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Post
#85097
Topic
StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85097/action/topic#85097
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*sigh* and my joke at the top of this goes unheeded. I tried to add some much-needed levity to this thread but it was undercut by more venom. People, stop taking the bait. If only the board had an "ignore" function we could turn off all posts from unruly members on an individual basis.

Mike, you keep doing what you're doing. I get the motivation. Even if we never see it, I've appreciated all the information in this thread and on your site.

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#85090
Topic
.: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/85090/action/topic#85090
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Good lord, I swear off the board for six hours and look what happens. In the interest of finding a silver lining, I think the greatest good out of all this is that it is now made quite clear to all on this board that DanielB and Daniel, who once even shared the same avatar, are not the same person (unless its a Jekyll/Hyde kinda thing).

I am pained that the X0 project is dead. I was looking forward to it not just on its own merits, but knowing that it would become the source for so many other cool projects going on. I only read this thread yesterday -- in its entirety -- and was jazzed about the project and the new source for all forthcoming restoration projects. I was looking forward to this truly un-f'ed with OT as much as I was MBJ and Zions restorative projects. MVerta's project, which we're never going to see, has nonetheless inspired me to make my own reduced SE that I can tolerate, and his postings have helped to be a guide, along with some of Grisan's previously posted work.

What I've read so far this morning shows some of the most venomous bile ever seen on this board. I didn't think that was possible after the last meltdown, but here we go again, and the same user is largely the source of it all once again.

Never since Germany in the 1930s have we heard somebody so passionate about purism that he felt all voices who deviated from that should be either silenced or sent elsewhere. If you call me a capitalist, I'll call you a Nazi in return. Both labels will be appropriate. The offshoots of OT purism are still a part of the ongoing conversation on this board and are highly appropriate to the subject matter. As one who has been hosting a similar forum (on an entirely different subject) for a decade, I can tell you that the community grows when the conversation is not stifled. I can also tell you that sometimes the conversation DOES need to be quelled, but usually when a disruptive member needs to be disciplined. As a result, my forum has built a true community who has get togethers, input from the subject about whom we discuss, and we bond together in the face of personal tragedies.

Back to this board, this thread, and its current state: For all the apologies given in the latter posts, it does not take back what was said in venomous hate in the first place. Rikter has rightfully asked us in the past to contain our language because youngsters do visit this board too. I've asked us not to take the bait provided by the god of dischord and I emplore that once again. Mind you all, everybody has a right to their anger when it produces results such as these, and all I can say is to take it out in PM -- or in another method altogether. Working out at the gym is fairly constructive. If we put half as much energy into improving ourselves (not to mention our particular visions of an ideal OT) then we'd be better people, happier with what life has provided us. When you wish to impose your anger on the collective audience, ask yourself, What Would Yoda Do?

I hope to end the ranting with this important thought: Does one, single person along the coast of the Indian Ocean care right now whether or not the OT has been restored at all? Does anybody in Iraq care about any changes in Star Wars or E.T. or my son's birthday videos? Does anybody in East Timor feel like debating till the wee hours of the morning on PAL vs NTSC formatted source material? Let's put some things back into perspective folks. The world is full of real pain right now, but we all are here out of a labor of love. If Star Wars, in any format, gives us some collective enjoyment and entertains us in new and exciting ways, why must anyone resort to tearing down anybody else for taking part?
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#84589
Topic
Qui-Gon Jinn... sounds like the name of a beer
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/84589/action/topic#84589
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This issue bugged me at first, but then as I watched Ep I again (and again) and later Ep II, I realized Yoda did instruct Obi-Wan, so what he said was also true, at least from a certain point of view. Yoda gives advice and instruction to Obi-Wan after Qui-Gon's passage. Just because we don't see him in a training scenario doesn't contradict what Obi-Wan said. Plus, if Qui-Gon was dead, and Qui-Gon's mentor Dooku left the order, then next up the chain is Yoda. This is likely why Yoda continues to have as much direct involvement with Obi-Wan as he does. With thousands of Jedi protecting the Galaxy, Obi-Wan does get a lot of face time with Yoda. Consider this: If a Jedi Knight is the equivalent of middle-management in a 1,000+ corporation, it's very unusual for somebody at that level to get a lot of face time with the board of directors. Or, if you prefer a religious analogy (perhaps more fitting for a Jedi) it is very rare for parish priests to get face time with the Archbishops or the Pope. I'd say that Obi-Wan gets a healthy amount of instruction from Yoda.
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#83883
Topic
A New Hope.... pieces of work becomes copyright free
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/83883/action/topic#83883
Time
I don't mind Jabba in ANH so much, but I would have changed his dialogue somewhat to make it less redundant from Greedo's dialogue. I've actually done this in my re-edit of the ANH SE as an optional subtitle track. Also, I would have used the original puppet instead of a CG recreation. Film the puppet meticulously against a blue screen and superimpose it in instead of the CG nightmare that was. Kinda like how we saw Tom Hanks shake hands with President Kennedy. Reason being ... the puppet looked real because the puppet WAS real. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING created in a computer looks tactile.

