CP3S

xhonzi said:

Nice! Finished your five minute demo, right? I don't have an audio format preference, and I would think something like an MP3 would be good enough for Zombie to check out and make sure he likes where this is heading.

I don't actually think Zombie can check this out and say if he likes where it is heading or not.

Anything we do with this has to be completely unofficial. Like he said in his last post, if we looked for permission for everything we do here, the things that have made this site thrive wouldn't be here. My interpretation of his post was that he was essentially saying that doing something like this wouldn't bother him personally so long as the quality was decent.

I love the idea of an audiobook for The Secret History of Star Wars. If an official one existed, I'd snatch it up in a heartbeat at full price. Libervox audiobooks on the other hand... I've yet to meet one I could stomach listening too. When I first heard about Libervox I thought it was one of the most amazing ideas anyone had ever come up with, but then I downloaded a few and discovered that listening to amateur readers with five dollar microphones for anything longer than a minute could probably qualify as a form of torture in many countries. That being said, every now and then you'll find a book with an absolutely fantastic reader, perfect voice and a great quality recording and think, hey, this is great, I could listen to the whole books like this... until chapter two and the shrill voiced girl takes over.

So maybe this could turn out okay.

bkev said:

^Tune in and find out! It's an acquired taste. I dont hate it, but you could chalk that up to both nostalgia goggles and my being more a casual gamer.

There weren't a whole lot of games that let you run around with a lightsabre hacking things up back in 1999, and back then SW games actually still had a decent reputation, so I played it and really enjoyed the parts where you play as Obi-Wan or Qui-gon. Crappy game, but somehow kind of addictive. Ugh, the puzzle stuff and platform jumping was unforgivable though.

Episode I: Racer came out around the same time and I bought it just a few months after it came out for about $10 dollars or so, which at the time was a steal for almost any N64 game. Racer was actually a pretty decent game, me and a friend of mine dropped countless hours on that thing.

Kind of crazy to think about what all has happened in the world of video gaming since then. No Call of Duty, no Halo, PC people were getting to experience the wonder that was Half-Life, Zelda was still cool, GTA was a top down...

I approve.

I think something like this is long overdue. Dark Forces and Shadows of the Empire are two of my all time favorite games, and mostly because they put me in the SW universe, but not as one of the main characters and not as some Jedi. I've always felt that the SW universe was this massive place we got to see so little of, and the majority of the people living in this world don't use the force.

Of course, Dark Forces and Shadows of the Empire were both really good games for their time, I have my doubts LucasArts is even capable of producing a quality title anymore, I am fully expecting a typical generic 3rd person affair that fails to do anything substantial or ground breaking or even be on par with its competing titles. The Force Unleashed was absolute crap and is probably the best they've made in several years. They know with SW titles they don't have to try to make an amazing groundbreaking product, with the SW label on it, it is going to sell regardless.

I'd truly love a fun SW game set in the classic SW universe. I am not going to get excited about this or follow its production (because LA simply hasn't shown themselves to be a developer worthy of getting excited about), but if it comes out and gets above average reviews, I might just go out and drop some money on a silly Star Wars game for the first time since... Jedi Knight II... wow, can't believe it has been that long (or as I like to call it, Star Wars: Dark Forces III: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast).

danny_boy said:

CP3S said:

danny_boy said:

The first time I ever saw SW was back to back with Empire in April 81'---and whilst I don't remember the content of the crawl I do remember seeing the crawl!------and this is the point----the advent of home video from the early 1980's onwards has allowed an entire generation to analyse every frame of a movie like SW to the point of saturation.

SW was never designed to be seen that many times----Lucas even says as much in the DVD commentary------the prequels on the other hand---being made in an era where home video was firmly established have been created with the "pause,slo-mo and rewind" generation in mind---hence why every frame is densily packed with visual info.

This may well be some of the most retarded stuff I have ever read on this forum, and I am used to hanging out in the Off Topic section, so that is saying a lot!

 

I guess the truth hurts huh?

Errr, damn, I was wrong. That as a response was the most retarded thing I have ever read on this forum. Hands down. It is a pretty elementary and cliched comeback, not to mention it doesn't even work in the context of what I said.

danny_boy said:

The first time I ever saw SW was back to back with Empire in April 81'---and whilst I don't remember the content of the crawl I do remember seeing the crawl!------and this is the point----the advent of home video from the early 1980's onwards has allowed an entire generation to analyse every frame of a movie like SW to the point of saturation.

SW was never designed to be seen that many times----Lucas even says as much in the DVD commentary------the prequels on the other hand---being made in an era where home video was firmly established have been created with the "pause,slo-mo and rewind" generation in mind---hence why every frame is densily packed with visual info.

This may well be some of the most retarded stuff I have ever read on this forum, and I am used to hanging out in the Off Topic section, so that is saying a lot!

I enjoyed that post, Twist. Good thoughts. I think Nomnom99 hit the nail on the head there.

negative1 said:

there's quite an age gap between us (she's 22).

but she doesn't seem to mind...

