Early Draft of Star Wars Found in a Canadian Library.

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Apparently an early draft of 1977’s Star Wars has been resting in the archives of the University of New Brunswick Library for at least 20 years unnoticed. Since February, Kristian Brown, the librarian at University of New Brunswick and big science fiction fan, has been undergoing a project aimed at cataloguing and digitizing the university’s collection of science fiction books and magazines. But it seems there was one item in storage that he wasn’t expecting. An early draft of Star Wars dated March 15th 1976, 14 months prior to the original’s release…

 

 
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The script is seemingly legitimate, containing official Lucasfilm Industry stamps on the cover page. The early draft does feature some noticeable differences and one interesting similarity to the film’s release version.

 

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“The protagonist’s name is listed Luke Starkiller instead of Luke Skywalker.”

 
The script is also characterized as “Saga I” while the film would later be retitled as “Episode IV: A New Hope” after it became a box office success and spawned several sequels and prequels. Sections of the script showcase characters written differently than they appear on screen, not to mention scenes that were cut entirely.

 

 

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For Brown, the biggest thrill was reading how an original scene featuring Harrison Ford was meant to be.

 
When Lucasfilm re-released the films in 1997, the special edition altered a scene where Han Solo is met by a bounty hunter.

 
In the original, Solo fires at the alien, killing it without warning. The 1997 version changed the scene to make Solo look as if he was acting in self-defence. A change which incensed fans.

 
“I’ll tell you one thing, right now,” Brown gleefully points out.

 
“Based on the script, I can tell you 100 per cent, Han shot first.”

 
The article goes on to state that the script has been in the possession of the University since sometime in the 1990’s when UNB was making a number of acquisitions for the library. The story of how it got from Lucasfilm’s hands in 1977 to the library 20 years later remains a mystery.

 
As of now, it doesn’t seem the library has any plans to auction or sell the script as they intend on displaying it as a part of their collection going forward.

 

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79 thoughts on “Early Draft of Star Wars Found in a Canadian Library.

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:18 pm
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    Nothing new storywise as this draft already exists. http://starwarz.com/starkiller/star-wars-the-adventures-of-luke-starkiller-revised-fourth-draft/
    But it’s nice to have a new physical copy out there. Will be interesting to see if there are any differences from the existing copy we have.

    Here is the Han scene.

    HAN
    I don’t think they’d like another killing in here.

    ALIEN
    They’d hardly notice… get up. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time…

    HAN
    I bet you have…

    Suddenly the slimy alien disappears in a blinding flash of light. Han pulls his smoking gun from beneath the table as the other patrons look on in bemused amazement.

    HAN
    … but it will take a lot more than the likes of you to finish me off…

    Han gets up and starts out of the cantina, flipping the bartender some coins as he leaves.

    HAN
    Sorry for the mess…

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:19 pm
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    My school’s library had a copy too back in the mid-1990s. Although this one may be an original that was used on set, there are a lot of them out there in various forms.

    No big revelations here.

    • June 8, 2015 at 10:22 pm
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      It’s just a curious story to keep us occupied while we wait for December 18. Don’t expect revelations with every our post. 🙂

      • June 9, 2015 at 12:34 am
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        Yeah… and the waiting is hard pfff
        Do you think we can expect the first full trailer anytime soon?… i mean it is normal for a full trailer to be released around that 6 months before it’s movie is released period right?

      • June 9, 2015 at 9:48 am
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        Have you read The Star Wars comics? It’s based on the original draft with Luke Skywalker and Kane Starkiller as old Jedi-Bendu generals. Luke Skywalker, after learning that Starkiller is “more machine than man” takes Annikin (how it’s spelled in the first draft) to destroy the “Space Fortress”. I’d bet real money that if Luke is found at the end of TFA, he’s on the planet Ophuchi. . .

    • June 9, 2015 at 5:52 am
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      Yeah, no big deal, no one would want that, I might as well just drive out there and throw it in the garbage for them 🙂

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:22 pm
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    I have the same script. Is it worth something?

