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"be warned there are some hardcore nerfherders over there"

link: http://hd420p.wordpress.com/tag/originaltrilogy-com/

 

"the OOT tea partiers at originaltrilogy.com"

link: http://acertainpointofview.net/?p=635

 

"originaltrilogy.com - the most unintentionally hilarious site on the web at the moment."

http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-rays-dvds-download-services/1348465-lord-rings-time-dip-prepared-double-dip-14.html

 

"you should check that site out; talk about people not being able to let go"

http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-rays-dvds-download-services/1507979-star-wars-blu-ray-set-discussion-thread-9.html

 

"head over to originaltrilogy.com's message boards and you'll find lucasbashers all over the place. of course not all of them hate the man, most just want the originals restored and released (in very specific ways mind you). then there are the others that just want to see him dead. those guys have some serious problems."

http://boards.theforce.net/fan_films_fan_audio_scifi_3d/b10015/29785196/p1/

 

"the wonderful people over at originaltrilogy.com..."

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=32222890

 

"I used to love reading the posts over at originaltrilogy.com, but now ANYthing Lucas/Lucasfilm do or say is absolutely torn to pieces without any sense of balance at all these days. There's a LOT of anti-Lucasfilm childishness there now too. Not only that but many of the posts verge on outright hatred for the man, and those posts I find intensely disturbing. There's a couple of posters there that I think need some genuine help..."

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/313950/chance-to-talk-to-lucasfilm-about-the-new-star-wars-blu-rays-what-do-you-want-to-know/870

 

"Those trolls at originaltrilogy.com are mean and disrespectfull."

http://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-movies-north-america/141915-star-wars-complete-saga-original-prequel-trilogy-sept-16-2011-new-poll-457.html

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And does any of that surprise you? not me, not at all, just read through a lot of the posts being made, we have 1 hell of a rep here, this really looks good on us as a whole.

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I know we have a generally good reputation elsewhere, the projects by yourself and Harmy (not forgetting Jambe Davdar's Star Wars Begins) have earned that.

I was thinking back to a post Anchorhead made when referring to frevious's likening of GL's activities to Nazi war crimes. I'm wondering how much newcomers views are affected by posts from two or three of our resident nutjobs.

And none's response:

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^ Judging a whole forum from a few quotes, posts, threads will happen, but that's their loss.  Forums are for people speaking their views, even if they are atrocious, idiotic, repetitive or helpful.

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I think that some will see anything less than "Lucas can do no wrong" as crazy talk.

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And don't forget about ALL the dumbass "rape" talk too, and the people that talk about wanting GL's death so they can hope that they get their movies, there is a lot of stupid talk lately, and it is pretty pathetic, in my opinion.

Like I have said several times, this place is NOT like it used to be a few short years ago, it has changed quite a bit, and not all for the good, miss the "good old" days of OT.

1 more thing, hopefully once the Set has been out for a while most of this crazy shit will pass, and maybe some of the "nut jobs" will too, we can only hope.

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From one thread: http://boards.theforce.net/star_wars_saga/b10456/30885339/p1

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fboards.theforce.net%2Fstar_wars_saga%2Fb10456%2F30885339%2F+%22originaltrilogy.com%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

*saying in a scary voice* Stay away from originaltrilogy.com

 

The OriginalTrilogy.com folks already have a media list they encourage people to contact, and all those media people are just going to pass along the

 

You can thank the originaltrilogy.com fanboys for that. The angrier and more personal their attacks have been, the less likely Lucas has been to listen.

 

Here's some more Blu-ray/HDTV comparisons from "Laserschwert" at originaltrilogy.com.

