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I’ve been asking for months now for a copy of Dark Jedi’s “FACES” and “Special Edition - Making of Documentary” I’ve been ignored. So I’ve come to the conclusion to recieve something little, I must give first. I am taking requests for some of the DVDs here. I have the following:

Dr Gonzo 4 Disc Collection
ISOEDIT Trilogy
Return of the Ewok
Casting Auditions
ICONS - History of Star Wars Gaming
Star Wars Holiday Special
Droids - Complete Series (Not the one released by Lucasfilm)
Story of Star Wars
Star Wars 1977 Bootleg
Star Wars - Milton Bradley Board Game
Star Wars - Battlefront II DVD
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Making Magic
Deleted Magic
Building Empire
Making the Trilogy - The 4 Star Wars Documentaries
Rikter’s DVD of Star Wars Labels and Covers II
Star Wars Rental Release
Jedi Knight II Cutscenes
From Star Wars to Starwars - Story of ILM

Like I said, I’m looking for Dark Jedi’s “FACES” and “Special Edition - Making of Documentary” So guys, pick what you want posted, and it will be up. And hopefully someone who has what I need can do the same. Thanks.

It’s Not the Years, It’s the Mileage.

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Please forgive my ignorance, but could you explain where you're planning on posting these? And how to use it (if it's not a torrent)?

Thanks, and take care,
Sojourn
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I was going to post these on a.b.starwars It is a Newsgroup.

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Gotcha. I really should learn how to use newsgroups . . .

Thanks for your reply, and take care,
Sojourn
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Hey Irish, why aren't your PM's on?
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Originally posted by: Sojourn
Gotcha. I really should learn how to use newsgroups . . .

Thanks for your reply, and take care,
Sojourn


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I didn't even realize they were off Sluggo. They're on now.

I can also be reached at:
AIM: IrishLuck8005
Email: IrishLuck AT nerdbubble.com

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Originally posted by: IrishLuck1980
Like I said, I'm looking for Dark Jedi's "FACES" and "Special Edition - Making of Documentary" So guys, pick what you want posted, and it will be up. And hopefully someone who has what I need can do the same. Thanks.

Do upload things that people request, but if you're still looking for these discs, send me an email.

I used to be very active on this forum. I’m not really anymore. Sometimes, people still want to get in touch with me about something, and that is great! If that describes you, please email me at [my username]ATgmailDOTcom.

Hi everybody. You’re all awesome. Keep up the good work.

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Thanks, russs15! Though, from what I understand from that site, newsgroups are by default something that need to be paid for?

Also, IrishLuck1980, I have seen it recommended to not list your e-mail address like that on the forums -- it's supposed to be better if you use words to spell out what your address is, so spambots don't browse the page, find your address, and bombard your account with a lot of junk e-mail. So, for example, you might want to do something like IrishLuck AT nerdbubble DOT com -- I think it's supposed to be harder for a computer to see as an e-mail address (but we humans do just fine). If you're worried, you can go back and edit your post -- I wouldn't want you to start getting a lot of spam because you wanted us to be able to reach you more easily!

Take care,
Sojourn
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Originally posted by: Sojourn
Thanks, russs15! Though, from what I understand from that site, newsgroups are by default something that need to be paid for?
Your ISP may have a free newsgroup server. My ISP's is what i always use and don't have a big problem with it.

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I too use my ISP and top it up when needed with my $25 for 90Gb Astraweb account.

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Hey Rev, I sent an email. haven't gotten a reply yet. Just wondering if you sent one. If you did try sending another one to wnyghosthunter80 AT yahoo.com

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listen to Russ,he is the man when it comes to newsgroups,he is the guy that showed me how to setup and use,and now I love it,if it wasnt for the newsgroups I wouldnt have so many nice HD2DVD projects going out,and the $25 for 90 GB's is sweet,unless you are downloading HD files that is,you suck that up fast LOL.
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I got a Unlimited Account from Giganews. Worth every penny. Downloaded all Star Wars movies in 720p x264. Looks great. Except for Episode I. That won't look good till Lucas does something about it.

It’s Not the Years, It’s the Mileage.

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Star Wars: Return of the Newsgroups!

(A boring dissertation).


