oojason

Loving this project - plus a thread so good I can almost hear the lasderdisc player whizzing and clicking into action!

Well in, enater. 👍

This quality project (and it is a quality project on a rare release) by enater is also available via…

📍 250+ available Original Trilogy Preservations - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍

Any feedback and reviews for enater’s set are most welcome.
 

Jamilion said:

If any of the members can share a link, I’d greatly appreciate it. Deckard pushing Rachael is the one thing that prevents this film from being perfect for me.

 
Did you have any luck following krausfadr’s instructions on how to acquire his project in the opening post of this thread?:-

krausfadr said:

To inquire about this edit, email krausfadr at gmail dot com and include the word fanedit in the subject line.

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Imperial Gothic

^ If they brought out an old EU-style book on it, I’d buy it.
 

Creator Tony Gilroy on Giving ANDOR a Hopeful Ending | Series Finale Deep Dive

www.youtube.com/watch?v=21FS7CVClxo - 46 minute video interview from the IndieWire youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘The “Andor” creator reflects on his decade-long “Star Wars” journey, from the blunt email that got him the show, to the decisions that lead to Season 2’s unusual structure, and of course deciding where to leave each of the fascinating characters. Watch the master storyteller explain his craft on this episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit.’

^ also with some handy chapters and descriptions. Some really intriguing and insightful points made by Tony Gilroy here.

ANDOR Full Q&A (Diego Luna Tony Gilroy Genevieve O’Reilly Adria Arjona) STAR WARS - 1st June, 2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM_Ayry2ypM -a 35 minute Q&A video from the The Imperial Communique youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Guests: Diego Luna - Cassian Andor, Genevieve O’Reilly - Mon Mothma, Adria Arjona - Bix Caleen, Tony Gilroy - Creator/Showrunner, Sanne Wohlenberg - Executive Producer, Dan Gilroy - Writer Episodes 7, 8 and 9, Brandon Roberts - Composer, David Acord - Sound Designer/Editor, Moderator - Jim Hemphill of Indiewire.’

PaleyLive: An Evening With Andor (the sold-out event from the 30th May)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_M9VSSRBMQ - a 54 minute video from the The Paley Center for Media youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'One in a series of programs and special screenings presented at The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles. This seminar celebrates “Andor,” the Disney+ sci-fi series which is a prequel to the theatrical “Star Wars” spinoff “Rogue One.”

Actor Patton Oswalt moderates the following panelists: executive producer/creator/writer Tony Gilroy; executive producer/cast member Diego Luna (Cassian Andor), executive producer Sanne Wohlenberg; and cast members Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma), Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen), and Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic).

The panelists touch on such topics as: how working on a series that was fully written before production began gave the actors greater liberty to track their character’s story arc’s across the entire season; the epic scale of the production and Diego Luna’s appreciation for the production team’s attention to detail in creating an authentic universe, including practical sets and working props, for the actor’s to inhabit; how the covid pandemic informed Tony Gilroy’s writing process; Adria Arjona’s approach to pivotal scenes; Genevieve O’Reilly’s memories of filming “Mon Mothma’s” stirring speech from the third block of episodes in season two, and more.

Questions from Paley members then lead to a discussion of the following topics: how the actors collaborated with the costume designer on Andor’s stunning and intricate costumes, and whether a soundtrack including the fan-favorite EDM/rave-like music from episode three will be released.’

I’ll also try and add the video for the ‘Andor Season 2 Official Emmy #FYC Q&A’ event from the 1st June when it is released (there are some snippets up on x.com/andorofficial):-

‘Andor’ Showrunner Tony Gilroy on World-Building and Characters He’ll Miss Writing For | House of R

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGBXFWvPRsE - a 66 minute video from the The Ringer-Verse youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'Mal and Jo are joined by ‘Andor’ showrunner Tony Gilroy! They dive into everything from the world-building and ideology of ‘Andor’ to the fate of the Maya Pei Brigade, what’s in Syril’s box, and much more!

(00:00) Intro
(05:08) Speeches and Quotes in ‘Andor’
(07:16) World-Building in ‘Andor’
(10:24) The Sense of Place and Ideology in ‘Andor’
(15:30) Balance of Characters
(21:15) Power Dynamics and How They Shift
(23:32) If You Made ‘Rogue One’ After ‘Andor,’ How Would it Be Different?
(25:41) Jyn and Cassian’s Relationship
(26:52) Figuring Out Character Retributions
(29:42) Luthen and Saw
(34:35) Staying in His Five-Year Period
(36:40) Taking the Ideas of ‘Andor’ and Moving Beyond It
(43:39) Which Characters Will You Miss Writing For?
(46:11) Cinta Kaz and Tay Kolma’s Demise
(48:00) B2EMO and a Farewell Scene with Cassian
(51:57) Budget Restrictions Where They Had to Get Creative
(56:56) Lessons to Take from ‘Andor’
(01:00:35) Syril’s Private Box and Enza
(01:03:04) Did Anyone from the Maya Pei Brigade Survive?’