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fboards.theforce.net%2Fstar_wars_saga%2Fb10456%2F30885339%2F+%22originaltrilogy.com%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=vV&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&source=hp&q=site:http%3A%2F%2Fboards.theforce.net%2Fstar_wars_saga%2Fb10456%2F30885339%2F+%22ot.com%22&pbx=1&oq=site:http%3A%2F%2Fboards.theforce.net%2Fstar_wars_saga%2Fb10456%2F30885339%2F+%22ot.com%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=84136l85356l0l86350l6l5l0l0l0l0l138l427l3.2l5l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1fabc0eabec721ab&biw=1152&bih=1065

ILM said they completely rescanned TPM and colortimed the whole film. Now people on OT.com and some on MF.com (probably the same people) say the color

 

But let's be realistic here, if you combined everyone from here, MF.com, OT.com and other forums like blu-ray.com (many of whom are the same people), you are

 

Now people on OT.com and some on MF.com (probably the same people) say the color timing is the same, all they did was lighten the image and made no changes.

 

Also FWIW, Adywan has posted this on OT.com regarding those screen caps. It seems that they are fake. There have been comments that there is no digital yoda

 

Yes, it was noticed by an OT.com'er, who had "humdinger" in his(?) username (hence the name of the glitch). The significance of it wasn't that it was a one-frame

 

If anything, this just makes me want to support the fan efforts at OT.com and Adywan's Revisited set even more. But I'm getting this set too - especially for the

 

Yeah and I haven't met one on OT.com or anywhere else. They don't exist or if they do they're a huge minority. Fans wanting the OOT are not a minority, hence

 

From OT.com: 2004 transfer error also on Blu-Ray. And that shot from TESB shows Vader with a pink saber. P.S: Now, that shot of TPM looks great. Can't wait to

 

The unhealthy obsession that he and other OT.com members (and I was one of them) have over the release of an original unaltered trilogy is just sad now.

 

Adywan's bought the Blu-rays and posted a review of the extras on OT.com with some good and bad news. "I'm watching the special features on the Blu-ray

 

Date Posted: 11:29am Subject: The Official Star Wars Blu-Ray Discussion Thread. There's no way that's true, it would've been all over OT.com by now.

Mixed bag.

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Moth3r said:

I know we have a generally good reputation elsewhere, the projects by yourself and Harmy (not forgetting Jambe Davdar's Star Wars Begins) have earned that.

I was thinking back to a post Anchorhead made when referring to frevious's likening of GL's activities to Nazi war crimes. I'm wondering how much newcomers views are affected by posts from two or three of our resident nutjobs.

And none's response:

none said:

^ Judging a whole forum from a few quotes, posts, threads will happen, but that's their loss.  Forums are for people speaking their views, even if they are atrocious, idiotic, repetitive or helpful.

And my response now is the same as it was then: "no, it's our loss." And the negative attitudes are coming out of more than just "two or three nutjobs." It's pervasive here, and yes, a few are a lot more insane about it than others, but denying that pervasiveness isn't going to make it any less true.

Should people here stop "bitching and moaning" about the prequels, the constant tinkering by Lucas, etc.? I don't think so, no. Many of the complaints are indeed legitimate, and as has been said, it's only opinion (the rantings from the "nutjobs" aside). But you've also got to accept that the "bitching and moaning" is going to come at a cost, and that cost is that this forum will be seen by many people as "a gathering place for rabid Lucas bashing." Whether anyone thinks that's fair or not, it's nonetheless the unfortunate reality that can't be denied.

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I follow about 5 forums regularly, and every one of them has nutjobs.  OT.com became a lot more popular recently, for obvious reasons, so it is natural that we'd pick up a few more.  The unfortunate thing is that detractors simply say "look at what they're saying at thisforum.com" and then use the nutjob as the example, lumping everyone into that one basket.  There's no solution to that.

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dark_jedi said:

And don't forget about ALL the dumbass "rape" talk too, and the people that talk about wanting GL's death so they can hope that they get their movies, there is a lot of stupid talk lately, and it is pretty pathetic, in my opinion.

Like I have said several times, this place is NOT like it used to be a few short years ago, it has changed quite a bit, and not all for the good, miss the "good old" days of OT.

