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#301741
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the force among us black friday sale
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301741/action/topic#301741
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I hope you guys are ok with me posting this - we posted a lot of our news at the site this year and just want to let people know where they can get the film for a better price.

here is the offical press release

Happy thanksgiving to all!

To start of the biggest holiday shopping weekend of the year. The Force Among Us store has some big steals for those that have not picked up the dvd yet - or for those who want to give that star wars fan something special for the holidays!

The "Black Friday" sale will actually start today and end on Friday night at 11:59pm . Why wait in a cold dark parking lot when you can get a steal of a deal by heading over to theforceamongus.com

The Force Among Us DVD will be available for only $12.77 and all merchandise is 20% off and more!

Stop by theforceamongus.com today and pick up on some great deals!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE FORCE AMONG US CAST AND CREW!
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#292815
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the force among us - LIVE! podcast program
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292815/action/topic#292815
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Hello everyone - We just got back from Celebration Europe and can NOT wait to go to Canada for Fan Expo - we invite you all over to our Live podcast program - see you all there!

Shows will prove Star Wars fans are not Geeks

The Force Among Us - Live, online, interactive TalkCasts are coming to Talkshoe.com on 7/22/07! The award-winning, RoneyZone Productions, will be producing a series of bi-weekly shows at http://show.tfau.net for the soon-to-be-released, documentary film on Star Wars fandom, The Force Among Us from Macht Movie Productions.

Not another expose of strangely obsessed uber fans in 2007, TFAU takes a wider view of all things in Star Wars fandom. Macht's film will include; re-visiting Star Wars film locations in Norway and Tunisia, Revealing controversies and disagreements within sub-groups of fans, and Capturing what a Star Wars fan really is.

The Force Among Us - Live will feature behind-the-scenes stories, cut scene discussions, Interviews and Q & A opportunities with Cast and Crew members, “special guest” host will also join the program. TFAU Viewing parties will join us Live, to offer their feelings of the film. Star Wars fans worldwide will join and interact during this Press Conference/Panel Discussion/Fan Party, all on TalkShoe.com.There will also be trivia and games for prizes during each episode.

"The Force Among Us - Live" Episode 1 will debut on 7/22/07, 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET, at http://show.tfau.net. Register at TalkShoe.com today, and get ready to experience the Force behind, The Force Among Us - Live! For more information be sure to check out www.theforceamongus.com
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#290891
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THE FORCE AMONG US HEADS TO CELEBATION EUROPE
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290891/action/topic#290891
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THE FORCE AMONG US HEAD FOR LONDON!

The Force Among Us have been announced as Lucasfilms official guests for Celebration Europe. Their panel on the last day during the last hour of Celebration 4 in front of a packed house created such a buzz that they decided to take the show on the road to Celebration Europe! Fans at Celebration Europe can expect an intimate discussion/Q+A session with Cristian and Cortney Macht as well as some clips from the film. The Force Among Us features interviews with fans from various parts of Europe so there will already be a personal connection between the audience and the film. Cristian Macht is also very excited to get back to the country he 1st met George Lucas in! Get ready London - The Force will be Among Us!

NOTE - Cristian Macht has extended the FREE shipping even longer and there are still a few vials of sand from Tunisia left. The DVD ships in July. Visit www.theforceamongus.com for more details
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#287356
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C4 NEWS - MEET DAN MADSEN AND THE FORCE AMONG US AT C4!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/287356/action/topic#287356
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DAN MADSEN TO SIGN WITH THE FORCE AMONG US IN THE FAN HALL


Former Star Wars Fan Club president and Star Wars Insider founder Dan Madsen will be signing autographs at the Pacific Fan Force table in the fan hall. People that stop by the designated signing area will be able to meet Dan Madsen, along with film makers Cristian and Cortney Macht as well as receive a free autographed The Force Among Us promotional poster. Be sure to stop by the Pacific Fan Force area on Sunday May 27th between the hours of 9:30am - 10:30am and on Monday May 28th, between the hours of Noon - 1:00pm. And don’t forget The Force Among Us FREE t shirt day on Thursday May 24th at the Pantry Café and The Force Among Us Q + A panel on Monday May 28th at 2:30 at the Fan Stage. For all the up to date info check out www.theforceamongus.com
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#287206
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Dan Madsen and the force among us - live interview!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/287206/action/topic#287206
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Jeff Roney will be interviewing Dan Madsen, along with Cris and Courtney Macht, crew of the highly anticipated Star Wars documentary, The Force Among Us. The interview will be recorded live, and will take place on Saturday, May 19th at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. Portions of the show will be classic interview style, and others will be accepting questions from connected callers, as well as emails to roneyzone@gmail.com.

