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Electric swords by mothandrust	Aug 18th, 2008 05:19:58 AM
are really cool. The way they light up and make gggshh gsh sounds.
Cool by kwisatzhaderach	Aug 18th, 2008 05:22:41 AM

Does it have cool noises and lights up? by mrfan	Aug 18th, 2008 05:23:33 AM

outwrite Lucas by redfist	Aug 18th, 2008 05:25:04 AM
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Too soon! by Boba Fat	Aug 18th, 2008 05:28:25 AM

Anyway Quint... by Boba Fat	Aug 18th, 2008 05:33:31 AM
wasn't Anakin's dark side powers equaled or weaker than Obi Wan's powers and so, the higher ground was an advantage? Can't believe I just defended one of the prequels!
blow job by Mr_X	Aug 18th, 2008 05:35:56 AM
stay on target, stay on target
Valid points by Quint	Aug 18th, 2008 05:36:19 AM
But did any one of you guys think that Obi-Wan defeating Anakin would play out like that? Can anybody honestly say that scene was just as good or better than they imagined it? That's what I'm getting at.
Kneejerk reaction about SW aside, by SpencerTrilby	Aug 18th, 2008 05:37:00 AM
aren't "toys" like this giving nerds a bad name? Useless, godawfully expensive stuff one has to hide in a cupboard when the in-laws come for Christmas? But writing another final duel is actually a pretty good idea, Quint. Good luck for picking up a winner.
actually i thought the fight was rather good by Mr_X	Aug 18th, 2008 05:39:06 AM
the saving grace of the prequels, cant undertsnad why obi-wan didnt finished the job and left him hanging around though. if you're gonna get rid vade do it properly. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
I did think it was going to be on the edge... by Boba Fat	Aug 18th, 2008 05:42:14 AM
...of a volcano, as mentioned back in 1977 and didn't imagine they would be on Super Mario blocks at one stage but I enjoyed the whole rig collapsing bit, going over the lavafall and Anakin on fire. It gets a pass from me but wasn't it storyboarded by Spielberg anyway?
How about a rewrite of the "NOOoooooo...!" scene instead? by Prof. Pop-Cult	Aug 18th, 2008 05:53:54 AM
At least 10 pages of script to try to win this paperweight? You're serious, Quint? Good lord -- that's a lot of pages... about 10 to 11 minutes worth of story. That's the equivalent of an episode of one of those 11-minute shows on Adult Swim! How about one of us just plagiarizes the abridged ROTS script from http://www.the-editing-room.co m/ and call it a day?
Final Duel by jackalcack	Aug 18th, 2008 05:57:55 AM
I thought their fight was one of the most disappointing moments in all of the prequels. As much as I hated the acting/story/tone/look (the usual complaints) of all of them, they did deliver some pretty good lightsabre battles. I love the duel in The Phantom Menace, Yoda and Dooku, Yoda and Sidious. However the Anakin/Obi Wan lava planet fight bored the shit out of me. I don't know why, it just seemed to be lacking. Maybe it just needed a really great 'duel of the fates' level score over the top or something. Or maybe it's because I didn't give two fucks about the characters. Quint's idea of re-writing the scene better than Lucas is fantastic, looking forward to reading the winning scripts. The ironry of course is that if anyone actually wants to win the statue then presumably they don't think the scene needs re-writing.
Knew the Berg was in there somewhere... by Boba Fat	Aug 18th, 2008 06:00:23 AM
My first memory of hearing that Obi Wan defeated Vader an he fell into a volcano was in the Marvel comics adaptation or one of the stories after and yeah stuff like that and the clone wars did fire my imagination. The clone wars, or lack of them in the prequels, was a bigger let down for me.
Can I by Die_Hardest	Aug 18th, 2008 06:11:42 AM
Rewrite the whole prequel trilogy?
The Duel by SamuelLappDance	Aug 18th, 2008 06:12:23 AM
Lived up to expectations for me because of the emotions involved. I thought Ewan McGregor was great in the whole sequence. "I have failed you, Anakin. I have failed you." "You were the Chosen One!" And all of his lines after that as Anakin is burning. As a "Star Wars" fan from '77 on, that whole sequence just shattered me. All of "Revenge of the Sith" did it for me. It truly was the "Star Wars" film I had waited since 1983 for. That said, I won't be buying the paperweight. I only spend the big bucks on Hoth and Millennium Falcon collectibles.
Quint, I can honestly say... by irishraidersfan	Aug 18th, 2008 06:24:51 AM
... that the scene was as good or better than I imagined. Anakin literally burning before our eyes, the Sith hatred as he lies there, willing Obi-wan to die? Obi-wan's sincere sadness? Yes, it certainly worked for me, when so much of the prequel trilogu could have been better. How about you ask us to re-write any scene from the prequels, and the best one wins? Cause as it stands, you're knocking one of the few I think most people would leave alone!
furthermore by Die_Hardest	Aug 18th, 2008 06:28:12 AM
I did like The Duel, and Revenge of the Sith in particular. If I were going to change the prequels I would start with Episode 1. Scrap the trade federation. Make the Mandalorians the bad guys, duped into invading The Republic by the Sith. Make Anakin an escaped slave leading a guerrilla resistance movement on Tattooine when Obi Wan finds him. I'd have Anakin as younger than Luke was in Star Wars, but still older than Jake Lloyd. Let's say, 15-18 years old. Scrap Jar Jar, scrap the gungans, scrap the political stuff. Make the future dirty again. Episode 1 would be Anakin's discovery, an introduction to all the major characters and locations, the climax being Anakin and Obi Wan vs the vanguard of the Mandalorian fleet. I'd have the Mandalorians using massive cloning facilities given to them by The Sith. Episode 2 would be the bulk of the clone wars. Anakin increasingly making morally ambiguous decisions to the chagrin of the Jedi Council, climaxing with Anakin using The Force to destroy an entire fleet of enemy ships or something, of course we'd get the love story part too, but i'd make it more like Han Solo and Leia in Empire than like Anakin and Padme in Clones. Episode 3 would be Anakin's complete fall to the Dark Side. Oh well I've rambled for sufficiently long enough. Every single one of my prequels would have at least 1 fight against a monster, 1 massive space battle, maybe a land battle, and at least 1 lightsaber duel. Obviously I would put about 10 lightsaber duels in Episode III. Maybe I will enter this contest.
I was going to sell my SW trilogies... by pencil-man	Aug 18th, 2008 06:28:25 AM
...what do you think kids, does pappa sound jaded?
Yeah let us rewrite any scene! by Die_Hardest	Aug 18th, 2008 06:29:37 AM
I'd definitely rewrite Anakin and Obi-Wan's first meeting.
I guess the rest of AICN are supporting Moriarty's star wars emb by hiperaktiv	Aug 18th, 2008 07:18:25 AM
I guess the rest of AICN are supporting Moriarty's star wars embargo by posting a star wars competition days after he swore to personally not talk about the film series on the site ever again...
Getting my geek on but... by Reverend Toast	Aug 18th, 2008 07:25:24 AM
according to Yoda in Empire, the dark side isn't stronger, just quicker... easier.
"From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!" by badboymason	Aug 18th, 2008 07:32:03 AM
Worst. Line. Ever. Completely pulls me out of the picture every time - he's in the middle of this emotional duel and he responds like he's in some intellectual debate.
"From my point of view the Jedi are evil" by Cannabis Holocaust	Aug 18th, 2008 07:35:55 AM
LMFAO Yeah it should be REALLY difficult to improve the dialogue...
Damn by Cannabis Holocaust	Aug 18th, 2008 07:38:28 AM
I guess everyone really does hate that line. I was in the middle of watching the scene on youtube before I posted the quote.
's deep. by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 07:45:21 AM
Oh wow, yeah George, I get it! Obi-Wan had the "high ground" morally or something. It's, like, a play on words. Clever! And you gotta throw in a "my point of view" line in there 'cause it like, ties in with that other movie. Yeah.
I_see_fat_people by Boba Fat	Aug 18th, 2008 07:45:39 AM
Jesus here, didn't I tell you the Geeks would inherit the earth? All that meek stuff was a typo.
my script wouldn't win so here's the short form of it by palewook	Aug 18th, 2008 07:46:08 AM
George Lucas has a fanboy bent over a table, when Jarjar walks in holding a Zed keyring.. :Lucas slams the door shut:
by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 07:47:41 AM
Geeks better watch their backs.
