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Post: #500416
Topic: Sources on the Special Edition
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500416/action/topic#500416
Time: 18-May-2011 3:13 PM — Edited 18-May-2011 3:30 PM

Another place to look for articles is Google's News Archive Search. They've been scanning in old newspapers from all and when over:

http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search

(change to 100 results & limit the time frame to maybe a year at a time, and plenty of results so you'll figure out terms and such to nail down some of the harder to find articles)

For instance 'Star Wars' from 1997-1998 gives 10,100 results.

add in 'Special Editions' gets you down to 1,570.

weird that adding 'Lowry' to the above gives nothing...

Note: go back to the main advanced archive search when ammending a query, for some reason if you update in the results page it looses the date field.

Note2: also if you stumble upon an article which is behind a paywall, take a sentence or two and search for that. Often articles were reprinted in another publication which is not behind a paywall.

Post: #500380
Topic: Backstroke of the West Dubbed Version (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500380/action/topic#500380
Time: 18-May-2011 1:53 PM

Thanks for sticking with this unique-ity.

Post: #500349
Topic: Kenner Commercials DVD (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500349/action/topic#500349
Time: 18-May-2011 12:25 PM

rmclain73 wrote: Is this DVD still up anywhere?

220 days ago on a.b.sw. Which should be the same as tehparadox version, AvP mentioned a few posts ago. So since there are a set of PARs there, if you start downloading them, if might fix the incomplete RARs you've already downloaded.

Post: #500333
Topic: :F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: :D:A:T:A:B:A:S:E:
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500333/action/topic#500333
Time: 18-May-2011 10:58 AM

Ripplin's "Star Wars Galore"

SWG1 : Ripplin's 'Star Wars Galore' Vol. 1 - TOO MANY MANACES - Hype
SWG2 : Ripplin's 'Star Wars Galore' Vol. 2 - THE OBVIOUS MENACE - Hysteria
SWG3 : Ripplin's 'Star Wars Galore' Vol. 3 - WE HAD MUCH FUN - Hoopla

SWG Contents

Ripplin's 'Star Wars Galore'

VHS EP conversion of 1999 Media Recordings (6 hour tape into 3 DVD5s)
SWG1 = Vol. 1 - TOO MANY MANACES - Hype
SWG2 = Vol. 2 - THE OBVIOUS MENACE - Hysteria
SWG3 = Vol. 3 - WE HAD MUCH FUN - Hoopla


2011.04.24

Like many others, I enjoyed the Special Editions (SE), though not entirely. There were some additions I thought were nice, but more that I thought were pointless and somewhat juvenile. I was not surprised, as we started seeing a lot of that in Return of the Jedi (ROTJ), what with the belching and Tarzan yells.

When news of The Phantom Menace (TPM) came along, I was somewhat excited (because it was Star Wars, after all!), but keeping it in check. I'm also the type that hates spoilers, and since my subscription to Star Wars Insider (SWI) magazine was turning into spoiler central, I started having to ignore it somewhat. Not fun! (Same thing happened with Jabba the Hutt in the SE with a gatefold cover they did.) But really, the marketing of the movie was so aggressive and pervasive that it eventually became nigh impossible to keep the spoilers at bay. When I got that issue of SWI with Darth Maul on the cover, that was pretty much my 'whatever, I'll just go with it' moment.

That may have been the impetus to start taping everything TPM-related on TV that I could find, often having the VCR (my faithful then-young Sharp) on standby for commercial breaks during shows I didn't even watch just because I knew that channel was playing certain ads! Lots of fluff, but there were some segments I taped that I still enjoy now, such as the Extra! report on bootlegging. Very interesting! There were also rare original trilogy clips shown here and there that I was happy to see as well.

Looking back, I don't know why I continued these taping practices after I'd seen the movie, but I did. I know that part of it was to see how many others felt as I did about it, as I knew there would be backlash segments. I walked out of the theater more confused than anything. I'm not into politics, so a movie being loaded with politics was a big strike against it for me. I admit that I still don't fully understand parts of it, though that's more down to apathy than anything. The pod race and Darth Maul were cool enough, but then there were the...midichlorians? What? And the virgin birth?! Like, gag me with a spoon! Oh, and Yoda looked ridiculous as well. And, of course, there was Jar Jar, whose presense and antics cranked up the silliness introduced in ROTJ to 11. I'm so glad that he didn't become the hip character every kid would start talking like, as Lucas intended. I'm sure many old school Star Wars fans who were now parents threatened to disown their kids if they ever uttered a line spoken by that despicable character. ;)

