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Star Wars trilogy on DVD

I seem to remember that the only DVD they released of the original trilogy was the 'special editions' with all the crappy bits added like Han shooting first, etc. and I think they also released another set where they were the original editions but it wasn't widescreen or something. Can anyone advise whether I can get a DVD set of the original original trilogy in widescreen? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Popcorn II (talk • contribs) 16:14, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Hopefully, someone will be by to give you an answer, but for the record, any version in which Han doesn't shoot first is not the original - Han shot first, dammit! That's not a crappy bit, that's a part they replaced with a crappy bit. Matt Deres (talk) 16:26, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

The original original trilogy, AFAIK, does not exist on DVD. I have a VHS copy which I treasure greatly. I am pretty sure your only option for getting the original, unmodified, theatrical versions on DVD is to burn a copy yourself from (a legally purchased, of course) set of (now out-of-print) VHS tapes of the original. I am pretty sure Lucas has said he has no intention of releasing the unmodified versions again. His purpose in adding the modifications was to make the movies he thinks he would have made had the technology been availible at the time. He sees no reason in releasing what he considers to be "incomplete" versions, even though those are the ones that those of us over 30 remember. --Jayron32 16:33, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

OK, as I feared. BTW, I meant the part where Greedo shoots first. I just got confused because of the whole Han shot first thing.Popcorn II (talk) 17:05, 30 October 2009 (UTC) Incidently, on the Han... page it says there was a 2006 edition of the DVD where you can watch a version with Han shooting first.Popcorn II (talk)# —Preceding undated comment added 17:09, 30 October 2009 (UTC).

If (and this is an stellar-sized "if") Lucas ever decides to release the movies on BluRay, he will have more than enough room on the disk to release it in every version he has done (including his plan to redo them all in 3-D). I see no reason to believe that he will do so - just as I see no reason to think that he will ever release the movies on BluRay. -- kainaw™ 17:30, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

I have the original original trilogy on DVD. It comes packaged as a bonus disk with the new original trilogy. Sadly it's not a great transfer, with a surprising number of noticeable compression artifacts. (Rumor has it that it's a rip of the laser disks!) The new original trilogy, of course, looks glorious, (Well, as glorious as SDTV can be.) but some scenes are just not right.

Amazon Links :

• Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
• Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
• Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)

APL (talk) 16:43, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

OK, thanks for that. I was pretty sure they were available but had a memory that there was something iffy about them.Popcorn II (talk) 19:52, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Female celebrities and big upper lips

Why do so many female celebrities have oversized upper lips? Is it supposed to be attractive in any way? Right now I can think of Sienna Miller, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, and Rachel Weisz, just to name a few. I find it particularly unattractive, but thats my personal opinion. However it is interesting to note that celebrity women seem to possess this characteristic on a much larger scale than the rest of the female population. Any thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.21.180.57 (talk) 16:26, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Besides genetics, many probably also get Lip enhancement, a type of cosmetic surgery. --Jayron32 16:30, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Female television presenters in the UK and probably the US usually have very large teeth. 92.24.25.252 (talk) 01:42, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

BOTH male and female television presenters usually have very large teeth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.88.201 (talk) 21:54, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

See Veneer (dentistry). Nothing you see on TV is real. --Jayron32 02:14, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

"Holding out for a hero"

Hi, I recently heard a cover version of Holding out for a Hero and wondered if anyone could identify the artist. It seemed to have solely a piano + strings/orchestra backing, it started off slowly then picked up tempo at the beginning of the first chorus, and the (female) singer seemed to be more opera/classical in style than pop. 131.111.253.79 (talk) 17:22, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

The article you linked above contains a list of several dozen notable versions, in both the "Cover version" and in the "Appearances in other media" sections. You could look through those versions to see if it is the one you are looking for. --Jayron32 19:45, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

I have, and none of them I can find are. 131.111.253.79 (talk) 22:58, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

NFL Trivia, I cant get this!

The Question is: The late great Bill Walsh was credited with creating 3 of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL--who were they?

I know 2: Joe Montana and Steve Young, but can not get the third. I tried Ken Anderson, which was incorrect, and also tried Dan Foutz, still incorrect. Please help me its driving me insane lol! There has to be a NFL trivia master out there who knows this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.46.35.84 (talk) 18:37, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Ok i figured it out, Its not Steve Young, its Anderson, Foutz, and Montana. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.46.35.84 (talk) 18:53, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Our article on Bill Walsh shows that he left after the super bowl - before Steve Young took over. However, our article on Bill and our article on Dan Fouts both fail to provide a link between the two. -- kainaw™ 19:02, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Even the San Diego Chargers article fails to mention that Walsh coached Fouts. I guess that is a hard trivia item to know. -- kainaw™ 19:05, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

It would be Anderson and Montana for sure; that makes sense because he worked with them from their rookie seasons, however between Fouts and Young, neither seems to have had much more "contact" with Walsh than the other. By the time Young got to San Francisco, he was already a veteran QB with 4 years of starting time under his belt, and Walsh only worked with him for 2 years, during which time Montana primarily started. And Walsh only worked with Fouts for 1 season, the 4th of Fouts's career, so he was not much involved with his development either. He did coach at Stanford for a few seasons, but the only two QBs Stanford is famous for producing, Jim Plunkett and John Elway, bracket his time there by several years, he worked with neither of them. --Jayron32 19:42, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Disney Digital 3-D

I just went to see Up at the cinema and I saw it in 3-D. This wasn't your standard anaglyph red-and-blue 3-D. It was formed by splitting a normally-coloured image in two and wearing special, slightly dark glasses. What is this method called?--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 19:56, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

The article that you linked says the movie was presented in Dolby 3D. --LarryMac | Talk 20:04, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I was confused...:)--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 22:00, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

When I saw "Up" it was presented with RealD Cinema technology. I believe that they use circularly polarized lenses. APL (talk) 16:37, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Tyson

In the film Tyson (a documentary about Mike Tyson) There is a poem tha he recites in the middle of the movie. I'm trying to find out what this is called and where it came from. Thanks in advance!74.218.50.226 (talk) 21:20, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

I haven't seen the movie, but a few Google searches makes it look like it may be The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde. AlexiusHoratius 21:44, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

The Landeberg Triplets

Do the Landeberg triplets (Izzy, Kelii and Rock) aka (Kalle, Nisse, and Pelle) of the rock group The Donies(formely Snake of Eden) have any siblings? What is their father's name? Were thet ever conscripted in the Swedish Army before coming to LA in 2006? Any other infor about them? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.155.33.179 (talk) 23:16, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

We don't have a page (start one?) and I can't find the info but here is their Myspace if that helps.Popcorn II (talk) 09:32, 31 October 2009 (UTC)