Andor: Tony Gilroy with Josh Horowitz

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ai3jDER3i0 - a 55 minute video form the The 92nd Street Y, New York youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'Calling all rebels and revolutionaries: Join us for a conversation with Tony Gilroy, the Academy Award and Emmy nominated creator known for his work on Michael Clayton, the Bourne franchise and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Gilroy brings a grounded, gritty take to the galaxy far, far away in Disney +’s hit series Andor, and is sitting down with MTV’s Josh Horowitz to discuss why he entered the Star Wars universe with this Peabody-winning and Emmy-nominated drama.

As Season 2 of the Star Wars prequel reaches its gripping conclusion, Gilroy pulls back the curtain on the sequence of events that ultimately lead to George Lucas’ 1977 classic Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Watch clips from the new season, along with behind-the-scenes insights — into the characters, the show’s bold narrative structure, its political undercurrents, its human-scale storytelling — and stories from working with stars Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, and more. The conversation was recorded on May 14th, 2025, at The 92nd Street Y, New York.’

Disney+ Q&A with ANDOR Creator Tony Gilroy and Writers Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, and Beau Willimon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_eSF-K1I5o - a 1 hour video from the official Writers Guild Foundation youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘ANDOR Creator/Executive Producer/Writer Tony Gilroy and Writers Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, and Beau Willimon join NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans for a behind-the-scenes look at season two of the Disney+/Lucasfilm series. Learn more about how the team explored new thematic angles of the Star Wars franchise, how the collaborative environment helped the team solve creative challenges, and how the events of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY informed their approach to crafting the backstories for beloved characters.’

Diego Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly + Tony Gilroy on Saying Goodbye to ‘Andor’

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-juwLpw1XMg - a 30 minute video at the Backstage youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Stars Diego Luna and Genevieve O’Reilly join creator Tony Gilroy to discuss how they’ve grown their “Star Wars” characters over the last decade, and what it means to let them go.’

How Andor Broke Every Rule of Star Wars (And Won)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_OzCitR6Vc - an 18 minute video at the Robbo youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'First released in 2022, Andor has reached widespread acclaim from both inside and outside the Star Wars fandom. But it is not their success that’s surprising. It’s their approach.

Because while every other show has tried to BE Star Wars, the creators of Andor wanted their show to be Anti-Star Wars. So, how does a show that breaks every rule that Disney has for Star Wars, create arguably the most widely acclaimed Star Wars show ever made?’

You Don’t Have To Know Anything About “Star Wars” To Watch “Andor” - Tony Gilroy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGAWOF5TtnE - 8 minute video from the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Peabody-winning writer and director Tony Gilroy is the creator and executive producer of “Andor,” a series that Gilroy says is accessible to everyone, whether or not they are a “Star Wars” fan. “Andor” is streaming now on Disney+.’

^ from https://x.com/lightspeedbear/status/1929584563640029601
 

There are similar info-graphs for other Star Wars content here: www.locationscreentime.com

A beautiful article with the cinematographer of Andor…
 

‘Cinematography of “Andor” – interview with Christophe Nuyens’ - from Pushing Pixels:-

www.pushing-pixels.org/2025/05/20/cinematography-of-andor-interview-with-christophe-nuyens.html

The Sound of ‘Andor,’ Season Two

www.youtube.com/watch?v=85voHYtTGwU - 29 minute video from the Mix youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Mix’s Tom Kenny sits down with the ‘Andor: A Star Wars Story’ sound team—re-recording mixer/supervising sound editor David Accord, production sound mixer Danny Hambrock and music mixer Geoff Foster—to discuss the complex audio challenges they faced in Season Two, particularly Episode 208, “Who Are You?”’

Creating the Sound of Andor - Margit Pfeiffer Interview

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AdM9lVfaZw - 29 minute video at the Star Wars Explained youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘During our trip to Lucasfilm we interviewed Margit Pfeiffer, supervising sound editor for Andor. She taught us a lot about her job and reminded me just how much work goes into every single detail in a Star Wars story of this scale.’

