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I understand, but who knows, what moles are in these forums, looking for ideas on how to change the OT even more. I guess I have my Tinfoil Jedi robe on.

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CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Again, I don’t think it was ever plan. It was a test and proof of concept for the prequels.

You know Lucas got a hard on thinking of putting more CGI in the Original Trilogy. I’m shocked he didn’t replace Nein Nunb with Jar Jar in Jedi. Or alter Vader’s dialog to change “Obi-Wan once thought as you do” to “Padme, your mother, once thought as you do.”

It seems like people are really embracing the new characters. In fact, the big question people ask me now about Star Wars is, “Are Finn and Poe gay lovers?” And really how the f*ck would I know? My second husband left me for a man, so my gaydar isn’t exactly what you’d call Death Star level quality. ----Carrie Fisher

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Oh man, that would be a scary thing. He was a great co-pilot with Lando. It would change those scenes so much with useless Jar Jar.

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But he did put Jar Jar in Jedi. The wesa free gungan.

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He also added a Gungan in Jabba’s palace in 2011.

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A Dug ok, but a Gungan I don’t remember. You have a pic ?

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Sougouk said:
Your first introduction of Yoda, is that of a Jedi Hermit, whose been cooped up on Degobah for 20+ years. He looks dishevelled, crazy, and a little kooky.

Strange, I never thought these things. His kookiness was all an act, you know.

Sougouk said:
CGI Yoda works for the PT, because…

No, no it doesn’t. CGI Yoda didn’t work at all. And the prequels didn’t work at all for that matter.

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I think Pablo Hidalgo’s comment was a diplomatic way of saying that even though Lucasfilm dropped his sequel ideas, some of his contributions still made it on screen. You know that he, or anyone in LFL, isn’t going to say anything disparaging about George. Also, I absolutely think that Lucas apologized for the slaver comments after a request from Disney. I bet there was a non-disparagement clause in their contract.

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I always knew that the name Kylo Ren came from George. He gave the name Kybo Ren to the showrunners of the Droids series back in the '80s for a pirate leader:

It continued his trend of recycling concepts from Droids into the Prequels.

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Tobar said:

I always knew that the name Kylo Ren came from George. He gave the name Kybo Ren to the showrunners of the Droids series back in the '80s for a pirate leader:

It continued his trend of recycling concepts from Droids into the Prequels.

That conforms it. 4k OOT coming in 2017.

TV’s Frink said:

I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.

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I might be mistaken about this, but Disney hasn’t released any film on UHD yet, have they?

Assuming they decide to make the plunge someday, perhaps they’ll make a big deal out of it by announcing something exciting like Star Wars to compensate for being well behind the rest of the pack. Again, if I’m not mistaken, they haven’t even been filming (editing?) new movies in 4K as long as the other studios. Is 4K TFA even possible?

Presumably they can render their rotoscopy garbage classic animations ant any resolution they like, if they’re now vector based.

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towne32 said:

I might be mistaken about this, but Disney hasn’t released any film on UHD yet, have they?

Assuming they decide to make the plunge someday, perhaps they’ll make a big deal out of it by announcing something exciting like Star Wars to compensate for being well behind the rest of the pack. Again, if I’m not mistaken, they haven’t even been filming (editing?) new movies in 4K as long as the other studios. Is 4K TFA even possible?

Presumably they can render their rotoscopy garbage classic animations ant any resolution they like, if they’re now vector based.

I’m pretty sure TFA’s digital intermediate was 2K. Re: OT on UHD–distributed by 20th C. Fox, who has been pushing UHD very heavily, especially in the sci-fi/action genres. Don’t know how that would work though.

TV’s Frink said:

I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.

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towne32 said:

I might be mistaken about this, but Disney hasn’t released any film on UHD yet, have they?

Assuming they decide to make the plunge someday, perhaps they’ll make a big deal out of it by announcing something exciting like Star Wars to compensate for being well behind the rest of the pack. Again, if I’m not mistaken, they haven’t even been filming (editing?) new movies in 4K as long as the other studios. Is 4K TFA even possible?

Presumably they can render their rotoscopy garbage classic animations ant any resolution they like, if they’re now vector based.

I’m pretty sure TFA’s digital intermediate was 2K. Re: OT on UHD: distributed by 20th C. Fox, who has been pushing UHD very heavily, especially in the sci-fi/action genres. Don’t know how that would work, but I imagine since 20th C. Fox will be printing and distributing, they could release on UHD if Lucasfilm gives the go-ahead. IMO, Fox would be smart to use Star Wars as a format seller (and you’re right, no Disney titles on UHD yet).

TV’s Frink said:

I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.

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There was a form of Jar Jar or gungen in the 2011 version of Jedi?! Hmm, well, I only watched those Blurays once.

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Sougouk said:

There was a form of Jar Jar or gungen in the 2011 version of Jedi?! Hmm, well, I only watched those Blurays once.

It’s in the redone celebration, when they cut to Naboo. Jar Jar and a bunch of Gungans are camping out on top of a rotunda and he yells, “Weesa free.” Dumbest thing ever.

TV’s Frink said:

I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.

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CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Sougouk said:

There was a form of Jar Jar or gungen in the 2011 version of Jedi?! Hmm, well, I only watched those Blurays once.

It’s in the redone celebration, when they cut to Naboo. Jar Jar and a bunch of Gungans are camping out on top of a rotunda and he yells, “Weesa free.” Dumbest thing ever.

Well, I’ll be checking that out now.
Edit: Yep, tis true, the gungans are there saying “WESA FREE”. I guess that was to be expected, since they had to include the PT locations in the celebrations.

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Sougouk said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Sougouk said:

There was a form of Jar Jar or gungen in the 2011 version of Jedi?! Hmm, well, I only watched those Blurays once.

It’s in the redone celebration, when they cut to Naboo. Jar Jar and a bunch of Gungans are camping out on top of a rotunda and he yells, “Weesa free.” Dumbest thing ever.

Well, I’ll be checking that out now.
Edit: Yep, tis true, the gungans are there saying “WESA FREE”. I guess that was to be expected, since they had to include the PT locations in the celebrations.

Why did one like yourself, fortunate enough to have an uncorrupted mind, have to subject yourself to that? Unexpected… and unfortunate.

TV’s Frink said:

I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.

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Well, I had to see it, since it’s been a long time since I watched my 2011 BluRays. I totally forgot that they were there. I ain’t no snowflake who needs a safespace from a movie.

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Alright, well damnit, there’s too many changes at different releases that Georgie boy really screwed up.

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Ultimately they have to do some type of work to make the OT available at today’s standards since the 1080p master is horridly outdated and has been scribbled over with crayons ad nauseam.

The easiest thing to do would be to work with the original unaltered negative and start from scratch in 4K. Disney has done well so far in restoring live action without tampering. The issue is cost and contractual negotiations and convincing the brass that it is cost effective.

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They apparently at least conversed with Fox on Star Wars since Fox released SW at the same time as Disney released the other five digitally. Some kind of cooperation must have occurred.

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