Haha by BackwardGalaxy	Aug 18th, 2008 08:13:07 AM
Is it interesting to anyone else that this particular diorama depicts both duelists in a completely vulnerable and poor strategic position?
overstock.com by aboriginal	Aug 18th, 2008 08:13:15 AM
Someday I see even this stuff showing up there. I was a crazy collector once ( thank goodness it wasn't the Star Wars black hole of money pits), but you snap out of it one day and say to yourself "WTF am I doing?" - at least those are the lucky ones. Its time for an intervention as this shite is as bad as drugs for too many fanboys.
fuck nnnooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! by alice 13	Aug 18th, 2008 08:41:55 AM
i win.
Why does Obi-Wan leave Anakin alive? by Harry Weinstein	Aug 18th, 2008 08:56:41 AM
So he can slowly roast to death? I never understood the motivations here, other than the obvious story-related reasons. Killing Anakin/Vader seems the comparatively humane thing to do for all concerned parties... Obi-Wan, Anakin, and the whole galaxy. But Obi-Wan leaves him alive to slowly die a torturous death, much to the eventual chagrin of the people of Alderaan.
I by Jim Jam Bongs	Aug 18th, 2008 09:05:20 AM

I'd rather write my own original film short... by Jim Jam Bongs	Aug 18th, 2008 09:07:39 AM
Sorry. But I think the Professor is right: 10 pages of screenplay format script is an awful lot to ask. You'd get more entries if you requested a treatment instead.
Obiwan: Yo bitch, I got da higher ground, muthafucker by theycallmemrglass	Aug 18th, 2008 09:20:41 AM
ANAKIN: I hate you, dude. You gonna fry, you creep. I'm all powerful, man. You cant beat me, dude. You'll see._______________ Obi Wan: Come on then bitch, show me your all powerful move, fucker, COOME ON! I DARE you mutherfucker._________________ ____ Anakin: Alright then, you ask for it master. (Leaps) Yippee!!!...Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr rggggggggghhhh, (sobs) Ah man, I hate you. I hate you. Fuck you.____________________ Obi Wan: Oooh, I'm sorry, did that hurt, mutherfucker? That lava biting your sorry ass? At least your legs cant hurt since it aint attached to your fucking ass no more. Man, go fuck yourself. Anakin: (sobs some more) I hate you, dude. I fucking hate you.
"wait a minute, how did this happen, we're smarter than this" by Seth Brundle	Aug 18th, 2008 09:29:37 AM
i cringed when i heard that on the cinema the first time, it almost felt like comedy
mrglass lol but needs more by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 09:32:18 AM
worker droids buzzing around. And maybe a "But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' reeaaaal hard to be a shepherd" from Obi-Wan, who then turns and walks away (that's why he doesn't kill Anakin.) Wa-hey!
I aint gonna write shit, cos end fight lived up to my expectatio by theycallmemrglass	Aug 18th, 2008 09:37:10 AM
And quite rightly, Yoda and Sidious had more gravitas because they were the fucking heavies, the masters. Obi Wan and Anakin were just young jedis. Another reason why I aint gonna write shit, is cos I cant fucking write shit. I aint a fucking scriptwriter. But I enjoyed writing that little send up in my last post. Having said that, I hope Quint posts the winning entries cos I kinda like to read what the fans were hoping for. But me, I'm content with what Lucas gave us, and there are simply no other films that have anywhere near the amount of "fuck, yeah" moments as the SW prequels and Originals, regardless of both their flaws. And to me, that is all that fucking matters.
Winning Script Idea Free! by Mindraven	Aug 18th, 2008 09:44:05 AM
Obi-Wan, beaten down by the furious dark side Force powers of Anakin Skywalker is suddenly aided by CGI monkeys who throw Anakin into a volcano...
by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 09:51:32 AM
Was it Harry or someone somewhere else who said that if he could write 'Return of the Jedi', in the end, he would make Luke raise his hand, summon the Force and thereby make the Death Star explode?! This was a few years ago but I still have that image of Luke simply raising his hand and making planets explode.
I would put mine in the bathroom by smackfu	Aug 18th, 2008 10:03:58 AM
Someplace visible from the throne. So it can motivate me to pinch out something just as inspired.
Brains, would make sense, man. by theycallmemrglass	Aug 18th, 2008 10:12:13 AM
After all, Yoda always said size matters not. That would be a fucking awesome ending for a new Lucas special edition. But I think Lucas would shy away from such drastic changes and instead revert to a more subtle one where Wicket stows away on Luke's ship towards the death star. While Luke fights Vader, the little Ewok fights Sidious, and in an awesome mid air sideways move, pulls out his sling and shoots an Endor pebble at Sidious forehead, whereupon Sidious loses his balance and accidentally zaps Vader with his lightening thing. Vaders turns on Sidious, "what da fuck, man, I'm on your side. You trying to make me lose to this dude, my son? Fuck you, man. You're deep fry".
Sideshow's best diorama was Luke vs Vader by theycallmemrglass	Aug 18th, 2008 10:16:15 AM
No, I never owned one (I wished I bought it) but it looked awesome compared to Anakin/Obiwan.
I might take a shot at this by vadakinX	Aug 18th, 2008 10:16:40 AM
I'll pobably combine Revenge of the Sith as it is with my own ideas.
In that pose Anakin looks like.. by Rameses	Aug 18th, 2008 10:20:28 AM
he got a grant from the ministry of funny walks Wonderfully sculpted but slightly comical for some reason.
my only conern by Bloo	Aug 18th, 2008 10:21:06 AM
is that fight scenes are easier to storyboard/choregraph in person then on the page, at least that's been my experience
higher ground is perfect by mr. whoa	Aug 18th, 2008 10:21:08 AM
for receiving a blow job or giving a haircut.
Free Star Wars Crazy Hair Candy by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 10:23:33 AM
If you include Ziro the Hutt.
Death Star II -- as a Sith weapon... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Aug 18th, 2008 10:26:56 AM
You know, way back when, I came up with a rewrite idea for ROTJ where it turns out that the Death Star 2 is actually a Sith weapon which amplifies the power of the Emperor. This would work with the idea of Luke using the force to destroy it. Two more rewrite ideas for ROTJ I had devised: At the Sarlac Pit fight, R2 summons the Millennium Falcon and controls it remotely. But the droid gets shot, which causes the Falcon to swerve around the pit, firing its turret lasers haphazardly, which adds to the chaos erupting all around (i.e. Luke sabering Jabba's goons, Han saving Lando, Leia choking Jabba, etc.). Luke uses the Force to gain control of the Falcon and maybe he rams it into Jabba's sailbarge. The final shot is Luke and his pals taking off in the skiff, with the remotely controlled Falcon following behind, and Jabba's sailbarge exploding in the background and collapsing into the Sarlac pit. Second rewrite: Boba is shown blasting his way out of the Sarlac pit. He suddenly shows up on Endor, where he and Han have a final showdown, one-on-one -- a good ol' cowboy shoot-out among the trees. The Ewoks and Leia being Luke's sister can stay in the script.
Lead Up To Battle by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 18th, 2008 10:32:33 AM
Quint, I find myself 7 pages into my attempt and the SWORDFIGHT is just beginning. What leads up is absolutely necessary to what this battle means and I am changing that as well. It won't work if it isn't in screenplay format. I will still keep it under 25 pages, but will it count against me if the lead up is part of the screenplay format?
Prof. Pop-Cult by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 10:32:52 AM
I like it esp. the Han/Boba shootout.
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes!" by MEGAN FOXX MALICIOUS SENSE OF IRONY	Aug 18th, 2008 10:41:31 AM

"General Grievous... you're shorter than I expected." by MEGAN FOXX MALICIOUS SENSE OF IRONY	Aug 18th, 2008 10:49:39 AM
He is seven foot tall!
I accept your challenge, Quint! by MEGAN FOXX MALICIOUS SENSE OF IRONY	Aug 18th, 2008 10:52:36 AM

by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 10:57:55 AM
"It's as if Jabba and I grew up in the same house. And one day he stood up and went out the back door, while I went out the front."
300 dollar star wars paperweight? by Abominable Snowcone	Aug 18th, 2008 10:59:58 AM
Or ten pages of work?
Hmm by brandon25	Aug 18th, 2008 11:16:02 AM
I thought Lucas did an absolutely amazing job with the final duel, but this sounds like fun. I'll give it a shot.
