SilverWook

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Post: #144991
Topic: PAL Betamax question...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144991/action/topic#144991
Time: 3-Oct-2005 11:51 PM

Thanks for the info, guys. There are two early PAL Beta Star Wars on Ebay right now, and I'm delusional enough to think maybe it's got the mono track. Unless somebody can prove otherwise?

Post: #144804
Topic: PAL Betamax question...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144804/action/topic#144804
Time: 3-Oct-2005 4:57 PM

I know NSTC and PAL are incompatible with each other, but if I were to play a PAL tape back, would I be able to listen to the linear audio track?

Post: #144650
Topic: No really, you have to see this! 'How It Should Have Ended' (Star Wars)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144650/action/topic#144650
Time: 3-Oct-2005 2:25 AM

Very funny! I recall more than one fanboy argument over why the Death Star couldn't shoot through Yavin. Probably a bad idea to ignite a gas giant if you're in orbit though.

Post: #144453
Topic: Any Star Wars TV stuff coming up?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144453/action/topic#144453
Time: 2-Oct-2005 4:08 PM

And the winning ad concept will use slogans like these...
"ROTS, it's better than the first two!"
"98% JarJar free!"
"Look sir! Wookiees!"
"The man in black is back! For the last five minutes anyway..."

Post: #144011
Topic: More movie trailer fan edits...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/144011/action/topic#144011
Time: 1-Oct-2005 8:45 PM — Edited 3-Jul-2020 7:18 PM

Titanic and a certain famous musical get twisted into other genres!

Post: #143970
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143970/action/topic#143970
Time: 1-Oct-2005 7:10 PM

Yellow Submarine would be a good candidate for preserving the LD version. Besides a different scene replaced by the "Hey Bulldog" song in the new release, a lot of people felt the mild widescreen ratio chopped off too much top and bottom picture information. A good example is the name on the tombstone in the "Elanor Rigby" sequence.

Post: #143960
Topic: Mono mix for Moth3r's ANH DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143960/action/topic#143960
Time: 1-Oct-2005 7:00 PM

I noticed an early PAL Betamax of Star Wars on Ebay recently. The "rental library" box art. Is there any possibility the mono mix was used for the UK release? The oldest NSTC beta tape I have just has the 2.0 soundtrack mixed down to mono.

Post: #143321
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143321/action/topic#143321
Time: 30-Sep-2005 12:10 AM

Well, not quite all. The LD has a Terry Gilliam-esque animation before the film reminding you about the commentary track. The photo gallery was also done differently by Criterion. (With a nice intro animation that reveals nasty things done to photos of the cast if you look frame by frame.) And the LD has the entire Japanese dub track. I still want to know what's being said over the ending of the film on that one!

Post: #143090
Topic: OT "The Shining" Fan edit trailer...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/143090/action/topic#143090
Time: 29-Sep-2005 5:32 PM

I came across a link to this in a Kubrick newsgroup. Funny, yet so very, very, wrong!

Post: #142414
Topic: Info Wanted: anyone done 'The Donny and Marie Show' Star Wars skit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/142414/action/topic#142414
Time: 28-Sep-2005 5:26 PM

The actor who played Lamont on Sanford and Son left the series that year. So it was a topical joke back then. BTW, wasn't Kris Kristofferson among the many who auditioned for Han Solo, or did I hallucinate that tidbit?

Post: #142359
Topic: Info Wanted: anyone done 'The Donny and Marie Show' Star Wars skit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/142359/action/topic#142359
Time: 28-Sep-2005 2:39 PM

How is the video quality of the Rarities disc version? The video is really "squiggly" on what I have. Whatever the source was, the commercials were professionally edited out.
Does anybody appreciate the irony of Donny and Marie playing Luke and Leia in light of a certain plot twist in Jedi?

