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Coruscant Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:04am Subject: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Here it is, JCers, an interview with the one and only Philip Wise, majority owner of the forums. This week, PEOPLE's man was PhilipWise, who because of past controversy has had no fair chance to show his STAR WARS side to people, the non-boss side. Late this night, I am proud and honored to give you the interview with Mr. Wise. The questions are about himself, the JC, and real life. My dialogue is italicized; PhilipWise's is not. You saw the first Star Wars at the perfect age to remember it, probably. What was that feeling like? Of watching the Star Destroyer go over the screen and watching the movie? Then walking out of the theater? I hadn't heard anything about Star Wars until the day I saw it in Houston. We went because of a radio as I heard in a camera store that sounded funny, but interesting. There was such a line, we only barely made it in the door in time to see the Star Destroyer fly over, missing the opening scroll. I was spellbound and speechless by the end of the movie and like many with me, just wanted to get back in line and see it again. Which I did the next day and the next weekend. How old are you? I generally answer as I was 23 when I saw Star Was in 1977, and was full immersed a career at that point, barely finding time to go to any movies. What's your favorite music from the Star Wars saga? The Imperial March remains today as my favorite music from all the movies, though a close second is the music behind the final duel between Vader and Luke in Jedi. How disappointed are you that IGN didn't offer another free-hosting deal for the forums? Our deal was for five years, and at the end, things had to change. It's disappointing we couldn't find a way we could continue because no matter how hard we work to limit the impact on the community, any interruption will not be pleasant. There are also good things that will come of it though as we should manage to get some new features members will like. When you're not running TFN or Rebelscum.com, what do you do? If you throw in C2 Ventures, there is nothing but this I'm afraid. I work all day, every day. Will Revenge of the Sith live up to the hype it's been experiencing ever since the first SW came out back in '77? Almost everything I've seen sure says it has the best chance of all the prequels. I am very hopefull and optimistic. Which SW character are you most like? Tarkin I think, though I never actually attempted to answer this question before. I like his decision making. Quick and easy. What SW celebrities (and "VIP"s) have you met? What are they like? As a byproduct of C2 Ventures, this would be a long list. In general, I have found the celebrities from Star Wars to be very nice people, with some of them incredibly nice, like Jeremy Bulloch, who sets the standard in my book. I've heard that you have a family of your own. What are they like? I have two grown kids. Chris and Amy. My daughter loves Star Wars and computer stuff just like me. My son couldn't care less. It was my daughter that got me started making a website for Star Wars toy collecting in 1996 when I couldn't find any info online about them. She had me dragging her all over Dallas looking for the action figures in 1995 at Service Merchandise stores. Though you didn't ask, I also have two English Springer Spaniels, Lucas and Logan 5, who keep me company all day working out of the house. Apparently, Astaran has been very helpful to the moderators. Where did you find such a good "forum consultant"? I was lucky to find Astaran as a consultant on the UBB development forums. He was a significant help in transitioning Rebelscum to UBB Threads and he continues to deliver amazing customization to the forum software for me. Have you seen the work-in-progress new boards yet? If yes, do you think the majority of JCers will be satisfied with it? I haven't followed it because the current JC team and Astaran make a pretty good group to handle the conversion. On a related note, I've been a bit frustrated with IGN not providing the agreed upon supportfor the move we expected. I'm sure they will, but it's hard when they aren't doing what they said they would do. The situation that occurred last year was obviously a distressful situation that unsettled everyone on the boards. What, in your view, happened? The short version is I asked for contact information I have the right to have and didn't realize anybody would not be willing to provide it. That consideration never occurred to me as I couldn't imagine somebody in a job of such responsibility needing to be anonymous from me. Had I realized this was a possibility I would have built consesus in the leadership to ensure the request was much better understood. You co-own the site with Joshua Griffin. How did that happen? TF.N was a company operating without an organization, which wasn't really so good. Scott asked me to join in and sort that out. On doing so, the company was organized into a LLC with three partners, Josh, Scott and myself. Often, a full partnership has a difficult time reaching consensus, and that was happening to us, so I offered to buy Scott out and he agreed. I own 2/3 and Josh owns 1/3, but it's not like there's any money being made on the site. Quite the opposite is happening, but fundamentally, I just pa What ventures do you think Lucasfilm and George Lucas will make after finishing Star Wars and Indy IV? Will there be a sequel trilogy? Or a t.v. show depicting the events between Episodes