A ‘Site FAQ & Info’ section, how to ‘Contact the Moderators’ info, and ‘Any Further Questions’ for additional help and assistance:-
OriginalTrilogy•com Site FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) & Info…
Why does this site want a release of the unaltered Original Trilogy?
While many of us appreciate and enjoy George Lucas’ creative evolution of the classic Star Wars films via the various releases of the ever-changing ‘Special Editions’, we respectfully state that there is tremendous importance in the original theatrical prints of the Star Wars Trilogy.
Above and beyond the nostalgic value that they hold for millions of fans the world over, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi are landmark films that represent watershed moments in motion picture history. To preserve the original, award-winning work of the many artisans, sound technicians, craftsmen, and special effects artists is to do justice to their priceless contributions.
Undeniably, these movies are also cultural placeholders for millions of film fans. The impact that the original Star Wars Trilogy made on countless numbers of children, young people, and grownups everywhere is indisputable. Preserving the unaltered theatrical release forms of these movies and making them available to the public is of utmost importance.
An entire generation grew up with these movies and still love them dearly. We have created treasured memories and will always hold a place in our lives. We have bought the cinema tickets, VHS tapes, Laserdiscs, DVDs, Blu Rays, figures, lunchboxes, toys, games, books, comics, the various Special Editions, the spin-offs, the Prequels, the Sequels, Standalone movies - and literally bought the t-shirt…
…we just ask to have the option to purchase the unaltered original Star Wars Trilogy on a modern, high quality, digital format.
#ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy - The OT•com supporting the campaign and what YOU can do
For the many of us wanting to have an official release for the unaltered theatrical version of the Original Trilogy…
• #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy | doubleofive’s ‘Disney+ Should Offer the Star Wars Original Cuts’ article on the Wired website
^ A quality and comprehensive article on why the films are important to the people who grew up with them, why they wish to have the option to experience them as they originally were released - as well as preserving important and cultural film history for everyone to view and enjoy. A reminder that the various ‘Special Edition’ versions are NOT the award-winning, iconic, landmark & ground-breaking original version of the films. And highlights just why we are here - some of us for many years, and some just taking our first steps…
• WIRED’s Article “Disney+ Should Offer the Star Wars Original Cuts”, doubleofive’s Magnum Opus (OT•com thread on ^ article)
• #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy | What We Want And How To Make It - a sequel piece by doubleofive to the above Wired article.
• ❗ #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy | OriginalTrilogy•com’s enduring goal | How YOU can help… ❗
^ The OT•com supporting the #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy campaign - the call for an official release of the unaltered theatrical version of the three classic Star Wars films films - and what YOU can do to help restore them to the galaxy. MTFBWY… Always.
Wasn’t there a release of the unaltered Original Trilogy on DVD Bonus Discs as part of the 2006 DVD release?
Yes, there was. After much pressure from fans - spearheaded by this very site - Lucasfilm announced there would be a DVD release of the Theatrical Version for 2006. Unfortunately, the quality of the release was fairly awful - and that’s the very technical term & review 😉
Despite Lucasfilm’s statement at the time that…
“Over the years, a truly countless number of fans have told us that they would love to see and own the original version that they remember experiencing in theaters,” said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts and Senior Vice President of Lucasfilm Ltd. “We returned to the Lucasfilm Archives to search exhaustively for source material that could be presented on DVD. This is something that we’re very excited to be able to give to fans in response to their continuing enthusiasm for Star Wars.”
The release of the unaltered theatrical version was presented as ‘bonus discs’ on a repackaged release of the 2004 Special Edition of the Original Trilogy… in an outdated Letterbox format (non-anamorphic), was sourced from a transfer for a 1993 Laserdisc release - having poor image quality; plagued by poor digital video noise reduction, as well as suffering from gate weave & aliasing, and with a compressed Dolby Digital 2.0 sound - resulting in a lazy, underwhelming, and substandard quality release - even by 2006 standards.
To date, it is the only official release available on a digital format of the unaltered theatrical version of the Original Trilogy.
The last dedicated official release of unaltered theatrical version of the Original Trilogy was in 1995, on both the VHS and laserdisc formats.
Just what are the changes made to the Original Trilogy over the years?