Post: #142254
Topic: Info Wanted: anyone done 'The Donny and Marie Show' Star Wars skit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/142254/action/topic#142254
Time: 28-Sep-2005 4:01 AM — Edited 3-Jul-2020 11:16 AM

Has anybody tackled this one yet? If the Holiday Special is to be inflicted on future generations, might as well include these 12 minutes of cheesy horror.
I got a copy at a con many years ago. It could never be mistaken for a low generation tape, but I was hoping somebody with better gear could take a whack at cleanup and transfer? I’m getting nowhere at the moment…

Post: #141413
Topic: Anyone see American Dad last night?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/141413/action/topic#141413
Time: 26-Sep-2005 11:36 AM

I laughed out loud when I heard that line. Maybe one of the writer's has lurked here? (The Ewok getting liquidated was funny too.) Amazing they resisted the temptation to do a JarJar gag. The fact one of the fans in the crowd was dressed as Thundarr the Barbarian made me smile.

Post: #141149
Topic: The Day After: Special Features Disc (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/141149/action/topic#141149
Time: 25-Sep-2005 5:58 PM

I've been wondering, does the DVD have the Reagan soundalike on the radio as originally aired, or the generic president voice that has been dubbed in ever since?

Post: #140280
Topic: Info: The Apprentice - George Lucas appearance, anyone capturing it?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140280/action/topic#140280
Time: 22-Sep-2005 4:22 PM

He's going to be hiring and firing LFL interns? (Sounds like a great idea for a fanfilm.) Hopefully, one contestant will get into the film vault and liberate the OT.

Post: #140279
Topic: Info Wanted: Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140279/action/topic#140279
Time: 22-Sep-2005 4:17 PM

Has anyone checked to see if the Roger Rabbit shorts have been censored on the DVD?

Post: #140315
Topic: Episode I Digital Yoda Images!!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140315/action/topic#140315
Time: 22-Sep-2005 2:25 PM

I'm embarrassed to admit this is a change I don't mind. What boggles me is how with all the reference material they had at their disposal, Episode I Yoda came out looking so hideous. I know Stuart Freeborn is likely retired, but how hard would it have been to bring him in to consult?

Post: #140105
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/140105/action/topic#140105
Time: 21-Sep-2005 7:50 PM

Hearts of Darkness was released on LD. Are there legal hassles keeping it off DVD?

Post: #139881
Topic: Superman II and Superman III extended (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139881/action/topic#139881
Time: 20-Sep-2005 5:47 PM

Hey Jabberdoo, if you're still around, I'd like to get that previously mentioned betamax copy of Superman I to you. Let me know if you're still interested!

Post: #139876
Topic: Info: Exclusive "Story of Star Wars" DVD from Wal Mart
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139876/action/topic#139876
Time: 20-Sep-2005 5:30 PM

It had better be Threepio translating Artoo's memories of Anakin or else we have another continuity error!

Post: #139705
Topic: Star Wars costumes on display in Los Angeles
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139705/action/topic#139705
Time: 19-Sep-2005 1:20 PM

See here. If anybody in LA checks this out, I'd like to know if you're allowed to take photos of the exhibit.

Post: #139199
Topic: Episode III reaches $380 million mark
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/139199/action/topic#139199
Time: 17-Sep-2005 10:54 AM

According to Box Office Mojo . And amongst the accountants at Lucasfilm and Fox there was much rejoicing. *yay*

Post: #138691
Topic: King Kong Criterion - new project, anyone interested? (unfinished - official product released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138691/action/topic#138691
Time: 15-Sep-2005 3:44 AM

IIRC, this was the first title Criterion ever released! Possibly the first commentary track ever done as well...

Post: #138452
Topic: What is your favourite reference to Star Wars films in other shows (TV and Film)?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/138452/action/topic#138452
Time: 13-Sep-2005 2:47 PM

Don't think it's been mentioned yet but "Team America" had a Cantina-esque band playing in the tavern scene. And one of the TA members dons a familiar looking brown robe and pulls the Jedi mind trick during the finale.
The Venture Bros. episode where Dr. Venture has a garage sale features the sale of a rejected working lightsaber prototype, (Kenner balked at the multimillion dollar per unit cost!) to one of the Monarch's henchmen. When he tries to use it on bodyguard Brock Sampson, the henchman does the infamous "Jedi kid" moves.

Post: #137526
Topic: Why no mention of "Sith" in Episodes IV-VI?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/137526/action/topic#137526
Time: 8-Sep-2005 9:43 AM

Interesting thing about the original SW novel is a passage where Vader seems conflicted over the destruction of Alderaan. What did Alan Dean Foster know about Vader's backstory, and when did he know it?