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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Yeah. New Frontier is a great read. Volume 2 isn't as awesome, but it's still a good read.

Originally posted by: JediSage
Anyone hit their local shops for Free Comic Book Day today? I took my kids. This is the 4th year in a row for us, and it's tradition now. We look forward to it every year. Of course I always poney up some extra to buy stuff I need and not be too greedy!

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Heh, thank you, YIYF. I hope you get to join the O-OT celebration at some point soon. And, hehe, I'm sorry, but theredbaron got you there, unless grammar is just a U.S. spelling.

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
I hope it doesn't shut down. I for one am not going anywhere!

Originally posted by: fatned
I hate to be a negative nancy and piss on everyone's parade, but Lucas isn't doing this because of overwhelming demand, internet petitions, or because he's suddenly been possessed by Shebastian Shaw. It's simply a business decision. Remember this little tidbit:

"The other movie, it’s on VHS, if anybody wants it. ...[] ... it doesn’t really exist anymore."

His lawyers must have shit enough bricks to build a great wall along the mexican border. That statement would make it almost impossible to sue anybody for copying/distributing copies of the real Star Wars. How could he claim damages resulting from someone copying something that "doesn't really exist anymore?" The release of "the other movie" on dvd will change that. He'll be able to claim lost revenues for this dvd. He'll be able to sue anyone copying and/or distributing copies of TRSW and he'll win in court.

He probably wasn't lying when he said the OOT would never be released on dvd. His lawyers on the other hand, after he made the foolish statement quoted above, obviously let him know only an idiot would disown a piece of work that is such a huge money maker. A good lesson for all artists, don't ever disown a piece of work no matter how much you despise it, it may cost you considerable $$ down the road.

On the positive side, at least you get the OOT on dvd like you've always wanted! Too bad you have to buy the crap versions too! But Lucas is still the selfish fat hack he's always been. (Gee, can you tell I still hate his fatnecked guts?)

Ned

Originally posted by: Number20
I feel like the end of ROTJ, with Yub Nub playing and Rebels and Ewoks celebrating...

Originally posted by: The Maker
Why is it that we humans insist on having black-and-white answers to all problems when we know (we KNOW) that almost everything lies somewhere in the grey areas? The truth is, most people are neither far right nor far left. We are somewhere in the middle, and I think a great many of us can agree that both sides have some valid points. For example, most people do not think that stepping on the back of another is person is the morally right way to gain success - but, most people do not think that you should give every beggar you see a dollar, until you are a beggar yourself.

Unfortunately, the extremists amongst us have always been the loudest voices; and, these days, they seem to be all we can hear. It freaks me out that stating any viewpoint not totally in line with that of the current government’s immediately gets one labeled as a “right wing nut.” And vice-versa, that if you agree with anything they do, you are “one of them.” When did politics become so polar? If we look at our American history, we find that this total split, (especially now, when you’re either a tree-hugging, industry-hating, new-age, loopy right wing hippie or a baby seal-killing, peoples-oppressing, money-grubbing conservative) has only been within the past, say 100-150 years or so? Our country was founded upon many political parties, some of which were around for one election, some for decades, but enough to represent all of the glorious views and opinions of its people.

For myself, I hesitate to call myself anything but “independent,” because (as usual) both sides of this story have many facts wrong, many opinions with which I disagree, and many with which I do agree. I like some of both side’s methods, and I hate some of both. The one thing that I will say, just my opinion, is that there is a storm brewing in this country. Any one who does not agree need only study their revolutionary history (from any country.) The divide between those who have and those who do not is getting a lot wider and it seems like a whole lot of us are falling into the chasm. But I love my country, and I think that one of the beautiful things about America is its ability to change. I hope that we are able to put aside our polarity in politics and find some real solutions to the problems that we as a society are facing soon, because I don’t even want to think about what this country is going to be like in 20 years if we do not.

Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father


.......I am speechless. I pride myself on my spelling and Grammer, yet a simple schoolboy and I look like a punk.

I bow to Gaffer.


But swiftly changing the subject, I logged on for a quick hello and I see that we are finally getting the OT on DVD!!! We did it!!!

Originally posted by: Jagdlieter
Is it weird that even I knew we had a random thread?

Originally posted by: sean wookie


The only way Superman could have sex with normal women is with a kryptonite condom. And that would kill him.

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Well, I suppose that if you follow the Zahn books, the next rank could be Jedi Spirit Whose Time Is Up and Has Passed to the Other Side. A bit wordy, though. Or, to help spread things out a bit more, you could have a rank in between Jedi Council Member and Jedi Spirit known as Dead Jedi, for those who have not yet mastered the technique yet.