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#171764
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Have you guys seen that Comcast commercial?
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Originally posted by: CO
If I go by anything of the PT and Godfather III, is when you make movies of a series 15 years apart, it never works, it's just too much time, and the director usually changes for the worst.


ALIENS was cutting it close, but atleast there was a 7 year gap in between the first (1979) and second movie (1986). And the storyline and directing was phenominal. But had they waited any longer, it would have become less believable. (Especially since Ripley was supposed to be in hybernation, yet she would have aged like 15 years. Not good.)

But don't get me started about Alien 3 and 4. Those movies are so bad that they make my brain hurt. They are dead to me; they don't even exist. I say that about the PT all the time, but when it comes to Alien 3 and 4, I REALLY mean it. They don't exist for me. They never did. Ever.
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#171762
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About Princess Leia and Full Names
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171762/action/topic#171762
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by: kev
It's dumb that they added a name for the emperor, "Palpatine".

that's retarded. the prequels are just dumb attempts to expand the character with tie ins and crap


Did they? I recall it being present in the 1976 ANH novelization.



That actually is true. Palpatine, even though never said in the OT, was his actual name. I even remember back in like 1997 my friend and I were calling him Emperor "Turpentine" because we thought we were hilarious and were so witty at word play.

The same goes for Leia Organa. Even though her last name is never said in the movie, her name was plastered all over the toys and books and 100 piece puzzle sets.
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#171504
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What you're reading now: EU style
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171504/action/topic#171504
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Originally posted by: Shimraa
like i found traitor so good that i would consider it a work of literature, yes i consider a Starwas book a work of literature.


What is "Traitor" about? Wait, isn't Stover the same guy that did the novelization for ROTS? Personally, I felt that his writing was weaker compared to the other two authors who wrote the TPM and AOTC novelizations. His work seemed to "prose-y" instead of reading like a gripping novel.

I just saw a blerb on-line - is this a radio drama? It talked about narration and sound FX and music by John Williams. If that is true, I would totally snatch up that CD rather than the book.
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#171436
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Any GOOD memories of the PT?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171436/action/topic#171436
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father

We say "piece of paper." They say "piece of parchment."
Definitely wrong. We call it a piece of paper. What do you think England is? A time warp to the 1700s?


Well, you guys have a longer history than us. I always thought that you kept the classic form of "paper" because, well, your country was founded on classics. Kind of how you guys still say "knickers" to this day. The only time we here in America say that word is to make fun of you guys. *wink*

Originally posted by: Master Sifo-Dyas
LMAO, well blame the outlook some teachers across the pond have on europe. To some people we (germany) are still stuck in the pre-1945 era.



Now that is sad. I've lived in Germany. They are way better technologically than some american parts. Hell, you guys gave us the BMW. My father specifically bought one in the country and had it shipped to the US.
Living in Germany was a lot of fun. You guys have some great food and archetecture. And cars.
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#171434
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Have you guys seen that Comcast commercial?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171434/action/topic#171434
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Were did you read this piece of information?

Indiana Jones is NEVER going to happen. Originally, yes, there was hope, but since Lucas decided that the script wasn't good enough for him he threw it away and has been "working" on the revised version. Of course he won't ever get back to it because he is working on his little Star Wars TV show script.

I say, let Indiana Jones remain a trilogy because Lord knows, by this point, the 4th one is gonna suck.
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#171413
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Any GOOD memories of the PT?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171413/action/topic#171413
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That's true. British English and American English (and Australian english for that mater) are pretty much the same except for the accent differences. There is no dialect difference between them (like with the Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese language.)

But our colloquialisms and some things are different.

America we say "vacation." England they say "holiday."
We say "truck." They say "lorie."
We say "Semi-truck." They say "reticulated lorie."
We say "french fries." They say "chips."
We say "soccer." They say "football."
We say "baby stroller." They say "pramulator."
We say "gas station." They say "petrol station."
We say "piece of paper." They say "piece of parchment."
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#171396
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Have you guys seen that Comcast commercial?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171396/action/topic#171396
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I don't know how many of you use Comcast for your cable usages, but have you seen the Comcast commercial? It's been running for like 2 months now, but for some goofy reason I hang my head and giggle everytime I see it. I'm not sure why. Must be the fan girl in me.

For those of you who don't have Comcast, Mark Hamill is in the commercial for like 4 seconds as some "future expert." I don't know why I find it funny, but I do. Every damn time.

I swear there was a thread about this, already.

And have you noticed that Harrison Ford has done, like, absolutly nothing lately. The last good movie he was in was "K-19: The Widow Maker," and that was 4 years ago. And even then, that movie wasn't anything to stand up and clap about. Okay, the guy is like 62 years old and can retire from cinema if he so chooses, but I wonder why he is deciding to go out with a fizzle rather than a bang. His last few movies have sucked. And that is sad. (And didn't he have a couple of drinks before attending the Golden Globes? I don't know, I didn't watch. Just what I heard.)