1 more thing, hopefully once the Set has been out for a while most of this crazy shit will pass, and maybe some of the "nut jobs" will too, we can only hope.

 Yeah, I'm out of it for a little while and everyone gets delusions of grandeur...I've been slowly getting my feet wet at this place since retiring a few years back (I got really burned out) and it's shocking to read some of this stuff here - and no wonder there can be some negative opinions from the mainstream.  It's shameful, really.

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Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

The unfortunate thing is that detractors simply say "look at what they're saying at thisforum.com" and then use the nutjob as the example, lumping everyone into that one basket.  There's no solution to that.

No doubt that some people hear only what they want to hear, so there will always be a large contingent of Lucas Gushers who see us as mean, wrong, threatening, etc. 

Because they continue to get what they want (regularly updated Original Visions), they're operating from a position of power. They have no reason to question Lucas, educate themselves on the actual history of the franchise, or look at the published evidence that he's a liar.  It would also fly in the face of what they want to believe.  

We can't stop that behavior, nor can we change their opinion.  However, we can change ours (not that it needs much changing). We could tone down the Lucas hate a touch and prove them wrong to the new members or visitors. 

We're not as bad as they see us - not even close - but all it takes are a few buffoons and it will appear to a casual visitor as though they were right about us.  We most likely won't get this time in the spotlight again.

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Some of this impression of omnipresence is compounded by what I assume to be identity 'borrowing' (and socks).

I've noticed quite a few accounts on Star Wars boards going by the name of bingowings which are (honest to Gods) not me.

But what are the chances of it?

As a phrase it's as un-starwarsy as you can get and yet these other 'me's exist and are commenting on RedLetterMedia's reviews etc.

I wouldn't be surprised if many of the more rabid Lucas 'haters' here were also 'gushers' elsewhere, it is the nature of the beast. 

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I thought you are everyone and everyone is you.

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Most criticism seems to be by those who do not have an appreciation for the historical preservation of an important work of art. I'll side with those passionate about preserving the original theatrical editions of Star Wars, including the "nut jobs", over the indifference of a bunch of consumer whores any day.

Then again, I'm different than a lot of people on these forums because a proper standard definition transfer would more than satisfy me. I don't need high definition. What is frustrating is that the colours and feel of the films is actually superior on some of the old VHS tapes.

As to our cause; it is essentially dead because the problem is not that of having simply to educate people. The problem is that most people don't care to be educated.

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Perhaps this community has swung a little further towards HATE on the "Haters"/"Gushers" pendulum, but not IMHO much further than many other comparable sites.

Given that the basic building block of this site is OOT Preservation, which is sadly antithetical to Lucas and Co's main stance, a little venom is perhaps to be expected.

And sadly, the occasional "Raped my childhood" or "Lucas should die" nonsense is always louder and more noticable than reasoned discourse.

 

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TV's Frink said:

I thought you are everyone and everyone is you.

I am here but not in the real world, silly (not unless that Buddha I shot on the the road was yelling the truth).

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Bingowings said:

TV's Frink said:

I thought you are everyone and everyone is you.

I am here but not in the real world, silly (not unless that Buddha I shot on the the road was yelling the truth).

This isn't the real world?  Wait...so maybe the Star Wars issue isn't as serious as things like rape, disease, and genocide?

*shock*

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Speaking as someone who is a noob to the board; My experience thus far is the boards are friendly and helpful, there are some rather extreme opinions around. But I think it unfair if individual opinions of the extreme variety should reflect on a forum as a whole.

As such apart from thinking people who liken George Lucas to a Nazi as an idiot, I don't think that is at all representative of the forum. Or to put it in the extreme analogy some of the Lucas haters would put it, does a serial killer reflect upon their society as a whole? I'd say the answer has to be no.

Lucas has of course lost the plot (which isn't new to him, seeing as he seemed to of completely of mislaid the entire prequel plots), and individuals failures to recognize that says as much about them, as those who seemingly want to kill another human being over a film franchise.

