AN EMPIRE SPIK BOOTLEG - FAN COMMENTARY EDITION

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>> AN EMPIRE SPIK BOOTLEG <<
>> Fan Commentary Edition <<
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"GET MORE LISTEN MORE"

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via: StarWars.com (http://www.starwars.com/movies/episode-v/spike_esb30/index.html)

"It was a long time ago -- 30 years to be exact -- in a galaxy not so far away when Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back was first released to movie theaters. Considered by many to be the greatest movie sequel of all time"

via: Spike.com (http://www.spike.com/blog/spike-celebrates/95561)

"That is why Spike will be throwing a party on air and in Times Square. Spike is inviting its viewers and the trilogy's loyal fans to view a special simulcast of The Empire Strikes Back the same day at 4:00 PM ET on MTV's 44 1/2 foot video board."

via: SPIK
"I bring cam-corder. Record show. Nice Day. Wanted to do a live group commentary. Didn't happen..."

via: :F:D: (:F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: :D:A:T:A:B:A:S:E:)
"We received this bootleg of the ESB Spike broadcast in Times Square. Since there was no audio, %20 added fourteen fan commentary or ESB 30th anniversary podcasts which were sync'd up at the starting point of the crawl. Since a DVD can only have eight audio tracks, each of the commentaries were mono'd and shifted to the left or right channel. Use this disc to practice your audio shifting and commentary channel switching abilities, while you get an in-depth listen to the public's continued fascination with this movie sequel."

The results: "AN EMPIRE SPIK BOOTLEG - FAN COMMENTARY EDITION"

More Info / Download: http://noneinc.com/AESB/AESB-FAQ.html

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Fan Commentaries
02.Left - 2004? : Renegade Commentary (Cube, Chris, Sooby) - http://www.zarban.com/?p=464
03.Left - 2008.02.22 : MMM! Commentary (Trevor, David, Geoff, Nathan, Andrew) - http://www.mmmcommentaries.com/commentaries/esb.htm
04.Left - 2008.02.28 : Aftershock (Brandon, Matt, Spot, Greg) - http://www.zarban.com/?p=797
05.Left - 2009.02.15 : Trivia War Podcast (Nerfherder Adam, Darth Robin) - http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/4326118
06.Left - 2009.06.19 : Simple Tricks & Nonsense (Rob, Kyle, Ricky, Caleb) - http://stan.rociv.com/?p=170
07.Left - 2009.09.10 : The Speakeasy (The DR and Lynch) - http://speakeasy.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=524727
08.Left - 2009.12.12 : 300 Bucks Damage (Gord and Kev) - http://www.gordtep.com/?p=1201
02.Rght - 2010.04.05 : Two True Freaks! (Scott Gardner, Chris Honeywell) - http://twotruefreaks.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=600904
03.Rght - 2010.04.15 : Commentary Track Stars (Mike, Max, other Mike) - http://maxhegel.podbean.com/2010/04/15/star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back-commentary/
04.Rght - 2010.05.10 : Voice of the Republic Commentary (Ed, Mike, Joel) - http://thevoiceoftherepublic.blogspot.com/2010/05/empire-strikes-back-vor-commentary.html
05.Rght - 2010.05.20 : This Week In Geek (Birdman and Double D)
06.Rght - 2010.05.21 : Force Cast (Jason Swank, Jimmy 'Mac' McInerney, Kyle Newman, Paul Bateman) - http://www.forcecast.net/story/showarchives/Special_The_Empire_Strikes_Back_Commentary_131455.asp
07.Rght - 2010.05.24 : Star Wars Action News (Arnie and Marjorie, callers) - http://www.swactionnews.com/archives/ep246.htm
08.Rght - 2010.06.10 : The Legion of Dudes (Ken, Russ, John, Jim, Adam) - http://www.hhwlod.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=693:lod-094-the-empire-strikes-back-30th-ann&catid=55:lo

EXTRA FEATURE
NYC NOBODY - Spike ESB Times Square Event Recording
via: http://www.youtube.com/user/nycitynobody

BONUS - Spike Commercials
01. Celebrating 30 Years
02. A 30th Birthday Bash
03. Star Wars Movie Marathon Work Out
04. Complete Saga Commercial (2008)
>> Spike - "There Is Much To Be Learned" Commercials
05. Competition Can Bring Out A Guy's Dark Side.
06. Never Assume Cute Means Harmless.
07. When Challenged, There Is Strength In Numbers.
08. If A Guy Looks Dangerous He Probably Is.
>> Other
09. Star Wars Roommates

Screen Caps

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Space for User Contributions:

MattMahdi wrote:

Is there a higher-resolution version of the artwork?

Yup they're on the disc, but also here:

http://noneinc.com/AESB/AESB-Artwork/AESB-Cover.jpg

http://noneinc.com/AESB/AESB-Artwork/AESB-Disc.jpg

Please, Please, Please take a bootleg picture of your viewing experience!  It's been rumored to be phun...