So, there you have it; a little history on the tape and how it was made. As 'meh' a moment/movie as it turned out to be in the end, that summer really was a special time for the then 21-year-old me, never to be repeated, at least not to the same extent. Thanks to none's excellent assistance, I'm finally able to share it with people that care about such things rather than keeping the tape in an old drawer, unwatched and getting moldy, probably. I was just going to do a straight transfer, but he offered to gussy it up for me. :)

Enjoy!
Ripplin

Special thanks goes out to the fine folks at:
originaltrilogy.com : fanedit.org : preserv.co.cc



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YouTube_-_Marphalump_PEPSI_m4v.flv 'The Birth of Marfalump' 
          (Special Making of the Pepsi Marfalump Commercials)


:: Contents ::
------------------------------------------------
----- Ripplin's 'Star Wars Galore' Vol. 1 ------
-------------- TOO MANY MENACES ----------------
-------------------- Hype ----------------------
---- NOT EVERY SAGA HAS EXCESSIVE PROMOTION ----
------------------------------------------------

Full Video ...........................: 1 hr. 59 min. 34 sec. 00 frm.
Storyline - 01 - ENow TPM Preview ....: 0 hr. 23 min. 54 sec. 13 frm.
Storyline - 02 - TPM Interviews ......: 0 hr. 46 min. 14 sec. 07 frm.
Storyline - 03 - TPM Miscellaneous ...: 0 hr. 09 min. 12 sec. 23 frm.
Storyline - 04 - E! BTS TPM ..........: 0 hr. 22 min. 10 sec. 22 frm.
Storyline - 05 - TPM Commercials .....: 0 hr. 10 min. 01 sec. 18 frm.

(#'s = Chapter Stops : Contents listed in original tape recording order : Storyline options revise order)

:: SWG Vol.1 Chapter Stops ::
01 - Entertainment Now's 'Phantom Menace' Preview
 02 - ENow - Hosts Intro
 03 - ENow - Fevered Anticipation    
 04 - ENow - TPM Hype
  05 - Taco Bell, KFC & Pizza Hut - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (3 Legendary Heroes) - SW Speeder
  06 - Comm Pepsi
  07 - Lays Potato Chips - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Can You Resist? Game (Jar-Jar tongue)
  08 - KFC, Pizza Hut & Taco Bell (Canada) - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - 27 Toys
 09 - ENow - SW Fanatics Line Up
 10 - ENow - SW Party
 11 - ENow - SW Celebration
  12 - Comm
  13 - Taco Bell, KFC & Pizza Hut - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (3 Legendary Heroes) - SW Speeder
  14 - Lays Potato Chips - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Can You Resist? Game (Jar-Jar tongue)
  15 - KFC, Pizza Hut & Taco Bell (Canada) - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - 27 Toys
 16 - ENow - Cultural Force
  17 - Lays Potato Chips - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Can You Resist? Game (Jar-Jar tongue)
  18 - Comm Pepsi
  19 - Taco Bell, KFC & Pizza Hut - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (3 Legendary Heroes) - SW Speeder
 20 - ENow - George Lucas History
 21 - ENow - TPM Intro
 22 - ENow - Foooood
23 - Rosie O'Donnell - Natalie Portman
  24 - KFC, Pizza Hut & Taco Bell - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (Naboo Battle)
  25 - Lays Potato Chips - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Can You Resist? Game (Jar-Jar tongue)
  26 - Pizza Hut, Taco Bell & KFC - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (Pre-Naboo Battle)
27 - Space News - Star Wars - The Phantom Menace 'Opening Night' - Toronto
28 - Star Wars Episode 1 Spot - Tome Poem - Qui-Gon Ginn 'One Destiny'
  29 - Comm
30 - Star Wars soundtrack skit
31 - David Letterman - Natalie Portman
  32 - Taco Bell, KFC & Pizza Hut - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (3 Legendary Heroes) - 1 million dollars
33 - Craig Kilborn - Ahmed Best
34 - A&E Biography - Star Wars Episode 1 - Samuel L. Jackson (cut)
  35 - Pepsi - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Marfalump (Theater) w/ Jake Lloyd
  36 - Lays Potato Chips - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Can You Resist? Game (Hit the nose)
37 - Donny & Marie - Jake Lloyd
38 - CBS This Morning - Samuel L. Jackson
39 - Space Behind the Scenes of Episode 1 Commercial
40 - CBS This Morning - Jake Lloyd
41 - Nintendo - Racer
42 - The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno - Star Wars Merchandise
43 - The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno - Liam Neeson
44 - Pepsi - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Marfalump (Acting)
45 - Space - E! Behind the Scenes 'Star Wars' Episode I The Phantom Menace (E! in the US) - Coming Next
 46 - E!BTS - Opening
 47 - E!BTS - Intro & Primary Characters
  48 - Comm
  49 - KFC, Pizza Hut & Taco Bell - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (Naboo Battle) - 1 million dollars
  50 - Comm
 51 - E!BTS - Plot & Additional Characters
  52 - Comm
 53 - E!BTS - Fashion & Costuming
  54 - Comm
  55 - Taco Bell, KFC & Pizza Hut - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - Play Defeat the Darkside (3 Legendary Heroes) - 1 million dollars
  56 - Comm
 57 - E!BTS - Film Score & Final Thoughts


