Did you see part one? I felt like posting all my guitars online simply for something else to look at, and I thought others might enjoy.
I still plan to blog about some of the more interesting ones. Hopefully you guys enjoy the content. Thanks for the likes on social media. I don’t think anyone else started to use the #AllMyAxes hashtag. Oh well. Ha ha.
Show me some of yours in the comments, tag me on social media, or use your own hashtag!
I, apparently like every other Star Wars fan, am fascinated by the Mandalorian and “the child.”
I was in a maze mood earlier too.
Help the Mandalorian find the child, or help the child find the Mandalorian.
Please excuse the drawings. I am wholly out of practice when it comes to things other than squiggly lines.
Mandalorian Maze by @AiXeLsyD13
Print it. Solve it. Snap it. Post it. Tag me. (Or post it here in the comments.)
That’s @AiXeLsyD13 on most every social media platform.
If you’re so inclined, you could probably use a program on your phone, tablet, or ancient laptop or PC to solve & post.
I posted it on Instagram earlier.
My 6 year old saw me drawing and drew her own “Baby yoda.”
She is cooler than me.
So is it Baby yoda? Baby Yoda? Baby Not-Yoda? Baby Yoda-Clone?
Hit me up in the comments, then go read my last post.
One thing people seem to be good at is arguing over texts. We can argue different points about the same information. How many interpretations are there for the constitution? And that’s just one language. Hit up the Torah, Bible, or Koran that’s been translated into different languages a few times and it’s absolute chaos. People seem to focus on minutiae instead of the big picture.
I can easily imagine a post-apocalyptic dystopian future where the Star Wars films have become the basis for religion. People will subscribe to their own versions of the Jedi and Sith philosophies and have an overall high regard for the force. Some people will say it’s all fiction. Magicians will use levitation and spoon-bending illusions to “prove” that the force is real.
I can imagine sects breaking out of each group of trilogies, finding their own interpretations of the overall themes to be the only correct way to see things.
Some will say Anakin/Vader brought balance to the force. Some will say it was Luke. Some may focus on the new characters to come. Some cults will say you have to go to the dark side before you can be redeemed by the light and that is the only true path to Jedi salvation.
Some will argue that the original films unedited are the only true word. Some will argue that the standalone films and animated series are like the apocrypha, and can’t be true canon.
Monasteries will open and instead of vows of silence, they will talk like Yoda.
Books will be written trying to prove that the holiday special did in fact exist.
People will kill each other arguing over who shot first.
I think you now have a script for Idiocracy 2: Idiocracier.
Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday.
Molly was super-excited going door-to-door getting candy & telling eveyone we passed on the street “Happy Halloween!” She loved the compliments on her dress & shoes, and even got to pet a few puppies.
Ian loved his short 1½ street trip strapped on the front of me. People fawned over him too and he ate it up. It was a little chilly & windy so we took him home about dark to pass out candy with Grandma & BB.
At every house Molly would ask if we were going to get more, but when we circled back & she saw the other end of our street, she was ready to go home. No fight or fuss!
We got to celebrate several times since last week’s Halloween party at the church. I had a day off & was able to attend their library story time, and today we even hit up a trick-or-treat at Gaint Ealge.
I loved decorating pumpkins, the porch, and even gutting/carving the pumpkin with Molly this year.
Canvt wait to do it all again!
Google Translate (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
如果我尝试在中国吗？ (That’s “What if I try it in Chinese?” or “If I try in China?” according to Google Translate…)
Well, I never got anything from our friends at Daka about the One-Touch Can Opener that won’t relinquish the lid. So I decided to use Google Translate to try & express my frustration in Chinese through the wonders of technology.
The added opening line is…
Hello, going to try in Chinese (with the help of Google Translate) because I haven’t had a reply yet.