Only a single man would buy this by Klytus_I.m_Bored	Aug 18th, 2008 11:22:22 AM
As no woman would allow him to drop three hundred bucks on a tacky piece of shit like this. And we should all be glad that women are wired that way.
aboriginal is right by IAmLegolas	Aug 18th, 2008 11:26:45 AM
I got into figured/statue collecting back in 1997 when all the re-release Star Wars toys hit the shelves. Used to haunt Target and Toys R Us action figure sections in my spare time, waiting for stores to open on a Saturday morning. Eventually you get into credit card debt and running out of space in your 2-bedroom apartment when you realize there isn't an end to the amount of characters being made. I finally "woke up" around 2003 and sold most of it on eBay and made some pretty good coin, especially with those early LOTR statues that netted about 300% of what I paid for them. The fact is, unless you have an insane amount of fuck you money and live in a mansion somewhere and can donate a room or two to properly displaying all this shit, it's a waste of time & money. You'll also realize it doesn't do anything, but sit there and collect dust, something for your friends to come over and point at once and say "huh huhuh... that's cool". And, more times than not, it also repels the opposite sex (or the same sex if you are into that), ha.
forgot to add... by IAmLegolas	Aug 18th, 2008 11:31:11 AM
... the exact turning point for me was when my wife pointed at a LOTR board game I bought and then stored away for a few months : "None of this stuff will ever be better than the experience of watching the movie." Think about it.
by The Brains	Aug 18th, 2008 11:34:18 AM
I once bought an action figure of Captain Antilles because I met the actor at a play. I thought it would blow my mind, but yeah, it was just a piece of plastic and I smoke a lot less pot these days.
If I say 'no' will you cry? by ArcadianDS	Aug 18th, 2008 11:36:09 AM
Id rather have a diorama of Lucas taking a huge dump. oh wait, that's called Clone Wars.
hehehehehehehehehe by NoahTall	Aug 18th, 2008 11:39:48 AM
Give up folks, nobody is going to get this prize. Just like any other contest that Quint runs which requires doing more than pulling a name out of a hat. This prize will never go to some lucky winner. Hey Quint, I bet this will look good on the shelf next to that autographed Heartbreak kid poster.
JOKE by CarmillaVonDoom	Aug 18th, 2008 11:44:27 AM
This contest.
No way that's worth $300! by Bob Cryptonight	Aug 18th, 2008 11:48:35 AM
Nice racket, I guess, if kooks will buy it though.
Die_Hardest by STLost	Aug 18th, 2008 12:30:03 PM
Your basic plot outline of the prequels is kinda similar to what I was thinking. You have to simplify it down and deal with the characters, and run the political stuff in the background. And Clone War action definitely has to be a major plotline between Eps 2-3. I always thought of the Clone Wars as the two sides (whomever they may be) both having cloning technology where we see massive lives lost on either side. You lose any emotional impact when the only thing dying are droids. Though I would keep Gen. Grievous. Maybe introduce in 2 as a jedi killer during the wars, a few confrontations with Kenobi, and dispatched in Ep 3.
Uh if you guys dont want your statues by theycallmemrglass	Aug 18th, 2008 12:36:58 PM
sell em. I've bought a couple of SW statues with other classic movie statues (favourites are Sideshow's Gandalf and Mogul, real showstopper). Statues and posters are also cool to buy for room decor purposes, no reason to regret purchasing them. If friends come round to your house and said "Whoaa, cool" then your investment paid off already! And if it deters the girls, maybe you are probably not displaying them in a pleasing to the eye way or the statues are too clustered and they need to be balanced out with other movie deco. But hey, if you dont like them no more than sell them. Or give them to me!
Quint by Damage_Inc	Aug 18th, 2008 12:57:56 PM
Can you give us any info about making PDF files? Do you know of any websites we can read or specific software we can use? Is there any software that is better than others? Do you know if the Adobe site tells us how to do this? Any info you can give us will be appreciated.
Ending was perfect by Falcon5768	Aug 18th, 2008 01:03:47 PM
It wasnt a question of dark and light, the two cancel each other out. Obi-Wan HAD the high ground, he had the technical advantage and NOTHING Anikans powers could do could change the fact. The battle was never a question of force power, it was a question of keeping your head and not giving in to your anger in such a way as to forget your training.
Cool contest. But I liked the movie version by Cotton McKnight	Aug 18th, 2008 01:04:53 PM
I will be anxious to read the alternatives, but I certainly wasn't dissapointed in the way Darth Vader got beat (those retarded robots floating on lava and the fact that they barely said anything to each other? Not so much). It was an interesting parallel- Anakin was so arrogant, he thought that he could overcome any disadvantage. Yoda was in the exact same spot- The Emperor was above, Yoda was below. Anakin chose poorly, Yoda did not.
This is the only contest in the world where when you win you act by Dick Bahls	Aug 18th, 2008 01:10:07 PM
Please, whoever wins this, please post a picture of it sitting in your living room in a glass case, so the rest of us can laugh histerically!
Supposed to say "actually lose" by Dick Bahls	Aug 18th, 2008 01:10:48 PM

Prof. Pop-cult by Cotton McKnight	Aug 18th, 2008 01:12:37 PM
First idea was cool. That one about the millenium falcon though reminded me of Tom Smykowski's "Jump to Conclusions" mat in office space. That's the worst idea I have ever heard in my life, Tom. Yes, this is horrible, this idea.
In my ending... by zacdilone	Aug 18th, 2008 01:12:46 PM
...it was Earth all along.
EMBARGO THIS CONTEST!!! by LaserPants	Aug 18th, 2008 01:12:56 PM
LORD LUCAS DEMANDS IT!!!
My entry is in.... by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 18th, 2008 01:15:18 PM
12 pages, 7 of which are actual battle. I had to do a lead in because it specifically relates to my new end of the fight. I hope these get posted when the contest is over.
I thought the way Anakin lost made sense by Tycho Magnetic Anomoly	Aug 18th, 2008 01:16:50 PM
I figured the idea about the whole high ground thing wasn't just a shitty plot device to end the duel or anything involving subtext about Obi Wan having taught Anakin his moves but just the symbolism that both the reason he lost the duel and the reason he falls to the dark side in general is arrogance. Arrogance in thinking that he can ally himself with the Emperor & then defeat Palpatine & take over the galaxy & rule with Padme, & arrogance that let him be tricked by Palpatine into thinking he could save Padme's life, when she would've lived if he hadn't believed he could align with the Dark Side of the force to stop it without becoming evil himself in the first place. The whole dying of a broken heart thing was kinda lame I guess but it was necessary & could've been written, filmed, & acted out better. The whole duality thing in Batman could've been generic and super cheesey too esp the Joker trickster/shadow archetype thing, but they knew how to take awesome ideas that have become cliche and cheesey over the years and restore them to kick ass status imho. The prequels also could have.. And yes the Clone Wars should've started in Ep 1 and should have had Clones on both sides. & the prequels should've been a small cast of characters in the context of the fascism message, with the feel of the asteroid chase in ESB & ANH, not this Expanded Universe feel they wound up having.
I'm waiting for the next contest. by Dick Bahls	Aug 18th, 2008 01:17:47 PM
I'm waiting for the next one - hopefully you can win one of those great busts of some expanded universe characters that noone know or gives a shit about. Then I can put it in my living room and be cool. All the other people who thought I was uncool before will now know they were wrong, and I'll probably get a date or two in the next couple of months. Oh, excse me a second - Hey Ma! I'm done here in the basement! what's for dinner???
Damage_Inc, your pdf question by theycallmemrglass	Aug 18th, 2008 01:28:37 PM
There are several free pdf creators available. Most people seem to recommend using this one called PDF Redirect which is more than sufficient to do the job Quint requires._____ http://tinyurl.com/5wttk3 _____ So give this a try. I use Adobe creator at work but that's commercial software, costs a lot of money but does much more than what is required here.
theycallmemrglass by Damage_Inc	Aug 18th, 2008 01:32:44 PM
Thanks very much. I'll check that out.
Prequel failure all about lost potential by JumpinJehosaphat	Aug 18th, 2008 01:36:56 PM
Have you seen the Soul Caliber 4 trailer w/ Darth Vader? Vader knocks out his opponent, force-lifts his KO'd ass into the air and pulls the poor bastard onto his lightsaber. He then simply throws the corpse off to the side. In one 5 second clip, a video game with nothing to do with Star Wars, save for a few licenses, captures so much more of what Vader/Anakin was capable of in terms of evil and had more impact than all the duels in the prequels combined. Sad, really.
by Parallaxmjm	Aug 18th, 2008 01:39:32 PM
Obi-Wan left him alive only because killing an unarmed opponent (insert joke here) was not the Jedi way, and if Anakin was to die, it was supposed to be the will of the Force. He probably thought Anakin was going to die, and if not for Palpatine's arrival, he would have.
Oops by Parallaxmjm	Aug 18th, 2008 01:40:46 PM
Sorry about forgetting that subject there.
RE: Lead up to the Battle by brandon25	Aug 18th, 2008 01:50:02 PM
Lead Up To Battle by StephenHawkingDiarrhea Aug 18th, 2008 10:32:33 AM Quint, I find myself 7 pages into my attempt and the SWORDFIGHT is just beginning. What leads up is absolutely necessary to what this battle means and I am changing that as well. It won't work if it isn't in screenplay format. I will still keep it under 25 pages, but will it count against me if the lead up is part of the screenplay format? ------ I have the exact same question. Quint!
