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Post: #291034
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291034/action/topic#291034
Time: 23-Jun-2007 2:50 AM

I can't donate anything at the moment, but do yourself a favor and get that data backed up as soon as possible.

I had the same thing happen to myself several months ago. Got the same error but it was from Win2k. And it did the same thing. I was ready to plunk down $1000 to recover all the data. I had 10 years worth of data stored on that drive. Luckily, the only thing that was lost, after I recovered everything else, was the capture of my wedding video (I had the original tape) and some honeymoon photos that were stored on another computer.

With the 3 drives, you'll definitely want to either go with a RAID 1 with a hotspare or a RAID 5. I'd suggest a RAID 1 so that when one drive dies the spare takes over immediately. Then you can get a replacement drive without having to worry about losing another drive. If you do RAID 5 and lose a drive and aren't able to get it replaced before the next one dies, you're screwed.

In a nutshell, consider how much this project is worth to you and how you felt when everything was lost. If you don't want to feel that way again, get the multiple drives. Oh, and be sure to get a nice huge external drive for backups. Redundancy is never a bad thing

Post: #291033
Topic: "The Clones Revealed" (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291033/action/topic#291033
Time: 23-Jun-2007 2:35 AM

Originally posted by: daveytod
with very little fanfare I would like to announce that 'The Clones Revealed' is finished, bar some teething problems with the final DVD mastering. As I gear up for the huge multimedia blitz that will shortly follow (seriously, this things gonna be everywhere lol), I started a blog on starwars.com and although I haven't yet mentioned the movie I'm wondering...how safe would a bit of promotion in the dragons lair be, or is it just a really, really stupid idea?

Bad, bad, bad idea. They are not open to most of what's going on here. TFN is the same way. The quickest way to get shut down would be to make some kind of announcement over there.

Let it spread far and wide from here and fanedit.org. I'm sure it'll eventually make its way to TFN and starwars.com, but at that point it'll be impossible to stop

Post: #290979
Topic: So, um... no new DVD's announced this year?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290979/action/topic#290979
Time: 22-Jun-2007 3:44 AM

Originally posted by: zombie84
The format war has been effectively ended for a while now. But I don't think the SE, or anything Star Wars, would end it in and of itself, though it would definitly give the format a huge slant. In that case it would have been Blu-Ray, which has won the war anyway. The reason I say that it wouldn't really be as effective as, for example, on DVD, is because not a lot of people are even considering upgrading, let alone deciding which format to go with--most people are incapable of upgrading because the vast, vast, vast majority of people don't have HD displays yet (as opposed to DVD, where all you had to do in the 1990's was buy a player and you were set).

I don't believe this is true but I think this coming holiday season will tell us for sure.

More people than you might realize have HD displays. HDTVs were hot sellers last Christmas. Dish/DirecTV and Digital Cable also had increased subscribers in January since so many people got HDTVs for Christmas. The adoption rate of either format has been relatively slow because no one wants to get locked into a dead format. If BluRay wins, I'd hate to be the guy that bought HD-DVD. Likewise if HD-DVD wins, I envision a lot of pissed off BluRay owners.

Post: #290727
Topic: So, um... no new DVD's announced this year?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290727/action/topic#290727
Time: 19-Jun-2007 4:35 AM

Originally posted by: Guy Caballero
Any petition now would be smaller than the original outcry for the originals, which would look real bad. An increasingly big chunk of fans actively DON'T want or care about anything but the current versions and the "complete saga", which they'll get forever anyway. Which means the same 6 movies as shown on HBO all the time, but with a few new changes every 4 years for the rest of time. And if you're REAL good, some deleted scenes you can see for free already on youtube, and a new documentary on the genius of it all. All coming in 2009!

I think it's more that an increasing number of fans don't care to collect yet another copy of Star Wars on DVD. As far as they're concerned, they have the movies. They've got the SEs and may have gotten a fan preservation from someone here. They see no need to buy another copy from LFL.

The only thing that could make fans want to buy it again would be to put out an HD boxed set with all the deleted scenes from all the movies. Since that isn't likely to happen before the next format war, nobody cares.

