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nice!
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Hey everyone. I just signed up, even though I signed the petition about a year ago. When the SE Trilogy came out, I enjoyed watching them and agreed with some of the touch-ups that they did (like making the control panels in the speeders on Hoth opaque). Plus, I was probably more in amazement of seeing them on the big screen after having watched the OT on VHS numerous times with my friends. If Lucas decides to release the SE on DVD, I'd feel let down, yet I'd still gladly buy them.
However, my real gripe is with the format that they are supposedly releasing the DVDs in. According to reports they are supposed to emulate the Indiana Jones Trilogy with how they release Star Wars. Sure, the Indiana Jones set is a really good buy, ranking number 43 on Amazon.com in sales, but I feel kinda let down with the extras on the set, since I feel there should of and could have been more. On December 2, the Alien Quadrilogy set came out. Being out for about two months, it ranks in the 150 for sales on Amazon.com (Indiana Jones has been out since October). For those of you who don't know about the set, it has 9 DVDs, one DVD for each movie, one DVD of extras for each movie, and one DVD of extras for the whole series of films. I feel that they should use this set as the template for the Star Wars trilogy DVD release. Each movie DVD in the Alien Quadrilogy has the theatrical edition and the "Director's Cut" of the movie. They should do that for each Star Wars film, have the original versions and then whatever George wants to do to ruin the movies on the same DVD. I'm sure there has to be hours worth of behind the scenes footage, making of footage, and other such things for each film that could fill up at least a DVD for each film. They could even do retrospectives on each film. Right there, that is at least 6 DVDs. For the rest of the set, I'm sure there is a ton of things to put in (for example the extra footage on the SE VHS set about the restoration of each film and, even just for nostalgia value, the Star Wars Christmas special). I would go out and spend the $70 or so on an amazing box set for this amazing trilogy (of course I would prefer it to be digipack style because I think that is a cooler set-up then having just a box and then DVD cases in it). Anyway, thats opinion on the matter.
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This would be cool so long as it does not have the Digipak layout. I've heard nothing but horror stories about the Alien Quadrilogy digipak because of the nine DVD trays in it and how difficult it is to just lay the thing out and keep unfolding it to get to the disc you want. Also, because it's cardboard, it will eventually tear in the corners. I'd rather have the nice box set like Indiana Jones. I really dig that. Digipak is okay with sets of four discs (LOTR, Friends, Simpsons), but even that gets a bit much to balance in your hands trying to pop out disc 1. And who here hasn't felt like they were going to shatter their DVD when trying to remove it from the Digipak tray the first time? I'm scared to death trying to get that disc out.
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i agree with bossk on the digipak issue, awful things.

first of all sturg... welcome to the forums, lets hope your stay is long and fun. i agree with you that it would be awesome witha 9 dvd set for SW. i think it is already discussed in some Theatrical edition thread. not sure about. but i remember my wishlist being 1 dvd for the movie, 1 dvd for extra and 1 dvd for miscellaneous PER film.
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Thing is...

If it's set out like the Indy DVD or even AQ for that matter...
It's gonna look pretty shit next to 1 & 2 on me shelf!!

I think they should keep the box set for the OT?!?!?!?

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they should do a box called Sequel Trilogy (ep4-6) and one called Prequel Trilogy (ep 1-3)
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Ah, but it's not the sequel trilogy, remember? 4-6 are the original trilogy, 1-3 are the prequel trilogy. For 4-6 to be the sequel trilogy, they would have had to have been released after 1-3 (not just a timeline issue, it's the semantics behind the word "sequel"). In the case of the SW universe, the sequel trilogy would be 7-9.
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and i hope to god they wont make one.
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se·quel n.

Something that follows; a continuation.
A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative continues that of a preexisting work.
A result or consequence. See Synonyms at effect.

by this definition, i would say that it could go both ways.

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well i wish i could share the same feelings with you guys on the Special Edition release of Star Wars but as well as many other friends of mine are not going to buy these SE's unless the originals are released as well... sure its not much but if i can keep $50 out of Lucas' griemy little hands then i will...

instead me and a couple friends are planning on making backup copies of my original laserdiscs onto DVD's... (thank you Santa for that DVD burner!) lol

i would hope that you will do the same... dont forget!! the customer is always right... and if we dont get what we want, raise hell! lol

do not settle for any less!
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not really... if the present trilogy is referred to as the Prequels, then it is normal that the classic trilogy would be referred to as the Sequels. BUT... its only in the timeline of the story itself that the CT comes after the PT, but in the real world, the CT came before the PT, so you could also say that the PT should be referred to as the sequels...
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AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHH!

you just made my brain melt & leak out of my ears!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mine was leaking too at the moment... haha
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now motti dont get ahead of yourself.
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im never ahead of myself.
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se·quel n.

Something that follows; a continuation.
A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative continues that of a preexisting work.
A result or consequence. See Synonyms at effect.

by this definition, i would say that it could go both ways.

Ah, but taken in context, it's not a sequel because the OT was made first. It did not "follow" any preexisting work because it was the preexisting work. ESB is a sequel to ANH. ROTJ is a sequel to both ANH and ESB. On the whole, the PT is a prequel to the OT.
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so the PT is actually not the prequels, but the seeuqls... coz it "follows" preexisting work...
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These movies aren't even going to look the same when Lucas is finished messing with them...
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probably not, although one can always hope.

welcome to the forum haveapez, unless someone already welcomed you that is.
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so the PT is actually not the prequels, but the seeuqls... coz it "follows" preexisting work...

True that. I'm sticking by OT and PT since that's what everyone else calls it. ST is reserved for 7-9 if (God forbid) they happen.

And I agree Pez, these movies aren't going to be near the same thing. Welcome aboard, by the way.

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question: why does it really matter?
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it doesnt, we're just passing time... hehe
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hotrod's got the point!
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