twooffour's favorite Star Wars character. The Neimodians have always sounded more silly than Asian to me. It was only after I squinted my ears real tight did I notice what others were talking about. I think of it on the same terms as I do claims that the Gungans are racial stereotypes of Jamaicans. =P
greenpenguino said:
Aw!
I liked the grey ties.
:(
Yeah it was one of the changes I was really looking forward to but it's his edit. =(
From the upcoming Star Wars Blueprints book:
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CP3S said:
Tobar said:
You're like me in that you like to take a back seat style of escapism into the galaxy, but roleplayers are doing the exact same thing. They just like to take an active part in the galaxy.
So they aren't actually taking a "backseat" then? The whole "active" part denotes more of a driver's seat sort of situation... Don't you think?
I was referring to the escapism. I'm not saying that roleplaying is exactly the same thing as reading a story or watching a movie but that they were more similar than Anchorhead's posts made them out to be. The people sitting there roleplaying are using their mind's eye to picture what is going on in their game. It's just a different form of escapism, as everyone that has replied so far seems to agree with and was my original point. Cosplay is something entirely different and I would agree would be a breach of the fourth wall but not simple roleplaying.
But then again, I might just be confusing reading the books with actually playing a session of the game. As I've never actually played a tabletop RPG, I just enjoy reading the source books for them. My post was also a sort of reaction to this quote from the previous page:
Anchorhead said: I just assumed it was some silliness belched out on the "bio" pages of the Lucas Franchise machine. Which to me, has always felt weirdly uncomfortable, a sort of role-playing extension that is so fleshed-out that it borders on disturbing. Particularly for adults.
As Anchorhead has said he likes the stories that show what kind of things normal people face in the Star Wars galaxy and that's basically what those books are all about. They establish what it's like being an average joe in that galaxy. All the interesting background bits you find in the Tales books and the stories that came after all originate from those source books.
I meant Godzilla, but I'm one of those too. =P
xhonzi said: doubleofive said: Anchorhead said: I would say a fair amount are also from the West End Role Playing books predomiantly written by Bill Slavicsec.
Yeah, most if not all of the back stories are from comics or books or the cartoons.
I just assumed it was some silliness belched out on the "bio" pages of the Lucas Franchise machine. Which to me, has always felt weirdly uncomfortable, a sort of role-playing extension that is so fleshed-out that it borders on disturbing. Particularly for adults.
I was wrong about the back stories, or at least some of the ones I've read so far. These stories are from some very talented writers and some of them would make interesting novels on their own. Once again, this board grows my Star Wars universe.
I don't know about Bill Slavicsec but I do know that if you look at the beginning of the book there's a special dedication to Bill Smith from West End Games who they credit for a lot of ideas, backgrounds and starting points. Everything in those stories originated in those old source books.
Anchorhead said: Role-playing and cos-play are an attempt to make the film (any film) into a sort of reality, for lack of a better term. To me - that takes away the magic of the film. I don't want the film to be real, I want it to be an escape from reality. A chance to be transported. That desire for the film to be an escape from reality is the same reason I don't watch behind the scenes documentaries. Just a personal choice.
This statement doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I personally don't roleplay as it's not my thing but I do read all of the old WEG books as they're great for filling in the gaps of how the Star Wars galaxy works. You're like me in that you like to take a back seat style of escapism into the galaxy, but roleplayers are doing the exact same thing. They just like to take an active part in the galaxy. Whenever you read or watch something you're being transported into that work's reality, I don't really see that big a difference between that and pretending you're a part of it too. And I really can't see any connection between behind the scenes docs and what roleplayers do. =P
Monroville said:
And is it just me, or does Bossk look like Godzilla?
Being an avid fan myself, I can say it's just you. =P
I just watched that first clip of George over at CNN. He said it was a television show, this is probably the Star Wars show that Seth Green has been working on with Lucasfilm.
