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#399515
Topic
Info & Ideas: ESB and ROTJ Wishlist
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EyeShotFirst said:

doubleofive said:

EyeShotFirst said:

doubleofive said:

But Vader turned from the dark side like10 minutes previous.  And Sith eyes only turn on when doing something totally evil...

Yes, and Ady will not add any sith eyes. I have a feeling that he is not going to add any sith eyes to these movies. He might take them away for all we know.

I have a feeling Sith Eyes will be a thing not featured in Revisited.

I can live without them. To me, they are as pointless as midichloreans.

You take that back!  NOTHING is as pointless as midicloreans!  I mean, if Palps flat out explained that he cloned midicloreans to create Anakin (as was my 2000 theory), maybe, but in the current PT, it is the most stupid/upsetting thing ever!

BarBar Jinkx said:

although they were a great visual for Maul!

Those don't have to be Sith Eyes.  They could just be that the spike-headed, tattooed monster has crazy eyes.

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#399510
Topic
Info & Ideas: ESB and ROTJ Wishlist
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EyeShotFirst said:

doubleofive said:

But Vader turned from the dark side like10 minutes previous.  And Sith eyes only turn on when doing something totally evil...

Yes, and Ady will not add any sith eyes. I have a feeling that he is not going to add any sith eyes to these movies. He might take them away for all we know.

I have a feeling Sith Eyes will be a thing not featured in Revisited.

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#399498
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
Time

gavin77 said:

Doubleofive......before you down too much caffeine, it is possible that Mcullum is an American born in Germany and raised in England via U.S. govt. or U.S. military parents? I was born and raised in Germany, and am an American. Parents were U.S. government employees. Just an idea, because Rick seems very American. 

True, I have a friend with the same story as you.  That could make sense.  Of course, the lack of caffeine problem has restarted again, so lets not get into this too hard...

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#399497
Topic
LOST
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Welcome to live-hood.  The only fun about watching them in singles is the ability to come and talk about it here with us!

You can find my live-blog-like thoughts as I watch the episodes here:

http://doubleofive.wordpress.com/category/lost/

I agree, we're nearly a dozen episodes from the end and the pattern of 1 answer to 10 more questions continues.  They need to start pushing that ratio more towards the "answers" like from next week on.

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#399436
Topic
Ideas and Suggestions for :Star Trek The Motion Picture (True Fan Edit)
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Alright, I went through some of the movie mistakes and picked out a few for examples:

The transport doesn't cast a shadow on the E, even though it is lit by the spotlight.

As the transport nears the dock, the red circles show that the interior there jumps down just before the shot is done.  The yellow circle shows a guy whose head seems really big in comparison with the size of the doors.

This is one I spotted myself just watching the movie once.  The starfield remains static as Spock's shuttle approaches, but the angle of ship moves, and the stars move on top of the nacelle!

I just now realized that this sequence of dull flipping shuttles won't be in the FFE, so nevermind.  It's still upsetting that they didn't catch that in the DE.

By the way, sometimes the nacelles glow a little blue, other times they're dark.  Does this correspond with the yellow/blue deflector dish, signifying the warp drive being on or off?  I think that for the FFE, the deflector should always be blue and the nacelles dark.  Seems to be the way it is with all of the other movies, am I right?  (Random images at TrekCore show that it is the case).  Maybe have the yellow deflector in drydock, but blue from the point she's turned on.

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#399431
Topic
Ideas and Suggestions for :Star Trek The Motion Picture (True Fan Edit)
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SilverWook said:

One could put a few frames of Borg imagery into Spock's mindmeld with V'Ger?

A lovely idea, maybe only 1 frame even, just as a treat to us.

I saw the Enterprise episode "Unexpected" on SciFi today, and there is a nice Klingon D7 lookalike in it. The engine nacelles have a blue glow though.

That's the problem with using any of the shots from TUD or "Flashback".  After TMP, all of the Klingon cruisers have glowing engines.

Here is another crazy idea I had last night. Decker should have some personal effects in the captain's quarters to make them look less sterile.  (Presuming Kirk gets them temporarily, and Decker has not had time to remove anything yet.) A picture of his father, the late Commodore Decker, would be a nice touch.

Matt Decker doesn't look his best in "The Doomsday Machine", but maybe a headshot of clean shaven, happy William Windom could be put into a TOS uniform?

That is a crazy idea, but it just might work.  I'm sure we can make Commodore Decker, therefore making the connection canon!  I've always wanted to do one of those fake family photos you see in movies....

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#399377
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
Time

corellian77 said:

Doubleofive said:

I haven't had enough coffee yet to comprehend this...

Love this line so much, I've added it to my sig.

BTW, good to hear from you Ady.  Any day I log on here and see you've posted with any sort of update is a welcome surprise.  Hope you're doing okay, and that taking care of your mum's affairs isn't too stressful.

Aw, my first sig quote!  Thanks cor, anything I can do to brighten people's days is great.

And yes, Ady, its great to hear from you.  I always look forward to your long posts full of quotes and rebuttals.  We try to answer the questions we know so you don't have to keep repeating yourself, but its nice to have your confirmation.

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#399358
Topic
Worst Comedians Ever Thread!!!
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xhonzi said:

Nanner Split said:

Larry the Cable Guy - As terrible as his jokes are, I have to commend him for finding a persona that would make him outrageous amounts of money (he's not actually a redneck, if you weren't aware: Proof

Hmm... looks like he was just as unfunny before.  Laughs at his own jokes. 

You'd be laughing too if you could mock rednecks have them LOVE you for it and give you more money than you could have possible imagined. ;-)

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#399357
Topic
THX Faces Laserdisc cover scans
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jhfagan said:

I am still working on putting together the raw scans from the Faces LD cover images to fit as a DVD cover.

