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Beatleboy99 said:

Yeah which is why I didn't understand why there needed to be a new scan of the OT since the blu rays are in 2k (really 1080p)

Beatleboy99 said:

yoda-sama said:

Wasn't Episode 1 the last Star Wars shot on film (until ep 7), with Episodes 2 and 3 quite famously being all digital?  In that case, I don't think we should be concerned about any conspicuous absence of Episodes 2 and 3 from rumors of 4K restorations (and if they didn't do it for Episode 1 for its 3D release, I don't think anyone plans to bother doing much further with that one).

 Right. I thought all movies being theatrically presented needed to be in 4k and wasn't thinking about the original runs of Clones and Sith.

I'm surprised the secret of the film wasn't ruined. "Look over there. That girl is a guy."

More teasing from the set:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWBGrkc360M

This time the full-sized new-model 38 ABY X-Wing.

JEDIT: It might be an older model, it's pretty beat up. Maybe a 25 ABY. Good year, they used the *pretends to talk like he knows something about cars/X-Wings*

DominicCobb said:

Related note: I saw James Spader a few days ago in an ice cream place in my town.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Wasn't the whole "R2 sabotaging R5" from the radio drama?

A complete list of fan fictions? So, the internet.

Fang Zei said:

The way they're raving about how good those 20 minutes looked, it certainly sounds like this is the new 4k transfer and not the old one from Lowry.

It's just an odd choice for me. I didn't care for it at all.

DrCrowTStarwars said:

As for Vic he had maybe 15 minutes and two episodes out of two seasons on DS9 and he was a good character played by an actor who could sing?!  I mean it may be the only time in Tv history a character who was a singer was played by an actor who could sing and if you want to understand why fans like myself love him then take a look at this.  It's one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek fullstop and and I think this review says it all.

It's a great ending of the season/closing of the series. And if they decide to bring him back, they could have the next president (Aaron Pierce?) negotiate for his release or Jack breaks out for some reason. I like it better than S8's ending, with Jack just running off.

I love that Jack got to take down 20 more people, and a couple in non-traditional ways. Nothing can beat "bring me a hacksaw" or that time he threw a screwdriver into a guy's chest then hit him with a plank.

I'm pretty sure the last clock wasn't a Silent Clock.

When I die, I want a Silent Clock at my funeral.

NeverarGreat said:

AntcuFaalb said:

NeverarGreat said:

That's my vote. My tickets to the screening in Atlanta have already been refunded though.

NOOOOOO! You must go! :-(

All sold out. Besides, six hours is quite a drive for the SE. I'm sure we can find someone who has tickets who is obsessive enough to recognize what went into its making.

AntcuFaalb said:

doubleofive said:

Third time's the charm?

WTF are those red Xs?

Third time's the charm?

So, possibilities:

A. Brand new scan of the ON, with all original optical effects recomposited. (the original plan for the SE; unlikely due to having to find every element again)
B. Scan of '97 SE, with '11 effects redone in 4k. (making a 4k version of the Blu-ray, perhaps for theatrical/3D viewing; likely due to the SE being "George's vision")
C. Scan of '97 SE, replacing the CG additions with original optical effects. (making a mostly-despecialized edition/original plan for the SE; possible because it's "good enough" for most purists)
D. Scan of '97 SE, to have a 4k version of the '97 SE. (neat for preservation of a lot of people's first theatrical experience of Star Wars; doubtful because '97 Jabba should not be seen by human eyes ever again)

What else do we have?

adywan said:

It's the 1997 SE version. You can tell by the lightsabers. Looks like they were using that version ready for the 3D releases. They would probably just have inserted the 2004/11 changes into the new 4k scan from the master they had.

digitalfreaknyc said:

I just worry that since this is the same company that absorbed Lowry, this is just the Lowry work reconstituted as Reliance's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Report

"National Report (nationalreport.net) is a satirical website."

Cobra Kai said:

Perhaps not. I hope you're right.  But this also would have been before the Disney purchase was finalized if that staffers resume is accurate.  I have a hard time believing Lucasfilm would have been working on an OUT restoration at that time, while GL was technically still running the show.

I didn't even notice the framing. Very interesting...

AntcuFaalb said:

timdiggerm said:

Sorry, 005, which is which?

I think it's: RMW/GOUT/Blu-ray.

For what it's worth, here's the lightsaber flashes from that video compared with the GOUT and DVD/Blu:

Cobra Kai said:
That staffer's resume indicates that she worked on it starting in september of 2012.  If that's the case, then I bet this was just a new SE master for the 3d releases that were eventually cancelled.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I heard that J. Michael Straczynski pitched the idea for a reboot of TOS to Paramount some years back, and I can't help but wonder how it would have turned out if they had gone through with making it*.

 

*Still probably better than everything I've read about Abramstrek.