From 1912 to 1948, the Olympics held a simultaneous fine art competition, and even handed out medals.

https://www.olympic-museum.de/art/artcompetition.php

I first read the link as $49.99 for each figure, and not for the two figures and accessories! Still pricey, but they do look very good quality and detailed.

Far too much money being asked for The Ghost itself, but I guess it will sell out, if not already.

Lieutenant Renz Actor Barrie Holland Dies, Aged 85 (in December 2023)

https://www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/lieutenant-renz-actor-barrie-holland-dies-aged-85

and https://starwarsaficionado.blogspot.com/2023/12/goodbye-barrie-holland.html
 

'Sad news for the end of the year, and the closing celebrations of Return of the Jedi’s landmark 30th Anniversary, as the announcement was made today of British background artist legend and cult favourite Barrie Holland’s passing, at the age of 85. Holland played the now legendary Jedi Imperial figure Lt. Renz, who captured Han and Leia inside the Imperial Shield Generator bunker on Endor and delivered to them the classic, nay infamous, line that was, “You rebel scum!” Though his voiced line was later dubbed in post production, it was nonetheless a moment that the artiste was thrilled to do and which enjoyed an hilarious on-set response from Harrison Ford in one classic 1982 scene outtake that surfaced onto Blu-ray in 2011.

 
2009 interview with Barrie: https://www.fanthatracks.com/interviews/vintage-interview-barrie-holland-14th-june-2009

Rare Star Wars Jawa figure found in loft sells for £19,500

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-68118326
 

 
'An “exceptionally rare” Star Wars figure found in a loft has outstripped its estimate after attracting worldwide interest at auction.

The Jawa character, complete with vinyl cape, is considered the “holy grail” of 1970s Star Wars figures, according to auctioneer Jonathan Torode.

It was snapped up by a UK collector for £19,500 during the Hertfordshire sale.

“I feel honoured to have handled another rare part of Star Wars toy history,” Mr Torode said.

“The Jawa figure is still the absolute ultimate for Star Wars collectors.”

It was the second time in six months that Excalibur Auctions, of Kings Langley, was able to show off such a sought-after collectible.

In July, it sold an identical Jawa figure for £26,670, including commission charges, after it was found by the same owner among memorabilia packed away in boxes.

Each figure was estimated to attain £10,000 to £15,000.

The figure owner, who worked for Marvel UK between 1974 and 1979, received a range of gifts from the UK toy company Palitoy during the promotion of the Star Wars line in Marvel comics.

Only 10 to 15 examples of this type of figure were documented, Excalibur Auctions said, with the vinyl cape substituted for a cloth cape not long into production.’
 

Wow! £19,500 is around US$24,900, or €23,000

oojason said:

 

For invitation codes… to the TheStarWarsTrilogy.com Forums:-

 

 
 
↓ There are invitation codes to the TSWT forums in each of the Opening Posts of these three threads below. Kudos to Williarob.
 

OT•com threads: OriginalTrilogy.com Page for 4K77 : OriginalTrilogy.com Page for 4K80 : OriginalTrilogy.com Page for 4K83

^ There are invitation codes to the TSWT forums in each of the Opening Posts of these three threads - many thanks to Williarob.

 

 
 

TheStarWarsTrilogy•com forum itself also has the information required on how to join the forum linked to on their front page… literally for anyone and everyone to see:-

Looking for Project 4K77, 4K80, 4K83, etc? & You need to register before you can see these forums
 

Thank you.

Edomex Sound said:

Can anyone provide me the links or guide to acquire the Star Wars HDTV broadcast?

The ones found on this thread:

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-SDTV-and-HDTV-digital-broadcast-database/id/17744/page/1

It is probably worth asking in the thread itself. More than asking in a different thread that not many may see or click on? I hope you find them, here or at the TSWT forum.

The memories are flooding back after reading this beguiling thread. Awesome work SoBS and everyone. It has inspired me to go and buy a copy of the X Wing game for the PC again, just to get a copy of “The Farlander Papers”!
 

for the "A list of assorted ‘pre-PT era’ claims to check: claims on reddit by CharlieTheStrawman:

A screenshot from the wookieepedia page for Obi Wan Kenobi on his birth place:

^ From this and the two sources provided: 1st edition of ‘The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook’ and ‘Star Wars Screen Entertainment’, in pre-PT era lore, Obi Wan was born on Tatooine.