III and IV? Everything I hear is live action TV, and I'm pretty stoked about the possibility. What, in your opinion, is the best forum on the boards? In my book, the 3SA is the most topical and interesting. I know you're involved with C2 Ventures, and will be presenting the autograph program at Celebration III again. What can you tell me about that: Well, it will be much bigger than the program was at C2. We had 34 actors three years ago in 8,000 sq ft and this time we will have over 40, and will fully occupy Hall A, which is about 45,000 sq ft. We will have several hundred volunteers as well, which we expect to be up to the task of ensuring all the autograph seekers have a pleasant experience. We are just about over the hump getting everything ready for the show, including about 120 images which will be available for purchase as well. Do you like TFN's new look? I'm not in love with the look. Its fundamental design was driven by the desire to get MUCH MORE news on the page, which it accomplishes. I wish it looked more Star Wars-ish, but when we designed it we were intensely worried Lucasfilm would not allow any Star Wars graphics. Though, while they have been very difficult to work with, at least that kind of restriction hasn't happened. If it wasn't such a massive and huge effort to tinker with it, would. In time we will change it, though I don't see anything happening before the movie. What do you think of spin-off sites and forums such as millenniumfalcon.com replacing the JC as the SW Spoiler king of the internet? Are they stealing the JC's thunder? Or is the JC impaired of it's true spoiling ability because of Lucasfilm breathing down its neck? I'm all about seeing the spoilers and though I respect the decisions by Lucasfilm to crack down on it, it is incredibly disappointing to receive fan mail from loyal readers who miss the days when we were their source of this kind of information. You reportedly have a massive collection of SW toys and memorabilia. Tell us about it. What are the "trophies" of your collection? I do have a pretty significant collection, though most of it is currently in storage occupying most of a 4,000 sq ft warehouse. My favorite items nowdays are my collection of Master Replicas prop replicas. Individual items I like a lot would also include my prototype rocket Boba Fett I purchased from a lady that worked at Kenner back in the day. She reached into a box full of them and pulled out two, as anybody working a that warehouse could of at the time. Amazing. Rebelscum.com is quite a site. What's the history behind it? As I mentioned earlier, it really started because there wasn't a good place to find out about the new Kenner toys. I wanted to learn about the web and I liked taking photos, so I built to show off the toys and write about what I was finding at the stores. Very soon people starting writing to tell me what they found, and it just kind of went crazy from that. There is a team of 13 very dedicated collectors running the site and it's very much a destination for Star Wars collectors online. What is the most impactful thing about Star Wars? To me, it's all about how it brings people together with a similar understanding of good and evil. The only confusing part is how it's ok to kiss your sister. :-) How has Star Wars changed you? How do you think it has change the world? I don't think Star Wars changed me so much, but it sure changed what I was doing for several years. Changed the world? I sure know a lot of people that avoid heading down the dark side because they know it's bad, having learned that simple lesson from Star Wars. That's got to have an impact. What of the future will still be impacted by this operatic saga? How long will it be remembered? It made it through 20 years between trilogys, and there were a lot of dark days in there. If it can make it past Jar Jar, it will be a saga long remembered. And, lastly, how long do you think TFN will remain up in the internet world? And the JC? What's in store for it? What do you predict is the "next" thing? I really can't imagine TFN, nor the forum going away after the movie. I think we will continue to concentrate on what fans tell us they want. I don't really have any "next thing" plans past the movie, though I am looking forward to slowing down a bit and spending time in my wood shop building some furniture projects I have been putting off. That's it! I hope it was informative. Next Week for PEOPLE, Issue IX: Either Jedi_Satimber or Jedi_Master_Ousley I recently lost my hard drive and I didn't have my PEOPLE docu backed up so I lost my interview waiting list so if you know for a fact you were due for week 9, PM me and refresh my memory. Also, if you know you're on the waiting list at all, tell me in this thread and I'll get the list corrected. Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed the interview. ~Coruscant
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BobTheGoon Title: Moderator Emeritus Registered: Sep '00	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:10am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Interesting (and humanizing!) Just want to reiterate how much I like the idea of this series, Coruscant. -----signature----- *"Sir Encyclopedia Brown" of the Knights of The 3SA Sarcasm Table* "Don't let it take over your lives. That's what they all say about Trekkies, and I know Star Wars fans don't do that." -George Lucas, at C3
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Coruscant Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:11am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Thank you, Bob.
