General Star Wars Random Thoughts Thread — Page 226

Hal 9000 said:

To me it never got better than this: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CbvqGEhRssw

Not sure if it’s better, but it’s pretty close at the least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQa31siu9KI&feature=youtu.be&t=3m21s

ATMachine said:

The CGI two-headed announcer for TPM is even worse because they actually filmed the two actors in live-action with makeup-- meaning that the use of CGI there was totally unnecessary.

I’m starting to wonder what was the original plan for these guys.
They were clearly planning to CG their bodies.

Hmmm! Interesting. I guess the original plan was actually to have two live-action heads on a CGI body (which would undergo less scrutiny than the actors’ expressions). I suspect that in the event the live-action footage and the CGI meshed together too poorly to be convincing, resulting in the use of an all-CGI model instead.

Er… what?

As the good book says, “And take back 11 cubits to honor the pagan god whose oak this is.”

Oh. Well, never mind then. I thought you were selling maps to the Legendary Lost Treasure of Melee Island ™. ;P

FYI, here’s the original version of the podrace announcers:

http://jedibusiness.com/images/actionFigures/Episode-1/Episode-1-Fode-And-Beed_Big_2.jpg

Erikstormtrooper said:

FYI, here’s the original version of the podrace announcers:

I can see how that might have looked too weird to use, even by PT standards.

So where they supposed to have been frankensteined together?

ATMachine said:

Oh. Well, never mind then. I thought you were selling maps to the Legendary Lost Treasure of Melee Island ™. ;P

Maybe he’s trying to sell you some fine leather jackets.

I was thinking the exact same thing 😄

Erikstormtrooper said:

FYI, here’s the original version of the podrace announcers:

That is literally scary. It looks like something out of a low budget ripoff of Star Wars.

I bet those announcers are really good at skiboxing.

SilverWook said:

I kind of hope this is for real!

These are apparently a prank, but Brooks has voiced interest in making the sequel.

Yeah, I gotta agree with Frink. I love Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. History of the World has many bits of gold scattered throughout. But I’ll pass on the rest really.