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Hey, it's me. said:
What sort of age 'kids' are you alluding to here?
Under ten.
Where were you in '77?
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Well I only started reading and understanding (in a vaguely adult way) books when I was 14-15 so kudos for that.
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The toys were around for a bit before the cartoon though. The comics that came with the figures had different takes on the characters for a while, before they were written to be more in line with the show. The artwork was like a PG rated issue of Heavy Metal at times. The costumes were more revealing than on the action figures! Seeing Skeletor's butt would never fly today. ;)
I think the expectation from kids that the live action movie would be more like the cartoon hurt it a little bit. And Gwildor is no Orko!
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Well I only started reading and understanding (in a vaguely adult way) books when I was 14-15 so kudos for that.
I'm not alone on these boards at reading Dracula when I was under ten (I was 8 TheBoost was a little bit older, if I remember correctly).
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I've said before that Hardware Wars captured the spirit of Star Wars better than the prequels did.
Guess I'm sayin' it again. ;-)
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Speaking of cartoons. Who remembers this? I LOVED this!!
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In terms of capturing my attention I had two main obsessions as a child Doctor Who and Star Wars but Blakes 7 came a close third.
All three could at times be very grim and deal with some pretty scary stuff (even if the BBC budget didn't stretch to the same production values that Star Wars still has).
Servalan and Avon are pretty amazing characters.
Much more compelling than any of the characters in the PT.
Imagine if they were Luke and Leia's parents, what a saga that would have been.
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Hey, it's me. said:
Speaking of cartoons. Who remembers this? I LOVED this!!
Try it now.
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Mielr said:
I've said before that Hardware Wars captured the spirit of Star Wars better than the prequels did.
Guess I'm sayin' it again. ;-)
This! Too bad Ernie Fosselius never got around to zinging ESB. By the time of ROTJ, he was working for George!
Where were you in '77?
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No one here a fan of CENTURIONS???? I'm utterly shocked, I gotta lie down. :-(
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If we're straying into televsion, I should mention the most Star Wars influenced cartoon of the early 80's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYyRtkqsV6c
A Revenge of the Jedi poster actually appeared in an episode. (Hey, it was 1982!) I can't help but think the post apocalyptic setting heavily influenced the creators of Adventure Time. Both shows blend magic and technology, and abound with weird mutated creatures.
I was much relieved when the world as we know it didn't end in 1994...
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Hey, it's me. said:
No one here a fan of CENTURIONS???? I'm utterly shocked, I gotta lie down. :-(
I had totally forgotten 'Centurions'. Can't really remember the TV show but I did have one of the toys that was a favourite.
I had this one:
My brother had this one:
Epic wars ensued lol
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The new Battlestar Galactica had me hooked, at least the characters had a bit of depth to them unlike the Prequels
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Hey, it's me. said:
No one here a fan of CENTURIONS???? I'm utterly shocked, I gotta lie down. :-(
I had totally forgotten 'Centurions'. Can't really remember the TV show but I did have one of the toys that was a favourite.
I had this one:
My brother had this one:
Epic wars ensued lol
Watch the link on Post 108!
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Bingowings said:
In terms of capturing my attention I had two main obsessions as a child Doctor Who and Star Wars.
This is the definitive Dr (Not IMHO, it's just a fact)...
^ Having a cup of Tea with Jeffrey from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (As you do)
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Jaitea said:
The new Battlestar Galactica had me hooked, at least the characters had a bit of depth to them unlike the Prequels
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New BG was the best thing since B5 but I can't see the SW connection, it was way too dark for that. The original on the other hand was perhaps the ultimate Star Wars clone. The costumes, the characters and especially the ship model work.
I'm sure Ralph McQuarrie had nothing to do with the similarities...
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Before NuGalactica this was the nearest I got to the big battle at the end of ROTJ.
Back then it was startling to think such things were possible on television.
There is only one Doctor (he just has many faces).
My first was Jon Pertwee but I will always have a special place in my hearts for Tom.
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If we're straying into televsion, I should mention the most Star Wars influenced cartoon of the early 80's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYyRtkqsV6c
A Revenge of the Jedi poster actually appeared in an episode. (Hey, it was 1982!) I can't help but think the post apocalyptic setting heavily influenced the creators of Adventure Time. Both shows blend magic and technology, and abound with weird mutated creatures.
I was much relieved when the world as we know it didn't end in 1994...
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Watch the link on Post 108!
I did watch it.
What I meant was, I had no memory of seeing back in the day. I guess I must have seen it briefly, to want the toys.
also..
^ Did you collect them all?
They practically just rotoscoped over some footage from ANH in this clip (Click the image below to play video):
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You know thinking about it, the success of SW guarenteed 90% of the cartoons I watched on saturday mornings in the 80s were basically awesome.
Thanks SW!
e.g. Galaxy Rangers... (Click to play)
and...
^ Greatest theme song ever?
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Ryan McAvoy said:
Hey, it's me. said:
Watch the link on Post 108!
I did watch it.
What I meant was, I had no memory of seeing back in the day. I guess I must have seen it briefly, to want the toys.
also..
^ Did you collect them all?
They practically just rotoscoped over some footage from ANH in this clip (Click the image below to play video):
rotoscoped is putting it mildly! Lol fantastic the old cartoons. The Music, the voice overs. Brilliant
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Hey, it's me. said:
I maybe wrong, but wasnt the Hobbit more a children's story than LOTR? LOTR dealt with more 'adult' issues such as power, corruption and greed albeit in a fantasy setting. Star Wars was unique because you loved it as a kid in a very one dimensional kind of way, and grew to understand the deeper tones of it as you got older. I don't know many (if any) 5-10 year olds that fell in love with LOTR the first time they saw it.
I was in that age range when I first saw LOTR, when it first came out. And I fell very deeply in love with it, a love that was second only to my love of the OT.
And I was not the only one. I had a fair share of friends my age who fell in love with the LOTR films when they came out. Probably not the same amount as when SW came out, in terms of the age range; but that's more due to the films' violence and PG-13 rating which made some parents a little less likely to let their kids see them; rather than because the movies didn't share the same magical quality as the OT.
Trust me, LOTR is my generation's Star Wars.
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Bingowings said:
ESB had a supporting short film called Black Angel which was practically identical in tone to Excalibur.
Didnt that get rediscovered recently? Any word on it getting released?
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Mielr said:
I've said before that Hardware Wars captured the spirit of Star Wars better than the prequels did.
This! Too bad Ernie Fosselius never got around to zinging ESB. By the time of ROTJ, he was working for George!
Interesting- I just googled it & I had no idea EF did voices and sound effects for ROTJ.
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TheBoost said:
Bingowings said:
ESB had a supporting short film called Black Angel which was practically identical in tone to Excalibur.
Didnt that get rediscovered recently? Any word on it getting released?
Screenshot in this article looks interesting...
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