That's the reasonable assumption, but the plot of the OT hinged on the Emperor using dangerous Force sensitives for his personal gain.
Oh come on, that's not even canon. Keep to the official story please, the one where IG88 foments a galactic droid rebellion and takes control of the Death Star 2 to take pot shots at Rebel cruisers.
But Tarkin was still trying to find the Rebel Base, so he would still have destroyed Alderaan...
The Rebel base wouldn't have been discovered though, as Leia would have been killed as you said. The Empire would have gone mad with power, destroying all planets suspected of harboring or aiding the rebellion. As the Bothan spies are under the Emperor's watchful eyes, the rebellion wouldn't have gotten accurate plans for the station.
The Death Star would have been destroyed eventually however, as it would only be a matter of time until a high ranking Imperial Death Star technician would have his planet destroyed, leaving him with an axe to grind and a battle station to grind it on.
Now now, Chopper isn't a jedi.
...Yet.
So Ezra's another Jedi in training? How many of them are there going to be in this show anyway?
I see an AOTC image there, strange.
What?
ray_afraid said:
Tyrphanax said:
I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed by yet another Jedi myself..
I was really hoping that there would be no jedi or sith or lightsabers in this series at all. I'm so sick of that. It's the least interesting thing about the Star Wars world to me and it's been done to death.
I think it's the least interesting thing because it's been done to death. Jedi and lightsabers used to be cool, man. Now I'd rather see a show about literally any other profession in the galaxy. How about the adventures of Professor (starwarsyname) and his class of young xenobiologists as they search the galaxy for only the most exotic plants and creatures to bring back to the Imperial Palace, fulfilling order 67: Entertain Palpatine While His Battle-Moon is Being Built.
I thought we did, but tl;dr.
Beautiful!
Sounds like you're not much of a Special Edition fan. ;)
I'm not an audio person, so the Blu-ray audio stays in even though it's screwed up. That also means I don't foresee changing the Han/Greedo scene or anything else from the Blu-ray except for the rocks in front of R2, because as the original is in 1080 it seems like a no-brainer, and I don't know of anyone who likes that change.
My hope for this project is for it to be a resource for other projects rather than a standalone presentation, so for example, it'll include the Jabba scene and other people can do with it what they will. I'm still deciding how those Special Edition changes should be corrected, whether to the 97 version or a hypothetical 77 coloration to blend in with the rest of the movie.
It'll be 1080p and uncompressed as much as possible - and as the effort to restore the highlight and shadow information show, this should be a video that is more detailed than the Blu-ray itself.
Everything's backed up. After disks finish defragmenting, It'll be upgrade time. Fingers crossed.
Update: Well that was easier than expected. Hello Windows 7.
doubleofive said:
Johnny Ringo said:
eyeball trauma.Yes, that and needles. Yes, the adrenaline shot in Pulp Fiction makes me uncomfortable.
I always wonder what would happen if the needle breaks inside someone's body - it's these what ifs that get me.
Lightsabers are cool, we get it. Why not make blasters cool in the new movies? I know that they have more than one setting, so let's see some set for disintegration already!
I've synced the HD broadcast to the Blu-ray, so here's a screenshot of the blu-ray with the broadcast filling in the missing detail in the highlights:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/62420
Disregard the colors, as this shot hasn't been corrected.
It looks like you've gotten the blues well under control here, it looks much more 70's now.
A persistent problem of the Blu-ray is the amount of green in the supposedly white areas of the picture, such as stormtrooper armor and R2's dome. If you are able to add blue and red to just these greenish-white areas it would liven up a lot of shots. It's a tricky situation, as there's often too much blue and red in the shadow areas, so you'd be shifting the color balance very selectively.
In any case, your settings seem to be an improvement to every shot.
I saw a bunch of these in the local Barnes and Noble some time ago, and I'm pretty sure it's just Blu-ray screenshots.
JEDIT: Here's the trailer, these are definitely just the Blu-rays:
EyeShotFirst said:
I've done hours of work trying to get Yoda to look right on single frames. The CGI would have to be replaced to look like ESB Yoda. I don't get why they didn't just dig out the old puppet. It would've been a treat for fans.
In the Making of Jedi discussion, I seem to remember that Rinzler saw the original Yoda puppet, and it was terribly rotted. That probably wouldn't have been a treat to see, and I can understand why they recreated the puppet for Episode 1. Why they made him look different however...
I'd say the grain level is great, and the planetary hologram in particular looks a lot better, as well as the strange greens throughout.
The gate weave is rather extreme however, and feels almost...violent...if that makes any sense.
I look forward to seeing the completed colors!
generalfrevious said:
We live in an age of extremes. You cannot have a reasonable position on any issue anymore. I don't know how to look for the good in things; can anyone help me?
I'd be happy to talk if you'd like to PM me. I'm not a Catholic but I try not to tread on anyone's deeply held beliefs. Yet from what you've said, it seems like you sincerely wish to decide for yourself the truth of things, and would do so were it not for family concerns.
As for seeing the good in things, well you care strongly about the value of human life. That's a good thing indeed. If you want to start with a small change to improve your outlook, consider perhaps changing the broken record in your signature. It's hard to look at something like that every day and not get discouraged. I'd suggest Beethoven's Symphony #9.
;)
Yep, the last time I watched Empire on VHS the audio and video crapped out right as the "superior sound and picture quality" THX card appeared, only to instantly clear up when the movie started.
We all giggled.
How about "Username"? It would go really well with your "avatar" avatar. You could even have "Username's signature" in your signature area to make it complete.
Pretty cool, I'm guessing it's Luke and his rabid fans in the theater?
;)
Perhaps: *shudder*Andy
When I was first watching ESB when I was 5 years old, C-3PO's barging in on Han and Leia's makeout session was my favorite part of that scene. Watching it two decades later...and it's still the best part of that scene!
Here's to Kersh's unscripted Empire moments.
It would be cool to see a young Han Solo movie where Han turns from a decent guy into a rather villainous dude who looks after only himself. It could work if they made it clear that he was once a hero but had to bury that part of himself in order to survive in the galaxy. I'd say animated would be the way to go, as this isn't James Bond; Harrison is Han.