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Post: #291203
Topic: Did you guys read that thread by Go-mer-tonic at the IGN SW board? Ughh!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291203/action/topic#291203
Time: 25-Jun-2007 9:53 AM

Originally posted by: Major fatal Moebius
A few great great excerpts from Gomer:

' I have just personally found that by focusing more on the positve, I smile more. Take it or leave it.'

Happiness is in -your- hands, and yet you -choose- to wallow in negativity.

'I'm just saying that I enjoy my life more enjoying things, and I wanted to share that secret with people who I assume never got that memo. '

This reminds me of the episode of Everybody Loves Raymond where Robert joins the "Inner Path" cult.

Post: #290678
Topic: George Lucas & Seth Green collaborate on ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290678/action/topic#290678
Time: 18-Jun-2007 5:09 PM

It was good, but not great. It had the Saturday Night Live problem of sketches dragging on too long, and I didn't think the Bush sketch was funny at all. But damn, some of the moments were great.

Post: #290328
Topic: So, um... no new DVD's announced this year?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290328/action/topic#290328
Time: 14-Jun-2007 12:48 PM

Originally posted by: Fang Zei
Would someone please tell me why people just shy away whenever the issue of another petition is brought up?

I'd sign one, but I really don't think it matters much. The original OT petition didn't impact George very much--it was much more succesful, I think, in bringing together fans--and it's become increasingly clear since then that Lucas doesn't really care what the long-time fans think or want. A petition only works if someone is interested in what the petitioners have to say. In this case, there's no chance we could get enough people to sign a petition that there's an economic argument to be made for taking the petition seriously. And I hate to say it, but I think that's the only way a fan petition will get in the door.

To paraphrase the Borg: "Petitions are futile."

Post: #289497
Topic: Advice for someone getting into Star Wars games?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289497/action/topic#289497
Time: 7-Jun-2007 3:33 PM

Originally posted by: Number20
TIE fighter and X-wing are great Star Wars games. If you like RPGs, KOTOR is a great game as well. It isn't really PT era, but way before the PT era. For cute silliness, Lego Star Wars and Lego Star Wars II are also good games.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I should add that I did play Lego SW with my 8-year-old cousin once--it was a lot of fun.

EDIT: I installed Empire at War because a friend happened to have it. Now, no one has recommended this game as particularly great, and yet I somehow spent 90 minutes playing it with no sense of time flying by. This is the danger with these games . . .

Post: #289363
Topic: Advice for someone getting into Star Wars games?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289363/action/topic#289363
Time: 6-Jun-2007 5:35 PM — Edited 23-Mar-2021 8:09 AM

I’ve got a few weeks of dead time coming up (vacation!), and I was thinking about getting into some of the more recent SW video games. I’ve studiously avoided purchasing or playing them, knowing that if I did so, my schoolwork would suffer immensely, if not cease entirely.

Back in the day, I played quite a bit of Rebel Assault, TIE Fighter (to a lesser extent, X-Wing), and Dark Forces. I played all the arcade games and the NES/SNES series. (Oh yes: Star Wars Chess. Love it. Still have it.) I did try Battlegrounds; I don’t think I’m so good at that kind of game.

I’ve read that KotOR is the best, but I’m more of an OT purist, so I’m not sure that I’d be as interested in something set outside the trilogy. But I’d be willing to take a shot with it if people think it’s worth the time.

Any feedback would be helpful and welcome–PMs are on, by the way.

Post: #289116
Topic: What did the Prequel Trilogy need?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289116/action/topic#289116
Time: 4-Jun-2007 5:14 PM

Originally posted by: auraloffalwaffle
I see where you're going with that. I, too, like the idea of returning to Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker being seperate people. I like the way you incorporated Obi-Wan being convinced that they were one and the same, as well. Nicely done...

How do you explain Luke's ability to turn him back if he's not Anakin Skywalker? I would have been interested for Lucas to go down this path, but it seems to me no way to do it in light of the OT. This was something that was already set in stone before the PT was a dollar sign in McCallum's eyes.

Post: #289115
Topic: Holiday Special Cartoon/Deleted Scene DVD rumours at CELEBRATION IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289115/action/topic#289115
Time: 4-Jun-2007 5:10 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Richard
I have a feeling we will see the OOT in HD before the HS on DVD.

I think the rumor is only about the animated interlude with Boba Fett, not the whole thing. Which is most definitely a good thing.

