query: when did star wars special edition come out

pos: Changes in Star Wars re-releases initially due to limitations of time, budget, and technology. The first significant changes were made in 1997 with the release of a Special Edition remaster in commemoration of the franchise's twentieth anniversary. These changes were intended to modernize the films and create consistency with the forthcoming prequel trilogy. Additional significant changes were made when the original trilogy was released on DVD in 2004, and such changes tried to further create consistency with the prequel trilogy after the release of "" and "" and in anticipation of "". Further changes were made to the films for their Blu-ray release in 2011.

pos: Hardware Wars on a uniform. "Hardware Wars" had originally been available on film from Pyramid Films. It was first made available commercially on home video with the Warner Home Video release "Hardware Wars, and Other Film Farces", which also included another Fosselius parody, "Porklips Now". The tape also included "Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind" and the animation classic "Bambi Meets Godzilla". To spoof the "Special Edition" re-release of "Star Wars" in 1997, which included additional scenes and more advanced digital special effects, "Hardware Wars" was re-released on VHS as a twenty-minute "Special Edition," with new digital "special defects." Fosselius did not

pos: Ernie Fosselius and profitable short films of all time, but Fosselius netted very little of that profit. In later years, George Lucas called it his favorite "Star Wars" parody. Fosselius was honored by Lucasfilm when "Hardware Wars" was given the Pioneer Award at the 2003 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. When "Hardware Wars" was re-released in 1997 with new special effects in a "Special Edition" to spoof the special editions of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, Fosselius was not involved, as he disagreed with the concept of adding actual digital effects to a film which satirized digital effects, and asked that

pos: Star Wars sequel trilogy apparent abandonment of plans to film the sequel trilogy. At a 1997 "Special Edition" press conference, Lucas said: "Everyone said, 'Well, are you going to do sequels to the first three?' But that was an afterthought; I don't have scripts on those stories. The only notion on that was, wouldn't it be fun to get all the actors to come back when they're 60 or 70 years old and make three more about them as old people." In a 1997 issue of "Star Wars Insider", he said: "The whole story has six episodes... If I ever went beyond that, it

pos: Praxis effect to be destroyed in a transwarp explosion. The effect is seen twice in the 1997 Special Edition of "Star Wars" during the explosions of Alderaan and the first Death Star. It is once again seen in the 1997 Special Edition of "Return of the Jedi" during the explosion of the second Death Star. The 2007 "Star Wars" expanded universe novel "Death Star" explained the ring effect at Alderaan as the shadow of a hyperspace ripple from firing the superlaser at full charge. The effect is also seen near the end of the 1998 film "Armageddon", when the asteroid is split

pos: Star Wars Gangsta Rap to Industrial Light & Magic's 1997 Special Edition film touch-ups. Employing some of the elements of gangsta rap and hip hop music, stances and dancing, "Star Wars Gangsta Rap" loosely mixes plotlines from its sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" (and follow-up "Return of the Jedi" in the Special Edition), satirically recreating several of the more famous scenes and dialogue. The music video starts out on the back of the Star Destroyer, then reveals the image of Emperor Palpatine who claims "it's not the east or the west side." Darth Vader appears as a rapper sidekick or hypeman and replies "No,

pos: Star Wars Customizable Card Game Customizable Card Game". Decipher said the winner of the contest would win a display box of the "Special Edition" expansion set, and the winning card design would actually be printed and included in the "Special Edition" expansion set. On May 23, 1997, Guy Kargl was announced as the contest winner, with his S-Foils card design. In November 1998, Decipher released the Special Edition expansion set. Decipher produced two other TCGs based on the "Star Wars" universe: "Young Jedi", based on the second "Star Wars" trilogy, and "Jedi Knights". Neither of these games matched the popularity of "SW:CCG". Both were discontinued

pos: Star Wars (film) "Jurassic Park", Lucas claimed that digital technology had caught up to his "original vision" for "Star Wars". For the film's 20th anniversary in 1997, "Star Wars" was digitally remastered and re-released to movie theaters, along with "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", under the campaign title "Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition". This version of the film runs 124 minutes. The "Special Edition" contains visual shots and scenes that were unachievable in the original release due to financial, technological, and time constraints; one such scene involves a meeting between Han Solo and Jabba the Hutt. The process of

pos: Harmy's Despecialized Edition Harmy's Despecialized Edition Harmy's Despecialized Edition is a series of fan restorations of the first three films in the George Lucas-created "Star Wars" franchise: "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", intended to reproduce their appearance as originally shown in cinemas. The edits were created by a team of "Star Wars" fans led by Petr "Harmy" Harmáček, an English teacher from Plzeň, Czech Republic. The original "Star Wars" trilogy was released theatrically by 20th Century Fox for Lucasfilm between 1977 and 1983. Subsequent releases on home media, such as the 1997 "Special Edition" releases, introduced significant

pos: The Art of Star Wars in 1981, the film series adopted an episodic naming convention in the opening crawl. From 1994, reprinted editions of the first three books also adopted episode titles — "The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope", and so on. Revised editions of the first three books were published in 1997, with changes and new material added to reflect the additional special effects used in the Special Edition theatrical releases. The Art of Star Wars The Art of Star Wars is a series of books by various editors featuring concept art from the "Star Wars" motion picture saga. The

pos: Toby Philpott Month creative writing project. The book, "Foolproof", is about a group of nomadic young people living in modern Spain. Following the 1997 Star Wars Special Edition theatrical re-release of "A New Hope", Philpott said he did not like the new animated Jabba the Hutt featured in a previously-cut scene and, although he was interested in the future possibilities brought about by computer-generated imagery, he lamented the increased use of computer animations rather than animatronics and real performers. Philpott did not dismiss CGI altogether, especially when it appears seamless and convincing as he believed it did in Steven Spielberg's 1994 film,

pos: The Empire Strikes Back This original version was released on CED in 1984 and on VHS and Laserdisc several times during the 1980s and 1990s. When the film debuted on television, it was preceded by a second-person introduction by Darth Vader, which was framed as an interruption of the Earth broadcast by the Galactic Empire. As part of "Star Wars"s 20th anniversary celebration in 1997, "The Empire Strikes Back" was digitally remastered and re-released along with "Star Wars" and "Return of the Jedi" under the title "Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition". Lucas took this opportunity to make several minor changes to the film. These

