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Here's pictures from our herf trip to Obiwan Ranch a couple years ago. The largest "private" collection of Star Wars memorabilia.

http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/d...rs%20Petaluma/

Here's our own Skywalker:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...a/IMG_0120.jpg

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I'm not advocating the changes Lucas has made since 1997 to his original films (I don't like the new changes at all), but that's proof that he's been making adjustments since the first film was released. No one seemed to care about the adjustments until he started using CGI.

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Aside from the adding of the episode number, I don't think anything else was changed. "Release Versions" defined the pressing run, not necessarily a change in the movie (LDs are kind of weird in some of their nomenclature). Exempting the first release version, I think all the pre-box set releases are the same content, what changed was the jackets, P&S vs WS, NTSC/PAL and the fab that made the disc. Different fabs might have used different parameters in the transfer, so things might be lighter or darker but that's about it. It's not like DVDs where they make a gazillion all at once, the runs for LDs were typically much, much smaller numbers, that's why there were so many.

Not sure when they cleaned up the audio, that might have been in the later releases. Also not sure offhand when they went from DD to AC-3, not sure if that happened any time before the box set.

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How much would the Death Star cost to build???

http://now.msn.com/now/0221-death-star-cost.aspx

$852 quadrillion:sh

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:noon:r:rNice find!

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I'm not trying to start an argument here, but some in depth discussion would be nice here....

Lucas made the changes to add the "Episode IV" to the title crawl early on b/c the original release production companies thought that audiences would be confused by starting a new film with episode IV. I don't agree with the other changes, but Lucas owns the film and his vision is his vision. If he wants the changes, then so be it. Do I like all of them? No. But it's not my films to play with.

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I Love this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS7oMGlCLCE

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I was just trying to explain that when LD collectors talk about released versions of a disc, it doesn't necessarily mean that the movie changed, it just means that it was a different pressing run. LD's are confusing and standardized that way, sometimes it changed, sometimes it didn't.

Aside from the title crawl, I don't think anything else was changed until the trilogy box set came out, I also don't think that the audio was remastered until then either - I'll have to check.:sh

Aside from the Han Solo not shooting first anymore bit, I think most of the Trilogy additional footage was as harmless as it was useless and unnecessary (although I did chuckle at the Jawas that went over the top of the bantha and were dangling by the reins and cursing when the speeder bike cut them off)

I'm not crazy about the later changes, but ultimately, I really don't care either. It's just a f'ing movie after all.

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Knowing that I love both of you should make this point easier to swallow. This ain't the thread for it, haha.
Nothing to see here...er, EVERYTHNG to see here, but a bunch of long-boring words ain't it. ;)

Hey look, it's Halley's Comet!

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No worries Brad, I'm not really interested in debating the changes in Star Wars any more than debating why Star Trek is better, I just felt that Andy deserved a better explanation of what I meant in my earlier post.

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I knew where you guys were at....I just wanted this thread to be about THIS.....

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...s-yoda-dog.jpg

There are no worries, like I said, you know I love you guys.

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And This........

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...fee_inhand.jpg

And this..........

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...ium_picnik.jpg

And this......

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...o-starwars.jpg

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New TV Show:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1198655.html

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http://www.g33kpron.com/wp-content/g...-star-trek.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cX03JySIRG...s1600/tpol.jpg

Star Trek wins.

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Interesting read on how to watch Star Wars. http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/201...viewing-order/

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RIP Ralph McQuarrie. A sad day for Star Wars fans.

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I guess these were available in France from January through a few days ago as a tie in to the (re)release of episode 1 in 3D.

http://www.bitrebels.com/wp-content/...er-Designs.jpg

No word yet on if there will be a matching promotion of ewok sliders with furry buns.

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Darth Vader resigns:
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/s...-201203145007/

(some links on page might be considered mildly NSFW)

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*nerd on*

1. Star Destroyers have deflector shields, just as starships from the Federation
2. An Imperial Class Star Destroyer would own the Enterprise-D in no time flat.
3. In order to use their transporters (in this case, to beam a photon torpedo onto the bridge of a star destroyer), their shields must be down in order to do so.

*nerd off*

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http://fc00.deviantart.net/images2/i...tar_Wars_2.jpg

Cool pic!

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What if Star Wars met The Walking Dead???
http://www.liveforfilms.com/wp-conte...yvneo1_500.jpg
http://www.forevergeek.com/wp-conten...ombiedarth.jpg
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/12/07/zombie-wars-6.jpg
http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/imag...9c4d887b30.jpg

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I love the first pic, although Palpatine doesn't look much different than normal.:r:tu

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I had this!!!!!! :noon:banger:noon

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I have to try this!!

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Great read!!!:tu

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How this man got a heart is beyond me.....

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...rth-cheney.jpg

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Interesting read: Career Lessons from Han Solo http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewh...from-han-solo/

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Practical application!!!:tu

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How Star Wars taught me everything I need to know.:r

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Darth Malgnificent: Seven-foot Star Wars figure is awesome, expensive

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/unplugg...183228462.html

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LMFAO!!!!!! :r:r:r:r

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http://www.thebigster.com/wp-content...tar_wars_6.jpg

http://www.thebigster.com/wp-content...11-500x436.jpg

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So that's what the Spice Mines of Kessel are for.:)

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He didn't use the force... :(

http://www.news10.net/news/local/art...ide?hpt=ju_bn6

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Must have been an emergency on Geonosis and he was in too much of a hurry...

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Happy Star Wars Day!!


http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk...lfz8o1_400.jpg

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:wo

I wonder if this trick will work today:

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t.../572819422.png

:D

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nice.

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May the 4th be with you! HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!

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lil ol' luke was ready for it.

:D

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...lrstarwars.jpg
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...20Robert/s.jpg