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starkiller
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why do they call us geeks
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Date created
16-Jan-2004, 7:30 AM
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Originally posted by: Bossk
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Originally posted by: starkiller
People that rush to the TV to point out the 2 H's that appear for 4 frames during Return of the Jedi, could probably be considered geeks.

Come again? 2 Hs? Apparently, I'm not a geek.


Break out your copy of Return of the Jedi, I shall attempt to walk you through finding them.

Watch until the Imperial Fleet reveals itself at Endor.
At one point, Lando says "Fighters coming in."
Then we cut to a cockpit view of the TIEs coming at, then going around the Falcon.

During the next shot we see the reverse angle, of the Falcon flying towards the camera with the Death Star behind it. If you watch this shot, frame-by-frame, you will see that as the Falcon flies by, 2 letter H's will appear on its hull, then disappear within 2 or 3 frames.
They are a mistake by Lucasfilm. They are 2 TIE fighters that were put in the wrong place (I don't recall exactly how its explained).

A Nova special, which I have mentioned before, about Special Effects points this out. You have to look very closely at the correct spot on the screen to even notice it with the movie going by at full speed.