Here’s what it gave me…
你好，去尝试在中国（谷歌翻译的帮助下），因为我还没有答复。
你好能征服者！
今天我写信给你，你必须有遇到过的问题。目前我是我的第二个单触式开罐器…它已被卡住盖子无行为能力。请参阅所附的图片，从字面上说明我的困境。正如你可以看到，盖仍然是牢固地掌握在单触式开罐器。这是不是第一次，这已经与本单位发生。有时，我能够说服放弃后，一个额外的按钮按盖子的开罐器。这个时候，所有的额外的感人不能正常工作。现在只剩下我与数额是多少，我的厨房柜台上的电池昂贵的塑料和金属摇滚。这可以大开眼界来岩目前有没有目的（以外恼人的我，每次我看到它）。我只有一两个月。它具有新的电池。在此之前它毫无用处，它并没有得到多大用处。
我以前曾拥有 单键开罐器，最终遇到同样的问题。我能看过去的事实，产品名为单键操作了几个涉及到很多出师不利后。我是能够处理的事实，偶尔会削减微小的，可以标注彩带和拖放到我的食物。的下脚料，一般很容易找到，并挑选出。我是能够接受的，它偶尔会倒下了，一个能完成后，取下盖子，也可能在可以敲的过程中。它仍像我获奖的辣椒或轻松舒适的食物9 CAN蔬菜汤，做的事情时节省时间。 （虽然，我投注的人…我会放在我的钱，在一个P-38的军队打开了一罐开罐器更快。）
我曾经以为，当我试图强行从我的第一个触盖子开罐器我可能爆发的东西。它不再回应我的接触。我检查了电池。我尝试不同大小的罐。我试图使用武力。 （我想在第一道曙光，并最终黑暗的一面。愤怒确实恨，就像尤达说。的仇恨也最终导致了我的钱包的痛苦。）我和平的企图都是无济于事。也许用钳子野蛮撬从盲目单键的强大抓地力的盖子是个坏主意。我粉笔我是一个傻瓜，辞职只是一个新的购买。
我买一个新的，从床Bath＆Beyond的，我相信，我们已经到达的情况，我在此电子邮件的开头介绍。我离开卡住所附照片的盖子，并在无用的单触式开罐器。
我也不知道是什么，什么我的游戏结束在这里。我的计划是给你写信通知你的情况，看看是否有别人谁也遇到同样的问题，看看你可以提供一个解决方案。我想说的行动可接受的课程将包括（但不仅限于）以下：
如何正确地得到单触式开罐器放弃的盖子，它深深地拥抱的建议。
一种新的改进功能的单键（如果存在）。
价值约20美元，美国军队发出的P-38或其他运作非电动开罐器。我来到这个大致的数字（和我向下舍入）：$ 15为单触式和5美元的名牌电池。当然提供更同意recompensation，如果你想，我很开放的建议。我觉得我应该得到的东西，至少你的产品对我的失败而快速连续。当然，你同意吗？最合理的人。
谢谢您的时间和援助。我期待着您的答复和建议的解决方案。我急了，除去20元的塑料从我的厨房柜台金属装饰的无功能的一触式岩石。
愿力与你同
– 埃里克。趣乐的习学人疾残使，笑好不的真这
Here’s what happened when I translate that back into English:
Hello, try the help of China (Google translation), because I did not reply.
Hello can conqueror!
Today I write to you, you must have encountered the problem. I my second one-touch can opener … it has been stuck lid incapacitated. Please see the attached picture, literally, to explain my plight. As you can see, the cover still firmly rests in the one-touch can opener. This is not the first time this has occurred with the unit. Sometimes I was able to convince to give up, an extra button lid opener. This time, all the extra moving can not work properly. Now left with what amounts to expensive battery on my kitchen counter, plastic and metal rock. This can be an eye-opener to rock at present there is no purpose (other than annoying me, every time I see it). I have only one or two months. It has a new battery. Prior to this it is useless, it does not get much use.
I previously owned one-touch can opener, and eventually encounter the same problem. I can see past the fact that the product, called one-button operation involving several to many false starts. I was able to handle the fact that occasionally cut a tiny, you can label the ribbon and drag it to my food. Scraps, usually easy to find and pick out. I was able to accept, it will occasionally fall, a complete, remove the cover, may also be in the process that can be knocked. It is still like the award-winning chili or relaxed and comfortable food 9 CAN vegetable soup, do things to save time. (Although, I bet the people … I will be on my money in a P-38, the army opened a can opener faster.)
