Bossk

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Post: #103911
Topic: Geek-O-Meter
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103911/action/topic#103911
Time: 4-May-2005 6:33 AM

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
I even heard some people saying hoe distasteful it was to call it the two towers after what happened in new york, not realising the title came from a 50 year old plus book.

That's just sad. Political correctness run amok.

Post: #103903
Topic: Geek-O-Meter
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103903/action/topic#103903
Time: 4-May-2005 6:13 AM

I can forgive people for not knowing about the Hitchhikers book, but to not realize that Lord of the Rings was a book...

Post: #103886
Topic: Wow- Now THAT'S a Home Theater!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103886/action/topic#103886
Time: 4-May-2005 5:38 AM

Holy balls. That's all I can say.

Oh, and I want one too. Alas, I don't think I'd ever have that kind of money. I want to know what the total cost of setting this thing up was.

Post: #103885
Topic: Your Jedi name
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103885/action/topic#103885
Time: 4-May-2005 5:36 AM

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Originally posted by: JangoxFett
I would guess "Friend of the Family" is not good ether? I take back "Related" and change that too "A Friend who was NOT part of MY Family untill after Marrage". Yes thats better. Right?? :-\

Friend of the family would work. That means that she is friends with someone in your family who can, ideally, give you the hook up.

There is no blood or legal relationship involved in being a "friend of the family." You'd be set.

Post: #103883
Topic: How Many Times Have You Seen The Original Trilogy?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103883/action/topic#103883
Time: 4-May-2005 5:34 AM

Well, I've only watched the SEs once each. I was never a big fan. But I do own them. I'm sure I've got some kind of magnetic dropout problem with those tapes by now considering I've owned them for almost eight years and watched them only once. I still watch my original VHS and my Faces THX edition (widescreen) when I need a SW fix. Although I have been checking out my Faces LD rip on DVD lately.

All told, probably right around the same number of times as you two.

Post: #103881
Topic: Geek-O-Meter
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103881/action/topic#103881
Time: 4-May-2005 5:27 AM

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Originally posted by: Rikter
Douglas Adams wrote the screenplay and was VERY involved in the project - JUST think "Infinite Improbability" and everything will be alright.

Actually, Adams only wrote part of the script. He died part of the way through the process and they brought in someone else to finish it.

Post: #103880
Topic: Food
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103880/action/topic#103880
Time: 4-May-2005 5:24 AM

I get mayo on burgers on occasion. Not all the time. It's something that I picked up on only recently. Otherwise, my burgers have nothing but ketchup, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. I don't like any of the other crap on it. I live in Chicago and the only thing I'll put on a hot dog is ketchup and, sometimes, cheese. Chicago-style dogs are the nastiest thing I've ever seen. People in hot dog shops around town will refuse to sell you a dog if you order it with ketchup or cheese. They say it ruins the flavor of the dog. How the hell does ketchup, by itself, ruin the flavor of a dog, but putting hot peppers, cucumbers, pickles, relish, and mustard on it does not? How you can even taste the dog through all that crap is beyond me.

Post: #103878
Topic: WTF George and Steven?!?! More Indy 4 stuff...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103878/action/topic#103878
Time: 4-May-2005 5:19 AM

"The Groonies" was rumored at one point to be the name of a sequel to The Goonies. It is actually a misrepresentation of a description of a proposed sequel in which a bunch of kids, who hang out at Data's electronics shop (he's an adult, of course), are dubbed "The Groonies" by Data because, with his thick accent, he cannot properly pronounce "Goonies." It doesn't seem to ever have been intended to be the title. Yet some people spread the rumor that it was. Sad cultural joke.

The most recent actual title idea for the sequel, according to director Richard Donner, was "Goonies Never Say Die." Harry Knowles of AICN is a big proponent of this title although it doesn't look like the sequel will happen.

Here's some information, in reverse chronological order, about the sequel...

Goonies 2

Post: #103869
Topic: UPCOMING DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103869/action/topic#103869
Time: 4-May-2005 5:02 AM

Yep. My wife and I plan to get the run of the series of DVD.

And now we get to start on Scrubs.

For those of you interested in Scrubs, it has been announced that Best Buy will have a bonus disc with their sets that includes more deleted scenes and an interview with Sarah Chalke. I know greencapt will be all over that one.