I saw this in another thread, but thought it could appeal to many in here:
 

Channel72 said:

Literally any fan speculation about the Clone Wars is likely to be cooler than what Lucas actually came up with in 2002.

Like everyone else, I imagined some awesome galactic conflict with massive clone armies controlled by distant alien factions trying to overthrow the Republic, along with clone-based subterfuge and political intrigue (cloning of Senators or Jedi - with some darker elements like cloned Jedi going insane).

I did not imagine that the clones were boring CGI Stormtroopers created under bullshit circumstances for the Republic to use at the last minute to fight some equally boring CGI robots as part of an under-explained civil war, and that every single clone was actually Boba Fett’s dad.

Anyway, pre-Prequel ideas about the Clone Wars always fascinated me because while many of these ideas are traceable to pre-1999 EU publications, some of these ideas are actually examples of pre-Internet “memes”. These were orally-communicated “memes” whose origin is forever lost to time, yet are somehow consistently known by many people of a certain age group across multiple regions/countries. These memes were spread on playgrounds, fan gatherings, and mail-based fan publications, in a way similar to how stories and myths were spread in pre-literate cultures. Similar to childhood songs that somehow every kid of a certain age knew (“Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”), the idea that Obi Wan Kenobi was actually OB-1 the clone is a pre-Internet meme that was remarkably wide-spread before the Internet, and remains well known to this day. Every Star Wars fan in the 80s and 90s somehow “knew a guy” that told them about this theory. (Of course it turned out to be false, and I’m glad, because it’s stupid.)

 
Below are some articles on this fan theory from at that time, something I always found kinda interesting: the fan theory from before the Prequels, and the web, that Obi Wan was a clone:

OB-1 = ‘Original Body 1’

• Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Clone - at The Movie Blog
• Obi-Wan Kenobi is Actually OB1 Kenobi - at CBR
• Excuse me Mr. Kenobi, but was that Obi-Wan or OB1? - at Trailer Addict
• Star Wars’ Weirdest Fan Theory Concerned… Obi-Wan’s Name? - at CBR
• Star Wars Fan Theories Explained: Obi-Wan & Anakin Are Really Clones 0B-1 & NKN - at Looper
• Where did the ideas of Obi-Wan being a clone named OB-1 originate from? - reddit/RewritingThePrequels

MORC said:

Keyan Farlander said:
I’m not sure how I feel about the final season after watching that trailer. I do like the show, but also wish Star Wars would stop resurrecting long dead characters.

“Somehow, Ventress Returned”.

I’m worried they will pull a

[spoilers]

“somehow, Tech returned” since they didn’t show his body on that episode.

That would be an extremely cheap move.

Yes! I was kind of half expecting that to happen. I hope they don’t, but if they did, maybe they’ll save it for a few episodes in?

MORC said:

Well, the third season is coming in February 21.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa5zeHdSwdQ
I wish I could say I’m excited since I really enjoyed the first and second seasons, but Star Wars quality has been going up and down so much lately I don’t wanna set myself for disappointment.

I’m not sure how I feel about the final season after watching that trailer. I do like the show, but also wish Star Wars would stop resurrecting long dead characters.

“Somehow, Ventress Returned”.

more on that: https://www.starwars.com/news/the-bad-batch-season-3-trailer
 

“We love Asajj Ventress. She’s a character that we’ve been wanting to tell more stories about,” Brad Rau, supervising director and one of the executive producers of the series, tells StarWars.com. And he makes clear that her return will honor prior tales, including the book in which the character apparently perished. “We don’t want to spoil anything, but want fans to know that any new storytelling with Ventress will align with the events of Star Wars: Dark Disciple.”

I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Although Lucasfilm says a lot about honoring canon or “prior tales”, but then often rips right through it shortly after.

3 episodes air on February 21

I wonder if the cancelled Rangers Of The Republic series would have helped this?

If it was the quality of Season 1 of The Mandalorian then, yes. If more like later Mandoverse seasons, probably no.

I think a series with the focus on the NR would help, maybe by others than Filoni or Favreau. Or at least a series that focuses on the NR being well written and developed. I hope they do start to write that aspect better.

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/iBolt-Cyber-Hacker-The-Ultimate-Solution-for-Bitcoin-Recovery/id/113790 bitcoin spam

I posted this in the wrong thread last week. Duh! I hope it will be a good watch, some fond memories of watching these 2 films as a kid.
 

The Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures documentary is now fully funded at Kickstarter!:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yub-nub/yub-nub-the-forgotten-ewok-adventures-0/posts/3984431
 

Interview: Eric Walker – From Ewok Adventures to Kickstarter at JediNews
 

 
It is kind of cool these lesser known releases are getting behind the scenes documentaries.

The ‘A Disturbance in the Force‘ – The Star Wars Holiday Special Documentary looks fun too. Maybe better than the Holiday Special itself?

I very much enjoyed reading this, much more based on and in line on the OT, and I look forward to “The Beginning”

Mocata said:

If Ahsoka was on the same level as The Bad Batch it might have been good news, but alas.

That is sad when you think about it. Animation has overtaken many of the recent live-action shows in terms of quality, enjoyment, and the execution of a story in Star Wars.

And judging on Filoni’s recent creative input it may continue for some time yet.

Walt Disney Studios Shares Four Star Wars Shows Streaming on Disney+ in 2024

www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/walt-disney-studios-shares-four-star-wars-shows-streaming-on-disney-in-2024
 

 
'A new press release sent to us from Walt Disney Studios details the four Star Wars shows coming to Disney+ in 2024 as Star Wars: The Acolyte, Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew and Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Season 2. Here’s what was shared…

There are no confirmed dates for any of the four Star Wars shows coming in 2024. Absent from the list is the second and final season of Star Wars: Andor that was originally expected in August 2024, but has likely been pushed back to 2025 due to the writers and actors strikes earlier this year.’

It sucks there will be no Andor in 2024, but I would rather them take the it time and get it right.

Acolyte could be good. I hope TOTJ S2 has new characters to focus on this time around. Not just more Jedi we’ve already seen lots of.

by Christian Rehde. A cool nod to Jeremy Bulloch’s portrayal of Boba.

I can almost hear Jason Wingreen’s voice from the original cuts just looking at that picture.

Oh. Not a discussion but another fan edit thread. It sounds good but I think they are supposed to be posted in the fan edit section?

Maybe ask a moderator to move it to there so more people can find it?

This sounds a very cool fan edit, but I think you may have accidentally posted it in the wrong forum?

The Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures documentary is now fully funded at Kickstarter!:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yub-nub/yub-nub-the-forgotten-ewok-adventures-0/posts/3984431
 

Interview: Eric Walker – From Ewok Adventures to Kickstarter at JediNews
 

 
It is kind of cool these lesser known releases are getting behind the scenes documentaries.

The ‘A Disturbance in the Force‘ – The Star Wars Holiday Special Documentary looks fun too. Maybe better than the Holiday Special itself?

I remember liking it, and thought the mythos around it was cool, more than the fact the author did this as a Christmas gift for some of his friends.

Then another friend made copies and started selling it?
 

There is a good podcast with the author here:-

https://www.trashcompod.com/fall-of-the-republic-john-flynns-infamous-fan-script-with-dr-john-l-flynn/
 

The Fall Of The Republic script is here:-

https://www.starwarz.com/starkiller/fall-of-the-republic

This looks so cool, and great to see it doing really well in the Top 10s and charts.

I watched just the first 20 minutes the A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE | LIVE Interview with KYLE NEWMAN and ADAM F. GOLDBERG video at the The Holdo Maneuver Podcast, and so far, I am sold on this.

As the people in the video says, it is good to hear directly from some the people who worked on it and their stories, rather than just the internet myths and legends.

“The Making Of Star Wars” from 1977 is in HD on YouTube, probably upscaled, at the “Cinerama” channel.

Are we allowed to link directly to videos like this?

Is there a “Tales of the Jedi” thread for the comics, by Tom Veitch and Kevin Anderson on here?

I found both the main threads on Lightsider and Dark Empire, by Tom Veitch.

Star Wars Lightsider by Tom Veitch

Dark Empire trilogy | 1991-1995 EU comic series | a general discussion thread
 

There is a Tales of the Jedi thread, but in name only, for the recent animated series on Disney+

The series has been okay. A little underwhelming so far, but let’s see what the final episode does.

I do agree that not much has happened other than to move people into place for a 2nd series or movie. Shin and Baylan have excelled and I want to know more about them, while Ahsoka herself has disappointed a little. The young actress in the flashback episode was more interesting than adult Ahsoka, and do I like Rosario Dawson as an actress.

I hope Chapter 8 makes it all the worthwhile.