For me I have generally found the threads I've looked at interesting and informative, with a number of interesting viewpoints represented. The fact Adywan and Harmy are both regular posters here speaks volumes as to the regard the forum should be held in. I for one am very grateful that there are some very passionate fans here, who have done some wonderful works for the community, and I think the forum has been a massive force in that.

I can only speak for my self here, but although I'm part of the Star Wars community (I'm a moderator over at Lucas Forums). I am affraid I would have to confess until earlier this week I kind of knew of your existence but had never checked the forums out. As such generally I don't think you can have too much of a notorious reputation, as "infamous" boards tend to be more quickly known than good ones.

Just my 2 cents...

 

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General Star Wars Discussion is most of the problem. The topic-specific forums (Theatrical vs SE, Preservations, FanEdits) are mostly fine other than some bickering.

Of course, I mostly just go to Theatrical vs SE to see the Comparions thread

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LucasForum.com says:

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So, if you would like to put your name here and haven't yet, Here (http://www.originaltrilogy.com/index.cfm) is your chance.

 

Here is the linky (http://www.originaltrilogy.com/) to the online petition for ... or just go to http://www.originaltrilogy.com/ or go HERE!

 

http://www.originaltrilogy.com/ Sorry if this has been posted before, but heck, a reminder couldn't hurt!

 

(This is not for advertising, its just to inform him to stay away from ebay) You should better go and check www.originaltrilogy.com , their

 

Have you people heard of those idiots at originaltrilogy.com who are ...... Head over to www.originaltrilogy.com if you want the details,

 

You can read more about his fan edit over at originaltrilogy.com forums. Obviously, we won't discuss where to get such edits, even though it

 

OriginalTrilogy.com is a great source of information. Anyway, I'm just curious, because I thought the Biggs rumor had finally been cleared

 

Well now the rumor mongering is already flying out of control on originaltrilogy.com's forums (these guys probably are owed a big thanks for


... the fact that the guys over at originaltrilogy.com now have a true 1080p source from which to derive full-HD "despecialized" editions.

 

EDIT: George's latest antics are hardly surprising at this point, and they don't detract from the fact that the guys over at originaltrilogy.com now

 

May 4, 2006 – Have you people heard of those idiots at originaltrilogy.com who are actually whining because even though they're getting the original

 

Jul 6, 2010 – Head over to www.originaltrilogy.com if you want the details, several Star Wars fans over there have looked into this carefully

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Taking the phrase "George Lucas died" and throwing it at different SW forums:

OriginalTrilogy.com : 3 results

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aoriginaltrilogy%22+%22george+lucas+dead%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=qBu&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&source=hp&q=site:originaltrilogy.com+%22george+lucas+died%22&pbx=1&oq=site:originaltrilogy.com+%22george+lucas+died%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=6008l6376l1l6913l2l2l0l0l0l0l208l306l1.0.1l2l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=c5cb12aad2e51297&biw=1152&bih=1065

boards.theforce.net : 44 results

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aboards.theforce.net&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=SCu&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&source=hp&q=site:boards.theforce.net+%22george+lucas+died%22&pbx=1&oq=site:boards.theforce.net+%22george+lucas+died%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1788l4971l0l5190l20l15l0l0l0l0l181l1473l8.7l15l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1fabc0eabec721ab&biw=1152&bih=1065

lucasforums.com : 2 results  (sorry it may seem to be picking on your place, but just needed a separate forums to bounce these hits off of.  would have liked to use the now offlined official forums, but they're phucking still gone...)

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Alucasforums.com+%22george+lucas+died%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

 

Change 'died' to 'dies'

originaltrilogy.com : 8

boards.theforce.net : 297

lucasforums.com : 8

 

All this means is that were a smaller forum.  If I could figure out how many posts there were and do some math, this example would be better.

 

Change 'dies' to 'raped'

originaltrilogy.com : 169

boards.theforce.net : 2,180

lucasforums.com : 2

 

...and there's inconsistencies with what google actually caches.  salt grain.