---------------------------------------------------
------ Ripplin's 'Star Wars Galore' Vol. 2 --------
---------------- THE OBVIOUS MENACE ---------------
--------------------- Hysteria --------------------
--- NOT EVERY SAGA HAS UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ---
---------------------------------------------------

Full Video ...........................: 2 hr. 08 min. 58 sec. 27 frm.
Storyline - 01 - From Star Wars to Star Wars - The Story of Industrial Light and Magic 
......................................: 0 hr. 45 min. 53 sec. 21 frm.
Storyline - 02 - E! Star Wars Mania ..: 0 hr. 43 min. 41 sec. 15 frm.
Storyline - 03 - TPM Miscellaneous ...: 0 hr. 09 min. 33 sec. 09 frm.
Storyline - 04 - TPM Commercials .....: 0 hr. 06 min. 17 sec. 09 frm.

:: SWG Vol.2 Chapter Stops ::
01 - Space/Nintendo - Racer commercial
02 - Space - Behind the Scenes 'Star Wars' Episode I The Phantom Menace (E! in the US) Commercial
03 - From Star Wars to Star Wars Commercial
04 - Extra - Video Bootleggers
05 - Next on Fox - From Star Wars to Star Wars
06 - Fox Special Presentation - From Star Wars to Star Wars - The Story of Industrial Light and Magic - Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson
 07 - FSW2SW - Early ILM & Star Wars
  08 - Pepsi - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Marfalump (Theater) w/ Jake Lloyd
  09 - Comm
 10 - FSW2SW - PreProduction & Animatics
 11 - FSW2SW - TPM Theed Design
  12 - Comm
 13 - FSW2SW - Creature Creation History
 14 - FSW2SW - TPM Digital Character Design - John Knoll & Rob Coleman
  15 - Comm
 16 - FSW2SW - Evolution of Special Effects
  17 - Comm
 18 - FSW2SW - TPM Pod Race
  19 - Comm
  20 - Pepsi - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Marfalump (Acting)
 21 - FSW2SW - ILM's Greatest Effects
22 - MTV Movie Awards 1999 - Lisa Kudrow at the Jedi Temple
23 - Space Commercial - Star Wars Mania
24 - Pizza Hut (Canada) - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Queen Amidala - Star Wars Toys
  25 - Comm
26 - The New VR - Saber Recall News Report
  27 - Comm
28 - Space Commercial - Star Wars Mania (Next on Space)
29 - E! Original Special - Star Wars Mania hosted by Melissa Rivers
 30 - SWMania - Hype, Web, Licensing, Opening Day
 31 - SWMania - George Lucas
  32 - Pizza Hut (Canada) - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Queen Amidala - Star Wars Toys
  33 - Comm
 34 - SWMania - Amidala, Portman & Fashion
  35 - Comm
 36 - SWMania - Obi-wan, Ewan McGregor & Sword Fighting
  37 - Pizza Hut (Canada) - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Queen Amidala - Star Wars Toys
  38 - Comm
 39 - SWMania - Liam Neeson & Samuel L. Jackson
  40 - Comm
  41 - Pepsi - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Marfalump (Acting)
  42 - Comm
 43 - SWMania - George Lucas Personal and Professional Lives & Anakin
  44 - Pizza Hut (Canada) - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Queen Amidala - Star Wars Toys
  45 - Comm
 46 - SWMania - Merchandise & More Merchandise
  47 - Comm
 48 - SWMania - Dominic Pace's Collection & Fan Reaction
  49 - Comm


--------------------------------------------------
------ Ripplin's 'Star Wars Galore' Vol. 2 -------
----------------- WE HAD MUCH FUN ----------------
--------------------- Hoopla ---------------------
-- NOT EVERY SAGA HAS _____________, thankfully --
--------------------------------------------------

Full Video ...................................: 1 hr. 47 min. 37 sec. 16 frm.
Storyline - 01 - The Mythology of Star Wars ..: 0 hr. 54 min. 58 sec. 18 frm.
Storyline - 02 - Miscellaneous Media .........: 0 hr. 37 min. 11 sec. 00 frm.
Storyline - 03 - TPM Commercials .............: 0 hr. 03 min. 34 sec. 05 frm.
Storyline - 04 - Non-SW Media ................: 0 hr. 06 min. 25 sec. 11 frm.