Post: #103868
Topic: Wait- I know what Lucas needs!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103868/action/topic#103868
Time: 4-May-2005 5:00 AM

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Originally posted by: greencapt
The trick- always hang around someone geekier than you... that way you seem tame by comparison!

I tried that, man. But I always wound up with nothing but pity because of my choice of "friends." Then, girls only wanted to be friends with me. Sniffle.

Post: #103866
Topic: Boxtop mistake!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103866/action/topic#103866
Time: 4-May-2005 4:59 AM

Would you like some O.J. with your Jedi-O's?

Post: #103865
Topic: Pink Five Trilogy
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103865/action/topic#103865
Time: 4-May-2005 4:57 AM

I think you might see Amy and Trey sell them. They would be stupid not to. After going to CIII, it's obvious they have a potential customer base.

Post: #103863
Topic: Different chronology for the prequels
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103863/action/topic#103863
Time: 4-May-2005 4:56 AM

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Originally posted by: Anakin's Mannequin
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Originally posted by: grifter
- 896: birth of Yoda

For some reason, I picture a green baby with big ears and a bottle saying "Not the Jedi, Not the Jedi!" (Only funny if you've ever seen the puppet sitcom Dinosaurs )

Oh hell yes! Somebody who knows Dinosaurs!?!? Sweet!!!

But he has to be hanging on the back of his father's neck smacking him in the head while yelling "Not the Jedi!"

Post: #103646
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103646/action/topic#103646
Time: 3-May-2005 3:42 PM

Originally posted by: greencapt
Yeah I suck- sorry all! I'll pay more attention... just got excited.

No big deal, man. It's cool. Excitement is a good thing in this thread as people tend to forget about it after a while.

Glad to have some fresh blood in here.

Richard Deacon (The Birds) Veronica Cartwright (Kinsey) Liam Neeson --> Qui Gon Jinn

Also from Battlestar Galactica... Lorne Greene.

Post: #103632
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103632/action/topic#103632
Time: 3-May-2005 2:39 PM

No we didn't. A link is the movie that ties together two actors. I've been counting and we've had some with six on the money, but none over. If you can find some that did exceed the limit, let me know and we'll have to redo them. If we do not keep it to six degrees, then we're not adhering to the rules of Six Degrees (hence the name). The Six is not my choice. It is the standard used in all variants of this game. That's the theory of Six Degrees of Separation... that everyone in the world can be linked together by six degrees or less. They don't all have to be family members or good friends. Just passing acquaintances and whatnot. This theory is why the game was created.

Dirk Benedict is still out there.

Post: #103628
Topic: Rankings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103628/action/topic#103628
Time: 3-May-2005 2:32 PM

Two months ago was probably the last time that I posted the rankings. He probably just did some quick math from then until now.

Post: #103692
Topic: Geek-O-Meter
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103692/action/topic#103692
Time: 3-May-2005 1:03 PM

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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Of course, I just keep reminding her that she married a geek.

Okay, I don't feel so bad for being one who does that as well. And my wife is constantly reminding me what a geek I am.

One time, I displayed a lifesize Boba Fett helmet on my desk at work. I even wore it for a little while. Wasn't too lambasted though, as it was Halloween.

Post: #103690
Topic: Boxtop mistake!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103690/action/topic#103690
Time: 3-May-2005 12:58 PM

Yikes! So much for fact checking and quality control. I'm surprised it doesn't say "Revenge of the Jedi."

Post: #103689
Topic: Wait- I know what Lucas needs!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103689/action/topic#103689
Time: 3-May-2005 12:57 PM

And here I thought scifi geeks never got laid. Hence why they're always lusting for either Slave Leia or Seven of Nine (or a menage a trois involving both).

All this time, I've been a regular Casanova and not taking advantage of the opportunities laid out before me. Sheesh!

Post: #103588
Topic: Rankings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103588/action/topic#103588
Time: 3-May-2005 11:03 AM

It would seem like he's catching up. But he still does need to pass Shimraa, and then Gundark. Yeah, so I think Dayv's safe for a while at least...

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13958 Bossk
10799 motti_soL
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6349 GundarkHunter
5311 Shimraa
5043 Darth Chaltab
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3103 ricarleite
2802 TheSessler

Post: #103583
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103583/action/topic#103583
Time: 3-May-2005 10:48 AM

I'll repost the rules here to save some time for anybody new who wants to join up in this thread. Here goes...