Interview with Andor Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A8mcylKfbY - a 1 hour video at the Costume CO youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Andor: A Star Wars Story, is an American science fiction television series created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+. In this video, I interview series Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson (300, Justice League, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, American Hustle). Warning, there are some spoilers for the Andor seasons 1 and 2.’
 

Spoilers for the Season 2 finale from last night…
 

The Fifteenth Doctor Regenerates | The Reality War | Doctor Who - 2 minute official video

Ncuti Gatwa Says Goodbye to Doctor Who | Doctor Who - 3 minute official video

Regeneration, Omega and THAT RETURN | Behind the Scenes of The Reality War - 14 minute official video

Season 2: Epilogue | Doctor Who - 3 minute official video

Doctor Who: The Reality War – season two finale and Ncuti Gatwa era recap - The Guardian review & article

Fun, flirty and far too brief: why did Ncuti Gatwa leave Doctor Who so soon? - Guardian article

 

Personally, I wish he’d have stayed for at least another season - though looking forward to the next Doctor…

A pity it also seems the end of the talented Varada Sethu in the Whoniverse. Though good to see a couple of familiar faces…

‘Mark Hamill Reveals Why He Won’t Return for Star Wars 10 (& Fans Might Agree)’:-

It’s time for Star Wars to move beyond the legacy characters.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/star-wars-new-jedi-order-luke-skywalker-future-return-mark-hamill-response
 

“I am so grateful to George [Lucas] for letting me be a part of that back in the day, the humble days when George called ‘Star Wars’ ‘the most expensive low-budget movie ever made. We never expected it to become a permanent franchise and a part of pop culture like that. But my deal is, I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I think they should focus on the future and all the new characters.”

ferarri said:

oojason said:

ferarri said:

hello all
Great work thank you!!
if some one send me the links to this art work i would be thankful. i cant wait for 7 days.

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Good luck with it. 👍
 

OK
I am back here after 7 days , But author last activity is a year ago! how can i get the links? if you have them send me thank you.

So you chose NOT to become a member of the community - or make any effort on here at all - and instead chose to return here after 7 days expecting to be given the links for these projects?

Did you not read the actual posts in the links above? In there, it states what to do if a fan project creator is not around the site anymore to give out links to their projects.

It also states that ‘simply becoming an active and participating member of the community on here means a significantly better chance of others helping you out in acquiring any fan projects you may be looking for…’
 

Sorry - but I won’t be sending you or anyone else who only turns up here… to simply ask for links to projects and give nothing back in return… not even any effort made to contribute or participate on these forums. IMHO, that is not what this community is about.

Others on here may feel differently - you may have more luck getting the links from them. I wish you well with that. 👍
 

MAS*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87 - www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20qzlxz1w0o

& www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/30/loretta-swit-actor-dead
 

Just chiming in to wish you good luck with this - we haven’t had an accessible 3D project for the Star Wars Saga on here before - so this should be cool to see when completed.

All the best with it. 👍

Edit…

Neptune’s Star Wars Saga 3D Conversion Project. (a 2013 thread; password protected files - passwords are unknown…)

and

murdav’s Star Wars: A New Hope (1997SE) - Download the Fan-Made 3D Conversion in 2160p HFR (Released) (ANH only)
 

^ are the only Star Wars 3D projects on here, IIRC. There is a ‘3D category’ in An Index for Star Wars Preservation (and scroll down)
 

One for the fans of Deep Space Nine…

What We Left Behind: Looking Back At Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | FULL MOVIE | Documentary

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u3WwFMgy5A - full documentary from the makers of DS9; at the Shout! Studios youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Ira Steven Behr explores the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). What We Left Behind: Looking Back At Star Trek: Deep Space Nine features interviews with Max Grodénchik, Andrew Robinson, Armin Shimerman, Nana Visitor, Colm Meaney, Michael Dorn, Jeffrey Combs, Aron Eisenberg, Rene Auberjonois, Ira Steven Behr, Alexander Siddig, and more.’
 

Xhicrastin said:

I’d love to have a link to this please! Need to catch up before going to Epic Universe

 
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Good luck with it. 👍
 

 
Star Wars Original Trilogy Polish 1995 VHS Voiceover Knapik Raw Unsynced Capture HQ - by Wahajec (at MySpleen)
 

Description: 'In my opinion these are the best Polish OT voiceovers (by Tomasz Knapik, RIP). It’s a previously unavailable capture, made by me around 10 years ago, the quality is much better than the Polish tracks included in 4K77, Harmy’s Despecialized and possibly other SW projects. I intended to sync this to GOUT to properly release it, but I never got around to do it, so I’d rather just put it out as is, it’s already way overdue. Maybe somebody likes these enough to work on the sync.