I once thought that when I tried to forcibly from my first touch the lid opener outbreak. It is no longer respond to my touch. I checked the battery. I tried a different size cans. I tried to use force. (I think at first light, and eventually the dark side. Anger really hate, like Yoda said. Hatred eventually led to the pain of my wallet.) Peace attempt to no avail. May blind one-touch powerful grip pliers barbaric pry the lid is a bad idea. I chalk I’m a fool, resignation just a new purchase.
I bought a new one, from Bed Bath & Beyond, I believe, we have arrived, I introduced at the beginning of this email. I left stuck in the attached photo of the cover, and in the useless single touch can opener.
I do not know what is what my game is over here. My plan is to write to you to inform you of the situation to see if there are others who have encountered the same problem, see if you can provide a solution. I want to say an acceptable course of action will include (but are not limited to) the following:
- How to get one-touch can opener to give up the lid, and it deeply embrace recommendations.
- A new and improved features one-button (if present).
- Worth about $ 20, P-38 issued by the U.S. armed forces or other operation of non-electric can opener. I came to this approximate figure (and I down rounding): $ 15 one-touch, and $ 5 brand name batteries.
More agree recompensation of course, if you want to, I am open to suggestions. I think I should get something, at least you my failure in rapid succession. Of course, do you agree? Most reasonable people.
Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your reply and suggested solution. I am anxious to remove the plastic from my kitchen counter without metal decoration features a touch of rock.
May the Force be with you
– Eric. Interest in music, then learn the Disabled to laugh it really true
I ought to do this with all of my emails from now on. This is much more interesting.
Friends don’t let automatic can openers drink & open cans.
At any rate, I shot out an email to Bed Bath & Beyond too, and they seemingly always stand behind their reputation. I can get store credit if I bring in the stuck lid and whichever card we used to make the purchase. Thanks to my wife’s memory, we bought it on the same day she bought a flour sifter not too long ago. I doubt we have the receipt, but we still do have the card that made the purchase.
Their initial response:
From: Bed Bath & Beyond <bedbathandbeyond@mailnj.custhelp.com>
To: _____________@_____.___
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Subject: PRODUCT INQUIRY [Incident: 120525-000501]
Subject PRODUCT INQUIRY Discussion Thread Response Via Email (Astrid) 05/29/2012 04:27 PM Dear Eric;Thank you for your email.We sincerely apologize for the situation described in your email. At Bed Bath & Beyond, we want our customers to be 100% satisfied with our customer service and merchandise selection. You may return this item to any of our stores for an even exchange or store credit. You can receive a refund in the manner you paid for the item if you have your receipt. Please note, there is no time limit to make a return and we do not require the original packaging. We are also forwarding this information over to our buyers and the vendor for their consideration and improvement.We hope this information has been helpful. Please email or call us at 1-800-GO-BEYOND (1-800-462-3966) if you have any questions.Sincerely,Astrid
Customer Service
Bed Bath & Beyond
My reply:
From: -mE. <_____________@_____.___>
To: Bed Bath & Beyond <bedbathandbeyond@mailnj.custhelp.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Subject: Re: PRODUCT INQUIRY [Incident: 120525-000501]Aloha Astrid!
Thank you, your reply was rather quick! I have not had even as much as an acknowledgement of a receipt of my email from the manufacturer. Apparently they don’t stand behind their products. Perhaps you ought to review or do more rigorous tests on the things that you sell. Has anyone else complained of this issue?
I’m not sure if we still have the receipt, as it was purchased some time ago. I’m sure my wife or I purchased it with one of our debit cards though. Would you be able to find the transaction from the card? I know some stores can do that, and I know you guys have a pretty awesome no-hassle returns policy.
Were you able to view my entire message? I know I was unable to attach photos. Perhaps you would like to see the entire message (with photos) on my blog.
If I bring in the One-Touch can opener, can I leave the stuck lid? Do you have any P-38 can openers for sale?
Rock on,-Eric.seitilibasid gninrael fo nuf ekam ot ynnuf ton yllaer s’tI
Their secondary response:
From: Bed Bath & Beyond <bedbathandbeyond@mailnj.custhelp.com>
To: _____________@_____.___
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Subject: PRODUCT INQUIRY [Incident: 120525-000501]
Subject PRODUCT INQUIRY Discussion Thread Response Via Email (Astrid) 05/30/2012 10:08 AM Dear Eric; Thanks for responding. However, as I have explained you are able to return this defective item back to any of our stores for an exchange or store credit, if you do not have the receipt and use the credit towards the purchase of a new can opener of your choice. Please keep in mind that you may bring your return as it is with no problem. Unfortunately we do not carry P-38 can openers in our selection.
