even the smallest person....

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Okay, so how long has George Lucas been attempting to rip-off lord of the rings? Well, not rip off, it appears that if the movie rights had been around in the 1980s, George might have gone for it.

I was watching "Caravan of Courage" yesterday, one of the live action ewok adventures. And there were LotR things all over the place. I mean, true, most of the stuff in LotR is classic myth/hero stories redone, but it was getting a little silly. The group setting out on a journey. Lots of short people. Giant spiders. Special items that have to be used by each member. There was a lot in that short movie that also ended up being redone for "Willow". The wolf monster that chases Mace and Cindel and that the ewoks eventually kill, looks exactly like the wolf creatures that attack Willow's village looking for the baby (though shrunk down to wolf size). Logray, the ewok shaman, is dressed very similar to the head magician in Willow. It is obvious he was working things out for that film while writing the stories for these.

That's why I feel it's worth buying some of these old shows. I mean, I wanted the Ewok Adventures for sentimental reasons, but re-watching them, it's like watching rough drafts of "Willow". I need to watch "Battle for Endor" because I feel like there's even more in that one (doesn't one of the villians turn to stone?). And Willow, by no means great art, gave us morphing. I should watch "Willow" again now that I've seen LotR so many times. I know it's not really a rip off, but I think Lucas might have trying to tap into that same mythology.

Speaking of special effects, two ILM artists have signed up for Celebration III. Yay! I love the behind the scenes stuff. Though it's all computers now, so it's not quite as cool as Phil Tippet explaining stop motion. Or Frank Oz talking about puppeteering. Still, it should be fun.

Special Collector's Edition of Spaceballs comes out in May. 2 discs of goodies. Was that one of the DVDs that MGM fessed up to not really widescreening but just adding black bars to the top and bottom of the normal film?

West County has been pretty quiet today, lots of phone calls, but mostly Bill & I have just been discussing the finer points of MST3K and Target shoplifting.

back to work!

Comments

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The wee man hasn't shown a definite interest in the Ewoks, so I've put off getting those DVDs. But after reading your thoughts, I just may have to reconsider that decision. :)

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I didn't think Sky and Snowie would care about the Ewoks, but when I brought over my playskool toys and tossed my lone Wicket into the bag, they argued over who got to play with him. So I took the DVD over yesterday. It's not a fantastic show, but kids like it because there are kids in it (though we spent the whole time making fun of the older brother character, he is a moron. Even Skylor knew that). (speaking of the older brother, we have yet another hand injury for the Lucasfilm company. What is it with George and hands??)

ack! why don't I have an ewok icon to use in these situations!

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~giggles over 'lone Wicket'~ I think G plays with his uncle's old Wicket action figure when the mom-in-law babysits. I asked him last night if he liked Ewoks, and he said he did. So, maybe I'll give it a try here soon. (I don't really remember them, myself, I just have 'images, really... feelings.' ;)

What is it with George and hands??

I'm thinking he originally wrote that Luke's was gonna be severed, and then decided later that it should be a running theme, just for sake of continuity. You know how he is about that. :)

Ahahahaha! You need to pull out your 'Gumpa', or 'Gupa', (or whatever he's saying) one. I felt so bad when Anakin bumped the little Jawa off my icon list. But, he's just resting... I saved him so that he can come out and play again. ;) Too bad we can't have like 100 icons.

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hey, it's only $10 at Best Buy, cheaper than the Clone Wars DVD! haha. I think kids also enjoy the dumb older brother (named Mace? hm...) because they feel smarter than him. Making fun of him with Skylor, I realized he was enjoying the fact that he knew better than that kid did. (though when you watch it as an adult, you get annoyed with him because he should know better). I also stressed that Mace was walking off ALONE, while Cindel always kept a friend with her. Safety in numbers.

Adrian upgraded me account to 50 icons when he bought me the paid account...I have 6 left. how can 50 not be enough??

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Yeah, but when it's like $13 for CS DVD, $5 for this action fig, $5 for that action fig, $15 for that Unleashed fig, $20 for that poster, etc, it starts adding up. :D

Those are really great things to point out to kids. :)

how can 50 not be enough??
Are you asking how I could need more? In my case, it's because Anakin has completely taken over. ;D And, I try to also save a little room for my other various fandoms, etc. :D Plus, I get so excited over new ones I make, or ones I 'adopt', while still loving my current ones. (I've been trying to cycle them all through, though.)