Capture was done using stereo RCA out from some LG 6-head VCR and Asus Xonar DG audio card. 48KHz 16 bits PCM, encoded losslessly into final FLAC files.

The files are complete audio captures of the tapes and include various stuff at the beginning of each tape, like interviews with George Lucas and X-Files promos.’
 

Size & Format: 2.01 GB (2,161,884,371 bytes) : FLAC files (audio only).

Added: 2025-05-28 13:35:34 GMT

The project is available on MySpleen and 📍 250+ available Original Trilogy Preservations - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍
 

All credit and kudos to Wahajec (and many thanks for permission to make a post about his project on here).
 

Thanks Atom-88 - I’m looking forward to watching these intriguing PT Edits when I have some spare time. 👍
 

Lyra2017 said:

Please send🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

 
Why not follow vandosz simple instructions on how to acquire these in the opening post of their project thread?:-

vandosz said:

Please send my a PM and I will send you a link!

 
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mbtoole said:

To everyone above, DM me if you need this, I don’t really check the thread

That’s a very kind of you to offer the link to everyone, mbtoole. 👍

A pity some haven’t taken the time to actually read through the thread - or take you up on your kind offer…

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The annual ‘nutters throwing themselves down a hill’ party…
 

Runners trip, stumble and roll their way to victory in annual downhill cheese chase - AP News
 

 
'BROCKWORTH, England (AP) — A German YouTuber tripped, stumbled and tumbled his way to victory for the second year running at one of Britain’s zaniest sports contests.

Tom Kopke, of Munich, was king of Cooper’s Hill in the annual cheese rolling competition as runners plunged down a 200-yard (180 meter) perilously steep pitch in pursuit of a speeding wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Kopke was the first to reach the bottom of the hill behind the cheese.

“All the people at the top said they were going to steal my title but this is mine,” a shirtless Kopke declared as he clutched his prize — the 7-pound (3-kilogram) circle of cheese. “I risked my life for this. It’s my cheese. Back to back.”

The contest, traditionally held on the late-May public holiday near Gloucester, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of London, dates back at least two centuries, maybe longer. It’s attended by thousands, who pack the woods flanking the hill or take cover behind fences at the bottom, as competitors from around the world risk serious injury in the hope of glory.

Gravity and acceleration combine to leave few runners on their feet, leading to epic wipeouts that can result in twisted ankles, broken collarbones and concussions.

Ava Sender Logan, from London, won the women’s race after somersaulting and rolling at least a dozen times as she clutched her head.

“I will probably feel it tomorrow,” she said. “It felt quite long coming down and then I hit my head. I’m down, that’s what matters. I’m fine.”’
 

3 minute video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWtZB2lbtEM
 

^ I love that choice of artwork (and logo) - as well as the card USB Drive holder. 👍

I imagine it looks pretty awesome when displayed on a shelf among other DVD, blu rays and any older physical media. 😃
 

All credit and kudos to you, mate. That is one impressive and very rare 1995 release you have preserved. Thank you. 👍

I’m very much looking forward to sitting down and watching it this weekend.

Also, there is always something special about the cover art used - it just looks ‘so right’ on a laserdisc style format.

^ images taken from enater’s quality thread in OT Discussion.

A quality write up for this project, too.
 

So very pleasing to see so many people with a love for the Original Trilogy (and for film preservation, edits and projects etc too) find this place and join the community here.

Hope to see many of you in joining in the conversations in the various discussion forums across the site. 👍
 

VikDamaskos said:

ifjg said:

I have it. People interested in watching can PM me for a link.

Hello, would you be so kind to send me the link please? Unfortunately, I’m unable to PM you myself due to my account being too new. Thanks a lot in advance!

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IGNS said:

can i get link please

 
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caseymalone said:

I’m so excited to watch this! Would love a link (have to wait a week to PM).

Rewatching Rogue One after Season 2 of Andor is what made me finally decide to dig in to maybe doing my own fan edit, which of course led me here.

and…

zachjacattack said:

PM FOR LINK

Can I have the download link please? I haven’t been a member long enough to PM you.

and…

painjoiker said:

PM FOR LINK

Could you PM me the link? I haven’t been a member long enough to PM you yet.

 
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The Wand Company’s Star Trek Tricorder Replica

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iMAzdfu1Ms - a 14 minute video from the Techmoan youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘It not only looks authentic to the original series prop, it does stuff too.’
 

More info from the company itself: www.thewandcompany.com/tricorder

Pricing: https://blog.trekcore.com/2025/03/wand-company-star-trek-tricorder-plans-revealed ($350, or £326 UK)

Way out of my price-range - though does look very cool and fun.
 

