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star wars books
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Due to the request, I will post the responses that I have received to my question of a few days back. The Star Wars movie was originally called _A New Hope_ and was the fourth of nine chapters in the Star Wars saga as written by George Lucas. The fifth and sixth chapters were subsequently released as films (_The Empire Strikes Back_ and _Return of the Jedi_) but... more »
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_Star_Wars_ Review Request
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We never got the original review from Kelvin Thompson. From the few quotes of it from ALL the flames, it sounds like it was a lot of fun to read. Could someone please E-mail me a copy of the review? I'll post a follow-up after I receive the first copy so people won't continue to send copies. Thanks.... more »
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Removing newsgroups
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Time to clean out some deadwood, folks. I intend to apply the same criteria we use for creating new groups to these old, unused ones: there must be a clearly demonstrated need not filled by another group, AND a sufficient volume of postings to warrant a separate group. If you have a compelling reason why any of the following groups should... more »
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Kelvin Thompson
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--------- Can it have escaped everyone's notice that Kelvin Thompson is a transposition of William Thompson, Lord Kelvin? Best known for the invention of the Kelvin scale of temperature, he is also the inventor of one of the first analog computers (for predicting the tide). Obviously, "Kelvin Thompson" is a pseudonym under which someone... more »
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_Star_Wars (spoiler)
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...... and on and on and on. I can't believe anyone has taken this guy seriously. I *really* can't believe so *many* people took this guy seriously. Rick Genter Automatix Inc. ...!decvax!encore!vaxine!reg... more »
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_Star_Wars_ (spoiler)
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_Star_Wars_ by Kelvin Thompson _Star_Wars_, yet another entry in the recent spate of "Space Operas," is a bad, morally empty movie. Look, quick!! It has lights!! It has zooming spaceships!! It has laser flashes!! It has explosions!! Look closer, and it has nothing.... more »
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Irvin Kirshner and TESB
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One of the films shown at the Filmex Fantasy Marathon was "The Empire Strikes Back", and Irvin Kirshner, the director of that film, appeared briefly after the film to answer questions. Most of what he said has come out before, but he did have a few interesting comments. 1). He was offerred "Return of the Jedi", but declined, and has no... more »
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the trilogy
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I hope some of the rest of you out there got to see the trilogy; it was great--exhausting, but great.
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Episode IV: A New Hope
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Please double check that 118 vs 121 min versions of Star Wars -A New Hope. The original release did nor have the lines mentioned and was missing a few other lines throughout the movie in the original release but which were added to the later versions ie after the 70mm 6channel version. C3PO has a line added in the later... more »
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Return of the Jedi
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My godson ran across an early ad in a cereal box for Return of the Jedi, only it read "Revenge of the Jedi". I can understand why they changed this title. Jedi's were not supposed to be aggressors, right?
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