotC will be on Fox Aug 27th : 7pm.
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Thanks for posting that list, Russ... I assume somebody will be capping some or all of these? I'm seeing future babyhum releases here.

What is "version 1" of Feel The Force? Are there two different versions?

--SKot

Projects:
Return Of The Ewok and Other Short Films (with OCPmovie) [COMPLETED]
Preserving the…cringe…Star Wars Holiday Special [COMPLETED]
The Star Wars TV Commercials Project [DORMANT]
Felix the Cat 1919-1930 early film shorts preservation [ONGOING]
Lights Out! (lost TV anthology shows) [ONGOING]
Iznogoud (1995 animated series) English audio preservation [ONGOING]

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Sep 4th, 2AM & 8PM : Mon : HSN : Star Wars Memorabilia
*repeats*
Sep 1st, 6PM & 2nd & 4AM : Fri : G4 : X-Play : "Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy."
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Dennis Lawson ("Wedge" and Ewan McGregor's Uncle) was nominated for an Emmy tonight (I forget which category). He lost to Jeremy Irons.

The Emmys ran on NBC opposite AOTC on FOX.

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Time Trumpet
BBC 2: Thursday, August 31 2006 (22:00 - 22:30)

Just watched this, they did a priceless bit about George Lucas funeral. 'He died in 2008 but had his funeral delayed twenty years until the technology was right.' Complete with a CGI'd up funeral with various star wars characters and robotic walking coffin.
Hope someone sticks this on Youtube.


If you're wondering what this show is about: BBC Time Trumpet webpage
Very much in the mould of The Day Today or Brass Eye, albeit without Chris Morris.