Just so busy with 2 jobs and a family lately , and moving recently.

I plan on getting to work on completing them very soon and post to see if anyone is interested.

If you want to send me the raw files, I can put them together for you.  PM me for my email address if you want.

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#399337
Topic
Ideas and Suggestions for :Star Trek The Motion Picture (True Fan Edit)
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Bingowings said:

I don't get that, surely V'ger would have stored Nero, his crew and his ship in the same fashion as the Klingons and the Starfleet vessels thus making for a much shorter Star Trek 11?

My personal take on the Borg was that V'ger sent a final message back to the machine planet (via the Black Hole therefore backwards in time) telling them of the benefits of merging carbon units with machines only to have the message taken too literally, pretty close to the explanation given in the wee animation there.

Other comics establish that Nero's ship was constructed using tamed future Borg technology, therefore his ship would probably been seen as a friendly to V'ger.

Neither here nor there, unless the FFE V'ger has stuff from alternate universes. ;-)

I like your explanation that the machines should merge with carbon units and they took it literally!  LOL

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#399316
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Bingowings said:

doubleofive said:

Bingowings said:

The only two incidents of adults doing it that I'm really aware of are Clive Barker (who now sounds like someone doing a bad impersonation of Louis Armstrong) and Rick McCallum both of which are originally from Liverpool. Maybe someone should approach Clive to redo the Jango voices for the PT.

Rick McCallum is BRITISH?  I had NO idea at all!  Crazy.

 Actually he was born in Germany but raised in Liverpool.

I haven't had enough coffee yet to comprehend this...

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#399307
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Bingowings said:

The only two incidents of adults doing it that I'm really aware of are Clive Barker (who now sounds like someone doing a bad impersonation of Louis Armstrong) and Rick McCallum both of which are originally from Liverpool. Maybe someone should approach Clive to redo the Jango voices for the PT.

Rick McCallum is BRITISH?  I had NO idea at all!  Crazy.

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#399301
Topic
Random Thoughts
Time

Every time I turn the HDTV in my hotel room, I have to set it to let the program decide what ratio to use so everyone doesn't look fat (they apparently upgraded the TVs but not the cable).  Every time I turn it back on it resets back to stretch, even though it remembers what channel I was watching.  Is this something with TVs in hotel rooms, or should I avoid buying an LG 32LC50C for fear of wanting to THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW ONTO ALL OF THE CARS PARKED BELOW ME?!

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#399209
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
Time

Ripplin said:

Wingreen is staying and Morrison's voice will be altered for the PT. That's one of the 'written in stone' audio choices for the Revisited series, and there are no plans for a purist version of ESB:R.

What the buckethead says is the truth.  I'm so excited to only have ONE version of ESBR, instead of the 4 different ANHRs (not including the NTSC/PAL differences).

ANHR has:

XVID AVI which is a different version from the
DVD5 (PAL/NTSC) which is a different version from the
DVD9 (PAL/NTSC) which is a different version from the
PURIST DVD5 NTSC.

ESBR will have:

DVD9 (PAL/NTSC) which will be the same as the
AVCHD (playable in most Blu-ray players)

AND THAT'S IT!

Besides, putting Wingreen's voice back in would be a simple fix to do for the individuals who want to have it.

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#399206
Topic
Who is interested in an OT.com Fantasy Baseball League?
Time

TV's Frink said:

doubleofive said:

I remember Frank Thomas. I had a few of his cards.  He was my random "favorite player" back when I collected baseball cards.  Does he still play?

;-)

Actually he just officially retired this month, believe it or not.  But he sat out all last year and played very little the few years prior.

Thanks for the offer oh-oh-5.  I'll keep you in mind if we end up short on road kill ;-)

Wow, I was totally joking about Frank Thomas.  Man, you can play baseball forever!

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#399198
Topic
Who is interested in an OT.com Fantasy Baseball League?
Time

I would join, but I have 0 interest in baseball, and I played fantasy football once, where I never logged in after the draft.  I think I'd be a bit better at football since I understand it a bit more and know some of the players...

I remember Frank Thomas. I had a few of his cards.  He was my random "favorite player" back when I collected baseball cards.  Does he still play? ;-)

But seriously, if you need another body to beat the living crap out of, I can try it.

OH, and one time we did one of those college basketball finals tree things, and I won the award for not getting a single one right!

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#399165
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
Time

ThiefCobbler4ever said:

Ripplin said:

^Why doesn't it sound like Vader? He's talking like a condescending jerk. Sounds good to me!

 

I should've been more specific. I meant to say that Vader's voice needs to sound like James Earl Jones for the "Apology accepted, Captain Needa." line. The line as we've all heard it sounds like an Ian McDirmid sound-alike (to me, anyway).

Not sure what you're saying, man.  You think that line sounds like the Emperor?  That's odd, but everyone's ears are different.  Maybe with the 4% speedup of PAL?

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#399147
Topic
Ideas and Suggestions for :Star Trek The Motion Picture (True Fan Edit)
Time

Since we don't see the beaming very often (especially since we're cutting the accident) and this is the only movie where you can see the tube-like confinement beam, I say we try to redo the beaming altogether, make it match the rest of the TOS movies.  I'm thinking about watching TMP tonight, but I may just watch the beaming to see if we can do something like that...

UPDATE: Watched the bits, we've got Kirk beaming into the office complex and McCoy onto the Enterprise.  I think there's enough there that we can make new blank background plates and cut out the shapes of the characters to let us do a new transporter effect.  I'm bored on business travel this week, I'll take a crack at new background plates tonight using the HD images from TrekCore, the greatest site for fan editors ever.