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In the UK there were these things called “Tazos” you got in Walkers Crisps to promote the special editions when they were released at the cinema in 1997. In my experience one of the most pointless piece of merchandise ever created. Essentially Tazos were tiny cardboard discs, kind of like trading cards but much more crap, given that they barely had any surface area to put a decent sized image on. At least they were free I suppose. I think you had to send something in the mail to Walkers to get the album to put them in. I was 17 at the time and Star Wars Crazed and yet when my brother’s girlfriend gave me these (She worked for Walkers and was able to get a full collection and the album for me) I was grateful but at the same time in my mind I was very underwhelmed and perhaps even slightly confused. They sat in a cupboard for years before being unceremoniously thrown in the bin a few years back.

Admittedly not the worst Star Wars thing ever but memorably bad as well.

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I’m going to be reviewing the original Japanese version X-Bomber on an upcoming podcast and will be discussing the whole series in some depth including comparisons with the UK version Star Fleet and talking a bit about its background (recording at the beginning of March and will be up a few weeks later) Anyone interested in a link when it’s done?

Oh man, would loooooove to see these. was a little disappointed we didn’t get slightly better quality from the Criterion Godzilla set (Pretty sure I read criterion didn’t have access to the Japanese remasters). I’d have been happy with a better quality Blu ray.
It’s a shame some stingy mo-fos don’t want to share them. There’s always someone like that in a fan community isn’t there? 😦

Good luck with the project! I LOVED this show as a kid. It definitely felt subversive even when I was younger (appropriate since it was Mayall hosting it) and much more entertaining than many of the similar “storytime” format shows around at the time.

I hope you manage to get it restored to a quality you’re happy with, would be great to see it look better than some of those Youtube videos at the very least.

I’m pretty excited for Book of Boba having just finished Mandalorian season 2 yesterday. I was honestly pretty blown away by how good Season 2 was. Every aspect of the show oozes quality, I love its writing, its characters and the production values are insane. To me it didn’t really falter all the way through.

If the Book of Boba Fett show is about different periods of Fett’s history I think that would be an excellent idea. I love that the Mandalorian shows more of the seedy underbelly and criminal side of the Star Wars universe and tales of Fett’s past showing him as a bad guy contrasting with the current stuff in the Mandalorian where he has more of a moral centre would be very interesting.

Judging from the ending of Mando Season 2 it kind of looks like he’s taking over Jabba’s old criminal empire so does that mean he’ll use some of Jabba/Bib’s resources for a more noble purpose now that he’s a bit more moral? Really intrigued to find out.

Cheers ooJason for the advice. I’ve shot off a few DMs so hopefully someone will have them.

Rodney-2187 said:

timdiggerm said:

Why sell it to you on disc when they can get subscription fees forever?

Because I’ll buy it on disc and still keep my subscription.

Right, that’s me too. Disney can have even more of my cash and I’m sure I won’t be alone in that. JakeRyan: Thanks for your input about how some of the netflix releases work on home video. I think it’s a possibility that Mando will turn up when it’s all finished airing like others here have said. A lot of my friends with similar interests are subscribing purely for the Star Wars/Marvel stuff at the moment and I’m sure there’s other people out there doing the same so when all that has aired their revenue streams might dry up a little and they might look to putting stuff on disc.

Hope it’s before then though.

Does anyone have the files for samlowry’s covers? I got in touch with him at the weekend but he no longer has them himself. Can anyone help me out? Really love the covers he did and I’m currently burning my own set of despecialized.

Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere but…
Ever since the announcement of The Mandalorian I can’t help but wonder about how likely it is we’ll see an official release of a lot of these new TV shows and “side story” projects on home video. It seems Disney is pretty committed to getting people to stream and not buy these shows, instead hoping fans will decide to shell out for the streaming service every month.
As a home video collector (like many on these forums) this frustrates me immensely. It just doesn’t seem to make good business sense for a mega-corporation like Disney to be missing out on all of the revenue that a home video release of The Mandalorian would no doubt generate.

