Bingowings said:
Nice to know I'm not alone (even if Ripplin isn't convinced).
I wish I had the sound file to hand because I swear the line just doesn't sound like him.
Er, I didn't say you said it was stupid. I just confirmed that it is fun.
twister111 said:
Classic G4tv is rolling around in it's grave...
Forget G4, what about Techtv and ZDtv before it? =P
Also:
WhatsMyName said:
Tobar said:
TheBoost said:
TV's Frink said:
Is this the EU thread where the Death Star III finally blows up, and then it is THE END?
Wasnt that the original Star Tours?
I always like to think that it was actually a New Republic battle simulation. Which would explain why the pilots are more annoyed than worried that a civilian craft has suddenly entered a war zone.
I wanna try the new Star Tours they've added on. It looks fun. I went on Star Tours a couple yers ago and it was really outdated, and dusty and the whole place needed a revamp.
It's pretty fun! Some of it is kind of outlandish but if you just throw your cares away it's a good time. All of the exterior stuff and back story during the line establish that it takes place between ROTS and ANH but that's pretty much quickly thrown out the window if you happen to end up going to Hoth during the ride. Hoth was actually one of George's ideas and when the imagineers asked him how there could be a walker battle happening on Hoth if this is set long before then he replied just because you saw one during ESB doesn't mean there's never been one there before. =P Pretty silly explanation but worth it when you're actually dodging Walker fire in 3D.
TheBoost said:
TV's Frink said:
Is this the EU thread where the Death Star III finally blows up, and then it is THE END?
Wasnt that the original Star Tours?
I always like to think that it was actually a New Republic battle simulation. Which would explain why the pilots are more annoyed than worried that a civilian craft has suddenly entered a war zone.
It's also not like that word came into being with that show either. The term he-man has been around for ages. Think back to the Little Rascals and the He-man Woman Haters Club. But let's try and get back to the topic at hand. =P
Wow.
I'd recommend giving Dark Times another try with the Blue Harvest storyline. I don't want to talk too much about because I think that'd ruin it but I highly recommend it, I think you'll dig it. The only real prequelish thing in it is that they use a species that was first seen in the prequels but other than that it's very self-contained.
xhonzi, what about Dark Times? I enjoyed Legacy but felt it was a little weighed down with all the Hutt talk and Yuzhan Vong stuff. Dark Times on the other hand I can't find a single flaw with other than the stupid Vector storyline that muddied up all comics at the time. To me, Doug and Randy are the perfect combo of art and story.
Bingowings said:
The word 'Younglings" should be expunged from all films with Star Wars in the title.
This. I hate that word and how it's taken over. Now there are no more children, just younglings.
doubleofive said:
The battle droid head is one of my favorite parts of ANHR, the first thing I saw that made me KNOW this was my kind of Special Edition.
It was a good idea but I think a Pit Droid would have been a more appropriate choice.
SilverWook said:
What's the coloring like in the Marvel reprints? I recall Dark Horse reprinted the Star Wars adaptation a short time before their own SE versions came out, and they were recolored in an almost totally bland palette compared to the originals.
It's fantastic. I remember when these were first announced there was an article I read about the effort they put into these reprints. They were big fans of the Marvel material and wanted to do it justice. So they did their research and recreated everything as closely as they could. They even challenged people to compare them with the real thing and bet that you wouldn't be able to tell the difference other than the reprints looking brand new. They did a great job.
ronlaw said:
A lot of these comics were reprinted in a series of volumes called :
Classic Star Wars Vol 1 In Deadly Pursuit
Classic Star Wars Vol 2 The Rebel Storm
Classic Star Wars Vol 3 Escape to Hoth
Actually these are the compilations of the reprints of the old newspaper strips. They're awesome stuff but I think James was more interested in Dark Horses' original works like Tales of the Jedi.
They just announced the release date as December 20th! Here's the launch trailer.
I am and I'm really looking forward to it. Disappointed that I haven't gotten into the beta. I got to beta SWG and those were good times.
If you have some spare change lying around you could win a dinner with Lucas! Right now they're auctioning a dinner with Francis Ford Coppola, John Lasseter, Chris Columbus, Philip Kaufman and George Lucas. Check out the auction here.
So if you got the chance to eat dinner with George Lucas what would you talk about? What would you ask him?
ray_afraid said:
Chewie taking a shot to the shoulder and shrugging it off seems unrealistic
Especially considering that in ROTJ he gets shot in the leg and ends up on the floor bleeding.
EyeShotFirst said:
On another note, Crix Madine sounded different in the deleted scene. He spoke more American in the film, and then he had an English accent in the deleted scene.
Was he overdubbed, or did he just play it different for the rebel briefing scene?
It was shot in London so just about all of the extras and side characters were played by English actors. All of the Rebels were dubbed by Americans while the Empire got to keep their real voices. =P
The thing that bothers me that I've always noticed is X-Wing ladders. Once he climbs into the cockpit, if there's no crew there he has to just cast off the ladder to the ground. How many of those do you think he goes through? =P
I just wanna know more about that game they were playing at Tosche station. Is it more like Pong or foosball?
Just found this nifty chart. Interesting stuff about speeding them up to cut down on production costs:
