Gloop

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« on: 09-21-2004 04:04 »
« Last Edit on: 09-21-2004 04:04 »
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I sat and enjoyed my new Original Trilogy Star Wars DVD's last night, and was delighted to see Futurama on the bonus disc. There's a small featurette about the Lightsabre, and at the end, whilst running the credits, they show clips from programs that have parodied the use of the Lightsabre and, as well as the Mark Hamill Simpsons appearance, nestled in the middle was Fry wielding his sabre in War is the H Word, slicing the sphere and spraying candy everywhere.
Let's face it - it's only a small clip but that's a hell of a lot of coverage considering the sales of the DVD. I just thought it was pretty cool.
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Zmithy

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The sales of the trilogy will be huge - stores opened at midnight just to sell it, I wonder how many people got mugged... Also, having futurama in the features has a knock-on effect when magazines review the trilogy, I just picked up the latest copy of FILM, and it has a bit about Futurama, along with a pic of Fry in the star wars review: Star Sightings - Like Tatooine sand in your underwear, Star Wars references get everywhere - FUTURAMA Main doofus Fry signs up to the galactic army. Part of his training is a distinctly Luke- like session with a lightsaber and target. Except this one is a pinata. Candy for all! If only they made a star wars episode instead of a star trek episode - they might have put the whole thing on the dvd.
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Neil McNeil

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« Reply #3 on: 09-22-2004 02:55 »
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Originally posted by Zmithy: The sales of the trilogy will be huge - stores opened at midnight just to sell it, I wonder how many people got mugged.. Well, in Australia in came out a day early, i work @ a video shop and i got to process and sign for all the DVD's and they came in the morning before they where suppose to be officaly released and my manger told me to start selling them once i finsihed priceing them and that was mid morning. So i don't think any one got mugged....although it would be cheaper then buying it Originally posted by Zmithy:If only they made a star wars episode instead of a star trek episode - they might have put the whole thing on the dvd. Second...i think Star Wars has more going for it. It's the Lord of the Rings of the last millenium..(falcon?)....although i would go Star Wars over LOTR anyday Cheers!
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Tweek

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It is cool that they put on a bit of Futurama  I still think Futurama was right to spoof Star Trek rather than Star Wars though.
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Gloop

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Originally posted by DotheBartman: Still, nice to see Futurama make an appearance. What else appears in the montage?
As the credits roll, they also show Mark Hamill in The Simpsons ('You know, I'm here as Luke Skywalker, but I'm also here to talk about Sprint...'), then the Futurama clip, then a web movie that's been bouncing about for a couple of years where a kid gets a lightsabre for Christmas, jumps about with it really excitedly and slices his gran in half.
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M Jackson
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I was really happy to see this too. As i'm in the UK I got my Star Wars DVDs on Monday morning. Only £26 & free delivery from Amazon!
I read a glowing review of the DVDs on Aint it cool news. But the stupid reviewer when mentioning this part of the features said something like
"There are two clips from the simpsons and one of a kid getting a lightsaber....."
What an idiot, can't even tell Futurama from The Simpsons!
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Neil McNeil

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Originally posted by ShortRoundMcfly: I found out the one the Battle Droids is name Omicron. Coincidence? I think not. Well 'Omicron' as in 'Omicron Persei 8', is a planet about 1000 light years away.....the reaason futurama chose it is because it worked into the story plot as they where looking for a planet 1000 light yrs away (the one where Fry nocks Fox off the air) Some names in Star Wars are similar to actually galexies, star systmes planets etc, but apartly thou it could be Nerd rumours that Lucas has a formula for makeing all thses names up.
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