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IGN has a great article on an early alpha build that they played. Check it out here: http://pc.ign.com/articles/492/492187p1.html

I'd give it a "meh." It's sometimes funny, but not LOL funny. Don't even really watch it, so I'll move on to Ok, I'll give you this one. And I'll also admit that That 70's Show deserves an honorable mention. That goes without saying.

What about it? I liked that episode, as I recall. Edit: must learn to type properly.

Now that is interesting. I wonder how that works.

Yeesh! And I remember a friend of mine once wanted to rent that thing. Talk about a close call.

Maybe this is just a rights issue (like we haven't had enough of those) Perhaps Manga gets their name involved simply becasue they hold the licence to the "Ghost in the Shell" name, but the actual work is being performaed by Bandai.

LOL! Bonus points to Druna Skass.

The Simpsons may be past its prime, but name me three other comedies that are funnier. Well? Ah, you guys must be the same people who get all weepy-eyed at the last season of Friends.

Really...? Weird, I couldn't see it at work and now I can't see it at home. I guess I'm just not meant to gawk at you and your lady.

Yay! - We're getting the first season of SAC this summer! Boo! - Mangle is involved.

As I recall, there was a "sculpted by" credit that appeared on the Comicon exclusive VF-1D toy. Now, whether it was for the original sculpt or Toynami's copycat, I cannot say for certain.

that would have an extremely opposite effect. Not only would I call them every bad name imaginable, I'd coin several more insults just to describe how awful HG was.

If they can reprint the Gold Book, then I'll stop calling them names.

I cant see the pic at work, Ill have to look at home. jk BTW damn Im good lookin Yeah, that is one awesome Red X you have there, Whitedrew.

From what I've heard, that was more of a Spielberg thing than a Lucas thing. For some reason, SS has been very reluctant to embrace the whole "DVD extras" concept. I'd read once that it was because he feels that the film should speak for itself, or stand on its own, or something like that. All of his films on DVD have been a little lean on special features.

I doubt it. As far as HG is concerned, if you want toys then you'd get them from Toynami. George Sohn didn't sell out Toycom just to see Yamatos come into the country unhindered.

But that is precicely why they can't win. From what I've read, the existing SE editions are taking lots of work as it is to produce on DVD format. This isn't just my guesswork here. I'm paraphrasing some well-known DVD and Star Wars insiders here, people who know far more about this than me and whose word I feel safe taking at face value. And it's not as if the SE's share the same footage as the older THX remasters. They're two seperate masters. You speak of taking another year or two to produce a truly definitive DVD transfer? That's precisely what I've read is going to happen, but only when Lucas has time to oversee it. And that in no way satisifies the average consumers slavering for a DVD trilogy set now. Hence why this set is being "thrown" together, relatively speaking. But its not as if they're just doing a straight-from-VHS dump of the existing SE footage. This set will look and sound good, make no mistake. And as much as I loathe Greedo shooting first and "Jedi Rocks" there are some merits to the Special Editions. Personally, I'd be satisfied with something that's halfway between the original versions and the SE. You know....cleaned up footage and audio, improved Death Star battle in ANH, but it'd retain Han getting the drop on Greedo and the original "Lapti Nek." But if you want a true transfer of the untampered OT, than you have to either accept that they're gone or wait until 2007, whichever comes first.

True enough. I was thrilled to learn that the menus are supposedly being done by the same person(s) who did the current Ep I and II discs. Plus the fourth disc sounds cool to a film/SW geek like me. I only called it "bare bones" in relation to the LOTR:EE or the Alien Quadrilogy. But like I said, 2007 is the date to wait for if you want something that big.

I don't know why people are acting so shocked at the news that the DVDs would be the Special Editions. Lucasfilm only announced that the Original Original trilogy was going bye-bye back in 1996. It's taken nearly 8 years for you to realize that they weren't joking? Besides, I'm sure that there's a good chance that there's more to this than a simple SE versus non-SE fight. I've been following up on this story on the chud.com boards, and those "in the know" point out that this relatively bare-bones release is largely due to the overwhelming demand for the films to be out NOW. Lucas had maintained that he'd get around to the OT some time after Ep III wrapped up, likely in 2005 sometime. Apparently, even the Special Editions need some work to whip them into DVD-worthy shape, much less the much older non-SE versions. But of course that's not good enough for the ever whiny consumer. "But I waaaaaant it" they whine. So Lucasfilm throws them a bone, so to speak. They truly can't win on this one. If you truly hate the SE, then wait until 2007. This set isn't for you. It's for Joe Sixpack and Suzy Soccermom, who'll buy a copy from Wal Mart or Best Buy for their grubby children. It's for the average viewer, who doesn't know film but knows what he likes. Besides, contrary to what we've been told some insiders are still hinting that the future may indeed offer us either the O-OT or some kind of Uber-SE.

I'd just be happy to see the Gold Book reprinted.

Isn't that like that Simpsons episode where Homer was writing letters to movies? "Dear Die Hard. That was really cool when you were up on the roof."

Ah yes, I see that the prototype for the next MPC has come up for auction.

No kidding. I think the TRU in Winnipeg have maybe 3 1/2 aisles of actual toys, with the balance of the store made up of baby stuff, a couple of bikes, and a few stuffed animals. Even the TRU down in Fargo is better than all of Winnipegs combined. Pretty pathetic, really.

I don't know about you, but I already have some "proper" DYRL toys. And they even transform.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I think Harmony Gold's primary purpose here isn't to sell more toys, but to force BW's hand in resolving the DYRL license issue. After waiting 19 long years, this issue could finally be resolved by the year's end. From HG's standpoint, this is a win-win situation. If the courts rule against them, it won't hurt them as they've never pushed DYRL merchandise (worthless comics excluded). But, if somehow, the courts rule in their favor (imo, an unlikely situation), they stand to exploit a whole slew of merchandise at a fraction of the cost. Personally, I'm thinking that HG is hoping that Big West will try to resolve the issue out of court by selling them a DYRL license for x amount of dollars. Bingo! We have a winner. This is more than HG just testing the waters to "see what happens." [sidious] This is an unexpected move for them. It's too agressive. [/sidious]