Post: #288754
Topic: New Clone Wars Trailer!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288754/action/topic#288754
Time: 1-Jun-2007 1:58 PM

Originally posted by: MarvoloFor all we know it could be an awsome piece of work. Yes, George screwed some of us with the prequels, but that does not mean everything he makes is going to be the same way. Once we have seen the finished project then judge it, but don't judge it after watching only one teaser.

Fair enough, and I don't think it looked that bad. I'll watch it for sure.

But I think the larger problem with the prequels was not any particular decision but the entire way of approaching them. Some of that approach is evident in what's been seen in the trailers--e.g., an emphasis on effects and action rather than on plot and characters. With that in mind, I think a fair amount of concern and skepticism is warranted.

Speaking for myself, until George surrounds himself with people other than yes-men (Rick McCallum, take a bow), I'll doubt that anything near Empire Strikes Back will be produced. (My friend swears that the Star Wars universe began to implode the day Gary Kurtz left. He's not completely wrong.)

Post: #288519
Topic: New Clone Wars Trailer!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288519/action/topic#288519
Time: 30-May-2007 12:50 PM

I know it's a long shot, but I would love to see them go after Paul Dini.

I know he's busy writing Detective Comics and Countdown and, I think, still working on "Lost," but he speaks very highly of his time at "Ewoks." I was going over some old Insiders, and in the article about the cartoons, he said some very sensible things that make me think he'd be a great story editor for this. And, of course, his work on Batman: The Animated Series speaks for itself.

Even if it's just bringing him on board as a consultant for a week a year, I'd feel a bit better about this.

Post: #287650
Topic: Darth Vader's Psyche: What Went Wrong
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/287650/action/topic#287650
Time: 23-May-2007 5:04 PM

Originally posted by: Tiptup
Not just any personality disorder. I've been arguing for a long time that Anakin (of the PT) displayed all the signs of a bona fide psychopath. For instance, he regularly showed a complete inability to balance his own personal desires with those of the people around him; there were many times that he had extreme reactions to relatively tame problems, but those reactions only seemed to come when those problems affected his own happiness. Also, he only seemed to care for the wellbeing of others when they served as emotional supports for him, and the minute they stopped serving as such even slightly, he reacted in extremely violent ways against them, no matter how close his relationship to them had been previously. When it came to the lives of strangers and innocents, he had no trouble murdering them without empathy or remorse. Just one sick puppy all around.

My wife is a preschool teacher. Anakin exhibits, with massive regularity, the behavior typical of a three-year-old. What is curious is that such behavior was less evident when he first appeared in the Jar Jar Menace and increased with time.

Post: #287648
Topic: When it was just a movie....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/287648/action/topic#287648
Time: 23-May-2007 5:02 PM

Funny how there’s no mention of Darth Vader. He was just a bad guy with a black mask. Just one of the characters on the adventure that Luke Skywalker went on. The movie, the story - it really worked back then.

I can't read the text, but what does it say about the TIE Fighter? I'd also guess that they were marketing the heroes, rather than the villains. A more civilized time . . .

PS: I agree that the trilogy was better on its own. But they had to realize even then that Vader was a fantastic villain.

Post: #286822
Topic: George Lucas calls Spiderman 3 'silly'
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286822/action/topic#286822
Time: 16-May-2007 11:10 AM

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan

Originally posted by: iamstillhiro1112
Referring to Episode IV as the "only good one" doesn't help your case in trying to make Lucas sound like a loon. It more or less makes you sound opinionated, rather than someone with a valid point.

Speaking of ... who caught Comic Book Guy's beautiful slam on Star Wars last night?

It was inferior to the "Randall Curtis" episode, but it was still a good one.

Post: #286532
Topic: Idea & Info: for a Spider-Man 3 edit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286532/action/topic#286532
Time: 14-May-2007 11:03 AM

I saw the movie Friday night, and I'm don't know enough about the missing scenes to suggest anything, but I do look forward to people's attempts to salvage the film. It dragged; neither the Sandman nor Venom plots really "worked," and the Goblin/Spidey team up was just . . .

One of the other posters mentioned that Spiderman was effectively Superman in this movie: He just relied on his physical power. Except for the one scene with Venom, he never really used any of his other abilities--super hearing, brains, etc. That makes some sense when he's in the black suit, but not as much when he is in the red and blue.

I think the Eddie Brock character ahs the most potential for development. He's supposed to be the anti-Peter Parker. But the movie never brings that out. They're so concerned about making Eddie into a jerk that we can hate that they don't make him at all pitiable when Peter ruins his career and steals his girl.