How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

I tried dating a 22 year old last year. She was fun and was pretty mature for her age, but at times her immaturity would show leaving me painfully aware I was dating a 22 year old. I ended things and there was this long awkward stretch of months where she'd contact me from time to time and express that she was still interested in me. It made me feel like crap. Turned out good in the end for her. Just last month she married a guy who makes about three times the amount of money I do, and now spends her time traveling with him and taking pictures (she's an amateur photographer). So it goes. 

Presently, there is this really gorgeous 22 year old I am interested in, but I'm a bit cautious. It is such a different stage of life. This girl thinks she knows everything and radiates this extremely attractive air of confidence. But I think I only admire that in the context in which I know her. That is just such an annoying stage of life, those early twenties when you feel like you've tapped into all the knowledge of the universe and can't possibly learn anything you don't already know. Yeah, I honestly don't think I could ever have a relationship with 22 year old again.

Leonardo said:

It isn't just a random kids book, or a kids book at all. You'll find it at places like thinkgeek.com or in the humor section at your local bookstores. I've bought a few copies as gifts already. Other great faux kids book are Go the F*ck to Sleep and If You Give a Kid a Cookie, Will He Shut the F*ck Up? (Parody of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...)

And HOLY CRAP THOSE GNOMES ARE AMAZING!!! I want a lawn full of those things! I've seen them for sell online (ridiculously pricy) and haven't thought much of them, but seeing them in action (well, not really "action") on a lawn makes me want to blow large amounts of cash on a lawn full of them.

Nicely done, Neg.

darth_ender said:

I personally don't want any explanation.  It's far more fun when there is no known answer.  We can then just suppose that the guy is completely nuts and laugh at his bizarre ways.

I completely agree.

I often wonder if he knows about this thread, or if he is completely oblivious to it. 

Warbler said:

I am sure he just did that so he could navigate the political thread easier.   I suspect he'll take you guys off ignore soon. 

Yep.

That is all it is guys, nothing more. I still love you all and hold nothing against any of you. I screwed up my MacBook's screen in a way where it still functions, but is frustrating to use with all the ever growing massive black cracks running though it, and have been holding off getting the screen replace. And I don't get to spend a whole lot of waking hours at home these days, so I am often posting and reading from my iPhone and scrolling through your dumb tall structure posts is really annoying.

So the ingores are merely a matter of convenience. Except in Fink's case (I thought the dog jokes were funny). In his case it has everything to do with Lady Gaga. ;)

Your mom does coin puzzles.

xhonzi said:

This is true.  So, if someone at TheForce.Net (*wink*) (<-wink) were to create a Kickstarter project that asked for pledges- and were it to be shutdown before completion, no money would actually change hands and yet the amount ($$$) of interest would be a matter of public record.

 

Haha, thinking about this just gave me a funny thought, that would be hilarious if a lot of this kickstarter crap bounces, leaving all these projects way less funded than they think they are.

Ah hem, anyway, I know money is only taken after completion for Kickstarters. I was simply saying that in my hypothetical Theoretical Kickstarter for the SW BDs, money would probably need to be taken and refunded at a later date in order to keep desperate OUT fans from pledging millions of dollars they could never make good on and skewing the numbers.

Baronlando said:

I think a kickstarter might just play into LFL's hands, helping to perpetuate their bullshit image that this is some kind of Big Project that needs to be carefully consdered, like a Mars landing. Instead of the totally routine, mundane, low-risk non-event thing it actually is.

Is that the current claim? I haven't been keeping up. I recall at one point the excuse was that nobody really wanted them.

It doesn't really matter though, there will always be a fresh excuse.

Maybe once some 4k format (lol, who buys a 4k projector when movies arn't even available in 4k? It feels a bit like getting excited about watching DVDs upscaled and stretched out on a 60" inch 1080p screen.) comes out, we will get the OUT in 720p as a bonus feature on a double or triple dip BD release of the SEs.

Wow, what is really sad is that as lame as that would be, it would still be way to good to be true.

Hayden Christensen's, hopefully.

You're not making things any better, Bing, just drop it. The fact that you are going on about conscripts shows you really have no clue what the holiday means to us.

DuracellEnergizer said:

captainsolo said:

I still prefer the 97 Jabba to the 04 one

I think this is the first time I've ever heard anyone say that, though I do agree (to an extent).

It is a bit like preferring a splinter over a paper cut with lemon juice.

Bingowings said:

Instead of beating me around the head why not talk about what you do on Memorial Day.

I didn't beat you around, don't be so dramatic. All I did was comment that what you said didn't need to be said in this thread. Astros games and Call of Duty on Memorial Day are just fine. My annoyance was your suggestions that they all died vain pointless deaths. Nothing more. Nobody wants to be preached to about how war is stupid and pointless on the day they are remembering their buddies and family members that aren't here anymore because they believed in something and bravely fought and died for it. 

danny_boy said:

Atta boy

You stick to your 35mm deluxe prints:

You wouldn't happen to be gloating about the OUT not being available in some high quality modern medium, would you?

