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Dark Helmet · 10:31 AM

"On April 10, Ghyslain Raza's $160,000 lawsuit against three ex-classmates is to be heard by a Quebec Court judge in Trois Rivieres. Raza - who gained notoriety in 2003 as the "Star Wars Kid" - is suing his former classmates for posting a private video of him wielding a mock "light sabre" on the Internet."

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazett...8c&k=68633

starman · Mar 30, 2006, 10:29 AM

Only in Ame....oh, wait...

(btw, that pic isn't SWK)

Tomchu · Mar 30, 2006, 10:31 AM

That's not the Star Wars kid. Read the article. Most of it is about some other kid.

JonoG4 · Mar 30, 2006, 10:31 AM

The article refers to that man as David Knight, not the Star Wars Kid (Ghyslain Raza). I wonder what the Star Wars kid looks like now?

Dark Helmet · Mar 30, 2006, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by starman

Only in Ame....oh, wait...

(btw, that pic isn't SWK)

Oops, you're right, I thought that was one hell of a drastic change

Dark Helmet · Mar 30, 2006, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Tomchu

That's not the Star Wars kid. Read the article. Most of it is about some other kid.

The pic isn't but the Star Wars kid did file a lawsuit of 160,000.

Dakar · Mar 30, 2006, 10:42 AM

I did enjoy those enhanced videos.

Salty · Mar 30, 2006, 01:15 PM

I hope those kids have to pay up a whole lot...

scaught · Mar 30, 2006, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Oops, you're right, I thought that was one hell of a drastic change

you thought the dude in that article was hot, admit it.

Dark Helmet · Mar 30, 2006, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

I hope those kids have to pay up a whole lot...

160,000 to be exact.

I don't think it is their fault though. I mean he left this video laying about on school equipment as far as I remember.

Dark Helmet · Mar 30, 2006, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by scaught

you thought the dude in that article was hot, admit it.

Mildly I admit

ort888 · Mar 30, 2006, 01:27 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghyslain_Raza

Some more info on the suit.

forkies · Mar 30, 2006, 01:33 PM

i loved the parody of it on arrested development with george michael

goMac · Mar 30, 2006, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by forkies

i loved the parody of it on arrested development with george michael

"We think it's a terrorist training film, sir..."

Dakar · Mar 30, 2006, 01:43 PM

They parodied it on Venture Brothers, too, for the 3 other fans in the world there are.

ort888 · Mar 30, 2006, 02:02 PM

I'm one of those 3!

Dakar · Mar 30, 2006, 02:06 PM

They need to release that damn Season 1 DVD. Which means Season 2 needs to get finished pronto.

himself · Mar 30, 2006, 02:06 PM

I guess I round out that trio.

himself · Mar 30, 2006, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

They need to release that damn Season 1 DVD. Which means Season 2 needs to get finished pronto.

Season 2 started this week (Sunday)... they changed the styling for some of the characters too.

ort888 · Mar 30, 2006, 02:07 PM

DVD = May 30th

SEASON 2 = June 11th

I know 2 more fans, so there at least 5 of us.

Dakar · Mar 30, 2006, 02:10 PM

That was a re-airing of the Pilot. You can tell because the MOnarch character's costume has changed.

ort888 · Mar 30, 2006, 02:11 PM

http://jacksonpublick.livejournal.com/

Here is the blog of the shows primary creator. They are still knee-deep in production on the second season.

Dakar · Mar 30, 2006, 02:13 PM

That's goooood soup!

mdc · Mar 30, 2006, 02:46 PM

Make this 6. Venture Brothers is one of my favorite shows. I had a marathon Venture Brothers watching session a few weeks ago, it was great.

Dakar · Mar 30, 2006, 03:14 PM

Wow, start a thread about the Shield, get bupkiss, mention an obscure Venture Brothers scene and people come crawling out of the woodwork.

Salty · Mar 30, 2006, 03:23 PM

Simply because the kid was careless doesn't mean that he deserved to have it posted on the internet.