Post: #286213
Topic: Idea & Info: for a Spider-Man 3 edit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286213/action/topic#286213
Time: 11-May-2007 1:04 PM

Originally posted by: Mojo_LA
I agree that Peter wanting revenge on the Sandman is a good part of the story, but it's just not enough to justify that entire other subplot... Sandman's origin, his crime spree and daughter subplot are ridiculous and do not fit in the film at all - it just adds length and takes you away from the main story. Even with more Sandman footage on a DVD release, it's still going to drag the movie down as being too long and too scattered. As much as the 5 minutes of the revenge story does work, it's not enough to justify his entire subplot and, of course, the idiodic notion that someone ELSE killed Peter's uncle.

It's kind of like the decision to identify the killer of Bruce Wayne's parents. Is it better that it is an anonymous thug? Or Joe Chill? Or Jack Napier? Or that it was ultimately caused by al-Ghul's attempt to destroy Gotham?

Post: #285898
Topic: George Lucas calls Spiderman 3 'silly'
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285898/action/topic#285898
Time: 9-May-2007 2:32 PM

That's probably right. A "one hour film" doesn't make much sense; a one hour series is more believable. Still, it's interesting to read--even if it ends up being untrue--that it will be set in the Star Wars "milieu." Of course, that settles nothing as to whether it's PT or OT or between.

Post: #285872
Topic: George Lucas calls Spiderman 3 'silly'
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285872/action/topic#285872
Time: 9-May-2007 11:47 AM

No offense, but you left out the important part of the story:

Lucas, by the way, says he is readying "Clone Wars," an animated series for TV that's derived from "Star Wars." Many "Star Wars" characters appear in "Clone Wars," but voiced by other actors.

And here's a little news: Lucas tells me he will make two more live-action films based in the "Star Wars" era.

"But they won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters," he said. "They will be other people of that milieu."

The two extra films will also be made for TV and probably be an hour long each. But, like "Clone Wars," Lucas doesn't know where on TV they will land.

Hello, HBO and Showtime. It may be time to pony up.

Link

Post: #284437
Topic: The Spinal Tap Omnibus - Volume 6: The 1992 Concert Tour (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284437/action/topic#284437
Time: 26-Apr-2007 3:26 PM

http://liveearth.msn.com/?GT1=9280

Marty DeBergi's latest butchering . . .

Post: #284269
Topic: The Spinal Tap Omnibus - Volume 6: The 1992 Concert Tour (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/284269/action/topic#284269
Time: 25-Apr-2007 1:23 PM

Originally posted by: ThrowgnCpr
I just saw this, thought it might be of interest to those checking out this topic:

Mock metal group Spinal Tap to reunite
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_en_mu/spinal_tap_reunion

Ack, you beat me to it. Looks like the reunion performance and the Rob Reiner video would both be worthy additions to Disc 2.

Post: #280756
Topic: Angrysvn's 'Birds of Pey' (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280756/action/topic#280756
Time: 4-Apr-2007 3:30 PM

Rik Rocks.

Post: #279476
Topic: ***The Blaksvn-Torrentz Release Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/279476/action/topic#279476
Time: 27-Mar-2007 11:24 AM

Originally posted by: Rikter
DISC TWO of the BIRDS OF PREY is now up on RAPIDSHARE...

ENJOY!

Sweet. Thanks, Rik.

Post: #278338
Topic: Info: Phineasbg / Oldbiff85 Release Thread------- (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/278338/action/topic#278338
Time: 20-Mar-2007 11:56 AM

Has this been posted on fanedit.org yet? I can't seem to find it. (Not asking for a link, just to see if I am missing it.)

Post: #277719
Topic: Info: Phineasbg / Oldbiff85 Release Thread------- (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/277719/action/topic#277719
Time: 16-Mar-2007 4:21 PM

Sounds good-- more like Halloween IV than the released Halloween V. Look forward to it.

Post: #266483
Topic: The Muppet Christmas Carol (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/266483/action/topic#266483
Time: 18-Jan-2007 2:32 PM

Originally posted by: Cassius76
I was going to do this, and someone offered to get me the DVD or tape with the song on. Nothing happened with it though.....

Cassius76, check your PMs

Post: #265304
Topic: Info: A note about Spence Edits
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/265304/action/topic#265304
Time: 11-Jan-2007 11:51 AM

I sympathize with the plight. Demonoid is a much broader audience, that is quite different than the people who come here. MySpleen has a similar set of people, but its own set of problems (which may be worse).

Post: #264705
Topic: L. A. Story - The Extended Zell Edition (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264705/action/topic#264705
Time: 8-Jan-2007 2:12 PM

Skip on over!

Thanks, Doctor M!