SKot

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Post: #206338
Topic: ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/206338/action/topic#206338
Time: 4-May-2006 1:50 PM

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED... so it would seem.

I do admit to cheering and whooping ecstatically early this morning when I heard the news.

But it's not over yet. There are plenty of other projects to work on, plenty of making-of specials, cartoons, oddball footage and audio tracks to be restored. And still to be released is...

The HOLIDAY SPECIAL.

Well, with the minor miracle of the OOT being released now, I gotta have *something* to wish for. My hope for this actually happening has risen a notch or two today.

In the meantime... get back to work!!

--SKot

Post: #205621
Topic: Help: looking for... Droids and Ewoks animated tv series preservation attempt
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/205621/action/topic#205621
Time: 2-May-2006 4:36 PM

I did some research on this a while back and found that while the US never got all of the Droids episodes (they kept re-releasing the same ones over and over!), the UK got EVERY episode on VHS including "The Great Heep". I think the best preservation source would be these copies, unless anyone knows of anything better.

Regarding Ewoks, I think it's the same story between the US/UK, but I didn't have as much interest in researching that. Still, I think they should also be preserved the same way. I feel fairly sure that Lucasfilm will get around to releasing the complete series for both on DVD, but I can almost guarantee that it will be in a somewhat altered form that's not what originally aired.

--SKot

Post: #203153
Topic: DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/203153/action/topic#203153
Time: 21-Apr-2006 2:31 AM

I second THX's query. This is another of those things that (despite the source material) needs a really serious preservation effort.

Who's got the best copy out there?

--SKot

Post: #198189
Topic: .:. MoveAlong's - The Story of Star Wars .:. Complete!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/198189/action/topic#198189
Time: 5-Apr-2006 5:43 PM

I love this project, particularly because The Story Of Star Wars _was_ my movie, and I played it uncountable times. I was 7 when SW came out, and was the biggest SW fan in my school (no exaggeration), but I never got to see the actual film until high school after it came out on video. So I can't wait to see the final product here.

--SKot

Post: #196427
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196427/action/topic#196427
Time: 28-Mar-2006 9:16 PM

I have written to the winner in French to ask for details. Let's see what he has to say...

--SKot

Post: #195147
Topic: Info: When Friends Drink Too Much, even in a Galaxy Far Far Away
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195147/action/topic#195147
Time: 23-Mar-2006 12:33 PM

jabberdoo: Yeah, go ahead and get that list going. I'm going to try to compile everything I've got into one big list which I will post here. By the way, try to get all the info you can on what you've got, including the date if possible.

--SKot

Post: #194884
Topic: Info: When Friends Drink Too Much, even in a Galaxy Far Far Away
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194884/action/topic#194884
Time: 21-Mar-2006 9:46 PM

Yep... I did have a good look at that thread previously. That seems to have been aimed more specifically at just the Kenner commercials (though the thread has now been nullified).

I really need to get a look at Rikter's toy commercials disc to see how that turned out. But again, that's just one part of the project... the other being all the non-Kenner commercials that ran over the years. I don't think anyone's done that part yet, or at least done a thorough job on it.

--SKot

Post: #194875
Topic: Info: When Friends Drink Too Much, even in a Galaxy Far Far Away
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194875/action/topic#194875
Time: 21-Mar-2006 8:54 PM

Your help may consist of me sending you the raw material and the information and asking you to work your magic on the finished product, if you're game.

I think this may warrant a new project thread. I really want to see this come to fruition. There have been some preservation attempts with the Kenner commercials and a few scattered TV spots, but I'd like to see a very focused effort happen with as much information going into it as we can gather.

--SKot

Post: #194858
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194858/action/topic#194858
Time: 21-Mar-2006 7:22 PM

BUMP in the night...

An update:

I *finally* heard back from the guy who won the auction on this 16mm film. I had suspected that maybe the reason he never responded to anyone was that he's from France and may not know English, and I think I was right. His English is not very legible.

However, from what I am able to understand of what he wrote, he got robbed. He sent the money by PayPal right when the auction ended, and then the seller seems to have disappeared. I think. I am going to write him back in French to see if I can get him to clarify more details. My patchy French will probably be better than his English appears to be.

