I was a big fan in 1977, saw SW at least 5 times in the theater.
But I can’t remember if I saw the Holiday Special (when it aired) or not.
Memory loss after the first viewing of the HS is quite common. 😛
Robot Chicken made Bossk out to be quite the stylish fellow, so I’d like to see the series wink and nod to that.
Would be nice to see Bossk in his other outfit. 😛
You guys should read David Gerrold’s ESB review sometime. It’s called The Empire Strikes Out.
I’d drink a Milk&Pepsi in her honor if I had any Pepsi in the house.
I was flipping channels one night last year, and came across Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams on one of those kid’s sitcoms that air on Nickelodeon. Even though they were much older, they still had their chemistry and comic timing. A Golden Girls version of Laverne & Shirley might have worked!
Jar Jar saves Christmas 😛
I don’t know. Such an endeavor could end up looking like something out of Scrooged. 😛
Not my intention. Sorry you see it that way.
Is this the ‘24p’ setting? My BDP is set to ‘auto’, whatever that means.
This may help, as I don’t think Samsung menus have changed much in the past decade.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/samsung-tv-settings-guide,review-4663-7.html
I could see a layer of grain helping with the overall appearance of it, which, if that were resolved, might lead one to be more forgiving of the rest.
Edit: for all I know, this is all a relic of my shitty 32" Samsung LCD TV. I remember being shocked at the realism in the theater (DCP)
Do you know if the auto motion aka Soap Opera Effect is switched on or off? You’ll want it off.
I see lots of Rey and Kylo cosplay. I think the future is bright. I’ve been a fan since 77 as well and I love Star Wars as much as ever.
Yep! Saw a few this past Halloween. 😃
Han Solo, General Leia, and Master Skywalker are not losers.
Han went from a hero and General in the Rebellion, and being ready for a committed relationship with Leia to going back to smuggling, abandoning his wife and son, and then got stabbed go death by his son in a last ditch effort to save him. Luke went from being the last Jedi, who redeemed his father to falling from his faith completely, just wanting to die, abandoning his family, friends, and the galaxy as a whole, only to die from Force exhaustion in a last ditch effort to save the handful of remaining rebels. Leia went from being one of the leaders of the Rebel Alliance and of the New Republic, while starting a family to being a general of a band of rebels that can fit in the Millenium Falcon having lost her husband and son. In the context of where they were at the end of the OT, each of the big three lost in a major way, and worst of all after building a powerful friendship over the course of three films would not share a single scene together in the new trilogy with Luke only becoming aware of the death of his best friend after the fact.
Hi Dre,
Just thought I’d say that you’re still doing a great job in representing those that found TLJ to be an abhorrent (or at the very least distasteful) addition to the Star Wars saga and continuing to shine light on all the reasons it is by far the worst Star Wars movie to date if only due to the damage it has done to the Star Wars fandom and the franchise itself. You’ve got my full support in standing up for our perspective and I wish I could be half as involved in discussing it as you are but currently I just can’t be bothered (nor have the time) to get entrenched again in arguments about TLJ and Disney/Lucasfilm reactions to the criticism.
Just didn’t want you to think you are alone in your views on TLJ that you always so accurately and thoroughly express 😃
Val
TLJ didn’t damage the fandom, that was self-inflicted.
Sorry but I strongly disagree. You only have to go actively looking for it and you will see the fallout everywhere. But that’s still a matter of opinion which we can courteously agree to disagree on.
The damage to my own enjoyment of Star Wars was certainly not self-inflicted, it was an adverse reaction to what I had to experience as a new official episode to a saga that up to that point I had loved every episode of (even the PT though my adult enjoyment of them are greatly enhanced now by fan edits).
I am a Star Wars fan through and through which makes me part of the fandom. To say all my grievances and issues with TLJ are self-inflicted is pretty nasty.
Val
You don’t think there were some who overreacted a tad? Demonizing the director, harassing a certain actress online? Epic length youtube video rants on why the movie sucks? I’m surprised nobody made a bonfire of all their action figures and toys and posted the video.
Grievances and issues are fine, when they are expressed in a mature intelligent way. There’s been too many people screaming bloody murder over a movie they didn’t like.
And I’m speaking as an original old school since 1977 fan here. Even if I thought TLJ was the worst film since Beast of Yucca Flats, it would not affect my love of Star Wars very much, if at all.
Han Solo, General Leia, and Master Skywalker are not losers.
