Artanis I Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Here, here. "Hear, hear" as in "listen to this man, he tells the truth" I bought a BD drive for my computer and some nice monitors a year ago, but couldn't find any Blu-Rays that I'd truly appreciate to play on it until late last year. So far all I have is seasons 1&2 of The Clone Wars. Waiting (until seemingly 25th Century) for the extended LOTR & for Star Wars. Quote
BrickArtist Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Okay, fine. I always thought that was a rather fitting name. It'll look like the last star the victims will ever see, because it causes death. And before you say, 'The Super Tank looks like a tank that is super', super isn't as good of an adjective as 'death'. I mean, 'Death Tank' is still a pretty lame name, but is sound better than 'Super Tank'. And 'Death Star' sounds better than 'Super Star'. I always thought 'star destroyer' wasn't all that creative. Some names of OT are awesome, like the MF, but OT had the advantage of naming half their ships by the shape of their wing, and/or using an acronym (TIE fighter) I like some of the additions they have added to the SW universe, but I dislike it when they change stuff up. Can somebody clarify this disk set thing? What is it? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Can somebody clarify this disk set thing? What is it? The saga is being released on BluRay with three disks of bonuses, for a 9-disk set. MSRP is $139.99, but Amazon is selling it for $89.99. Quote
The Legonater Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I always thought 'star destroyer' wasn't all that creative. Some names of OT are awesome, like the MF, but OT had the advantage of naming half their ships by the shape of their wing, and/or using an acronym (TIE fighter) I like some of the additions they have added to the SW universe, but I dislike it when they change stuff up. What's wrong with acronyms? Besides, Lucas wasn't trying to be all that creative in the OT. At least, not with ship names and costumes. The way I see it, the Emperor like cliche names that can scare people by just thinking about it, and the Rebels liked simple names. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Found this article on StarWars.com, about how LEGO was used to design the ships of Knight Errant. I thought it was pretty cool. Even if the models look like MOCpages clone kiddie's work and they used the improper plural form of 'LEGO' in the title. Quote
Oky Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 "Hear, hear" as in "listen to this man, he tells the truth" As in "listen to Artanis, he's smarter than you, Mr. Legonater." The saga is being released on BluRay with three disks of bonuses, for a 9-disk set. MSRP is $139.99, but Amazon is selling it for $89.99. They're also selling each trilogy separately for $69.99 each ($44.99 on amazon). Quote
Artanis I Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 As in "listen to Artanis, he's smarter than you, Mr. Legonater." They're also selling each trilogy separately for $69.99 each ($44.99 on amazon). haha not anymore, now I've taught him all I know. Now HE is The Master. I could probably look this up somewhere but I'm too lazy & I haven't read it in here so maybe someone else will be wondering (or maybe I have a short memory): anyone know when these discs will be released? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I could probably look this up somewhere but I'm too lazy & I haven't read it in here so maybe someone else will be wondering (or maybe I have a short memory): anyone know when these discs will be released? StarWars.com says September 2011. Quote
Oky Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 haha not anymore, now I've taught him all I know. Now HE is The Master. Great! Maybe now he'll even be able to spell Terminator correctly. (Sorry, Legonater, I just still can't believe you named yourself after a movie you haven't even seen and misspelled it. No offense.) StarWars.com says September 2011. September 27 to be exact. At least that's what Amazon says. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Great! Maybe now he'll even be able to spell Terminator correctly. Who needs the Terminator? We have the Vader. In which case Legonater did spell his name correctly. Quote
Artanis I Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Who needs the Terminator? We have the Vader. In which case Legonater did spell his name correctly. It should probably be Legonader in that case. Where the n came from I don't know however. Quote
Oky Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Ahem. Back on topic: The Star Tours in Florida has been announced to re-open May 20th: LINK Wiki- and Wookieepedia say that the one in California will relaunch on the same date, but I have yet to see official confirmation of that. Wouldn't it have been more epic to relaunch it on May the fourth? Edited January 25, 2011 by Oky Wan Kenobi Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Ahem. Oh well. Legonater is a Count though, so he could change his name. Back on topic: The Star Tours in Florida has been announced to re-open May 20th: LINK Wiki- and Wookieepedia say that the one in California will relaunch on the same date, but I have yet to see official confirmation of that. Wouldn't it have been more epic to relaunch it on May the fourth? It would be, but then all of us LEGO Star Wars fans would be online buying LEGO instead of going to Disneyland/world. Quote
