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You know for some reason, I never remember the Emperor looking that bad in RotS.
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Just finished a re-read of the Hand of Thrawn duology. Basically, gently caress the rest of the EU.
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Sep 12, 2011 14:37
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Thought I'd try my hand at a tumblr or whatever they are called. 
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Sep 12, 2011 15:10
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Chairman Capone posted:Sebulba is in the Jabba's palace scene now, isn't he? I'm afraid so...  Or, at least some Dug has been added. He's on the left there, by the stairs.
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Sep 12, 2011 15:33
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thrawn527 posted:I'm afraid so... Was an existing shot modified to include this new guy or was it created entirely to shoehorn the new guy in? I'm just wondering what the focus of this shot is, is all. Like what could the purpose of it actually be other than 'Jabbas palace also has this guy in it, isn't he neat?'
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Sep 12, 2011 16:04
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Zellus posted:I would be fine with the ROTS make-up if he actually had a neck and didn't look like he suddenly gained 200 lbs. The guy looks huge in some shots. It's the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man.
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Sep 12, 2011 16:05
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spanky the dolphin posted:Was an existing shot modified to include this new guy or was it created entirely to shoehorn the new guy in? I'm just wondering what the focus of this shot is, is all. Like what could the purpose of it actually be other than 'Jabbas palace also has this guy in it, isn't he neat?' It's an existing shot. Here's how it looked in the 2004 DVD:  It's from right before Luke comes in.
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Sep 12, 2011 16:41
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 I just ran across this: edit: Oh, gently caress, this thing was also posted in the SW Photoshop thread an hour ago. Even better if it's goon-made. 
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Sep 12, 2011 17:56
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I always knew Princess Leia lied about Alderaan having no weapons.
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Sep 12, 2011 18:38
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Picked up the original Star Wars Technical journals, the ones put out by starlog for three bucks a piece. They're pretty cool, I like the Star Trek versions better because everything seems much more thought out but for something to stare at while I go to the bathroom they get my recommendation.
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Sep 12, 2011 20:38
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Awesome Andy posted:Picked up the original Star Wars Technical journals, the ones put out by starlog for three bucks a piece. Weren't the Star Trek scripts just "Mr. Scot, tech the tech to the tech tech deck." before they sent it off to some guy that knew sciencey words?
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Sep 12, 2011 20:43
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The blueprints were alot more intricate in Trek and it seemed like if I had the materials I could build a phaser or tricorder.
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Sep 12, 2011 20:54
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Aciid c0d3r posted:I always knew Princess Leia lied about Alderaan having no weapons. I remember reading a thread on theforce.net that had people unironically trying to justify the Empire's destruction of Alderan... 
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Sep 12, 2011 20:56
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So... George Lucas "fixed" Han Solo shooting first... why didn't he change Princess Leia into stunning the Stormtrooper since they had only set their weapons to stun?
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Sep 12, 2011 21:07
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:I remember reading a thread on theforce.net that had people unironically trying to justify the Empire's destruction of Alderan... Theforce.net has people unironically arguing for decades that Luke is Jesus. And so is Anakin.
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Sep 12, 2011 21:21
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Does that make Jawas or Hutts the Space-Jews?
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Sep 12, 2011 22:07
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Razorwired posted:Does that make Jawas or Hutts the Space-Jews? Watto.
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Sep 12, 2011 22:09
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Razorwired posted:Does that make Jawas or Hutts the Space-Jews? Boba Fett.
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Sep 12, 2011 23:04
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Razorwired posted:Does that make Jawas or Hutts the Space-Jews? The Dune universe actually has space-Jews. I don't know if that's more ridiculous than Darth Lighsaber-Knees, but it's got to be close.
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Sep 12, 2011 23:13
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Mister Roboto posted:Theforce.net has people unironically arguing for decades that Luke is Jesus. And so is Anakin. The lead Mandalorian-defender on Theforce.net used to go into big diatribes about why fascism was a good thing and why the Catholic Church should still control society.
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Sep 12, 2011 23:18
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Zat posted:
Around 2004-2005 there was a great Photoshop Phriday where the theme was Star Wars photoshops. Someone did a series where every time Han shot something a laser blast came out of it first, including the com panel in the detention block.
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Sep 13, 2011 00:01
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muscles like this? posted:Around 2004-2005 there was a great Photoshop Phriday where the theme was Star Wars photoshops. Someone did a series where every time Han shot something a laser blast came out of it first, including the com panel in the detention block. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajFd_Tf7D1M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4D00nSAmD4&feature=related
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Sep 13, 2011 00:03
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Chairman Capone posted:The lead Mandalorian-defender on Theforce.net used to go into big diatribes about why fascism was a good thing and why the Catholic Church should still control society. He's right. Devotions to ancient religions are good thing.
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Sep 13, 2011 04:01
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Oh awesome, Blue Milk Special just finished doing The Battle Of Hoth. Did he ever say he'd do the prequals after the OT?
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Sep 13, 2011 05:20
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muscles like this? posted:Around 2004-2005 there was a great Photoshop Phriday where the theme was Star Wars photoshops. Someone did a series where every time Han shot something a laser blast came out of it first, including the com panel in the detention block. I remember that and I'm going to find it. edit: Not what I was looking for, but I like it:  Nope. Hey, I remember these:    No. Yesssss! I love this one.        Not photoshops, but still great. No. It's late so I'm calling it a night. that awful man fucked around with this message at 09:14 on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Sep 13, 2011 07:45
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So wait as a total idiot to the EU what's heir to the empire and what's the big deal about it?
