Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Lyle_JP]

Originally Posted by shelldweller

So what you are asking for to satisfy all fans is a Blu-Ray set like this? Does anyone seriously want Star Wars to be released Blade-Runner-style?

Star Wars - the insanely complete Saga Set

BD 1: Episode I - the Phantom Menace (1999 theatrical Edition)
BD 2: Episode I - the Phantom Menace (2000 DVD Edition)
BD 3: Episode I - the Phantom Menace (2011 Blu-Ray Edition)
BD 4: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002 theatrical Edition)
BD 5: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002 DVD Edition)
BD 6: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002 UK DVD Edition)
BD 7: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2011 Blu-Ray Edition)
BD 8: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005 theatrical Edition)
BD 9: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005 DVD Edition)
BD 10: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2011 Blu-Ray Edition)
BD 11: Star Wars (1977 theatrical Edition with multiple sound formats)
BD 12: Episode IV - A new Hope (1981 rerelease Edition)
BD 13: Episode IV - A new Hope (1997 Special Edition)
BD 14: Episode IV - A new Hope (2004 DVD Edition)
BD 15: Episode IV - A new Hope (2011 Blu-Ray Edition)
BD 16: Episode V - the Empire strikes back (1980 theatrical Edition 35mm Master)
BD 17: Episode V - the Empire strikes back (1980 theatrical Edition 70mm Master)
BD 18: Episode V - the Empire strikes back (1997 Special Edition)
BD 19: Episode V - the Empire strikes back (2004 DVD Edition)
BD 20: Episode V - the Empire strikes back (2011 Blu-Ray Edition)
BD 17: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 theatrical Edition)
BD 18: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1997 Special Edition)
BD 19: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (2004 DVD Edition)
BD 20: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (2011 Blu-Ray Edition)
BD 21: Prequels Specials (included in the BD Set)
BD 22: Prequels Archival Specials (all previous DVD Specials)
BD 23: Original Trilogy Specials (included in the BD Set)
BD 24: Original Trilogy Archival Specials (all LD and DVD Specials)
BD 25: the Documentaries (included in the BD Set)

You know, there is such a thing as seamless branching. We only need one disc for each film.

[shelldweller]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

With all the color corrections and tweaks it wouldn't work.

So let´s try to get this thread back on track. Do you think Lucas adds a shot of Count Dooku at Qui-Gons funeral in Episode I? I think it would make sense. After all he was Qui-Gon´s master and left the order after his and Maul´s death.

[HylianBowcaster]

Hmm, Dooku at Qui Gon's funeral. That would be cool if they could do some deageing to him (sort of Tron Legacy Jeff Bridges style) for the ten year difference.

[Shaft Windu]

I think Dooku would stand outside the temple at the funeral, grieving all by himself... Maybe he could stand at the door with a stern face. They could use some frames from "Attack of the Clones"-material just for glimpse.

[whaleman]

Originally Posted by shelldweller

So let´s try to get this thread back on track. Do you think Lucas adds a shot of Count Dooku at Qui-Gons funeral in Episode I? I think it would make sense. After all he was Qui-Gon´s master and left the order after his and Maul´s death.

Count Dooku is awesome. Christopher Lee was perfect for that role. I would be fine with adding him into TPM but only if it's a subtle thing, almost like something that not everyone would notice.

[Petyr_Baelish]

I wish this release had the duocumentaru from the phantom menace. It was 10x better than the movie

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by shelldweller

So let´s try to get this thread back on track. Do you think Lucas adds a shot of Count Dooku at Qui-Gons funeral in Episode I? I think it would make sense. After all he was Qui-Gon´s master and left the order after his and Maul´s death.

I like the sound of that. God, if only Lucas had actually THOUGHT ABOUT THIS STUFF AHEAD OF TIME. There's no through-line with any villain in the prequels - at least one that's actually known to the protagonists, before anyone mentions Palpatine - and the stories feel very disjointed as a result. There's none of the propulsive story-telling of the OT.

Lucas would argue that he didn't want any bad-ass prequel villains stealing Vader's OT thunder (which is why Grievous is such a bee-yotch In Sith) and I applaud him for using the villains as thematic devices which foreshadow Vader (when good Jedi go bad, part-robot-part-organic etc), but it doesn't quite work.

