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#1663848
Topic
Personal Opinions on the Nature of the Force
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Another insightful video on the above topic (or just something I broadly enjoyed, resonated with me, and agreed with)

 

How ONE Andor Scene Made the Force Matter Again

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF8iXNM7D-c - a 12 minute video by the Epic Sell youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘In Andor, the Force feels alive again. No Jedi or lightsabers, just mystery, faith, and rebellion. This scene transforms Cassian’s story and reconnects Star Wars to its original spirit, proving the saga’s deeper meaning still matters.’

 

For me it also add a little more weight / layer to Cassian’s quizzical and somewhat hopeful line of “Is he a Jedi?” on Jedha in Rogue One (as featured at 8m 55s into the above video)… given we now this additional connected tidbit there from Andor, too. 👍
 

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#1663835
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Original Trilogy vs The Prequels: inconsistencies, retcons, plot holes and discrepancies...
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bimawen said:

this list is probably hanging on a wall somewhere in Disney headquarters, all the plotholes waiting to be filled by some mediocre episode of a new series…

Ha! Yeah. To be fair they’ve already attempted to address some of the inconsistencies and jarring issues in the animated and live-action series after the Prequels… with differing levels of ‘success’… and the required mental gymnastics.

Quite why they were introduced in the first place remains unanswered. Someone will undoubtedly pipe up with ‘George’s vision’™ - and ignoring that such inconsistencies and jarring issues actually derive from the many differing ‘George’s vision(s)’™. 😉

 

If anyone has any more retcons, plot holes and discrepancies etc for the Original Trilogy vs Prequels - please post 'em up.
 

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#1663833
Topic
If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place
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^ yeah, the familiar overreach and lack of focus on the details once again will likely cause more sites to pull the plug on the UK.
 

At last… Imgur has finally given some actual information as to their decision:-

Learn more about Imgur access in the United Kingdom - likely one of a few Imgurs page that can still be read in the UK. 😉
 

Imgur access in the United Kingdom

From September 30, 2025, access to Imgur from the United Kingdom is no longer available. UK users will not be able to log in, view content, or upload images. Imgur content embedded on third-party sites will not display for UK users.

 

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#1663832
Topic
Lucasfilm Games
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camdudetenger2018 said:

was these star wars games for ms dos lol

Check out the 4️⃣ • Video Games & Gaming category of the An Index + ‘Info & Help’ Thread… for The Expanded Universe for a few of those ‘older’ DOS classics (and history of that era).

It doesn’t seem there is much on the horizon for Lucasfilm Games - despite the 2021 ‘comeback’ and ‘new and unprecedented phase of creativity’. Such a pity - and a lost opportunity.

www.starwars.com/games-apps & https://x.com/LucasfilmGames
 

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#1663706
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If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place
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The UK Online Safety Act (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Act_2023)

It appears the photo hosting/sharing website Imgur is now banned in the UK (that, or Imgur has pulled the plug on the UK).

Hopefully it is a glitch - a mistake - an oversight… or a temporary error. Or the UK Govt will soon see some sense on this.
 

^ Edit: Imgur pulled the plug on the UK - due to the above OSA (and the massively over-reaching ‘age ID’ requirements). Expect more sites to go the same way as Imgur for the UK in the near future.

https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/41592665292443-Imgur-access-in-the-United-Kingdom

 

I’ve used Imgur for hosting images on here for years - and also hosted GFFA-related images for lesser tech-savvy members.

Right now, it seems anyone in the UK will no longer be able to view an actual image from Imgur - and will be seeing the image below instead…

^ It’ll certainly make some of the Indexes, Info Threads, Info Posts, and my longwinded posts in general on here almost unreadable… to members from the UK (not that they weren’t far off that anyway 😉)! Bloody hell!

