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My Suggestion- Commentary CDs!

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As discussed elsewhere we, the fans, will probably never get a true honest accounting of the making-of process of the OOT from anyone involved... as least so long as they are under the wings of Fox and LFL. But what if.... just maybe... someone 'in the know' could get as many as possible of the players and creators together and record AUDIO CDs of commentary tracks to be played in sync with the movies. These wouldn't have to be released as a 'Star Wars' project at all and shouldn't be in violation of any copyright laws. Hell you could probably call it the 'SW Original Trilogy Commentary Series' as get away with it and noone would have much room for objection.

What gave me this idea was the way the 'South Park' creators released their season one audio commentary- Warner Bros pulled the pulled on the tracks Parker and Stone had recorded for season one so they decided (basically) to just say screw the WB and gave the tracks away as a CD set when you bought the season one DVDs... or made it available for sale on its own.

Imagine- unfiltered Ben Burtt, Ralph McQuarrie, John Dykstra, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, etc, etc, etc telling their on-set stories and telling what they *really* feel about the films especially considering all that has happened in the past 10 years.

A boy can dream, right?
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Well considering Burtt, Lucas, Hamill et all only really are recorded speaking about the films on official LFL documentaries and such you wont find too much dirt. What little there is is mostly in print anyway, and really, there isn't a whole lot of dirt on the series.

If you are interested in an actual, true behind-the-scenes account of the making of the saga and its storyline, ie with regards to backstory, prequels and sequels, I am working on material for a book on the subject which should be completed in the next month or so.
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Hamill's been pretty open and candid about his feelings on Star Wars, so acquiring footage from him could be a real coup.

There is no lingerie in space…

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