SilverWook

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Post: #284615
Topic: "BRING BACK STAR WARS" Channel 4 UK documentary coming soon...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284615/action/topic#284615
Time: 27-Apr-2007 8:57 PM

There was bad blood between Prowse and Lucasfilm in the 80's. In a old Starlog interview, he claimed he was accused of leaking ROTJ plot details to the press during production, and it was very unpleasant on the set for him after that.

Post: #284611
Topic: "BRING BACK STAR WARS" Channel 4 UK documentary coming soon...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284611/action/topic#284611
Time: 27-Apr-2007 8:24 PM

The making of Empire book clearly puts Guiness on the set during production of that film. (For ESB, he shot all his scenes in front of a black background.) The interview for that book mentions his annoyance at not getting residuals for a lot of his early films, which was probably a factor in getting a slice of Star Wars pie! The book also mentions how George wanted to have all the Dagobah scenes for Jedi shot during production on Empire, but ran out of time.

Post: #284356
Topic: Jar-Jar fate...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284356/action/topic#284356
Time: 25-Apr-2007 10:36 PM

I was so hoping JarJar was going to confront Anakin in ROTS. The inevitable outcome would have brought many cheers from the sick minds in the audience.

Post: #284324
Topic: Info: Casino Royale - The British Airways Cut
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284324/action/topic#284324
Time: 25-Apr-2007 5:56 PM

In this age of laptops, portable DVD, and Ipods, why do they even bother with hacked up movies on airlines anymore? I took a train trip earlier this year, and Amtrak had stopped showing movies in the snack car. It's interesting the studios were still providing them with VHS copies of current films as late as last fall. (My previous train trip had showings of X-Men III and Devil Wears Prada, fullscreen and edited for content.) What format do airlines use these days? And do they still charge you for the crappy headphones?

Post: #284194
Topic: Possible original Star Wars screening?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284194/action/topic#284194
Time: 25-Apr-2007 3:58 AM

We really need a board member who owns a movie theater, or is best friends with someone who does.

Post: #283914
Topic: Splinter Of The Mind's Eye - review and thoughts.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/283914/action/topic#283914
Time: 23-Apr-2007 7:21 PM

It could simply be a matter of not changing those code words and commands. Leia was being interrogated aboard the Death Star while the search was on for the droids. And they probably didn't know Artoo was the one who actually had the DS plans.

Post: #283871
Topic: Splinter Of The Mind's Eye - review and thoughts.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/283871/action/topic#283871
Time: 23-Apr-2007 4:00 PM

The Kaiburr crystal turns up in a second season Ewoks episode, being sought on Endor by an Imperial general. Halla could almost be a prototype for Yoda. The Dark Horse comics adaptation of Splinter is very good too.

Post: #283600
Topic: TWICE UPON A TIME (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/283600/action/topic#283600
Time: 21-Apr-2007 9:52 PM

Not that I don't trust wiki articles, but comparing both versions to see if anything besides language was snipped would be a good idea. No way an ancient HBO recording is going to look better than the early 90's video release. And if Thief and the Cobbler can be reconstructed, patching whatever is missing from Twice Upon a Time ought to be feasible?
And I'd be happy to transfer my Laserdisc to DVD if someone can use it. I'm up to my neck in old S-VHS tapes at the moment though.

Post: #282806
Topic: The Star Wars Archives, a different kind of preservation
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282806/action/topic#282806
Time: 17-Apr-2007 4:45 AM

Amazing! Simply amazing!

Post: #282546
Topic: Info: Ewok Adventure Featurette - for sale on ebay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282546/action/topic#282546
Time: 15-Apr-2007 9:46 PM

It's not intended as a ripoff. Tv movies were often shot with overseas markets in mind, as it's a good way to make the money back. (Ironically, the third proposed Ewok film was scrapped because they were getting too expensive to make!) It can be good or bad depending on the film in question. Gene Roddenberry did a tv movie pilot called "Spectre" in the 1970's that is supposed to be a lot more steamy and gory in it's European theatrical cut! The original Battlestar Galactica three-hour pilot was recut and shown in theaters. (In Sensurround!) In the wake of Bruce Lee mania, several Green Hornet episodes were recut into movies. The Man From UNCLE actually shot new footage to make some two-parters into movies. And wasn't "Das Boot" originally a miniseries for German televison?
The old SW fan club had "Caravan of Courage" posters for sale back in the day, so it wasn't a big secret or anything.