They should simply by Abominable Snowcone	Aug 18th, 2008 02:08:45 PM
mail it off to one TBer, have that person take pictures of it in his home, or in a funny situation, then that person mails it off to the next TBer, etc. They do this in hockey with the stanley cup.
Why does Anakin... by Banzai Rootskibango	Aug 18th, 2008 02:20:37 PM
...look like he's about to suck Obi-Wan off? Oh that's right, because Obi-Wan owns his ass.
Its literally a lot easier to CRAP all over a painting... by whooooooop	Aug 18th, 2008 02:22:28 PM
than to create a painting...and that goes for every thing else in this world.... i hope somebody CAN out-write the end of EP3 (it may be hard to get others to agree because we all have our own personal ideas about it..) I liked what Tycho Magnetic Anomoly Said "the High Ground" was symbolism that both the reason he lost the duel and the reason he falls to the dark side in general is arrogance..he had given in to his fear and even killed innocent children in the name of greater security...thats when he really fell....
So Symbolically Anakin had the low ground by whooooooop	Aug 18th, 2008 02:26:08 PM
in a physical and also spirtual way... I thought it worked on many levels... but not as many levels as RATATOUILLE worked on...that movie was working on like 3 or 4 levels through out the entire movie...i have no idea how they did that...as far as movie making/scripting/depth and levels...ratatouille was brillaint...but you can't go sticking REMY on Most-a-Far.
"What's a diorama?" by DarthCorleone	Aug 18th, 2008 02:27:05 PM
Surprised I'm the first one to say it. A Star Wars diorama demands referencing the Ralph Wiggum question and his packaged action figure solution.
They should make a statue of Lucas by Dick Bahls	Aug 18th, 2008 02:28:38 PM
taking a dump on a fanboy's head. That's much more representative of the prequels.
I've got the high ground......... by Dick Bahls	Aug 18th, 2008 02:30:06 PM
uuuuuuuuunnnnnnnngggggggg!!! I'll never eat at Denny's again!!!!
well thats something we can ALL agree on.. by whooooooop	Aug 18th, 2008 02:42:09 PM
Denny's Sux...its also hi in carbs..and totally bad tasting..
Not gonna bother, but the winner MUST . . . by Royston Lodge	Aug 18th, 2008 02:53:01 PM
... involve Anakin sacrificing himself to save Padme. At that point in his conversion, she's the ONLY thing he cares about anymore. A real Jedi wouldn't get so hung-up on something as silly as a chick, man. I bet there's one heck of a brothel back at Jedi HQ...
Yoda v Sidious better? How exactly? by Larry Sellers	Aug 18th, 2008 03:04:42 PM
Hayden and Ewan were pretty amazing in that really well choreographed duel...even if it reeked of "OK NOW THEY'LL DUEL INTO A CONTROL ROOM...NOW A CATWALK...NOW THE CATWALK COLLAPSES...AND NOW THEY SWING AND LAND ON SEPARATE PLATFORMS AND PSCHHHHHH VZOOOMMNN VZOOMMMMNNN" Seriously, though. Yoda v Sidious was really lame for a duel between the two most powerful force users at the time. Hulk v Abomination is a much better fight between two CGI characters. I'm so happy someone else noticed how Anakin's move at the end echoed Darth Maul's in TPM.
Obi-Wan igniting his lightsaber first by NeoMyers	Aug 18th, 2008 03:25:39 PM
That was the only thing about the duel I didn't expressly like. After "ROTJ" when much is made of the "good in Vader" and "Obi-Wan once thought as you do" it seemed incongruous that Obi-Wan would gear up first. Additionally, Obi-Wan didn't really try to bring Anakin back either, which I had expected him to do. So much was made of their friendship/brotherhood, etc. that I always expected Obi-Wan to resist fighting Anakin. In the movie, though, he pretty much goes right to it. But inasmuch as the logistics of the duel, I thought it was pretty good.
Hey Whoooooop: by Dick Bahls	Aug 18th, 2008 03:39:44 PM
Your going from becoming a big plant to a big weed! Get lost, jackass!!!!
hahaha by whooooooop	Aug 18th, 2008 03:54:51 PM
if i leave i'm a plant...if i stay i'm a jack-ass... I'd pretty to take the jackass title...but yeah i'm allowed to be here just like anyone else.... I guess you didn't like my comparisons to Ratatouille?
Besides i'm really enjoying everyones analysis by whooooooop	Aug 18th, 2008 04:04:25 PM
seriously i hope someone does do an excellent job at re-writing this...Tolkien always said that he wanted other people to come in and write other stories in his universe...and different takes on it...maybe some will be better in some ways...its cool to see diffent people takes on how they would do something...
I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Prossor	Aug 18th, 2008 05:06:47 PM
he looks like he's shitting a brick when he says that line. pass a raging deuce
Seriously shitting out some Fiery Hot Coals... by whooooooop	Aug 18th, 2008 05:11:24 PM
he had tasted the spicy burrito of the Dark Side...and Forgot to take his Force-Tums...
Always thought the final battle would have been done... by mrfan	Aug 18th, 2008 05:24:48 PM
with Rock, Paper, and Scissors.
The worst thing about the Final Duel.. by Alfred_Packer	Aug 18th, 2008 05:30:36 PM
Is that absolutely jarring cut to full screen Yoda-in-your-face crawling through through the Jeffries tube thingy after running away from Palpy. Sabers clash, music swells andddddd ...yaaaah!!
People still care about Star Wars? by PorkChopXpress	Aug 18th, 2008 05:34:07 PM
I can't believe anyone still cares about this franchise, anymore. The "story" of the prequels was a ponderous, boring mess and the lightsaber "battles" were a joke. I don't seem to recall Obi-Wan teaching a young Luke Skywalker that he needed to swing his lightsaber around in circles, over and over, before swinging it at his opponent. I don't actually remember any balletic pirouettes, either. The cool kind of reclusive sci fi samurai that the Jedi WAS got replaced with some stupid bullshit nobody in their right mind should care about, unless they're four years old and like the toys...or perhaps if they're required to wear a helmet at the dinner table.
I'll go ahead and congratulate StephenHawkingDiarrhea for winnin by Prof. Pop-Cult	Aug 18th, 2008 05:47:18 PM
Because he's probably the only one who will enter. You know, if you are really cool, SHD, you'd destroy this diorama and put the video of the destruction on YouTube.
When I saw the "Making of ..." of Prequel 1 by Neo Sanguise	Aug 18th, 2008 06:16:13 PM
there was one line from Mr. Lucas, which I still remember: "We have 50 Mio US$ budget, that's it!". Even without sensing what worse was still to come I was soooo upset. I mean: why did one of the richest guys on the planet wanted to spend "just" 50 Mio US$, if he could have easily afforded multiple times that budget for one of the most precious franchises/memory/experience of so many fans throughout the world. Of course more budget does not necessarily mean a better movie. But it kind of hinted at what would come from Lucasfilm: a prequel-trilogy purely made to maximise corporate revenues .... argh. So, to answer your question: Nah, not interested.
I think the contest should be write the caption for the pictures by The Eskimo	Aug 18th, 2008 07:01:08 PM
...like they do in nesweek, though a good one escapes me at the moment.
hate Family Guy all you want, but... by necgray	Aug 18th, 2008 08:22:19 PM
Chris: I had to make a shoebox diarrhea for science class. Chris retrieves a box from under the table. Lois: You mean diorama? Chris: I think I misunderstood the assignment. That is all I think about when I read or hear the word "diorama" now.
Great Idea by T-Dog	Aug 18th, 2008 08:25:15 PM
Let's just see if one of us can write a better screenplay than George Lucas. Veeeery interesting. One of the better ideas for a contest I've seen in a long time. Publish the top 3 chosen on the site...that would rule.
Back in the Summer of '83.. by nyj_et	Aug 18th, 2008 08:39:38 PM
I was nine and had just seen Return of the Jedi and read the novelization. In the book, Ben's ghost tells Luke that Anakin fell into a "molten pit" and that's how he got all disfigured. Ben also said that Owen was his (Ben's) brother. Anyway, I drew a comic (I thought that Marvel's Star Wars was the shit) version of Anakin and Obi-Wan's duel. I had Anakin slipping on a banana peel into the volcano. I doubt I could outwrite that one, 25 years later. I dug ROTS' duel. Alot.
Although, I'd like to see a Phantom Edit by nyj_et	Aug 18th, 2008 08:41:54 PM
of the duel scene with Callmemrglass' dialog. It's way better dialog than anything Lucas has written in the past ten years. There's my GL cheapshot.
