[Rumor]

R2-D2 Projector in Action Video (Verdict: A Must Have)


Even if you are not a fan, you have to admit that it is pretty damn cool.

Probably could have made the remote smaller though.

Would be fun chasing the cats around with it.

[SirCastor]

Absolutely, that thing is Awesome. $3k is a heavy price tag... I wonder how long the bulb lasts.
Either way, I would love to own one.

[zro]

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......

Thought this was the HD boxed set thread. Not today, britches. Not today.

I honestly can't say I'm interested. A mobile, remote controlled R2 iPod boombox would be killer, but everything about this is beyond impractical. It's ludicrous.

That Falcon remote on the other hand...

[smacintush]

Seriously lame.

[xi_hyperon]

A cool toy, to be sure. If I had that kind of cash lying around, though, I'd probably invest it in something really fun, like repairing/restoring parts of the house.

[starman]

You know, I used to have an R2-D2 phone. It was cool for about a month and then it got on my nerves.

And no HD for $3k? Sorry, no.

[residentEvil]

haven't we talked about this thing on here before? oh well. yeah, it was at the last CES too. bad thing, is the projection doesn't come out his unit's projector lens...you know, "you're are only hope" video in IV?

[ort888]

For that same amount of money you could get a Real Doll, which would probably be much more useful to anyone seriously considering buying this thing.

[Mithras]

There really should be a button to press that projects the "only hope" scene, or just the hologram from that scene.

[OwlBoy]

Heh, the video says HD gaming, but it is a LIE!

That puts me off before even seeing the price. Damn liars throwing around buzzwords.

-Owl

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by ort888 

For that same amount of money you could get a Real Doll, which would probably be much more useful to anyone seriously considering buying this thing.

Hey, the thread title is not "prepare to change your bitches"

-t

[Oisín]

I’m not wearing any britches, but even if I were, they wouldn’t need changing because of this.

Neat and all, but nah, don’t think so.

[KeriVit]

Are you guys who don't like it diehard Star Wars Fans?

[Luca Rescigno]

The projector is in the wrong spot. It should be in that little metal thingy that sticks out, not in his infrared eye.

[residentEvil]

Originally Posted by Luca Rescigno 

The projector is in the wrong spot. It should be in that little metal thingy that sticks out, not in his infrared eye.

now i know i've heard that before. oh yeah, i said it. 7th post

[ort888]

Originally Posted by KeriVit 

Are you guys who don't like it diehard Star Wars Fans?

Are there any die-hard Star Wars fans left? I used to be a HUGE fan. But George Lucas basically killed the goose that laid the golden egg as far as I'm concerned.

Between the TERRIBLE prequel movies, his attitude toward the theatrical versions of the original trilogy, the hatred and bitterness he feels toward his fanbase, and the over saturation and over commercialization of his product (this has always been there I suppose, but he really over did it for a while)... it just left a sick feeling. I no long associate Star Wars with any positivity at all. He killed it.

When I look at that R2-D2 projector, all I see is over-priced garbage designed to rob poor suckers of $3,000.

At any rate, what they really need is a Carrie Fischer Real Doll dressed in a gold bikini. That would sell.

[Luca Rescigno]

Originally Posted by residentEvil 

now i know i've heard that before. oh yeah, i said it. 7th post

Whoops, didn't notice. ++

[Dakar the Fourth]

The fans are getting restless!

[Atheist]

I have to confess, if someone I knew pulled that thing out to watch a movie, I'd probably piss myself laughing so hard... that has got to be the geekiest things I've seen.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

What rez does that thing put out? it looked like 4:3 aspect the whole time also.

[starman]

Originally Posted by KeriVit 

Are you guys who don't like it diehard Star Wars Fans?

Die hard Star Wars Fan != Blow every dime on whatever sh*t George Lucas makes.

[Warren Pease]

It'd be useful if it could vacuum the floor too like a roomba.

[Rumor]

Add true HD support, and a vacuum, it would be worth the price, no?

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by ort888 

Are there any die-hard Star Wars fans left? I used to be a HUGE fan. But George Lucas basically killed the goose that laid the golden egg as far as I'm concerned.

