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I dunno, but I found this kind of funny in his item description: "...Detractable landing gear with authentic rubber tires." Well... the guy is a dork. I have a beef with people who pre-sell stuff on eBay but those people really did need to read the 'fine print'. I've checked 10/11 of the negatives and they were all on pre-orders. tsk tsk... eBay really shouldn't allow pre-orders.

Phew... I'm not the only 'Lois' At least I wasn't Chris or Bonnie!

Yooo soo stooooopid!!!

In the commentary Lucas says there are 3 different audio versions of ANH. Each have slightly different dialog. I thought so. Why did he change the dialogue for that portion. I thought it was quite moving. I've still got to get through the commentary for Ep II.

In the books, he escapes. Also, I was just watching ANH and noticed that when Darth and Kenobi were fighting, this version didn't have Kenobi saying 'you can't win Darth. If you strike me down now, I will become more powerful than you can ever imagine'. It's been a few years since I've seen the originals. Was this taken out with the original special editions?

Fair enough (re: paying the money) but on 11-09-04 you'll probably want it. Do you have a wireless router at home because if so, you could probably hook up everything for less than $100. And ESPN is only $19.99. I'm quite enjoying it and as I mentioned before, I like both series. Yes I already have a wireless infastructure. Hey Godz, if you've already got the infrastructure setup, you don't need the 'official' xBox wireless crap... just go and pickup a wireless bridge and you'll be set!

Fair enough (re: paying the money) but on 11-09-04 you'll probably want it. Do you have a wireless router at home because if so, you could probably hook up everything for less than $100. And ESPN is only $19.99. I'm quite enjoying it and as I mentioned before, I like both series.

That's too bad... it's quite a good line and I'll miss it. Regardless, you move on. I'd gladly take the improved visuals over a one-liner.

I agree with Js. I confess that I haven't watched the DVD's thoroughly, but from what I've seen on my HDTV, they look simply amazing! I still have my laserdisc box sets (Definitive THX and SE set) and the video quality is by far superior on the DVD's. The audio's excellent too, but for some reason, the Definitive box set just sounds more "right." It seems like the music and sfx are ever so slightly out of balance in the SE and DVD sets, probably has to due with the old Dolby track being mixed to DD 5.1. Funny that people are mentioning problems with ANH, because the guy who burned me my DVD copies had a problem copying that particular disc. That's right King George, you're not getting any more of my money, muhahaha! Yep, I was very pleased when I threw in Empire yesterday to preview the discs. On my HDTV it looks like the bomb. I'm only using component out too (only one HDMI input). The picture is great. Sound is fine too. Regarding the R2 line change, that's odd. I'll have to check it out. I wonder why he did that.

Hey, I recognize those towels. Grab as many of them as you can!

Not to turn this into a PS2 live vs Xbox live post but look at it this way - With the Xbox you don't have to buy a network adapter which is basically the same cost as subscribing for a year. IT's a pain but it's no worse than the MMORPG monthly fees out there. Godzilla - I'm quite enjoying ESPN. I rotate every year between Madden and 2K. The passing isn't that bad and I wonder if you're hitting the pass buttons too quickly. You can pump-fake using the pass buttons and sometimes it screws up and pump-fakes for you if you don't press the button correctly. It's 'only' $19.99 so why not? I bet you could probably find it used somewhere for cheap.

I went to Best Buy on my lunch break and they were fricken' sold out of the WS version! How crazy is that?

I would be the knuckle head in the biker scout outfit playing Battlefronts. I belong to a costume group called the 501st Legion, who has chapters all over the world. We dress up as the villians from the Star Wars films for media and service events. The Bay Area chapter and my group from the Sacramento dressed up for a Lucas Arts media promotions for video game press. The funny thing is that all of us were hesitant to play the game at first as we did not want to be unprofessional (ie we were there to work and not fool around). However, Lucas Arts staff and reporters thought it would be cool to have those in costumes play out the characters in the video game. Along with event for Lucas Arts, our group also did a little play acting for an Electric Playground piece. Check out the following links. Lucas Arts Star Wars Battlefront media preview Electric Playground and Lucasarts video shoot "Battlefront" segment on Electric Playground Aren't you a little short for a Storm Trooper?

my gamertag is fearyaks Haven't played online lately but I'd be up for BO3, ESPN NFL2K4, Splinter Cell, PGR2....