If we can be of further assistance please email us again or call our eService Center at 1-800-GO-BEYOND® (1-800-462-3966).
Sincerely,
Astrid
Customer Service
Bed Bath & Beyond
Heh. Astrid does not seem amused.
I have a problem. The problem is the One-Touch Can Opener. It’s a rather expensive useless plastic & metal rock. In fact, they ought to market it as “Pet Rock: With Batteries!” Maybe an actual rock would be more dependable in opening cans. We just recently bought our 2nd One-Touch Can Opener. I have no idea why we’re on a second one.
The first one was fine for a while, but it didn’t get much use unless we were making Nine Can Vegetable Soup or Chili or something where we had to open a bunch of cans at once. One day a lid got stuck. The can lid was successfully removed from the can, but remained under the blade of the One Touch. It remained securely under the blade. It wouldn’t come out with a gentle pull, or a labored tug. Pressing the button to try & turn it back on didn’t do anything. I think I eventually got some pliers to yank it out. After that (of course) it ceased working. Perhaps I yanked too hard?
Figuring it was my fault and that I broke it… I bought another. I thought that the lid getting stuck was a fluke & it didn’t occur to me that it may (would?) happen again. Boy, was I naive. It happened again. This time I didn’t try to dislodge the lid. I have tried pressing the button. I gave it several touches, to no avail. I set it down & took some photos… intending to write to the manufacturer wight a verbose ranting “WTF?” kind of letter. (You know, my usual.) The problem being that I couldn’t find the damn manufacturer.
What a wonderful piece of engineering! What excellent modern technology! I mean… What a blunder of engineering! What excrement passes for modern technology?
What a grip!
Unless you were watching another channel.
I mean, I have some pretty cool photos to send, and I had no idea where to send them. Googling One Touch Can Opener brings up several “As seen on TV” websites.
I emailed one of them, and they basically told me to go fornicate with myself…
From: As Seen On TV Customer Service
To: _____________@_____.___
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:50 AM
Subject: One Touch Can Opener [Incident: 120523-000134]
Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line support center. Below is a summary of your request and our response.
If this issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may reopen it within the next 7 days.
Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.
Subject
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One Touch Can OpenerDiscussion Thread
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Response Via Email (Allana) – 05/24/2012 08:50 AMDear Eric,
Thank you for your email. We are sorry to inform you that we do not have the referral contact information you seek. Please feel free to do a general web search for more information.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Best regards,
Allana
Customer Care CenterCustomer By Web Form (Eric Carroll) – 05/23/2012
Hello, can you put me in touch with the manufacturer of the one-touch can opener? (Email or mailing address preferred.)
I’m having problems with my 2nd one now. It’s terrible. The lids keep getting stuck.
https://www.asseenontv.com/one-touch-can-opener/detail.php?p=296306
Thank you,
-EricQuestion Reference #120523-000134
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Category Level 1: Product inquiry
Date Created: 05/23/2012 09:13 AM
Last Updated: 05/24/2012 08:50 AM
Status: Solved
Order Number:[—001:001194:41928—]
It’s great for sitting on top of cans & doing nothing until you press the button 4 times & have 2 false starts. (Photo credit: Carol Browne)
What helpful chaps who stand behind the products they sell!
Taking Allana’s wonderful advice I tried to Google One-Touch Can Opener Manufacturer. As you can see, there are several possible foreign manufacturing services for this tiny incredible modern convenience. I think I have it narrowed down though, to the correct one… It appears that Daka manufactures all of the One-Touch Products.
So, I sent them an email:
From: Eric Carroll <____________@_____.___>
To: “USA@onetouchproducts.com” <USA@onetouchproducts.com>; “info@daka.com.hk” <info@daka.com.hk>; “info@onetouchproducts.com” <info@onetouchproducts.com>; “Customerservice@cricketholdings.com” <Customerservice@cricketholdings.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012
Subject: One-Stuck Can OpenerCiao Can Conquerors!