 
If you try to log in to Imgur in the UK you will see this…

 

😦

www.resetera.com/threads/imgur-now-appears-to-be-blocked-in-the-uk.1311961
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/imgur-blocked-in-the-uk.19006733
www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1ntuyj3/the_uk_has_now_blocked_imgur_from_loading_images
www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/1ntvzl6/is_imgur_being_blocked_in_the_uk
www.neogaf.com/threads/image-hosting-website-imgur-blocked-in-u-k.1688604
https://downdetector.co.uk/status/imgur
 

If you are in the UK and fed of seeing images from Imgur being blocked on here (and elsewhere)… then I suggest using a VPN. The free and easy-to-use Opera web browser has a built-in VPN (literally just a switch). Or do some research on ‘free and easy to use VPN’ extensions / addons - available from the Chrome Web Store etc.
 

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#1663340
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<strong>Star Wars: Visions</strong> (animated short films) - a general discussion thread - * <strong>SPOILERS</strong> *
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Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 | Official Trailer | October 29 on Disney+

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOQbmC9PQk - 100 second trailer from the official Star Wars youtube channel.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lpOORwkbdE - English dub version of the above trailer.
 

The blurb: ‘Nine celebrated anime studios join forces to create an anthology of Star Wars short stories. Watch the trailer for Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, premiering October 29 on @DisneyPlus.’

 

More info (on the individual episodes): www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-visions-volume-3-cast-announce
 

 
• Episode 1: “The Duel: Payback” - by Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA

^ With the help of some unexpected allies, Ronin faces off against his greatest foe – a twisted Jedi known as the Grand Master who is bent on revenge. This episode is a sequel to Season 1, Episode 1’s ‘The Duel’.
 

• Episode 2: “The Song of Four Wings” - by Project Studio Q

^ A princess-turned-rebel protects a child from the might of the Empire on a snowbound planet.
 

• Episode 3: “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope” - by Production I.G

^ Pursued by Jedi Hunters, and blasted adrift into space, Kara encounters a seemingly abandoned ship tended to by a mysterious droid. This episode is a sequel to Season 1, Episode 5’s ‘The Ninth Jedi’.
 

• Episode 4: “The Bounty Hunters” - by WIT Studio

^ A rogue bounty hunter takes on a job for a shady industrialist that has unexpected consequences for her and her droid.
 

• Episode 5: “Yuko’s Treasure" - by Kinema citrus Co.

^ A sheltered orphan teams with a street rat kid to rescue his droid caregiver and find a long-lost treasure.
 

• Episode 6: “The Lost Ones” - by Kinema citrus Co.

^ After assisting refugees escape a natural disaster, an incognito F is forced to confront the ghosts of her past when their refugee ship is intercepted by the Empire. This episode is a sequel to Season 1, Episode 4’s ‘The Village Bride’.
 

• Episode 7: “The Smuggler” - by TRIGGER

^ Desperate for a quick payday, a smuggler takes a job to rescue a fugitive from the Empire.
 

• Episode 8: “The Bird of Paradise" - by Polygon Pictures

^ After she is blinded in battle, a hot-headed Jedi Padawan must undergo a series of spiritual trials in order to overcome the temptation of the dark side.
 

• Episode 9: “BLACK” - by david production

^ A psychedelic battle between past and present, light and dark, and life and death plays out in the haunted psyche of an Imperial trooper who is on the cusp of defeat.
 

 

Now that was a very cool trailer (both English & Japanese) - very much looking forward to Visions Volume III. 👍
 

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#1663304
Topic
<strong>2006 GOUT</strong> : The changes to the OT films &amp; general 2006 GOUT DVD discussion thread
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Got GOUT? - The 2006 STAR WARS Bonus Disc Fiasco (How Fans Saved Star Wars - Part IV)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HjYrYk8vc - an 18 minute film from the SG10 Film Archive youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'Got GOUT? - The 2006 STAR WARS Bonus Disc Fiasco (How Fans Saved Star Wars Part IV)

In 2006, Lucasfilm released a limited edition DVD set of Star Wars that contained the theatrical versions as bonus material. These discs have been colloquially referred to as the “GOUT” DVDs (George’s Original Unaltered Trilogy). However, this release was plagued in controversy ever since the initial announcement. Join me as we pick apart this release to find out why it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.’

