C3PX

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Post: #281361
Topic: Star Wars Fans Are Cool Regardless Of Age...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281361/action/topic#281361
Time: 8-Apr-2007 9:25 PM

No Cassidy, I think SW fans under the age of 30 are alright, being one myself. It those who are under 20 that really get on my nerves.

Post: #281349
Topic: Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281349/action/topic#281349
Time: 8-Apr-2007 8:41 PM

TM, a clip would be great, but don't think it is worth it if it will take up a lot of your time. Time that may be much needed in the real world or in completing the SOTDS.

Post: #281348
Topic: Episode 3 - Editing Back in Progress (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281348/action/topic#281348
Time: 8-Apr-2007 8:38 PM

Yeah, says we have to register to DL it because it is over 20mb. Try rapidshare, you don't even have to register to upload there.

Post: #281346
Topic: Star Wars Fans Are Cool Regardless Of Age...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281346/action/topic#281346
Time: 8-Apr-2007 8:33 PM

Post: #281345
Topic: Profiles In History-Star Wars items results
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281345/action/topic#281345
Time: 8-Apr-2007 8:31 PM

It saddens me that PT stunt sabre is going for more than the OT models.

Post: #281342
Topic: IN NEW YORK NOW...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281342/action/topic#281342
Time: 8-Apr-2007 8:28 PM

Written in 1963 by Pierre Boulle. Pretty good read. It has also been translated as Monkey Planet.

And to pull this thing back on topic (sort of), I bet there are countless copies of this book available in NY's vast quantity of used bookstores.

Post: #281340
Topic: Anyone else totally disregard Obi-Wan being Anakin's friend?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281340/action/topic#281340
Time: 8-Apr-2007 8:23 PM

Being the third part in the total disregardation series

Post: #281321
Topic: The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281321/action/topic#281321
Time: 8-Apr-2007 5:57 PM

Originally posted by: sean wookie
Are super 8 cameras good to start out on film?

Sam Raimi thought so.

Post: #281320
Topic: IN NEW YORK NOW...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281320/action/topic#281320
Time: 8-Apr-2007 5:52 PM

The Burton film does try to follow the plot of the book more closely. I liked the book a lot actually. In it the apes are much more modern, they even drive around in automobiles. The humans are dumb animals just like in the old film, also Nova is taken right out of the novel. But in the novel once it turns out he can talk, he becomes very popular and is welcomed by the apes. Only certain apes are plotting against him. Later it turns out he got Nova pregnant and after his son is born Cornelius and Zira are afraid his life is in danger, so they help him escape in his ship with Nova and his son. After years in his ship with his family they find earth and land in Paris (the book was written by a Frenchman) he is very excited to be home, even though he knows a couple of thousand years have passed since he left. After his ship lands he finds out that earth is now run by apes. The end. So it has a bit of the old and the new (or rather, they both have bits from it) but the ending of Burton's film is very clearly inspired by the book.

I had seen the previews for the 2001 remake and never had any interest to see it. I had also heard from friends that it was awful. Finally a couple of months ago I watched it for the first time, and couldn't believe how much I hated it. Especially lines borrowed from the old film, like "Get you hands off me you damn dirty human" that was pretty painful to watch. The worse part is where that female monkey is dancing for her husband as they are gettng ready to have sex. At that moment I felt embarressed to be watching the film on account of its lameness.

Post: #281304
Topic: IN NEW YORK NOW...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281304/action/topic#281304
Time: 8-Apr-2007 2:30 PM

Revised? You talking about the 2001 remake? Yeah, avoid it. I absolutely hated it. It is pretty painful. As a die hard fan of the old ones, I couldn't bare the new one. It follows more closely the original novel in several ways, but it is pretty crappily done IMHO. Watch all the old ones though, there are five of them. There is also a live action TV show that ran for only 14 episode, it is also very enjoyable if you liked the movies.

Post: #281292
Topic: Anyone else totally disregard Lumpy being Chewbaccas's son?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281292/action/topic#281292
Time: 8-Apr-2007 11:36 AM

I really don't think Itchy was created to end "Chewbacca is Han's lover" rumors. I think he was more part of a device to give a "plot" to the Holiday Special and make more money off this incredible popular movie. Most people disregard the HS, including George, so they probably disregard Itchy too. Did he appear in other EU novels? If they really wanted to make him canon, Chewies wife could have at least been in ROTS. I never liked the idea of Chewie abanddoning his family on account of a life debt and becoming a rotten father and husband. Also makes Han a jerk for not releasing him from it. The Chewies family idea was a bad one from the start, as bad as the rest of the HS.