Many ISPs offer newsgroups (check their faqs for "Usenet") - but they usually fall into 3 catagories :
1) Run their own servers, which have lots of incomplete parts & probably missing groups.
2) Give their users some number of Gigs from a premium newsserver. (Usually 1 Gig / month - not enough to get you anywhere).
3) Give their users access to a crappy sub-premium newsserver (missing groups, missing parts, erratic performance).

Roadrunner cable used to do #1, pretty well, dunno if they still do. And they did it fast. Made me want to move to their region.

In the #1 & #3 cases, you'd pay for a limited account on a good server, and get the missing pieces from there. Astraweb is a favorite.

Then of course, there's the ISPs that don't give you any.

Newshosting is a great server for $10 a month, unlimited gigs. About 30 or 40 days retention, last I checked. A month of Easynews, at $10 a month for several Gigs (10?) (and the unused Gigs roll over) is a great way to learn the lay of the land - because they have a web server. Giganews holds onto stuff for about 90 days (if you have a good memory for what you want), but unlimited is closer to $25.


The alternatives?

A new alternative to newsgroups is Rapidshare, where fanedits & stuff are currently going up at a great pace. If that trend keeps expanding, it'll really be something. That's about $9 or 9 Pounds, I forget. I'm gonna go on there for a month or three.


And there's trading. Maybe $10 a month postage...


Torrents are great, if you have plenty of upload bandwidth. Perfect for folks living at college - their internet is free, $10 a month is hard to justify, and the upload is insanely fast. Youth at home, with little or no income, favor the torrent thing too. And, heck, anyone with a budget and some patience. (I have a budget, but no patience).


But for folks paying $50 a month for broadband, (on top of their Cable/Sattelite bill), and only getting 30 or 40 kBs upload, versus their several-100's kBs download, another $10 for newsgroups can sound pretty attractive...


Why newsgroups?

There's tons of almost everything on the newsgroups. But it's only good for fanedits/preservations if people upload the goodies there... which brings us back to the topic. Segaflip used to post a dvd a day. Mostly SW. Life was good. Sigh.

We've still got posters for SW, and I'm starting up with the non-SW fanedits (many of which I'll get at Rapidshare). But it's still pretty thin in the SW group, compared to what we were used to.

Of course a whole lot of SW was movie LD transfers, which aren't in as much demand as before the GOUT (until X0 comes out). New stuff is coming in, but most of the SW would be reposts. But hey, it's been long enough that reposts would be welcomed. (I wont do reposts until I run out of new stuff. But if a new SW comes my way, I'll be happy to post it).


Thanks to MoveAlong, I just got Puggo's SW and ESB in an hour, instead of 3 or 20 days. And I didn't have to upload a thing. I love newsgroups! (I upload voluntarily, but I'm uploading something different each time, unlike when I upload to torrents).

One day I found... 10 years had got behind me. Next day was worse.

 

Download  shows from Cable DVR (Updated! Yes, it needs a rewrite, but it's worth slogging through, anyway).

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I agree. All Fan Made Projects should be posted daily if not weekly. Gotta keep the faith alive. It seems after the last Offical DVD release demand has decreased. And nothing wrong with reposting. Some, like in my case, missed the intial posting.

It’s Not the Years, It’s the Mileage.

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I've been hunting the Torrents and Newsgroups for EditDroid's Special Features 4-disc set (Japanese Making Of Set, plus commercials, trailers, music and interviews). I saw it on a person's trade list last Summer, but I've been unable to find him again. Anyone know anything about it or how to get it?
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I have those 4 Docu's from the Japanese LD. It's called Making the Trilogy 2 Disc. 2 Docu's on each disc. I'll put that up tonite on a.b.starwars

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Is it the EditDroid set? From what I understand, there is a "lost" music section on one of the discs... that's what I'm really interested in...
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The discs only contain the 4 Documentaries The one hosted by C-3PO & R2-D2, SPFX, Classic Creatures, and From Star Wars to Jedi. Don't know about a Music Section.

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Building Empire had bonus scenes with restored music. There was also some available on T-Bone's site
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Hey Sluggo, anyword on that DVD Cover and Label for your great Super 8 Transfer?

It’s Not the Years, It’s the Mileage.