Hell, at this point I'm tempted to think that if Lucas were to make Episode 7, Harrison would sign on just because it would be the best chance to be in spot light again. And who the hell knows what Carrie Fisher is doing now a days. Writing I think. I saw her in some TV movie with the girl who plays Donna from "That 70's Show." I only watched like 7 minutes of it.

Anyway...what was the point about this thread again? I donno. Just making conversation.
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#171209
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Does George Lucas have any redeeming qualities?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171209/action/topic#171209
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Yeah, I noticed that his eldest daughter was in that scene and that she had braces. I just kept thinking, "Okay, were the hell did those kid's parents come up with the money to put braces on her teeth? Apparently slaves have a good dental plan."

Also, in the deleted scenes for ROTS, the fat blue thing in the secret Alliance meetings is the other daughter.
Ha, that kid must have been pissed. "But daddy! The other two were kept in the movie! Why did my scene end up on the cutting room floor?"
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#171202
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What you're reading now: EU style
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171202/action/topic#171202
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Originally posted by: Master Sifo-Dyas
I've started reading "Cloak of Deception". The story is taking place right before TPM and is a pretty good read so far.


Hmm...sound interesting.
Considering that the movie was BEYOND confusing (even for a 16 year old girl) that I had to buy the novelization of the TPM just so that I could understand what the hell was going on in that movie, I might want to pick this up for an afternoon read. Does this book help clear up somethings that lead in the the start of TPM?
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#171198
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Does George Lucas have any redeeming qualities?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171198/action/topic#171198
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Are any of his kids genetically his own? I know his son is adopted for sure, but I don't know about his daughters.

I was watching the "Empire of Dreams" thing and he and his wife split at the end of filming ROTJ, and he said that it "Left him to raise his daughter alone."

And then, I got thinking, "Wow, the husband of the family got custody over the kid. Normally it is always the mother that gets them." And then I thought, "wait, Lucas is rasing her alone? What, did his wife decided that she didn't want to even share custody, or even see her daughter anymore?"

Unless, all 3 of his kids are his own adoption, and that case I can understand that his ex-wife doesn't really have anything to do with them.

I know he takes good care of his kids. Hell, that one daughter of his is HUGE!
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#171197
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Info: Star Wars Transformers?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171197/action/topic#171197
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I saw it at Target, poked at it with my index finger, and turned away in disgust.

I did see a Han Solo action figure on the Jabba skiff thing. It was nice to see something that WASN'T a PT type of toy for sale. I guess that is one good thing about the whole "saga" aspect of Star Wars. We are seeing the OT back on the shelves again. Unfortunatly all the Luke stuff was gone. Well...maybe that is a good thing considering that THAT was what was all bought up to the point where there were none left.

Tells, ya something doesn't it?

And, I thought prett much the same thing when I saw Luke on my "Kudos bar" box. I bit a bite out of my bar and it took me a moment to regester what I was seeing on the box in my hand.

And then it hit me! "Holy cow! It's...it's Luke! LUKE! On a candy box! And he is in ROTJ garb! Wow, I bet something like this hasn't been seen since 1983! Wow, a 23 year old movie, and it's plastered on this box like it's supposed to be this years summer blockbuster hit! I can't believe it! The OT will live on forever, man!"
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#170998
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Info Wanted: SW Trivial Pursuit: Differences between editions?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170998/action/topic#170998
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Can anybody here explain the difference between the different editions of Star Wars Trivial Pursuit? I have the original "Classic Edition" which had 2000 questions about the OT, plus 10 bonus cards about Ep 1.



You know what, that is the same one that I have. I love it so much, but it has been so long since I played it. Nobody ever wanted to play with me because I always won. Well...my brother would play with me and all I remember is that the orange pieces were related to ships and technical crap and he was always better at that than I was.

I saw the saga one for sale at the bookstore and felt disgusted. Almost as much as the chess and Monopoly crap that basically had the PT outshine the original.

Since when are Luke and Leia secondary characters?! Hell, they were a few chess pieces short of being pawns...

I'm sure the new stuff is totally different then the classic stuff.
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#170996
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Seamless branching O-OT and SE disc
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170996/action/topic#170996
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Anything that detracks away from the storyline should be removed.

Mat boxes remind you that this was done with blue screen. Crappy lightsaber colors and effects remind you that the characters are just using props. Grain, hair, and watermarks break your willing suspension of disbelief when watching the film. Clean those up, and no one would demand "Hey! I want my dirt fleck flaws back in my movie!"

Changing the storyline is unexceptable. Esspecially in scenes that didn't need any change. Han shot first, dammit.

Clean up the film, make the saber's more professional looking, and fucking keep Jabba out of A New Hope.