I hope they do what Netflix sometimes do and once it’s a few years down the line and they figure they’ve got their streaming money they put it out on disc.

How likely do you think it is that these new streaming shows will turn up on disc and how long do you think it’ll be? I’m interested in what you all think.

Thanks for the insight, sounds pretty cool. I like the sound of that Vader comic as well. I’m a big comic reader however I often find a lot of movie spin off comics to be pretty rubbish however the Vader: Dark lord of the sith series does pique my interest. I kinda like the look of the Vader’s castle comics as well.

Wish I could afford an occulus at the moment to experience it with roomscale. Definitely sounds like it would be an immersive experience. That’s like 3 well received VR experiences star wars has now that I know of(Battlefront X-Wing mission DLC, Squadrons and this).

Thanks for the input on this, sometimes it can be time consuming to dive into the Wiki rabbit hole in order to find out what to watch (or even research in the first place).

Quite interested in picking this up. Can anyone tell me if it runs okay on the PS4 Pro? No major glitches or bugs or chugging framerate issues? I think i saw someone on a forum somewhere saying they experienced a few oddities like it deleting progress if you started multiplayer before finishing the story.

Hey everyone, I was wondering if maybe you could help me with something regarding season 2. I haven’t started it yet but I have a question. I haven’t seen the Clone Wars animated show and I was wondering if it is neccessary or maybe at least recommended to appreciate Ashoka’s appearance in The Mandalorian? Hopefully they give her a good enough standalone introduction so as to not alienate people unfamiliar with Clone Wars.

I love Return of the Jedi. As a kid it was my favourite, as I got older I preferred Empire but still really thought Jedi was a brilliant film from beginning to end. I went through a period of actually preferring it to Empire for being a bit more “fun” until the very dark finale but I just think the original trilogy oozes quality in every film.
I even like the Ewoks! It does have great drama and a sense of resolution to the overall story and so many great action setpieces in it. Everything from Luke turning the tables on Jabba to the speeder bike chase and the stuff with Luke, Vader and the emperor in the finale is just iconic and quite well written.
The movie ties up everything nicely too.

I think its “ranking” in the original trilogy has become more of a debate in recent years among Star Wars fans but I think it’s always been generally regarded as a very good film and got a lot of great reviews at the time and since then. Unfortunately it suffered the most out of the so called “Special editions”.

Same as Mizoguchi… I’m looking for it too! Sounds amazing! Is it still on myspleen or rapidshare? If anyone could tell me where to snag it or DM me a link this ED fan would be extremely grateful.

I actually prefer the Japanese version but then I’m a big fan of Japanese cinema and anime. This project sounds awesome! Thanks for perservering with it and putting in so much hard work.
I grew up with the Starfleet version as I live in the UK. I was happy to see the recent Discotek release that included both the Starfleet version and the original X-Bomber. Was the first time I’d been able to see it with the original Japanese audio and musical score. The show really holds a special place in my heart, really glad to see it being treated with respect. It’s a real shame some Japanese distributors can be a pain in the ass when it comes to giving other countries good materials for their releases.

Best of luck with the project Bladez!

Have the issues with the BD-25 links been corrected or do I need to request them from someone via PM?

I’ve managed to compile the 1st lot of archives into an ISO for the original movie but the special features disc for Star Wars keeps on giving me checksum errors on parts 4 and 24 when I try to extract them to make the ISO.

Can someone send me the links please?

I’d really love to be able to burn my own discs with all of the special features and menus.

Thank you kindly

Some amazing stuff here and some very talented painters. Really wish I could find a good way to learn how to paint models. I’ve built some Bandai anime kits of stuff like Votoms, Gundam and Mazinkaiser but they’ve all been pre-painted. I’d love to be able to find a cheap but cool model kit to practice on that’s not too difficult for beginners. I worry about spending too much money and then screwing it up!