Ozmodiar · Mar 30, 2006, 05:01 PM

They did a SWK thing on American Dad, too. It was awesome.

Side note, why is Iceman suing his high school?

Binarymix · Mar 30, 2006, 05:40 PM

OooOooOOooo I likums the guy in the picture

ShortcutToMoncton · Mar 30, 2006, 09:30 PM

The Star Wars kid was Canadian?!!?

That's total rock.

greg

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turtle777 · Mar 30, 2006, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Binarymix

OooOooOOooo I likums the guy in the picture

Hey, I haven't heard you comment on Salty Chicken's coming out.
You would be a nice couple

-t

Eriamjh · Apr 2, 2006, 04:49 PM

Ultimately, the lawsuit will determine if (in Canada), you need someone's permission to post a video on the internet without the permission of the person on the film.

Or it's about embrassassing someone online.

Either way, I think he should lose the case.

Binarymix · Apr 2, 2006, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Hey, I haven't heard you comment on Salty Chicken's coming out.
You would be a nice couple

-t

Oh please, I wouldn't touch an overweight person if my life depended on it.

Yes. I am shallow.

Plus I've had a bf for the last 2 years thanks.

qnxde · Apr 2, 2006, 10:58 PM

Monogamy - it's not just for penguins anymore.

turtle777 · Apr 2, 2006, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Binarymix

Oh please, I wouldn't touch an overweight person if my life depended on it.

Didn't Jesus command you to love each other

-t

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Apr 2, 2006, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Didn't Jesus command you to love each other

-t

Jesus commanded the gays?

turtle777 · Apr 2, 2006, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Scandalous Ion Cannon

Jesus commanded the gays?

For sure he didn't commend them

-t

Daveecee · Apr 2, 2006, 11:47 PM

This lawsuit is ridiculous; that kid got so much free crap mailed to him...

Binarymix · Apr 3, 2006, 04:34 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Didn't Jesus command you to love each other

-t

So not wanting a relationship with an overweight person is a sin? I prefer skinny trim guys so what? Doesn't mean I hate fat people

Kevin · Apr 3, 2006, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

For sure he didn't commend them

-t

He didn't treat them differently than anyone else.

The Jesus · Aug 7, 2006, 11:35 AM

That kid is an idiot. He should have used his fame and gotten onto Leno, Conan, and gone to hollywood to start making cameos in funny movies.

Salty · Aug 7, 2006, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Binarymix

So not wanting a relationship with an overweight person is a sin? I prefer skinny trim guys so what? Doesn't mean I hate fat people

For the record, most people I know now give me strange looks when I call myself fat. The guys in my dorm have now demanded that at worst I call myself chunky (which I think is worse but straight guys are dumb). I think I now officially fall into the "big build" category.

TheoCryst · Aug 7, 2006, 12:00 PM

7! 7 Venture Brothers fans! Huzzah!

Hell, I'm not even gay and I'll admit the guy in that photo was hot.

Salty · Aug 7, 2006, 01:12 PM

Man imagine how badly he'd have been picked on if he were ugly...

Gossamer · Aug 7, 2006, 01:55 PM

"At the height of the video's popularity, two webloggers (waxy.org and jish.nu) began a fundraiser to buy Raza an Apple iPod. In less than a week, they raised over $3,200 and shipped him a 30GB iPod and a $2,600 gift certificate."

Salty · Aug 7, 2006, 02:13 PM

You know... if people wanna give me a 2600 dollar gift cert... I could jump around like an idiot pretending to have a light saber... just saying...

scaught · Aug 7, 2006, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

For the record, most people I know now give me strange looks when I call myself fat. The guys in my dorm have now demanded that at worst I call myself chunky (which I think is worse but straight guys are dumb). I think I now officially fall into the "big build" category.

theres weird BMI scale calculators online that should give you a general idea of whether or not youre overweight.

this one: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ calculates me at a 24.4 (190 pounds, 6'2"). this puts me .5 whatevers away from "overweight". not to toot my horn or anything, but i really doubt you're going to find anyone who would call me anything close to "overweight", so i dont know what this proves.