Between the TERRIBLE prequel movies, his attitude toward the theatrical versions of the original trilogy, the hatred and bitterness he feels toward his fanbase, and the over saturation and over commercialization of his product (this has always been there I suppose, but he really over did it for a while)... it just left a sick feeling. I no long associate Star Wars with any positivity at all. He killed it.

That about sums it up for me also. The prequels were such crap and Lucas is just a money grubbing whore.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I'll tell you, I've been catching bits of the original trilogy on Spike lately, and the way Obi-Wan portrays Anakin there does not jibe with what Lucas decided to write for the prequels.

[Shaddim]

Force... too... strong. Must... not... reach... for... AmEx.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

I'll tell you, I've been catching bits of the original trilogy on Spike lately, and the way Obi-Wan portrays him there does not jibe with what Lucas decided to write for the prequels.

Ya that is what turned me off also. I mean there are only 3 poorly written movies to begin with and he can't even stick to the consistency for the movie before it. I mean Luke kissing his sister and "darth vader" killed Aniken who already was a "great pilot" when Ben met him. Bitch please.

[imitchellg5]

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES 

Ya that is what turned me off also. I mean there are only 3 poorly written movies to begin with and he can't even stick to the consistency for the movie before it. I mean Luke kissing his sister and "darth vader" killed Aniken who already was a "great pilot" when Ben met him. Bitch please.

It's Anakin. Star Wars is very consistent. Continuity was one of the mail goals throughout all the movies. Was Obi-Wan supposed to say "Your dad is the galaxy's 2nd worst Sith and killed off all the Jedi and you are his legacy and are supposed to kill him and the Emperoror?" He told Luke that Anakin was a pilot to protect him obviously. And Anakin was a great pilot when Obi-Wan met him. He's the only human to have ever piloted a Podracer. Also, I would point out that Luke didn't really kiss Leia. Leia kissed him to annoy Han.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Originally Posted by imitchellg5 

It's Anakin. Star Wars is very consistent. Continuity was one of the mail goals throughout all the movies. Was Obi-Wan supposed to say "Your dad is the galaxy's 2nd worst Sith and killed off all the Jedi and you are his legacy and are supposed to kill him and the Emperoror?" He told Luke that Anakin was a pilot to protect him obviously. And Anakin was a great pilot when Obi-Wan met him. He's the only human to have ever piloted a Podracer. Also, I would point out that Luke didn't really kiss Leia. Leia kissed him to annoy Han.

Oh yarg you are making obvious excuses which I am sure all fanboys and Goeorge himself came up with.

Anyone could have easily written something that was consistent but he is a bad writer. George comes up with a situation or scene he wants to do and writes a story around that. "Hmm, I personally like racing... lets do a podrace.... now to write around that.."

[imitchellg5]

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES 

Oh yarg you are making obvious excuses which I am sure all fanboys and Goeorge himself came up with.

Anyone could have easily written something that was consistent but he is a bad writer. George comes up with a situation or scene he wants to do and writes a story around that. "Hmm, I personally like racing... lets do a podrace.... now to write around that.."

Uh, it's not an excuse, but okay. If you've seen Episode III you know Obi-Wan was on Tatooine to protect Luke. Sometimes the truth is best left unknown until a certain time. And it's not hard to see that Anakin was a great pilot from the time Obi-Wan met him from more than just the Podrace. Not every nine year old boy could just hop in a starfighter and blow up a droid control ship. The podrace idea was floating around in George's mind from the very beginning btw. George had pretty much all of Star Wars planned out before the original trilogy had been filmed. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker and his redemption. There was always the idea that Anakin had been a slave, was freed by a Jedi, fought in the Clone Wars, killed off the Jedi and became a Sith, fought Obi-Wan on a lava planet, and was almost killed there.

[analogue SPRINKLES]

Nevermind.

[lpkmckenna]

An R2 home robot would be great, but not as an A/V playback device. How about robot that video-records family events, or follows the cats around and records them? Actually, any kind of robot to annoy the cats with a squirt gun or bubble-gun would rock too.

[Sourbook]

When I saw the thread title, I thought someone was finally marketing a light-saber to consumers. I'm so disappointed. I could really use one for yard work.

[ort888]

Originally Posted by imitchellg5 

George had pretty much all of Star Wars planned out before the original trilogy had been filmed.

