This year, they’re re-re-re-releasing “Star Wars” on DVD. This time, it’s the “original” version bundled together with the special edition. (Of course, it’s not done with all the digital bells and whistles to clean up the sound and picture, so expect another release at some point in the future as Lucas milks this particular cow to the point of being abusive.)
While one could, in theory, run the two movies side by side and watch all the things that have changed (most notably freaking Greedo shooting first for no reason I can wrap my head around), one of Lucas’ Stormtroopers has done the work for you, with a shot-by-shot comparison of what was changed between 1977 and the 2004 Special Edition (Now With All Character Growth Removed For Your Protection).
Hopefully the rumors of a similar set of changes being made to “Jaws” are just a rumor.
Wow, was that awkward for anyone else when Ryan spontaneously began having sex with that piano? Very, very uncomfortable and, frankly, I’m not sure the piano rental company was too happy about it, either.
Great work by Toby and the obligatory great work by Dilana as well. I thought Storm was strong, but not as strong as those two. My gut says this may be the week she goes home, although I think others (piano-humpers who shall remain nameless) deserve it more.
In completely unrelated news, I now have, in my hot little hands, my hard copies (one hardcover, two paperback) of the Koboldnomicon, my first (modestly) paying professional game-writing gig. (I wrote up Wikanby the kobold wizard and six spells.) It looks a lot better as a hard copy than as a PDF. My journey to the dork side is now complete.
I was looking at the Rock Star Wikipedia page and realized the separation of the wheat from the chaff is pretty obvious: Up until now, no one who has ever gotten an encore has ever been eliminated. Starting this coming week, that’s no longer possible.
It’ll be interesting to see if getting more than one encore/special performance marks the same sort of line between contestants. Storm and Lukas are the only two of the six remaining who have only had one encore/special performance.
(And yes, once the show ends, I’ll find something else to talk about incessantly.)
The Suffolk County teenager loved the Mets so much that authorities say he posed as a reporter to get into Shea Stadium and talk with players.
Police arrested the 18-year-old Leli Friday night at Shea just before the start of the New York Mets-Colorado Rockies game and charged him with impersonating a journalist, the Queens District Attorney announced Saturday.
Prosecutors say Leli told New York Mets management that he worked for NBC Universal and showed a fake NBC employee identification card so he could get press credentials.
Leli first used the press pass to attend an Aug. 10 game between the Mets and the San Diego Padres. Authorities said Leli used the pass to approach and chat with players including Mike Piazza before and after that game.
Leli used the fake NBC identification again Friday to get another press pass for the Mets-Rockies game.
Mets management apparently became suspicious and contacted authorities.
Leli was also charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument, falsifying business records, larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, criminal impersonation and criminal trespass.
Leli could get up to seven years in prison if convicted on all charges.
I know, I know, the jokes write themselves.
(Source. And a big, big congratulations to Todd and Lauren on the birth of their second daughter, Natalie Jane, on August 22nd!)
