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#111771
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/111771/action/topic#111771
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OK so awhile ago I reposted my old covers. I tried to find that post but I couldn't. Anyway in that post I said I might be working on some new covers. Finally today I set out to start and finish them and I did.

The results can be found over here. The only draw back to this is the low quality images I had to work with. So what you see if what you get. Unless someone out there has better images for me this is the final product.

You can see those over here.

http://b.1asphost.com/mackey256/covers.html

Let me know what you think. I might even do more. Perhaps sooner than a year from now too.
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#105994
Topic
Alienware Aurora Star Wars Edition
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105994/action/topic#105994
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I see what you’re saying.

I personally think it's an ugly case. Alienware just doesn't have the style they once had with cases. With all the cases on the market today I would say you were better off finding a cool looking one and hiring an artist to do a paint job for you.

That way you have a true work of art and not a mass produced marketing gimmick.

But again that's just me.

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#105840
Topic
Which did you prefer, the SE or the 2004 DVD edition?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105840/action/topic#105840
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I have to go with with the 2004 DVD sets on this.

Something weird happened to me just about the time those DVDs came out.

For some strange reason I just stopped caring about what George Lucas does to these movies. I think something snapped in my head. It's like one day I woke up and just went "OK I’m not going to fight it anymore." After that I kind of enjoyed the DVDs. I thought they were a fun time to watch and for the first time sense 97 I wasn't wondering what was changed. I just sort of fell into the movies again and just watched them for fun. I hadn't done that sense I was a kid and it really changed the way I viewed the trilogy. Suddenly I just didn't care.

Now don't get me wrong I still would like to see an official release of the OT on DVD. I mean who here wouldn't but to me at least I’m actually really happy with the DVD sets that are out there. I can watch the OT on DVD if I want to but 9 times out of 10 I’ll pop in the new DVDs.

I still don't care for the Han fire thing or the ghost thing but other than that I was really complacent with the new DVDs. To me most of the changes seemed like a step toward the OT while still moving forward with GL's vision.

call me crazy...
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#105848
Topic
Alienware Aurora Star Wars Edition
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105848/action/topic#105848
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If I were you I would go to the alienware site and get all the specs on the system you want (ie. motherboard, processor, ram) and just build the exact same piece of hardware for yourself. They will charge like 3,000 bux for a top of the line computer that you could build with your own two hands for around 900.

I know your thinking you don't have the skill to do it. Lots of people are scared of building computer by themselves but it's not hard at all. Search online for tutorials and do some research. Next thing you know you'll have a pimped out box of your own.
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#105596
Topic
original trilogy - why do you care so much?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105596/action/topic#105596
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Rather than go on berating this guy for asking a noob question I will give you my 2 cents. (although the others are right this should in another forum all together)

…anyway. I think I speak for about everyone when I say the only reason we want the OT so badly is because the whole time we grew up we watched the same beat up VHS copies over and over and over again. Now with this new technology and a chance to get the best picture and sound possible out of the movies we have always loved, we can’t. We HAVE to get this new hybrid of old and new.

Without getting into a debate about old vs. new for the umpteenth time I’ll tell you we just want to see the movie we grew up watching.

The movies we know every nuance of to a T.

The movies that, for most of us, changed our lives.

At the root of this…

We want the movies we remember as kids.

That’s it. Plain and simple.
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#105595
Topic
Have you guys seen this??? Fun short fan film
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105595/action/topic#105595
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http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html

I had someone email me this link and I thought I would share it with you guys. It’s kinda funny but goes on a little long. It’s still a pretty neat piece of filmmaking. Must have taken some work to do.

 

archived link - http://web.archive.org/web/20191118224355/https://blog.givingassistant.org/grocery-store-wars/

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#103303
Topic
DVD Covers
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103303/action/topic#103303
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Hello everyone,

It's been about 7 month’s sense I have been around these parts. My how things have changed. Anyway I just got internet again so I might be around a little more often now. I can only imagine how many new DVD versions I have missed of the OT. I'm still very happy with my TR47 versions.

Anyway the reason for this post.

I have updated my website with a few new DVD covers for you guys...that is if you want them. I have put the old ones up there too. I know that set has been around for awhile but I figure this way you can find it easily if you need it.

The new set is a high res cover scan of the 95 faces VHS. They are formatted for easy printing and look pretty good. I had sent a set of these to Rikter at one point but those were like 20 MB each. These have been cut back to about 7 MB each. If you like them...good.

I'm starting work on a new set of covers but it's a project I don't have much time for at the moment. Don't be asking when they will be done. It's just an idea at this point and it may end up being really stupid. "Art isn't safe."

Anyway go check those new covers out here..............http://mackey256.tripod.com/Covers.html

I also found this page which has some cool slip cases for Star Wars DVDs. You may already know about this though. (I really like the Star Wars Classic Case) They are kinda expensive but they are neat anyway. Check out the new section for another version. You can find that here
http://www.designpaulchampagne.com/sequels4.html

Enjoy and I hope to see you all around here a little more often.

B

*edit* spelling fixed...oops =)
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#64983
Topic
Hockey Talk
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/64983/action/topic#64983
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I can't wait for the blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz to die. The hawks will be way better off them. Perhaps when that happens they can actually have a good team and keep it.

Hell if that happens I may have to go back to being a hawks fan. But considering that he shits on the fans I'm staying away. IE game blackouts on TV. What kind of shit is that?