oojason

I loved watching this again recently - though hadn’t realised Jonno had completed projects for both The Empire Strikes Back (a 7.50gb mkv file) and Return of The Jedi (a 5.50gb mkv file), too.

Found them all on Myspleen - and were a pure pleasure to watch. Thanks Jonno. 👍

Edit: Plus, the other films in and outside the GFFA too - on his quality youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@jonnof77/videos
 

Ripplin said:

Kinda nice to see this bumped. I can’t remember if I ever said, but my plan (which never happened) was to Backstroke all of Frink’s trilogy for him…but he never seemed to care (which really frustrated me, along with other aspects of his strange personality), so it became like more of a hobby which slowly fizzled out for me.

Anyway, I put a HUGE amount of work into making a gigantic glossary and putting things in proper order. In doing so, I got a lot of insight into the “logic” of the original Backstroking. There were so many times where things would come up and I’d think ‘oh yeah, I get where they were going with that…’ It helped me to finalize a lot. And now I can confidently Backstroke just about anything, not just Star Wars.

Aaaaaanyway, I’m looking in an old folder, and I’m not sure I posted these before; one scene from ESB, then two from…

I’d love to see the whole Saga ‘Backstroked’ and released - it’d sure be a lot of work… yet also seems like a lot of fun to be had with it, too.

Bomberman (via a SNES emulator - still has that lovely retro ‘midi’ sound)…

A playthrough video to show you young 'uns what the game is about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-E4u4fIsi0
 

 
Still great fun to play - and still holds up all these years later - with co-op play, too.

Electronic’s 3rd album and final album (from back in 1999 - surely not!) - ‘Twisted Tenderness’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjoCajr0occ&list=PLWBRvIJ80dM9fk0-SCMrjDgftquQP4oNa (from the official youtube channel)
 

Both Sumner and Marr are on fine form - especially the guitar work.
 

I forgot to say… LordStarkiller did some quality work for Faces covers here (and easily improved upon my feeble efforts):-

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-THX-Faces-DVD-Covers-Finished/id/11481/page/1 (+ a few other variants)

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-DVD-Covers/id/741/page/179#1041278

HappyToast said:

screams in the void said:

Finally had a chance to watch some of the preservation of the October 1982 broadcast of Star Wars on ITV and I am absolutely blown away by the luminous colors . Simply beautiful ! Even with the tracking issues and slight PAL speedup of the audio , I’m amazed by the quality compared to the NTSC broadcasts we got here in the states . Not sure who initiated and made the final transfer /project a reality , but thank you ! This was a real treat !

Hi there, apologies for any forum etiquette failures, I’m new here.

Is there a downloadable version of the UK 1982 ITV broadcast?
If not, could someone who might have a copy tell me if Luke misses with the grappling hook?
Apologies if this has been asked a million times and causes a laugh or facepalm, I’m desperate.

Cheers

Hi and welcome, HappyToast. Both the ITV UK Premiere screenings of… Star Wars (shown on 24th October, 1982) - and Empire Strikes Back (shown on 25th December, 1988)… are available in here (check under the ‘TV Screening Preservations’ category):-

📍 A few available Original Trilogy Preservations - from a long time ago . . . . 📍
 

There is a ‘30+ post requirement’ to be able to acquire any of the projects listed in there.

Unfortunately we don’t have a copy of the ITV premiere for Return Of The Jedi (shown on 26th December, 1989)…

Re the grappling hook scene in Star Wars… Mocata summed it up pretty well above.

A thread on the topic, here: my memory isn’t that bad, is it? (in SW '77 - Luke misses with the grappling hook?)

A collection of preservation projects for the Theatrical Cuts of the Prequel Trilogy can be found in the…

Prequel Trilogy | Sequel Trilogy | Star Wars Saga

…category of ❕ An Index Of Projects for Star Wars Preservations… ❕

Projects range from VHS ‘Cam’ bootlegs of the Theatrical Cut - all the way through to HD preservations and reconstructions.

^ There are even a couple of completed ‘IMAX reconstruction’ projects for Attack Of The Clones.
 

It is probably worth going through the above Project Index to see which projects appeal to you more. Good luck with it. 👍

Some ‘Theatrical Cut’ projects for the Prequel Trilogy - including an IMAX reconstruction of AOTC - are also available in here…

📍 A few available Original Trilogy Preservations - from a long time ago . . . . 📍 | 225+ OT•com projects listed & available
 

Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people: www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1ewdgk7no

As part of a new Channel 4 documentary, Michael Sheen has used £100,000 of his own money to write off £1m of people from South Wales’ debts
 

Nicely done, Michael Sheen.