Add something with/about Dooku to Phantom Menace and I'll be a very happy bunny (hell, restoring the 'Lost 20' scene to Clones would provide some much needed back story as well). Same goes for Grievous in Clones, perhaps have him hiding in the shadows on Geonosis or whatever.

[shelldweller]

Originally Posted by whaleman

Count Dooku is awesome. Christopher Lee was perfect for that role. I would be fine with adding him into TPM but only if it's a subtle thing, almost like something that not everyone would notice.

Originally Posted by Shaft Windu

I think Dooku would stand outside the temple at the funeral, grieving all by himself... Maybe he could stand at the door with a stern face. They could use some frames from "Attack of the Clones"-material just for glimpse.

Originally Posted by HylianBowcaster

Hmm, Dooku at Qui Gon's funeral. That would be cool if they could do some deageing to him (sort of Tron Legacy Jeff Bridges style) for the ten year difference.

Thanks for the response! Looks like we might actually get into a real (not meta) discussion about the movies themselves and their release on BD. Yay!

[shelldweller]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I like the sound of that. God, if only Lucas had actually THOUGHT ABOUT THIS STUFF AHEAD OF TIME. There's no through-line with any villain in the prequels, and the stories feel very disjointed as a result. Add something with/about Dooku to Phantom Menace and be a very happy bunny (hell, restoring the 'Lost 20' scene to Clones would provide some much needed back story as well). Same goes for Grievous in Clones, perhaps have him hiding in the shadows on Geonosis or whatever.

I always liked that "Lost 20" concept... I don´t know if any of that was filmed. Do you?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by shelldweller

I always liked that "Lost 20" concept... I don´t know if any of that was filmed. Do you?

Pretty sure it was, as it was only a few lines with Obi-Wan and Jocasta Nu in the Jedi archives. But who needs that pesky back story stuff, eh?

[whaleman]

Originally Posted by shelldweller

I always liked that "Lost 20" concept... I don´t know if any of that was filmed. Do you?

Please inform of what "Lost 20" is, lol.

[shelldweller]

Originally Posted by whaleman

Please inform of what "Lost 20" is, lol.

In earlier drafts of the "Attack of the Clones" script the "Lost 20" are mentioned as the Jedi Masters who voluntarily left the Jedi Order over ideological differences. Dooku was one of them.

"Only twenty Jedi have ever left the Order."
"The Lost Twenty. And Count Dooku was the most recent and the most painful. No one likes to talk about it. His leaving was a great loss to the Order."
― Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jocasta Nu

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by starwarsagent

For the prequels. I made it a life goal to enjoy them as much as I could. I didn't want to miss them. I went all out. Got drinks, popcorn, toys and went back and back to see them again.

How many times did you see the PT in the theater?

Originally Posted by Shaft Windu

I also have vivid memories of the prequels and the excitement while waiting for them. I cut every new image i could find out of magazines and pinned them on my wall. And as I finally got to see "The Phantom Menace" in theaters it was pure magic. I don't recall anymore how often I went... it was at least 4 or 5 times. Then in 2002 "Attack Of The Clones" just blew me away. It is to date my favorite Star Wars Movie. "Revenge Of The Sith" was a very emotional experience. I just have to hear a few notes of the haunting score and I'm almost in tears. The Prequels are classic movies in their own right. Some fans rave about how great it was to see the Original in 77. I bet it was - but experiencing the Prequel-Trilogy take form 12 years ago was just as great.

We are SO on the same page. AOTC completely blew me away, and it was the most incredible cinema experience so far. I couldn't even get up afterward. Same feelings about ROTS. I tear up just thinking about the final confrontation between Anakin and Obi Wan.

CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THEM ON BD!!!!

Btw., I saw TPM 15 times in the theater. 6 times on opening day alone.

Originally Posted by shelldweller

I don´t think you can consider some haters in internet threads representative for all fans. I think and hope there are enough fans with an open mind. I always loved Star Wars before the Special Edition. That hasn´t changed with the Special Edition (which I didn´t know evoked so much hate) or the Prequels. I love the whole Saga and can´t wait to see it finished on Blu-Ray. I really do not need previous versions since they are already out on the medium suited to the time they were released. It´s an evolutionary process you might say.

Star Wars does not belong to one generation!

Oh yeah!

Originally Posted by EclipseSSD

You're right. Star Wars belongs to all of us now and for many generations to come. Lucas reached out to millions across his 6 films and that's not something to say lightly. Long live Star Wars!

Hear hear!