pos: The Empire Strikes Back of the music as their master. In 1993, 20th Century Fox Film Scores released a special boxed set of four compact discs: the "Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology". This anthology included the film scores of all three members of the original "Star Wars Trilogy" in separate CDs, even though there was significant overlap between the three (such as the "Star Wars" theme music). In 1997, the record company RCA Victor released a definitive two-CD set to accompany the publications of all three of the Special Editions of the films of the "Star Wars Trilogy". This original limited-edition set

pos: The Empire Strikes Back (soundtrack) famous "20th Century Fox Fanfare" composed by Alfred Newman in 1954 was added to the track listing, preceding the "Star Wars Main Theme". In 1997, RCA Victor released a definitive two-disc set coinciding with the Special Edition releases of the original trilogy's films. This original limited-edition set featured a thirty-two page black booklet that was encased inside a protective outer slipcase. The covers of the booklet and the slipcase had the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition poster art. This booklet was very detailed, providing extensive notes on each music cue and pictures of the main characters and action sequences from

pos: Star Wars (soundtrack) score for "Star Wars" was recorded over the span of eight days in the month of March 1977. The 1997 Special Edition soundtrack release by RCA Victor included a detailed look at the recording log for all the cues in the film. Star Wars (soundtrack) Star Wars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 1977 film "Star Wars", composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Williams' score for "Star Wars" was recorded over eight sessions at Anvil Studios in Denham, England on March 5, 8–12, 15 and 16, 1977. The score

pos: Harold Weed his special effects work. In the 1997 Special Edition re-release of "", Weed played Ketwol, a character created with a costume and mechanical stilts. Also in the re-release, Weed appeared as the Wampa, replacing actor Des Webb, and then as character Melas. Weed worked on "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace" as a digital model development and construction artist and then "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" as a digital modeler. Weed has been interviewed for the "Star Wars: Insider" magazine and Jedi News. Weed appears in: Incomplete lists of Weed's visual effects works appear on the

pos: Star Wars video games control of mercenary Dash Rendar. "Shadows of the Empire" featured fan-favorite parts from the "Super Star Wars" line, such as another reenactment of the Battle of Hoth, piloting a snowspeeder and tying a cable around AT-ATs legs. After the Special Edition original trilogy re-release in 1997, LucasArts published other titles, including "" and "Star Wars Monopoly", as well as a "Star Wars"-themed fighter, "". Compilation: "" (1994) Compilation: "" (1995) "X-Wing" was one of the best-selling games of 1993, and established the beginning of the , which garnered numerous awards and recognition. "Star Wars: X-Wing" was followed by several sequels

pos: Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi the plot. She uses a staff as the bounty hunter Boushh when approaching Jabba's palace, fights with a broken chain as Jabba's escaped slave on his sail barge, and wields a blaster when fighting on Endor as a Rebel leader. In 1996 THQ announced that they would re-release "" and "Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" in February 1997 in order to coincide with the "Special Edition" of those films appearing in theaters. The re-release is identical to the original version. On release, Scary Larry of "GamePro" gave the Super NES version a mostly negative review. Though he praised

pos: Changes in Star Wars re-releases act had grown into a literal show-stopper—an in-your-face audio-visual spectacle that literally overshadowed the original hand-made effects". The puppet used for Sy Snootles was also replaced with CGI in the Special Edition. This was made because, according to producer Rick McCallum, Lucas could not achieve the "large musical number" he envisioned because characters could not move in certain ways, Sy Snootles could not open her mouth to lip sync correctly, and her eyes did not move. Lambie criticized this decision because it removed almost all evidence of puppeteer Timothy D. Rose's work in the film. The 1997 Special Edition also

pos: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back this forthcoming game. The winner was Jeff Crosno, for whom the developers placed his appearance on a Rebel soldier in an "Ice Fields of Hoth" cut-scene, replacing the already existing facial graphics. In 1996 THQ announced that they would re-release "Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" and "" in February 1997 in order to coincide with the "Special Edition" of those films appearing in theaters. The re-release is identical to the original version. The game was met with highly positive reviews. IGN praised the games enhanced "Mode 7" graphics. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Super Star Wars:

pos: Star Wars Trilogy (pinball) or a novice game which guarantees a 2-minute game time with the ball saver active. When the ball saver times out, the first drain ends the game. Holding in the left flipper and pressing start gives League mode and holding the right flipper gives Wizard mode. Star Wars Trilogy (pinball) Star Wars Trilogy is a 1997 pinball machine released by Sega Pinball. It is based in the "Star Wars" original trilogy. It was released in the year of the release of the special editions of the films. The backbox features an optional lenticular lens 3D image as a pinball industry

pos: Changes in Star Wars re-releases of the theatrical version. Lucasfilm offered the altered 1997 Special Edition release, but the Registry refused it as the first published version must be accepted. The Library of Congress, however, received a 35mm print of the film, without the "A New Hope" subtitle and subsequent alterations, in 1978 as part of the film's copyright deposit. The first film was released in 1977 under the title "Star Wars". The subtitles "Episode IV" and "A New Hope" were retroactively added to the opening crawl in a subsequent release. Accounts differ as to when this change occurred. Some, including Lucasfilm, date the addition

pos: Sarlacc which characters fall into and are consumed; some are pulled into the sarlacc's mouth by its tentacles. In the 1997 Special Edition of the film, computer-generated tentacles and a beak emerge from the opened mouth. Besides "Return of the Jedi", the creature and others like it are featured in "Star Wars" literature. Like other aspects of "Star Wars", the sarlacc became a part of popular culture. The creature was incorporated into the merchandising campaign that accompanied the release of "Return of the Jedi". It is the subject of analysis and humor in works of literature unassociated with "Star Wars". The

pos: Return of the Jedi as simply "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi", despite its on-screen "Episode VI" distinction. The original film was later re-released to theaters in 1985. In 1997, for the 20th anniversary of the release of "Star Wars" (retitled "Episode IV: A New Hope"), Lucas released "The Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition". Along with the two other films in the original trilogy, "Return of the Jedi" was re-released on March 14, 1997, with a number of changes and additions, which included the insertion of several alien band members in Jabba's throne room, the modification of the Sarlacc to include a beak, the

pos: Max Rebo Band be regarded as apocryphal, is found in various literature of the "Star Wars" expanded universe. The group are classified as "Jizz-wailers", which, according to the "Star Wars Encyclopedia", refers to a "musician who plays a fast, contemporary, and upbeat style of music." Max and Droopy were portrayed by actors in bodysuits, while Sy was operated by two puppeteers who were stationed above and beneath the set. The new members seen in the 1997 Special Edition re-release of "Return of the Jedi" were computer-generated, as was Sy Snootles in said version. The Max Rebo Band made their "Star Wars" canon debut