:: SWG Vol.3 Chapter Stops ::
01 - ONTV Jar-Jar Binks Controversy Web Report
02 - KFC - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace - Flying Bucket Toppers
03 - ONTV Liam Neson Interview
 04 - static
 05 - Cont.
06 - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace Trailer : (Experience the Spectacle) Now Playing
07 - KFC - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - (Republic Cruiser)
08 - Taco Bell - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - 4 Collectible Star Wars Posters
09 - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace Trailer : All Over Again
10 - Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace Trailer : (An Ancient Mystery) Now Playing
11 - Hasbro - Star Wars Comm Tech system
12 - Pizza Hut (Canada) - Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - (Leaving Naboo)
13 - Rosie O'Donnell - George Lucas
 14 - TPM
15 - Pre Myth
16 - WNED 17 Buffalo - The Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas & Bill Moyers Jun. 18, 1999
 17 - Why Does Star Wars Captivate Society?  Regenerating Myths
 18 - Star Wars satisfied desire to resolve ambiguities & Color
 19 - When you were writing, did you have this all in your mind, or were you making it up as you went along?
 20 - Where do these rough ideas come from?
 21 - Are you conscious of your creative sampling
 22 - Where do your creative impulses come from?
 23 - Underwater seems like a dream, where'd that come from?
 24 - In movie science
 25 - Imagination and Digital Technology
 26 - Darth Maul and representations of Evil
 27 - same for Vader?
 28 - Psychotherapists
 29 - Slay the Father
 30 - Anakin transformation into Vader
 31 - Luke Yoda training clip
 32 - Mentor and Apprentice
 33 - SW mentors
 34 - SW interpreted as religious
 35 - Luke tries clip
 36 - Is The Force = God
 37 - Are people turning away from religion
 38 - SW religion without strings
 39 - Wanted the Jedi to be more then fighters
 40 - Buddhism
 41 - Satan's offering to Luke
 42 - New Myth?
 43 - What lessons are non-US countries taking from SW
 44 - Call to Journey SW clips
 45 - How do you explain the Power of Film
 46 - 
 47 - Why listen to your inner self
 48 - Sounds easy, struggle?  Father
 49 - Accomplish one thing
 50 - You must let go (TPM)
 51 - 
 52 - Deeper meanings
 53 - Core Issues
 54 - Transformation
 55 - Leap of Faith
56 - TLC's Ultimate Special Effects
 57 - Lightsabers
58 - Star Wars : Electric Playground Strikes Back
59 - Non-SW Media Start
60 - MadTV Sex Toy Story
61 - MadTV Serenity Acres
62 - Comm
63 - MadTV

Images
The Tape

Volume 1 - Hype

Cover

Volume 2 - Hysteria

Cover

Volume 3 - Hoopla

Cover

Comparison:

Post: #488336
Topic: :F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: :D:A:T:A:B:A:S:E:
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/488336/action/topic#488336
Time: 18-May-2011 10:57 AM — Edited 12-Nov-2017 5:22 PM

:F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: 😄:A:T:A:B:A:S:E:

“Making SW bland by making it all available and searchable”

On no apparent schedule, the :F:D: puts out random projects. They will be listed below.

The :F:D: likes SW video of any kind, and will digitize VHS tapes (well at the point they purchase a new VCR to replace mine which died), so if you’d like to lists the contents of a tape you’ve got please do so.

