sybeman

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Post: #155018
Topic: Was that really the first Death Star in ROTS?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/155018/action/topic#155018
Time: 14-Nov-2005 2:51 PM

There aren't levels of canon. It's canon, or it's not canon. Now, I don't really care if the EU books are canon or not. I do admit that without those novels and comics, we wouldn't know the names of so many characters. I've read many of the comics, but I don't consider them canon. I don't think about what happened in them when I watch the movies. They're just fun reads. Let's step out of SW for a second, and consider others. All the Star Trek novels, for example (because I have such an extensive collection). There are some really great stories, but they're not going to change what happens in the show. They are stories that happen in the Star Trek universe, maybe even with familiar characters, but to me, they're just professional fan-fiction.

That's the same way I see the EU. Stories from the Star Wars universe. Professional Fan-Fiction. Next, you're going to tell me that what happens in Star Wars: Galaxies is canon.

Post: #154829
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154829/action/topic#154829
Time: 14-Nov-2005 1:39 AM

Guy Fauchon (Final Destination) Seann William Scott (Old School) Will Ferrell (J&SBSB) Mark Hamill/Carrie Fisher

Continuing with the Canuck actors, Adam Reid.

Post: #154727
Topic: Rankings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154727/action/topic#154727
Time: 13-Nov-2005 3:21 PM

It's an odd feeling having Adam tell me that posts should be quality, not quantity..

There's something vaguely, oh...what's the word.....

Ironic.

Yeah, something vaguely ironic about that.

Post: #154725
Topic: Was that really the first Death Star in ROTS?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154725/action/topic#154725
Time: 13-Nov-2005 3:05 PM

Or maybe "supply issues and union troubles" could mean just that. With the brand new empire, there may have been suppliers who weren't all that enthused about the idea, and perhaps there were many union troubles. Call it "Galactic Empire Growing Pains". Just because it wasn't finished for 20 years doesn't mean it took 20 years to build. There could have been exhaustive strikes and the like, which Vader "took care of" during those 20 years. Who knows?

I know EU is canon, but I haven't read any of them, so frankly, they're not my canon.

Post: #154637
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154637/action/topic#154637
Time: 13-Nov-2005 3:07 AM

Hélène Chatelain (La Jetée) Jean Nagroni (Celeste) Isabelle Leprince (Monsters Inc.) Frank Oz

Pride of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (and easy, because he's in everything),

Boyd Banks!

Post: #154636
Topic: Rankings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154636/action/topic#154636
Time: 13-Nov-2005 2:56 AM

Well, don't I feel like the little guy in here.

Post: #154575
Topic: Changes you want (or don't want) to the 2007 archival editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154575/action/topic#154575
Time: 12-Nov-2005 10:14 PM

Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
When I first saw ESB in 99', and up until the DVD's, I always hated the inconsistancy in actors. With Ian in TPM ROTJ, I always had wished to see him in ESB. And I got my wish!

Unlike you, though, most of us saw the old chimpanzee Emperor before we saw Ian, rather than the other way around, you having seen TPM first.

Post: #154434
Topic: Changes you want (or don't want) to the 2007 archival editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154434/action/topic#154434
Time: 12-Nov-2005 1:46 AM

Restating a comment directed at you (and others)? I'm glad you can tell yourself when you're wrong, but you still don't do anything about it.

And who said the X-wing's wings were for lift? They obviously have anti-grav to allow them to take off vertically. They don't need to produce mechanical lift at all!

Post: #154430
Topic: Your Favorite Star Wars Film
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154430/action/topic#154430
Time: 12-Nov-2005 1:24 AM

You confused me there, Ingo, by putting them 1,2,3,6,4,5....I almost chose the wrong one.

My favourite is definitely ANH, my reason being it's complete on its own. You don't need to see the others. Now, I know that it was done that way because there was no assurance of a sequel, but I've always loved being able to watch that movie not just as part of a series, but as a film all on its own. I could watch that film over and over and never watch any others and I'd still be happy. Not to say that I don't love the other films, but they just all feel like I need to watch them all to get the one.

That, and I have it memorized.

Post: #154103
Topic: The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154103/action/topic#154103
Time: 11-Nov-2005 1:48 AM

Even worse than reality shows are reality show spinoffs! How did Flava Flav and whats-her-face get their own show? Because they hooked up on THE SURREAL LIFE! This truly is the beginning of the end!

Post: #154057
Topic: Election Day.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/154057/action/topic#154057
Time: 10-Nov-2005 7:45 PM

Oh, I thought I had written that there was a 5-year term limit (only once extended, in 1916), but I guess in my edits, I took it out. Thanks for mentioning that, Gundark. But, Gundark, recall that our previous election had been in Nov 2000, and then, just over three years later, in April 2004, Martin called for another. The five-year limit wasn't even close, but Martin felt that he should be elected, rather than just succeeding Chretien, and also thought there should be an election after the Auditor General's report.

And the latest we would possibly have an election is in the spring, as Martin has promised to call an election within 30 days of Gomery's final report, to be released in February.

For a really quick overview, the Wikipedia page on Politics in Canada is very concise. I recommend.

Post: #153878
Topic: Election Day.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153878/action/topic#153878
Time: 10-Nov-2005 1:11 AM

Originally posted by: Warbler

Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
At the same time, is there really a good time to call an election in Canada? It would be easier if we had regularly scheduled elections like the Americans do; that way, a ruling party could not call an election whenever the members felt like it, and people would be forewarned and adjust their schedules accordingly.

You don't have a regularly scheduled election? How do you elections work?

Pretty much exactly the way Gundark said it. A party tries to call an election when it feels it would be in that party's best interest. Usually, one party holds a majority of the seats in the government, so they pretty much hold the election when they feel the polls suggest they would win (within reason, of course...each term being three to five years).