pos: Changes in Star Wars re-releases this, Luke reacts strongly to Biggs's death. The 1997 Special Edition of the "Star Wars" film incorporated the previously deleted scene on Yavin IV. The loss of the scenes at Tatooine and Yavin IV was felt to lessen the significance of Biggs' death, cast Luke's reaction to the death as overly strong, and make the framing of the death as a tragedy confusing. It was felt that the readdition of the Yavin IV scene helped to rectify this issue. The original script for the "Star Wars" film included a scene between Jabba the Hutt and Han Solo, and the scene

pos: Monopoly Star Wars land on their designated space. Players also had the option to compete in multiplayer LAN games, and observe such games through Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone, through agreements with Microsoft and Sony Online Entertainment. Zone Support for CD-ROM games ceased on Juny 19, 2006. GameRanger has since enabled support for it, reviving its multiplayer functionality. Previously, Hasbro had created a board game version of Star Wars Monopoly, which has sold very well; 1997 was the year of a Special Edition version of the Star Wars original trilogy, so it was decided to release a video game version for the Christmas season,

pos: From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga of Northern California for the Endor scenes, the filming of the speeder bike chase sequence, and the creation of the various alien languages and the songs "Lapti Nek" as performed by the character Sy Snootles and the Ewok celebration song at the end of the film. It also includes footage from the original deleted scene from "Star Wars" featuring Han Solo's meeting with Jabba the Hutt, who was then played by Irish actor Declan Mulholland (the scene was later restored for the 1997 Special Edition of "Star Wars" in which a CGI Jabba was superimposed over Mulholland and his dialogue

neg: Human Again (song) and I were sitting around talking about the "Star Wars" Special Edition that had just come out and Kirk jokingly suggested, 'wouldn't it be fun to do a special edition of Beauty with Human Again or new material in it?' When the head of Feature Animation said he thought it was a great idea, we stopped joking and began thinking about how we could actually do it. We had storyboarded the sequence for the original production, but completely reworked it for this special edition of the film." Kirk Wise (who directed the original film) also directed the reanimated sequence, with

neg: Star Wars Gangsta Rap from "Star Wars Gangsta Rap Special Edition" appear in the VH1 special "When Star Wars Ruled the World" in 2004. It has inspired other similar works and imitations, notably "The Lords Of The Rhymes", done very much in the style of the "Star Wars Gangsta Rap" but instead parodying "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Another BentTV "Star Wars" parody cartoon was created in 1999. It is a fake advertisement for a "Star Wars Christmas" CD hosted by Han Solo. Director Thomas Lee would later animate the video for "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "I'll Sue Ya" on his 2006 album

neg: Star Wars: Thrawn edition has the same cover design in black, with a double-sided pull out poster that has a Thrawn portrait on one side and the Del Rey novel timeline on the other; and the "Star Wars" Celebration limited edition has a textless cover with Thrawn's full face, the portrait on the back cover, and special end papers. Adrian Liang of "Omnivoracious" called the novel "a solid addition to the new official "Star Wars" novels", noting that "the Thrawn POV chapters are the weakest" while the Vanto sections "provide the most insight and entertainment." In July 2017, Marvel Comics announced that a

neg: Star Wars: Starfighter that puts you in the pilot seat." In Japan, "Famitsu" gave the PS2 version a score of 30 out of 40. In the "" Two-Disc Special Edition DVD, the developers confirmed that a sequel of "Star Wars: Starfighter" would be developed, this time based on "" and would incorporate Force powers in the gameplay. It was stated that this was due to the original game's success. "" was released in 2002. Star Wars: Starfighter Star Wars: Starfighter is a 2001 action video game, developed and published by LucasArts, that takes place right before the Battle of Naboo. The player unites

neg: Walker (Star Wars) released toys based on those molds when the Special Edition trilogy was distributed. Micro Machines also released AT-AT, AT-ST, and AT-TE toys. Both Decipher Inc. and Wizards of the Coast published AT-AT and AT-ST cards for their "Star Wars Customizable Card Game" and "Star Wars Trading Card Game", respectively. Lego has released AT-AT, AT-ST, AT-AP, AT-OT, AT-RT, and AT-TE models. Walker (Star Wars) Walkers are vehicles from the "Star Wars" universe that traverse the landscape on mechanical legs. They are used by the Old Republic, the Galactic Empire, and the First Order for ground assault or transport. Throughout the saga

neg: Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition The Death Star is a special Imperial unit that can protect your own planets from attack, and destroy other planets. Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition is a commercial strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. It is a variation of the classic board game Risk, with the rules and appearance altered to fit within the fictional Star Wars universe, during the Galactic Civil War (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) period. It was released in November 2006, almost two years after the release of Unlike the generic armies differentiated only

neg: Star Wars (film) creating the new visual effects for "Star Wars" was featured in the documentary film, "", directed by "Star Wars" sound designer, Ben Burtt. Although most changes are minor or cosmetic in nature, many fans and critics believe that Lucas degraded the film with the additions. A particularly controversial change in which a bounty hunter named Greedo shoots first when confronting Han Solo has inspired T-shirts brandishing the phrase "Han Shot First". "Star Wars" required extensive recovery of misplaced footage and restoration of the whole, before Lucas's "Special Edition" modifications could be attempted. It was discovered that in addition to the

neg: Sarlacc of the sarlacc in "Star Wars" fiction are based on this revised design. Lucas did retain some of the special effects from the 1983 film in the Special Edition. The tentacle that captures the skiff guard Kithaba and pulls him into the sarlacc mouth is from the original film, as well as the tentacle that attaches to Lando Calrissian's leg. Aside from "Star Wars" fiction and merchandising, popular fiction author Stefan Demetriou uses the sarlacc as a descriptive term for slowness, a reference to the creature's extended digestive process. The sarlacc became part of "Return of the Jedi"<nowiki>'s</nowiki> merchandising campaign

neg: Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition a few exceptions, such as Ord Mantell's placement in the Outer Rim region instead of the Mid Rim. The game can be played with standard Risk rules or Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition rules When playing by the Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition rules, each of the three factions has its own victory condition. The Empire must eliminate all Rebel forces. The Rebel Alliance must find and destroy the Emperor, who will be hidden under one of the Imperial Bases. The Hutts must take control of 10 out of the 13 designated resource planets on the board. The moment one

neg: Star Wars (1977 comic book) Goodwin said in 1996: The "Empire" adaptation appeared in three other formats: as a magazine ("Marvel Super Special" #16), an oversized tabloid edition ("Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"), and as a paperback book. Writer David Michelinie and artist Walt Simonson became the new creative team with issue #51 (September 1981). An unused "John Carter, Warlord of Mars" story, which had sat in inventory after Marvel had cancelled that series, was rewritten and redrawn, and published in "Star Wars" #53 (November 1981). Ron Frenz became the regular artist of the title starting with #71 (May 1983).