1. The first person to respond correctly gets to make the next challenge. It does not matter if someone else comes back with a shorter linkage; the first response is the winner.

2. You don't need to wait for the challenger to confirm the response. Anybody can go to IMDb to confirm that the link is correct.

3. ACTORS ONLY!!! No directors, producers, etc. unless they have a confirmed role in a movie. For example, you can use Rob Reiner as a link but only in movies in which he has acted. Voice actors are fine (James Earl Jones) as are stand-in actors (Ahmed Best as the bodily stand in for the CGI Jar Jar Binks).

4. No TV shows, miniseries, made-for-TV movies, direct-to-video movies, videos, or video games can be used. It would be nearly impossible to confirm that Joe Schmoe had a cameo on one episode of Saturday Night Live in a single sketch, so we do not use them. You can tell what's what in IMDb by looking carefully at a listing... (V) after a listing means it's a video, (TV) means it's a made-for-TV movie, "TV Series" means just that, (VG) means video game, etc. Just look carefully.

5. The only eligible links are made using theatrically released movies. I don't care what country it was released in, just so long as it was on the big screen there. I also don't care if they are deleted footage appearances. So long as it can be confirmed via IMDb. Movies that have not yet been released cannot be used either.

6. Along those lines, "archived footage" does not count. So, for example, Jimmy Stewart appears in archival footage in the movie Gremlins in a scene where his film It's A Wonderful Life is playing in the background. That does not mean that Stewart was an actor in Gremlins. Nor were JFK or Lyndon Johnson actors in Forrest Gump.

7. You can link to any actor that has appeared in any SW FILM that was in theaters. "Droids," "Ewoks," and the Holiday Special among other TV released shows or videos do not count. That means Episode I, II, IV, V, and VI. When May 19 comes around, Episode III will be eligible to be used in this game. But not until then.

8. Some people, in the past, have preferred to only use the OT actors as opposed to PT actors. That is your personal preference. I don't care. But I am not making a rule regarding it. PT and OT are fair game.

9. Only one challenge at a time. If a first responder opts to give up their chance to pick the next challenge, the first person to post a new challenge is the active challenge. If two people post a challenge at the same time, the first post listed chronologically on the forum is the next challenge.

10. One (1) movie linking two actors counts as 1 degree of separation. Obviously, six is the maximum. If you exceed six, don't even bother posting it. It won't count.

11. Appearing as yourself in a documentary or any film, for that matter, is fine. Archived/Stock footage is not. This means that if the footage of a person was not originally shot for the film in question, then it does not count as an acting appearance. IMDb makes the distinction by listing archived footage appearances as just that "Archived Footage." An example of this is George Bush "appearing" in Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit: 9/11." His footage was copped from a previously used source. He was not filmed specifically for this movie. So, Bush would not count as an actor in F:9/11.

12. These rules are subject to change, but since this is my thread, I make the official rule changes. If you have an idea for a rule, post it. If I, and others, like it, I will make it canon and add it here.

Post: #103582
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103582/action/topic#103582
Time: 3-May-2005 10:43 AM

Greencapt, would love to have you in here to play, but check out the rules on page 1 first. Very specific in terms of details (as I wrote them). No TV shows allowed. Only movies. And, if I recall correctly, only theatrically released movies; no made-for-TV movies.

So, Dirk Benedict still stands.

But I'll answer Marilyn Monroe for kicks and without IMDb...

Marilyn Monroe (Some Like It Hot) Jack Lemmon (JFK) Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive) Harrison Ford

We still have Dirk Benedict out there.

Post: #103575
Topic: MANGLER BROS., INC. IS NOW CLOSED HERE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103575/action/topic#103575
Time: 3-May-2005 10:29 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Doesn't anyone know his number? Call him up and talk briefly! (How much is long distance to East Europe, anyway?)

Probably more than I wanna pay. Especially since I don't have long distance service. That would be one helluva local toll call.

Post: #103644
Topic: Different chronology for the prequels
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103644/action/topic#103644
Time: 3-May-2005 9:31 AM

I remember this too. Hard to believe that Anakin was supposed to be 37 years old when the twins were born, eh? Yeah, Hayden's close.

Post: #103635
Topic: Food
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103635/action/topic#103635
Time: 3-May-2005 8:48 AM

Yeah, my arteries are hardening just thinking about it.