In the last election (last spring), however, the Liberals, who held a majority government from 1993-2004 (four terms) were held to a minority position, where they had the most seats, but not a majority of the seats. Since then, they've been making alliances to get one party or another to vote with them so that they can form a majority. Now, after revelations of corruption during the Liberal reign of the 90's, the three opposition parties are looking to pass a vote of non-confidence in the government and force an election. Now, whether that election happens in December or February or April depends on what the leaders of the three parties decide. One of the big "no-no's" is a Christmas election, because the primary view is that the public wouldn't want that, so whoever calls a Christmas vote would fall in the polls.

I hope I didn't make that too confusing. I'll be honest, I left out a lot of stuff that you "should" know if you wanted to know the whole story. Canadian politics is so hard to follow, but it sure makes one amazing soap opera!

To sum it up, our elections happen when the government thinks it can win.

If you do want to know more, Warbler, I'm more than willing to try to oblige.

Post: #153870
Topic: Watching in order 1-6 is screwing up the original SW for newcomers!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153870/action/topic#153870
Time: 10-Nov-2005 12:44 AM

Originally posted by: theredbaron
*Maybe* if I didn't already know that the Emperor's surname was Palpatine after ROTJ, it might have tricked me. But then watching all the political goings-ons, there's no way you couldn't suspect at least one of the politicians to be him, lest he take the title by force.

But the Emperor is never given a name in the OT. He's just "The Emperor", not Palpatine. So, I guess one could be fooled the whole time, but it would be pretty difficult. I still haven't watched the six films in chronological order, mostly because I don't want to bother with 1 and 2, but I think I might this weekend just to see what revelations arise.

Post: #153674
Topic: Election Day.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153674/action/topic#153674
Time: 9-Nov-2005 10:58 AM

AWK, I had no idea you took such an interest in Canadian politics. Personally, I don't think a Christmas election (or January election, whcich would mean campaigning over Christmas) would work in anyone's favour. I think the Conservatives want to campaign through Christmas about as much as we want them to be campaigning through Christmas. So help me, God, if Jim Pankiw comes to my door campaigning Christmas morn, I will shoot him. I am not a violent man, but I will shoot him.

Post: #153631
Topic: Election Day.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153631/action/topic#153631
Time: 9-Nov-2005 2:07 AM

Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
Cool. No elections up here... yet. There's a rumour of a Christmas election in an attempt to topple the ruling Liberals.

We;ll just have to see what Harper and Layton do on Nov 15, the first opposition day.

Post: #153372
Topic: Serenity
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153372/action/topic#153372
Time: 8-Nov-2005 1:41 AM

Sweet! I am so there!

Post: #153010
Topic: BEAUTIFUL WOMEN NEW RULES IN FIRST POST (NSFW) UPDATED RULES
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/153010/action/topic#153010
Time: 6-Nov-2005 11:18 PM

Lexx seriously rules! Yet it's one show I never think will see DVD

Post: #152945
Topic: ROTS Extras: CGI TPM Yoda
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152945/action/topic#152945
Time: 6-Nov-2005 3:25 PM

I don't want to start that conversation again, Adam.

Anyway, it took me completely by surprise when I saw it, and I thought, at first, that it was from AotC, until I realised that he didn't say that line in that movie. As much as I hated TPM Yoda, it's going to take more than that change before I would even consider buying TPM SE.

Post: #152942
Topic: Did you know lightsabers can bend?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152942/action/topic#152942
Time: 6-Nov-2005 3:22 PM

Maybe I should start showing some emotion in my type. My comment was a joke more than anything else. Not an explanation.

Post: #152927
Topic: Did you know lightsabers can bend?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152927/action/topic#152927
Time: 6-Nov-2005 2:49 PM

Maybe there was a localised black hole, or other gravitational well that made it appear as though the light was being bent.

Post: #152853
Topic: Serenity
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152853/action/topic#152853
Time: 6-Nov-2005 3:12 AM

Where did you grab Firefly for $30C? It was on sale at Future Shop back when the film came out, but FS didn't think to have any in stock in their warehouse.

Post: #152851
Topic: Star Wars DVD Covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152851/action/topic#152851
Time: 6-Nov-2005 2:53 AM

Originally posted by: Knolly
You can get metallic inks and such on ALPS printers, which generally rule.

But what I meant by Super Jewel Boxes was the kind of box from this site. I needed some from them anyway for my Advent Children fan edit (since the official AC came in a case like that), and was wondering if anyone had tried to use them for a Star Wars design.

And what I meant was that, yes, I have, but I put them on a CD and won't be able to access them until I get home.

Post: #152656
Topic: Star Wars DVD Covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152656/action/topic#152656
Time: 5-Nov-2005 2:41 AM

Originally posted by: Knolly

Anyhow, I'm just curious, has anyone designed any cases for Super Jewel Boxes? I'm thinking of trying to design my Saga Collection DVD Covers for those...

Actually, I have. Well, I never finished them to my liking, and I put them on a CD somewhere to back them up. I'll look for them when I get home this weekend

Post: #152014
Topic: FURIOUS With Fox (Or) Why Does Canada Have To Suck?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/152014/action/topic#152014
Time: 1-Nov-2005 11:16 PM

I see I'm not the only one upset about this! I could handle french on my Batman Begins DVD, but this one doesn't even look like the others! Now I need to print off a custom just to make it look official!

Post: #151412
Topic: Halloween Costumes?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/151412/action/topic#151412
Time: 30-Oct-2005 5:25 PM

I spent a couple bucks on a roll of packing tape, and taped a bunch of my sister's Barbies to a black shirt and pants to be a babe magnet.