neg: SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back Betamax, CED, and Laserdisc as part of a double feature with the 1977 special "The Making of Star Wars". It was reissued separately in Japan on Laserdisc in 1992, and was also reissued as a triple feature with "The Making of Star Wars" and the 1983 special "Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi". The special was also included in PAL format VHS as part of the limited edition "ISSD Executor" metal box set in 1995. The special is included as an additional feature on the "Star Wars" Blu-ray box set, released in September 2011. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

neg: Harmy's Despecialized Edition in their altered versions. As a result of these changes, a group of fans met on various Internet forums to construct higher quality cuts as fan edits by using the available home media and blending the Special Edition DVDs with the LaserDisc transfers. One such edit for "The Empire Strikes Back" was created by "Star Wars" fan Adywan. Petr Harmáček (known online by the alias "Harmy") had watched a dubbed version of the original cut of "Star Wars" at the age of six, and had then seen the Special Editions of "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi"

neg: Ewok Celebration the film (see List of changes in Star Wars re-releases), a different song ("Victory Celebration") without lyrics replaces the original version. It does not appear on newer editions of the soundtrack recordings, available only in a limited edition box set. The song has been used in several "Star Wars" video games released after the special editions came out, such as "" and "". In 1983, Meco recorded a version of the song "Ewok Celebration" which reached No. 60 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song appears in an episode of the sitcom "Spaced"; the producers could not acquire the rights

neg: Star Wars Holiday Special reception, both by "Star Wars" fans and the general public. Anthony Daniels, in a documentary promoting the worldwide tour of "Star Wars: In Concert", notes with a laugh that the "Star Wars" universe includes "The horrible "Holiday Special" that nobody talks about". Nathan Rabin of "The A.V. Club" wrote, "I'm not convinced the special wasn’t ultimately written and directed by a sentient bag of cocaine." George Lucas did not have significant involvement with the film's production and was reportedly unhappy with the results; however, Patty Maloney, who played Lumpy, stated in 2008 that Lucas was sent dailies of each day's

neg: Star Wars Tales Volume 5 Star Wars Tales Volume 5 Star Wars Tales Volume 5 is the fifth "Star Wars Tales" trade paperback, collecting issues 17-20. In this possibly canon story, Han Solo and Chewbacca come into the possession of some valuable glowing Tandgor gems, that Solo claims will pay off debts and mod the Millennium Falcon. When the Falcon runs low on fuel they head for a small unnamed planet. Solo receives no lifesign readings, as if the whole planet's population disappeared. After making planet fall, Solo and Chewbacca step out of their ship and into the fog, only for the Corellian to be

neg: Star Wars: Starfighter Star Wars: Starfighter Star Wars: Starfighter is a 2001 action video game, developed and published by LucasArts, that takes place right before the Battle of Naboo. The player unites alongside three starfighter pilots and is allowed to take control of several different spacecraft to help stop the invasion that threatens Naboo. Ten months after the initial release on PlayStation 2, an Xbox version was released under the title "Star Wars: Starfighter: Special Edition" with enhanced graphics, improved multiplayer and several other upgrades. The Xbox and PC ports were performed by Secret Level. During Q3 2003, Tsunami Visual Technologies released the

neg: George Lucas anniversary of "Star Wars," Lucas returned to the original trilogy and made numerous modifications using newly available digital technology, releasing them in theaters as the "Star Wars Special Edition". For DVD releases in 2004 and Blu-ray releases in 2011, the trilogy received further revisions to make them congruent with the prequel trilogy. Besides the additions to the "Star Wars" franchise, Lucas released a "Director's Cut" of "THX 1138" in 2004, with the film re-cut and containing a number of CGI revisions. The first "Star Wars" prequel was finished and released in 1999 as "", which would be the first film

neg: Kenner Star Wars action figures from collectors and they frequently demand a high price premium. A renewed interest in "Star Wars" was apparent by the mid-1990s, due to a rerelease of the trilogy on laserdisc and VHS and in anticipation of the upcoming "Star Wars Special Edition". Kenner, which had been bought by Tonka in 1987 and subsequently by Hasbro in 1991, took advantage of this and, in 1995, released a new line of "Star Wars" action figures, again under the logo "Power of the Force". These figures were easily distinguishable from the vintage range due to the new figures being sculpted in more "heroic"

neg: Hutt (Star Wars) "Pizza the Hutt" from the "Star Wars" spoof film "Spaceballs". Hutt (Star Wars) The Hutts are a fictional alien species in the "Star Wars" franchise. Hutts are rotund, voracious and grotesque-looking slug-like creatures with a predisposition to being involved as leaders in organized crime. The most famous Hutt and the first to be depicted, from whose design template that later used for other members of the race is derived, is Jabba the Hutt, who appears in the films "Return of the Jedi", the Special Edition release of "A New Hope", and "". Both Jabba and numerous other Hutts additionally feature

neg: Hutt (Star Wars) Hutt (Star Wars) The Hutts are a fictional alien species in the "Star Wars" franchise. Hutts are rotund, voracious and grotesque-looking slug-like creatures with a predisposition to being involved as leaders in organized crime. The most famous Hutt and the first to be depicted, from whose design template that later used for other members of the race is derived, is Jabba the Hutt, who appears in the films "Return of the Jedi", the Special Edition release of "A New Hope", and "". Both Jabba and numerous other Hutts additionally feature in various works of the "Star Wars" expanded universe, which

