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i've been wanting to post more. let's see if i do in 2020.
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a while ago i discovered that the DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy we own are relatively rare - the second disc of each has the original cut of each film. no 90s CGI. Han definitely shoots first. there is no "Episode IV: A New Hope" in the opening crawl, nor is James Earl Jones credited as Darth Vader. in Return of the Jedi, the final celebration is only on Endor, and the Ewoks sing Yub Nub.
i've made backups now since i assume i'll never see these in HD. (i especially hate the alterations to Star Wars, which won an Oscar for Editing.)
we've been playing the backups in the background all day (need to confirm they're not missing chunks) and a familiar film can be such a pavlovian pleasure. sometimes i just pause what i'm doing to listen to the soundtrack.
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a while ago i discovered that the DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy we own are relatively rare - the second disc of each has the original cut of each film. no 90s CGI. Han definitely shoots first. there is no "Episode IV: A New Hope" in the opening crawl, nor is James Earl Jones credited as Darth Vader. in Return of the Jedi, the final celebration is only on Endor, and the Ewoks sing Yub Nub.
i've made backups now since i assume i'll never see these in HD. (i especially hate the alterations to Star Wars, which won an Oscar for Editing.)
we've been playing the backups in the background all day (need to confirm they're not missing chunks) and a familiar film can be such a pavlovian pleasure. sometimes i just pause what i'm doing to listen to the soundtrack.
