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Discussion in 'Classic Trilogy' started by bitoharn, Jan 15, 2017.

  1. bitoharn

    bitoharn Jedi Youngling

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    on the wookiepedia page for obi wan Kenobis hut (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ben_Kenobi's_hut) the very first picture shows the house has a smoking chimney. when you scroll down to the picture of the interior the stove is a wood burning stove. Why does obi wan have a wood burning stove on Tatooine?
     
  2. Thom Skywalker

    Thom Skywalker Jedi Master star 1

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    For cooking?
     
  3. Strongbow

    Strongbow Force Ghost star 5

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    Many deserts get very cold at night since the dry air doesn't trap heat.
     
  4. oncafar

    oncafar Force Ghost star 6

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    how do we know it's wood burning?
     
  5. Sarge

    Sarge Chosen One star 10

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    Yeah, lots of cultures with limited wood burn animal dung. It's likely bantha pudu. Or krayt dragon.
     
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  6. Lt. Hija

    Lt. Hija Jedi Master star 4

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    I'm not even sure the stove is cooking or burning during the inside scenes (another reason I prefer the original, theatrical version).

    However, I side with the cooking stove theory, because of this scene from the very first draft for Revenge of the Jedi from June 1981, suggesting that Luke had sent Artoo and Threepio to get some parts from Obi-Wan Kenobi's hut:

    13. INT. TATOOINE INN

    Luke snaps awake from a sound sleep, his head still ringing with Vader’s words. It takes a moment for him to focus on his surroundings. He is in a small rundown, tavern. Two vile, little dirty Jawas; ATETU and TWEETU, stare at him from across the room. They shake their cloak-covered heads and go back to cooking an odorous stew.
    The howling wind outside blows the door open with a loud crash. Luke reaches for his pistol, the Jawas hide. Out of the dust cloud emerge two familiar shapes, SEE THREEPIO and ARTOO DETOO. Luke relaxes as the angry Jawas come out of hiding, scolding the robots for not closing the door. Atetu waddles to the door and strains against the wind to close it.

    [​IMG]


    THREEPIO
    Master Luke, I beg you not to send us out in weather like that again…it’s unbearable out there.
    Artoo whistles his agreement.
    LUKE
    Were you able to get everything I asked for?
    THREEPIO
    An impossible task, but yes we have all of it….Artoo?
    Artoo beeps and one of his tiny arms pokes out of its hatch carrying a small box. The door to the hovel bangs open again giving everyone a start, including R-2 who drops the box of parts.

    There is another preproduction sketch with only the Jawas and the stove, where the stove resembles the one in Obi-wan's hut to such an extent that for years I believed it was from an abandoned scene that would have taken place inside Kenobi's hut.
     
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  7. Kenneth Morgan

    Kenneth Morgan Chosen One star 5

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    Of course Ben had a stove. He can't get take-out every night.
     
  8. DarthZ07

    DarthZ07 Jedi Grand Master star 2

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    So the odorous stew the Jawas are cooking is bantha pudu???

    Disgusting creatures.
     
  9. DARTHLINK

    DARTHLINK Force Ghost star 4

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    Ummm...a man's gotta eat. How else is gonna do that?
     
  10. themoth

    themoth Force Ghost star 5

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    Perkins got sick of dropping off McDonalds to old Ben.
     
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  11. SateleNovelist11

    SateleNovelist11 Force Ghost star 6

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    Exactly. Man, they'll make a thread about anything.
     
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  12. JEDIMASTERSHONDELLS

    JEDIMASTERSHONDELLS Jedi Master star 1

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    You think Ben ever got his order if that was his delivery driver...? ;)
     
  13. _Sublime_Skywalker_

    _Sublime_Skywalker_ Jedi Master star 4

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    Like most have stated, he had it to cook. It probably got hot as Hell in there, but I've tried the raw diet... and I think Obi/Ben was suffering enough during his hermit years.

    However, there did used to be a novel in the EU that reveals that Luke actually found his green lightsaber crystal in that stove, and then proceeded to use the stove to aid in constructing his lightsaber. As to why the crystal would be in the stove, I guess as a hiding spot incase anyone ever searched the place and knew the value of it. There was always a theory that the crystal was from Qui Gon's saber.
     
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  14. Blur

    Blur Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    For what it's worth, the smoking chimney was first seen in the ANH: SE (1997). Also IIRC, the hut was modified/improved for the SE as well.

    In the original 1977 version of ANH, the hut looked different - and, there was no smoking chimney.
     
  15. Snax Rebo

    Snax Rebo Jedi Knight star 4

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    I'm interested in comparison pictures of the two huts from the original release and the SE. Are any available?
     
  16. Dandelo

    Dandelo SW and Film Music Interview Host star 10 VIP - Game Host

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    hey, the man might like his drink...but the guys gotta eat.

    Mos Eisley hasn't gotten a good track record of serving hygienic cuisine.
     
  17. ImpreciseStormtrooper

    ImpreciseStormtrooper Jedi Master star 3

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    That's not a stove. It's his moonshine still. Sexless old hermit with no Netflix has to do something to pass the time.

    Does anyone seriously believe this is the walk of a sober man:

    [​IMG]

    :p
     
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  18. Lt. Hija

    Lt. Hija Jedi Master star 4

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    Snax Rebo

    [​IMG]

    original, theatrical edition 1977

    [​IMG]

    Special Edition 1997
     
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  19. oncafar

    oncafar Force Ghost star 6

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    yeah i don't know how obi-wan can get water without his own moisture vaporator. good job, special edition!
     
  20. Slicer87

    Slicer87 Jedi Master star 4

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    I prefer the SE version too, besides the vaporator, the location is more secluded which makes sense for a hermit.
     
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  21. Snax Rebo

    Snax Rebo Jedi Knight star 4

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    I prefer it because it looks nicer, aesthetically.
     
  22. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    The correct phrasing is "For the Jedi it is time to eat as well". :p
     
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  23. SateleNovelist11

    SateleNovelist11 Force Ghost star 6

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    This thread makes me hungry.