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Multimedia => TV-9D9 => Topic started by: Brian on March 19, 2008, 11:36 AM
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Since this covers the entire Saga, I thought I'd post this here. Its sort of old news coming back up again, but Spike TV will be airing the entire Saga starting in April. Star Wars.com (http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/news20080318.html) has an article up featuring some ads that Spike TV has been showing on billboards, etc. advertising the Saga (beginning April 4th the way it looks). Even though we all have these on DVD, there's something about them showing on TV that I've always liked. I can still remember getting excited seeing ads on NBC (I believe) showing Return of the Jedi when I was a kid :P.
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The commercials on Spike have been updating. They're pretty nice commercials actually and sorta get you fired up for Star Wars on TV. Weird, I know, but they're edited together nicely.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday they're showing E1, 2, and 3... I haven't seen when 4, 5, or 6 are airing yet on their commercials.
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I'm depressed that I keep looking forward to this as much as I am. :-\ I even have HBO and skinemax so technically I've been watching the trilogy for weeks already... I don't know why but I'm just anxious for this because I guess I'm just a sad nerd.
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday they're showing E1, 2, and 3... I haven't seen when 4, 5, or 6 are airing yet on their commercials.
I saw this update (http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Spike_TV_To_Air_All_6_Star_Wars_Films_112393.asp) at TheForce.net (scroll down), that includes a press release announcing the airing of all six movies. It sounds like 4, 5, and 6 are airing the following weekend.
I'm in the same boat as you Jesse, for some reason I'm just really excited for this as well. I can pop the DVDs in at any time, but there's just something about having them on "regular" TV. I don't know if it brings back memories of the days when my family's movie collection was mostly VHS tapes of movies that were "taped off" TV or what - but I'm looking forward to watching them starting next weekend.
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They had a guy from Spike TV on the Forcecast this week, discussing the Star Wars movies on Spike TV and he gave a few more details of their plans.
Prequel Trilogy airing nightly starting next weekend (TPM on April 4, AOTC on April 5, ROTS on April 6)
Original Trilogy airing nightly starting the following weekend (ANH on April 11, ESB on April 12, ROTJ on April 13)
In May, they will have "Star Wars Sundays", with one movie each week (actually may start the end of April)
In July, they will have a "Fourth be with You" promo, showing the movies.
Additional airings at Thanksgiving and Christmas (an all day marathon on Christmas Day was mentioned)
Just wanted to pass that along - I'm looking forward to have Star Wars on "regular" TV again.
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Some of you may have already seen this, but Spike TV (http://www.spike.com/starwars/?refsite=12093&cmpnid=879&pt=pr&plt=12093-plthpprs-lkdesSHO_starwars) has an "ultimate trailer" advertising the complete Saga. Kind of spiffy.
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Yeah, I caught that TV spot a few weeks ago and I thought it was very well put together. With Star Wars on TV, Indy 4, and the Clone Wars movie, I'm feeling all giddy like it's '02 or '05. "There's a new one coming, aaaaaahhhh!!!"
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Watching AOTC right now and it's actually not as bad as I remember it to be. Battle of Geonosis is coming up pretty quick, then it's on to ROTS. Kinda nice being able to watch this on TV vs DVD for some reason. Maybe it's the Bud Light commercials?
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LOL! I'm watching them up here in Canada. ;D
Bottle opener sucks! :D
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I watched them this weekend as well. Its actually been quite awhile since I've seen TPM and AOTC, so it was nice to see those again. Like I said, even though we all have these on DVD, there's something about Star Wars on TV again that is kind of nice. Plus, its easier to switch over to TNT at commercials and watch LOTR :P. I had them on our DVR, because its nice to just watch sections at a time and pick up where I left off - but they take up a lot of room so I don't think that will last (and its silly anyways, since we have the DVDs). Anyways, nice to see Star Wars on TV again - the OT is this weekend!
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I think I've said this before, but I think it's cool to see the Star Wars movies on TV even though the commercials add an hour to the viewing.
Did anyone catch them in HD?
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I think I've said this before, but I think it's cool to see the Star Wars movies on TV even though the commercials add an hour to the viewing.