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neg: Message from Space film a positive review, noting that the film "borrows wholesale from [Star Wars]", while stating "if the Japanese have not come up with something original, they have brought forth an illegitimate baby that is so good that it will not shame its unacknowledged parents. The special effects are spectacular and the action is everything one could wish." From retrospective reviews, online film database AllMovie gave the film three stars out of five, described reviews as "unfairly slagged as a cheap rip-off of Star Wars" and that the film "makes up for its shortcomings with a devil-may-care energy reminiscent of '40s-era

neg: I've Never Seen Star Wars (TV series) March 2009, with guests including John Humphrys, Esther Rantzen, Rory McGrath and Hugh Dennis. A new host, Jo Brand, presented a December 2011 episode. Each episode of "I've Never Seen Star Wars" features a different guest trying things they have never done before, and seeing whether they liked their experiences or not. Some of the experiences come from the show's special list, which contains a range of different experiences, such as certain books, films, foodstuffs etc. The experiences tend to a mixture of things from the list and things the guest wants to try out themselves. The guest and Brigstocke

neg: Star Wars Holiday Special the special. However, the special has not been officially released. The so-called "Platinum Edition" DVD mentioned in a review by Lawrence Person on Locus Online was an April Fools hoax. Animation cels sold in the mid-1990s came from the special's animated Boba Fett segment. Segments of that cartoon appear in the 2002 "" web documentary "Bucket Head" and Jeremy Bulloch, who portrayed Fett in the original films, introduces the segment as coming from the "Holiday Special". In 2004, the official "Star Wars" site confirmed that documentary filmmaker Kevin Burns was allowed access to the original print for use in his

neg: Collectible card game its "Dungeons & Dragons" property which also gave them control of Gen Con. Wizards now had its long sought role-playing game, and it quickly discontinued all plans to continue producing Dragon Dice as well as any hopes of resuming production of the "Spellfire" CCG. Decipher was now sanctioning tournaments for their "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" games. "Star Wars" was also enjoying strong success from the recently rereleased "Star Wars" "Special Edition" films. In fact, the CCG would remain the second best selling CCG until the introduction of "Pokémon" in 1999. Wizards continued acquiring properties and bought Five Rings Publishing

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) City held costume and trivia contests on July 26, and gave away limited-edition "Star Wars" toys with every purchase. A section of the Toys "R" Us website was also dedicated to "The Clone Wars". The toy line continues with The Clone Wars figures being well received by collectors for their detail to the characters and vehicles. Due to Lucas' sudden decision to produce the film, Lucas Licensing did not have time to enter into agreements with previous "Star Wars" marketing partners like Pepsi, Burger King and Kellogg's, with which the Lucasfilm licensing company had a ten-year marketing plan for the

neg: Risk: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition the basic mechanics of any standard Risk game, you can more easily learn the rest of the particulars of any other special interest Risk games like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy edition or the Star Wars editions, 2210 AD, Transformers Risk, etc. Many fans were upset about the initial release of "Risk: The Lord of the Rings" because it did not include the regions (continents) of Gondor and Mordor. This was odd because unlike normal Risk, in this game certain players use "Forces of Evil" armies and others use "Forces of Good" armies: Gondor is the head "good" country

neg: Star Wars: Lost Stars come to support them, as their tradition expected, except, to her surprise, Thane. After the trial, they parted ways and did not meet again until when Thane's team had been dispatched to the site of Second Death Star to gather intelligence. After the destruction of the Second Death Star, Ciena was badly injured and had to take long medical leave. When she was back on duty, she was promoted to "Captain" and assigned a Star Destroyer to command. During the Battle of Jakku, Thane's team was tasked to infiltrate and capture the Star Destroyer. When Ciena realized that the ship

neg: John Berkey a similar composition to the theatrical poster artwork for "Star Wars" by Tom Jung and the Brothers Hildebrandt. When the novelization of the film was published, "", the United Kingdom edition published by Sphere Books featured cover art by Berkey (Ballantine Books' US edition originally featured a cover by Ralph McQuarrie). Another of Berkey's original paintings for "Star Wars" was a poster depicting the final battle over the Death Star from the final scenes of the film. Berkey reportedly never saw "Star Wars", and this is evidenced in the fact that he illustrated multiple Millennium Falcon spaceships (in the film

neg: Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition turn. While playing the Clone Wars version, the Republic armies and the Separatist armies have different card decks. When a player draws a card, the card is drawn from the appropriate deck. Each card has a symbol of a spacecraft on it, as well as a section for special rules. During gameplay, cards can be played in 3 different ways: Some cards have a red colored background, which represent the Jedi Anakin Skywalker. Anakin cards are available to both the Republic and Separatist armies, representing his struggle between the Light and Dark sides of the Force. Once Order 66 is

neg: Star Wars sequel trilogy 2008, after all six films had been released, Lucas said: "The movies were the story of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, and when Luke saves the galaxy and redeems his father, that's where that story ends." In another 2008 interview in "Total Film", Lucas ruled out anybody else making "Star Wars" films, and additionally added that the "Expanded Universe" novels and comics did not lined up with his six films "Star Wars" saga. Asked if he was happy for new "Star Wars" films to be made after his death, he said: "I've left pretty explicit instructions for there not to

neg: Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition is a commercial strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. It is a variation of the classic board game Risk, with the rules and appearance altered to fit within the fictional Star Wars universe, during the Galactic Civil War (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) period. It was released in November 2006, almost two years after the release of Unlike the generic armies differentiated only by their colour in the classic game of Risk, in the Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition there are three distinct

neg: Changes in Star Wars re-releases visual effects were felt to have "stripped the film of every aspect that it had won its Academy Awards for". Lance Ulanoff of "Mashable", who in 2015 viewed the original theatrical print of "Star Wars" submitted to the Library of Congress, notes merit to Lucas' belief that technology did not allow him to achieve his vision, noting that a visible marquee around Leia's ship is "so jarring that it temporarily pulls me out of the film" because it is "lack[ing] the seamless quality [he has] come to expect from sci-fi and fantasy". Despite this, he "hate[s] each and every one"

neg: First Night 2013 with Jamie Kennedy quickly went viral, and was picked up by a number of blogs and news outlets. Broyls himself believed that "there was no way that this broadcast was meant to turn out the way it turned out" due to the large number of technical problems that were seen throughout "First Night", but acknowledged that the special may have a "rough charm" similar to that of B-movies or "The Star Wars Holiday Special". Professional wrestler Adam Pearce attended the event in person, but did not notice any abnormalities aside from the fight at the end. However, Pearce did not rule out the

neg: Star Wars (UK comics) would run stories which had years previously been printed in Titan's original Star Wars comic, such as the "Star Wars Tales" story "Resurrection". It was printed as a regular-sized comic book, similar to Titan's DC Collector's Edition series which features titles such as "Batman Legends". The final issue was number 24. Issue 15 of Titan's Totally... magazine was a one off special for the February 2012 3D re-release of "". It featured an original comic strip titled 'Duel of the Fates', written by Steve White and pencilled by Will Sliney. The strip featured several panels which could be viewed in

neg: Fan edit that maintain or restore consistency within the film, such as the "Star Wars" fan-restoration "Harmy's Despecialized Edition", which aims at restoring the "Star Wars" Original Trilogy to its original, pre-Special Edition form. Other types of fan edits, such as "Cosmogony", "Bateman Begins: An American Psycho" and "Memories Alone", merge footage from various films into an entirely different production. While many fan edits are viewed as reactionary to perceived weaknesses in the original films, one film scholar at the University of Kansas has argued that such edits allow fans to creatively reimagine films instead of merely attempting to fix such works.