Post: #290336
Topic: Safari for Windows
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290336/action/topic#290336
Time: 14-Jun-2007 2:56 PM

Safari has usability problems on OS X. It asks for the keychain password far to often. A guy here at work that uses a Mac just uses FireFox. I know another lady that uses FireFox as well for the same reason.

Also, Safari on Windows has a pretty serious security hole that was found the day of release. I don't know the details, but it's apparently a big problem.

Post: #290225
Topic: Transformers: The Movie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290225/action/topic#290225
Time: 13-Jun-2007 3:47 PM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Also, why is it they tried so hard to secure Peter Cullen (original voice of Optimus Prime) but rejected Frank Welker (original voice of Megatron) in favor of Hugo Weaving? Weaving is cool but c'mon, Welker's the one and only Megatron!

Because the fans wanted him so bad. When Optimus was killed in the first movie, there was a huge outcry. What happened when they changed Megatron into Galvatron? Nothing much. Optimus is the Transformers. Without him, there's no movie. Having Peter Cullen do the voice is just one more thing they can do to get the fans interested. If the fans are turned on by it, they're more likely to get other people turned on to it.

Post: #290080
Topic: Paris Goes To Jail....LOL!!!!!!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290080/action/topic#290080
Time: 12-Jun-2007 12:11 PM

Thank you Sheriff Bacca. Because of the perception of your actions, which you should've seen coming, there's now a million dollar lawsuit being filed against the city of LA and Al Sharpton has come out of the woodwork. Thank you you stupid moron!

Post: #290031
Topic: Share your Star Wars theater experience
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290031/action/topic#290031
Time: 12-Jun-2007 4:22 AM

I saw all 3 of the prequels and two of the SEs at Big Newport in Newport Beach, CA.

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/5671/newportfrontnewjj5.jpg

Post: #290013
Topic: Paris Goes To Jail....LOL!!!!!!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290013/action/topic#290013
Time: 11-Jun-2007 9:14 PM

Anybody that watches "The Simple Life" likes her. I guess they like to see how a rich girl copes with life in rural America. I personally can't stand her. I try to change the channel everytime I see her face on the TV (unless she's being shown on The Soup, in which case I turn up the volume

)

Post: #289992
Topic: The Sopranos Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289992/action/topic#289992
Time: 11-Jun-2007 4:56 PM

I don't watch the show, but I loved this comment on Slashdot:

Subject: ...a cop out
Message:
"That's exactly what the series ended with. You can read into it all the "meaning" you like. The fact is, the writers, directors, producers, et. al., left it wide open. "How do we end it?" they all said to themselves. Then, HBO executives, said: "Just don't. Don't end it at all. Don't have Tony dead. Don't have him in jail. Don't have him run to his new FBI friend and make a deal. Don't resolve anything. Don't do anything that will lock us into or out of possible future revenue. Just cut to black." And the rest of them, in unison, standing their in muffled awe, breathed "Genius.""

I think I agree with the subject "...a cop out". They didn't want a possible revenue source to end, just the TV show (and that's probably only "for now"). If they come up with some new ideas later, you can bet your ass there'll be a movie.

Post: #289939
Topic: Your first words of reaction after watching one of the PT movies for the first time.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289939/action/topic#289939
Time: 11-Jun-2007 4:56 AM

TPM: That was awesome! (several viewings later I would cringe everytime Jar Jar was on screen)

AOTC: That was pretty good, definitely better than the last one.

ROTS: That was pretty good until about halfway through. What the hell was up with Anakin though? Some guy tells you he can keep people from dying, you join him, and then he says you can both discover it and you STILL go along with him? And what's up with Padme "losing the will to live"? How weak is that? Well, at least it was better than the last one!

Post: #289938
Topic: GREATEST aMERICANS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289938/action/topic#289938
Time: 11-Jun-2007 4:50 AM

Originally posted by: Scout trooper
Fuck Ronald Reagon. He never gave a shit about the people living in poverty a few blocks outside the White House.

I bet they don't give much of a shit about themselves either. Downtown D.C. has been a shit hole for quite a while. I really don't think Reagan did anything to make it worse than it already is.

Post: #289937
Topic: Paris Goes To Jail....LOL!!!!!!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289937/action/topic#289937
Time: 11-Jun-2007 4:36 AM

Originally posted by: ferris209

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
This thread is made of win and schadenfreude.