RedDoodles said:

I’ve been searching for something like this for AGES!! I would love a link to the enhanced Jim Dale audios pretty please!

 
Simply send almightycutie a PM and they’ll likely be able to help you out - as they state in their opening post…
 

almightycutie said:

PM me for a link

In general, simply sending a PM is the default way of asking for fan projects on here (unless indicated / instructed otherwise in the project thread)…

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

Please note that cluttering up the project threads with ‘link request’ posts is not only poor form - but is also against the rules & guidelines here - the reasons for which can be found below…

ATTENTION NEW MEMBERS: “Link begging” posts will be deleted without notice - in Announcements

^ Not being able to send a PM because your account is new… is NOT a reason to make ‘link request’ posts on here.

Along with…

❕ Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within ❕ | About | Help | Announcements

❕ ‘How Do I Do This?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + member FAQs ❕ | Site Rules | Fan Project Rules

Please leave some feedback for the fan projects on here - or even a review… (and join in with the discussions on this forum!)

Hopefully the project threads will soon get back to being discussions about the actual projects themselves - queries, feedback, reviews, exchange of ideas, suggestions for future versions etc - and not be full of endless & unnecessary ‘link request’ posts.
 

NeverarGreat said:

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

Andor Special Look

That’s looks so good (must… keep… expectations… low… to… avoid… disappointment…) - screw it; that looks superb. 😃

They certainly pack a lot for a 2+ minute video as well.

A new poster for Season 2: ‘Road To Rebellion’ - https://x.com/andorofficial/status/1897332137680142646 :-

A new article up on the official SW site for Andor: www.starwars.com/news/andor-season-2-teaser-trailer-key-art-reveal
 

Andor playlist of videos from the SW youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL148kCvXk8pC2fMmEFdKns2Zvyvob6h9X

Tobar said:

oojason said:

Anyone undertaking ‘a weekly re-watch’ for season 1 of Andor - to lead-in to the season 2 premiere - should likely start it next week (starting 28th January).

I’ll be starting my rewatch on March 25th with three episodes a week to match the release schedule for season 2.

That’s a great call. 👍

A quality 2 minute fan-made trailer based on the ‘Special Look’ video; by AD_edits: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZnKBXz5YPU

Another quality 4 minute fan-made trailer for Season 2; by Film Obsessed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-0O8eR39U0
 

The Day The Earth Blew Up | TRAILER | ‪WB Kids youtube channel - www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtHUWHXfDyU

 
The blurb: 'It’s bigger! It’s bolder! It’s LOONIER! And it’s coming to the big screen like never before… The FIRST fully-animated feature-length #LooneyTunesMovie in history – The Day the Earth Blew Up – arrives exclusively in theaters this February 28th!

That’s not all folks! Catch up with all your favorite characters - Bugs and Daffy, Tweety and Sylvester, and Coyote and Road Runner as they play pranks, have high-speed chases, and outsmart their enemies.

WB Kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from the Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry and More!’

Why? Just why? 😦

JadedSkywalker said:

Flash Gordon Soundtrack by Queen.

A quality soundtrack - though always have the urge to go watch the film after listening to it (which is not a bad thing at all).

Crusade
Raiders
Dial
Temple
Skull

Found Dial of Destiny to be a fun film overall - nothing to be taken too seriously, much like the other films in the franchise. One of the few franchises I’ll actually stop and watch for a while when flicking through the channels for something to watch.

Super Star Wars via a SNES emulator (unfortunately my SNES carts no longer work).

A lot of fun, if a little frustrating at times (with myself).
 

I really wish these kind of ‘play-through’ videos were around back in the day - though I guess we did have magazines and book guides to help (and alter GameFAQs etc)…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnsGbd8WMNg - a 45 minute playthrough video from the World of Longplays

No worries, mate. 👍

And one more that I noticed…

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Kickstarter-Life-After-Goonies/id/119124/page/1#1606804 (url spam)
 

Edit: plus 2 spam posts (so far) from https://originaltrilogy.com/user/EmilyRippin/id/90136

It is indeed a lovely logo.