The interview is a continuation of the previous Tat TV Live Show (http://tfau.jrdonline.com). On the May 19th episode, they will discuss behind-the-scenes stories of the film, where to pre-order the DVD, and information concerning the crew's involvement in the huge Star Wars Celebration 4 event in Los Angeles May 24th to 28th. They will also give you tips from the hosts, guests and call-in audience to make a visit to Celebration 4 the most memorable ever. There will be special guests and a segment of the show when a Jedi Master and Sith Lord answer relationship questions. It will be a jam-packed show with entertainment for everyone.
The Force Among Us is a Star Wars documentary film about Star Wars fans, that shows how the reality of their fandom differs from the stereotypes put forth in the media. For more information on the film, visit: http://theforceamongus.com.
Tat TV Live is the live call-in talk show hosted by Jeff Roney using the TalkShoe.com interactive podcasting solution. The show is part online Star Wars fan club, part Larry King Live, and part SNL. It is information and entertainment all in one. Guests and audience members may call in by ordinary telephone or Voice-Over-IP and participate in the discussion, as well as share comments by text-based chat. The show can be streamed live or downloaded as an mp3 podcast after recording ends. Along with the fantastic guests and discussions, comedy always finds its way onto the shows, as well. In recent weeks, Roney has received very interesting calls from "Britney Spears", he has played previously produced Star Wars parody sketches, and it is quickly becoming apparent that anything can happen on these shows. For more information on Tat TV Live, see http://swtalk.jrdonline.com/. For more information on TalkShoe, see http://www.talkshoe.com.
They would be honored if you would join them.
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#286503
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DAN MADSEN TO ATTEND CELEBRATION W/ THE FORCE AMONG US
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/286503/action/topic#286503
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I was at that convnetion - I drove all the way from chicago - I was at the dinner with this ice sculpture, i was at dan madsens panel, and its where my friendDuffy Joined the 501st - after that our friendship was never the same - but that convention Line up of celbs was AWSOME! a great time and I have the program framed in my offer - done by matt b.!
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#285841
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DAN MADSEN TO ATTEND CELEBRATION W/ THE FORCE AMONG US
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285841/action/topic#285841
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Just though I would update you all!

From the official press release:

Former Official Star Wars Fan Club President and Star Wars Insider Founder Dan Madsen will be "Special Guest" for The Force Among Us at Star Wars Celebration 4. He will be in attendance with Directors Cortney and Cristian Macht for The Force Among Us panel on Monday the 28th at 2:30 pm (Room 409 AB). Dan Madsen was interviewed for The Force Among Us documentary and can been seen in the film's "Highlight Reel" at www.youtube.com (key word: The Force Among Us). Madsen’s own company, Fantastic Media, who relaunched the Lucasfilm Fan Club in 1987, was also responsible for creating and roducing the very first Star Wars Celebration in Denver in 1999. As the founder of the Star Wars Insider magazine, Madsen worked closely with Lucasfilm on the Star Wars films as well as other George Lucas productions and created many exclusive Star Wars Fan Club collectibles which are treasured today. Under Madsen's leadership, the Official Fan Club reached its highest level of membership. He is also the author of the book, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: On The Set And Behind The Scenes. Madsen (who actually was an actor before starting his fan club business) can be seen in his cameo role as Dams Denna, the Kaadu Handler, in Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace. He is currently working on his own film project. Limited quantities of The Force Among Us DVD are still available for preorder at www.theforceamongus.com."

regards.

cristian george macht
the force among us
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#285232
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the force among us - preorder and get tunisian sand!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285232/action/topic#285232
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Cris Macht here - Director/Producer/Writer - the force among us with some news regarding the release of our documentary.....



In sprit of “Star Wars” month and to get the party started, Cristian Macht announced that the pre order for the highly anticipated DVD : The Force Among Us starts today. There are 2 versions of the film available. Version 1 - The Force Among Us “30th celebration edition” - Limited to only 1,977 copies. This version commemorates 30 years of fandom, is a longer cut of the film, and is jammed packed with enough bonus features to satisfy the apatite of a hungry Wampa. For pre ordering this limited edition DVD you will get a FREE vial of sand from Tunisia along with a certificate of authenticity (signed and numbered). Supplies of sand are limited, as is the DVD so head on over to www.theforceamongus.com and place your order today! Version 2 - the standard version of the film will also be available. For more details on the content of the DVD and how place your pre order, visit the films website. Other TFAU merchandise is also available starting May 1st

IMPORTANT NOTE: Even though The Force Among Us crew will be at Celebration 4 in less than 4 weeks, The DVD will NOT be available for sale at the event. This is due to the limited time that the Lucasfilm’s legal department has to view the film and approve it to be sold at Celebration 4. However, due to this disappointment, The Force Among Us will be shipped for FREE(worldwide) if pre ordered during the month of May.


ADDITIONAL INFO:
DVD VERSION 1
THE FORCE AMONG US - "30TH CELEBRATION EDITION"
LIMITED TO 1,977 DVDS
THIS VERSION COMMEMORATES 30 YEARS OF FANDOM.
- The Force Among Us - extended version
- includes - ALTERNATE COVER
LOADED WITH BONUS FOOTAGE!!!!
- Commentary by cast and crew
- Cast and Crew Bios
- Production Photo gallery archive
- Fall (halloween) Trailer
- 10 minute Highlight Reel
- deleted scenes
- Extended Interviews w.Dick Staub, Dan Madsen, Dusint Roberts, Patrick Read Johnson, and others
- complete "After Life" segment
- complete "Deserted Island" segment
- The "Binks" wars
- Extended Finse, Norway footage
- Bonus Tunisia Footage
- TFAU : Love is Revolution video

$19.77 - SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR! WORLD WIDE!