That would be correct in a way. But, for me, it is the fact that I see on a daily basis how money, prestige, notoriety, and simple political clout can et these people anything they want. For me, this shows the mayors kid, the owner of the biggest business in town, the high school football champion that someday they too could find themselves in this position once somebody has had enough of their crap. So, maybe schadenfreude is accurate, but in a poetic sort of way.

I think that for most celebrities, being sent to jail would be a big negative. Somehow, for Paris, it's become very popular. At least, she's the only one I can think of in recent history that's gone to jail and actually had people cheering for her.

I don't take pleasure in it and I don't envy anything about her (she's a sick, immoral person). She's getting what she deserves and someone is finally telling her "NO!"

Post: #289578
Topic: Legacy books: star wars sacrifice (spoiler warning) do not read unless you don't want to be spoiled.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289578/action/topic#289578
Time: 8-Jun-2007 12:15 AM

WTH?! They killed off Mara? Chewie was bad enough. I could really care less about any of the Solo kids, especially Anakin. I guess after Chewie, any character is easy to kill.

I've personally found it difficult to read any Star Wars after Chewie died. I've said it plenty of times around these forums (and others), I read Star Wars to escape from the everyday world. I enjoy the drama and risks that the characters take and like seeing them win out in the end. It doesn't need to be "more real" to be good. It just needs to be good. Making it "more real" just makes it like the real world. The real world isn't always happy and roses. I want the heroes to always win. That hasn't been the case since Chewie died.

Post: #289576
Topic: Transformers: The Movie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289576/action/topic#289576
Time: 8-Jun-2007 12:09 AM

Well, aside from the lame ass "giant robot, probably made in Japan" line, I don't see much of a problem with either one of them. I'm reserving judgment though. I don't think it's going to be nearly as bad as people are making out. They've got the original voice of Optimus Prime and the Transformers "sound". So aside from making some of the characters different vehicles or items, I think it might actually be pretty good.

You can't realistically make Megatron a handgun. He'd be a 12" (at best) tall robot that any kid could destroy.

Post: #289575
Topic: star trek XI J.J. Abrams
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289575/action/topic#289575
Time: 8-Jun-2007 12:05 AM

Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
Paramount blamed Tom Cruise and not JJ for the failure of MI:III and fired him instead.

Maybe that's because Cruise was running around like a jackass going on and on about Scientology. He turned a bunch of people off just by that.

I don't think not having the Enterprise will kill Trek. I think it'll be refreshing to feature a different ship and some of the early days of the academy. It certainly can't be any worse than it has been.

Post: #289488
Topic: Celebration IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289488/action/topic#289488
Time: 7-Jun-2007 12:54 PM

The Ralph McQuarrie concept exclusive is up on StarWarshop. It's even in the exclusive packaging. How much were these figures at the show? Looks to me like a dealer (toyrocket.com) picked up a bunch and are selling them back to fans through StarWarsShop.

Post: #289144
Topic: Han never shot first! (NOT what you think)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289144/action/topic#289144
Time: 5-Jun-2007 12:07 AM

Totally awesome!

Post: #289097
Topic: Holiday Special Cartoon/Deleted Scene DVD rumours at CELEBRATION IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289097/action/topic#289097
Time: 4-Jun-2007 3:24 PM

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
And the compelling dialog that ranks up there with "I'm haunted by the kiss ..."

"Stir, whip, stir, whip, beat, beat, beat, stir"

Oh come on. You don't love that segment? That segment on its own is pretty funny!

Post: #289096
Topic: Article in the LA times about movie theaters
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289096/action/topic#289096
Time: 4-Jun-2007 3:19 PM

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Somebody sat a two-year-old next to me to see fucking JACKIE BROWN!!! I had half a mind to call social services on their ass right then and there. If you can't get a sitter, DON'T GO TO THE DAMN THEATRE! I used to see 1-2 movies a week at the theatre before kids. Now I'm lucky to see four a year, but that's life as a parent.