 

A clear and concise roundup of information provided from here over the years - including zombie’s comprehensive 2010 article Got GOUT? The 2006 Original Version DVD Bonus Feature Fiasco from his superb Saving Star Wars website.

Well worth a watch. Especially for anyone with an interest in the the history of Star Wars home media - and also for those who campaigned (and still do) for a quality release of the unaltered theatrical cuts of the Original Trilogy. 👍
 

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#1663038
Topic
'The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu' (Upcoming Movie) - General Discussion Thread
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Mocata said:

BABY YODA!
BABU FRIK!
AT-ATs!

I read that in the voice of RLM!
 

honestabe said:

They really seem to be forcing the, “Watch the cute little Grogu baby” concept when that should have died after season 1.

I agree with what everybody else said. This is only worth it when available to stream. With an apparent Thrawn movie coming out, there is not much story to tell here when factoring in the time period between the sequels.

Same as you on the “Watch the cute little Grogu baby” concept - we’re way past that now. Good point re the Thrawn film, too.

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#1663033
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'The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu' (Upcoming Movie) - General Discussion Thread
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Mocata said:

Oh here’s the trailer…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pa1KLXuW0Y

Left me with a lot of questions. But mainly… why is this a movie?

You beat me to it, mate. 👍

I’ve no idea - other than money. After watching the con teaser and now this trailer - they won’t be getting any of mine.
 

It just didn’t do anything for me, and didn’t look cinematic at all - more like another regular Season 2/3 Mandalorian episode on Disney+ (without the talents of Greig Fraser et al as cinematographer). Let alone something ‘filmed for IMAX’.

Even the poster doesn’t look good (IMHO) - artists such as dvglzv have done far better.

Hope others enjoyed it.
 

I noticed there is no Disney logo on the trailer - probably due to recent issues with cancellations?
 

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#1662557
Topic
An Environmental &amp; Ecology thread
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Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’

Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases

theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/17/human-made-global-warming-caused-two-in-three-heat-deaths-in-europe-this-summer-analysis-finds
 

 
a snippet…

'Human-made global heating caused two in every three heat deaths in Europe during this year’s scorching summer, an early analysis of mortality in 854 big cities has found.

Epidemiologists and climate scientists attributed 16,500 out of 24,400 heat deaths from June to August to the extra hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases.

The rapid analysis, which relies on established methods but has not yet been submitted for peer review, found climate breakdown made the cities 2.2C hotter on average, greatly increasing the death toll from dangerously warm weather.’

“The causal chain from fossil fuel burning to rising heat and increased mortality is undeniable,” said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London and a co-author of the report. “If we had not continued to burn fossil fuels over the last decades, most of the estimated 24,400 people in Europe wouldn’t have died this summer.”
 

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#1662293
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<em><strong>ANDOR</strong></em> - Disney+ Series - A General Discussion Thread
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A 5th Emmy win for Andor tonight…
 

Congratulations to ANDOR’s Dan Gilroy on his Emmy® Awards win for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series! #Emmys

^ Dan Gilroy for Episode 9 - ‘Welcome To The Rebellion’.
 

video clips of Dan’s speech on stage: https://v.redd.it/m84ihugkp8pf1 & https://x.com/THR/status/1967399857615765700

& post-award speech video clips: youtube.com/watch?v=a5g0YvOQ-HI & https://x.com/Variety/status/1967412188169281907

^ with some lovely words of appreciation from Dan Gilroy for everyone involved - especially the overlooked Guinevere O’Reilly.

 

Andor is the first ever Star Wars show to win a ‘major’ Emmy - for the ‘Outstanding Writing In A Drama’ category.