I’m writing to you today with an issue that you must have encountered before. I’m currently on my second One-Touch Can Opener… and it has been incapacitated by a stuck lid. Please see the attached pictures to literally illustrate my predicament. As you can see, the lid is still securely in the grasp of the One-Touch Can Opener. This is not the first time that this has happened to me with this unit. Sometimes I am able to persuade the can opener to relinquish the lid after an extra press of the button. This time, all the extra touching is not working. Right now I am left with what amounts to an expensive plastic and metal rock with batteries on my kitchen counter. This can-opener-come-rock currently has no purpose (other than annoying me each time I see it). I have only had it for a month or two. It has fresh batteries. Prior to it being rendered useless, it did not get much use.
I had previously owned a One-Touch can opener that eventually encountered the same problem. I was able to look past the fact that the product named One-Touch took several touches (after many many false starts) to operate. I was able to handle the fact that would occasionally cut tiny ribbons of the can label and drop it into my food. The scraps were generally easy to find and pick out. I was able to accept that it would occasionally tumble off of a can when finished removing the lid, possibly also knocking over the can in the process. It was still a time saver when making things like my award-winning chili or my easy comfort-food nine can vegetable soup. (Although, were I a betting man… I would place money on me being faster at opening a can with a P-38 army can opener.)
I had assumed that when I tried to forcibly remove the lid from my first One-Touch can opener I possibly broke something. It no longer responded to my touch. I checked the batteries. I tried different-sized cans. I tried to use the Force. (I tried the light side at first, and eventually the dark side. Anger does lead to hate, just like Yoda said. Hate also eventually led to my wallet suffering.) All of my peaceful attempts were to no avail. Perhaps using pliers to savagely pry the lid from the mighty grip of the mindless One-Touch was a bad idea. I had chalked it up to me being an idiot, and resigned to just purchase a new one.
I did purchase a new one, from Bed Bath & Beyond I believe, and we have arrived at the situation which I presented at the beginning of this email. I am left with the stuck can lid and useless One-Touch can opener in the attached photos.
I’m not exactly sure what my end game is here. My plan was to write to you to inform you of the situation, see if there were others who have encountered the same problem, and see what you may offer as a solution. I would say that acceptable courses of action would include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Advice as to how to properly get the One-Touch Can Opener to relinquish the can lid that it so dearly embraces.
- A new improved functioning One-Touch (if that exists).
- About $20 worth of U.S. Army issued P-38’s or other functioning non-electrical can openers. I arrived at this figure for roughly (and I’m rounding down): $15 for the One-Touch and $5 for name-brand batteries.
Of course if you would like to offer a more agreeable recompensation, I’m open to suggestions. I feel that I deserve at least something after two of your products have failed on me in rather rapid succession. Surely you concur? Most reasonable people would.
Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your reply and suggested resolution. I’m anxious to remove the $20 plastic & metal decorative functionless One-Touch rock from my kitchen counter.
May the Force Be With You,
-Eric
.seitilibasid gninrael fo nuf ekam ot ynnuf ton yllaer s’tI
I hope I get some sort of response. Until then, I will stick with my favorite can-opener: The P-38. I will race a functioning One-Touch (if you can find one), and I will win. It’s simple, small, and for the cost of one One-Touch I can get 50 of them from Ralph’s Army Surplus. I’d even take a P-51, or an Australian FRED. My grandma always kept a P-38 inside an old pill bottle in the drawer beside the silverware. I learned to use that before I learned to cook, I think.
Size comparison of P-51 and P-38 openers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
F.R.E.D. – Currently employed by the Australian Army and New Zealand Army in its ration kits. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
What kind of can opener do you use? There is a ridiculous amount of different types of can openers out there. May I persuade you to not waste your time or money in purchasing a One-Touch? You will most certainly have to touch it several times. It’s false advertising. I feel stupid for having to have purchased two of them before I realized that it was not operator error, but a terrible product.