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:25 pm
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    There’s pretty much only one person in the known universe who ever thought Han *shouldn’t* have shot first….

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:25 pm
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    This whole Han shot first thing bother’s me to the point that it makes me want to yell! han DID NOT shoot first……he was the ONLY ONE who shot..

    • June 9, 2015 at 1:43 am
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      Nonsensical argument. You dont need 2 shots. Han and greedo both have a blaster pointed at the other. both intend to kill the other. Han shoots first.

      Get it?

      • June 9, 2015 at 3:19 pm
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        There was no first man on the moon until the second man walked on th…

        Nevermind.

    • June 9, 2015 at 2:56 am
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      It’s not for nothing he’s called Solo!

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:29 pm
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    The Dune Sea Scrolls have been found…

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:38 pm
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    “The protagonist’s name is listed Luke Starkiller instead of Luke Skywalker.”

    In the photo of the script Luke says: “I’m Luke Skywalker.”

    So clearly, something doesn’t add up between what was said and what is in this script.

    • June 8, 2015 at 10:47 pm
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      The March 15th 1976 draft copy that I linked to has Skywalker also. Maybe the reporter got it wrong? That pic also has 4/19/76, not March 15th 1976. But that could be due to multiple draft changes or something.

    • June 8, 2015 at 10:49 pm
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      It is an early script not the Original fist draft. Read the article. Early script, not first.

      • June 8, 2015 at 11:13 pm
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        Where did he say it was the first draft? He was talking about what the article said vs what the photo shows. It says the name is Starkiller rather than Skywalker in the article, put the picture shows Skywalker.

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:40 pm
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    So…..what’s the issue exactly again with the Han/Greedo scene?

    I’m 28 (I was born in 1986) and I saw ANH for the 1st time in 1997 (happened to be the SE version) and I simply can care less about this “Han shot first” controversy. I like Han’s character and personality and those things aren’t hinged on this one particularly scene as they are defined throughout the OT.

    Besides, it’s been proven time and time again that in the final version of ANH’s script, Han didn’t shoot first and in the final cut of the movie, the theatrical release, it’s been explained various times (and not just by GL but by others who worked on the film as well) both Han and Greedo shoot at each other almost simultaneously though Greedo’s shot is off-screen as it didn’t fit in the frame.

    This crap is just going to further fuel the flames of those grumpy old geezers with misguided feelings of nostalgia, the ones filled with stupid amounts of nerdrage who seem to have no life outside of Star Wars (a.k.a losers in life).

    It’s been 18 years since the SE release. Move on! This crap is so uninportant to care about anymore. Not worth the time to think about anymore.

    P.S. If you weren’t alive around the time the OT was released, I less want to hear from you anymore regarding this subject. You weren’t alive in 1977 so your opinion on this is worthless (and even more worthless if you were born in 1997 or afterwards).

    • June 8, 2015 at 10:49 pm
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      “it’s been proven time and time again that in the final version of ANH’s script, Han didn’t shoot first.”

      First of all, don’t be an ass, kid.

      Second, which version of the script would that be (and who are these “others” who backed up the claim)? This is from the published script:

      HAN
      Over my dead body.

      GREEDO
      That’s the idea I’ve been looking
      forward to killing you for a long
      time.

      HAN
      Yes, I’ll bet you have.

      Suddenly the slimy alien disappears in a blinding flash of light. Han pulls his smoking gun from beneath the table as the other patrons look on in bemused amazement. Han gets up and starts out of the cantina, flipping the bartender some coins as he leaves.

      HAN
      Sorry about the mess.

      ———-
      At no point does Greedo shoot.

      “I’m 28 (I was born in 1986) and I saw ANH for the 1st time in 1997”

      And so your opinion on the changes are supposed to matter, why? If you saw the SE first then you would naturally be drawn to that version. And I’m okay with that. That doesn’t mean you have to be a jerk to those of us who like the original version as it was designed to be. There is absolutely no case for making Greedo shoot at all. It was a change in GL’s take on Han, not a fix of a mistake.