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FamousAmos Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:12am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Good stuff, and very informative. I didn't know alot of that -----signature----- FamousAmos0307 (11:11:19 PM): tie tie tie tie tie mangojellytoast (11:11:43 PM): (-o-) (-o-) (-o-) (-o-) (-o-) "I am fundamentally opposed to eyes" - FamousAmos We could sound real smart if we made alot of stuff up
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Jedi_Daniel Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:17am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	That was great, makes things seem better on a cosmic scale - or something. I still wish Philip Wise would post a bit more, but, oh well. Great work Coruscant! -----signature----- My head so full of fractured pictures.
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YodaJeff Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Oct '01	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:18am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Imagine that, he really is a human! -----signature----- The JC can't be everything for everyone. "It gives me a headache just trying to think down to your level."
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NaboosPrincess Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: May '01	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:26am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Well that was interesting. -----signature----- Shark movies bring out a rough crowd.
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Yoda_yo_mama Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:27am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	he's old. -----signature----- Ward room #307 Go Spurs ! He is Risen !!!! I stayed spoiler free. And it was worth it ! Dark Lord
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Errant_Venture Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:27am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	It was interesting, I'll give you that. -----signature----- BSG Costume Group. Join the Fleet! http://www.colonialfleet.org REMOVE EV FROM POWAR PETITION http://www.petitiononline.com/nmev j00 bastards. it worked. Go frak yourself.
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GrandAdmiralJello Title: Emperor • EUC • JCC Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:35am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Hmm. Fascinating indeed. -----signature----- SPQR Vates Jυλιαδις Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque - Ennius Tu regere imperio populos, Romanæ, memento; hæ tibi erunt artes; pascisque imponere morem, parcere subjectis et debellare superbos - Virgil
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droideka27 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:36am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Thanks for doing this, it's nice to see more of his personal side Thanks to Wise, too, for taking the time to share this stuff with us. -----signature----- "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent" -- Qui-Gon
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Darth_Snowball Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:53am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	I read props to Dallas. That is all. -----signature----- "I'm not the baddest man in the world, but I'll show you where I buried him." *"King Obvious" of the Knights of The 3SA Sarcasm Table* Cody Reeves 4ever Miss you, you big dumb Snoopy Love, Juli
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OBIX1 Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 3/14/05 12:58am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Great interview. Awesome job Coruscant! Btw,I haven't had anything against Philip since the mod thing ended way back when,but I've got to say that this really made me see his point of view better on that issue. Thanks to Philip for answering the questions. -----signature----- Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9 http://www.gideons.org \| Check out this site for info on Christianity! God Bless!
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zacparis Title: Ex Manager Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 3/14/05 2:34am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Good read, thanks Coru. -----signature----- http://raptr.com/MedievalSam - social networking for gamers!
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malkieD2 Title: EuroMod™-JCC - FFUK-RSA Emeritus Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 3/14/05 2:40am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise - Date Edited: 3/14/05 8:28am (1 edits total) Edited By: malkieD2
	Best one so far Coruscant you've got more out of him then we ever do in the MS (p.s. plz don't ban me Phil ) -----signature----- HBOF There are only 10 types of people in this world; those who understand binary jokes, and those who don't. If you don't already know, you'll never understand. If you already know, no explanation is needed - KW
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Everton Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 3/14/05 2:50am Subject: RE: Here it is! PEOPLE Interview Version: Issue VIII PhilipWise
	Coruscant that was excellent. -----signature----- efc = 6th Everton vs Hull City - 10th January Liverpool vs Everton - 19th January Liverpool vs Everton - 24th January
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