::Completed Projects::

Reel Change Cue Mark website:
http://fd.noneinc.com/Reel_Changes/Reel_Changes.html

AARRSSTW-WTSSRRAA : The Star Wars 1997 Special Edition made Specialier by resorting by shot length
http://www.noneinc.com/AARRSSTW-WTSSRRAA/AARRSSTW-WTSSRRAA.html
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/AARRSSTW-WTSSRRAA/id/15036

Difference Blended Movie (DIF) - SW:2004-2011 - Revision Finding Method
[http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/DIF-Difference-tool-to-spot-visual-changes-SW2004-2011/id/13179 “http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/DIF-Difference-tool-to-spot-visual-changes-SW2004-2011/id/13179”)

Star Wars on the Sci-Fi Channel : 20th Anniversary : hosted by Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams : Preservation of the hosting segments from the 1990s Star Wars broadcasts
http://noneinc.com/SWSFCFBDW/swsfcfbdw-faq.html
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/F-D-Current-SW-on-Sci-Fi-hosted-by-CFisher-and-BDWilliams-20th-Anniversary/post/583669/#TopicPost583669

Ripplin’s ‘Star Wars Galore’ : 3 Disc Set : Of Canadian Broadcast Star Wars media around TPM
http://noneinc.com/SWG/SWG-index.html
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/F-L-I-M-S-I-P-L-A-S-T-D-A-T-A-B-A-S-E/post/500333/#TopicPost500333

TPMVHSNYC : Digitization of bootleg The Phantom Menace VHS preservation
http://noneinc.com/TPMVHSNYC/TPMVHSNYC-index.html

SciFi Channel 1995.07.30 broadcast of the Star Wars Trilogy hosted by Carrie Fisher : 2 Disc Set : Preservation without commercials of this Pan & Scan presentation
Star Wars & Return of the Jedi (looking for Empire Strikes Back)
http://noneinc.com/SWSFCF/SWSFCF.html

Star Wars THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE Is Forever …One Last Time : 3 Disc Set : SciFi Channel 1996 broadcast of the Star Wars Trilogy Widescreen hosted by Billy Dee Williams with EXPANDED Star Wars ONLY commercial breaks
http://noneinc.com/SWUE/SWUE-FAQ.html
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/STAR-WARS-THE-ULTIMATE-EXPERIENCE-Is-Forever-One-Last-Time-Television-Trilogy-Preservation-Set-SW-Commercial-Breaks-The-Ordeal-Is-Real-and-available-Use-with-Satisfaction/post/424607/#TopicPost424607

AN EMPIRE SPIK BOOTLEG : New York City Times Square MTV 44 1/2 foot Presentation of ESB for the 30th Anniversary with 14 Fan Commentary Tracks
http://noneinc.com/AESB/AESB-FAQ.html
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/AN-EMPIRE-SPIK-BOOTLEG-FAN-COMMENTARY-EDITION/post/423278/#TopicPost423278

Thee Backslacpkping With Media : Media Analysis of the Last Star Wars Movie, Revenge of the Sith
http://noneinc.com/tBSWM/tBSWM_FAQ.html
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Thee-Backslacpkping-With-Media-Library-of-Congress-Permissions/post/280224/#TopicPost280224

::Goals::
7293. Put out the ultimate Star Wars Home Shopping Network and QVC compilation.

Post: #500332
Topic: Treadwell Collection
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500332/action/topic#500332
Time: 18-May-2011 10:56 AM — Edited 18-May-2011 11:04 AM

TV's Frink wrote:

Is this the project Ripplin has been telling me about?

(hmmm, if it isn't, maybe I should have PM'd that question, so I will edit this post if requested)

No that project is called 'Star Wars Galore' it's a conversion of a 6 hour tape Ripplin recorded from TPM era. Will start a thread for that.

*EDIT*

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/F-L-I-M-S-I-P-L-A-S-T-D-A-T-A-B-A-S-E/post/500333/#TopicPost500333

Post: #500298
Topic: Treadwell Collection
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500298/action/topic#500298
Time: 18-May-2011 9:52 AM

At the moment, just a.b.sw.

Post: #500288
Topic: Sources on the Special Edition
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500288/action/topic#500288
Time: 18-May-2011 8:48 AM

doubleofive wrote: Does anyone know of any other sources? I'm sure there are some Star Wars Insider articles (zombie says he thinks he can get those to me). I don't need information about the release and hype, I'm more concerned with the making of and reasoning behind the changes.

Although the 'release and hype' stuff are not what you are after, most articles are 95% that to get to the one tidbit you are looking for.

For instance, MTV did a special at the time and there's a short segment on the technical merits/changes. Available on TWC289 as with other Special Edition era tv programs/news reports:

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Treadwell-Collection/post/483342/#TopicPost483342

Post: #500198
Topic: Star Wars OT & 1997 Special Edition - Various Projects Info (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/500198/action/topic#500198
Time: 17-May-2011 10:47 PM

dark_jedi wrote:

adywan said:

dark_jedi, i hope you don't mind me asking, but what software are you using to author the Blu_rays?