Alexrd said:
Monolithium said:
So much better than anything in the prequels.
I think that's a very exaggerated remark.
I think it's spot on and I've heard it from multiple people.
timdiggerm said:
Harmy said:
Yeah, I think CGI can be a great tool when in right hands. Jurassic Park is a great example of that, because they used it with moderation and more importantly in combination with animatronics, where that worked better.
Except the damn CATG shadows on the raptors in that one scene. Super-distracting.
Er...I thought that was an animatronic raptor and the CATG was imprinted in the ceiling tiles....
This should generate some conversation. I was recently roaming around some archives when I came across an old article from the Sarasota-Herald Tribune circa 1980. In the article they speak with Don Moore, the man that took over the reigns of Flash Gordon from Alex Raymond. The article is mostly about science fiction predicting the technology of tomorrow, but at one point it drifts to Moore's thoughts on Star Wars. It reads as follows:
The science fiction writer said he enjoyed the movie "Star Wars" but didn't like its sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back" as well. "'Empire' has too many gadgets and gimmicks and not enough people in the story," he said.
Pretty sure it was solidly confirmed, didn't Ady rip it from that Star Wars sound book? Though it looks like it was eventually changed because it's a different sound on the Star Wars soundboards.
Not to mention his completely non-threatening color pallet...
It's currently on a indefinite hold for the time being. They have a ton of scripts done but now George is having the company work on figuring out how to bring production costs down as low as possible. He basically wants every episode to feel like a big budget production on a manageable television scale budget.
I was so upset after they aired the malevolence trilogy wondering why they didn't make THAT the Clone Wars movie instead of what we actually got.
If we're looking for citations, could someone dig up that quote from Sansweet or Lucas where they mention they've had the transfers done for years now?
none said:
Singing In The Rain is one of my favorite films.
George Lucas Presents: Singin' in the Rain (Special Edition)
Drat, I was hoping that first video was going to incorporate this. One of my favorite commercials. =P
I actually remember there being a big chunk of one of the books where Han is gone so the story follows Lando for a little while, whilst Han is off in Corporate Sector. Though it might be shorter than I remember. =P
As for the Dark Times, it's not strictly off-limits, there is actually a comic set in that time period with that very title. It's actually my favorite Star Wars comic series. I'd highly recommend it.
As for anything else Star Wars related Anchorhead might like to check out, I'd recommend the daily newspaper strips that started back in '79. You can find them by clicking on my sig. It starts off pretty good, then the main writer and illustrated had to leave due to illness and it gets a little iffy for a couple stories and then BAM it becomes fantastic.
It's not like they have panels praising the ronto butt shots or ROTJ Hayden. =P They love Luke, Han and Leia just as much as the next person. Is there prequel love going on at these things? Yeah, but that's just another part of the fandom now and easily ignored.
The last Celebration was Empire Strikes Back themed and they had Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Jeremy Bulloch, Robert Watts and Gary Kurtz all there. Not to mention a slew of actors that played bit parts in the films like Wes Janson and Dak, Ackbar, Veers etc. They're the really fun ones to talk to because they're easily accessible and honest with their opinions.
I am by no means a fan of the SE but I also don't let it ruin my enjoyment of the OT. Especially not when I'm a part of an excellent community like this one that helps people enjoy the films like they were. Star Wars is still fun, you just have to let yourself enjoy it again.
I attended the last two and they're a lot of fun. Is there much to celebrate going on these days? No not really, but so what? It's about celebrating the films, not current events. It's just great being able to congregate with all your fellow fans in person and getting to meet a bunch of the cast from the films. Plus if you're a collector, it's definitely the place to be! The only caveat I'd put in place is be cautious when discussing the OOT, there are a lot of people there that are ignorant of the issue.
He's also the one that coined the name Coruscant.
It makes a lot more sense as she in English than it.
PvGL blog post (the comment there saddens me)
There's also a more recent post about the changes to THX-1138.