SpookyDollhouse said:

I’d appreciate an invite to the forum, please!

It may be worth reading the thread, mate 😉
 

oojason said:

For invitation codes… to the TheStarWarsTrilogy.com Forums:-

 

 
 
↓ There are invitation codes to the TSWT forums in each of the Opening Posts of these three threads below. Kudos to Williarob.
 

OT•com threads: OriginalTrilogy.com Page for 4K77 : OriginalTrilogy.com Page for 4K80 : OriginalTrilogy.com Page for 4K83

^ There are invitation codes to the TSWT forums in each of the Opening Posts of these three threads - many thanks to Williarob.

 

 
 

TheStarWarsTrilogy•com forum itself also has the information required on how to join the forum linked to on their front page… literally for anyone and everyone to see:-

Looking for Project 4K77, 4K80, 4K83, etc? & You need to register before you can see these forums
 

I like it 😃 The type of thing I could see as a fan comic or as an extrapolatory / ‘in the upside down’ youtube video.
 

I’d like to see Mace survive the fall in your theoretical story - to see how he copes and adjusts with having his ‘life-force’ extracted from him (maybe many of his memories too?) - and then living through the changes around him…
 

‘Star Wars X-Wing at The Smithsonian for 2022’:-

www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/star-wars-x-wing-starfighter-lands-national-air-and-space-museum-180977696

& https://nerdist.com/article/smithsonian-star-wars-x-wing-poe-dameron-national-air-and-space-museum
 

Well in 13las…
 

‘Video Essay Details the ‘Lost’ Cut of the Original STAR WARS’:-

https://nerdist.com/article/star-wars-lost-original-cut-george-lucas

👍
 

Hi and welcome starwarsvicar,

The Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com & How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com threads may be of help for some introductory information and the various site functions (including how to do a search for projects on here).

The various ‘An Index of Projects & Help’ threads pinned at the top in each of the main ‘Fan Projects’ forums may also be of some assistance in finding various projects on here too. 👍
 

^ Welcome all 👍

Really good to see so many new members joining up on here 😃
 

Celebration 2022 - Anaheim…

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-anaheim-2022-dates-changing

‘The dates for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim are moving up from August 18-21, 2022, to May 26-29, 2022.’
 

More info in the linked article above - and at https://www.starwarscelebration.com/en-us/home/announcement.html
 

Yes mate, we know from the other thread(s) you have made about this 😉

If anyone knows something that may be of some help I am sure they will respond - though there is no need to create multiple threads on it across the boards here (or making off-topic posts in other people’s threads) - thank you.
 

Have you tried asking Lucasfilm (at www.facebook.com/lucasfilm) about any plans / blueprints for the Emperor’s chair?
 

Good luck with the search 👍

An enjoyable watch - thank you 👍

There is a Ahsoka Tano - discussion character thread that may hopefully be of interest to you.
 

bbghost said:

Update: here’s a trailer
https://vimeo.com/548325471

An unexpected choice of music for the trailer - and definitely something different. Very nicely done trailer 👍
 

Other than contacting Lucasfilm…
 

Norman Reynolds is likely your best bet as to someone having an idea where the chair ended up / what happened to it.

Bill Hargreaves would be another to likely know. Maybe George too? Perhaps for his own museum opening soon?
 

Jedit: I seem to remember there being photo opportunities with the chair at one of the Celebrations - whilst it could have been the real thing - it could also have just been a good replica…
 

There’s been some discussion about the quality of ‘Vintage Collection’ content in their respective individual threads - it pretty much seems from the comments that most of the releases are HD upscales - though little definite info on that.

It is a little surprising the Star Wars youtubers out there haven’t done anything (that I can find so far) on the quality of the ‘Vintage Collection’ releases on Disney+ - or compared them with previous releases on DVD or blu ray - in the case of the ‘Story of the Faithful Wookiee’.

Nothing much from the usual websites (Wired, DigitalBits, Empire, ARSTechnica, Collider, CBR, ScreenRant, Den Of Geek, io9 / Gizmodo, IGN, SlashFilm, Flickering Myth, Mashable, IndieWire, Inverse, etc) on the quality either.

