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generalfrevious said:

There is no real reason for Disney to release the OUT, because then they wouldn’t have a carrot to entice people to see Episodes VIII & IX.

What.

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Handman said:

What’s wrong with Trek fans? 😛

Nothing at all. They have the same silly divisive arguments we do. Kirk Vs. Picard ring a bell?

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Doctor Who fans are just as bad. With Star Wars, its the idiot fangirls who write Anakin and Obi-Wan sexfiction and people who kiss Lucas’ ass and think he’s perfect who ruin it.

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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Ani/Obi slash? Not sure I even want to know! 😉

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Eh. We can crow about how justified we are and how mistreated we’ve been about the OUT, but the truth is our side can be real dicks. There’s a viciousness here recently that I don’t think is proportionate or appropriate.

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SilverWook said:

Ani/Obi slash? Not sure I even want to know! 😉

There is this whole thing where mostly women write slash for all sorts of fandoms and they have no idea how gay sex actually works.

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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joefavs said:

Eh. We can crow about how justified we are and how mistreated we’ve been about the OUT, but the truth is our side can be real dicks. There’s a viciousness here recently that I don’t think is proportionate or appropriate.

How true. The more time goes on the more I regret the times I said I hated George Lucas. Yes I don’t agree with a lot of what he’s done, and strong emphasis on A LOT, but from a artistic point of view I can’t really dog the guy. He created one of not only myself but millions around the world’s favorite movie franchises and changed cinema essentially forever. Some artists are perfectionists, hell Im a perfectionist, so for Lucas to want to perfect his franchise the way he wanted it it really is in poor taste to criticize him, to me at least. That being said I do find it unfortunate his views of preserving art seem to be different from ours and he did not make sure the OUT was preserved not only for the fans but for historical value as well.

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I don’t think anyone here is criticizing him for making an SE.

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joefavs said:

Eh. We can crow about how justified we are and how mistreated we’ve been about the OUT, but the truth is our side can be real dicks. There’s a viciousness here recently that I don’t think is proportionate or appropriate.

Compared to a decade ago, this is rather mild. We used to have a few potentially deranged people around here making disturbing posts that made the rest of us look bad. I could never figure out if they were trolling, or really wanted to do George physical harm. Glad they’re long gone in any case.

But it’s incumbent on everyone here that if you see a posting you feel crosses a line, tell a mod?

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I really don’t think that Making Star Wars would post this rumor if they didn’t believe that it would most likely happen, and so far I don’t feel like I’ve seen any convincing reasons as to why it’s not true; Digital Bits, for example didn’t exactly reveal anything new, so I’d say that unless Making Star Wars redacts the story, there’s some legitimacy to it.

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moviefreakedmind said:

I really don’t think that Making Star Wars would post this rumor if they didn’t believe that it would most likely happen, and so far I don’t feel like I’ve seen any convincing reasons as to why it’s not true; Digital Bits, for example didn’t exactly reveal anything new, so I’d say that unless Making Star Wars redacts the story, there’s some legitimacy to it.

Well they said to expect updates. So let’s wait and see.

TV’s Frink said:

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

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joefavs said:

Eh. We can crow about how justified we are and how mistreated we’ve been about the OUT, but the truth is our side can be real dicks. There’s a viciousness here recently that I don’t think is proportionate or appropriate.

I imagine there’s a sort of desperation involved. Most of us are used to it by now, but even still, when I think about the whole situation, it can make me want to scream. These are three of the most undoubtedly popular films of all time, that have had a huge impact and influence on so many films and filmmakers. The fact that there hasn’t been an official release for them in their proper form, and the fact that somehow no one in charge seems to care, can kind of drive you crazy.

What helps and doesn’t help is how much awareness of the issue is increasing through the internet. The complaints are more wide spread and louder, but that means they can also be more obnoxious. As usual, reddit is making everything worse.

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generalfrevious said:

There is no real reason for Disney to release the OUT, because then they wouldn’t have a carrot to entice people to see Episodes VIII & IX.

There is an entire generation of people under 30 who have never seen the originals or even remember them; so the SE is just how it always was and will be.

I thought going to see the next chapter in the Star Wars Saga after The Force Awakens is enough enticement.

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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Sigh. I knew it was too good to be true.

It’s time to face facts: Disney (Who’ve had revisionist tendencies of their own: Song of the South, Fantasia, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast) bought this property specifically to produced NEW content which has been a goldmine for them. They don’t care about something from the past with a niche audience. It’s time to just face up to if: if we aren’t getting it for the 40th anniversary, the OOT is dead forever.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Can we at least wait until Celebration to give up all hope? Geez!

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I think it’s happening, but yeah I’ll keep my all caps hype posts till it actually gets announced officially at Celebration.

Fingers crossing for both the OUT and a new “from-the-ground-up” special edition.

And yeah…I kinda want them to leave the OUT COMPLETELY UNALTERED. Keep the poor matte lines, and every little error. People spent hours upon hours of painstaiking work for many of those shots. The composites should stay as they are, otherwise they are just erasing away many of those people credited for the special effects work.

But for whatever SE they put out, they can go all out crazy. Fix every error, give color grades to match Rogue One, and even use some of the new CG tech they made for Rogue One such as the miniature model rendering. I’m all for something radical as long as the theatrical cut is officially available.

The SE’s only leave a really bad taste for me given the status of the original versions…

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emanswfan said:

I think it’s happening, but yeah I’ll keep my all caps hype posts till it actually gets announced officially at Celebration.

The SE’s only leave a really bad taste for me given the status of the original versions…

That, but also Greedo shooting, Jabba in SW, and Jedi Rocks. Other than that, yeah, go all out on an SE so long as you provide the OUT.

TV’s Frink said:

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

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I hope that they release this SE alongside the OUT, but they should absolutely make no further changes. Unlike releasing the OUT, that actually would be an insult to George. I just want to see the 2011s with a proper master and color.

As for cleaning up effects in the OUT, I really doubt it. My guess is that the LOC scan was a reference for making sure no changes were accidentally ported over, as well as being a color reference.

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Screw the fans, release the damn thing so the people who made it what it was can feel appreciated. If they are even alive now. So aggravating.

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CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

emanswfan said:

I think it’s happening, but yeah I’ll keep my all caps hype posts till it actually gets announced officially at Celebration.

The SE’s only leave a really bad taste for me given the status of the original versions…

That, but also Greedo shooting, Jabba in SW, and Jedi Rocks. Other than that, yeah, go all out on an SE so long as you provide the OUT.

Don’t forget ghost Haydn.

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crissrudd4554 said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

emanswfan said:

I think it’s happening, but yeah I’ll keep my all caps hype posts till it actually gets announced officially at Celebration.

The SE’s only leave a really bad taste for me given the status of the original versions…

That, but also Greedo shooting, Jabba in SW, and Jedi Rocks. Other than that, yeah, go all out on an SE so long as you provide the OUT.

Don’t forget ghost Haydn.

Ugh how could I forget? Pretty much have tried to purge that from my memory altogether.

TV’s Frink said:

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

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crissrudd4554 said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

emanswfan said:

I think it’s happening, but yeah I’ll keep my all caps hype posts till it actually gets announced officially at Celebration.

The SE’s only leave a really bad taste for me given the status of the original versions…

That, but also Greedo shooting, Jabba in SW, and Jedi Rocks. Other than that, yeah, go all out on an SE so long as you provide the OUT.

Don’t forget ghost Haydn.