      • June 8, 2015 at 11:08 pm
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        Han shooting Greedo and Greedo not shooting at all makes Han’s character more compelling since he doesn’t wait for Greedo to pull the trigger.
        The version we have now is much better than the original SE version where he dodges the blast, and I don’t get upset at it. But that doesn’t make it a good change. It makes Greedo look too inept that he couldn’t hit Han that close and makes Han look like a lucky SOB that didn’t earn the “sorry for the mess” line because he got lucky that Greedo’s shot somehow missed. It is a stupid change to soften Han.
        I don’t mind minor changes like fixing matte lines and replacing horrible shots like the entry into Mos Eisley, or even expanding Cloud City so it isn’t so enclosed. It is the ones that add nothing to the story that are frustrating, like Jabba, which repeats dialogue from the Greedo scene and ruins the reveal of Jabba in ROTJ.

        • June 8, 2015 at 11:14 pm
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          That Jabba scene in ANH is no big deal either. Doesn’t really ruin Jabba’s “reveal” in ROTJ at all. Again, people, most likely nerd with no life, making a big deal out of nothing.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:02 am
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            Nadir is right, you big baby. If us OT fans like the script the way it was in ’77, then why are we all losers with no life? You troll on this SW site more than the rest of us. You get a life, you bum. Han shooting only, or Han shooting after Greedo is a horrible shot at point blank range, does matter.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:11 am
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            I see that too many people are making a big deal about nothing (and don’t give me this “Han’s character arc is dramatically changed in the SE change” crap; that’s just ONE SCENE!!!). The “Han shot first” crowd are the saddest bunch of people in the world; they need to hurry up and croak soon. They have no place in Star Wars fandom anymore as they are useless and pathetic life forms.

            Who gives a crap about your generation anymore. In fact, the sooner that Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers croak, the better. The world belongs to us Millennials now! We will be dominating soon enough as there will be less and less Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers. And why you’re at it, make sure that you write in your will that your Millenial children will inherit all your money because that’s all that you’re really good for at this point.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:30 am
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            The PT crowd needs to hurry up and die already instead of trying to convince the world why we should like their crappy movies. They also need to quit living in their Mom’s basement, playing video games and get a job. Maybe then they may actually get laid. In the meantime, the greatest achievement you guys have is Justin Bieber. Nice work.

        • June 9, 2015 at 6:40 am
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          I gotta agree with you on that too, Nadir. The ANH Jabba scene was just dumb. George said, “Well, it was already filmed and intended to be in the film.” Yeah, but it couldn’t be used so the Greedo scene was expanded and used instead.

      • June 8, 2015 at 11:08 pm
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        The final version, duh! You know, the one they actually go by in the final cut of the movie. And what you cited in the script doesn’t exactly say anything regarding who shot first as the only thing it confirms is that Greedo was hit with Han’s blaster (i.e. “disappears”). Just because it doesn’t literally state that a shot was fired from Greedo’s gun doesn’t mean that that wasn’t going to be captured on film at all. Also, just because it states that Greedo is the only one to get hit doesn’t mean that shots from each other were not going to be depicted in the film at all in the final version and there’s nothing on here that states that Han shot first (other than what is implied but that is just people, who had absolutely no involvement in the making of this film, making an opinion based on what they perceive as being inferred from this script).

        • June 8, 2015 at 11:17 pm
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          Wow… I think it’s past your bed time. Do I really have to point out the inconsistencies there?

          “The final version, duh! You know, the one they actually go by in the final cut of the movie.”

          You are the one who cited it. Show it to me.

          “And what you cited in the script doesn’t exactly say anything regarding who shot first as the only thing it confirms is that Greedo was hit with Han’s blaster (i.e. “disappears”). Just because it doesn’t literally state that a shot was fired from Greedo’s gun doesn’t mean that that wasn’t going to be captured on film at all. Also, just because it states that Greedo is the only one to get hit doesn’t mean that shots from each other were not going to be depicted in the film at all in the final version and there’s nothing on here that states that Han shot first (other than what is implied but that is just people, who had absolutely no involvement in the making of this film, making an opinion based on what they perceive as being inferred from this script).”

