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StoneTriple

StoneTriple

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Rocket Surgeon said:
Which includes a link to an even MORE facinating page:

SECRET HISTORY OF STAR WARS
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I'm a big supporter of that site. I was able to read the early drafts of the book as Kaminski was writing it. I also have a small piece written on the site (not in the book).

Another site I support;

http://savestarwars.com/

My Star Wars fandom differs from most other people, which is beyond the scope of this thread. Suffice to say, I'm not a fan of Lucas where his treatment of, and constant lying about, Star Wars are concerned. My dislike, however, does not carry over into Indiana Jones. He's part of this franchise, not the sole controlling voice - thank God.

Another interesting Star Wars site;

http://moongadget.com/origins/index.html
 
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Rocket Surgeon

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StoneTriple said:
Suffice to say, I'm not a fan of Lucas where his treatment of, and constant lying about, Star Wars are concerned.
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Its probably a good meter for gauging the Indiana Jones rumors...and the comments from Lucas himself.
StoneTriple said:
My dislike, however, does not carry over into Indiana Jones. He's part of this franchise, not the sole controlling voice - thank God.
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Though you see what happens when he exerts his will: Interdimensional beings indeed!:rolleyes:
 
StoneTriple

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Lonsome_Drifter said:
No, it's a floating hoola-hoop.
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See - if R2 had been paying attention instead of jacking around with that damn kids toy, he would have noticed the gaping hole in the side of his ship. But no, he was preoccupied and ended up getting sucked out into the vacuum of space.
 
Rocket Surgeon

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Darth Vader costume fails to find new owner

First chink in the SW armor!

LONDON — Auctioneers overestimated the power of the dark side.

An original Darth Vader costume from a "Star Wars" movie did not sell at auction Thursday when no bidder offered to pay the reserve price, Christie's auctioneers said.

The outfit — a jet-black helmet, mask and armor — was expected to sell for between 160,000 pounds and 230,000 pounds ($250,000 to $365,000). The reserve price is confidential but generally it is just under the minimum expected price.
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Is it possible he's devalued the franchise? Has SW lost it's luster?

Meanwhile, a gun used in an advertising campaign for a James Bond movie was sold for more than 10 times its estimated value at Thursday's auction of movie memorabilia.

The Walther air pistol held by Bond actor Sean Connery in the poster for the 1963 film, "From Russia With Love," was sold for 277,250 pounds ($437,206) to an unidentified telephone bidder, Christie's said.
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DaFedora

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Darth Vader, advertisement tycoon

I didn't immediately found a secluded Darth Vader thread, so I thought you guys don't mind me interrupting and saying something. I have quite a good laughs nowadays seeing Darth Vader turn up in (seriously) a lot of ADVERTISEMENT lately. Okay, it's not new that movies and advertisement make funny tongue-in-cheek references to Star Wars in general (anyone ever see that hilarious Friends episode where Ross confesses to Rachel he wants her to depict his childhood fantasy, i.e. the Princess Leia in bikini dress).

Nowadays they bring in the Dark Lord of the Sith to sell a lot of telecom products.

The first one I can remember (but I'm sure they did the same thing earlier) is with Orange back in 2008 (TM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbtlv2cImxM

Somewhat later, he sat next to Heidi Klum to handle customer support for Target:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWTmDbcOD0&feature=related

And occasionally he even likes to rig a game of golf... and instigates a duel of sticks for Spike TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81fwEmP2CKY&feature=related

Now in China, NTT DoCoMo has the Sith Lord being a regular bystander with its customers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB7nMNjt5u0&feature=player_embedded#!

But, if you ask me (and the fans will not prove me wrong I hope), the top goof for Darth is his clone "Chad Vader". And since Episode III hit the box offices, he's very much in the market to take on a variety of hollywood film remake (?) roles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F54NeS5aYJo&feature=channel (some are lame, others are hilarious really (y) )

Oh yeah and guess what: Yoda's Jedi mind trick doesn't work on Pepsi consumers .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw47ujx6ock&feature=related
 
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Moedred

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One of the strangest Star Wars ads was a radio spot for Phantom Menace.
Pizza Hut girl: "I have a walking Sebulba."
Taco Bell dog: "You have a walking Sebulba?"
It always left the deejays wondering if was some sort of venereal disease.
 