Ugh... I think I'm going to have to wait until I get a new system... doubt my PIII 933 will be able to handle this. So many PC games coming out (or have come out), such a crappy computer. Well, I did just 'upgrade' my Xbox to a new TV so I guess that's my fault. Warhammer, LOTR, Rome, Sims 2, Doom, Pirates! All games on my list but not wanting to buy until I get a system that's more powerful than my Xbox.

Sorry... I have to side with my man Jaymz up there. Zahn is the bomb. He's the only Star Wars author who has made new characters as interesting or even more interesting than some in the original trilogy.

Right.. .that's what totally screwed me up (the comics and his son who was supposed to kill him)... and the snake thing? Whatever dude. Now I know what a crack head feels like.

^^^ Yeah, I've got it on video but our VCR isn't even at home... it's in my wife's classrom. The thing that bothered me about the movie was ***SPOILER ALERT*** - -like anyone cares the part when Cobra commander took off his mask and he was a snake dude. Talk about taking a cool villian and making him whacked.

Perhaps it would be... depends on who does it. I'm thinking something along the lines of the Young Indiana Jones series. As long as it's HD, I'm OK with it!

I'm tempted to pick this puppy up since I saw the trailer and it doesn't look too bad. Has anyone here watched it? I imagine I could pick up the DVD on the cheap sometime soon on eBay. Thanks in advance.

Yeah, I'd go for a PS too... that being said, I 'm selling my Luke Force FX saber for $85 shipped if anyone is interested. Man, I'm a crappy salesperson eh?

Question Marimba - How 'rich' are the colors on Parks' sabers? I have a MR Luke ROTJ one and my biggest complaint is that the green is not nearly as dark as the greens in the pictures. How are the parks ones? I do like that the blade is removable too (parks). Perhaps when Ep III comes out I might pull the trigger on one.

Parks Sabers I've got a Luke ROTJ Masterpiece Replica (w/Sound) that I got from Chowser. I'm willing to sell it for $85 shipped if anyone is interested.

From what I understand, it basically uses the BF1942 engine. It sounds like it is in 3rd person, hence the SOCOM comparison. I'm tempted to get this for the Xbox depending on the execution. I'm a bit worried it'll be full of lamers who team kill. Perhaps I shouldn't worry and just get it. -- Question -- How many players could play / time on the console version you played? Thanks in advance.

That's one thing that's disappointed me about the Stormtroopers=clones information. Logically, if you were a dictator of an expansive empire, you'd almost certainly WANT to draw upon your population for the army, whether be it from direct draft or making it seem like the 'cool' thing to do. First of all, you eat up a good chunk of the energetic, able bodies young men (and maybe women) who are bound to be a troublemaking part of the population. Secondly, you then get to all but brainwash them through drills and emphasizing the 'nobility'of their cause and loyalty to their nation. Thirdly, you can glorify the military to the point where those who don't serve are considered less worthy and even unfit to hold office or even be listened to, which weakens the effect of dissidents who don't go 'through the system'. Fourthly, you're providing jobs and pay to the lower classes of the population. Fifthly, you're making anyone who rebels forced to fight their own sons, nephews, and husbands, which can easily eat at their heart. I could go on, but my point is that by making your army an outside entity with no attachment to the populace, you strip all that away. You provide no extra jobs, you let the young and reckless run rampant, you alienate the people from their troops, giving them no incentive to root for them or reason to not kill your men. All you have is fear and while time has proven again and again from the earliest days to the present that fear can control and manipulate the masses, it's not deep rooted and can easily be overturned if the people are ever given something to doubt the validity of what they fear. So it's not entirely logical that the Emperor would employ clones in the OT. Then again, it's also not logical that someone would hire a thug that can't accurately shoot someone who's sitting across the table, so I suppose it fits in the Star Wars universe... As far as I know, the Storm Troopers are no longer clones. This is mostly addressed in the Zahn books in that most of the clone chambers were destroyed sometime before the OT. There are also references to conscripting soldiers in one of the crappier books... either the Dark Saber or the one where Leia is engaged to someone. ... some ship that 'conscripts' soldiers goes wonky and starts conscripting local species to the Emperor's forces. Also, they give Stormtroopers names in the OT (Davin Felth).... I wonder if clones have names or numbers (hence the old rumors that Obi Wan was a clone - OB-1). Finally, there are some short stories written from an imperial perspective which mention the academy. Regarding Greedo, were his poor shooting skills ever addressed in a short story or a comic? I remember Solo taking his jacket in a short story when they were younger and maybe them mentioning how crappy a shot he was... in fact, if memory serves correctly, he was a horrible bounty hunter who nobody took seriously. I look at it like I look at Leia and Amidala being great shots... why not?