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Sep 13, 2011 09:14
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Jefferoo posted:So wait as a total idiot to the EU what's heir to the empire and what's the big deal about it? The start of a trilogy that's basically considered the best of the EU. Also it came out before anything else and thus requires zero knowledge of the setting outside the movies.
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Sep 13, 2011 11:08
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Jefferoo posted:So wait as a total idiot to the EU what's heir to the empire and what's the big deal about it? To expand, it was basically the first official post-RotJ product, written by a respected sci-fi author that kept the "Star Wars" mythos intact while introducing new characters, including one of the great villains, Grand Admiral Thrawn.
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Sep 13, 2011 13:43
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ZeeToo posted:The start of a trilogy that's basically considered the best of the EU. Also it came out before anything else and thus requires zero knowledge of the setting outside the movies. The Thrawn trilogy is pretty good, but it planted the seeds for a lot of the EU garbage. Like having characters that were clones (Luuuuuuuke), characters that were retroactively inserted into movie events and Jedi overload (Mara), items that were earth stuff but not quite (hot caff). They are good books, but I haven't read them since I was 12. I wonder how they hold up now.
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Sep 13, 2011 13:47
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CobiWann posted:To expand, it was basically the first official post-RotJ product, written by a respected sci-fi author that kept the "Star Wars" mythos intact while introducing new characters, including one of the great villains, Grand Admiral Thrawn. Also, Lucas has credited it with being what kept Star Wars hype alive in the 90's, and was the reason he was able to make the prequels...so kind of a mixed bag, really.
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Sep 13, 2011 14:37
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The ROTS novelization was ok-to-great so I'm satisfied with that. Ignoring the existence of all 3 movies, anyway.
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Sep 13, 2011 14:46
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Jerk McJerkface posted:The Thrawn trilogy is pretty good, but it planted the seeds for a lot of the EU garbage. Like having characters that were clones (Luuuuuuuke), characters that were retroactively inserted into movie events and Jedi overload (Mara), items that were earth stuff but not quite (hot caff). I'd say they hold up pretty well. It's interesting to re-read them now, after all the EU crap that's come out to see just how much stuff Timothy Zahn came up with (well, him and West End Games). Lucasarts discarded the hyperdrive classifications he came up with too, so some parts of his book are actually "wrong". Still, if you read the book after having been abused by other EU material, it's a different perspective that helps you appreciate it more. In the anniversary edition, he actually has a bit of commentary on the reactions he got for putting hot chocolate in the book too  Also interesting is that he wasn't allowed to use 'Sith' in the book at all, he had to settle for 'Dark Jedi'.Also, obligatory  reaction to a post above that mentioned Thrawn being one of the greatest villains of all time: he was one of the greatest characters of all time, who says he was a villain?  (and cue  )
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Sep 13, 2011 14:55
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movax posted:Also, obligatory Well I certainly don't see a problem with that stance. 
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Sep 13, 2011 14:58
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I remember as a kid having a set of books that each had three Star Wars EU novels in them. I don't remember much but it had the son of the emperor who had a third eye and eventually ended up in carbanoate, Luke now had a Y-Wing, Lando loses Cloud City to another Hutt. I don't remember any of the titles to these books though. Edit: Oh, and I think they were exclusive Barns and Nobel books.
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Sep 13, 2011 15:11
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BigRed0427 posted:I remember as a kid having a set of books that each had three Star Wars EU novels in them. I don't remember much but it had the son of the emperor who had a third eye and eventually ended up in carbanoate, Luke now had a Y-Wing, Lando loses Cloud City to another Hutt. I don't remember any of the titles to these books though. The Jedi Prince books! Lando loses Cloud City to Jabba's dad!
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Sep 13, 2011 15:14
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BigRed0427 posted:I remember as a kid having a set of books that each had three Star Wars EU novels in them. I don't remember much but it had the son of the emperor who had a third eye and eventually ended up in carbanoate, Luke now had a Y-Wing, Lando loses Cloud City to another Hutt. I don't remember any of the titles to these books though. Welcome to the suck.
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Sep 13, 2011 15:15
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BigRed0427 posted:I remember as a kid having a set of books that each had three Star Wars EU novels in them. I don't remember much but it had the son of the emperor who had a third eye and eventually ended up in carbanoate, Luke now had a Y-Wing, Lando loses Cloud City to another Hutt. I don't remember any of the titles to these books though. Haha, ah the Jedi Prince Series. Thrawn above did a brilliant Lets Read of them, is that thread still posted in or has it been archived yet?
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Sep 13, 2011 15:17
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SeanBeansShako posted:Haha, ah the Jedi Prince Series. Thrawn above did a brilliant Lets Read of them, is that thread still posted in or has it been archived yet? I'm not sure if it's archived or not, but I linked it above your post. I have archives, so I can't tell. It's not really posted in anymore. But thanks for thinking my Let's Read was brilliant! I think it broke my love of reading. edit: Well, I guess it's not archived, since you just posted in it. thrawn527 fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Sep 13, 2011 |
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Sep 13, 2011 15:18
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Well, I check and it isn't archived yet but I post in it to give it more time. I really got my fingers crossed we'll have some more contributions soon as some of the best stuff may have been covered but there are still a few terrible chunks of the EU to pluge into yet.
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arioch posted:The ROTS novelization was ok-to-great so I'm satisfied with that. Ignoring the existence of all 3 movies, anyway. Personally I think the ROTS novelization is a bit overrated. I mean, it's good, but it just gets so much insane hype. I think Traitor and Shatterpoint are both better Matt Stover Star Wars books.
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