These are now Emmy award winning speeches: youtube.com/watch?v=KYnE2Mxayco & youtube.com/watch?v=jtrsKHZVEJk 👍

 

In the ‘Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series’ award… Janus Metz, director of Episode 8’s ‘Who Are You?’… lost out to Adam Randall’s Slow Horses (‘Hello Goodbye’ episode).

In the ‘Outstanding Drama’ award… Andor lost out to The Pitt.
 

2025 Emmy’s Winners List…

https://ew.com/emmys-2025-winners-list-11806047
https://deadline.com/lists/emmys-2025-winners-list/supporting-actor-comedy-winner-emmys-2025
https://discussingfilm.net/2025/09/14/emmys-2025-complete-winners-list
 

 
'Andor’s First Major Emmy Win Highlights the Award Show’s Biggest Snub - Collider
‘Andor’ Leads the Big Genre Wins of the 2025 Emmys - Gizmodo
After Andor Won A Major Emmy, I’m Mad All Over Again About The Star Who Got Snubbed - Cinemablend
Andor deserved major Emmy award win (though it also deserved so much more) - Nerdist
The Best Sci-Fi Episode Of 2025 Won The Emmy It Deserved - SlashFilm
Emmys 2025 predictions: who will win and who should win? - Guardian (pre-Awards chat and guesses)
 

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#1662022
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📍 300+ available <strong>Original Trilogy Preservations</strong> - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍
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🍺 We’ve now reached 300 projects listed up in here! 🍺

 

x

 

Many thanks and ❤️ to everyone on here who has contributed to this project - in helping keep so many ‘older’, oft-overlooked or forgotten endeavours on here both alive and available - mountains of gratitude and many positives waves coming your way!
 

I’m still looking for those 8 or so elusive preservation projects - and I’m also on the search for any of the 3 older format releases of the Original Trilogy - V2000 (aka ‘Video2000’ & ‘VCC’), VHD, and Video8.

As well as adding any Original Trilogy projects to the ‘non-English language’ section; especially Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, Dutch, Czech, Arabic, Hindi or Bengali, Russian (or Soviet), and Chinese home video releases.

If anyone has any leads or projects to share for any of the above… or has any suggestions for including other OT preservations in here… please send me a PM. Thank you. 👍
 

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#1661986
Topic
Why Did Return Of The Pug (Puggo’s 16mm Preservation of Return Of The Jedi) get taken down?
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Chillye said:

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

I have never posted my restorations anywhere. I just did the restorations, shared with a small number of people, and one of them posted it. So I don’t know the answer to your question.

Oh, ok. So if the other restorations get taken down, where can I find them then? All I know is that there are some clips of the restorations you did that were uploaded on YouTube.

There are a few available here: 📍 300+ available Original Trilogy Preservations - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍

 
Usually, members here are very helpful to others who are making a genuine effort about the place - and less so with others who act entitled, are rude, or just demand links and give little-to-nothing in return. 👍

I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation I am interested in - but I don’t know how to get / acquire / download it?
 

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#1661971
Topic
Checking back with you - anyone still remembers me?
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Hiya ricarleite,

Of course I remember you. There are still a few of the old faces on here, too. 👍

I hope life is good and it is treating you well. How is Brazil?

Are you still gaming? (or ‘retrogaming’ if you’re still playing the old classics? I still give Mario Kart and Goldeneye a play every now and then - but am getting worse and worse at them as time goes by!) 😃

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#1661662
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Star Wars <strong>News</strong> | articles that may not have enough interest for their own threads...
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40 Years Ago Today: The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour Premiered (article from Saturday 6th September)

www.galactichunter.com/gh/story/40-years-ago-today-ewoks-and-droids-adventure-hour-premiered
 

^ One of the few articles out there celebrating the 40th anniversary of both the Droids and Ewoks animated series.