That is perhaps best answered by reading these quality sources of information which highlight the many and various changes…
‘Complete Comparison of Special Edition Visual Changes’ - insightful and comprehensive OT•com discussion thread by doubleofive
‘Star Wars Visual Comparisons’ - website by doubleofive
‘Star Wars Special Edition Visual Comparisons’ - blog by doubleofive; with links to Photo Galleries here - SW : ESB : ROTJ
‘Star Wars Special Edition Visual Comparisons’ - twitter page by doubleofive
‘Disney+ Should Offer the Star Wars Original Cuts’ article on the Wired website by doubleofive : #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy : #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy : OT.com thread on doubleofive’s article : ‘What We Want And How To Make It’ - a sequel article.
'A Visual Guide to Changes, Fixes & Tweaks in the 2019 SE Version - article by doubleofive on The Digital Bits : SW : ESB : ROTJ
StarWars•com Official 2004 Changes Preservation : SW : ESB : ROTJ - compiled by doubleofive
StarWars•com Official 1997 Changes Articles : SW: SE : ESB: SE : ROTJ: SE - via the Internet Archive’s WayBack Machine website
A helpful overview of the changes to the OT - and surrounding issues - from zombie84’s SaveStarWars•com’s FAQ Page
‘Special Edition Changes’ - 2010 article on the changes made for the 2004 DVD release - from zombie84’s SaveStarWars•com
‘Shot List Spreadsheet - v0.6.05 - 6 films - Multiple SW Audio Mix Changes Added’ - OT•com thread, by none.
‘Star Wars Changes’ (Original Trilogy) - YouTube Videos by 13las : SW : ESB : ROTJ : Disney+ : The Prequels
‘All Changes Made To Star Wars’ (Original Trilogy) - YouTube Videos by Marcelo Zuniga : SW - Part 1 : SW - Part 2 : ESB : ROTJ
DVDActive•com’s ‘Star Wars - The Changes’ articles (via the Internet Acrhive’s WayBack Machine) - SW : ESB : ROTJ : The Prequels
‘The Big List of Changes to the SW films’ OT•com thread on the FromScriptToDVD site’s comparison articles - by Gregatron
‘Who Shot First? The Complete List Of Star Wars Changes’ - an Empire film magazine article
Wookieepedia’s ‘List of changes in Star Wars re-releases’ page
‘List of changes in Star Wars re-releases’ - from the IPFS•io website
Star Wars Comparison’s YouTube video channel for comparing theatrical cuts to official blu ray and various fan projects.
and also reading through these superb OT•com threads (by doubleofive):-
‘Sources on the Special Edition’ - in the Theatrical Cuts vs. Subsequent Releases section of the site.
‘Modern SE Revisionism’ - in the Theatrical Cuts vs. Subsequent Releases section of the site.
as well as these Index Threads - which link to many topics of discussion on the OT•com regarding the changes made to the Original Trilogy films:-
An Index Thread for Theatrical Cuts vs. Subsequent Releases…
An Index Thread for Original Trilogy Discussion…
plus these three similarly related threads, pinned in the Original Trilogy Discussion section of the site…
An OriginalTrilogy.com timeline thread - a history of the site and why & how it came to be…
George Lucas: Star Wars Creator, Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist…
Some useful OT.com threads re the release of the theatrical OT films | How you can help…
How many differing releases have there been of the Original Trilogy?
A decent article chronicling the many differing home releases of the Original Trilogy (along with many of the Star Wars spin-offs) can be found on this Wookieepedia page - link
This quality resource (by the superb NeverarGreat) may be of interest for anyone wanting to know the screen quality of the various official releases - and also some of the more popular projects on here from down the years - link
Video Collector (also an OT•com member) has a cool & informative website full of useful info and photos from the many various Original Trilogy release formats - all the way through to the DVD releases, here - link
The ‘Star Wars On Home Video Reference Site’ (with images and info) covers many of the differing releases and various formats that the three classic films have been released on - link
I heard you people all hate George Lucas, the Prequels, the Sequels, and Disney too, etc
Not at all - whilst some members may not like or enjoy The Prequels (or other Star Wars releases)… there are many that do - in fact there are several continuing projects on here to preserve them, as well as the Special Editions of the Original Trilogy - and numerous Fan Edits of the various releases. Disney-era Sequel Trilogy Fan Edits - and other modern Star Wars content are also available, with more projects in the works…
You’ll also find Preservations and projects for The Holiday Special, the two Ewok features, the many animated Star Wars series, radio dramas, documentaries, adverts, promos & trailers, gaming projects, curiosities, and other Star Wars content - as well as non-Star Wars projects too.