Because that would be pretty trollish of you, if that is what you were doing.

Too bad there isn't a way to actually make a Kickstarter for this? Obviously it wouldn't work, because we wouldn't have control over an OT BD actually being made. But if there was such a thing as a "theoretical" Kickstarter, that still required funds being donated (dontae-ted?) to show seriousness (prevent fake pledges), with the promise they'd be refunded after a certain date, it would give an indication of how much interest there is in an OT restoration on BD (in no way doubting that the number of people interested in the OT is extremely high). It would be very interesting to see how high and how fast the pledges would sky rocket. I honestly think it would be in the high millions in a very short amount of time.

You're still missing the point. It doesn't matter and it is sad this thread be used for debating.

Warbler said:

first you say it is good that we do not do this sort of thing in November, but now you say there should be multiple days like this.   Which is it?

Warb, November 11th is Armistice Day in the UK. 

Nevermind, somehow missed Bingo's post where you already addressed that.

Bingowings said:

How are my comments out of line?

If the day is so exclusive that someone from another country can't possibly understand or comment on it I imagine there would not be a post about on a forum where anyone from anywhere in the world could read it.

My point was, the things you said were extremely insensitive and showed a complete lack of understanding in what the day means to us as Americans. The stuff you said was kind of insulting and the fact that you don't realize why it might be perceived that way by us confirms that it was a cultural communication breakdown.

Not a big deal. I was just pointing out that you might want to think twice before posting flippant platitudes about holidays from countries other than your own, especially when they are holidays focused on remembering our dead loved ones who died fighting for us (whether or not they are misguided is a whole different discussion, and one that doesn't belong in a thread like this).

Johnny Ringo said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Johnny Ringo said:

Started watching Sherlock.

I had low expectations knowing that it's made by writers of Dr Who - but unlike Dr Who it's actually good.

;)

4 balls.

Them's fightin' words!

Though I agree that Sherlock is absolutely fantastic television.

 

Doctor Who is cheese and you know it. I only really tolerate Tom Baker era and even that was cheese [less so than the modern stuff, though].

 

Watched more Sherlock. Need to get up to speed before Breaking Bad begins again. 

Everyone who watches Doctor Who knows it is absolute cheese. I hate to say it, because I thought it looked extremely lame for a very long time before giving it a chance, but it can be really fun cheese.

Sherlock on the other hand is absolutely fantastic and one of my favorite things to ever be put on film. Though I don't feel any episode has managed to be quite as perfect and true to Conan Doyle as A Study in Pink was. I wish it had maintained that quality, but even so it is still brilliant!

And mentioning Breaking Bad reminds me how disappointed I am they are stretching the last season out over two years. Seriously? We have to wait until the summer of 2013 for the last eight episodes of the season? Might as well just tell the truth and admit they are two seasons of 8 episodes each.

Though the actual fight is kind of lame, and I absolutely hate the movie as a whole, the scene with Obi-Wan and Jango fighting in the rain on Kamino was one of the most visually pleasing scenes in the PT, to me. Something about rain splashing on sci-fi body armor... I guess fights in the rain are kind of cliche, but for some reason people keep putting them in books and movies, and for some reason they stir some instinct inside me every time. 

Mos Espa in TPM was great. We got to see our favorite desert planet for a second time in ROTJ, but only the vacant desert. Seeing a familiar place so nicely reproduced and so true to the original Star Wars felt a bit like going home, in a way. Of course, when we returned to the planet again in AOTC, I started feeling a bit sick of the place.

And Naboo in TPM was gorgeous through and through. That was one of the things the prequels did well, created this new planet that felt tangible, like a real place you could imagine yourself visiting. From the open grassy fields, to the palace, the the hanger bays, the fighters, and the reactor core. Even the underwater city was pretty looking and an exciting concept (though a bit silly in its context, and home to an unredeemibly annoying and unbelievable stupid race of aliens). I wish we had gotten something similar by visiting the Mon Calamari home world in a much better version of the PT.

Nothing in ROTS was worthwhile visually beyond the opening space battle, I loved the fighters with their ion engines zipping through the fight. Unfortunately, my enjoyment of the entire film ended mere moments later when CG clone pilots and buzz droids made an abrupt appearance. (I agree with RLM, there is too much crap on the screen, it is a horrible scene, but for those first few seconds before all that crap shows up that scene has you thinking, Wow, finally the PT is giving us a scene with a real space battle! For a few second that opening almost made you think you might be in for something exciting along the lines of the battle at the end of ROTJ. The Death Star trench run. The snow speeders on Hoth. The battle over Endor. Those were such fun and exciting scenes. The PT never even tried to come close to anything like that, except for those very first few short lived seconds of ROTS).

Grrrrrr, talk of the PT is depressing! There was so much potential there!

Bingo, perhaps you should avoid commenting in threads on exclusive American holidays which you know very little about from now on.

Just a thought.