To be continued...

--SKot

Post: #194854
Topic: Info: When Friends Drink Too Much, even in a Galaxy Far Far Away
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194854/action/topic#194854
Time: 21-Mar-2006 6:25 PM

Hi daveytod... yeah, let's join forces on this and see what we can come up with. I've worked up some preliminary lists of all the commercials I know of. Right now I'm including *everything*, but as the project progresses we may want to break it up into "Classic Era" and "Prequel Era" commercials. The important thing right now is to know what we're looking for so we know _what_ to look for, hence creating the most complete list of ads that we can come up with. Also, finding air dates for those commercials can be challenging, but I've tried to do that as well.

Once I'm at home where I have my list, I'll post it here for everyone's perusal and comments.

--SKot

Post: #194843
Topic: Info: When Friends Drink Too Much, even in a Galaxy Far Far Away
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194843/action/topic#194843
Time: 21-Mar-2006 4:58 PM

Garrett, I think it's time you and I collaborated again on a new project... Star Wars commercials. Let's get in touch.

My latest obsession has been in collecting information (and video, where possible) on:

1. all the Kenner commmercials that have aired
2. all the other SW commercials that have aired

I have the drunk driving commercial in good quality, as well as some other nifty ones. The ultimate goal, of course, is to collect them all on a DVD in the best possible quality, along with hopefully info on the commercials and when they aired. I've been wanting to do this for a long time now.

--SKot

Post: #194409
Topic: Idea: Holiday Special on Blu-ray?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194409/action/topic#194409
Time: 18-Mar-2006 5:25 PM

I am unconcerned with any of these quaint ideas.

Currently, I am actually working on a full VHS-to-IMAX film transfer of the Holiday Special, which myself and a handful of minions and toadies will then view daily in my personal Home IMAX Theater.

I don't care what any of you might say about HD or any other format... *NOTHING* compares to seeing a 50-foot-high Bea Arthur sing the Cantina Band song.

--SKot

Post: #191279
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/191279/action/topic#191279
Time: 8-Mar-2006 9:14 PM

Hmmm... curiouser and curiouser.

I'm feeling better all the time about pulling out of the auction bid war on that thing.

I still want to hear back from the guy who won the auction. I could understand if he didn't want to talk about getting burned, but I'd really like to know what he ended up getting, if anything. At the very least, I could warn people about it very publicly on the Holiday Special website.

--SKot

Post: #188218
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/188218/action/topic#188218
Time: 2-Mar-2006 5:06 PM

Well, the guy who won it is from France... so as soon as I have time, I'm going to send him another e-mail only this time in French. And I'll keep bugging him until he finally answers me. I hate it when people refuse to share information...

--SKot

Post: #187913
Topic: Info: Prequel Trilogy in HD on German TV!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/187913/action/topic#187913
Time: 1-Mar-2006 7:21 PM

I've got no time for juvenile antics and name-calling, and I don't care what the age group of the poster is. I say take it to TF.N or wherever it's tolerated. I'd like to think ot.com is a community of generally intelligent, level-headed Star Wars fans who actually care about the films, and can discuss them in a civil, adult-level fashion.

And I want to see the Holiday Special in HD. I'm sure there are top men working on it right now. Top. Men.

--SKot

Post: #184754
Topic: Preserving the...<em>cringe</em>...Star Wars Holiday Special (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/184754/action/topic#184754
Time: 21-Feb-2006 2:19 AM

PM sent. There are at least a couple of other first generation copies of the HS that have turned up out there, but they still don't seem to touch the KCCI version in terms of quality. I'm sure the official Blu-Ray and HD-DVD versions are just around the corner, though. Top of Lucasfilm's list for sure.

--SKot

Post: #182927
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182927/action/topic#182927
Time: 17-Feb-2006 5:37 PM

I let it go as a probable fake, knowing I'd be outbid long before eBay would answer back about retracting my bid. In the last 27 seconds, 3 guys were fighting for the final bid (using auction snipers no doubt). The guy who won apparently has bought 16mm films in the past, so hopefully he knows what he's doing. I contacted him on behalf of starwarsholidayspecial.com, so hopefully he gets in touch. If it's the real deal, hopefully I'll get some information about it for the site. If it's not, I'll publicise the fact that it was a fake (if the buyer wants).