Image by Wyckthöor via Flickr
Damn you, George Lucas. I’m pretty sure you could sell the proverbial air conditioner to the Eskimo (is Inuit the correct term now?) without a problem, but I bet you can also amazingly re-sell him the air conditioner that he already has just by cleaning it, maybe adding a new filter, and putting a shiny sticker on it… and repeating that process every few years for the next 30 or 40. You are a genius.
If you took a nod from L. Ron Hubbard, you could have made potentially more money by founding the official Jedi cult. Don’t people already try to list that as a religion for the Census? Pass the plate!
Fanboy rant that you’ve already heard a million times over aside, George Lucas is a creative genius, and no matter how much we love to bicker about changes with new actors/voices, re-releases, re-edits, mis-colored & re-colored lightsabers, flying CGI droids, who shot first, and dancing Yoda… it all comes down to the fact that we love the Star Wars films and feel some kind of connection to them. If we didn’t feel so strongly about them, we (hopefully) wouldn’t waste our time bickering. (Sorry, can’t let it go: I still want “Yub Nub” back, I hate hate hate the new Ewok song in Jedi.)
Of course I’m going to get the Blu-ray version. To have them all in one package? Awesome. Seems like forever-ago that I was pontificating on what I’d like to see on a Blu-ray release. Now that it’s almost here & available for pre-order, I’m getting jittery… like I’ve had too many cups of coffee. Maybe I did that, too.
At any rate, this was sparked by a killer article from The Digital Bits that you might want to check out: The 2011 Star Wars Saga Blu-rays – First Insights
Bill Hunt is a lucky bastard that got a preview of the discs, and he shares the goods with us. Basically there are a lot of error fixes, clean ups, and a bunch of sound remastering and rebuilding. Some cool bits…
One thing I should confirm for you at this point: The original theatrical versions of the Original Trilogy are not included on these discs. Personally, I never expected them to be. I know a lot of fans want them, but it’s clear that Lucas has no intention of making them available at least for the foreseeable future.
Figured as much.
In addition to these sorts of fixes, significant additional dirt removal has been done, more garbage matte lines have been cleaned up and other little “fixes” have been applied as well. Here’s an example of one such fix done to Episode V. For years, fans have complained that in this shot of the Wampa attacking Luke’s Tauntaun, you could see part of the puppeteer’s arm because the costume didn’t extend quite far enough… Now, that’s been fixed.
Cool. But I hope they don’t fix the clumsy Storm Trooper…
For Episode IV, however, “getting it exactly right” required a rather extensive forensic effort, as this material just wasn’t cataloged with future surround remixes in mind. In many cases, Matt and his team went back to original analog tape recordings made in 1976 to get the best quality of all the required elements. As a result, it’s fair to say that the surround mix for Episode IV was almost completely rebuilt from scratch, with Matt comparing his work to the original print master to ensure its creative accuracy. And at every step of the way, director George Lucas and original sound supervisor Ben Burtt were consulted to ensure that the mix reproduced as closely as possible their original intent for the film’s sonic experience. In fact, Matt says he played the film’s reels many times for George, in 15-20 second chucks, to get his feedback.
Crazy. I think I’m going to have to break down & buy a surround-sound system just for this Blu-ray release. Maybe a better Blu-ray player too. Any ideas on how to convince my wife why this is necessary?
Now, you’ll recall that a little bit ago, I said these should probably be best considered new 2011 versions of these films, and not the 2004 DVD versions. All the fixes and corrections alone justify this in my opinion, but there’s another reason too… and you can probably guess what it is: Once again, George has apparently added a few new “surprises” into these films. I don’t know what they are and didn’t get to see any of them on Friday, but I was assured that there will be “new things to notice” when we watch the films. I think we can safely assume that one of them will be the new all-digital Yoda in Episode I…
More tweaks? Hopefully more archive/deleted footage put into the films in lieu of additional background lizards, droids, clones, or new musical numbers. (Although, if more aliens popped up in the background… like the ones from Close Encounters, Alien, Predator, Cowboys & Aliens, or even a Klingon, that would be kind of geeky fun.) I’d like to see the Revenge of the Sith ending that Simon Pegg wrote about in his book.
What the other changes to these films may be, I have no idea, but I suspect there will be no lack of blog posts on this very subject within hours of the first discs becoming available to fans.
Or even before, I bet. Ha ha. Get the Star Wars tissue box covers ready.
