This is a good thing. #1: reduces george lucas's ability to do any more damage, #2: odds of proper DVD release of ORIGINAL THEATRICAL STAR WARS go up immensely, #3: horrible anonymous disney sequels actually DILUTE impact of the prequels, substantially eroding their seeming claim to be an integral piece of the saga...they instead get lumped together with the other postmillenial Shitty Star Warses. And maybe the design work for the new spaceships and robots and monsters won't suck so bad.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
I can't hide the fact that part of me is kind of excited about this. I could see a possible way of this possibly ending up leading to a good Star Wars movie. This part of my brain left over from when I was 12 is really not good at having rational expectations.
― silverfish, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
If this interferes with John Carter 2 I am gonna rage
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcq5nuGrpW1qza3e8o1_500.jpg
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
they... closed Mr Toad's Wild Ride?????
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
Actually I was wondering about that, I thought it was open last time I checked!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
I was thinking they did, maybe just in Disney World? I might be wrong completely.
― d-_-b (mh), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
It was open at Disneyland when I went in April. It is closed at Magic Kingdom.
It's funny, I'm only realizing now that the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland really is just like Mr. Toad on insane-o steroids.
― Moodles, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/mr-toads-wild-ride/
boom
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
on the positive side, lucas can buy some new shirts
― 炒面kampf (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
A friend has posited this could mean Ewoks running around the theme parks now. Perhaps if they let people kick them...
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:22 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.laughingplace.com/files/ToadEvening/toadportrait.jpg http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTA0Mjc0NzExNzBeQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU3MDEzMzQ3MDI@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_.jpg
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
my gf went to school with the kid whose dad designed jar-jar binks!
his lot was not enviable.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
xp to polyphonic there's no way they do the Thrawn trilogy, and have to re-cast Han, Luke and Leia.
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
Kind of expecting something set further forward in the future but MAYBE with Hamill and Fisher making cameos as wise old Jedi, to legitimize the handover a la Nimoy in the Star Trek reboot.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VUqq51FmwZA/T587azgoLII/AAAAAAAAGUw/YI2IBvPN6ZY/s1600/JarJarBinksTongue.jpg
NEVER FORGET
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
This is a good thing. #1: reduces george lucas's ability to do any more damage
U & K
― this update fixes the following known sugs (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
lol xp
― d-_-b (mh), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
It's so hard to think of a good director/writer for this.
― musicfanatic, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 08:39 (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what in galloping shit is that
― 炒面kampf (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:56 (eleven years ago) link
Is Irvin Kershner still alive?
― musicfanatic, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
xp: it is the world's worst promotional tie-in product ever; a giant lollipop shaped like a tongue in a case shaped like Jar-Jar's head with a plunger on the back you have to push in to make it open, meaning that eating the lollipop requires french-kissing a Jar-Jar Binks toy
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
I have a still-unopened one of these buried somewhere in a pile of junk in my house, because when I saw that thing it was just too hilarious for me not to purchase it
i'd like to see Matthew Barney given a shot at the next one
― chow mein kampf (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
he passed a few years back. xps
― how's life, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 21:59 (eleven years ago) link
good luck disney
― 炒面kampf (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
I am still of the opinion that The Phantom Menace was worth it solely for the existence of that lollipop
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
I was already aware about that JJB tongue lolly ]thing, but until I saw that particular picture I didn't know it was so textured. Wouldn't that make it uncomfortable to eat? I mean, more uncomfortable to eat than it already is?
― ILX until I die (snoball), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
― chow mein kampf (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:58 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yessss
― d-_-b (mh), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
Q: how many of these were bought by adults for the sole intention of sticking them in orifices other than their mouths?
― ILX until I die (snoball), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
This news is GOOD NEWS! GL should have done this after "Empire Strikes Back" imho. Bring on the Disney Star Wars.
And in the event of a nu-Jar Jar, Disney will at least have the good taste not to come up with something quite so repulsive.
Jar-Jar lollipop #1 most questionable marketing tie-in ever
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
xp: congratulations that is the worst question in the world
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
A: at least one i know of
― charlie the luna (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
Mr. Toad was no more when I was at D.World a month ago. But of course, "Star Tours" has been at Epcot for eons.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
worst birthday ever, btw
Maybe they will make Pirates of the Carribean 5: The Secret of Monkey Island.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
The full head rubber Batman mask sold at the time of Batman Returns might come close.
― ILX until I die (snoball), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLX6o041Gr0EGSA3AFb9K7Rw3GXEPqP3AkxfvwTceU4S7ONVq7sA
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
NO WAY LOLOLOLOL
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
actually that was the worst birthday ever
― charlie the luna (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
Holy crap
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
Wasn't there a vibrating Harry Potter broomstick?
― ILX until I die (snoball), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
Yes.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
Turn on your flesh heart light.
― Sug ban (Nicole), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgpA5y8ytz8
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
"NO! Bad Rad Repeatin' Tarzan!"
― ILX until I die (snoball), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:23 (eleven years ago) link
I had one of those ET finger lights and my parents thought it was hilarious
― plastic tub of ac adapters (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:26 (eleven years ago) link
How, er, big was it?
― ILX until I die (snoball), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:28 (eleven years ago) link
(because it looks massive in that picture)
― ILX until I die (snoball), Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:29 (eleven years ago) link
easy buddy, i don't think they're available anymore
― goole, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:29 (eleven years ago) link