As ‘Caravan Of Courage’ and ‘Battle For Endor’ were shot on film… you’d expect to see them in film quality.

The same for the ‘Star Wars: Droids’ and ‘Star Wars: Ewoks’ animated series - they were edited on film; so prints do exist.

Ditto for the animated segment of the Holiday Special - the ‘Story of the Faithful Wookiee’ was shot on film too.

2003 ‘Clone Wars’ animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky… I’ve no idea what that was shot on (the good stuff? I love it!) - though looks decent enough. A comparison with some of the recent fan-made AI upscales in 4K or HD would be interesting.

Don’t get me wrong… it is great to see all these releases available once more - with ‘Star Wars: Droids’ to arrive soon too (take that scalpers and rip-off merchants on ebay charging astronomical sums for much of the above OOP content in recent times!). Yet it does seem the ‘Vintage Collection’ label is an excuse to issue the content with the least amount of work done to them; a sort of ‘enjoy them as they were’ on their previous home releases… but simply and somewhat lazily upscaled to HD.

And far, far away from the quality of what they could, and should, be presented at…

If anyone does find some quality info / articles / videos etc out there on the quality of these releases up on Disney+ please do share in here. 👍
 

A little bump - though hopefully a fun and worthwhile one; a small overview on Starlog’s 10th Anniversary Tribute (and more)…

A few more banners & posters from 1987 celebrating the 10th anniversary…

A few newspaper cuttings from 1987 celebrating the 10th anniversary…

^ all from http://theswca.com/hobbyarchive/1977-1989/newsstand.html (a useful archive for other dates too)

The ‘Starlog 10th Anniversary Tribute’ Poster - now sometimes referred to as ‘Celebration 0’…

‘Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness & Mark Hamill, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Star Wars at a dinner. 1987.’:-

Starlog issue #120 - with ‘Spectacular 10th Anniversary Tribute to George Lucas’ Star Wars’:-

^ also available to view at https://archive.org/details/starlog_magazine-120 (also features an interview with Sebastian Shaw)

Remembering the 10th Anniversary - 2017 thread by TallGuy

^ and from that thread (posted by screams in the void)…

‘Starlog Salutes Star Wars 1987’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLcbzPT0T1c - a 5 minute video at the Star Wars Obsessed youtube channel.

‘Star Wars Feature - Today Show 1987’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s93iBgijzEs - a 6 minute video at the belkinfan youtube channel

‘Skywalking Through Neverland BONUS CONTENT: C-3P0 and R2-D2 at Star Wars 10th Anniversary Convention’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mN0hnmHVB8 - a 3 minute video at the Skywalking Through Neverland youtube channel.

‘Skywalking Through Neverland BONUS CONTENT: Darth Vader at Star Wars 10th Anniversary Convention’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T442pUhdRkc - a 9 minute video at the Skywalking Through Neverland youtube channel.

'Peter Mayhew Q & A At Star Wars Celebration 0 In 1987:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=khYW3L70USY - a 34 minute video at the Skywalking Through Neverland youtube channel.

‘1987 George Lucas Q & A at Star Wars Celebration 0 - Starlog Convention’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7gOydKjT6U - a 101 minute video at the Skywalking Through Neverland youtube channel.

‘1987 George Lucas on PREQUELS/SEQUELS of Star Wars at “Celebration 0” - 10th Anniversary Convention’:-

www.youtube.com/shorts/YK_r1FmCRC8 - a 1 minute video at the Skywalking Through Neverland youtube channel.

^ Fan to George: “Will you do the first Trilogy, first, then the last one?”

George Lucas: “Yeah, I’ll do the first Trilogy, first. There are 9 floating around there somewhere… but I’ll guarantee that 3 are pretty much organized in my head, and there are a lot of notes on them. The other 3 are kind of out there somewhere.”

