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#1113057
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STAR WARS: EP VI -RETURN OF THE JEDI &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - ** PRODUCTION HAS NOW RESTARTED **
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Anjohan said:

doubleofive said:

Anjohan said:

fishmanlee said:

My suggestion: make the Emperor’s shuttle unique, paint it red, or black, with the Imperial logo on the side or something.

What the f*ck? Why?

Because the grey stripe it has doesn’t differentiate it enough from the 3 other identical shuttles also in the film? It’s not a bad suggestion.

That is so illogical. So what you suggest, is that the Emperor - leader of the Empire; the biggest threat for the Rebel Alliance and all other of millions who hate and plot behind his fierce back, travel around in a ship that signifies “I am no ordinary passenger”? That’s like Luke traveling in a completely blue X-Wing, written Skywalker on the sides, and expecting not to be followed or shot down or captured.

JEDIT: I see your lust for spicing up the designs, but doing it on the Emperor’s Shuttle just diminishes his logic and therefore his character. Vader, for instance, didn’t follow Luke in a red Tie-Fighter at the end of ANH and blended in with the others, keeping himself at an advantage for doing so rather than an increased target.

This is blending in?

The Empire is all about displaying it’s power and symbolism. A fancy ride for a short hop from a Star destroyer to the DS escorted by a whole lot of TIE’s isn’t that far fetched. The Emperor does not sneak around. They could employ the tactic of identical shuttles traveling in a group so nobody knows which one the Emperor is actually on.

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#1113055
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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ray_afraid said:

Anchorhead said:

I… don’t know anything about it other than it was the guy from Rear Window.

and Godzilla! and Perry Mason. Raymond Burr was great in everything he did. Very underrated.

I died laughing when Pinky and The Brain did a Godzilla spoof complete with random cutaways to Burr’s character. Unless you know how Burr was inserted into the American cut of the movie you probably wouldn’t get the joke.

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#1113048
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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You mean the guy from Perry Mason. 😉
Ironside had been out of syndication for decades. The pilot movie would turn up on a weekend now and again. Bruce Lee had a small part in another episode. Half the fun for me is spotting future superstars, and recognizing old sets on the Universal backlot. Haven’t seen the Munsters mansion or Norman Bates’ house yet, but they’re bound to turn up.

The only regular episode I could clearly recall from childhood was one set in a “haunted” house because it had a chilling ghost effect in it that probably gave me spooky dreams.

The series had a healthy run well into the '70’s. Will be interesting to see if more Star Wars connections pop up.

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#1112949
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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I’ve been watching the great old detective show Ironside late on the weekends on Cozi TV, and a young Harrison Ford appeared in a first season episode. He played a college grad who planned on a career at NASA, but his carpenter father is accused of an old murder. What are the odds?
For those of you just tuning in, Harrison was a carpenter when acting gigs were thin.

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#1112937
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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screams in the void said:

sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere , but I am watching the Gout of Empire Strikes back with the Spanish language track enabled and am wondering how they chose the voice over actors , like , what is the process for casting the characters , a certain nobility for obi-wan ? Does Yoda speak in backward syntax ? I do not speak Spanish and am curious . I wonder how much I can learn to speak it through watching the star wars movies as I have most of them memorized. Thoughts ?

Interesting idea, as Star Wars has been dubbed into Navajo in an effort to keep that language alive.

I’ve read that directors like Kubrick meticulously selected voice over actors for foreign dubs of his films, but no idea what the process was like for Star Wars.

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#1112823
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All Things Star Trek
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Revisited Encounter At Farpoint last night, a day late for the 30th anniversary. An enjoyable 90 minutes, seeing Picard and crew for the first time, but knowing where they’re headed.
Even though I initially thought Q was Trelane 2.0, he almost steals the show. John De Lancie is just great. I still think he looks like Boy George in the judge outfit though. 😉

The saucer separation scene was stunning for tv in 1987 and still holds up.

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#1112608
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The Random <em>Star Wars</em> Pics &amp; GIFs Thread
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oojason said:

SilverWook said:

Like I said, Ewok dress. But all those scenes were shot on the set at Elstree.

Thanks for finding a bigger version.

I must pay more attention to what women are wearing - though perhaps not in the company of my partner - who just sighed, and walked off after noticing I was searching for Leia photos (‘again’)…

Tell them it’s work related? 😉