I don't have Clones or Sith on VHS, so I'm taping them on my VCR, but I pause during the commercials, so when I go back and watch the tapes, the commercials aren't even there. Problem solved. It's almost as good as the DVDs I have sitting on the shelf in the same room.
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Watching ESB right now with Jedi coming up pretty soon. There's just something special about watching these movies on TV. Maybe it's the commercials? I dunno. :)
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ANH & ESB were also on yesterday, just waiting for ROTJ now.
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It looks like Spike is going to continue this movie thing so they'll be playing 1 Star Wars movie every Sunday. Not sure how long it's supposed to last though.
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Until May 25 ;)
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There was a guy from Spike TV on the Forcecast a week or two back, and he mentioned that they would be playing on Star Wars Sundays (as mentioned), and also mentioned promotions like "May the Fourth Be With You" in July, airings during Thanksgiving weekend, and a Christmas Day marathon of all six movies. Other than that, I don't know if there would be other showings or not. You would think they would continue to play the heck out of them. I have to say, I don't mind having the movies available to watch on TV fairly regularly.
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Just as a side note, as the movies have been airing one each week for "Star Wars Sundays", I've noticed that at least the past two weeks (ROTS and ANH), they have been airing the movies in widescreen this time around. Empire is on the way this Sunday, for anyone interested.
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I guess its a little behind to mention it now, but Spike TV has been showing the SW movies within their "Force" themed Fourth of July programming. TPM aired last weekend, and AOTC was on Monday night/Tuesday afternoon, ROTS on Tuesday night/Wednesday afternoon, and ANH on last night (and this afternoon). It looks like Empire will be on tomorrow night/Sat afternoon, with a break until Jedi airs on Monday night. Just thought I'd pass it along for anyone interested.
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Just saw my first Clone Wars commercial on Spike... I'm shocked.
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Just happened to notice on our DVR Guide that Star Wars: A New Hope will be airing this Sunday (8 ET)/Monday (5 ET) on Spike, for anyone interested. I know we've all seen them a billion times, but I'm glad to see the movies air on TV every so often again. Its tough not to switch over for at least part of them every time I see they're on.
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Just a heads up for those interested, but it looks like Spike will be airing the Prequel Trilogy this weekend (TPM on 1/2, AOTC on 1/3, and ROTS on 1/4), and the Original Trilogy will be aired the following weekend (ANH on 1/9, ESB on 1/10, and ROTJ on 1/11).
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In case anyone is interested, it looks like The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are on this Saturday (replayed on Sunday). It doesn't look like any others from the Saga are playing in the next couple weeks, so I'm not sure why they are just playing these two.
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Just an update to my earlier post, it looks like Spike TV is running "Star Wars Saturdays" right now. ROTS is scheduled for tonight (replayed Sunday afternoon), with ANH next week. I would guess Empire and Jedi would follow. Just a heads up for anyone interested.
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I noticed that Spike TV is doing (close to) a marathon of the Saga this weekend. They are starting with AOTC on Saturday morning at 9 AM (CST) and playing all the way through to Jedi that evening. It looks like The Phantom Menace is airing on Friday night (as well as AOTC later as well I think), since they must not have been able to fit them all into a programming day. So, if there's nothing going on, I guess its a good day to sit back and watch SW all day (TNT is also running the LOTR trilogy on Saturday).
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Coincidence that they're omitting TPM altogether?
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Coincidence that they're omitting TPM altogether?
Its airing tonight (Friday), but yeah it seems strange that they're not doing the whole shebang on Saturday. I guess maybe their real programming doesn't start before 9 AM, but they could still start TPM there and Jedi would just have to be on later.
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I'm looking forward to these airing again in a marathon type deal. We just got Spike in HD last week, so I'm looking forward to some HD Star Wars goodness.
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Just a heads up for anyone interested, it looks like Spike TV is going to have their "May the 4th Be With You" Star Wars event again this year. I believe TPM starts things off on Monday (at 5 PM), with two movies each day the rest of the week, with Empire and ROTJ capping things off on Saturday.
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I think I'm probably the only one on these forums that still has the OT on VCR. ::)
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Just a heads up for anyone interested, but our cable box is telling me that the Original Trilogy is airing on Spike TV next week, starting with ANH on Monday at 5 and 8 pm (CST).