‘10th Anniversary Star Wars Trilogy CBS FOX Home Video Promo 1987’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCO_xWp42yQ - a 3 minute video at the Jakob Wallace youtube channel

Seems there was some merchandise available celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Star Wars too…

http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_category&category_id=237

^ some 40+ items listed - such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, badges, coins, plates, stationery etc - all with images)
 

a few images from the above link…

 
and also this ‘larger logo’ t-shirt…

The Original Trilogy on VHS was available too - with ‘10 Years’ anniversary sticker - and accompanying leaflet - only $30 each…

^ an abridged image taken from http://snakeandboris.blogspot.com/2018/11/star-wars-trilogy-10th-anniversary-vhs.html

Nathan Butler talks about the 10th Anniversary release of the Original Trilogy for the first 5 minutes of this video below…

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #416: Miscellaneous #1’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2_xdqGr-XY - a 12 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

‘Star Wars: The First Ten Years 1977-1987 Trailer’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsJPsb4-Ilo - 3 minute video for the 1987 VHS release - at the MrKARproductions youtube channel.

The ‘Star Wars Trilogy 10th Anniversary Omnibus Edition’ book…

^ More info here - www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=21222703

The 10th Anniversary Star Wars 3D comics (with glasses) - from Blackthorne…

^ Wookieepedia page on the comics

a 2014 review (& info) - https://reviewsfrommycouch.com/2014/07/comic-books/star-wars-flashback-star-wars-3-d-1987-88

A few articles for the 10th anniversary…

 
Star Wars 10th Anniversary Tribute Page - at Facebook (a quality archive - with many images and sources of information)

‘Celebration 0 - The Star Wars 10th Anniversary Convention’ (part 1) - at StarWars•com

‘Celebration 0’ - Here’s George Lucas (part 2) - at StarWars•com

‘PC Collectables Booth 1050’ - a few photos from the 10th anniversary event (+ other interesting pics)

Wookieepedia page for ‘Starlog Salutes Star Wars’ - 10th anniversary event

The Starlog Project: Starlog #120, July 1987 - at the weimarworld blog

Star Wars Trilogy - 10th Anniversary VHS (CBS Fox, 1987) - at The Sphinx blog

The ‘Lucas Fan Club’ Magazine #1 also featured information & articles on Starlog’s 10th Anniversary Tribute - at Wookieepedia

Flashback: Celebrating the first 10 years of Star Wars - at Star Wars Aficianado

A tribute to George Lucas - 10th Anniversary of Star Wars - at LucasFan•com
 

Remembering the 10th Anniversary - a 2017 OT•com thread, by Tallguy

The 1987 Star Wars Sourcebook…

Obligatory Wookieepedia page: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_Star_Wars_Sourcebook (with details for each chapter)

Obligatory Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Sourcebook
 

^ 'In 1987, WEG acquired a license from LucasFilm to produce a role-playing game based on the Star Wars franchise. In addition to the role-playing game, WEG also released Star Wars Sourcebook a 144-page hardcover book written by Bill Slavicsek and Curtis Smith.

In the 2014 book Designers & Dragons, games historian Shannon Appelcline noted that in 1986, Bill Slavicsek began working on Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game as developer and editor, then "Early in 1987, Slavicsek was also working on another important release: The Star Wars Sourcebook (1987), which he co-authored with Curtis Smith. This exhaustive sourcebook was one of the first references to really detail the Star Wars universe; even giving the names of some alien races for the first time. In many ways, it marked the start of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The Sourcebook was released simultaneously with the Star Wars RPG later in the year.’

Even for those with little or no interest in playing the actual Star Wars Role Playing Game… this was an essential book for any Star Wars fan at the time…

…one of the first books that covered various bits of information regarding the Star Wars universe, including chapters on general spacecraft systems, starfighters, capital ships, space transports, droids, repulsorlift vehicles, Imperial ground assault vehicles, aliens, creatures, general equipment, lightsabers, stormtroopers, Rebel bases, Imperial garrisons, and the heroes and villains of the original trilogy of movies.

‘The Star Wars Sourcebook 1987 Slideshow’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8wWkfIUmw - a 12 minute video at the Oreo Brewer youtube channel.
 

