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| Whill wrote: | The SEs having new stuff was the biggest marketing draw. A straight rerelease would not have grossed what the SEs did.
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This is very true. We were extremely excited to get a few new seconds of Star Wars in 1997. I liked the new scenes. But if I had to pick only one to re-watch from now on, I'd want the one I watched as a kid playing with Micro Collection toys on the living room floor in front of the tv. I never noticed until just now but I may have overreacted in years past, to a perceived refusal to release old versions on DVD. As I look at the timeline, it seems comparable to a lot of industry norms. The issue was maybe created by the nationwide switchover from VHS to DVD happening around the same time.
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So if you like any Star Wars film beyond the first three, or any of the rest of the gigantic franchise available today, you have the SEs to thank for that, whether you like the SE alterations or not.
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I may be biased, but I think the biggest debt after 1985 is owed to West End Games. |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| TauntaunScout wrote: | | I may be biased, but I think the biggest debt after 1985 is owed to West End Games. |
WEG is the main foundation of the EU, and the RPG certainly held the candle until Zahn came. But it is possible that Thrawn Trilogy could have resulted in the resurgence of Star Wars even if WEG hadn't.
Is WEG what got the franchise to the point of there even being Thrawn? Is the publishing franchise resulting from Thrawn what made the Special Editions and thus the last 7 films possible? It is possible that is all goes back to Zahn or WEG, but more difficult to show that. The SEs financing TPM, TPM in turn financing AotC and RotS, and the resulting franchise as a whole leading to the Disney sale are more plain and direct to demonstrate.
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Well anyways. Here's the bean bag toss we made for the day. Bean bags sewn from the same fabric as the tablecloth in the earlier picture.
https://i.imgur.com/2hpQW2v.jpg
Starting on a Rebel Fleet Trooper costume for next year, and for various local Star Wars events. I don't want to be 3rd or 4th Luke or Han at an event, and I want my face uncovered for kid-wrangling.
Windfall: I am researching what children of Star Wars wear. My daughter rejects Cindel's clothes. However, they are both awestruck by Jyn Erso and I happen to have the exact fabric for her Coruscant PJ's. It's a textural red linen. So everyone is on board with making red PJ's as their Star Wars costumes. If I make them kind boxy, it'll take them over a year to outgrow.
A lot of convention and LARP costumers just reach for the cheapest cloth in the right color, this is not good. It's what makes the difference between clothes and costumes. By using good linen it'll actually look like the movie. Also they'll be far more comfortable to wear.
The best part is, this big piece of red linen was only $2.99 at a second hand store. Doing things right doesn't have to be expensive. |
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