Sent you a PM.

Feel free to post the PM in the thread, someone of us will one day make a blu-ray, learning from someone who's accomplished the task would be helpful.

Post: #497875
Topic: "The People Vs. George Lucas" documentary...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497875/action/topic#497875
Time: 10-May-2011 1:13 PM

Ripplin wrote: They're doc will not feature one single negative thought about the movies or LFL in general, I'm sure.

A. So what.

B. Show me proof that someone could think negatively about the wonderful heart warming cultural phenomenon beloved by everyone, Star War.

Post: #497844
Topic: "The People Vs. George Lucas" documentary...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497844/action/topic#497844
Time: 10-May-2011 12:09 PM

Incidentally, I think now I'm somewhat less perplexed at the box set's inclusion of otherwise baffling full-length "culture documentaries" on fan films and cosplay. I figure that these are intended as the anti-PvGL,

I'm going to say not quite. LFL has been working on collecting fans talking about the movies at Comic-Con and Celebrations for several years. (started soon after the launch of PvsG) When they put out the result of those that will be the response to PvsG. Figure 3D release or Celebration VI.

The blu-ray 501st doc is more a response to the 'Heart of an Empire' (2007) doc about one of the founders of the 501st community.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455524/

The 'Star Warriors' doc on the blu-ray i've only heard playing at Celebration Japan. (2008) There were rumors of it possibly showing up on the History channel like the Star Wars Tech shows, but didn't happen to my knowledge.

Post: #497838
Topic: opinions on film restoration/preservation and how it applies to Star Wars - what do you think should/should not be allowed?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497838/action/topic#497838
Time: 10-May-2011 11:54 AM

Anyone else interested in seeing the raw untouched digital scan. I'd rather have them that way, at this point. I can't envision an 'original' which could come close to satisfying the public's opinion. So like the old documentaries, teach the world a lesson by showing warts and all, the effects of time on film.

I want a crappy Star Wars.

Post: #497824
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497824/action/topic#497824
Time: 10-May-2011 10:34 AM

Doubleofive wrote:

adywan said:

I think it has already been stated that the Alternate & deleted scenes would not feature any of the shots taken out from the originals for the Special editions
When did they say that?

Yeah I would assume that most of the 'Alternative' scenes would be coming directly from the 2006s.

Post: #497789
Topic: //Star Wars Begins\\: HD Version Now on Vimeo
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497789/action/topic#497789
Time: 10-May-2011 7:23 AM

^Great. Are they doing a pre-recording because of the time difference or are you staying up to be on the live show?

The Forcecast has a live feed (show is generally released the next week as a podcast) and a chat room:

http://forcecast.net/listenlive.asp

http://www.theforce.net/chat.asp

Post: #497558
Topic: Does it depress you...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497558/action/topic#497558
Time: 9-May-2011 10:56 AM

Anchorhead wrote: The official Facebook page is going to do wonders for advancing their fantasy world. Lucas is cleansing the thing hourly. It's real-time revision of history.

Is there an RSS or e-mail feed for a facebook page? Something that auto forwards or sends new posts to an outside mailbox or account.

If there is could someone point the feed to 'starwarsfacebookarchive@gmail.com' thanks.

Post: #497545
Topic: Does it depress you...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497545/action/topic#497545
Time: 9-May-2011 8:33 AM

This 'It's Sad' thing works on many level, and could be the direction of vocal disapproval of the way the powers that be handle the SW franchise. When parts of fandom became hypercritical of the SE and PT, it drifted towards anger and such and those type of phrases are easy to point out and censor. If everywhere people started posting 'sad', 'disappointed' etc. then explained about the loss of the theater versions of these films, it could be a way to get to the masses.

Maybe 'I'm too depressed to buy the blu's'

Post: #497479
Topic: YouTube/Vimeo/etc... Star Wars video finds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497479/action/topic#497479
Time: 8-May-2011 7:58 PM

These are different productions. The High School one uses famous music with new lyrics. The one you posted about, is I think self created lyrics and music.

Here's their official site:

http://www.infauxmedia.com/

They've animated some segments as well.

Post: #497462
Topic: YouTube/Vimeo/etc... Star Wars video finds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497462/action/topic#497462
Time: 8-May-2011 6:26 PM

Star Wars the Musical (1996)

http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/feature/2011/04/06/star_wars_the_musical_full

The whole high school production!

Post: #497396
Topic: What are you reading?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497396/action/topic#497396
Time: 8-May-2011 8:25 AM

Oh, good, I thought my wife and I were the only Ffordeophiles around.