So, if they actually took the time to make a new CG Jabba in 2004, why couldn't they at least get his eye color right? Jabba's eyes were a deep red, not yellow. They spent this kind of time making the CG yoda look as much like the ESB puppet as they could. Why didn't they spend that kind of time on Jabba? Hacks!
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#83879
Topic
SW Photo Spread in Vanity Fair
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/83879/action/topic#83879
Time
I think that since none of the other actors are in character, it was most unfortunate to leave Daniels, Baker, Prowse, Mayhew, Jones and Oz out of the picture. Also, I question where Temura Morrison or Jeremy Bulloch, or the Boba Fett costume is. For all the coolness of this picture, there are some curious omissions like that.

Now what would be REALLY cool? This entire group of people sitting down together in one room to watch all six films, and letting THAT be a commentary track for each DVD.
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#83623
Topic
Prequel Music
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/83623/action/topic#83623
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The irony is astounding. That they'd create a spin-off network to actually show music. *shakes head ruefully*

Anyhoo, back to the topic, I actually prefer the Ep I soundtrack to the Ep VI soundtrack, on the whole. Darth Vader's death, the brother/sister theme and the final duel between Vader and Luke are all excellent musical cues, but I really did like the Duel of the Fates theme, and the flag parade theme more than anything Ewok related. Much as I hate to say it, Williams music for the Ewoks further underscored their childishness. A more mature musical theme would undoubtedly make us think a little different of them, I'm sure.

I still want an ultimate edition of Ep II.
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#83563
Topic
StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/83563/action/topic#83563
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I get that the notion is to remove the sound altogether. I'm more curious about the process to do this, given the lack of source material without the sound present. EQing it out? Crossfades? With the little bit of music underneath, it'll be tricky, but so is just about everything else you're tackling in the restoration. Having gone through pains over the whole "wesa free" issue -- just locating another source and then finding a matching edit point that didn't make the splice obvious -- was a task. Getting something as simple as this klunk out is going to be fun, in a dentist drill kinda way. I hope you'll share the techniques and process with us in detail. As an audio guy, I'm keen on learning.
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#83576
Topic
Qui-Gon Jinn... sounds like the name of a beer
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/83576/action/topic#83576
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Originally posted by: TheSessler
But from the spoiler pics and from the trailer for EpIII it seems Palpatine was already wrinkly and deathly pale, apparently he was using the Dark Side to mask his appearance.


I think that is really going to play out like this: Mace Windu knocks Palpatine ugly before getting killed, you know, just so he don't go out like some punk. Then Palpatine looks in the mirror and embraces the Dark Side like never before, enabling him to best Yoda in a saber duel. He takes Yoda's saber (hence why we never see him wield one again) and banishes Yoda to a swamp. Yoda farts on his way out. Then Palpatine realizes
how old and worthless his current apprentice is, not to mention this octogenarian is actually better looking now, and so he makes a whole bunch of secret plans to make that hotheaded Anakin Skywalker succumb to the Dark Side, kill the old guy, and become the new Apprentice. This climactic scene takes place in the Emperor's Board Room, where he puts out his hand in Jedi Mind Trick fashion and says to Dooku, "You're Fired."

Little does Skywalker know that his real plan is to make his new apprentice even uglier than he is. He sends him to a volcano to fight with his old master, figuring the lava can do an even better job than Mace Windu at knocking somebody ugly. And in a stunning new plot twist: This is ultimately because Palpatine is trying to seduce some young chick named Mara Jade, who currently thinks this this Skywalker guy is hot and wants to see if that mechanical hand can go like a machine all night, if ya know what I mean. Little does Palpatine know that Mara is a very, very niche fetishist, who is attracted to all guys named Skywalker with a mechanical hand.

Iris out to the credits.
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#83569
Topic
Fan-made Star Wars music videos
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/83569/action/topic#83569
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The truth is, and he's practically admitted this, is that he hadn't directed a film in 20 years and wanted to knock the rust off before diving into the prequels. Great way to hone your skills, George. By screwing up one of your previous collaborations with your own single-minded vision.

Have I mentioned how much I hate Jedi Rocks lately? (Damn, I'm going to need to add that to my sig soon)
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#83549
Topic
Prequel Music
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/83549/action/topic#83549
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"Across the Stars" was a medley of all the different themes for AOTC. Not the love theme. A lot of people call the love theme by this name, but really, "Across the Stars" was a promotional gimick for Episode II. I really didn't like it when it debuted on MTV. I thought the song was all herky jerky. Only weeks later was it clear that it was a medley. Chalk that up to MTV being full of dumbasses who don't actually report any news about a new song.

That is, when MTV actually does something music related. They don't call it eMpTV for nothing.