Post: #281291
Topic: The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281291/action/topic#281291
Time: 8-Apr-2007 11:28 AM

Originally posted by: bigbaddaddyvader
Someday I plan on finishing James Joyce's "Ulysses".I hate that book as it is the only piece of literature that has ever defeated me.I just cannot understand it.Utterly impenetrable.

Yeah, James Joyce tends to be that way. For people who like it great, but if not, I wouldn't waste my time. Unless you feel the neccessity not to let a piece of literature defeat you.

Post: #281289
Topic: My first step into a larger world.... Splinter Of The Mind's Eye
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281289/action/topic#281289
Time: 8-Apr-2007 11:23 AM

I don't think you are going to be disappointed. They are really enjoyable. Especially if you are the kind of guy who rips the sound out of movies and listens to it on road trips.

Post: #281288
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281288/action/topic#281288
Time: 8-Apr-2007 11:18 AM

Super Mario RPG is really cool, but only if you are a fan of turn based RPG. Otherwise it might be very frustraiting.

Post: #281287
Topic: IN NEW YORK NOW...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281287/action/topic#281287
Time: 8-Apr-2007 11:17 AM

Originally posted by: WESHALLPRESERVE
I just finished apes on history--FUCKING AWESOME.

You've never seen it before? The Planet of the Apes played on the History Channel? Wow, talk about revisionist history! Those are some of the best films ever! They are the kind of movies I can watch repeatedly and never get board of.

Post: #281255
Topic: My first step into a larger world.... Splinter Of The Mind's Eye
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281255/action/topic#281255
Time: 7-Apr-2007 9:43 PM

Yeah, it is very widely available. Try searching amazon. National Public Radio has done the whole trilogy as well as a bunch of EU. They even have one episode (which is available for free on the net because it is nolonger commercially available) called Mission to Ord Mantell, which takes place between Star Wars and ESB. It also contains a Luke flirting with Leia scene. It is pretty poorly done though, all the characters have to reuse lines from the trilogy. One notable part is where Luke says "Come on Han ol' buddy, don't let me down" which is very annoying because he is using a Lando line that chronologically hasn't even been spoken yet. It is still an interesting episode though, but if you listen to it first don't judge the other NPR productions on its standards, they are far superior. Also the NPR trilogy feature Mark Hamill, Billy D, and Anthony Daniels repraising their roles.

I checked amazon,

here is the adaption of Star Wars on seven CDs:

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Original-Radio-Drama/dp/1565110056/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-4286046-5276053?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175993052&sr=8-2

And here is the whole trilogy on 15 CDs:

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Star-Wars-Trilogy-Episodes/dp/1565111648/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-4286046-5276053?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175993284&sr=8-1

I high recommend them, but as you can see, they are pretty expensive. Probably they can be found a lot cheaper on ebay. If you live in the US, I have found that they are very common in Public Libraries, and even if they are not in your local library chances are a nearby library has then and can obtain them through interlibrary loan for you quite quickly. There are 29 Episodes in all, the first 13 of which are all based off the first film, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi both being considerably shorter.

The Mp3 for mission to Ord Mantell can be downloaded from theforce.net here.
But again, this is considerably lower quality than the others, so don't listen to it and decide not to bother with them. The others are considerably better done.

Post: #281253
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281253/action/topic#281253
Time: 7-Apr-2007 9:36 PM

Originally posted by: sean wookie
No your my mother.

Aw, how sweet.

What happend when you hit 10000 on your post count? Jedi Spirit?

Post: #281252
Topic: The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281252/action/topic#281252
Time: 7-Apr-2007 9:33 PM

Originally posted by: sean wookie

Originally posted by: C3PX
I think it is something more like a S.E.P. generator, but can't be sure. Dude, you should finish Life, the Universe and Everything, it is a lot better read than anything written by J. K. Rowling or Hunter Thompsan.

I also never finished The Satanic Bible. But thats just a silly religion book.

Hunter S. Thompson, J. K. Rowling, Douglas Adams, Anton LaVey, your interests are all over the place Sean. Have you read anything else by Adams other than the (or most of the) H2G2 "trilogy"?