At least you didn't PT bash in the middle of an interview, Quint by TallBoy66	Aug 18th, 2008 09:00:13 PM
That's showing a growing sign of maturity. It'd be sweet if we could get a full interview without randomly editorializing in the midst of the conversation. Solid growth all around!
QUINT, I HAVE JUST ONE REQUEST by Corterville	Aug 18th, 2008 09:01:42 PM
Can you please post the winners of this contest in a timely fashion? I know that reading all of those scripts will take a long while, I get that, but there are contests from last year on this website that still have no winners. I mean no disrespect to anyone, but there should be a set time limit in which a decision can be reached.
Multiple entries by melchior42	Aug 18th, 2008 09:13:09 PM
Are multiple entries permitted? I don't see anything against it.
I just sent my version in, that was a fun couple of hours! by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 18th, 2008 10:08:50 PM
It just flowed out of me. It's pretty much the way I've imagined it since I first read the novelization in the eighties. There's a few extra details, such as Padme's name and such. I really tried capturing the feel of the original trilogy, such as the humor and some cliches, while making it darker and more intense. Well, as dark as I imagined it those many years ago. Yeah, it's pretty dark.
Stephen Hawking by Quint	Aug 18th, 2008 10:58:45 PM
You can include the lead up in screenplay format if you wish, as long as you don't go over 25 pages.
Damage by Quint	Aug 18th, 2008 11:00:31 PM
If you have a screenwriting program, there's usually a "save as PDF" option. If you don't, I can also take a .doc file or Text File, as long as the screenplay format isn't altered.
Corter by Quint	Aug 18th, 2008 11:08:32 PM
I'm planning on being much better with this contest than I have in years past. I wouldn't have accepted it if I didn't think I'd have the time, which was what boned me in the past... doing a contest that stupidly ended right when I'm buried in more timely work. I'm looking forward to reading these.
look closely... by BeerEngineer	Aug 18th, 2008 11:10:16 PM
If you look really closely at the diorama, you can see Anakin whining about his mom.
Anakin clearly has Superman's super powerful blowing breath by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren	Aug 19th, 2008 12:16:13 AM
Why we were never told this I don't know... Why, George? Why didn't you tell us?
1 Important Question by Spaz_Monkey	Aug 19th, 2008 01:17:16 AM
Does 20 pages of "They fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight and fight..." count as a better duel?
1 important Answer by Gym	Aug 19th, 2008 02:54:27 AM
Lucas himself admitted that he bridged the scenes in his script just by writing "They Fight", so i guess it does, mate.
Wheeee! Star Wars Freebies for everyone by G100	Aug 19th, 2008 03:43:48 AM
Except Moriarty of coures. ;-)
Wouldn't it be cool... by kungfuhustler84	Aug 19th, 2008 04:21:41 AM
if the diorama had a little lever that you could pull and Obi Wan's lightsaber would swing down onto Anakin's head and make a little "BONK" noise? That's the only way I would want this. Maybe I will write a little script for this on an especially slow day. I could sell it and buy myself a couple of DVDs I consider to be more entertaining than the first two prequels.
I believe in Quint by keckyballs	Aug 19th, 2008 07:15:35 AM
you're the man Quint. thanks for doing this contest. you have given me a reason to do something my brother and I have wanted to do but thought we never would. appreciate it
Love the joker avatar, harry by Abominable Snowcone	Aug 19th, 2008 07:37:34 AM
Serious-ly
Keckyballs by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 19th, 2008 08:24:10 AM
Wow, you may want to clarify that statement.
Revenge of the Sith Redux by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 19th, 2008 08:27:04 AM
With my version, I was trying for something different than what we have all come to expect. Yes, the basic structure is the same of the Fall of Anakin, but I tried for a totally different approach as to how it actually goes down. I hope I win if not just because I thought my version came out pretty damn cool.
My Version by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 19th, 2008 09:01:08 AM
I also tried to keep it in the same mode as the prequels (but not as shitty) but also drew dialogue snippets directly from the original trilogy, especially the New Hope fight between Obi-Wan and Vader. Maybe I am taking this a little too seriously. Knowing the talkbackers on this site, I am sure my take will be ripped to shreds if it gets posted. Bring it on, bitches.
SCRIPT FORMATTING by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 19th, 2008 09:05:45 AM
FYI, BBC Writers Room offers a plugin for Microsoft Word that allows you to format screenplays. Worked like a charm!
On the subject of high ground by smackfu	Aug 19th, 2008 11:11:54 AM
It's not particularly beneficial when you're sword fighting with someone to have your knees at their eye level. From above, you have to stoop and overextend yourself, your power, speed and ability to dodge are comprimised. From below, you just have to tee-off on them and duck when it seems appropriate.
Yoda say... by jackofhearts29	Aug 19th, 2008 12:59:55 PM
.. There is only embankment in your mind. Unlearn what you have learned."
Prizes by Scabby	Aug 19th, 2008 02:38:40 PM
Is there going to be some sort of runner up prize or something because it's quite a lot of effort! Still it's good fun.
SHD by keckyballs	Aug 19th, 2008 03:24:26 PM
clarify? what do you need to be cleared up? thank you quint for giving me a reason to rewrite the fall of anakin... is that too complex for your microsoft plug in script format mind. but good luck to you. i'm aspiring to be one of the greatest storyteller/screenwriters of our time. i use final draft :)
Keckyballs by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 19th, 2008 03:34:52 PM
I think that Quint will have to post at least your entry and mine now so we can see which one of us got it better. Let the fanboys decide.
i'm down bro by keckyballs	Aug 19th, 2008 04:12:27 PM
little friendly competition. my brother and i went pretty (possibly overly) deep into it. i just spent yesterday perfecting my intro scene's
Do or Do Not, Keckyballs by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 19th, 2008 04:19:25 PM
There is no try...I can't wait until Sept 1st to see what everyone comes up with.
KeckyBalls and StephenHawking by Fineus Fog	Aug 19th, 2008 08:54:54 PM
Looks like we are the only three - I jsut sent mine (All the way from New Zealnd vis the intertubes) p.s I went round to Peter Jackson's house first and he told he how to lay it down. Be nice if Quint posted all three
sorry bad typing by Fineus Fog	Aug 19th, 2008 08:55:38 PM
Im drunkenly celebrating victory
QUINT - HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENTERED? by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 20th, 2008 12:16:22 PM
Almost seems like if you haven't gotten that many entries to move up the contest end date? Worth a shot...
Mine's not done yet... by MCVamp	Aug 20th, 2008 02:53:52 PM
So don't close this one early.
I'm stoked by keckyballs	Aug 20th, 2008 03:11:08 PM
hopefully we all hit three separate kick ass perspectives of how our childlike imaginations envisioned the great fall of Anakin. this is going to be awesome.
I'm stoked by keckyballs	Aug 20th, 2008 03:11:11 PM
hopefully we all hit three separate kick ass perspectives of how our childlike imaginations envisioned the great fall of Anakin. this is going to be awesome.
godamn it by Fineus Fog	Aug 20th, 2008 03:18:37 PM
I just re read mine and noticed a few typos I missed - fuck it. I hope Quint can see through that
Now this, I like. by paulmkelly	Aug 20th, 2008 08:50:47 PM
I'm gonna give this some serious thought.
I went more with story than spectacle. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 21st, 2008 01:44:27 AM
Spectacle and serious exact choreography is for storyboarders, production and post-production. You know... for kids!
A mixture of story and spectacle by Fineus Fog	Aug 21st, 2008 03:08:17 AM
Cos spectacle is how I see it - I felt a bit underwhelmed when I saw the film - two of the most badass Jedi duking it out and it just felt a bit tame. And supposedly Anakin's Dark Side powers are huge, of course the Dark Side is fueled by hate, anger and suffering, all of which Anakin was dealing with going into that Duel - thats how I let it play out in my script anyway, think of it more like what we now know as "The Dark Force Unleashed" if you will. For me Lucas' version was just two dude swinging at each other. But unfortunately GL is da boss of teh star worz ZOMG!!1!
This is a fun contest... by LedgerIsJoker	Aug 21st, 2008 04:51:27 AM
...count me in. I started on it and it's a bit more difficult than I had thought since a bunch of ideas have come to me and I'm trying to work them in coherently. Definitely going to be changing some events that occur in Episode III (I would add exposition of change throughout all the prequels but for the sake of simplicity I will try to limit my changes to just Ep. III).
Fineus Fog, sounds cool, I hope to read yours, but... by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 21st, 2008 11:24:01 AM
A good lightsaber fight focusing on the characters is more of a spectacle than a massive amount of special effects. I paid homage to the duel in Star Wars(1977)before they really let themselves loose. As much as the duel on Mustafar was exciting, melting platforms, swinging on cables, fighting on top of droids... that kind of battle doesn't happen in the original trilogy. Spectacle overtook continuity for spectacle's own sake. But that's just like my own opinion, man. When these are posted it's going to be a late night. Like grading papers.
