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most of these suggestions are underhanded

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If you expect Lucasfilms/Fox Home Video to pay attention to any of this, you should offer actual real ideas that work for both sides of the cash register. The rampant talk of stealing/copying of original versions or circumventing of encryption is doing nothing to motivate the "powers that be" to provide a solution to appease the fans of the original theatrical releases. You are only providing them with an excuse to dismiss the legitimacy of this ENTIRE EFFORT.

Albeit not a new idea, my suggestion would be to use the "Alien" franchise model. They released a DVD box set with both Original Theatrical editions and the Special/Director's Cut versions in the same package. Several weeks after the initial sales drive of the box set, they released individual titles (still with both versions) at a much more attractive price point than the box set. This is just smart marketing and business. They rewarded the die-hard fans with the initial holidays sales of the box set, and didn't upset the more discretionary fans by offering the individual titles weeks later, once sales leveled out on the box sets.
Rick in ATL
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Releasing both cuts in the same package (both as a trilogy box set and individual releases later on) is not a new idea. It's been suggested countless times. I still get e-mails from people saying, "Hey, I have a great idea! Why don't they release the original cuts and the SEs on the same disc! I can't believe no one has thought of this!"

Anyone who has any concept of the capabilities of the DVD format has considered this idea.

The one person who hasn't considered this idea, and maybe never will, is Lucas himself.

Convincing Fox won't help us at all. I highly doubt they haven't already leaned on Lucas to release both cuts. Their interests lie with maximum profits, after all.

Since Lucas owns all rights to the films, he has the final say. Fox's opinion doesn't enter into it.
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is it a custom avator or a standard avator?
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It ain't yours, sean. Sorry. There are so few avatars, you just gotta deal with it. Even customs get stolen.
"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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Kevin A
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create a custom avator of your own. It's easy if I can do it, so can you. And people who steal custom avators are low down dirty rotten stinking copycats.
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im not sending mine...
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
Qui-Gon Jinn (R.I.P.)
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Some newbie just stole Dayv's custom semi-transparent Vader helmet.

Mangler road trip?
"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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Kevin A
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Originally posted by: Bossk
Some newbie just stole Dayv's custom semi-transparent Vader helmet.

Mangler road trip?


go get im!!!


where is he?

what threat(s) he in?

what's his name?

I've got a few choice words for this copycat!

how dare he!
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Inv8rZim is the culprit.
"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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Kevin A
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Originally posted by: Bossk
Inv8rZim is the culprit.


we have to stop him!

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Originally posted by: Warbler
cool avator Sean.


thank you!