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Post #734132

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ratpack1961
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Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD *
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3-Nov-2014, 6:00 PM

SilverWook said:

Imagine if this had gotten out in late 1982. ;)

What the Ewoks looked like were spoiled for me by a local L.A. newscast in 1983, mere weeks before the movie was out. Somebody put the ROTJ puzzles out on the toy shelves too early.

 

I think I saw these same newscasts as I grew up in Orange County CA!  If I am remembering correctly NBC local news did a whole week on Return of the Jedi where everyday they had a 5 minute segment on it.  They definitely did a segment on the speeder bike chase at least.  I would love to see these preview segments again.

Also Eye On L.A. another local show that would air on ABC did a good Return of the Jedi preview but this was at least a week before the movie opened.  Those newscasts you're describing aired at least a month before.

The Ewoks were pretty top secret up until release.  The Kenner toy cardbacks had the ewok figures blurred out for the first run of ROTJ toys since they hit stores before the film opened.