As mentioned elsewhere, we are a diverse & welcoming community - and passionate (yet civil) debate & wide-ranging views are welcome - though toxicity, personal attacks, aggressive or vitriolic attitudes, internet trolls and WUMs are not.
To paraphrase Irvin Kershner, quoted whilst directing Empire Strikes Back… ‘fight for what you love - not because you hate’.
Regarding George Lucas… whilst many of us are somewhat disappointed and frustrated he wishes not to release a high quality format of the theatrical versions of the Original Trilogy - we appreciate that without his vision, character and determination there would be no Star Wars at all - so it’d be very much incorrect to say we’re a bunch of Lucas-haters on here.
Now that Disney own LucasFilm, and George is somewhat ‘out of the picture’ as it were… we do hope Disney sees fit to release those original cinematic versions of the three films that made the Star Wars universe what it is today.
There have been quite a few contradictory claims / re-writing of history / mis-remembering of facts on the history and development of Star Wars over the years from George… and chronicling the intriguing factual history of The Galaxy Far Far Away isn’t a criticism of the man himself - more a striving for a genuine, accurate, and authentic record on the evolution of Star Wars.
More information on some of these can be found here - ‘George Lucas: Star Wars Creator, Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist…’
Where can I find information chronicling some of the history / events of the OriginalTrilogy•com?
The An OriginalTrilogy.com Timeline | a history of the site | the why & how it came to be… thread may be of interest for this.
Is there a welcome or introductory type of thread on here to say ‘Hi’?
The Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within thread is just that; a good place to make your first post on here - and for more longstanding members to welcome new people to our community.
Posting on the OriginalTrilogy•com…
We’re a diverse and welcoming community - the site is after all based on a love & reverence for all things Star Wars. This is especially so for the Original Trilogy - with many on here viewing the Star Wars universe through a distinct OT-focused lens or perspective - as well as having a fervour for the unaltered theatrical cuts of the three iconic films, obviously. Yet there is also a respect for everything else from the Galaxy Far Far Away. Yes, even The Holiday Special, maybe…
Take your time to look around the site before posting - and to also get a feel for the place. We are not like reddit or 4chan etc (not that there’s anything wrong with those sites) - we’re just a little different… more of an old-skool site ‘for a more civilised age’.
The upshot is ‘Be Civil - Be Cool’; passionate - yet cordial discussion & wide-ranging views are both welcome and encouraged - toxicity, personal attacks, aggressive or vitriolic attitudes, disingenuous bad faith arguments - including agenda-led/toxic/FDM type videos, trolls & WUM behaviour are not - and choosing that path will likely see your stay on here being a short one.
To paraphrase Irvin Kershner, quoted whilst directing Empire Strikes Back… ‘fight for what you love - not because you hate’.
A reminder that a significant number of members on here are fans made to feel unwelcome at certain other Star Wars sites - or were censored or even banned for discussing the unaltered cuts, or highlighting Lucas’ disingenuous statements & alterations to SW history.
Also, a number of preservationists, fan editors, and people making other fan-made projects (such as documentaries) over the years here on the OriginalTrilogy•com have received death threats, threats in general, and ‘threats to life’ - unless they ceased work on, or distribution of, their freely-available projects. These threats were made from other Star Wars fans / zealots who see such projects on here from this community… as somehow insulting or derogatory to George Lucas, the wider Star Wars fandom, or to their own beliefs.
Beliefs such as preservations of the unaltered theatrical versions of the Original Trilogy should no longer exist or be seen, or that fan edits desecrate George’s ‘vision’(s). Or fans seemingly deeply offended - even triggered to anger and threats - by cited articles, projects, and documentaries from fans here chronicling a more complete and accurate history of Star Wars… than that of the re-written, somewhat selective, and retconned version of history often found in official or licensed content and sources from Lucas / Lucasfilm.
The OriginalTrilogy•com is a place to openly talk about the revered original cuts of the three iconic Star Wars films and its full, factual history.
The ‘Fandom’ section of An Index & Help Thread for Original Trilogy Discussion may also be of interest / for further reading.
We hope you enjoy your time on here - as thousands of others already have, currently do, and will - in the future to come. 👍
What are the Site Rules & Guidelines?
Preservation / Fan Edit Rules & FAQ
It is also worth reading through the Announcements section of the site too for more information.
I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation I am interested in - but don’t know how to get / acquire / download it?
Firstly, take the time to look around to see how this place works - and doesn’t - before posting requests for projects on here.
Read through the thread of the project you are interest in - there is usually information in there (often in the very first post) on how to acquire a project.