^ also at www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10217838866843188&type=3

Some 1987 Star Wars Sourcebook reviews and info…

www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/359904
https://youtini.com/book/the-star-wars-sourcebook
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0874310660 (for info & reviews)
www.quartertothree.com/fp/2017/08/16/yub-nub-star-wars-roleplaying-game-strikes-back
https://gizmodo.com/the-insanely-influential-star-wars-sourcebook-and-rolep-1797900971
http://www.starwarstimeline.net/Westendgames.htm (with links to info on various Star Wars Sourcebooks)
www.starwarstimeline.net/WestEndGames/Star Wars Sourcebook 2nd Edition WEG40093.pdf (1994 2nd edition)
https://rollingboxcars.com/2019/06/12/back-to-basics-with-1987s-star-wars-rpg (including the RPG)
www.cultureslate.com/news/fgrdbfrke50x6jf1210f2fn1fliqka
www.polygon.com/2017/8/18/16169188/star-wars-tabletop-rpg-role-playing-game-west-end-games-rerelease
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/star-wars-the-roleplaying-game
www.cracked.com/article_33066_how-a-forgotten-80s-rpg-gave-birth-to-the-star-wars-expanded-universe.html
 

Star Wars: Bucketheads - Season 1 (official trailer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPxZCnHY6_A - a one minute trailer at the Transmute youtube channel
 

The blurb…

‘Bucketheads - Season 1 is a #StarWars​ fan project that has been in the making for a long time and the first part of Episode 1 is just around the corner! May 12th, right here on the Transmute Pictures YouTube channel. Don’t forget to subscribe and hit the bell to be among the first to see the full episode!’

https://twitter.com/BucketheadsFilm : www.instagram.com/BucketheadsFilm : www.facebook.com/BucketheadsFilm

A previous post - for the Bucketheads fan film (from 2018; a 14 minute movie):-

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-Fan-Films-Shorts-a-general-discussion-thread/id/53864/page/4#1415148

‘Star Wars: Bucketheads - S1E1 Ground Zero (Prologue)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JyM4EU5JNs - a 12 minute video at the Transmute Pictures youtube channel.
 

The title credits alone for this are well worth a watch - https://vimeo.com/542407927

Hopefully we’ll be seeing a few more Star Wars fan-made series take off and do well too…

‘Kylo Ren: Blood of Vader’ - animated fan-series

Dark Empire - Fan Web Series

“IMPERIAL MOMENTS” - Fan Made Web Series

Heir to the Empire - animated fan film series adaptation
 

Hi Rik - this looks the same / similar image (possibly taken from the same promo / photoshoot?):-

^ I found it on an album of Maul here - https://imgur.com/gallery/d9a05 - it may be worth contacting the album creator to see if he knows where there are any higher res / larger images of it?
 

Walking down the street to where I was getting a Covid vaccination, I came across an independent toy shop (a rare thing in the UK)…

A toy shop with a full window display of Star Wars toys - something I’ve not seen in years. It took me right back to being a kid in the early 80’s again - where these toys were seemingly on the shelves in every toy store and supermarket.

The prices weren’t too bad either - and always good to have an alternative to the likes of tax dodgers amazon - as well to actually be able to see in the flesh something that may interest us; the size, quality, look, and feel (instead of a stock image photo).

Looking forward to going back again - with some cash in my pocket this time 😃
 

The simple things in life, eh? 👍
 

marioxb said:

Not sure why someone put “released”, in the title, as I never finished this project. I will get to it eventually.

That was me - my apologies.

When sorting through the project threads in last year’s 'reorganisation’ / rejig if I saw that there were mention of a project being available - such as this below…

marioxb said:

Kinda. Sorry I didn’t see your reply until now. So all 4 movies are available now, as well as two more specials on the Emmy Nominated collection. I haven’t done anything on this in a while, but when I get on my PC, I can tell you what I have so far.

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marioxb said:

ThiefCobbler4ever said:

Links don’t seem to work.

Sorry about that. They should now.

…I put it in the ‘Released’ category - so that anyone interested in the project can read through the thread to see which parts have been released and made available - and which are not (yet).
 

Apologies again, maxioxb.
 