neg: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace widescreen Collector's Edition version. In its first two days of availability, the regular version sold 4.5 million copies and the limited edition sold 500,000. It was the first "Star Wars" film to be officially released on DVD, on October 16, 2001, in a slightly extended cut from the theatrical release. The special features included seven deleted scenes completed specifically for the DVD, a commentary track featuring Lucas and producer Rick McCallum, and several documentariesincluding a full-length documentary entitled "The Beginning: Making Episode I". "The Phantom Menace" became the fastest selling DVD ever in the U.S.; 2.2 million copies were sold

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) November 11, 2008 in the United States and on December 8, 2008 in the United Kingdom. The film was released as a single-disc DVD, two-disc Special Edition DVD, and Blu-ray Disc. The standard-definition versions include the film in widescreen format with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX sound, and with feature-length audio commentary. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" received an approval rating of 18% based on 169 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Mechanical animation and a less-than stellar script make "The Clone Wars" a pale shadow of George

neg: Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed movies. The first main subject of the special discusses the origins of films as they were written in the early 1970s, during a time of social unrest and political upheaval. When "Star Wars" was released it reaffirmed the notion that there is such a thing as good versus evil and evil must be defeated. The films made use of Joseph Campbell's model of the hero's journey as discussed in the book "The Hero With a Thousand Faces". In "Star Wars", two characters embark on the hero's journey, Anakin Skywalker and his son Luke. Luke starts out as a nobody much

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars to "Star Trek". "It was "Star Wars" that thrust "Star Trek" into the people of Paramount's consciousness" Shatner stated. The documentary "Trek Nation" features interviews where both Lucas and Roddenberry praise each other's respective franchises, with the former stating that "Star Trek" was an influence while writing the original screenplay for "Star Wars". He explained that while both franchises were so "far out", "Star Trek" produced a fanbase that "softened up the entertainment arena" so that "Star Wars" could "come along and stand on its shoulders." This is also acknowledged by Shatner, who went as far as to call "Star

neg: Warwick Davis and Ashley Davis, an insurance worker. Davis has a younger sister. He was educated at Chinthurst School and later the City of London Freemen's School. Davis was born with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, an extremely rare form of dwarfism. When Davis was 11, his grandmother heard a radio advert calling for people who were tall or shorter to be in "Return of the Jedi". To Davis, who was a fan of the "Star Wars" films, it was a dream come true. During the filming of "Return of the Jedi", Mark Hamill bought Davis every "Star Wars" figure he did not have.

neg: Star Wars Holiday Special to "The Star Wars Holiday Special" as canon in a 2015 interview. After being introduced by the special, the character Boba Fett and the planet Kashyyyk have gone on to play integral roles in the franchise, making their first film appearances in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "", respectively. Apart from this, more specific references to "The Star Wars Holiday Special" have been made including: Footnotes Citations Bibliography Star Wars Holiday Special The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American musical science fiction television film set in the "Star Wars" galaxy. It stars the original film's main cast, Chewbacca's

neg: A Guide to the Star Wars Universe and "Expanded Universe" information, with media sources cited. The second edition also included a brief timeline, and a comparison of sublight speeds in starfighters. A Guide to the Star Wars Universe A Guide to the Star Wars Universe is a reference book based on the "Star Wars" franchise published by Del Rey. The first edition was published in 1984 and written by Raymond L. Velasco, while a second edition was published in 1994, written by Bill Slavicsek, who later also wrote a third edition, published in 2000. The books alphabetically detail fictional people, places, things, and events in the Star

neg: Duel of the Fates ending. "Duel of the Fates" also plays when Darth Maul appears during the Jedi Training Academy show featured at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland. A special of "Lego Star Wars" called "The Empire Strikes Out" features a short section of Duel of the Fates, in which Darth Maul hums along with the music while declaring how "awesome" he is. Another "Lego Star Wars" special, entitled "The Yoda Chronicles: Menace of the Sith", also featured Duel of the Fates. Count Dooku plays the music on a radio during a demonstration of the Sith clone Jek-14's power. Darth Maul complains that Duel

neg: Star Wars: Uprising "There's nothing really wrong with it, but if you were hoping for a "Star Wars" mobile game with a little more bite than the usual card battlers and tower defence titles, you're going to come away disappointed." IGN awarded it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying ""Star Wars: Uprising" boils down to the pursuit of upgradeable stuff administered through simple action and scant story." Star Wars: Uprising Star Wars: Uprising was an action role-playing game by Kabam and published by Disney Interactive Studios for iOS and Android. It was released on September 9, 2015. On September 22, 2016

neg: WCCW Star Wars (1982) Erichs" in 2007 and "The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling" released in 2011. WCCW Star Wars (1982) World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), based out of Dallas, Texas held a number of major professional wrestling super shows under the name "Wrestling Star Wars" between 1981 and 1989, with three of these being held in 1982. Promoter Fritz Von Erich held two "Wrestling Star Wars" events, one in March and one in August as well as a special "Christmas Star Wars" on December 25 of that year. The driving storyline behind both the second and third Star Wars show

neg: WCCW Star Wars (1982) WCCW Star Wars (1982) World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), based out of Dallas, Texas held a number of major professional wrestling super shows under the name "Wrestling Star Wars" between 1981 and 1989, with three of these being held in 1982. Promoter Fritz Von Erich held two "Wrestling Star Wars" events, one in March and one in August as well as a special "Christmas Star Wars" on December 25 of that year. The driving storyline behind both the second and third Star Wars show of 1982 was Von Erich's son Kerry Von Erich's quest to defeat Ric Flair for the

neg: Star Warped that of acclaimed comedy series "Monty Python". German review site "PC Games" gave the game a rating of 23 out of 100, commenting that the game lacked a funny bone and had "non-starter" gags; in the conclusion of the review it was recommended that "PC Games"' readers save their money on purchasing the title, instead investing into buying the Special Edition versions of Star Wars. Another Germany review site, "PC Action", positively compared the title to "Pyst", saying it offered more variety than the Myst parody, but also suggested that players would get bored after an hour of gameplay, and