          So why did you bring up the script as proof, again? Cause this “it’s been proven time and time again that in the final version of ANH’s script, Han didn’t shoot first” doesn’t match what you said above at all.

          • June 8, 2015 at 11:39 pm
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            The point of my statement is to show that you are actually lying in trying to show me that you have text from the final script. I am disproving your claims. Sorry that my sophisticated rebuttal went over your head.

          • June 8, 2015 at 11:46 pm
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            “The point of my statement is to show that you are actually lying in trying to show me that you have text from the final script.”

            You are either actually mentally ill, a troll, or a moron. You are the one talking about proof from the “final script.” I quoted from the published draft to show that the last draft we have (the one prepared for publication) shows you are wrong. Show me this “final version” or stop aguing.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:02 am
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            Go Google it. Do you need me to walk you through the steps on how to do that, because judging by the lack of your intelligence, it seems like you’re going to have a hard time in searching for it.

            Luckily, I did the work for you and unfortunately, the final script isn’t even available online as it is locked up in Lucasfilm headquarters. However, you will find online numerous statements from GL and other LFL personnel for them stating what the script actually stated and what the final footage is like.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:05 am
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            You are an excellent Troll, sir. You actually had me going that you were that childish. Well played, but I see through you now. “Luckily, I did the work for you and unfortunately…” revealed you as a troll. That’s too far. “Go Google it,” indeed! HAHAHA. Bravo!

      • June 8, 2015 at 11:33 pm
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        P.S. Again, you’re wrong about what the final version of ANH depicted in that scene. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY A CASE FOR GREEDO SHOOTING AFTER ALL, AND IT IS FAR MORE STRONGER THAN THE OPPOSITE VIEW!!!

        And I couldn’t care less if you think that I’m “a jerk to those of us who like the original version as it was designed to be.” You and your generation have absolutely jumped the shark by now with your misguided feelings of nostalgia thinking that you’re the authority in Star Wars fandom and in thinking like you know all facts on what Star Wars is and isn’t.

        Finally, who gives a crap about your generation anymore. In fact, the sooner that Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers croak, the better. The world belongs to us Millennials now! We will be dominating soon enough as there will be less and less Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers. And why you’re at it, make sure that you write in your will that your Millenial children will inherit all your money because that’s all that you’re really good for at this point.

        • June 8, 2015 at 11:42 pm
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          You made no point there at all. You keep talking about a “final script” and “proof” yet you have quoted nothing.

        • June 8, 2015 at 11:51 pm
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          Lets take a look at the last part of your first post, shall we:
          “You weren’t alive in 1977 so your opinion on this is worthless (and even more worthless if you were born in 1997 or afterwards)”

          That means your opinion is worthless by your own admission, genius.

          • June 8, 2015 at 11:57 pm
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            I’m referring to the opinions of people around my age and younger than me that go against my opinion (my “who cares” opinion on the Han/Greedo scene), dumbass.

            You need to do a better job reading. I guess your reading skills are too basic to understand more sophisticated sentences.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:08 am
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            Hahahahah! Because only your opinion counts… Hahahahaha. Good one, troll!

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:15 am
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            I was born in ’70, so seeing SW at 7yrs. old and ESB at 10 was totally awesome. I love the OT because the script isn’t dumbed down and childish. If GL had Anakin accidentally destroy a massive starship in that era, or Jar Jar and his stupid poop jokes, SW wouldn’t have made any money and there wouldn’t ever have been any sequels. The story, plot, script, acting, and special effects are so much better than what has been recently done. So when GL makes crazy changes to a movie I already love, it bothers me, so just leave it alone. ANH and ESB are 4 star films. no other SW films since then can match their quality.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:19 am
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            Who gives a crap about your generation and what you think anymore. In fact, the sooner that Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers croak, the better. The world belongs to us Millennials now! We will be dominating soon enough as there will be less and less Baby Boomers and Gen-X’ers. And why you’re at it, make sure that you write in your will that your Millenial children will inherit all your money because that’s all that you’re really good for at this point.