Actually, my version... by MCVamp	Aug 21st, 2008 12:47:44 PM
Has Anakin and Obi-Wan in a hovering rowboat, discussing their feelings. Then Anakin asks Obi-Wan if he'd rather live in the ascendancy of a civiliation or its decline. When Anakin doesn't like the answer, he challenges Obi-Wan to blasters at ten paces. Yeah, it's gonna rock.
Archer, that is cool.... by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 21st, 2008 02:20:30 PM
Very similar to what I did. I made the battle purely between the two with specific references to the Original Duel. I also tried to make Anakin more visceral and evil than Revenge of the Sith did. And, NO DROIDS!
NO DROIDS by Fineus Fog	Aug 21st, 2008 02:52:16 PM
Yup I didnt mention them either. Not a lot of smack-talk either. I always imagined Anakin would be all fucked up and bloodied and shit, just fighting through it - using it so I included that kind of thing
NO KAIBURR CRYSTAL by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 21st, 2008 04:19:44 PM
Anyone else read the LUKE STARKILLER version of the screenplay where the death on the volcano planet forces the emperor to resurrect Luke/Anakin using the crystal? Anyone? Is my geek showing?
Anakin Needed A Red Lightsaber by amano	Aug 21st, 2008 08:32:37 PM
I mean, why the fuck not? He was knighted a sith or whatever. That fat fuck with the halloween mask Sidious should have given him a red lightsaber then. If they just had the red versus blue lighsaber like they do in A New Hope I think the duel would have carried a lot more weight. Quint is right, the I've got the high ground bit is just not right. Anyone who says some bullshit like this lived up to their expectations after 20 years is not being honest with themselves, but I did enjoy watching Anny burn.
amano, I always thought his saber was blue until... by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:29:51 AM
...after the lava bath. But yeah, a red lightsaber would've looked cool. But OB-1 needed to give the blue one to Luke so there's all that symbolism and Excalibur stuff that eventually just falls out of the ass end of Cloud City.
StephenHawkingDiarrhea, mine's got the Droids. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:33:20 AM
The Droids, not random droids to fight on or fly around avoiding the fight.
OB-1 had the "MORAL HIGH GROUND"...sorry by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:34:59 AM

StephenHawkingDiarrhea, those Starkiller drafts... by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:36:07 AM
are on the internet, right? Maybe I should read those.
Other Body - One = OB-1, now there's an old rumor. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:37:38 AM
That didn't happen.
Prequels could have used a big ass Madalorian battle. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:40:54 AM
Now that's interesting. Mandalore Vs. Clones, hmmmmm. Weren't the Mandalores some kind of warrior race that the Jedi defeated during the Clone Wars? I think that was in a novelization. That's an old rumor to that never really happened.
Rumors that never really happened by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 22nd, 2008 08:19:36 AM
The rumors we all remember seem more like promises that were never kept by GL in his infinite wisdom. There are so many continuity issues between the prequels and the trilogy and the original novelizations that it boggles the mind. Part of the reason the prequels didn't live up to expectations can be explained by the fact they almost completely ignored what Lucas told us was coming. I enjoyed the prequels for what they are but I find it incredibly difficult to put them next to the original trilogy.
STARKILLER Drafts of the Screenplay by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 22nd, 2008 08:25:18 AM
Here is the link to THE ADVENTURES OF THE STARKILLER EPISODE I - THE STAR WARS and other drafts of the screenplay http://tinyurl.com/634vao
Ok, mine's in. Close the contest! by MCVamp	Aug 22nd, 2008 10:37:13 AM
I kid, I kid.
Quint by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:15:38 PM
Any chance you are reading these as they come in? To speed up the process?
The droids are in my version... by MCVamp	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:19:53 PM
I assume you guys mean R2 and 3PO and not battle droids. It's Star Wars dammit. The droids are part and parcel.
Why does this diorama.... by eXcommunicated	Aug 22nd, 2008 06:05:55 PM
....look like Anakin just sliced Obi Wan in half?
StephenHawkingDiarrhea, thanks for the Starkiller link! by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Aug 22nd, 2008 10:29:55 PM

in my version Anakin wins by paulmkelly	Aug 24th, 2008 10:28:33 PM
it turns out that Kenobi was Vader all along!
I am wondering if Quint got mine by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Aug 26th, 2008 08:21:30 AM
I sent it...now I am paranoid that he didn't get it. I didn't put my talkback name on it just my real name. Crap.
Don't worry dude, I'm sure he got it. by paulmkelly	Aug 26th, 2008 06:45:00 PM
My entry ran slightly over the 25 page limit. Should I submit it as is or divide it into 5 separate entries?
Finally.... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Aug 27th, 2008 05:55:26 PM
... finished my first draft. I'm taking this a bit too seriously, but hey - I love Star Wars and have a lot of time on my hands!
I love Star Wars more than you! by paulmkelly	Aug 27th, 2008 10:29:48 PM
And I literally quit my job just so I could work on this!
Ok, paulmkelly... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Aug 28th, 2008 07:30:47 AM
... it does sound like you love Star Wars more than me :-P I think mine's nearly ready now - just gotta PDF it to the max.
But I'm a bit worried.... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Aug 28th, 2008 07:32:46 AM
... that I didn't include any Gungans. I hope that won't count against me...
I retcon the Gungans in my version, by paulmkelly	Aug 29th, 2008 04:42:56 PM
As it turns out, they were an illusion created by Emperor Palpatine. At one point in Anakin and Obi-Wan's fight, Obi-Wan takes the form of Jar Jar and Anakin can't bring himself to slit his throat.
Jar Jar by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Aug 30th, 2008 09:23:19 AM
If Obi-Wan took the form of Jar Jar, wouldn't it make slitting his throat all the more easier? Or do Anakin and Jar Jar have a little something going on they have to keep from Padme?
Cool competition by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Aug 30th, 2008 09:28:45 AM
Anyway, this was a cool competition, I had fun giving it a go - letting my inner geek spill out. Although I would have prefered to re-write the fight between Yoda and the Emperor - having them only use the Force in some epic battle, rather than jumping around with lightsabres like chumps! I know he probally uses the Force to do it or something, but Yoda jumping about when he usually uses a walking stick seems a bit ridiculous to me. Did Quint say when we're going to find out the results for this comp?
Star Wars Episode 3 (non gay version) by BUCK.STARBLASTER	Aug 30th, 2008 07:48:50 PM
Quint, hope you enjoyed my version of the end of ep 3. I wrote it really late at night (had to wake up early for work the next day too, which sucked) and I realized that I had spelled Anakin's name wrong (Anikin). I know, I'm a retard. Anyway. Long story short, I gave it to my wife to take to her job to PDF it. I hope that that error does not hurt my chances. Also, please let me know what you think of my spec script, THE GUARDIANS. I would really, really, appreciate your feedback. By the way, any idea when you will announce the winners. Thanks again.
ok, NOW you can close the contest. by paulmkelly	Aug 31st, 2008 11:14:45 PM
My entry is in! A whole day early. New personal record.
Nice by Die_Hardest	Sep 1st, 2008 12:43:23 PM
I plan to enter mine today.
how many people entered/will be? by paulmkelly	Sep 1st, 2008 09:27:43 PM
I can't wait to see how it all shakes out.
And............... by Fineus Fog	Sep 1st, 2008 11:47:09 PM
HERE WE GO
He's got to read them all, it would take me over a week. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Sep 2nd, 2008 12:30:47 AM
Who knows how many people entered. If 25 people entered and sent him 25 pages...(using abacus)...625 pages, over 10 hours of non-stop reading if read aloud, like a screenplay should be read. But first he has to sort the serious efforts from the non-serious. This was a bold contest to hold. It will be fun to read some of these.
I read mine aloud by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:41:21 AM
And it took me about 15 minutes, but mine was also only about 15 pages. I just hope that Quint posts a status update in the talkback. I also cannot wait to see if he posts the finalists.
When Quint, when? by BUCK.STARBLASTER	Sep 2nd, 2008 02:15:33 PM
Quint, any idea around when you will announce the finalist's (we all seem pretty anxious here). And, once again, I would really appreciate your feedback on my script, THE GUARDIANS. I have a dream where script girl reads off the sale of my screenplay, as I gaze deeply into the heaving mounds of exquisite flesh that comprise...er, where was I going with this, ah, yes. Please give my screenplay a read and let me know what you think.
Congrats to the winner! by paulmkelly	Sep 3rd, 2008 10:43:13 PM
Whoever he or she may be when Quint announces him or her.