If no such information is in the thread…
then simply send a polite PM to the fan editor / preservationist asking them for links or information on how to obtain it
…and after that a little bit of patience is required. It is likely that the Fan Edit author / owner isn’t online every day - or even every week - and may have a ton of queries or other stuff to get through before dealing with and replying to your request.
If you haven’t heard back after some time (over a month or so…), then let it be known that you are seeking a copy by making a post in the relevant thread; hopefully other members of the community on here may be in a position to help you. This also applies or if the fan editor / preservationist are obviously no longer about this site anymore.
• Do NOT simply just post ‘a request’ for links in the project thread (unless asked to do so by the editor or preservationist) - doing so just fills threads up with endless link requests… which often disrupts any ongoing discussions, further ideas & feedback occurring in such threads.
Also, fellow members may be more likely to help you out if you are an active member of the community here - you don’t have to be a fellow fan editor, preservationist, tech wiz, artistic or skilled etc; just a member that has made, or is making, an effort…
NOTE: Many editors & preservationists choose not to make their projects available to ‘hit & runners’ or people with a post history of mainly asking for various projects - which is completely up to them. That some people join up here looking to simply take - instead of give something back; not even leaving a simple ‘thank you’, feedback or review, or join in with the community here - and instead move on to asking for more projects… is not encouraged. As above, such requests may likely be ignored.
• Joining up here and then creating a new thread along the lines ‘Give me the link to X’, ‘Where is project Y’, or going straight into a project thread and posting ‘How do I get these?’ doesn’t really fly on here - and will likely be ignored or deleted.
Many of the projects on here have been undertaken by volunteers or enthusiasts who’ve devoted considerable time, effort, dedication and some expense… to locate, preserve, restore & archive - or edit - films and TV programs in their best possible presentation. This is often with painstaking commitment - yet all projects are available for free; not to mention our members also improving upon & sharing techniques, knowledge, technical assistance, experiences - and a few stories, along the way…
The OriginalTrilogy•com is a community where a ‘read first - post after’ mantra benefits everyone here - especially for the ‘Fan Project’ sections. We appreciate some may be excited to see the projects featured on this site - information on how to acquire them is readily available - yet patience is also required. If you bring impatience, entitlement, aggressive or vitriolic attitudes, personal attacks, or toxicity… then expect some choice words in return - and also expect your stay on here to be a short one.
Do NOT create a new thread asking ‘for a link to’… to Harmy’s Despecialized Editions, TN1’s 4K77/80/83, adywan’s Revisited Edits, the Hal9000 Edits, or any other project listed on this site. It is for you to take 5 minutes and go find the relevant project on here, for you to then read up on what the project is about, and then how to acquire it. Do not ask / expect others to do this simple task for you - we’ve had hundreds of such entitled requests over the years - and the patience of OT•com community members understandably wears thin. If thousands of people have managed to find, read up on, and then acquire these projects listed on here over the years… then you can too. A little patience - and a ‘read first - post after’ mantra - goes a long way on here…
• The important rule on many a Fan Project site is…
‘Before obtaining any fan project, you must be in ownership of the official retail release’.
Another rule is do not post direct download links to Fan Edits or Preservations etc on this site (though links to a short demo or trailer is fine) - the What kind of download links can I post on this site? post contains more info & details.
Note: OriginalTrilogy•com is NOT responsible for the availability of ANY Fan Edits or Preservation projects that appear in threads on the site - that responsibility lies with the owner / author of the respective project.
• The full ‘I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation Project I am interested in - but I don’t know how to get / acquire / download it?’ post, in the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + member FAQs thread, has more information on this.
What kind of download links can I post on this site?
We are not pirates - and this is not a torrent or download site.
‘We ❤️ Star Wars and give it all the moneys. Please don’t sue us.’ - this applies for every Fan Edit on here (not just for Star Wars releases) - we pay for the official film/tv/media release beforehand; via purchasing the blu ray or digital download etc.
From the FAQ Section of the ‘Fan Edit / Preservation Forum Rules and FAQ’ (number 9)…
'The only direct media links allowed are for short trailers or samples to demonstrate quality. You may also post links to fan-made DVD artwork, subtitle streams and unreleased/obsolete audio or video (this is NOT the same as rare/out-of-print. If in doubt, ask a moderator first.) Do not post torrent files, NZB files or Rapidshare links for downloading copyrighted materials, nor links to sites hosting such files. You are however allowed to mention names of websites or newsgroups where fan edits or preservation projects can be found.
