The only thing on Bastila that looks a little off is her hairline.  Other than that I think the figure looks pretty good.

I'm a big fan of KOTOR, and I'd love to see more figures from the game.  But KOTOR came out in 2003 and KOTOR II in 2004.  The games have a significant following, but at this point in time the figures would not be topical.  That is, unless LucasArts decided to put out KOTOR III.

It appears that Tunghori is also selling Ponda Baba and the Echo base trooper.

That's the problem, isn't it?  I don't know if you're in Manhattan or the outer boroughs, but if you can get access to a car there are at least half a dozen K-Marts that are are within 15 - 20 minutes of the GW Bridge in North Jersey.  This is where Zipcar can be your friend!

Meh.  Would've preferred Master Di to his Clone Commander.

I agree.  I loved both KOTOR & KOTOR II.  But it seems that with THE OLD REPUBLIC they're trying to bring together the fanbase of both KOTOR from a story standpoint, and appeal to the MMORPG fanbase  of GALAXIES.  But there were still some loose ends at the end of both KOTOR games that could bear to get explored.  The whole disappearance of Revan being chief among those.

Changing the focus some

People have seen the HUGE jabba's door scene i guess. I am assuming that it changed the inside of the Palace hallway where the Gam Guards are. anyone know anything on this?

Can you elaborate?  Is it the exterior shot as C-3PO and R2 approach the door, or is it in the passage just past the door?

I just don't get why certain things are changed and some are not.

CGI Yoda in TPM and updating some of the battle sequences...totally get that and I'm glad he made those changes.

Agreed.  The Yoda puppet in TPM had this weird brow ridge / eye orbital that made Yoda look VERY different from the TESB puppet.  When they went to the CGI Yoda for AOTC the difference was really remarkable, and the difference from TPM to AOTC was a pretty big continuity gap.  So in this instance the change works.

Greedo shooting at all, Vader saying "Noooooooooo!", and Luke saying "You were lucky to get out of there!", instead of "You're lucky you don't taste very good!" are just pointless changes to scenes that were perfect when originally filmed.

I think a the whole "Han shoots first" thing has been played out ad nauseum.  It's something that defines his character.

As for the Vader "No.  NOOOOO!!!" addition?  It comes across kind of strangely on first viewing.  Especially if you've been watching ROTJ on a regular basis since 1983.  But there is a flipside to this story.  The novelization of ROTJ indicates that there is more strife between Vader and the Emporer than the movie lets on.  And the final cut of the movie doesn't indicate it as well as it might, since the scene with Vader, Moff Jerjerrod and the Royal Guards was cut.

So what did we get in the theatrical cut of ROTJ?  One scene where the Emporer tells Vader that he was to have stayed on the command ship.  And then Vader looks on as the Emporer is using his Force lightning on Luke.  The Vader mask doesn't allow the viewer to see any kind of inner conflict with Vader.  This is where the additional dialogue comes in.  The whole "No.  NOOOOO!!!" thing expresses Vader's conflict, and harkens back to Lucas's use of recurring themes.  It doesn't feel right at first viewing, but it makes things work a little better from a story standpoint.

Other things like Luke's lightsaber being green on the Falcon or the bridge sequence where Leia's shooting sounds more like a .357 magnum than a stormtrooper rifle wreaks of poor quality control at ILM and should not be tolerated.  Did anyone involved in the project even look at the movie when they were finished?

The gunshot sound effect from ANH has bothered me, too.  That's a sound editing thing, not ILM.  But the green saber from the Falcon's hold is their fault.  That should have been done a lot better than it was when the DVD's were released.

The more I think about it, the more I find myself in the "it's George's movie and he can do what he wants" camp.

Don't get me wrong, I do think it's lame that Lucas can't just leave things alone, but whatever.  George can move on to the 2011 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (SuperSpecial Editon).  Fine.

I'll just try to track down those 2006 DVDs with the 1993 Laserdisc versions of the OT and call it a day.

Agreed.  As someone who's involved in some creative ventures, it seems that you're almost never done tinkering with a project.  Historically, movies have been different in that filmmakers had to deliver a final cut and that was what lived on for posterity.  George is bucking that trend basically because he can.  He OWNS Star Wars, and can do with it as he see's fit. 

Do I completely agree with that?  I think some of the changes he's made have been questionable ("Laptinek" was much better than "Jedi Rocks"), but some changes have been interesting.  The space battle in ANH is actually much better thanks to the Special Edition.  That's a change that I think people neglect to bring up when they discuss how much they hate George's continuing tinkering.

And as a sidenote, I think we could all benefit from distancing ourselves from the films a little bit.  The hystrionics like "George Lucas raped my childhood" have gotten so overblown that I've begun to get more annoyed by the ridiculous fanboy reactions than any changes that George Lucas has made to the movies.  And this fanboy sense of entitlement/disappointment has extended through the whole prequel trilogy because NOTHING, and NOBODY could live up to the expectations that they've built up in their own hearts and minds for Star Wars as it continues some 30 years on from the childhood of those original fans to their adulthood.

I'm really wondering what direction this poll will go in.  So it makes sense to look at where we've been in the previous polls:

Here are the standings from the 2009 poll.  The submissions were made by Hasbro Star Wars Q&A participating sites, and the final vote was conducted by the now-defunct Toyfare magazine:

1 - Bastila Shan 10.6%   POLL WINNER - DUE OUT Q4/'11
2 - Jocasta Nu 10%
3 - Darth Caedus 8%
4 - Darth Plageuis 7.9%
5 - Jaxxon 4%
6 - Admiral Pellaeon 3.7%
7 - Dash Rendar 3.7%
8 - Guri 3.6%
9 - Dorme 3.5%
10 - Bariss Offee 3.5%  MADE - VC-51
11 - Weequay Skiff Master 3.5%  MADE - VC-48
12 - Tzizvvt 2.9%
13 - Kittster and Wald 2.8%
14 - Toryn Farr 2.6%
15 - Cane Adiss 2.4%
16 - Rebel Fleet Trooper 2.4%  MADE - VC-52
17 - Bom Vimdin 2.4%  MADE - VC-53
18 - Cliegg Lars 2.3%
19 - Joruus C’Baoth 2.3%
20 - Grand Moff Tarkin 2.1%
21 - Ben-Quadinaros 2.1%  DUE OUT Q1/'12
22 - Darth Sidious 1.9%  MADE - VC-12
23 - Queen Apailana 1.8%
24 - Tey How 1.8%
25 - Sim Aloo 1.7%
26 - Sgt. Doallyn 1.5%
27 - Taym Dren-Garen 1.3%
28 - Dr. Evazan 1%  DUE OUT Q1/'12
29 - Corde 0.8%
30 - Queen Jamilla 0.7%



I think this poll is going to be decidedly different.  I don't think the top ten from the past poll are going to rank as well this time around.  Who will?  That remains to be seen.  But I think if the collecting community can rally around a few characters, those will probably be the ones that make the top ten.