Originally Posted by shelldweller

So let´s try to get this thread back on track. Do you think Lucas adds a shot of Count Dooku at Qui-Gons funeral in Episode I? I think it would make sense. After all he was Qui-Gon´s master and left the order after his and Maul´s death.

Sounds interesting. Has George ever mentioned it?

Originally Posted by shelldweller

In earlier drafts of the "Attack of the Clones" script the "Lost 20" are mentioned as the Jedi Masters who voluntarily left the Jedi Order over ideological differences. Dooku was one of them.

"Only twenty Jedi have ever left the Order."
"The Lost Twenty. And Count Dooku was the most recent and the most painful. No one likes to talk about it. His leaving was a great loss to the Order."
― Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jocasta Nu

Nice! Could be a cool scene.

[Bluyoda]

Btw., I am reading 365 Days Of Star Wars by John Knoll, and I absolutely love it!

It's the best behind the scenes book on SW I have ever held in my hands!

If you love SW, in any shape or form, don't hesitate and get this book immediately, as it describes the making of
the UOT,
the SE, and
the PT

The size of this book boggled my mind!

I learned so much about SW, and about many deleted scenes, and what ILM did on the Prequels is simply genius!!!!

Only a few more months to go, and we can finally see the SW Saga in all its breathtaking glory!!!

It will be a day long remembered!!!

[shelldweller]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Sounds interesting. Has George ever mentioned it?

Unfortunately I never heard anything of it. Still I can imagine it would be a cool addition.

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Btw., I am reading 365 Days Of Star Wars by John Knoll, and I absolutely love it!

It's the best behind the scenes book on SW I have ever held in my hands!

If you love SW, in any shape or form, don't hesitate and get this book immediately, as it describes the making of
the UOT,
the SE, and
the PT

The size of this book boggled my mind!

I learned so much about SW, and about many deleted scenes, and what ILM did on the Prequels is simply genius!!!!

I will look into it... does it only focus on the technical part?

[starwarsagent]

Lucas has to put back the deleted scenes into the pt...that will make them better movies and stop the haters...

[shelldweller]

Here´s a short video showing footage from the newly opened Star Tours 2 3D-ride at Disneyland. Maybe some of the work which has been done here finds it´s way into the final editions of Star Wars on Blu-Ray. I especially like the droids flying around the uncompleted Death Star 2 and the Battle of Hoth.

http://youtu.be/uH3YzXKf2VI

[starwarsagent]

Originally Posted by shelldweller

Here´s a short video showing footage from the newly opened Star Tours 2 3D-ride at Disneyland. Maybe some of the work which has been done here finds it´s way into the final editions of Star Wars on Blu-Ray. I especially like the droids flying around the uncompleted Death Star 2 and the Battle of Hoth.

http://youtu.be/uH3YzXKf2VI

I was at the opening of the new star tours..I got to go to the podraces and naboo..it was a dream come true...a lifelong dream.

[Scooter1836]

Originally Posted by greg_achen

As "true" Star Wars fans, why wouldn't you want the UOT released on Blu Ray? I love Star Wars and that includes the UOT, Special Editions, and prequels. Add me to the list of people who was/is greatly disappointed that the UOT was not included in this set. Vintage documentaries I could care less about... having the option of seeing the original historically significant films restored to their original glory would go a long way in making everyone happy (aside from petty fanboys). If Lucas released the UOT, then he could easily do a Special Edition with as many updates and changes as he likes and I guarantee you that no one would complain because they had the CHOICE of seeing them in their original incarnation. I prefer the Special Edition of Aliens but I am sure as heck happy the original version was released alongside it.

I do not think anyone has said that they would not want the UOT released.

I am like you. I like the UOT, SE and PT.

In fact my guess it will be out in a special boxed set someday. But from a business perspective he does not want too many choices competing with one another and he knows if he releases the UOT as a separate package later on he will probably make more money. Should he choose to do that.

[Cowboy]

Originally Posted by Scooter1836

I do not think anyone has said that they would not want the UOT released.I am like you. I like the UOT, SE and PT.

In fact my guess it will be out in a special boxed set someday. But from a business perspective he does not want too many choices competing with one another and he knows if he releases the UOT as a separate package later on he will probably make more money. Should he choose to do that.

Umm I think you have not been following this thread then. There are a hadful of frequent posters who do not want the UOT released period! Why? Because they feel it will mess up the entire saga or at least thats the excuse they use.