            P.S. You probably didn’t understand crap what was going on at age 7. You were just some dumb punk kid.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:27 am
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            I understood that movie more at 7 than you do now, you slow-witted moron. I was a kid back then and had a great childhood. Fun and adventurous. Now I’m a man with a great life. Perhaps someday you’ll learn to appreciate life and other people.

          • June 9, 2015 at 12:31 am
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            Sure you do, you moronic loser. Yeah, you were way smarter than me than when I was 7 *rolls eyes* (and contrary to you stating about your childhood being filled with fun and adventure, it was most likely sad and depressing). You life is crap, admit it. You probably haven’t done anything with your life so cut the BS.

          • June 9, 2015 at 1:35 am
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            You sir are an idiot, and a disgrace to millenials. Get a grip on yourself and shut up. No one cares about which version your 28 year old self thinks is the definite version. Especially since you weren’t even born yet when the originals came out for the first time.

          • June 9, 2015 at 1:51 am
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            You are a giant idiotic loser. I am the authority when it comes to Millenials and Star Wars fandom. What I say goes. Go back to your lame ass town and continue being irrelevant. Do not speak on here again until you are told to do so because all you’re spewing is moronic and idiotic crap.

          • June 9, 2015 at 4:15 am
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            I hope you get in a car accident by drunk millenial kids which totals your fancy dancy automobile, and after you crawl out of the side of your car and yell at those kids that they are idiots for driving stupidly and ask if a lesson was learned they respond with “No lesson was learned” and they proceed to tell you that it was your fault and that what they do and what they say goes. It sounds like you have a superiority complex that desperately needs revamping Mr. Anonymous boy.

          • June 9, 2015 at 4:47 am
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            You talk real tough, mental case. You can’t make anyone do anything. You don’t even rule your own household. The more you talk the dumber you sound. Have a short life, because losers like you, who are arrogant bastards and blow hards, usually die of heart attacks before they’re 75. Everyone has an equal right to their opinion, who the hell are you moron to tell people how to live?

          • June 9, 2015 at 7:17 am
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            “P.S. You probably didn’t understand crap what was going on at age 7. You were just some dumb punk kid.”

            You mean, like you now?

          • June 10, 2015 at 2:13 am
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            I see now that you are the same person as the moronic Anonymous, not the other person with the same avatar. And yes, I was much smarter when I was 7 than you now at 28, if that’s your real age, you brain dead idiot. You have very real anger issues. You’ll be in prison before you are 30. You have all the attributes of a serial killer.

        • June 8, 2015 at 11:56 pm
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          “THERE IS ABSOLUTELY A CASE FOR GREEDO SHOOTING AFTER ALL, AND IT IS FAR MORE STRONGER THAN THE OPPOSITE VIEW!!!”

          And that is…?

          I seriously think you are a 40 something that is trying to make youngsters look like morons. Shame on you, troll. I get along with SE and PT lovers who make sane conversation. You are like a cartoonish strawman.

        • June 8, 2015 at 11:59 pm
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          By the way, I’m only six years older than you say you are (but grew up on Star Wars), sunny. So you can stop the “your generation” crap, child.

        • June 9, 2015 at 12:46 am
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          We are the authority of Star Wars. Your generation piggy backed. The truth hurts. Don’t worry, you still have Pokémon.

        • June 9, 2015 at 6:48 am
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          Someone’s got mommy/daddy issues.

          • June 9, 2015 at 11:29 am
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            goddamit… it depends on each person, one felt different than the other, besides we are all anons, it is all pointless anger.

