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Channel 4 - Sunday September 14 2008
21:00 | Bring Back...Star Wars |
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Justin Lee Collins is on a quest to track down and reunite the cast of one of the most celebrated film franchises in history: Star Wars. |
Did anybody see Bring Back Star Wars last night on channel 4? For those of you who missed it, Justin Lee Collins attempted to interview all the main OT cast (Ford, Fisher, Hamill, Daniels, Baker, Williams, W Davis, Prowse, Mayhew, Bulloch) and reunite them at a party in London. In the end he managed to talk to everyone except Ford and Hamill (Hamil wanted $50,000!) and Prowse, Baker, Davis and Bulloch showed for the party. Carrie Fisher came across as really cool, so did Williams, and Warwick Davis is possible the nicest man in the world. The show was also notable for the Holiday Special footage that was included!
Check it out if you can - it's interesting and funny. You might be able to watch it on '4 on demand'.
War does not make one great.
Why would Mark Hamill asking for money be cheapening himself?
I'm not in the U.K so I did not watch this but this is a tv program right. Channel 4 no less. They sell advertising space in between breaks. So essentially they're making money off the Star Wars brand and the likes of its stars like Mark Hamill and their work. Why shouldn't he get paid? Channel 4 are.
It would be like one of the many conventions asking Hamill or any other Star Wars actor to appear for free when the organisers are making money off ticket sales.
Speaking of conventions, I've never been to one but from what I'm aware of most of the actors that appeared on this tv special appear regularly at Star Wars conventions. So it's not really a great big reunion except its on tv.
"Well here's a big bag of rock salt" - Patton Oswalt
Yeah Mark Hamill is so going to cheapen Himself when he gets that fat payday for Voicing the Joker in the Arkum Asylum videogame,lol.
Actors want to be paid end of story.
“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.
Yoda Is Your Father said:The show was also notable for the Holiday Special footage that was included!
Ha! I'd like to hear some details about that. And what was the quality of the footage?
--SKot
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SKot said:Yoda Is Your Father said:The show was also notable for the Holiday Special footage that was included!
Ha! I'd like to hear some details about that. And what was the quality of the footage?
--SKot
Ropy - it was clearly taken from the online versions.
I'd send you a copy but it's almost 1Gb in size.
see you auntie said:It would be like one of the many conventions asking Hamill or any other Star Wars actor to appear for free when the organisers are making money off ticket sales.
Actors, of any movie or TV show, are not typically paid to show up at conventions (Creation might be an exception to this). They do usually charge money for a photo which they will gladly sign, but they generally show up for free. Hamill especially shows up at Comic-Con all the time because he's a total comic book fan. The ticket sales essentially pay for the rental of the building and not much else (at least with Comic-Con).
That's something I did not know, only an assumption I made, thanks for pointing it out. Like I said I've never been to a convention.
But I still stand by my comment that the producers of this show were not trying to organise the reunion out of the goodness of their hearts, they're doing it ultimately to make money, so why shouldn't Hamill be able to too.
"Well here's a big bag of rock salt" - Patton Oswalt
Still didn't get the point of 'Bring back Star Wars'? It's been non stop Star Wars for years now.
HotRod said:Still didn't get the point of 'Bring back Star Wars'? It's been non stop Star Wars for years now.
Did you see the program? It's more about getting the cast in the same room together for the first time since they went their seperate ways. They did the same with the A-Team and Dynasty to varying degrees of success. Its also about Justin Lee Collins who presents it and has endless enthusiasm for each subject and how he wangles his way into getting interview with the stars - I mean who else do you know that could knock on Carrie Fisher's door with a camera crew and get an instant interview? If you watch it in the spirit intended its a lt of fun.
With the 2009 Television season in full swing, if anyone comes across any SW references (even in rerun), why not post'um.
How I Met Your Mother : S05E02 : 2009.09.28 : [approximate time]
Barney used the Chewbacca Exhibit excuse to get away from the girlfriends.
Accidentally on Purpose : S01E02 : 2009.09.28 : ~10 min.
One of the characters mentions that the ex-boyfriend is a handsome Darth Vader.
With the anniversary of Empire next year, there's bound to be plenty of topical references. Maybe even a special or two. none
Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother in the first week also had SW References.
'The Making of Star Wars in Concert' is being aired on a local PBS affiliate multiple times this weekend
Also in the near future, the History channel will reair:
Star Wars : The Legacy Revealed
Thu 10/29 8:00-10:00am HISTORY
Thu 10/29 2:00-4:00pm HISTORY
Star Wars : Tech
Thu 10/29 10:00-11:00am HISTORY
Thu 10/29 4:00-5:00pm HISTORY
Other recent shows with SW references.
Mythbuster 'Duct Tape' show, FlashForward, Family Guy, Cleveland Show, Glee.
via: tf.n
G4TV's Blair Herter and Blair Butler are on a mission to find all the latest information on Star Wars Celebration V, and the hosts will bring fans everything they need to know about exclusive collectibles, new games and a sneak peek at Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3. If that isn't enough, G4 will sit down with the Jedi Master himself, George Lucas, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back and look at what new adventures may come from a galaxy far, far away.
Don't miss Star Wars Strikes Back, June 17 9PM ET only on G4, right after their E3 '10 live coverage.
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http://www.starz.com/titles/ilmindustriallightmagiccreatingtheimpossible
ILM - Industrial Light & Magic: Creating The Impossible
Synopsis: The story of Industrial Light & Magic - the special effects company started to create Star Wars - is told via clips (Iron Man, Star Trek, Jurassic Park) and interviews (George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Robin Williams).
By "The Impossible" do they mean 1996's CG effects in 1976?
IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!
"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005
"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM
"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.
Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking'
HBO - Dec. 12 - 9pm