Canofhumdingers: I love your Godzilla collection man, big fan of the big G myself. Got the criterion set of Showa movies for my 40th birthday earlier this year.

Sorry to Necro-post but damn! this thread is a gift. Just joined and I’ve spent about half an hour just laughing at some of the more… (how can I put it kindly?)…eccentric sellers. The life size Ananaman and the Egyptian/irish descendant of the Skywalker bloodline were my favourites.

fightape said:

Hi, Fight Ape, here for the Love of Star Wars, simple as that 😄

That username makes me smile. Any story behind that?

Oh and welcome from a fellow newbie.

Gonk-DB94 said:

Hello jidaigekijunkie 😃

That is an a great post and also close to my relationship & thoughts with Star Wars (and probably many others here as well).

Thanks Gonk. Feels good to be on board, glad my story resonates with you. Looking forward to chatting with you and others on here. For a long time after the prequels I gave up on the franchise pretty much but since the new trilogy started there’s always been something pulling me back to the point where I had to admit to myself I was a fan again. Having said that though that all ended in disappointment: the less said about how TROS turned out the better!

At least I really enjoyed Rogue One, Solo and The Mandalorian.

I felt like for quite a while after the prequels my relationship with the franchise was quite complex. I loved it and hated it at the same time for what it had turned into since Phantom Menace. It says a lot that watching that documentary from a few years back “The People Versus George Lucas” kind of felt a bit like being in therapy 😃

Hmmmm. Kind of want to get VR for the PS4 now but I’m guessing there will be some kind of hardware revision when PS5 hits. Looks very atmospheric though.

Hello everyone (Waves). Have been browsing here for a few years now on and off and reading about the preservation projects. I thought it was finally time to join and be part of the discussion!

I’m 40 years old, which of course means I was born the same year The Empire Strikes Back was released. My older brother was obsessed with the films and saw each of them on their original theatrical release however I discovered them on VHS from recordings my brother made for me from TV broadcasts one Christmas in the early to mid 80’s.

He got me obsessive about them as well as showing me a lot of other sci-fi/fantasy stuff (and horror as I got older) and instilled a love of practical special effects in me that I’m still passionate about today.

I’ll always love the original movies because of their immense imagination and world building as well as the iconic heroes and villains. All those background details and interesting character cameos, everything felt so cohesive, a real “Lived in” universe.

My stance on other SW stuff:
I’m not a big fan of the so-called “Special Editions”. Seeing the films at the cinema for the first time was a great experience but even though I was only 17 at the time I was very critical of most of the additions except some of the digital enhancement to the backgrounds/ships. God that Jabba scene in ANH and the musical number in ROTJ make me cringe…and how is the replacement song at the end of Jedi better than the iconic “Yub Nub” celebration song?

I never really warmed to the prequels (Perhaps I’ll give em another chance at some point. It’s been years since I saw any of em) enjoyed TFA and TLJ but unfortunately TROS spoiled the trilogy for me with its disregard for what came before and not even trying to tie many of the loose ends up in any meaningful way despite being the final “skywalker saga” film. The Mandalorian on the other hand is a dream come true for me. I always wanted to see more of bounty hunters and see the scummier side of the Star Wars universe and I really dig the action/adventure samurai western vibe the show has. Awesome, it really feels like old-school Star Wars to me.

A little more about me outside of Star Wars. I’ve mentioned my love for films in general, well I love foreign cinema particularly Japanese cinema (Some of you might have guessed from my username). I’m also big into comics particularly manga and I write a blog about old school Anime and Manga called Animehead’s Retroworld.

I also love robots and combining two passions: robots and anime I co-host a podcast called Retro Mecha Podcast in which my buddy Ian and I talk about Mecha Anime from the 1960’s to the turn of the century.

TLDR: I love old school Star Wars, movies in general, comics, Japanese culture and I like big bots (and I cannot lie).