    • June 8, 2015 at 11:04 pm
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      In the original version of the movies Han went from a being a criminal who was willing to gun down Greedo — to a Hero — to a leader in ROTJ. That’s a pretty strong character arc & the thing that made him interesting. Making him less bad in the beginning makes his journey less dramatic, and drama is kind of the point. Now he goes from what, nice to nicer? As a kid watching the movie in the 70’s I wasn’t sure that Han was going to be a good guy. He hung out in a hive of scum and villainy & shot another criminal without flinching. He doesn’t do the right thing for the right reason until the last act of the movie.

    • June 8, 2015 at 11:31 pm
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      it goes from – bad guy kills bad guy into good slightly bad guy kills bad guy.

      it changes hans eventual redemption , the fact that he just shoots makes it a bigger deal when he does the right things later on – he is without honour.
      the second version makes it easier to believe that he will do the right things , because he waited to be attacked instead of getting in first . he is honourable

      and in 77 when i saw it it was a big thing , he just shot him and walked out – hes a man who will do nasty things to get ahead , probably hit a man with glasses , kick a bloke when hes down , sleep with your missus then buy you a pint and shoot you if you try to collect a debt that he deffo owes.

    • June 9, 2015 at 6:33 am
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      I saw the film when I was 5. I don’t know anything about the argument of “how it was intended to be portrayed” but there was no doubt from me or any of my friends at that time that Han shot first.

      Does it really matter?

      I’m not the kind of person to go off on a rant about it or start a campaign, but yeah. It did make a difference to me.

      1) The fact that it was changed and the original was made unavailable kinda sucked.
      2) The WAY they changed it looked terrible in the first few releases. One of them made Han look like one of the guys from Night at the Roxbury.

      Overall, it just kind of peeved me off that Star Wars wouldn’t have existed without the fans. Sure, George made it, but without the fans, it could have been over with the 1977 release.

      To change something that obviously the fans didn’t want changed was kind of an “F U” to them. That never tasted right to me.

      • June 9, 2015 at 5:49 pm
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        You asked. I answered. You had a temper tantrum.

        One word: therapy.

      • June 10, 2015 at 5:33 am
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        I wish I could like this more then once. Only it wasn’t just “kinda” bad, it was BAD. There is no reason why those original films shouldn’t be viewed today in cutting edge quality along side the altered versions.

    • June 9, 2015 at 3:11 pm
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      P.S. If you weren’t alive around the time the OT was released, I less want to hear from you anymore regarding this subject. You weren’t alive in 1977 so your opinion on this is worthless (and even more worthless if you were born in 1997 or afterwards).

      As is yours, Kid. Go Twerk somewheres else.

  • June 8, 2015 at 10:59 pm
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    For those who are wondering why it was “lost” for 20 years is because there’s a bar in the bottom of the library which is more popular then the library itself.

  • June 8, 2015 at 11:42 pm
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    I see that too many people are making a big deal about nothing (and don’t give me this “Han’s character arc is dramatically changed in the SE change” crap; that’s just ONE SCENE!!!). The “Han shot first” crowd are the saddest bunch of people in the world; they need to hurry up and croak soon. They have no place in Star Wars fandom anymore as they are useless and pathetic life forms.

    • June 8, 2015 at 11:49 pm
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      and thats exactly how people will think about you when you get older. enjoy it when you get there , cos dont for a second think that they wont – they will, youll be an irrelevant old usless and pathetic lifeform whos antiquated views should and will be ignored and scoffed at . you aint the first to dislike the older generation and youll be hated by the young in turn.

      • June 8, 2015 at 11:53 pm
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        This is our time now (I’m a Millennial). Let the folks in younger generations think bad about me in the future. I”m just trying to run things now while I can. The present belongs to us, not to you old geezers!

        • June 9, 2015 at 4:54 am
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          The only thing you run is your mouth. I don’t believe for a minute that you are 28. You talk like a teenage brat who thinks they have the world figured out, but will soon be steam-rolled by it.

        • June 10, 2015 at 12:54 am
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          I am a millennial.

          Han shot. Greedo didn’t.

    • June 9, 2015 at 12:50 am
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      I am sure subsequent generations will hold you in high esteem. After all, you guys gave the world Miley Cyrus.