Mocata said:

Recent George soundbite where he says why Yoda talks that way.

"He was basically the philosopher of the movie, so he was talking about all the things. I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen, especially 12 year olds.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/yoda-speak-george-lucas-explains-1235326334/

However, just a few years earlier Frank Oz said it was his own idea based on one line in the script:

“It’s funny you ask about that because I was just looking at the original script of The Empire Strikes Back the other day and there was a bit of that odd syntax in it, but also it had Yoda speaking very colloquially. So I said to George ‘Can I do the whole thing like this?’ And he said: ‘Sure!’ It just felt so right.”

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/30/frank-oz-on-life-as-fozzie-bear-miss-piggy-and-yoda-id-love-to-do-the-muppets-again-but-disney-doesnt-want-me

Yeah, it was Frank Oz who came up with the idea of Yoda speaking in the manner he does throughout the film - based off that line from in the script. Frank then suggested to George that he do the whole role of Yoda like that - and George agreed.

George is, once again, being disingenuous (or an ‘unreliable narrator’ again… you’re shocked, right?! 😉).
 

There’s a good 2018 interview with Frank Oz on the subject, here:-

Frank Oz on the Challenges of Bringing Yoda to Life (Part 1) - circa 6 minutes and 45 seconds in (though the whole thing is well worth a watch, giving insights on the importance of the characterisation by the performer as well as the voice - and Part 2 of the video), as well.

Plus this 40 second clip of Frank Oz’ informative explanation: www.tiktok.com/@starlordziggy/video/7459962004242140462
 

Edit (found it): At 30m 35s into this 2013 interview with Frank Oz: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BN-l4r2eIA (the whole interview is very much worth a watch discussing many aspects of Fran Oz’ life and work):-

Frank Oz: "He [George] wants me to bring alive the character that he and Larry Kasdan wrote - that’s what he wants. He wants something that transcends what’s on the paper. He doesn’t want a voice. He doesn’t know what he wants at that point because it has never been done, first of all.

Interviewer: Who invents the Yoda language? Who invented the language?

Fran Oz: Larry and George wrote the language, but they didn’t see it through all the way, and I asked George if I could really hone in on the language and he said ‘yeah’… so I made it very specific… and carried their idea throughout. But this voice thing is very… it’s a red herring, not for you, for everybody, because by the way, George Lucas didn’t want my voice in the beginning. I gave him a tape. He said ‘no, thank you’. (interview continues on)

 
^ That’s not to take anything away from the likes of Kasdan, George, Kershner, Peter Suschitzky, Stuart Freeborn and his team, Jim Henson’s input, the Yoda puppeteering team, stage crew, and also Mark Hamill (whose performance helps sell Yoda, greatly).

 
And I think it is mentioned in Alan Arnold’s superb 1980 book 'Once upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of the Empire Strikes Back’ - though I’m not 100% on that, I’ll look it up later (I don’t have it to hand). It was in JW Rinzler’s ‘The Making Of Empire Strikes Back’ book (which references Alan Arnold’s book & tapes numerous times), on Page 244:-

I think where some people may get confused is they saw George’s quote from the same above book by JW Rinzler (on Page 44)…

… where George says he “started Yoda’s backwards style” and then take it as verbatim; when if fact there is much more to Yoda speaking in the manner he does throughout the film… as Frank Oz himself has consistently stated in numerous sources over the years (with a few examples given above and below).

As an aside…

Yodaspeak: A Study In Yoda’s Speaking Patterns and Their Frequency in the Star Wars Movies - 2011 thread

Yoda-Speak: A Study of Yoda’s Speaking Patterns and Their Frequencies - some guy’s Secret History of Star Wars article

Frank Oz Recalls Origin of Yoda’s Speaking Style For Empire Strikes Back - 2021 ScreenRant article

Frank Oz On How Yoda Speaks (Star Wars Weekends 2015) - 90 second youtube video from of Mice and Ducks.

Frank Oz talks about life as Yoda - 2005 Gamesville article

Frank Oz - George Lucas rejected his voice for Yoda - 30 second video clip of a 2013 Frank Oz interview.

Star Wars’ Dave Filoni Explains Why Yoda & Yaddle Talk Differently - 2022 ScreenRant article (with Dave Filoni quotes):-

“Does she speak backwards? I’m like, ‘No, I don’t think so. I think that’s a Yoda thing’. Frank Oz told me once that Yoda speaks that way specifically in honor of his own master. That was what he had thought about it.”