There’s just no getting around it, we’re gonna be talking about the Disney/Lucasfilm deal. As a matter of fact that discussion takes up half the episode. It’s huge news with massive repercussions rippling through all of pop culture. Let the country have it’s news cycle this week with all their political hub-bub. Here’s where you can step away for an hour and let the pop culture goodness wash over you. Weather your guy won or not, as we all get used to being on standard time again, it won’t change the fact that we are getting a new Star Wars movie in the next 3 years! Yub Nub!
After we all the Star Wars talk out of our system we discuss:
- Argo
- G4 canceling tentpole shows/rebooting channel
- Led Zeppelin’s CELEBRATION DAY CD/DVD comes out November 19th
- The Alfred Hitchhock BluRay DVD set/HBO’s ‘The Girl’ (Hitchhock/Tippi Hedren/THE BIRDS biopic).
- Walking Dead video game
- New MOTU iphone app/game
- Lego LOTR pushed for console – 11/13
- Documentary pick of the week – Resurrect Dead; The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
- Jonathan Coulton “Christmas Miracle” Tour
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You know the saying: Burn me with SW Episodes 1 thru 3 shame on me. Guys don’t get your hopes up for SW 7-9. There are only so many Ewoks, Jar Jars and Rancor Keepers one person can take. Also, living in Philly I walk over those Resurrecting Dead tiles you spoke of. They are all over the city. They are slightly raised and look to be made of rubber. I’ll take a picture of it on the wknd.
Blu Ray editions of the original theatrical prints of Star Wars Episodes 4-6 are still a pipe dream. They originally used them as a source and cleaned them up, but they’ve been altered and edited ever since the home video release. Around the Blu Ray launch, Lucasfilm explained that they’d have to go back to square one and it will take a large sum of money and time to clean up and digitize these to be even close to suitable for Blu-Ray release. And then there’s the tiny matter of home video distribution rights (the thing that keeps ’66 Batman off DVD) and the fact that Lucas still has a say in the matter.
http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/dont-expect-to-see-the-original-editions-of-star-wars-on-blu-ray-any-time-soon