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Montana Smith

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The first 'Darth Vader' advert I remember was before he took up the black suit. Dave Prowse as the Green Cross Code Man:

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Nowadays it's R2-D2 and C-3PO who've found work in adverts:

http://www.fidgetwith.com/2010/10/23/r2d2-and-c3po-star-in-new-currys-and-pc-world-ad/
 
Dr Bones

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Rocket Surgeon said:
Here's where R2 appears in Star Trek...

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I own the film on Blue Ray and can confirm R2 appears as above. (y)

Montana Smith said:
The first 'Darth Vader' advert I remember was before he took up the black suit. Dave Prowse as the Green Cross Code Man:

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Mr Prowse visited my school (among others) as the Green cross Code Man. We made front page in thd local rag! Remember thinking he was huge! We all gasped when he stooped through the doorway and walked in and towered over our headmaster who was 6'2!

Gotta say I am Star Wars fan and collector...just wish Lucas would up his game or hand the reigns over on SW and Indy.
 
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Dr Bones said:
I own the film on Blue Ray and can confirm R2 appears as above. (y)
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And there you have, right from the good doctor's fingertips.

[/QUOTE=Dr Bones]Mr Prowse visited my school (among others) as the Green cross Code Man. We made front page in thd local rag! Remember thinking he was huge! We all gasped when he stooped through the doorway and walked in and towered over our headmaster who was 6'2![/QUOTE]

That's a cool memory.

I'm not sure if I met Dave Prowse or a man in a Vader suit.

It was in 1983 during the Return of the Jedi release. I'd heard that Darth Vader was visiting the Debenhams toy department so I went along to get his autograph.

Well, there was a guy in a real Vader suit signing autographs. I got in the queue and it was really quite intimidating as a kid looking up at that great masked figure as he signed his autograph. He never uttered a word at any time (not having a voice of his own apart from James Earl Jones', of course).

The autograph, however, said 'Darth Vader', which wasa big let down. I wanted it to be Dave Prowse signing as himself.

Dr Bones said:
Gotta say I am Star Wars fan and collector...just wish Lucas would up his game or hand the reigns over on SW and Indy.
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I'm of the opinion that Lucas, as masterful as he's been, is currently a liability! The original Star Wars trilogy is still the golden age to me. The films that followed never recaptured that magic or the feeling of immersion in a world I wanted to live in as a kid.
 
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Rocket Surgeon said:
Nice to see Fett going after a worthy bounty...if you're wondering whether or not the ewok got away, don't worrry:

Ewok Holocaust
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Great find. That's on par with your 1950s Atom Bomb evaluations.


If you go down to the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise
If you go down to the woods today
You'd better go in disguise.

For every Ewok that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the Ewoks have their picnic.

Every Ewok who's been good
Is sure of a treat today.
There's lots of marvelous humans to eat
And wonderful games to play.

Beneath the trees where nobody sees
They'll hide and seek as long as they please
'Cause that's the way the Ewoks have their picnic.

If you go down to the woods today
You'd better not go alone
It's lovely down in the woods today
But safer to stay at home.

...

See them gaily gad about
They love to play and shout;
They never have any care;

At six o'clock the Bounty Hunters,
Will take them home as slaves,
Because they're damned useful little Ewoks.​
 
Rocket Surgeon

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"Documentary": Star Wars Begins Part 1 of 14

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kongisking

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I think we just need to accept the fact that the prequels are Lucas's ideal version of the backstory, and believe it or not, some people appreciate the prequels. So let them have their fun come 2012, and don't make them feel any worse about loving films that are considered horrid by smug fanboys than they have to be.
 
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