How did you like it? I'm about half way through... Kind of missing Thursday... though Thursday is a relatively good replacement. All of the wittyness of the Literary world is sort of wearing thin on me... I've just read about the Professor trying to spontaneously create metaphor for several pages... let's get back to the cliffhanger from First Among Sequels already!

Enjoyed the book. Getting a kick out of seeing where Fforde goes. But he is definitely setting a high bar by doing a whole book with a replacement main character, even if they 'are' the main character. With all the stufff that's taken place in these books, i've extemely happy to go along for the ride. He's also got the book world digital conversion issue which maybe he's spacing out it's conclusion to see what does happen in this real world. But if the Sherlock problem is so huge having multiple Thursdays around will probably help in the long run. Lots of pieces getting moved around. (I really want a Goliath t-shirt...)

'Shades of Grey' again sets up a wonderful universe, looking forward as well. Have you tried 'The Last Dragonslayer'? Complete missed this one, sounds in a different vein but will probably read it eventually.

http://www.jasperfforde.com/dragon/dragon.html

Also if you get the chance definitely see he speak at a book signing or reading. Lots of fun. Seen him for every book except this last one and the first, unfortunately the Q&A always has the movie question, but he's got lots of annecdotes.

Currently reading:

"Girls to the Front : The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution" by Sara Marcus

Post: #497371
Topic: This Thread Is Currently About...Bingo and/or Wings!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497371/action/topic#497371
Time: 7-May-2011 11:08 PM

Post: #497370
Topic: The Phantom Menace - general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497370/action/topic#497370
Time: 7-May-2011 11:03 PM

twooffour wrote: Padme is supposed to be a proactive, caring person - how come she's probably the most boring and emotionless out of all the main characters?

She's proactive, caring and semi-emotional as a Senator. She like most of the characters in the PT is emotionally stunted as an individual. So when she's in the Senate pleading the case about the invasion of Naboo. Portman acts. The scene works. (until you attempt to figure out why no one had a camera and took a picture as proof of the invasion) Padme for most of these movies is shown dealing with interpersonal relationships which she's not good at. She's been playing politico all her life all these characters have. They've been locked in a system and it leads their personal life to faulter. This is a guess, like the camera thing above, you set up a logic system and something simple breaks the system. and there's just so much time to spend trying to rationalize it all.

but having EVERY SINGLE MAIN CHARACTER behave in that way?

George is making some kind of statement. Part anti-organized religionous indoctrination, part anti-life time politicians. Not saying this is right, correct or truth, or if I agree or not. Just a guess.

Post: #497286
Topic: "The People Vs. George Lucas" documentary...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497286/action/topic#497286
Time: 7-May-2011 11:10 AM

Some of the recent reviews have some interesting statements:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/huffpost-review-ithe-peop_b_856765.html

There's also an entire underground phenomenon of people who have taken the various films, downloaded them to their computers, then reedited and otherwise changed them.

http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/movies/the-people-vs-george-lucas-a-documentary-review.html

There is one notion he doesn’t introduce, perhaps understandably: that the original “Star Wars,” the skeleton key to the geek imagination, was skillfully assembled, viscerally entertaining and (spoiler alert!) not very good.

http://www.movingpicturesnetwork.com/11725/the-people-vs-george-lucas-documentary-2/

Yet there’s more to “People” than just fanboys and girls emoting over the highs and lows of their tangled relationship with Lucas, and to Philippe’s credit, he explores larger ideas. Namely, who owns art? Is the creator given infinite time and resources to change art once it has been released into the wild? Or once it has been set free, does the public that consumes (and sometimes re-imagines) it then have some stake in what it turns into?

So general reviews seem to be missing this last point. We'll see if further reviews learn from the blogosphere reviews.

Post: #497247
Topic: "The People Vs. George Lucas" documentary...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497247/action/topic#497247
Time: 7-May-2011 1:08 AM

Jambe Davdar wrote: Hang on, I am in the film??! What did I say?

When they show the Building Empire logo, there is a voice over. Can't remember what's being said. Might not have been your voice thinking back. My mental 8 ball is 'Hazy'. But you did get two credits. Real and SW name, back to back.

Ripplin wrote: Hey, that means I got in it too...sorta. ;)

What parts of the Silent did you help out with. They mentioned the dusty version, how it was cropped to a more square size, was reduced to 18 fps, and each planet got a different color scheme.