    • June 9, 2015 at 7:30 am
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      “I see that too many people are making a big deal about nothing (and don’t give me this “Han’s character arc is dramatically changed in the SE change” crap; that’s just ONE SCENE!!!)”

      You seem to be making the biggest deal out of this than anyone. You’ve started by issuing your opinion and asking for others opinion and progressed to ranting, raving, throwing temper tantrums, whining, wishing death on others, bragging about yourself (which is SO legit on the Internet) and just generally carrying on like a jackass.

      It seems that you’ve got issues. Whether it’s mommy/daddy issues or something else, I really don’t know, nor do I care. Reply if you like, but don’t expect one in return. I’ve got enough to deal with in my life. I certainly don’t need to take on your issues as well.

  • June 9, 2015 at 1:24 am
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    It seems this argument can’t be resolved buy each members knowledge of the force… but only buy there skill with a light saber lol.

  • June 9, 2015 at 1:38 am
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    There is no debate. Han was the only one to shoot. Then Lucas made a terrible choice and changed it years later.

    Maybe one day we will be lucky and Disney will make an unaltered edition. Until then only fan projects are the answer.

    • June 9, 2015 at 2:04 am
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      I think Disney already answered that question when they released the latest versions of all 6 SW movies on digital download. Still though, fans will moronic levels of nerdrage will still cry out for this due to their misguided feelings of nostalgia.

  • June 9, 2015 at 2:10 am
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    Flame Wars: Episode 0

  • June 9, 2015 at 6:04 am
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    It’s shaping up to be a good week for the OT! Today I went into this busted up, piece of crap second hand electrics store I go to when I need a SNES game, or something from the past and golden years of video games, well anyway, decided to take a peek at his extensive LaserDisc collection and what do you know,I find ESB..which of course sent me on a hunting mission.

    What do I find next? ANOTHER. Empire, this one being the Widevision version..after about 30-40 minutes of hunting through I find not only one complete set of the OT on laserdisc, but TWO! Amazing, one original, one widescreen. I shout over, “Hey Shop Keep!”
    “yessir?” He replied, “How much for these 6 crappy LaserDiscs?” I asked calmly..yet screaming inside.
    “Oh..idk,2…3 maybe?” He shrugged.
    “3? 3 what?” I acted confused..because I was.
    “Oh I’m sorry young man, 3 bucks each” sternly.
    “Hmm, $18 for all 6? How about $15?” I said as I pretended to lose interest. And then he said the greatest one word answer since Luke Screamed “Nooo!..” At the reveal of his fathers true identity.. “SOLD!” And here I now am, the owner of the only versions I was missing, all in one swoop. Heck, I even fished out the original holding Box…Star Wars hunger quenched for the day…just hadda share with y’all lol..sorry for the long,strangely formatted story that could’ve been told in 1/8 of the space used haha.

    • June 9, 2015 at 6:20 am
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      It’s pathetic to see someone excited at the sight of these movies in an outdated format of ancient technology. Get with the times, man! Nobody in their right mind owns crap like that anymore. It’s all about the Blu-Ray player and online streaming right now, HD picture man!

      There’s a reason why these old antiques ended up at a second hand store, and it wasn’t because they are of high value. But whatever floats you’re boat. Enjoy being stuck in the past!

      • June 10, 2015 at 11:37 am
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        and when he sells them at 100 times the price to a collector and ends up richer than you?

    • June 9, 2015 at 6:11 pm
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      Good find, good story. Enjoy your find!

  • June 9, 2015 at 7:55 am
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    I just can’t watch ANH anymore after Lucas & Company made Greedo shoot first and added the Boba/Jabba scene.

  • June 9, 2015 at 10:37 am
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    So was there ever a release of ANH that said “Episode 1” at the start? I’m sure I remember watching the film on TV a couple of years later and not seeing “Episode 4” at the start….

    • June 9, 2015 at 3:19 pm
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      It just said Star Wars until 1981, when Episode IV – A New Hope was added.

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