Now then, let’s move on to the extras. Is it really worth getting the Complete Saga set just to get the three extras discs? For me at least, the answer here is clear: Absolutely. Yes… I’ve now seen many of the Original Trilogy deleted scenes. No… I can’t tell you much about them (believe me, that drives me as crazy as it does you). But I was pretty surprised by them and in a good way. What I can tell you is that they are substantial – at least for the Original Trilogy. This isn’t just dribs and drabs stuff – it includes long sequences. And they’re extremely cool. Frankly, for me this is the real draw of the entire BD release. As you’ve seen in some of the teaser clips Lucasfilm has released, they’re not pristine, but most of them are in HD – at least the Original Trilogy clips. And trust me, they’re well worth seeing. It’s stuff some of you have wanted to see in good quality since 1977, along with a few things fans may not have known even existed.
Nice. I might have to start having Star Wars nights again.
What’s more, each film has two audio commentary tracks – the ones that were on the previous DVD release as well as an all-new commentary compiled from tons of vintage and archived interviews with the cast and crew. Finally, I’m assured that there are indeed a handful of “very fun” Easter eggs scattered throughout the set.
OOOH. How will I find these? Ha ha. I’m going to have to set up a Google News alert or something. I’m never good at just finding them on my own.
Go read the main article, it’s worth it if you’re a geek… and there are some killer photos!
In with that, they point to yet another article, that says exciting things like…
On the special features, we spent 3 years sifting and digging through 30 years of material that is in the vaults at the Ranch, it’s been quite an undertaking. We uncovered boxes that hadn’t been opened in over 20 years, it was a very dirty experience! We looked through work prints, we found dailies, we went through behind-the scenes videos, we really uncovered a slew of new gems that we’re really excited to share with the fans.
Oh what I wouldn’t give to dig through those archives.
Q: Is the holiday special on there?
A: You’ll have to wait and see! The holiday special is a challenge, but look for some Easter Eggs – what’s a Star Wars release without a couple of Easter Eggs?! J
I’m guessing not the whole Holiday special, but maybe a clip… especially the Boba Fett cartoon. A clean version of that would be excellent! (If it exists, watch it have overdubs from Temuera Morrison
If the whole special shows up, that would be killer. No one ever asks about the Ewok movies. What about those? When are we going to get more forest creatures, lost footage, and an all-new CGI Gorax? How about Cindel & Mace running around in Jedi somewhere?
Oh yeah, maybe Troops will pop up as an easter egg!
Thanks to HarrisPoll Surveys, PNC/Visa Points, and a jar o’ change, I was able to pre-order from Amazon for only $2.49 out of pocket.
I can’t wait until it gets here!!!
This is just a re-post/update of the STAR WARS movie nights we’ve been having at our place. If anyone’s interested and they haven’t been to one, let me know! We’ll be moving out of the movies proper into the crazy stuff soon. We do snacks, food, pop, beer, and just chill while watching the movies and cracking the occasional joke or spitting the occasional trivia.
I have the movies in bold, need to get my hands on the rest…
Luke Skywalker has returned to his home planet of Tatooine in an attempt to rescue his friend Han Solo from then clutches of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt.
Little does Luke know that the GALACTIC EMPIRE has secretly begun construction on a new armored space station even more powerful than the first dreaded Death Star.
When completed, this ultimate weapon will spell certain doom for the small band of rebels struggling to restore freedom to the galaxy…
“Well, I know that George Lucas doesn’t like it at all—when I was working on The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, he told me that he would be happy if every copy could be tracked down and burned…” ―Kevin J. Anderson
(New Year’s Eve… we can turn this into a drinking game. Couch/floor space for the night is first come first serve!)
“Fanboys is the love letter to the greatest movie franchise of all time. … I wanted the film to be my gift back to Star Wars and to the fan community.” ―Kyle Newman
“No, no, no, no! Light speed’s too slow! Yes, we’re gonna have to go right to… Ludicrous speed!” ―Dark Helmet
“It’s A Trap!” was originally known by two different titles: “Episode VI — The Great Muppet Caper” and “We Have a Bad Feeling About This.” The first was revealed online in 2009, the other was a reference to a recurring catchphrase used in all the Star Wars films.
