September 21, 2004

Greedo Shoots First As The Modern Day We Were Always At War With Eastasia

In Honour of this Great Day when the original Star Wars films finally arrive on DVD in all their re-edited, ahistoric glory, a reminder of how art imitates art / politics / life (delete as applicable)...

Posted by Graeme Burk at September 21, 2004 06:43 AM
Comments

Nothing to say about the U.S. elections, oh no...

Posted by: Martha Bridegam at September 21, 2004 08:29 PM

Perhaps it's already been done, but surely there is scope for a SNL-type sketch of Michaelangelo in the Sistine Chapel surrounded by Renaissance fanboys bitching that he's gone and retouched it so that Adam points first ...

Posted by: Alan Allport at September 22, 2004 04:58 AM

"points first"?

Points at what? Something other than God's finger?

Sorry, explain?

Posted by: Martha Bridegam at September 22, 2004 12:44 PM

God extends his finger toward Adam, giving him life. The idea that it's reversed is a very funny joke/commentary on Mr. Lucas. Well done, Mr. Allport.

Nothing to say about the U.S. elections, oh no...

I said I was a Canadian with little to say. These are important distinctions.

Posted by: Graeme Burk at September 22, 2004 01:08 PM

Sorry, the problem was I didn't know who Greedo was. If he's the guy in the Mos Eisley spaceport bar who Han Solo shoots, then it makes sense. 'Scuse me, insufficient nerditude. I would, however, whistle you the spaceport band's harmonically dislocated two-step if this forum allowed for sound effects.

Posted by: Martha Bridegam at September 24, 2004 09:36 AM

"Harmonically dislocated?" What's that mean?

Posted by: Alan Hogue at September 24, 2004 09:56 AM