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Watching ANH right now on Spike. I must say that it's the first time I never really watched the movie, but just paid attention to background characters/droids. At least on Tatooine.
Right now I'm just ignoring it.
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I was watching ROTJ during commercials of the baseball game last night and I'm sure I've asked this question before, but when are they going to invent the drug/device that lets you watch these movies again without knowing what is going to happen. I want to see Vader and Yoda for the first time again. I want to soil myself when Vader says "I am your father". I want to watch Vader pick up Palpatine and toss him down the tube with his girly scream.
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Just a heads up for anyone interested, but it looks like Spike is playing the prequel trilogy this week. TPM is airing twice tonight, AOTC twice tomorrow, and ROTS twice on Wednesday.
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For anyone interested, Spike TV will be showing most of the SW Saga starting on Sunday. AOTC and ROTS are on Sunday afternoon/evening, and there is an Original Trilogy marathon scheduled for next Monday (starting at 2 p.m. CST). It is kind of funny, I think this is the 3rd time they have done this and just left TPM out completely. Just a heads up.
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I'm getting burnt out with SW being on all the time on Spike. Normally I'll watch these movies every few years or so. Not over and over and over again every few weeks/months.
Yes I know I can change the channel or just not watch or continue to watch and ignore, but still.
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Just an update to my last post if anyone is interested, it looks like the full SW marathon (minus TPM) is all airing on Monday (tomorrow), starting at 8 AM with AOTC. I guess for people who happen to have Columbus Day off from work.
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I was surprised to see the OT in a marathon yesterday. As usual I watched what I could of them. We also went to the SW In Concert thing yesterday and that was a good show. Very nerdy day though.
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Traded in my second bunk flatscreen for another at BB over the weekend. 120Hz is WAY too high for basic (non-HD) cable though. Everything looked either 3D or that it was shot by a camcorder. Interesting view on the OT though. :)
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That 120 Hz refresh rate is intended for things like sports. But it totally kills a movie's cinematic feel. Largely because the image is refreshed far more often than the film frame rate of 24 fps. It's one thing that I find very unappealing about flatscreen tv's. I have heard that some flatscreens have menu settings that let you adjust that refresh rate to better suit movies, but I have not seen it in person yet.
And as a point of interest, Spike is running a PT marathon today and the OT tomorrow.
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Partied long into the night yesterday. Thank god I didn't blow off any fingers or anything. Been just chillin all day watching SW on Spike in "recovery mode" I think I'm completely done with these movies now for a few more years.
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I caught portions of the marathon as well. I usually try to watch at least some of the movies when they are on, even though we all have them on DVD. This time, I saw most of ANH and pretty much all of ESB, but that was about it. Popped in on a couple of the others as well, but we were sort of in and out of the house all day. I do like having the movies shown somewhat regularly on TV though, I can remember a time that all there was really was the rare airing of ANH on local Fox or TBS. Heck, I can still remember watching the OT (I believe on Sci Fi) back when we first got a satellite dish when I was a kid.
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ya....it's on again
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Not that it is exactly rare, but it looks like there is an OT marathon on Spike TV tomorrow (4/9). I know we all have them on DVD (and soon Blu Ray), but I always enjoy it when the movies are on TV - particularly the OT. I still remember watching them - I believe on Sci Fi if I am remembering right - when I was a kid and we first had a satellite dish.
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That and wrestling are the only things Spike TV plays.
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Has anyone who owns the new blurays seen the HD broadcasts on Spike this weekend. I don't think they are the new versions, but wanted to check. If this is all the better they came out, it is not worth the cash for he upgrade.
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TPM Yoda was just the puppet so I don't think they played any of the BR's.
God TPM's tough to watch at times.
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Thanks, that is what I thought. I am hoping that I find this under he tree this year, but if what I am seeing on Spike was the standard I was going to make sure we did not waste the money. One thing is for sure, when these are on tv I can't stop myself from watching them.