I hate leaving books half finished, but I do it all the time. This year I am working on completing all those abandoned books from the last couple of years, so far I have knocked a good number of them out already.

Post: #281227
Topic: Info: "The New Planet of the Apes"
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281227/action/topic#281227
Time: 7-Apr-2007 5:07 PM — Edited 10-Jul-2020 8:11 PM

ABC use to air certain episodes of the Planet of the Apes TV series edited together into a series of five “movies”. They filmed several short clips with Roddy McDowall as an aged Galen introducing each film. ABC called this series of movies The New Planet of the Apes. The Planet of the Apes TV series has been released on DVD, but they are the originally aired versions, which I much prefer anyway. But for preservation and completeness, I was wondering if anybody had decent copies of these? Or if an effort has ever been made towards preserving these? I found a site with poor quality clips of all the old Galen scenes, does anybody have these clips in decent quality?

Post: #281209
Topic: The New RGX Body Spray Girl
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281209/action/topic#281209
Time: 7-Apr-2007 2:10 PM

Yeah, so the other day I was wearing my new RGX body spray and this really hot chick came out of no where and started sniffing me.

Post: #281208
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281208/action/topic#281208
Time: 7-Apr-2007 2:06 PM

SADLY I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WORSE, THE FACT THAT THESE BOARDS HAVE DEGENERATED TO "THIS" (WHATEVER THIS MAY BE), OR THE FACT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BOARD DEGERATING TO THIS WHILE THEY DO VERY LITTLE TO MAKE IT OTHERWISE. Reading post from 2003 - present, I fail to see there having ever been more substance in the past than there is now. It has always been nonsense and fluff, only back then there were more people to post the said nonsense and fluff than their are now. I would love to see an example of "That" (being the way the boards use to be back in its prime) compared to "This" (being what they have presently degenerated to). And if you point me to the Ranking thread, the HLF thread, or the old Mangler Bros. thread I shall laugh violently in your face.

I honestly think Star Fox 64 is one of the best games ever. But I also agree with Billy, Donkey Kong is hands down the greatest game of all time. Anyone who says otherwise sucks just as bad as anyone who has never seen Billy Madison.

Post: #281205
Topic: IN NEW YORK NOW...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281205/action/topic#281205
Time: 7-Apr-2007 1:56 PM

Personally, I find it very exhilarating to visit the Statue of Liberty, look up, suddenly collapse on my knees and to angryly shout the following lines:

"I am home. All the time it was… We finally did it!. You maniacs! Ah, damn you! Damn you all to hell!"

As you shout these words try tilting your head slightly to the side and only focus on the upper half of the statue. If done just right it will send chills down your spine. Truly exhilarating. Seriously try it.

Post: #281203
Topic: Help Wanted: Shadows Of The Empire - cutscenes of the N64 game
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281203/action/topic#281203
Time: 7-Apr-2007 1:43 PM

No, that is what I was saying, if I had access to a DVD recorder or a digital recorder or a capture device on one of my computers, I could get you all those shots pretty quick. I really don't have anything of the sort. I don't even have a VCR anymore. Honestly, somebody here has got to have a capture device and 64, maybe you should make a request in some of the other sections. I am sure there is a number on this site who never even check the preservation section. Maybe someone in off topic would be willing. If I were you I would post the request in the video games thread, being as it has to do with wanting somebody to play a video game for you. That is a very lively on frequently viewed thread too.

Post: #281201
Topic: Worlds with Double Sunsets Common
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281201/action/topic#281201
Time: 7-Apr-2007 1:34 PM

Originally posted by: Marvolo
That is awsome! Count me in for some real estate, also.

Hey, we can be neighbors!

Post: #281194
Topic: My first step into a larger world.... Splinter Of The Mind's Eye
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281194/action/topic#281194
Time: 7-Apr-2007 12:11 PM

Yeah, my copy of Splinter of the Mind's Eye (with the exact same cover as Anchorhead's) and my copy of the original Star Wars novelization by the same publisher sit on the shelf together as their own little two book series. Anchorhead, notice how there is no "Star Wars" written on the cover? Isn't that great? Just "From the further adventures of Luke Skywalker". Another bit of "EU" I like is the NPR radio drama of A New Hope. Even though it has the name A New Hope, it is really done in a way to make it feel old fasion. And it has quite a bit more back story in it. It feels so far removed from the "Tradgedy of Anakin Skywalker Saga" we know today.