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#55850
Topic
The ultimate editorial to George Lucas
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55850/action/topic#55850
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I don't know much about the Holiday Special - but did GL actually make it himself (was he in charge?). If so, I'm surprised he hasn't gone back and done his vision of the film he wanted to do but the technology wasn't available at the time...


It does make me wonder if GL is aware of how many people own the Theatrical Edition of the OT on DVDr now... and how many more would get them if they knew where to look.
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#55777
Topic
Could This Be True or Just An Elaborate Hoax? Something even worse than the Holiday Special?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55777/action/topic#55777
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R2 - LMAO.

When I got the MagnoliaFan Edits of Eps 1 & 2 delivered I was excited like a little kid and immediately put Ep1 on - got a big tut and roll of the eyes from my missus, after a few minutes she's engrossed in them and no longer going shopping with her mates - and she put Ep2 on straight after. A few weeks later she's loaned them out to her mates (without telling me!!!) and now keeps asking questions about all things SW and 'how come it was so boring when she saw it at the cinmea?'

Sci-fi - good or bad does have strange effects on women...
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#55741
Topic
The ultimate editorial to George Lucas
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55741/action/topic#55741
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Good sentiments from the guy at JediNet - though nobody is quite sure what the content of the dvd set is going to be, in regard to the commentaries (are they?).

Having the 3 directors (Kasdan standing in for RoTJ) would seem to be proper way of doing it - though if one of the other 2 were critical of GL in some way is GL the type of bloke to allow it on 'his' set? Or would it be edited out etc? Would the other 2 be ok with that, or demand that they are shown in full or not at all?

Having the 'Lost Cut' on there too would be great - though the amount of cut scenes GL has held back from Eps 1 & 2 on their dvd releases gives me the impression that there won't be - unless GL is planning some sort of bumper uncut scenes dvd to ocme out in a few years time. More likely is that there will be more tinkering with all of the films in the next batch of whatever edition GL is going to release in a few years - OR - that he deems the unseen stuff as unnecessary or unworthy and we'll only get to see it drip fed through his pay-net Hyperspace service, a la the failed Jedi mission to the control ship in AOTC.

With less than 2 months to go GL or his staff have let specualtion build as to what is on the latest set - how long they can keep the wall of silence going for is yet to be seen - personally I think the silence tells us not to get our hopes up... there is still more tinkring to come.
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#55689
Topic
Episode I-VI: Archival Editions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55689/action/topic#55689
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^ Well, at least you're in the right place if you ever feel the need to get 'em on dvd

I have often heard of the Executor Box-Set - in fact my m8 has one (tho it's still in it's wrapper and he hides it from me when I go around - prob petrified I may unwrap it or something! lol). Though I don't know much about it - apart from it goes for quite a sum on ebay and are obviously very rare.

Could you fill me in on the details and contents?

(one day someone'll do a thread with all the differnt available versions and thier formats... - that'd come in handy.)
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#55687
Topic
Episode I-VI: Archival Editions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55687/action/topic#55687
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die-jarjar-die - as a fellow UK'er I took great delight in seeing AOTC before our US friends and discussing all sorts of spoilers amongst other people who'd seen as well on the 'net. It's not often this happens...

It's good for a role reversal at times.


On a different matter, I love the Theatrical Version OT - and will gladly watch them over any other of Lucas' edits, though a list of further changes that possibly will be made by GL should not upset people here. GL will go on to tinker with each new home viewing format - he has done so in the past, he is doing it now and he will do so in the future.

Even after the 'Arhival Edition' or whatever they'llbe called I'm sure he'll go onto make further changes with each new passing home format - giving the fans the excuse that this was his vision and the new latest technology has only just made it possible for such and such a scene to exist...

All of which makes GL look an arse - and more of the fans will be disillusioned and join or begin thier own quest to get their preferred, or maybe even all, edits out on the latest format too.

Luckily for us, we already have a damn fine choice of dvds of the OT - and soon no doubt the quality of those will improve with the introduction of a good dual-layered dvd, and then it'll move onto the next newer format.

In the end Lucas has lost - the Theatrical Edit of the OT will be seen by an ever increasing group of people - it exist's now and it will exist for a long time after GL and many of us here have passed on.
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#55613
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55613/action/topic#55613
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Rik - are you gonna do the basics for an Ep3 MagnoliaFan Edit cover too? lol - watching the 2 Edits has given me a new impetus to look forward to Ep3 in the cinema - sort of given me hope that EVEN if GL doesn't get it right there is a bloke out there who can do the job, and do it very well.

Look forward to you posting the discs (if poss) from the above set too - very fine selection.

Sweet 4 disc cover btw
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#55591
Topic
Star Wars DVD Covers
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55591/action/topic#55591
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Rikter - those are fantastic m8, great work.

I'm SO gonna print them off for my 2 Edits - plus they'll match my 'Inksaver' OT set too!

Nice touches and praise to MagnoliaFan in the blurb too.

I havn't managed to get hold of MagnoliaFan on AIM yet - so havn't received his covers yet, but yours are damn impressive Rik.

Any news on the new MFE Ep2 subtitled disc?
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#55567
Topic
Episode III Storyline
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/55567/action/topic#55567
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I'll be eagerly keeping an eye out for his next postings (Wednesday night - US time?) - and hope he fixes the problems he has with his pc soon! lol

Is anything else known about JW-Titus?

My knowledge of SW fan novels is limited but I imagine it's not often you come across someone with writing skills and the ability of pacing a story out like that.