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I always wind up watching a little bit of any of them when I surf by, if only to nitpick. :D
Many viewings and years later, I still have no idea what Jar Jar Binks says to Anakin when they are in the Coruscant air speeder.
in ROTS, Yoda is sitting right there in view when Mas Amedda contacts Bail Organa about the senate session...either Mas Amedda received audio only or he's an idiot. They could've just caught the two Jedi when they landed.
How does Kenobi knows to call Palpatine "the Emperor" when the Empire was just being declared at that time on Coruscant and Kenobi is on Mustafar?
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I thought the exact same thing about Yoda/Obi on the ship with Bail but somehow invisible to Mas Ameda's facetime call.
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How does Kenobi knows to call Palpatine "the Emperor" when the Empire was just being declared at that time on Coruscant and Kenobi is on Mustafar?
I believe that has been explained that Palpatine mentions the word Empire in the Jedi Recording playback
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Yes. He says something abuot going out to bring peace and order to the EMpire or something along those lines IIRC.
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Something I noticed a few times recently.
Why does Admiral Motti call General Tagge "Commander"?
"Dangerous to your starfleet, Commander, not to this battle station!"
He's a general, and generals wouldn't seem to command fleets...or would they in the SW universe...General Calrissian's first(?) act is to pilot a ship in fleet engagement.
Or did the ranks come after the movie was filmed?
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After the fact. In the script, he was just "Commander Tagge", not General.
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Plus, Commander's a pretty vague term... Moff Jerjerrod is referred to as a Commander... Tagge could just be the Commander of the sector in which the Death Star was being built. He could be the Commander of the ground forces aboard the Death Star (assuming they have invasion forces or something like that aboard).
At least that's how I've always viewed the very liberal use of the term in the movies anyway.
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So, really the after the fact ranks are what's wrong, like most EU stuff. ;) No one considered the dialouge exchange, that an admiral would be telling a general that the general's starfleet is at risk.
Yes, "commander" absolutely a liberally used term...one of the silly things...like that there seems to no ranks between captain and general in the Rebel Alliance, (there are, but none used onscreen) and the Alliance gives out general titles like they were party favors.
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Well Lando seemed to have some kidn of implied experience... Kind of weird though that they never get into that, but yeah. Han, I dunno. He was supposedly of some rank in the Empire of course but I never got the impression it was high enough to justify "general". Then again Riekean loved him, so who knows. Maybe that's all it takes...
To be fair, field commissions in military conflicts aren't all that uncommon in history though. A man's experience in a previous war could often earn him immediate high rank, such as in the American Revolution, where leaders with any experience were in short supply. But in Star Wars I kind of like to think the Alliance didn't have this shortage of experience, they just had a shortage of men in comparison to what they were facing, ya know?
I always have looked at Tagge's position though, as being over a greater force, including the aforementioned "Starfleet". In WW2 for instance, Eisenhower was the Commander of the invasion forces for D-Day... Including naval command, which had an Admiral in charge of it, but who answered to Eisenhower. So a General can command all phases of a military operation, and I just assume Tagge's that kind of guy. It's not really a bad explanation then when you think about it, but it's pretty typically covering up the "flaws" that turn up. :)
The only time I can think of the actual rank of Commander being used in the movies, or at least it seemed that way, was Luke being called "Commander Skywalker" by the troopers on Hoth. :-\ There isn't really much mention of any rank outside of General when you think about it (I can only think of Captain Antilles being mentioned in ANH, and Cmdr. Skywalker in ESB), but there's also very little interaction with the lower soldiers either, except pilots.... well, that and the "Deck Officer". Lots of implied rank I think, but nothing really ever said, anywhere.
Vader maybe mentions something in ANH aboard the Tantive IV to some of the guys he's chatting with but I can't recall off-hand if they're ever called by any specific rank, or possibly specific rank.
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That would be "Commander, tear this ship apart until you find those plans, and bring me the passengers...I want them alive!"
Again "commander". Is it any wonder Kenner called them Imperial commander, AT-AT Commander (even though that guy had an onscreen name and rank), Rebel Commander and the inaccurate Star Destroyer Commander?
