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#280187
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.: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
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It is after much thought and with heavy hearts that the X0 Project Team has decided to call it quits. After three years of work and nothing to show for it, we've decided to move on. The X0 Project was a great idea in the beginning, and over the last few years we've seen and done a lot of awesome things - things nobody has ever done in a fan edit or preservation project. But while our intentions were great, our work of late hasn't been.

Unfortunately our fire has gone out of the universe, and we're giving up. Thanks to everyone for their support. No thanks to those of you who mocked us from the beginning. I guess you win.

Adieu.
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#279741
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Video Games - a general discussion thread
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I popped in Wind Waker last night to see if I could remember anything about it. Nope, but I did realize that I never started the second quest so...

I do have to say though, when I first played it I had my Gamecube hooked up to an SDTV and I just never thought the graphics were that great. But seeing it for the first time on my 50" HDTV via the Wii component cable, I can really appreciate the cell shaded graphics. This is really one of the more visually stunning Gamecube games I've played, even if it is a departure from the perfection that was OOT.
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#279549
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LOST
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I think the last couple episodes have been great. I think the biggest problem is that they're trying too hard to establish characters in two places, so it always seems like we don't get enough of what's happening back at the beach while knowing a little too much about what's in Ben's refrigerator.
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#279429
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What were your original expectations for the PT?
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I watched TPM the other day and I have to say it's still my favorite prequel. I think it's mainly because of Duel of the Fates and the Qui-Gon/Obi/Maul battle. I don't love this move like the OT, but it has it's moments.

Looking back, I think my main expectation was that it just not suck. When I left the theater, I thought it was pretty good, and I think I went back 5 more times.
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#279244
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Newb question: Lucas originated vs. fan fiction
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Lucas wrote the films. He wrote the novel for A New Hope. Everything else officially released has been written by other authors, but the content is OK'd by Lucas. This is what they call "Expanded Universe". Authors aren't just randomly writing Star Wars stories and publishing them.

For the novel adaptations of the other 5 films, Lucas gave the screenplay to the chosen author, who proceeded to turn it into a novel. Again, they are approved by Lucas before they get released.

Fan Fiction are the stories written by fans, not authors officially commissioned to write the books. These are the stories you see on message boards and blogs. I guess you could say they are "toloerated" by Lucas as fan adaptations of the saga, but that's all they are.


Edit: It appears that even the original Star Wars novel was ghostwritten by another author.