I'll post some mini-reviews of each of the commentaries.  They run the full fan experience, from people just riffing off the cuff full of non-sequitors, to lots of general knowledge or factoids, to some serious indepth discussion of the 70mm prints, and several mentions of OT.com projects (Building Empire, EDITDROID, Adywan). 

I found it phun to bounce around commentaries, using the potential of the remote to alleviate boredom.  In this format, the disc can be used to understand how the general fan community perceives certain segments of the film.  Instead of watching the whole film, you can watch one scene but listen to the multiple commentaries, to learn what issues these folks latched onto.  For instance Lando's clothing choice at the end, is something multiple commentaries focused on.

For informative commentaries try:

The Force Cast was joined by Paul Bateman of http://ralphmcquarrie.com/.

Paul Bateman interview: http://starwarsmicromachines.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/exclusive-interview-with-paul-bateman-about-ralph-mcquarries-original-micro-machines-artwork/

Commentary Track Stars features Michael Coate who has done extensive research into the where and what of the original Star Wars theatrical releases.

http://www.fromscripttodvd.com/star_wars_a_day_long_remembered.htm

http://www.fromscripttodvd.com/star_wars_70mm_engagements.htm

Feel free to experiment with the disc.

none

(pm for online disc downloading location)

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Fan Commentary Mini Overview Comments - Notes I wrote down while listening.  (There's many entertaining moments through out each of these commentaries, and these descriptions are not a good view of teh whole reviews...)

02.Left - 2004? : Renegade Commentary (Cube, Chris, Sooby) - Random stream of conscious, Gay Hitler, Pop-Tarts, Death Egg, References Galore, then fatigue sets in.
03.Left - 2008.02.22 : MMM! Comentary (Trevor, David, Geoff, Nathan, Andrew) - Factoidal Overview with Insights & Trivia
04.Left - 2008.02.28 : Aftershock (Brandon, Matt, Spot, Greg) - little bit of everything.
05.Left - 2009.02.15 : Trivia War Podcast (Nerfherder Adam, Darth Robin) - Hosts quiz each other.
06.Left - 2009.09.10 : Speakeasy (The DR and Lynch) - Amateurish pauses, humorous
07.Left - 2009.06.19 : Simple Tricks & Nonsense (Rob, Kyle, Ricky, Caleb) - Crawl Alternate Read, sibling interruption 01, quoting, sw gaming, parental interruption 02, sibling interruption 09, credit read, bwaaah.
08.Left - 2009.12.12 : 300 Bucks Damage (Gord and Kev) - ANH questions, ESB questions, explain on screen actions, discuss annoyances, misinterpretations, they need full explanation of everything, pick apart nuances, nitty gritty nit pickers.
02.Rght - 2010.04.05 : Two True Freaks! (Scott Gardner, Chris Honeywell) - Building Empire, value of story books, Yoda Frank Oz discussion, first viewing family story, SFX, Vader Dad Myth, BE/Adywan/EDITDROID mentions, toys, Ben Burtt, attention to detail
03.Rght - 2010.04.15 : Commentary Track Stars (Mike, Max, other Mike) - Technical, 70mm print description, Kaminsky Potshot
04.Rght - 2010.05.10 : Voice of the Republic Commentary (Ed, Mike, Joel) - Stream of conscious
05.Rght - 2010.05.20 : This Week In Geek (Birdman and Double D) - Special Edition generation, Blu-ray rumors, toys, looking forward to theatrical 3D, luv their cats, props identification, Phantom Edit, Special Edition changes, video game,
06.Rght - 2010.05.21 : Force Cast (Jason Swank, Jimmy 'Mac' McInerney, Kyle Newman, Paul Bateman) - McQuarrie insights, BE mentions
07.Rght - 2010.05.24 : Star Wars Action News (Arnie and Marjorie, callers) - Call in show with memories of all kinds.
08.Rght - 2010.06.10 : The Legion of Dudes (Ken, Russ, John, Jim, Adam) - Comic review, Brackett Script Info

Favorite Quote : "We're about one hundred and twenty minutes in and we really haven't said much about the movie.  That's all right we're talking about more important things."

Original Trilogy Project Mentions:

Commentary Track Stars
(Source Mp3 Time - 02:03:30) - Rinzler and Kaminski's books.  Michael Coates's Original Theatrical Presentation listing conflict.

Two True Freaks!
(Source Mp3 Time - 00:03:30) - Building Empire ultimate commentary track reference.  Incorrect Star Wars One reference 'Revisited'.. Adywan's work. 
(Source Mp3 Time - 00:55:30) - Another Building Empire ref. Why it's so cool.
(Source Mp3 Time - 01:35:20) - Mentions how Building Empire returns lost music cues.
(Source Mp3 Time - 01:36:20) - Adymauwn's (sic) version.  Turns into a mention of the EDITDROID ISOMIX version, but they don't know the ED name.

Force Cast
(Source Mp3 Time - 00:45:35) - Kyle Newman (Fanboys) talks about Building Empire's Miami version and the Wampa material.