I know, It’s a Trap isn’t out yet… but it will be by then.
Then we have Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Complete Season One & Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Complete Season Two that can each be divided out over a few nights.
Confused with all this Clone Wars crap? Well… we have 3 sort-of distinct entities…
I’m not sure if I have the time-line right there. Wookiepedia is misleading.
Believe it or not, there are still other gems we can get our hands on… Including the Spaceballs animated series, Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2, and certainly I can try to find more Ewoks/Droids cartoons including The Great Heep. Then there are fan-films… like Troops, Pitching Lucas, Hardware Wars, Thumb Wars, etc. If I can find somewhere to download ‘em. There are a ridiculous amount of parodies, mockumentaries, documentaries, & fan fiction out there.
Related-by-stretching, we could watch TXH-1138 (Lucas’ 1st film based on his earlier short film, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, & referenced multiple times in Star Wars movies), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill are both in it and it has a bunch of SW references), the Indiana Jones movies (a bunch of SW references there too!), the new Star Trek (R2-D2 is among the wreckage in an on-screen explosion), Willow (starring Warwick Davis who plays Wicket the Ewok and several roles in The Phantom Menace – and it’s another Lucasfilm movie), or I’m sure a bunch of other movies.
Chime in with your thoughts/opinions in the comments section below…
OK fellow geeks & guests… I’m just using this as a place to put the Star Wars nights that we’ve been having at our place on a tentative schedule & brainstorm about other possible movies. We’re 3 movies in so far, drop me a line if you’re interested in joining us!
For the rest of the 3 of you reading; This is not the page you’re looking for.
I have the movies in bold, need to get my hands on the rest…
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire.During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire’s sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy….
“Well, I know that George Lucas doesn’t like it at all—when I was working on The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, he told me that he would be happy if every copy could be tracked down and burned…” ―Kevin J. Anderson
(New Year’s Eve… we can turn this into a drinking game. Couch/floor space for the night is first come first serve!)
“Fanboys is the love letter to the greatest movie franchise of all time. … I wanted the film to be my gift back to Star Wars and to the fan community.” ―Kyle Newman
“No, no, no, no! Light speed’s too slow! Yes, we’re gonna have to go right to… Ludicrous speed!” ―Dark Helmet
“It’s A Trap!” was originally known by two different titles: “Episode VI — The Great Muppet Caper” and “We Have a Bad Feeling About This.” The first was revealed online in 2009, the other was a reference to a recurring catchphrase used in all the Star Wars films.
I know, It’s a Trap isn’t out yet… but it will be by then.
Then we have Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Complete Season One & Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Complete Season Two that can each be divided out over a few nights.
Confused with all this Clone Wars crap? Well… we have 3 sort-of distinct entities…
I’m not sure if I have the time-line right there. Wookiepedia is misleading.
Believe it or not, there are still other gems we can get our hands on… Including the Spaceballs animated series, Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2, and certainly I can try to find more Ewoks/Droids cartoons including The Great Heep. Then there are fan-films… like Troops, Pitching Lucas, Hardware Wars, Thumb Wars, etc. If I can find somewhere to download ’em. There are a ridiculous amount of parodies, mockumentaries, documentaries, & fan fiction out there.
Related-by-stretching, we could watch TXH-1138 (Lucas’ 1st film based on his earlier short film, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, & referenced multiple times in Star Wars movies), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill are both in it and it has a bunch of SW references), the Indiana Jones movies (a bunch of SW references there too!), the new Star Trek (R2-D2 is among the wreckage in an on-screen explosion), Willow (starring Warwick Davis who plays Wicket the Ewok and several roles in The Phantom Menace – and it’s another Lucasfilm movie), or I’m sure a bunch of other movies.
So, what do you think?
Not too long ago, I made a CD-R mix of Star Wars songs. I have a bunch more than what will fit on to an Audio CD, and have a bunch on an SD card for my car stereo and mp3 player… but I really thought the confinement of around 80 min. or so would really make all the songs “count” and be good ones.
Here’s what I settled on…
I really recommend tracking these down if you can. Good stuff, I tell you.
What you you include? What would you leave out? Post your mix!
World (and Lunar) Domination 