Do not link to websites selling bootlegs/silvers or eBay auctions for non-official media.
In summary:-
“PM me for the download links to my project” - is acceptable.
“Now available on a.b.starwars” - is acceptable.
“Click HERE for NZB” - is not.
“Torrent uploaded to piratebay” - is acceptable.
“Get the torrent at www.atorrentsite.com” - is not.
“Mega links are available at fanedit•info” - is acceptable.
“Mega links can be found on this page” - is not.
“look for the Star Wars Fixhund file with pcm audio in 1080p” - is acceptable.
“Star.Wars.IV.1977.MULTI.VFF.1080p.PCM.AC3.x264-Fixhund” - is not.
Furthermore, obfuscated or hidden links (ie, links behind an icon or a single character in the post text etc) are still considered direct links, will be removed - and will result in a ban’.
I have seen a copy of a Fan Edit / Preservation project for sale on ebay or other online site - why shouldn’t I just buy that?
A wise old man once said ‘You must do what you feel is right, of course…’
Yet please know and remember this - the people who sell these freely available projects do so on the backs of the Fan Editors’ long, arduous & hard work - all given for free. The same applies to those who designed the cover and disc art, and also the people who put together any extras such as interactive menus or bonus / additional content made for these projects as well.
Many of these sellers make considerable money from selling these Fan Edits - despite often claiming that they are only charging ‘for their time and to cover costs’. These claims are false - they substantially profit from their actions.
The quality of product you see in many sellers’ ‘unboxing’ or ‘promotional’ videos on youtube etc may be nowhere near the quality of what you actually receive; some people have received non-working discs, cheap quality discs, poor quality covers printed on standard letter paper, low quality ink settings used, broken disc cases, just being sent the discs themselves instead of in their protective boxes - and without disc covers and artwork too (despite some ‘review’ videos showing the contrary).
They also endanger the future of any and all future projects too. It is a golden rule of owning these freely available Edits that you must own the official retail release (or digital download) - and that no-one profits from the making & distribution of them.
Some sellers have even deleted comments on their sites from Harmy and other Fan Editors letting people know the above info - and that all these projects are freely available elsewhere…
Fan Projects must never be bought or sold!
This 4-minute video by Harmy - the creator of the Despecialized Editions - explains why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrwKZHv4OS0
For general information, links, help, how-to’s, and answers to queries…
‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + member FAQs in the General Assitance section may be of help.
In the above thread is information such as…
• Where can I learn a little more about the OriginalTrilogy•com site itself?
• Where can I find sources of information on the many alterations made to the Original Trilogy films?
• Where can I find sources of information on the film crew who worked on the Original Trilogy films?
• Posting on the OriginalTrilogy•com…
• What are the Site Rules & Guidelines?
• How do I report an issue? / Contact a Moderator?
• I would like to report a bug / request a site feature / have an idea…
• How do I report any spam I see on this site?
• What is a ‘PM’? (and how do I send one?)
• I am receiving unwanted / harassing PMs on here - what do I do?
• I can’t find the Search function on the site - Is there one? How can I do a search? - how to search for projects & threads on here.
• How do I edit / update the title of my thread?
• How do I delete a post I accidentally made?
• Does the site have a NSFW (Not Safe For Work) Policy?
• Does this site have a social media page?
• How to post a ‘spoiler’ on this site…
• How to post an image or video on the OriginalTrilogy•com… (plus some useful markdown guides and advice on post layouts)
• How do I embed a video (from YouTube or Vimeo etc) on here?
• I see a lot of abbreviations & acronyms on here - what do they mean?
• Regarding any issues with verification emails when registering an account…
• I would like to change my username on here…
• How do I delete my account on here?
• Posting threads in the four Fan Project sections of the OriginalTrilogy•com…
• How do I add my project thread to the ‘Project Index’ threads on here?
• Please leave some feedback for the fan projects on here - or even a review… (and join in with the discussions on this forum!)
• Myspleen aren’t currently giving out invites / Can I have a Myspleen invite / Myspleen requests etc… - Myspleen
• What kind of download links can I post on this site?
• Why isn’t it easier to acquire Harmy’s Despecialized Editions?
• What are some of the other Fan Edit / Fan Project sites around?