The ‘Star Wars font, crawl & logo information’ section of ❕ An Index & Help Thread for Case Covers, Disc Labels, and Fan Art… ❕ may be of some help - there’s are a few useful sites, info, and also some free font download sites featured - hopefully one of them will have the font used for the logo available (a slight variant on ‘Times New Roman’).

The NBC TV broadcast for Empire Strikes Back - [shown on 11-22-1987 - WOC] is up on MySpleen…

 
It is a 5.16gb mp4 file - and looks pretty decent:-
 

The NBC TV broadcast for Return Of The Jedi - [shown on 19-03-1989 - WOC] is up on MySpleen too…

 
It is a 4.53gb mp4 file - and also looks to be a decent quality image.
 

Description: 'Another one for all of the Star Wars geeks out there, here is the TV showing of ‘‘Return of the Jedi’’ as broadcast on NBC Sunday Night Movie on March 19th 1989, with all the original ads included. I am aware that there is already a recording of that specific broadcast on MySpleen, but I believe this one should be of much higher visual quality.

You can once again thanks GoBlue1977 for providing the raw footage for this upload and making sure it would get shared on the Spleen. I did my usual post-processing on the footage to make sure to give you guys the best image quality possible.’
 

Both the above ‘Empire Strikes Back’ & ‘Return Of The Jedi’ US NBC TV broadcast preservations are also obtainable via…

📍 A few available Original Trilogy Preservations - from a long time ago . . . . 📍

The HBO TV Premiere for Star Wars (1977) - from the 1st February 1983 - is also available… amongst others. 👍

USA TV channel’s screening of ‘Empire Strikes Back’ - shown on 25th December 1995 is now available too.

It is complete - and With Original Commercials (WOC).

A 2.50gb mp4 file - digitised from a VHS recording - and the quality is pretty decent.
 

a 3+ minute trailer for ‘USA - Star Wars Trilogy Holiday Special - 12/25/95’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IScaljGGAcs

All credit and kudos to puzosep. 👍
 

I finally saw ‘Section 31’ Paramount+ film a few weeks back - unfortunately it wasn’t for me. It felt more like a 2-part episode of Discovery rather than its own thing (or pilot for a Section 31 series - or for more S31 films).

A pity, though am glad others seemingly enjoyed it. Michelle Yeoh was good to watch - though the choreography and ultra-fast ‘snappy’ direction didn’t help anyone stand out in it (character-wise or acting-wise), and the story was a little predictable.

Have to say I prefer DS9’s take on Section 31 - yet that’s likely just me being overly fond of / nostalgic for DS9.
 

Looking forward to Season 3 of Strange New Worlds - though I don’t know much about what else Trek-wise is coming up.

A little late to this, yet there are a number of custom blu ray sets for Harmy’s Despecialized on here - many of which are listed up in ❕ An Index & Help Thread for Case Covers, Disc Labels, and Fan Art… ❕ - in the ‘Box Sets and 3-in-1 / Trilogy / Saga / Box Set covers’ section.
 

It may also be worth reaching out to the supremely talented ronwlim - who did these top quality Harmy DEED box sets…

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/ronwlims-custom-bluray-casesbox-set/id/47474

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/ronwlim-Ultimate-Star-Wars-boxset-20/id/56454
 

Good luck with it. 👍
 

This below may be of some help in serving as a basis re making a Faces VHS cover?

There are a few more choices of Faces covers (and in far better quality too) available in the ‘cover collections’ section of ❕ An Index & Help Thread for Case Covers, Disc Labels, and Fan Art… ❕ - plus a few ‘Faces’ cover threads with decent options for a template of sorts.
 

^ full size link : https://i.imgur.com/7JRRW9e.png
 

Good luck with it. 👍
 

Elegant covers for a more civilised time… 😉

Seriously nice choice of covers and layout too, PopeLolek. 👍

Darksider1995 said:

Well I took a pass at making a cover based on the old Kenner toy packaging!

https://imgur.com/a/l60MgFw

Most impressive - and retro USB covers / art for the win!

‘Season 2 TRAILER | Doctor Who’

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPxtqx55PA0 - a 2 minute video at the official Doctor Who youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘The Doctor and the nurse, the universe isn’t ready! #DoctorWho returns with Season 2 on 12th April 2025.’
 

I can’t believe I’m going to say this - after spending far too much time watching Attack Of The Clones over the years… yet this does sound an intriguing AOTC Edit and the changelist has piqued my interest. PM sent. 👍

Hope this Edit does well, phase3 - you’ve obviously put a lot of thought and work into it.