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I suppose his rank could've gone either way then... The EU I think puts him at Commander though (isn't that Cmdr. Praji? I forget). But well, that's one at least other than Luke. :)
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I've said this a million times before so probably have posted it here too, but I was watching some ANH, Empire and Return this weekend on Spike and I ask again "When will they make the drug/machine/whatever that allows you to temporarily lose a certain memory for a short period of time?"
I want to hear "I'm your father" or see Vader grab the Emperor, etc. for the "first" time again.
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I've said this a million times before so probably have posted it here too, but I was watching some ANH, Empire and Return this weekend on Spike and I ask again "When will they make the drug/machine/whatever that allows you to temporarily lose a certain memory for a short period of time?"
I want to hear "I'm your father" or see Vader grab the Emperor, etc. for the "first" time again.
Hell, I'd like love to erase the entire prequel trilogy from my memory permanently.
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Was watching some of this too when I had time... caught Luke out in the snowfield on Hoth, and the group getting ready to go get Leia in the detention center. That was bout it.
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I watched some of it this weekend as well. I pretty much always do whenever it is on, particularly the OT. It is funny, I took our daughter to see TPM 3D in Feb, and since then she has been really into Star Wars - but has ended up gravitating to the OT specifically (she loves Leia). We watched the movies (OT) on blu ray over a few weeks because she wanted to see them all (aside from a couple parts I didn't know if she should watch) - and watched most of them again this weekend. It has been fun seeing her experience that wonder for the first time like many of us did as kids.
Speaking of Spike, this is actually the first time the movies have been on for awhile. I usually periodically check if they are coming up at all, and I can't remember the last time they were on (maybe Christmas?). Unusual for them. I noticed that although they advertised it as a "SW marathon", it was OT only.
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I saw the ROTJ scene with Corpsey! Perfect timing!
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Looks like Spike is having their 4th of July(ish) viewing of the Saga, with a movie airing each day this week. TPM is on right now, kicking things off.
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Speaking of Spike, this is actually the first time the movies have been on for awhile. I usually periodically check if they are coming up at all, and I can't remember the last time they were on (maybe Christmas?). Unusual for them. I noticed that although they advertised it as a "SW marathon", it was OT only.
I thought the only thing Spike shows is Star Wars and Wrestling.
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And 1000 ways to die, and that fat guy that buys auctioned storage lockers with the little dude that gets all child-like when something explodes.
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For anyone interested, it looks like the OT is going to be on over the next couple nights.
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Older thread bump here, but I've noticed that Star Wars hasn't been on Spike TV for quite some time now. I was checking if it was on this weekend (for "Star Wars Day"), but didn't see a sign of it - and I'm pretty sure it hasn't been on at all this year (I do a search every couple weeks or so for "Star Wars" just to check). I noticed that Spike has the Indy movies now as well, so it would have been a nice 1-2 punch of my childhood favorites.
Anyways, not that we don't all have them on blu ray, DVD, etc....but it was always nice having them on TV once in awhile too. I didn't think Spike's deal had expired yet (but maybe it has), or if this was another example of Disney taking SW off the radar until the build up for Episode VII. Anyways, just an observation. Thought about popping in ROTJ or something tomorrow night to celebrate SW Day and the 30th Anniversary of ROTJ.
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Spoke too soon, looks like the prequel trilogy is airing this Fri/Sat/Sun, although I do think that is the first time any of the movies have been on in 2013, sort of surprising.
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Similar to my last post here I guess, but does anyone know if Spike still has the rights to Star Wars? I seem to remember the deal being for six years starting in 2008 when ROTS was first on cable. I'm pretty sure it hasn't been on this year, or if so it has been awhile. I was wondering if maybe Disney had the rights now or what. I've seen Indy on TV several times this year, on several stations, but no sign of Star Wars. Not that we can't just watch it on DVD, Blu Ray, etc., just curious.
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I thought I remember reading something that when Spike's deal expired (I believe it ended April 2014), Disney was working something out with Netflix.
Industry reports said that Episodes 8 and 9 will fall under Disney's 2016-start deal with Netflix. I thought I read someone saying Netflix wanted to secure 1-6 rights to air them on Netflix before Ep7 next winter. Could have been a rumor though I guess...
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There will be something neat about watching these movies on my iPad.
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I miss watching the saga of Star Wars on SPIKE.