This has pretty much been proven false by things George had said when he was making the original movies. I'm not going to find sources or anything, but trust me, he made it up as he went along.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by ort888 

This has pretty much been proven false by things George had said when he was making the original movies. I'm not going to find sources or anything, but trust me, he made it up as he went along.

He DID have the basic concepts mapped out, including a variety of ways Anakin could have been Obi Wan's apprentice and been killed by Darth Vader. Remember that in episode IV (the "original" film for those of us who remember that far back), that Obi Wan called him "Darth", not "Vader" or Anakin, when we all know (now) that Darth is a Sith title, not a name.

To say that George had "the whole thing planned out" as if he knew each character in detail and exactly how the nine stories he planned were going to be plotted would be completely wrong. But to say that he had a lot of very interesting scenes thought out, a lot of possibilities for action and adventure written down, and a lot of characters that may or may not show up already thought up is probably very much correct. He DID have a basic story arc plotted out, he DID have what should go in each of the three trilogies planned, and he did have an idea of how all of it should unfold.

I don't think he came up with the lava mining planet until he started writing the script for "Revenge of the Sith", but he certainly did need a way to burn the nascent Vader to a nasty and bitter crisp. In 1978 the fan magazines were all abuzz with how it was Vader got so screwed up, and the idea of Anakin fighting Vader on the edge of a volcano was widely publicized, and attributed to George. So he certainly changed his mind a time or two. But somehow Vader needed cooking and Anakin had to die...

[imitchellg5]

Originally Posted by ort888 

This has pretty much been proven false by things George had said when he was making the original movies. I'm not going to find sources or anything, but trust me, he made it up as he went along.

Watch the Story of Star Wars. It's pretty clear that a Jedi finding a kid on a desert planet then training him then the kid growing through a war and then turning to the dark side then his son bringing him back to the light was basically around from the beginning. He certainly had other story arcs in mind, but this is the one that survived. Yeah, he didn't have specific details down (even though for some reason he envisioned the Clone Wars from the beginning). In fact I think he never really had a final idea about Luke and Leia's parentage until he actually started filming Episode I. Some details of the prequels actually emerged from the novels, like Coruscant, which was introduced by Timothy Zahn in his Thrawn Trilogy.
And Glenn, you will see if you are a Star Wars nerd like me and read Star Wars Insider that George actually had Ralph McQuarrie do sketches of the lava planet when they were working on the original trilogy, which the design team then used to base Mustafar off of. I believe that a few of these might have made it into the art of Revenge of the Sith book, but I am not sure.

[ort888]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

But to say that he had a lot of very interesting scenes thought out... is probably very much correct.

I wonder what ever happened to those scenes.

I've had this whole conversation before. There are several interviews with both Lucas and Kurtz that practically spell it out that he only had the most basic amount of framework laid out.

Hell, there is evidence that he didn't even know what the hell he was going to do in Episode 3 when he made Episode I.

The man is a has been. A bitter old hateful hack. He hasn't made anything that wasn't god awful since the since the early 80s.

He's always belittling and downplaying Star Wars... bitching about how he doesn't want it to be his legacy and complaining that he has to make the movies... well guess what, you don't. Make whatever you want. You have enough money and time to do whatever you want, make something good and shut me up. Make some of those small art films you feel no one will let you make. I triple dog dare you George Lucas. S*** or get off the pot.

[starman]

Mustafar was conceived at the time of Return of the Jedi. There have been McQuarrie paintings of it around.

[Kerrigan]

There is no way something like that is conducive to getting laid.

[TheWOAT]

Lame.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan 

There is no way something like that is conducive to getting laid.

You have obviously never been to a science fiction convention. Think of just one potential "conducive" possibility: the "Princess Leia Slave Girl Costume Contest." Yes, that's what I mean. Most of the contestants are well worth your attention, and some of them are extraordinary. Yup, there are babes in Sci-Fi land, and they go to cons.

Edit to add: Here's a picture of Olivia Munn from G4TV at a con, and in costume...

She's nowhere near alone in looking great in that costume...Look at this Wired article on the subject...

[starman]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan 

There is no way something like that is conducive to getting laid.

Trust me, there are plenty of smart, attractive girls that you can meet up with. I met a lot of them in my convention days.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Greatest thing I've read all day.

[Oisín]

In the 2001 United Kingdom census, 390,000 - 0.7 per cent of the population - listed Jedi as their religion.