--SKot

Post: #182784
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182784/action/topic#182784
Time: 17-Feb-2006 10:55 AM

The guy wrote back this morning after I called him out on this, and claims now that there are actually 2 reels in that canister. Even if that's true, they still can't equal 97 minutes. My only question now is, what *is* on there, really?

--SKot

Post: #182617
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182617/action/topic#182617
Time: 17-Feb-2006 1:44 AM

Okay--

1. It occurred to me that the seller here seems to be only offering one reel of film, as far as I can tell.

2. He claims that the film is "just a tad over 90 minutes" (it says 97 minutes on the canister in magic marker as well).

3. How much film fits on a 16mm reel? (think back to school days and how often they had to change the reels during the film)

4. Did research: standard 7 inch 16mm reel = 11 minutes of film. Even if you had a 14 inch reel, it would only be 38.5 minutes max.

5. The Star Wars Holiday Special would not even come CLOSE to fitting on a single 16mm reel.

6. The auction is a fraud. I don't know what this guy has on this reel, but it's not the Holiday Special.

7. I am attempting to retract my bid. I wish I could warn the others to do the same, but I can't get their contact info.

--SKot

Post: #182386
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182386/action/topic#182386
Time: 16-Feb-2006 7:12 PM

I intend to ask the seller to allow me to return the item if I am not satisfied, if I do win. That still won't make me feel 100% okay, but at least it will help.

--SKot

Post: #182341
Topic: Info: San Diego Star Wars Society, where art thou?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182341/action/topic#182341
Time: 16-Feb-2006 4:24 PM — Edited 4-Jul-2020 9:10 AM

This may have been addressed before, but according to this:

http://www.iesb.net/star wars/starwars22104.htm

…the SDSWS has had their hands on the three OOT films on 16mm film, and SW with the original non-Episode IV crawl.

So who are these guys, and are they among us? And if not… why not?

Their website here:

http://www.sandiegostarwars.com

–SKot

Post: #182268
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182268/action/topic#182268
Time: 16-Feb-2006 1:13 PM

I have my bid in now that I've seen the photos, but dammit I wish I could see just 1 frame of the thing. He's certainly not making this easy.

--SKot

Post: #182129
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/182129/action/topic#182129
Time: 16-Feb-2006 12:45 AM

And now he's got a new auction up for a "LUCKY BINGO BALL", complete with pictures. Still no pictures of the supposed 16mm film, of course. Will they go up tonight, or ever?

I'm not putting a bid in until I have some kind of tangible evidence of this thing. I can't believe these guys in Argentina/wherever who are already claiming to be willing to pay well over $300 for the shadiest auction item I've seen in a long time. Are they really that naive?

I'll be extremely irritated if it DOES turn out to be real and one of these other guys pays some ridiculous price for it and gets it, then sits on it and lets it gather dust in his "private collection", never answering any queries about it or getting in touch with anyone. That would be typical.

--SKot

Post: #181838
Topic: Info: Holiday Special on 16mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/181838/action/topic#181838
Time: 15-Feb-2006 10:03 AM

I'm still trying to pry some real information out of him. 2 days left on the 7-day auction, and still we know virtually nothing, and haven't seen a single photo (as promised). Rather frustrating...

--SKot

Post: #181190
Topic: Evidence of OOT at Lucasfilm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/181190/action/topic#181190
Time: 14-Feb-2006 6:26 PM

It has long been my opinion that the OOT has already been restored for quite some time, and is sitting archived that way. When LFL makes changes to anything, they need to start with the original and work from there, so that means the original unaltered version needs to be available in the best condition possible.

One thing that irritates me greatly is when historical documentaries about the OOT and the process that went into making them get made, and LFL only provides the current, CG-altered footage... footage that didn't exist at that point in history! I know it would be possible for the unaltered footage to be provided in all these cases.

--SKot