Got mine in before the deadline by vadakinX	Sep 7th, 2008 11:19:57 PM
It was kinda crap. First 9 pages are all dialogue (which I suck at) and the fight itself was only 5 or 6 pages though if I was to shoot it, it would be around 10 minutes. I didn't want to go overboard with it. In fact it's pretty low key. My intent wasn't to have this huge fight between two enemies, but to explore why they are clashing blades, what they are hoping to achieve. For Obi-Wan, it was about saving Anakin (Obi-Wan once thought as you do) and for Vader it was about trying to get his old master to join him. Whether that came across in the script, I'm not sure. I thought about writing a massive, epic duel across the surface of Sullust or Mustafar, but I ultimately decided to keep it in a single isolated spot for the most part and make it a duel of words rather than a duel of lightsabers. It's probably not what Quint was looking for, but I hope he enjoys reading it, and if it's a finalist, that you guys do too. If it doesn't make it into the top 5, I'll try to put it online for you guys to read. I'm looking forward to reading what you all came up with. Good luck to everyone.
QUINT? WHAT IS THE STATUS? by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Sep 8th, 2008 11:18:07 AM
These were in a week ago? When can we expect to see the winners?
I also got mine in by quadrupletree	Sep 8th, 2008 04:29:22 PM
I probably wont win, I'm not a writer and I've never written anything before. I was barely able to get it to 10 pages. Still, I'm really excited about this content and I can't wait to see what other people came up with! When will we know??
I got mine in a day early. by paulmkelly	Sep 8th, 2008 09:38:58 PM
The version I submitted is drastically different from the first draft. If I win, I'm going to have to chip off pieces of the statue and give them to the people who helped me by reading my early draft.
paulmkelly, I wish I helped, I would love a chip off by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Sep 9th, 2008 04:25:46 PM
Anakin's shoulder. Anakin with a chip on his shoulder... the statue would double in value.
vadakinX, mine sort of turned out the same way. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Sep 9th, 2008 04:37:22 PM
I imagined the fight to resemble the Original Trilogy in tone, effects, methods, and relative budget. It's the dialogue and the reason they fight that really matters. The craziest biggest saber battle of all time is just spectacle, and we already have that. I would like to rewrite the entire prequel trilogy for the fun of it. I'm just wondering if Quint received too many of these that are very similar. I would guess so. It will probably take that one special line of writing to set one part from the others. So maybe many of us are good writers, or maybe most of us suck, who knows. I hope we at least get to read ten of them. This is a far better to analyze our opinions than just talk about it. But like I said above, this contest was no easy undertaking for Quint; it will take time. Hopefully he posts it during some slow days so it doesn't get lost in a pile of other talkbacks.
How many of us entered?? by Fineus Fog	Sep 10th, 2008 05:56:32 AM
So if there is ten, maybe twenty of us - that would take a while to read. Iam more than happy to sahre via email if people are keen on reading. Maybe that way we wil get a feel for what we have all done. For me personally mine does have atouch of spactacle. I am a TV Drama writer - so I dont ever get a chance to write spectacle, unless you include glass being broken in a domestic dispute. I have been a fan of Star Wars since I was 5 (1982) and I first saw Episode 4. I still remember a few years later when my older brother told me about a fight between Vader/Anakin and Kenobi - I was mesmerised by the thought of it. When we did see it - yes it was spectacualr BUT the driving force that built it up - Eps 1 and 2 were severly lacking. Also the fact the Anakin had become fully immersed in the Dark Side and become a Sith Apprentice - with that thought in mind I made my version of Anakin so blinded by hate, anger and suffering that he is completely oblivious to Padme and Obi Wans offers of help. In reading it again after a week or two I am beginning to think The Joker influenced my writing if Anakin a bit much
I just made a point of stating that by Fineus Fog	Sep 10th, 2008 05:58:21 AM
I am TV writer - my post os full of spelling and grammar errors. Awesome. It 11pm and I'm knackered
In my script... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Sep 10th, 2008 09:18:40 AM
... there was very little of Obi-Wan trying to get Anakin to redeem himself. He'd seen the terrible things Anakin had done (killing all the Jedi or whatever) and had lost his faith in his apprentice. Anakin was dead to him - a bit like the way he talks about him to Luke in the later movies: "the good man that was your father was destroyed". He calls Anakin "Darth Vader" or "Vader" most of the time, and knows he has to kill him to put an end to the Sith. What ways did you guys approach the Anakin/Obi-Wan relationship during the battle?
Oh... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Sep 10th, 2008 09:19:55 AM
... and I had Anakin use Force Lightning (because it's awesome!)
My Scrpit by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Sep 10th, 2008 01:33:21 PM
I use Padme in an integral way to Anakin's ultimate fall. I also had Anakin draw first instead of ObiWan. I too have him called Vader in the battle.
Check this out... by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Sep 10th, 2008 01:34:12 PM
Anakin's robotic hand holding blue lightsaber + plume of lava = pulling out a red lightsaber oh yeah!
StephenHawkingDiarrhea... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Sep 10th, 2008 02:58:52 PM
what did he use to pull out the third, green, lightsabre?? That sounds pretty cool. Lightsabres and lava-planet definitly go well together. I really hope we get to read a lot of these. I really want to see how everyone else did it!
Preceeding the duel by Fineus Fog	Sep 10th, 2008 03:53:54 PM
in mine Anakin blows up the Senate building - which has most of the senate under Jedi protection in it. Thinking he has killed Padme, the mad bastard just ups and heads to Mustafar - blinded by his mission appointed by his NEW Master. I also definitely have Anakin striking first. The powers of the Dark Side are harnessed by Anakin during my battle - similar to the way he used it against Luke in ESB.
Did anyone else include Gui-Gon? by paulmkelly	Sep 10th, 2008 04:23:11 PM
I used Gui-Gon's spirit to show when Anakin was choosing between good and evil.
Gui-Gon? by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Sep 10th, 2008 05:16:27 PM
Is that Qui-Gon, or is that some EU character or something? I had Bail Organa in mine, as he was woefully underused in the prequels. "You served my father in the Clone Wars" - when did this happen??? Someone should have lent George Lucas the original trilogy on dvd. I had Obi-Wan striking first in mine - by crashing his Jedi Starfighter into Anakin (I'm not even joking).
Fineas Fog by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Sep 10th, 2008 05:18:12 PM
Anakin thinking he's accidently killed Padme is a cool idea, and would explain his anger a lot more than the contrived reasons in the actual film.
Padme Accidentally by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Sep 11th, 2008 11:25:18 AM
In mine I have Anakin THINK he has accidentally killed Padme which sets up the ending where she is ultimately responsible for his fall.
Might as well chime in while we're all waiting... by MCVamp	Sep 14th, 2008 07:47:25 PM
Mine also changes Padme's stupid "Paolo" story from Ep. II to an admission about how she had a crush on Obi-Wan after they first met. There's more Force power stuff too; Anakin throwing molten rocks at Obi-Wan, Force Lightning, and of course, a red lightsaber. Also, a quick bit with the droids.
Where will the announcement be? by paulmkelly	Sep 14th, 2008 09:38:21 PM
Will this post be updated or will there be a new thread on the main page? If it's the latter, will someone do us a favor and post in here too so we know where to check.
Where it will be by NoahTall	Sep 15th, 2008 11:31:28 AM
Quint will post it in his Farrelly brothers contest thread. You know, the one he started on Jan 5th and still hasn't finished. Actually I think he's hoping the Hadron collider will destroy the world so he doesn't have to finish any of the contests he's started.
i tried to set up A New Hope by vadakinX	Sep 15th, 2008 04:37:56 PM
I wanted the lava duel to resonate with what happens in A New Hope. So I did things like having Obi-Wan block a move and tell Anakin what he's doing wrong and then Anakin replies: "Always the teacher" which links into "when I left you I was but the learner" in ANH. I also had him call Obi-Wan "old man" at one point, and I'm not sure but I may have even had Obi-Wan call Vader "Darth".
so if anakin sucked off obiwan by Prossor	Sep 16th, 2008 03:52:32 AM
then would obiwan have to return the favor on his cyborg cock ?
Sucking off... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Sep 16th, 2008 10:41:42 AM
Taste the power of the Dark Side?
Argh by vadakinX	Sep 16th, 2008 12:28:49 PM
I just read through my script again and found a few typos. I would have fixed them in a second draft but I didn't have time and I had to submit a first draft.
So? by NoahTall	Sep 16th, 2008 11:12:15 PM
Typos don't matter. It's not like he's actually going to read them.
In my version by paulmkelly	Sep 19th, 2008 09:21:24 PM
Anakin turns to Padame and says "I ain't yo baby's daddy. Welcome to the dark side, honey bunch."