PRE ORDER CUSTOMERS WILL GET A FREE VIAL OF SAND FROM TUNISIA AND A LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY (SIGNED AND NUMBERED) BY CRISTIAN MACHT. THE SAND OFFER IS LIMITED SO PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY!
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DVD VERSION 2
THE FORCE AMONG US - STANDARD VERSION
includes cast and crew commentary
$14.99 - shipped to your door world wide!
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#282794
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the force among us - official guests at C4!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/282794/action/topic#282794
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THE FORCE AMONG US - OFFICIAL GUEST AT CELEBRATION 4

While still thawing off from their trip to Finse, Norway, The Force Among Us will be celebrating as they have finally been invited as "official guest" at Celebration 4 in Los Angles. You do not want to miss this as they are scheduled to give a special "Celebration Edition" Q+A panel plus never before seen footage of their documentary. The presentation will be on Monday May 28th and will be 1 hour long. The Force Among Us will be a perfect fit on the Celebration program as their movie is a celebration in diversity of fandom while destroying the stereotypes that are all too often associated with Star Wars fans. Be sure to show some support and stop by and say hello to film makers Cristian and Cortney Macht. For More info check out their website www.theforceamongus.com
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#281799
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The Force Among Us
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281799/action/topic#281799
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I would be interested to talking to you someday for sure - I have some props myself...When I went to tunisa, i had a bitch of a time making it through customs (lol).

as for LFL lawyer(s)...we made sure we got a (good) lawyer to represent us while making this documentary!

Love your website - it was cool to see some of those items...and of course...i am wondering, where did you get such cool piece

Star Wars fandom should be displayed with honor!
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#281782
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The Force Among Us
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281782/action/topic#281782
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As for the prop guy - nice site! but we wrapped! maybe in the sequel.

as for the costume concerns - I get that alot too "do you dress up" - and if you take the % of the fans, its actually a very small amount that do dress up. This movie features only a few of them that dress the 501st and the non 501st guy. We get deep insdie there heads and ask "why" do you do this? and the ans. is pretty clear - i think everyone has there different reasons for sure. SOme of its creepy, some of it makes sence. i think that is what we want to do with this film - help people understand the fans, help people understand eachother. As for the wedding thing. It just adds that fun element. - I had the star wars music at mine and lightsabers. but if someone had star wars vow's - thats alittle too far fetched for me. Don't forget that there is a theripist in the film as well...who is also a star wars fan.

I dont think you should feel "creepy" as a fan. People should like you who you are. I think society has us all figured out wrongly....we hope to educate them with our documentary.
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#281769
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The Force Among Us
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281769/action/topic#281769
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Understood. I my self have been a fan for along time and have always been disapointed how society will look at us and create the stereotypes about all of us fans. That is one of the things I tried to do as a film maker - to show that fans are real people. We interviewed a sociologist professor to help us prove that the stereotypes are just that. We are pretty happy that the film shows all the different sides of fandom too - it will be something we can all realate too - either you will see "your self" in this film, someone "you know"...or some one you dont want to know

I never saw it - but i heard a lot of star trek fans were disapointed in trekkies - as the movie showed then in a "negative" light...The Force Among Us is Anything and Everything...but that.
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#281767
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The Force Among Us
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281767/action/topic#281767
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I will admit, this film covers ALL fans. you would be suprised how many different types of fans are out there...We have everyone from the people that dress up and take it a little too far to Dan Madsen (the presednet of the star wars fan club) and Dick Staub - the aurthor of Christian wisdom of the Jedi masters. Star Wars fans are diverse as the movies. and thats what this movie shows. There is no difference between the people that just visit forums and the guy who went to tunisa, WE ARE ALL PART OF THIS SAGA. If you get a chance, check out the trailer at youtube.com - you will see the great diversity of fandom for sure.

Not all the people at celebration are "off the charts" with reality. Sure there are some, but if you go to a concert or a sporting events...there is always the guy that takes it just a little too far.
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#281716
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The Force Among Us
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/281716/action/topic#281716
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Hello, my name is Cris Macht and I am the director/producer/writer for the documentay - the force among us. A few months back , one of the forum members from this site invited me to post about our documentary here. So I hope you dont mind me stopping by.

The Documentary is a film made by fans for the fans. Its a film about the Journey deep inside fandom, and it shows that no matter how diverse we are - Star Wars that is the universal langage that brings us all together - we also make strong efforts to destroy the stereotypes that are associated with the fans.

We even interviewed people that HATE the special editions and do not care for the new films! We exersice freedom of speech - very much like this site.

We also filmed on location in Finse, Norway and just returned from that amazing adventure. Tunisia is also in our film.

I invite you to stop on by the website and say hello -

all the best.

cris
www.theforceamongus.com