• I have found some online sites and listing selling fan projects from on here…
Contact the Moderators…
To contact the moderators via a Private Message (aka a ‘PM’) - click on their respective picture below…
You may also wish to check out the OriginalTrilogy•com twitter page - https://twitter.com/originaltrilogy - where you can also follow & ‘DM’ us.
A few useful links & information which may be of some assistance for our newer members…
To help navigate your way around this Rebel Base - learning how this place works (and doesn’t) - the following may be of some use:-
The Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within is just that; a place to make your first post on here - and for more longstanding members to welcome new additions to our community.
Secondly, the About and Help sections may be of interest to you regarding this site and what the OriginalTrilogy•com is about.
Thirdly, the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com - some info & answers to members’ queries thread should also hopefully be of some help as to many of the functions of the site - like how to search for projects & discussion threads on here.
Fourthly, the Announcements Section - including Site Rules & Guidelines, Fan Edit & Preservation Rules & FAQ, as well info for Signatures, Linking Policy for Downloads, and Plot Spoiler Policy (and much more) that may be of use too.
If you are having any issues with the site, have a question, an idea to improve the site, or would like to give some feedback - then these can be done in the Feedback Forum and General Assistance sections.
To Join the OT.com Discord server! click on the link. There is also the OriginalTrilogy.com Twitter too.
There are also several Index & Help Threads pinned at the top of many respective sections of the OT•com - which may help members find various topics of discussion, fan edits, preservations and other projects etc.
The ‘An OriginalTrilogy.com Timeline | a history of the site | the why & how it came to be…’’ thread not only chronicles the main events of this community - it also provides background information on the changes made to the Original Trilogy films.
The ‘Complete Comparison of Special Edition Visual Changes’ thread by doubleofive contains many sources of information as to the numerous changes made to the Original Trilogy films over time - as well as serving as an insightful and comprehensive discussion thread and reference point on the subject.
The ‘Some useful OT.com threads re the suppression of the unaltered theatrical cuts of the Original Trilogy films’ thread - highlighting just a few of the many discussion threads focusing on our love and appreciation for the OT - and ongoing attempts to achieve a modern, high quality, official release of the unaltered theatrical cuts of the classic Star Wars movies.
The 'Naysayer Guide’ by people who DON’T want an unaltered theatrical release of the Original Trilogy - on a modern high quality digital format; with factual information and answers to many of the quite uninformed, somewhat ignorant, and incorrect claims & statements over the years by people who don’t want a new release of the original unaltered theatrical cuts.
Also, the ‘George Lucas: Star Wars Creator, Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist…’ thread attempts to highlight and catalog some of the revisionism, altering of history and contradictory claims by George Lucas / Lucasfilm as to the formation, planning and history of the Star Wars films and universe therein.
Looking to acquire projects on here? Then please read this…
(and take the time to look around to see how this place works - and doesn’t - before posting requests for projects on here - thank you)
The OriginalTrilogy•com is a community where a ‘read first - post after’ mantra benefits everyone here - especially for the ‘Fan Project’ sections. We appreciate some may be excited to see the projects featured on this site - information on how to acquire them is readily available - yet patience is also required. If you bring impatience, entitlement, aggressive or vitriolic attitudes, personal attacks, or toxicity… then expect some choice words in return - and also expect your stay on here to be a short one.
Do NOT create a new thread asking ‘for a link to’… to Harmy’s Despecialized Editions, TN1’s 4K77/80/83, adywan’s Revisited Edits, the Hal9000 Edits, or any other project listed on this site. It is for you to take 5 minutes and go find the relevant project on here, for you to then read up on what the project is about, and then how to acquire it. Do not ask / expect others to do this simple task for you - we’ve had hundreds of such entitled requests over the years - and the patience of OT•com community members understandably wears thin. If thousands of people have managed to find, read up on, and then acquire these projects listed on here over the years… then you can too. A little patience - and a ‘read first - post after’ mantra - goes a long way on here…
These ‘signpost’ threads, featuring useful info and links to the five most sought-after fan projects, may be of interest…
• Some info & help for Harmy’s Despecialized Editions of the Original Trilogy…
• Some info & help for Puggo’s Grande 16mm preservations of the Original Trilogy…
• Some info & help for TN1’s 4K77, 4K80 & 4K83 preservation projects of the Original Trilogy…
• Some info & help for adywan’s Revisited Editions of the Original Trilogy…
• Some info & help for the Hal 9000 Edits of the Prequel & Sequel Trilogies (+ more)
Obviously there are countless more projects in the four main Project Index threads in each of the ‘Fan Project’ sections of the site.