The Sandtrooper is the best by a mile. The rest range from good 'ESB Boba' to meh 'R2'. R2 isn't even the right shade of blue.
VIZ TOP TIPS! - PARENTS. Impress your children by showing them a floppy disk and telling them it’s a 3D model of a save icon.
Lucasfilm does Machinima...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbyH3lhd17I
Where were you in '77?
^
the article said:
eliminate the movie post-production process.
http://twister111.tumblr.com
Previous Signature preservation link
Yes, I suspect the author of the article misunderstands what post production really is.
Where were you in '77?
Or they are planning to replace everyone with Pac-man.
Wolfman said:
Very articulate. Here's Luke Bespin from wave 3 which shows a lot of the movable parts.
Wave 1 (now) Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot, Sandtrooper, R2-D2, Darth Maul.
It's a trap!
Luke's sabre isn't as blue as the pictures would make you think. The one I saw at Target had a very seagreen sabre- like the so-called "training sabre" that is totally an artisitc plot-driven change to ANH and not just a colour timing goof, because they don't make goofs.
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.
http://io9.com/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-star-wars-ret-1383276948
A set of fun facts gleaned from an advance copy of Rinzler's Making of ROTJ.
Including this tidbit:
...a running theme in the book is that everybody except Lucas hated the Ewoks, those invincible teddy bears. They were a sticking point at every stage of production, and concept artist Ralph McQuarrie refused to work on designs for them once he realized what Lucas actually wanted.
I didn't think it was possible for me to love Ralph McQuarrie and his work any more than I already did, but apparently I was wrong.
“That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi.”
McQuarrie did do production art of scenes with them though.
http://www.df.lth.se/~ola/Starwars/Return/
Maybe George twisted his arm?
Where were you in '77?
i09/Rinzler said:
3) George Lucas told Lawrence Kasdan that anyone can use the ForceIt's just like doing yoga, Lucas told Kasdan during a marathon story conference. Or karate. "If you want to take the time to do it, you can do it." It just takes practice and concentration. Also, Lucas clarified that a "Jedi Master" like Yoda is different from a Jedi Knight," because "he's a teacher, not a real Jedi." And Yoda is like a Guru, who "doesn't go out and fight anybody." And Yoda wouldn't be any good in a fight, against someone like Darth Vader. Kasdan responded: "I understand what you're saying, but I can't believe it; I am in shock."
What happened to this guy, Jorge Lucas?
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.
As I recall, much of the art in McQuarrie's ROTJ portfolio was done "after the fact," being made especially for the portfolio and not for the film itself. Which is why many of the ships and creatures in the paintings look suspiciously like their final film counterparts.
If ole Ralph didn't like the direction the film was heading, maybe that's why he stopped doing art for it until it was a finished product. At which point he would bear no responsibility for the quality of the movie itself--instead of being the proud concept artist behind the look of merchandise-driven teddy bears.
Apparently he was happy to work on the film early on though--witness all the concept art he did for the original draft's throne-room sequence on Coruscant. Must be that Lucas and his terrible ideas drove him off (haven't we heard this story before??).
“That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi.”
Also, apparently this guy (Alan Webb, an authentically elderly actor born in 1906) was the original choice to play the Emperor back in 1982. Ian McDiarmid was the runner-up. But Webb fell ill (and actually died later that year) so McDiarmid got the nod.
Oddly enough, a couple decades earlier Webb had turned down the part of a crazily-dressed alien doctor on some BBC children's program. The role went to a guy called William Hartnell instead.
“That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi.”
Dammit. Now I'm gonna want to buy all the Black Series figures.
I had ignored this urge to become a weird Collector type for so long...
Keep Circulating the Tapes.
END OF LINE
(It hasn’t happened yet)
Tyrphanax said:
Dammit. Now I'm gonna want to buy all the Black Series figures.
I had ignored this urge to become a weird Collector type for so long...
You want this, don't you?
Take your Star Wars Black Series Figure! Buy two and leave one mint-in-the-box! THEN your journey to weird collector type will be complete!
Muwahaahahahahaa!
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.
xhonzi said:
Tyrphanax said:
Dammit. Now I'm gonna want to buy all the Black Series figures.
I had ignored this urge to become a weird Collector type for so long...
You want this, don't you?
Take your Star Wars Black Series Figure! Buy two and leave one mint-in-the-box! THEN your journey to weird collector type will be complete!
Muwahaahahahahaa!
NOOOOO *turns into Comic Book Guy*
Keep Circulating the Tapes.
END OF LINE
(It hasn’t happened yet)
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/global-showbiz-briefs-star-wars-no-1-film-050051101.html
Where were you in '77?
SilverWook said:
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/global-showbiz-briefs-star-wars-no-1-film-050051101.html
Thanks for the Gillian Anderson news! :p
Tyrphanax said:
Dammit. Now I'm gonna want to buy all the Black Series figures.
I had ignored this urge to become a weird Collector type for so long...
Better start saving. Here's Wave 3 Stormtrooper.
Son of a...
Keep Circulating the Tapes.
END OF LINE
(It hasn’t happened yet)
If I could own a real lightsaber, I'd own two - one with a red blade, the other with a teal blade.
Bingowings said:
Oh drat! I just read this and was about to start it in its own thread, but wanted to see if someone had beat me to it in this thread. I should have known it'd be you!
In any case, this is really awesome news!
darth_ender said:
Oh drat! I ... was about to start it in its own thread
whyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Cuz it is such cooool news!
xhonzi said:
i09/Rinzler said:
3) George Lucas told Lawrence Kasdan that anyone can use the Force
It's just like doing yoga, Lucas told Kasdan during a marathon story conference. Or karate. "If you want to take the time to do it, you can do it." It just takes practice and concentration. Also, Lucas clarified that a "Jedi Master" like Yoda is different from a Jedi Knight," because "he's a teacher, not a real Jedi." And Yoda is like a Guru, who "doesn't go out and fight anybody." And Yoda wouldn't be any good in a fight, against someone like Darth Vader. Kasdan responded: "I understand what you're saying, but I can't believe it; I am in shock."
What happened to this guy, Jorge Lucas?
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
Georgey isn't content with merely embracing Generation Stupid - he wants to help define it.