General Magma Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Wouldn't it have been more epic to relaunch it on May the fourth? As a birthday present for me, yes. The only problem would be that I don't even live close to California, so that visit isn't going to happen anytime soon for me. Would you just see pictures, etc. or are you inside a real, moving vehicle during the tour? (If so, on wheels then I assume.) Found this article on StarWars.com, about how LEGO was used to design the ships of Knight Errant. I thought it was pretty cool.Even if the models look like MOCpages clone kiddie's work and they used the improper plural form of 'LEGO' in the title. I just found the same article, and it's just a shame that they had to encourage the improper plural form of 'LEGO'. I also have to agree on that last point. ~ General Magma Quote
The Legonater Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Ironic- I was just thinking about that post yesterday, and how 'nater' didn't have to referance that Too bad I don't live anywhere near California. A lot of important LEGO things seem to be happening there lately. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Couple new things I noticed on StarWars.com today. Firstly, there's a list of ILM and Skywalker Sound nominations for Academy Awards. And the Star Wars: Frames bookis now available from the online shop. It's a beautiful set in a wooden case of a bunch of big printouts from the movies. Personally, I think it'd make a terrific set of source material, but given that it sells for $3,000, I'll stick with Wookieepedia. Quote
simonjedi Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iBJYWZkhTg&feature=player_embedded A massive 2+ hour fan documentary for ANH (Esb and RotJ also available) Quote
Brickdoctor Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Wow. The editing there is spectacular. I'm gonna have to find time to see it all. Quote
simonjedi Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Wow. The editing there is spectacular. I'm gonna have to find time to see it all. It really is amazing, I'm only on part 4, which has an alternative binary sunset track. It's quite funny when you realise the Lars have basically brought the same droid they owed like 20 years ago (probably at jawa inflated prices.) Quote
Brickdoctor Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 It really is amazing, I'm only on part 4, which has an alternative binary sunset track. It's quite funny when you realise the Lars have basically brought the same droid they owed like 20 years ago (probably at jawa inflated prices.) Blame the PT. Quote
The Legonater Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) It's quite funny when you realise the Lars have basically brought the same droid they owed like 20 years ago (probably at jawa inflated prices.) There's a referance to that in one of the movie novels, where Owen distantly remembers 3P0, but comes to the conclusion all protocal droids look the same anyways. I just finished watching the first part, and am already impressed on the way it's been done. Edited February 4, 2011 by The Legonater Quote
Fallenangel Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 It's quite funny when you realise the Lars have basically brought the same droid they owed like 20 years ago (probably at jawa inflated prices.) Bah, retcons! It annoys me to no end when people make references to Prequel-induced retcons while watching a film from the Original Trilogy. Take this, for example; over half the comments are jokes about the fact that Leia is actually Vader's daughter and about Threepio being on Tatooine for the second time, which at this point is WRONG. Quote
simonjedi Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Bah, retcons! It annoys me to no end when people make references to Prequel-induced retcons while watching a film from the Original Trilogy. Take this, for example; over half the comments are jokes about the fact that Leia is actually Vader's daughter and about Threepio being on Tatooine for the second time, which at this point is WRONG. I've read this like 4 times and I still don't get it. Quote
5150 Lego Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) OK, since most of you are from across the pacific, you might not have seen this. Last Sunday in the U.S. was the Super Bowl. Its the final American football game of the Season and is huge in terms of TV viewers. That being said, believe it or not, the TV commercials are actually one of the highlights of the super bowl. A 30 sec. commercial spot during the super bowl cost on average $3,000,000 and companies produce some of the best commercials you'll see all year. This one in particular from Volkswagen was voted #1... http://www.youtube.com/vw And it hasn't stopped there. The little boy that played "Vader" in the commercial has become an over night phenomenon. He has appeared on numerous morning talk shows and has even had the opportunity to meet James Earl Jones. The original Voice of Darth Vader. But you know what really sucks? This kid has NEVER even seen anything SW related. Let alone the original 3 movies that James Earl Jones voiced. Edited February 9, 2011 by 5150 Lego Quote
Brickdoctor Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Yeah, I saw it. Pretty nicely done. Although they cut out part of the Imperial March by playing 2 drum rolls at the beginning instead of 4, if I remember correctly. Quote
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