Post: #282453
Topic: Info: Ewok Adventure Featurette - for sale on ebay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282453/action/topic#282453
Time: 15-Apr-2007 2:18 AM

Wasn't "Caravan of Courage" the title used when it was released theatrically in Europe?

Post: #282420
Topic: TWICE UPON A TIME (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282420/action/topic#282420
Time: 14-Apr-2007 8:49 PM

That wiki article has at least one detail wrong. Side two of the Laserdisc is CAV.

Post: #282251
Topic: TWICE UPON A TIME (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282251/action/topic#282251
Time: 13-Apr-2007 9:09 PM

If no footage has actually been cut, wouldn't synching the HBO audio up to a better video source make more sense?

Post: #282250
Topic: "The Story of Star Wars" Narrator passes away...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282250/action/topic#282250
Time: 13-Apr-2007 9:04 PM

Oh man! I totally forgot he was Box in Logan's Run! Thank you for reminding me Anchorhead.

Post: #282068
Topic: "The Story of Star Wars" Narrator passes away...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282068/action/topic#282068
Time: 12-Apr-2007 8:23 PM

Roscoe Lee Browne obit at CNN.
It's a safe bet most of us who owned the album back in the day remember his narration of "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away..." very well.

Post: #281919
Topic: TWICE UPON A TIME (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281919/action/topic#281919
Time: 12-Apr-2007 4:51 AM

All of Ibor's video clips, including the Happy Days footage of Fonzie, seem to be intact on the Laserdisc version.

Post: #281849
Topic: Idea & Info: star trek the motion picture - preservation
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281849/action/topic#281849
Time: 11-Apr-2007 7:05 PM

I'm surprised the CBS people redoing the FX didn't attempt putting Chekov in there. Of course it could never be as funny as Walter Koenig's account of why Khan knows Chekov.

Post: #281706
Topic: TWICE UPON A TIME (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281706/action/topic#281706
Time: 10-Apr-2007 10:17 PM

I'm not sure it even got a wide release or a chance to fail. (Much like Rock and Rule got pissed on by MGM.) The only ads I ever saw were a for a special screening sent to members of the old Star Wars fan club. (Mailed out on Lucasfilm stationery too!) Is the only difference between versions just the cursing? No footage was actually cut?

Post: #281535
Topic: Possible original Star Wars screening?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281535/action/topic#281535
Time: 9-Apr-2007 9:53 PM

Perhaps the time has come for a private rebel screening somewhere. But how to make it happen?

Post: #281509
Topic: Possible original Star Wars screening?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281509/action/topic#281509
Time: 9-Apr-2007 6:54 PM

Looks like they are selling a lot of tickets! Too bad it looks like it's going to be the SE based on the running time given.

Post: #281343
Topic: Anyone else totally disregard Lumpy being Chewbaccas's son?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281343/action/topic#281343
Time: 8-Apr-2007 8:29 PM

For the record, their proper Wookiee names are Lumpawarrump and Attichitcuk.

And you have to suffer the Holiday Special at least once, or else you're just a poser.

Post: #280842
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... Superman 1 KCOP?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280842/action/topic#280842
Time: 4-Apr-2007 10:12 PM

I have an off-air recording of the original extended ABC broadcast on Beta. Unfortunately, I have never been able to get it to track properly on my vintage late 80's betamax, but it might work on a different model. Anybody have a really old beta with manual tracking that still works?

Post: #280817
Topic: My first step into a larger world.... Splinter Of The Mind's Eye
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280817/action/topic#280817
Time: 4-Apr-2007 8:37 PM

You might also want to check out the Dark Horse comics adaptation after you read the book.

Post: #280656
Topic: Anyone else totally disregard Leia being Luke's sister?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280656/action/topic#280656
Time: 4-Apr-2007 2:50 AM

When is Hasbro going to make those extra-crispy Owen and Beru figures anyway?

Post: #280435
Topic: Anyone else totally disregard Leia being Luke's sister?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280435/action/topic#280435
Time: 2-Apr-2007 8:46 PM

Look no further than "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" the novel that was almost the sequel, for proof the whole sister thing was pulled out of someone's thermal exhaust port.