Han went from a hero and General in the Rebellion, and being ready for a committed relationship with Leia to going back to smuggling, abandoning his wife and son, and then got stabbed go death by his son in a last ditch effort to save him. Luke went from being the last Jedi, who redeemed his father to falling from his faith completely, just wanting to die, abandoning his family, friends, and the galaxy as a whole, only to die from Force exhaustion in a last ditch effort to save the handful of remaining rebels. Leia went from being one of the leaders of the Rebel Alliance and of the New Republic, while starting a family to being a general of a band of rebels that can fit in the Millenium Falcon having lost her husband and son. In the context of where they were at the end of the OT, each of the big three lost in a major way, and worst of all after building a powerful friendship over the course of three films would not share a single scene together in the new trilogy with Luke only becoming aware of the death of his best friend after the fact.
Hi Dre,
Just thought I’d say that you’re still doing a great job in representing those that found TLJ to be an abhorrent (or at the very least distasteful) addition to the Star Wars saga and continuing to shine light on all the reasons it is by far the worst Star Wars movie to date if only due to the damage it has done to the Star Wars fandom and the franchise itself. You’ve got my full support in standing up for our perspective and I wish I could be half as involved in discussing it as you are but currently I just can’t be bothered (nor have the time) to get entrenched again in arguments about TLJ and Disney/Lucasfilm reactions to the criticism.
Just didn’t want you to think you are alone in your views on TLJ that you always so accurately and thoroughly express 😃
Val
TLJ didn’t damage the fandom, that was self-inflicted.
I do, as they inspired Lucas, as did Buck Rogers, which opens THX-1138. George wanted to make a Flash Gordon film, but couldn’t get the rights. For all the Joseph Campbell stuff Lucas cites, he was essentially just doing his own Buster Crabbe serial.
One could say the same about the three Flash Gordon serials. Ming and his minions just keep coming back for more. 😉
I think there may be a fear that if the face is too static, it’s not going to look real, so they over-animate a tad. On the flip side of the coin, I think Disney once got some critical flak for the human characters in Sleeping Beauty being too stiff, when the animators were trying to be more realistic.
Having seen R1 twice in 70mm IMAX, Tarkin looked good to me. Is there something about putting the images out onto film that makes it less digital looking, or am I simply perceiving it that way because I know I’m watching a print?
I’m amused that TPM is being used to demo a really old tv set. 😃
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Panasonic-Compufocus-Color-TV-CTH-1362R-With-Remote/233043813346
Also, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tv with a compartment to store the remote in! One way to not lose it in the couch cushions, but you still have to get up and walk over to the set to get it.
With all those novelty Disney tv sets in recent years, I’m surprised there hasn’t been a Star Wars LCD tv set yet.
Yeah, I liked that one off special with Luke and company that aired on Cartoon Network a while back. The gag involving armies of squealing fangirls chasing Vader around, because they were shown a real photo of Hayden Christensen, was hilarious. I suspect the same writers are at work here.
Luke was whiny and immature. Most of his training centered around focus. Rey has plenty of focus and self reliance. The Force accents traits you already posses. Rey is already a pilot and great fighter when we meet her. You’re right, she is on another level.
Force abilities manifest themselves. Jedi training seems to be mainly learning the Jedi way in how to be disciplined and adhere to the Jedi code.
I love that Rey is not beholden to what came before. If I wanted to watch another movie with a master teaching an apprentice, well we have those movies already. I’d rather see how Rey does it this time.
If Rey was jumped by Sandpeople like Luke was, it would be a fair fight at least! 😃
Perhaps someone spilled their coffee all over the original page?
Never realized this before, but Kligson sure looks a lot like Robocop.
The Wizard of Oz was an old guy hiding behind a curtain though. Luke really is a space wizard.
https://www.starwars.com/news/lego-star-wars-all-stars
Anybody watching this on Disney XD? It’s a fun little show! I like the idea of side stories taking place during the events of the movies we know. None are set during the prequels or the OT though. It doesn’t seem to be getting the attention Resistance or other SW projects have received, as it’s new to me. For a thinly veiled Lego commercial, it’s well done.
Whoever is voicing Leia sounds a lot like Carrie.
The only nit I can pick with it is that Dana Snyder as the recurring Hutt baddie sounds too much like his Master Shake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
The animation is also a tad blocky. 😛
And we’d probably have gotten some 70mm IMAX prints of it.