Somebody brought a child of the same age to The Da Vinci Code last year. Kid freaked the fuck out when Silas started whipping himself. I talked to the manager and asked him why the hell they didn't have a rule prohibiting kids under a certain age from seeing PG-13 and R movies. His answer: The theater chain got sued (by some fucktard in California of course) when they did just that. So every decent moviegoer now gets screwed because some dipshit wanted to take his underaged kid to see some R-rated gore-or-curse-or-fuckfest and sued for the "right."

What's the fucking point of MPAA ratings if the theatres cannot enforce them? Moreover, what are we coming to when a business cannot reserve the right to refuse service to people who will disrupt the business?

Think this sucks? Write the MPAA and NATO, plus your representatives in your state legislature. It wouldn't hurt to write the theatre chain as well, just so they know where you stand.

Technically, R doesn't mean under 17 not allowed. It means under 17 not allowed without parent or guardian. So the guy was fully within his rights to demand they allow him to bring a child into an R rated movie. NC-17 (equivalent to X) means no one under 17 allowed, period.

If they wanted to stop people from bringing their kids to R rated movies, they'd have to make it a law and make it a fine. Then the theater chains would actually have to higher people to card everyone as they enter the auditorium. Theater attendance is at an all time low (seems to get lower every year), so the cinemas would fight this tooth and nail. Fortunately, it's easy enough for the rest of us to just continue supporting the theaters that enforce the ratings and not go to the ones that don't.

I personally think there should be a law and that the theaters should be fined if someone underage gets in. The theater chains should also step up to the plate and kick people out that talk loud, use their cell phones during the movie, and otherwise ruin the experience for everyone. If they want attendance to increase, they'll do these things. As it is, attendance will continue to go down as people just wait for the DVD release and watch it in the comfort of their own home.

Post: #288918
Topic: So, um... no new DVD's announced this year?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288918/action/topic#288918
Time: 3-Jun-2007 1:08 PM

Originally posted by: Mielr

As it stands, she's getting free cable (due to a cable company screw-up) so I don't think she wants to make any waves right now, but I told her that she could probably pull in some HD channels with an antenna.

Her TV also needs to be properly calibrated, I'm sure.

So, SD sources still look bad on a HD-CRT? I was going to try and get one of those 34" Sony HD-CRTs before they're gone for good, because I'd heard they were better for standard cable/DVDs. I may not bother now if all of my DVDs are going to look like crap on that, too. I have no plans for buying a blu-ray player anytime soon.

She can use the antenna, until it rains. Then the signal will get choppy (picture/audio will freeze, blanks out, then comes back). A guy at work tried this and he said it wasn't worth it. It can be done if you live in a clear area with very little rain. Unfortunately it's not like analog where the signal can be really poor and you still have TV. As soon as the signal goes below a certain level, your picture is gone.

SD sources look alright on an HDTV CRT. They don't look fantastic. It's a noticeable difference.

That news release from LFL doesn't surprise me at all. I won't expect to see Star Wars on an HD format until people (or standards groups) start talking about the next format. So yeah, around 2015.

Post: #288917
Topic: Celebration IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288917/action/topic#288917
Time: 3-Jun-2007 12:56 PM

Looks like Natalie Portman wasn't even in the country during C4. Portman out of the country

Post: #288916
Topic: Blu-ray (or HD-DVD) questions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288916/action/topic#288916
Time: 3-Jun-2007 12:47 PM

Hackers win again.

Post: #288915
Topic: Was ricarlette a racist?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288915/action/topic#288915
Time: 3-Jun-2007 12:45 PM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
And... I wish I had a picture of a dog in a wig to contribute to this conversation, but I don't.

Just do a Google search (GIS). There's plenty.

http://ilikedirt.googlepages.com/30853451.Tiffy2.jpg/30853451.Tiffy2-full.jpg

Post: #288828
Topic: Article in the LA times about movie theaters
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288828/action/topic#288828
Time: 2-Jun-2007 5:10 AM

If more theaters were like the ArcLight (in Hollywood), I'd go more often. No cell phones allowed (not sure how they enforce it, but I've heard they don't allow them in, period), no children allowed, doors close at showtime and you're not allowed in after that, assigned seating, and you can order food right from your seat (good food like lasagna or spaghetti and beer or wine). It costs a bit more ($15/ticket I think), but it'd totally be worth it. It's to far to drive for me, but if there was a theater in the area that was like that, I'd go there all the time.