I've said it before by Die_Hardest	Sep 22nd, 2008 08:41:59 AM
And I'm sure I'll say it again many times, Episode III is not the weak prequel. Neither is Episode I. The Prequels live and die with the developement of Anakin's character in Attack of the Clones and nearly every single beat in that movie is wrong.
A Long Time Ago.... by paulmkelly	Sep 22nd, 2008 10:26:43 PM
this contest ended.
I won by paulmkelly	Sep 26th, 2008 11:28:40 AM
der when they'll announce who won.
This Friggin Sucks by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Sep 26th, 2008 01:03:44 PM
I was all excited to see the results and if I won, but now I am afraid we will never find out....I feel like I wasted my time and creativity. Sigh.
Contest Oblivion.... by Oliver Queen	Sep 26th, 2008 02:58:23 PM
Yep, seems like this one will fall into the black hole that is AICN's list of unfinished contests. Too bad, everyone who entered seemed pretty excited about this one.
It's Quint. by NoahTall	Sep 27th, 2008 10:52:26 AM
Quint is the only person here who never finishes his contests. I'm sure by now he has an entire room full of swag that he accidentally forgot to give out. Tell you what folks. If this talkback hits the 3 month mark (Nov 18th.) without a winner then I personally will buy one of those damn diromas and hold the contest myself.
I wish Quint would say something. by paulmkelly	Sep 27th, 2008 11:00:03 AM
If he doesn't have the time to read them all, then just post all the entries here and we'll decide amongst ourselves.
Typical by Fineus Fog	Sep 30th, 2008 07:52:37 PM
I was pumped for this contest - considering I was in the middle of a big writing spree (working on 12 eps of tv drama) this was awelcome distraction, but fun - because I love Star Wars. But in typical Quint fashion it's just going slowly down the toilet. To be honest I didnt actually care if I won - I just wanted Quint to post a few of the finalists so I could others work and vice versa
u can remind him on his movie-a-day column by Prossor	Oct 1st, 2008 01:14:02 AM

Good idea, Prossor by Oliver Queen	Oct 1st, 2008 05:37:04 PM
Done!
Should Have Known Better by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Oct 2nd, 2008 09:55:40 AM
Since he never set a timeframe for announcing the winners. Totally ruined my drive to write.
This sucks because by paulmkelly	Oct 2nd, 2008 04:40:02 PM
I'd love to lash out and curse Quint's name, but I don't want to ruin my chances of winning. I really should have re-thought my user name.
PAULMKELLY - QUINT by theycallmemrglass	Oct 7th, 2008 08:20:27 AM
I can lash out at Quint for you guys since I didnt enter in the contest. here goes....YO QUINT, Yeah you, SLAVEMASTER. WHats the idea with you slaving these bitches to write your dreams and not even saying shit if any of them will win your diarrhea, I mean diorama? You not thinking of keeping that diorama for yourself now, are you? Hmmm? That would be a bad muthafucking move, Quint. Your bitches will turn on your sorry ass. Now you dont want that and we dont want that. So, Paulmkelly had an idea of putting all the entries up for us to read and we can choose for you. Or we choose 5 then you pick the final. Anything, but just say something, muthafucker cos there aint no balance in the force in this part of the wood. Say something, Quint.
Tattle Tale by StephenHawkingDiarrhea	Oct 13th, 2008 10:44:41 AM
Should we NARC on Quint to Harry? Get him in trouble with the teacher? Haha.
Diorama-rama by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Oct 13th, 2008 05:24:55 PM
Maybe the diorama fell into a Sarlacc Pit. Boba Fett's got it on his mantlepiece right now!
:( by paulmkelly	Oct 20th, 2008 10:38:18 PM
I realize people have busy schedules, but we're closing in on two months since the contest ended.
:) by paulmkelly	Oct 30th, 2008 03:14:18 PM
Yeeeeeeeeeeehaw!
Can I still edit my entry? by DarthCorleone	Oct 30th, 2008 04:49:35 PM
I worked hard to make that midnight deadline and wasn't able to include everything I wanted or proofread, for that matter.
No, that would only delay the announcement. by paulmkelly	Oct 30th, 2008 05:40:35 PM
And we cannot have that!
:I by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Oct 30th, 2008 06:38:14 PM
Episode 7 will be out before this announcement is made, I'd wager :-P
President Obama will make Quint pick a winner! by paulmkelly	Nov 4th, 2008 02:18:13 PM
All will be right with the world.
But McCain... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Nov 4th, 2008 04:01:52 PM
... has promised to make sure all competitions on Aintitcool are sorted out on time, I hear. Now I don't know who to vote for!! Thank god I'm English - we didn't even have to bother voting for our current Prime Minister. Gordon Brown kindly put himself in charge so we wouldn't have to bother walking to the polling station in the pouring rain. What a hero!
Whoa! by Orcus	Nov 5th, 2008 11:54:49 AM
Don't mind Orcus, just passing through to the buffet
Closing in on 3 months! by paulmkelly	Nov 9th, 2008 07:09:33 PM
Maybe for the three month anniversary Quint will throw us a bone.
Has anyone contacted Sideshow? by paulmkelly	Nov 13th, 2008 03:58:26 PM
Do you think they care that their statue never made it to a fan?
QUINT is on it guys! by theycallmemrglass	Nov 15th, 2008 07:15:20 AM
I made a bit of an attack on Quint about the contest on another TB (Scorekeeper's DK contest) and I think his response will be re-assuring to all of you! Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/5kphzu _________ I am now officially the bad guy and I did it for you guys! Oh ok, I also did it for me so I can read the winning entries ;)
The only thing Quint is on is by paulmkelly	Nov 17th, 2008 09:47:37 PM
the clock! tick tick tick Time's running out, Quimby Joe.
I contacted them by NoahTall	Nov 18th, 2008 12:28:01 AM
He might also get on it because I contacted Sideshow and told them he wasn't giving away their prize as promised. Apparently he doesn't actually have the prize himself but it will be mailed to the winner by Sideshow. He is however a lazy lying sack who can take two hours a day to sit on his ass and watch dvds (a project he started after he started the contest) but can't take two hours to read all of the scripts. And unless his reading level is "See Spot run. Run Spot run." then it shouldn't have taken him even two hours to read all the entries. I hate, despise, and loathe people who constantly blame their own failings on others instead of taking the initiative and getting the job done. Quint is the spokesperson for this pathetic type of do nothing. If he had just stayed awake a few extra minutes a day he could have read 90 scripts by now. And it is my belief that even the accusations in the other thread, and my own inquiries to Sideshow, will not lead to an end to this contest before the end of this year.
I demand satisfaction! by paulmkelly	Nov 23rd, 2008 11:59:40 PM
Satisfy me, Quint. Satisfy me!
That sounds sooo wrong by Orcus	Nov 25th, 2008 01:53:01 PM

Hey NoahTall, pony up by paulmkelly	Dec 2nd, 2008 04:26:06 PM
"by NoahTall Sep 27th, 2008 10:52:26 AM Quint is the only person here who never finishes his contests. I'm sure by now he has an entire room full of swag that he accidentally forgot to give out. Tell you what folks. If this talkback hits the 3 month mark (Nov 18th.) without a winner then I personally will buy one of those damn diromas and hold the contest myself." Pick a winner, you deadbeat!
Ok by NoahTall	Dec 7th, 2008 11:24:14 AM
I suppose I said I would do it so I will. Send entries to Quint_Sucks@live.com Subject: Diorama Contest Deadline is Midnight New Years Eve There have to be a decent number of entries received too. If I only get a couple then I'll still award a prize but it will be a slightly less valuable one like a Lego Jedi Starfighter or some such. Unlike Quint I'm not going to make money for this. The prize will be coming out of my pocket.
Thanks NoahTall by Fineus Fog	Dec 8th, 2008 12:36:57 AM
IT'S AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYy!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
First class, NoahTall by Oliver Queen	Dec 8th, 2008 10:20:12 AM
My submission is away to you. Thanks for sponsoring a side contest, this is awesome.
Good job folks by NoahTall	Dec 10th, 2008 12:02:29 PM
So far I've received 7 submissions. Just a note. Please include your name in the actual entry file itself. I've already edited the ones that didn't have it in order to be able to keep them straight. When the contest is done I will either put up a website to host the entries or else make them all available for download as a zip file.
Oh also. by NoahTall	Dec 10th, 2008 12:09:47 PM
If you know anybody else who entered Quint's version of this and who might not be reading this talkback then let them know about it too. I encourage plenty of entries. And what I have so far includes some very professional entries.
Looking forward.... by Oliver Queen	Dec 10th, 2008 01:46:57 PM
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