neg: Star Warped was added until 1998; however Allgame writer Christopher Michael Baker notes that even unregistered visitors to the website are still able to "check out and laugh at" some activities, minigames, and other content. An online-only quiz-themed minigame entitled You Don't NoJedi – a parody of You Don't Know Jack – was featured on the site, as a teaser to the game's content. Bonus modules from Star Wars were featured on the CD for PYST Special Edition. In 1998, after Parrot's acquisition by The Learning Company, Palladium founder and chief executive officer Ed Bernstein said "it was a fun business, but

neg: A Guide to the Star Wars Universe A Guide to the Star Wars Universe A Guide to the Star Wars Universe is a reference book based on the "Star Wars" franchise published by Del Rey. The first edition was published in 1984 and written by Raymond L. Velasco, while a second edition was published in 1994, written by Bill Slavicsek, who later also wrote a third edition, published in 2000. The books alphabetically detail fictional people, places, things, and events in the Star Wars expanded universe. Most of the entries are quite short, with the longest being just over two pages. Each entry is divided into "G-canon"

neg: Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game of the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe in 2014, much of this nomenclature still exists in new canon works. In 1992 West End Games published the second edition of the game, in which the title remained unchanged. In 1996 a revision of the second edition saw the light of day, but its title was slightly changed from "Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game - Second Edition" to "The Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Second Edition - Revised and Expanded". By the end of the game's run around 140 sourcebook and adventure supplements were published for the game during its run through three editions.

neg: Harmy's Despecialized Edition praised the films as "an absolute joy to watch", while Gizmodo described them as "very, "very" good". In an article listing Ars Technica's favorite "Star Wars" items, Sam Machkovech selected "Harmy's Despecialized Edition", calling it "a treat". Harmy's Despecialized Edition Harmy's Despecialized Edition is a series of fan restorations of the first three films in the George Lucas-created "Star Wars" franchise: "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", intended to reproduce their appearance as originally shown in cinemas. The edits were created by a team of "Star Wars" fans led by Petr "Harmy" Harmáček, an English

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars Wars" a "derivative" of "Star Trek". A few references to "Star Wars" have been inserted into "Star Trek" films. For fleeting moments, one can see ships and droids from "Star Wars" in both "Star Trek" (2009) and "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013). Some "Star Trek" films and television episodes used the "Star Wars" animation shop, Industrial Light & Magic, for their special effects. When Roddenberry was honored at a "Star Trek" convention late in life, a congratulatory letter from Lucas was presented by an actor dressed as Darth Vader. A few years earlier, Roddenberry had contributed an entry in honor

neg: Star Wars (soundtrack) 20th Century Records logo. Unlike all of Sony Classical's previous releases, however, the vinyl version is a remastered version of the original 1977 release, not the Special Edition. Walt Disney Records remastered and reissued the soundtrack on vinyl LP on December 1, 2017, and on CD and digital formats on May 4, 2018. The original 1977 release of the soundtrack, entitled "Star Wars - Original Soundtrack", included a poster of a painting by science fiction artist John Berkey, depicting the final battle over the Death Star from the film's end. The album was released as a double LP which was

neg: Star Wars sequel trilogy that there would be no Star Wars Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, since the time feels right to move on: In 1999, when asked about the possibility of someone else making "Star Wars" films, Lucas said, "Probably not, it's my thing." In August 1999, at a press conference in New York City to discuss "The Phantom Menace", Lucas described the "nine year commitment" required to make a "Star Wars" trilogy. In 2002, he said: "Basically what I said as a joke was, 'Maybe when Harrison and Carrie are in their 70s, we'll come back and do another version.' The thing

neg: Star Wars: Jedi Arena its overall "misguided" concept (given that the Jedi never actually engage in a duel), and the gameplay for "[relying] too much on luck". Several other sources described "Jedi Arena" to be either lamentable or one of the worst "Star Wars" games. On the contrary, Matt Dorville of "Blastr" ranked the game No. 31 on the website's list of 50 "Star Wars" games ranked from worst to best, admitting that "Jedi Arena" was not bad at the time of release and that the game did offer an entertaining gameplay. In the book "Guinness World Records 2017 Gamer’s Edition", "Jedi Arena" is

neg: Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition a special track. Each space on the track has a list of numbers from 1 to 8 next to it. At the end of a Separatist player's turn, once per game, that player may call Order 66. When this happens, the Separatist player rolls an 8-sided die for each of the territories belonging to a Republic player. If the number rolled is in the list of numbers next to the space that Darth Sidious is on, the territory immediately becomes controlled by a Separatist army. The Republic troops and spacecraft are removed and replaced with the same number of troops

neg: Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition especially when used in conjunction with one another. Spacecraft are NOT destroyed after use. At the beginning of each Separatist army's turn, the player places a special token face-down onto a space that army controls. These tokens represent the various leaders of the Separatist Army, such as Count Dooku, General Grievous, and Nute Gunray. The Republic player does not know which token represents which leader. Each token has a number of red dots on the front side. If a Republic player captures a territory containing one of these tokens, at the end of that player's turn the player may draw

neg: Physics and Star Wars concept of these "lightsabers" is similar to those as in the "Star Wars" universe, there are some still significant problems and differences. The photons used in these devices repulsed each other and caused an energy beam, but are still able to pass through one another when two separate beams come into contact, unlike the ones in "Star Wars". Physics and Star Wars The space opera interstellar epic "Star Wars" uses science and technology in its settings and storylines. The series has showcased many technological concepts, both in the movies and in the expanded universe of novels, comics and other forms

neg: Big Time Wrestling Star Wars (1981) already competed once that night. Big Time Wrestling Star Wars (1981) NWA Big Time Wrestling (BTW; Later known as World Class Championship Wrestling), based out of Dallas, Texas held a their first major professional wrestling super shows under the name "'Wrestling Star Wars" in 1981, an event series that would run until 1989, with at least three of these being held in 1981. Promoter Fritz Von Erich held two "Wrestling Star Wars" events, one in June and one in October as well as a special "Christmas Star Wars" on December 25 of that year. It is believed that the June

neg: Big Time Wrestling Star Wars (1981) Big Time Wrestling Star Wars (1981) NWA Big Time Wrestling (BTW; Later known as World Class Championship Wrestling), based out of Dallas, Texas held a their first major professional wrestling super shows under the name "'Wrestling Star Wars" in 1981, an event series that would run until 1989, with at least three of these being held in 1981. Promoter Fritz Von Erich held two "Wrestling Star Wars" events, one in June and one in October as well as a special "Christmas Star Wars" on December 25 of that year. It is believed that the June 4, 1981 version of Wrestling