ZkinandBonez said:

Still no Vintage Collection available in Norway (and presumably the rest of Scandinavia as well). Today seemed like an obvious time to release it, but it seems to just be the same as the US got, so at least the Bad Batch wasn’t postponed like The Mandalorian and TCW season 7 was, but it is quite frustrating how hard it is to get any proper news on this.

benduwan said:

ZkinandBonez said:

Still no Vintage Collection available in Norway (and presumably the rest of Scandinavia as well).

…thesame in germany…😦

That is shite form from Disney.

Especially given they have inferred the ‘Vintage Collection’ (and other releases) will be available to anyone with Disney+ - with no mention of geographical differences etc.

That they have many social media accounts for ‘Disney+’ and they could very easily let fans from each country know what content is available or not - or when it will become available - is poor too.
 

I take it they do not reply to any queries from fans on the subject on the Disney+ twitter?
 

Edit: It may be worth trying this - https://help.disneyplus.com - to see if you guys can get an answer?

(there is a ‘live chat’ option at the bottom of the page - along with a ‘Call Us’ option too - hopefully it is a free phone call?)
 

No worries mate - the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com thread (in the ‘General Assistance’ section of the site) has how to post up an image on here.

👍
 

Yeah, Slave 1 is an iconic design - and looks great across the toy ranges.

The snowspeeder size thing is weird - as it was somewhat oversized when it was available via Kenner / Palitoy back in the day - something the toy companies have ‘rectified’ in making it considerably smaller / to scale (less plastic - though costing more money 😉)
 

This may be of some interest to you (as to the numbers of models made, making it to store, & scarceness of them on the shelves)… likely resulting in price rises for the few models actually available? Not to mention Hasbro’s recent price increases - and also the rise of scalpers…
 

‘Rise of Evil, Fall of the Toy Industry’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azaFs60N6oM - a 25 minute video at the RetroBlasting youtube channel.
 

I think similar could be said for the availability of comics in stores too.
 

^ by chasingartwork - from https://imgur.com/gallery/TMj1NFQ

😃

joj_seube said:

Hi, just joined here, and really want to experience the restored cut, but I need a invitation code to get in the forum, and I want to get a code, if it isn’t much to ask.

Does the invite code in the opening post of this thread no longer work?
 

Signed 👍

#TimeForTonnika
 

Enjoyed the ‘Victoria’s Cantina’ podcast too - well worth a listen.

‘Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Launches 2022 | Walt Disney World Resort’ (with footage of the ‘real’ lightsaber):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3A8kdCk_fM - a 13 second video at the official Disney Parks youtube channel.
 

The blurb…

'Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World Resort will take you to a galaxy far, far away starting in 2022 for an all-immersive, two-night vacation experience that goes beyond anything Disney has ever created before.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/05/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-launches-in-2022-at-walt-disney-world-resort’

a few articles on the “real” lightsaber…

 
Disney’s REAL lightsaber looks insane! Here’s how it may work - a 9 minute video at CNET

How Disney’s “real” lightsaber works: Like 2x tape measures - at SlashGear

Disney unveils footage of its ‘real’ lightsaber - at Polygon

Disney shares footage of realistic lightsaber set to debut at Star Wars Hotel in 2022 - ay Yahoo Movies

Disney unveils a real-life lightsaber - at CNN
 

‘In a daycare far, far away… but still in Springfield. Maggie Simpson in “The Force Awakens from Its Nap” is streaming tomorrow, May the 4th on #DisneyPlus.’

^ from https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1389216479871074310

‘The Simpsons Producer Al Jean on How the Show’s New ‘Star Wars’ Short Came to Be’:-

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/the-simpsons-star-wars-may-4-maggie-al-jean-1234965752

‘The Simpsons Gets the ‘Star Wars’ Treatment in a New Animated Short Coming to Disney+’:-

https://www.slashfilm.com/the-simpsons-star-wars-animated-short-on-disney-plus

Also on Disney+:-

and something which may be of some interest to fan editors…
 

‘For May the 4th, Disney Plus lets you visit Star Wars planets on your TV’:-

Star Wars Biomes and Vehicle Flythrough are available now

www.techradar.com/news/for-may-the-4th-disney-plus-lets-you-visit-star-wars-planets-on-your-tv