SilverWook wrote: Thanks for taking the time to post about this

No problem. Sounds like the films are going to be a week in some cities, then covering more cities but shorter stints. From the turn outs here, word needs to get out more...

http://www.peoplevsgeorge.com/screenings/

Post: #497245
Topic: Official Star Wars Facebook Page
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497245/action/topic#497245
Time: 7-May-2011 12:49 AM

Post: #497237
Topic: "The People Vs. George Lucas" documentary...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497237/action/topic#497237
Time: 7-May-2011 12:39 AM — Edited 7-May-2011 1:22 AM

Review initial thoughts...I mean ramblings. **SPOILERS**

Well executed and hits the main points lobbed in this debate. Not sure if some of the harder hitting issues will stick with people as some of them are early in the film. Jay gets significant screentime as he reads the letter sent from Lucasfilm to this site about the future of the "original" Star Wars. Adywan kinda gets shafted as he's only shown talking about the death threats. The doc doesn't explain why his edits are getting this kind of attention. (but they do show the removal clip of the intro to Eisley sequence) Would add a minute or two explaining how it's a community of eyes all doing continuity and other changes under the one man FX team. Jambe's project titles get mentions and I think that's his voice, but again doesn't get into what his projects are about. They used TMBTM's Silent SW version primarily to explaining how he modified the originals towards a silent era look, to show off what fan editors do. and tBSWM got half a second of title time under the FanEdit.org banner. And a few other fan edits who's titles I didn't catch. Also some quick shots of the OT.com forums, where Puggo's icon registered but the camera was showing posts page scans and missed who else might have been shown.

Since the doc covers so much territory, there's only so much time you could spend. and many issues I felt could be elaborated on yet still remain interesting, but I guess for theater scheduling the ~90 minute window was set, so the doc is what it is. In the post Q&A they mentioned that the DVD contents are still being debated, so hopefully they'll either extend the cut or put in expanded segments or larger parts of the interviews. Lion's Gate is distributing the DVD so that's a good sign. (they're a big name right?)

In the Q&A the crew representative said that the goal of the film was to make a legitimate work which the director would feel comfortable watching with George on the same couch. For me it ends a little sappy. Like RotJ Anakin, there's forgiveness by the film, even though they launch serious criticism of his actions. Which again I feel need a few more minutes to provide a greater level of depth as to why these issues are important. Maybe there's a way to drop in some savestarwars.com stuff.

People reacted highly to much of the humor stuff. And some of the people really focused on the South Park Indy rape in the Q&A. Everyone wants to know what George thinks of that show. Most of the segments have a person framing the issue in an interesting way. The Jar-Jar segment comes to mind. There's also a section on the Holiday Special. Skot's site gets screen time. and a chapter about the Special Editions. and the different types of changes, from minor frame changes to well you know.

I'm kind of surprised a fan didn't emerge who split from SW after the ESB reveal. The whole the universe is shrinking debate. Then a segment on the PT and the disappointment and how the universe changed with the introduction of midichloreans and ideas like that.

Bunch of the segments focus on some exhuberant fans. Which should make the dvd/netflix make this something a wider audience will watch as they'll laugh and point at 'Those' type of fans. Inevitable, as it's part of the debate.

For whatever reason they didn't use the art they were using awhile back of two fans at George's feet. They're trying to get it back, but some internal something, so they had a few of these posters which were being given out.

But in many ways the revolutionary aspect of this project is it's construction. The willing submittal of material woven into a storyline tapestry. Using very little from the actual SW movies, the Star Wars Uncut clips allowed them to show off not only the movie memories but the devotion and creativity of the fanbase. And that's what could help this find a wider audience. and hopefully initiate people to the ideas and conflicts of the actions of George. There are animations of a very cute George periodically throughout the film which are delightful. Not sure if they had a change in production but the person's names and identification are in two sets of fonts. Think one for the HD material and one for the non-HD.

The cast is huge. Which unfortuantly makes it hard to remember everyone so when you go to talk to that person after the screening you can't remember their name and look like a fool. Kevin Rubio I think is the only Lucasfilm employee interviewed and he shoots down/poo poos some of the criticism, which is kind of refreshing when watching, but he's not involved in the more serious issues. Also interesting to see some of the fan edits not part of the OT.com/FE.o forums. One of the Phantom Editors and the early german SW edit. RedLetterMedia did a great cameo on the end of RotS controversy. The fan films arena was taken by the Raiders adaptation. So as pointed out, there are more SW fan films then almost any other category, they got glossed over.

Well it seems i'm just trying to remember everything then provide a set of opinions which usually makes up a review.