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars is a huge fan of "Star Trek: The Original Series". He argued that while both franchises are popular, "Star Wars" comes out as the superior, for its soundtracks and special effects. Contrasting the focus of the two franchises, contributor J.C. Herzthe of "The New York Times" argued, ""Trek" fandom revolves around technology because the "Star Trek" universe was founded on ham-fisted dialogue and "Gong Show"-caliber acting. But the fictional science has always been brilliant. The science in "Star Wars" is nonsense, and everyone knows it. But no one cares because "Star Wars" isn't about science. It's epic drama. It's about

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) Lucas' once great franchise." This constituted the lowest Rotten Tomatoes rating of any "Star Wars" film; the previous six theatrical films ranged from 55% to 95%, and the made-for-television Ewok films and the "Star Wars Holiday Special" garnered higher ratings, although their averages encompassed far fewer reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". "Entertainment Weekly" listed "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" as one of the five worst films of 2008 with critic Owen Gleiberman saying, It's hard to tell the droids from the Jedi

neg: Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition many situations there are no territories in which the figure can be easily defended, allowing the Republic to take the territory quickly, even if many of their own territories were taken. Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition is a form of the board game Risk (game). The factions represented in the game are the Galactic Republic, led largely by the Jedi, and the Separatists, led by charismatic Count Dooku. The box contains the gameboard, cardboard tokens and plastic tokens. Plastic pieces include dice (5 six-sided , 5 eight-sided) and tokens depicting the

neg: Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition is a form of the board game Risk (game). The factions represented in the game are the Galactic Republic, led largely by the Jedi, and the Separatists, led by charismatic Count Dooku. The box contains the gameboard, cardboard tokens and plastic tokens. Plastic pieces include dice (5 six-sided , 5 eight-sided) and tokens depicting the armies and Darth Sidious. Cardboard pieces represent other elements of the game being: The game board consists of zones. Each zone contains a grouping of game squares which represent a planet

neg: Stormtrooper (Star Wars) Imperial Navy, stormtroopers are able to be deployed swiftly and respond to states of civil unrest or insurrection, act as a planetary garrison, and police areas within the Galactic Empire. They are shown in collective groups of varying organizational sizes ranging from squads to legions and for some, their armor and training are modified for special operations and environments. In early drafts of "Star Wars" and Ralph McQuarrie's concept designs, stormtroopers were to wield lightsabers and hand-held shields as common weapons not limited to the Jedi or Sith. George Lucas, when composing background information in 1977, stated that females did

neg: Harmy's Despecialized Edition already bought "Star Wars" 10 times over on DVD." , he has received no legal issues from Lucasfilm over the "Despecialized Edition". Reaction to "Harmy's Despecialized Edition" has been positive. Writing for Inverse, Sean Hutchinson placed it at number one on his list of the best "Star Wars" fan edits, and described it as "the perfect pre-1997 way to experience the saga". Whitson Gordon of Lifehacker called the edits "the best version of "Star Wars" you can watch", and named them "the version of "Star Wars" we've all been clamoring for the last 20 years". Similarly, Nathan Barry of "Wired"

neg: Star Wars (film) and Trappola mortale ("Deadly trap", the "Falcon" being captured by the Death Star). "Star Wars" debuted on Betamax, CED, LaserDisc, Video 2000, and VHS between the 1980s and 1990s by CBS/Fox Video. The final issue of the original theatrical release (pre-Special Edition) to VHS format occurred in 1995, as part of "Last Chance to Own the Original" campaign, available as part of a trilogy set and as a standalone purchase. The film was released for the first time on DVD on September 21, 2004, in a box set with "The Empire Strikes Back", "Return of the Jedi", and a bonus

neg: Carrie Fisher Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn also star in the film. In 1977, Fisher starred as Princess Leia in George Lucas' science-fiction film "Star Wars" (later retitled "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope") opposite Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. At the time, she believed the script for "Star Wars" was fantastic, but did not expect many people to agree with her. Though her fellow actors were not close at the time, they bonded after the commercial success of the film. In April 1978, Fisher appeared as the love interest in Ringo Starr's 1978 TV special "Ringo". The

neg: John Dykstra money was spent on developing the digital camera systems and that the effects team did not deliver all the shots that he had wanted causing the production to run behind schedule. These tensions would reportedly culminate with Dykstra's dismissal from ILM following Lucas' return from principal photography in London. Regardless, following the release of "Star Wars", Dykstra and his team won Academy Awards for best special effects and special technical achievement. After "Star Wars", Dykstra began working on "Battlestar Galactica" for Universal Studios. Supervising the special effects for the three-hour pilot episode (which was also released theatrically), Dykstra formed his

neg: Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing is a racing video game with characters from "", "Star Wars", and "Return of the Jedi". The playable characters are portrayed in a humorous light in the super deformed style (featuring unusually large heads and small bodies). This game is available on PlayStation 2 only, as the Dreamcast, Windows, and Apple Macintosh versions were cancelled due to poor sales of the PS2 edition. "Super Bombad Racing" received average to mixed responses when released in 2001. Some praised the game, calling it an accomplished kart racer and a welcome addition to

neg: I've Never Seen Star Wars (TV series) try out the experience and the guest gives their view on it, as well as giving each experiences a mark out of ten. I've Never Seen Star Wars (TV series) I've Never Seen Star Wars is a comedy chat show broadcast on BBC Four (2009 episodes) and BBC Two (2011 episodes), first broadcast on 12 March 2009. Created and produced by Bill Dare and hosted by Marcus Brigstocke for the 2009 episodes and Jo Brand for the 2011 special episode, each episode features a celebrity guest trying out new experiences. Based on the original radio version broadcast on BBC Radio

neg: Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III" (also known as "Robot Chicken: Star Wars III") is a 2010 episode special of the television comedy series "Robot Chicken", and the third and final installment in the Annie Award-winning and Emmy-nominated "" trilogy. It premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block on December 19, 2010. The special is 45 minutes long, as opposed to the usual 11-minute "Robot Chicken" runtime and the 21-minute runtime of the two previous "Star Wars" specials. It was the final "Robot Chicken: Star Wars" special. Unlike the previous installments in the