CONTINUITY ERROR!! NO LIGHTSPEED STREAKING STARS!

That little touch won't keep fanboys from asking for some other ridiculous detail to be added just for them. Nothing will please them.

OUT.

 

I believe that the lightspeed streaks should be saved for the OT. Gives 'em something special. Don't ask me why.






Rick McCallum loves you!

 

Hey people.....I'm not bitching. I really loved AOTC. Perhaps I'm nitpicking a tad, but the "lightspeed streaking stars" is a trade mark of Star Wars and I am really baffled as to why Georgie didn't include it in the two prequels so far.

Perhaps he just forgot in TPM and then decided not to inlcude it in AOTC because then TPM would stand out?

It's weird though, when you think about it. In ANH, it's in there twice, once in EMPIRE, and twice in ROTJ.

SO, why not have it once in each of the prequels? It only makes sense.

 

I totally agree. The streaking stars and the blue hue of hyperspace hasn't been in the prequel triolgy thus far. I miss them both.

I can see the point of it being OT-specific, but it would've been nice to have in this trilogy too.

 

I don't miss it at all. I liked it in the OT, but I can live without it in the PT.



ST

 

So Lucas raped all your childhoods...so what?

 

Man, I know you're being sarcastic, but still, we're not saying he "raped our childhoods".

We're discussing the prequels intelligently. Lucas deciding not to have the lightspeed blue streaking stars is an odd decision, considering it was a trademark of the previous trilogy.

Geez.

 

>> We're discussing the prequels intelligently. Lucas deciding not to have the lightspeed blue streaking stars is an odd decision, considering it was a trademark of the previous trilogy.

No you are shouting about yet another "continuity error", this gets old real fast. How many lightspeed threads do we already have ? And how man "Error" threads we have.

There is no error, simply the effect hasn't been used or needed to be used so far, that's all.

 

Lucas deciding not to have the lightspeed blue streaking stars is an odd decision, considering it was a trademark of the previous trilogy.


You nailed it right on the spot


EDIT: In case you think I'm agreeing with you, what I meant is that the reason why we haven't seen it in the prequels so far, is because it's something special that Lucas wants to only be shown in his original films

 

There was no hyperspace shot, because GL didn't need a scene where the main characters had to be talking in a cockpit. He wouldn't have just thrown a shot like that in just to say "see! this movie is like the others!".

 

its not a continuity error, its a choice....do you think Lucas even thougth about that when he was doing the PT....probably not.....with such a little detail weighed against such a massive film....i dont think i wouldve even remembered the streaky-star effect into hyperspace......plus that, and i think the visual effects teams had more new ideas stewing in their brains and the technology to do it....frankly i wouldnt have wasted it on the streaky-stars.....sorry fanboys.....the Lucas Universe is just a little too far out of your reach to make a difference

 

CONTINUITY ERROR!! NO LIGHTSPEED STREAKING STARS!


Wow, I just realized the bad choice of words for the subject line

 

You have to think about it logically as a time difference thing. You notice that the only ships you really see coming out of hyperdrive are Jengo Fett's Slave 1 and Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter, and that thing had to have a huge contraption on it to make it go into light speed. Plus, the lightspeed streaking stars thing is one of the coolest effects in the OT. It's unique to that and I think George lucas wanted to keep it that way. Besides, both TPM and AOTC have enough visual effects as it is..

 

AUGUSTO: This was the FIRST thread on this mate...there have been countless other ones on this subject but mine was first so shut up.

 

Hey "mate", I was talking about countless "ERROR" threads, were there are no errors.

Please take the time to read the posts.

 

If the lightspeed streaking is an "OT invention" then why should it appear in the PT. If it did, THEN that would be a continuity error.

Personally, I think it's reserved exclusively for the Millenium Falcon.

 

No Streaking Stars != Continuity Error

Oh, and Boromir, was it really necessary to yell?

 

CONTINUITY ERROR!! NO LIGHTSPEED STREAKING STARS!

How did this thread make it this far?

This is not a continuity error. Just because they do not show it does not mean that it is an "error" it means they left it out. It's not like in some scenes they show inside the cockpit and it looks completely different than in the OT.

RB

 

I wasn't yelling....having a thread in CAPS makes it more noticeable, hence, more discussion for something I wanted to discuss. It worked out well...two pages.

Anyway, jarjar....um, remember ROTJ, the shuttle Tydirium is shown going into lightspeed with the streaking stars so NO, it isn't just limited to the Falcon.

All I'm saying is that seeing the MF go into lightspeed with the blue streaking stars for the first time in EP4, people oblivious to Star wars are going to wonder why that same shot wasn't in the first three episodes. Ok, before you say "oh, people should watch them 4-6, then 1-3." Well, truth is, in 10-20 years, that's just not going to happen for many people.

I have a friend about my age who had, believe it or not, never seen the OT except for a bit of ROTJ when he was 5. TPM was the first episode he'd seen. And then AOTC was the second one he'd seen. Then he asked to borrow my OT tapes. He asked me this very question. Why does the "lightspeed effect change from each trilogy?" He asked me that very same question.

Lucas should have thought about this harder. It only makes sense for all episodes to have the same lightspeed effect for continuity's sake. Personally, I miss seeing it.

 

NO! Do NOT add the hyperspace streaks to any of the PT. How would you like it if you were watching Star Wars for the first time in order, and everything (at least to you) in the OT was reused? Wouldn't you like there to be a few NEW effects in the OT?

 

Why does the "lightspeed effect change from each trilogy

It doesn't.

RB

 

RazorBack: Yes, it does change.

In the PT, we see ships from the EXTERIOR view zipping into lightspeed. In the OT, we see both EXTERIOR and INTERIOR COCKPIT shots (with the blue streaking stars) of ships going into lightspeed.

There were so many "homage to the OT" shots in TPM and AOTC (I don't think I have to name any...you should recognise them as true SW fans). Considering this, the best "homage" shot would be to reuse the blue streaking stars during lightspeed.

Another thing...why do so many of you friggin DEFEND EVERY DECISION LUCAS MAKES? He's not God Almighty you know, and he certainly isn't perfect. Just look at Ep1, Temple of Doom and Howard the Duck for proof of that.

He has a brilliant mind and I love the guy, but he isn't infallible.

 

Another thing...why do so many of you friggin DEFEND EVERY DECISION LUCAS MAKES? He's not God Almighty you know, and he certainly isn't perfect. Just look at Ep1, Temple of Doom and Howard the Duck for proof of that.

So why do you have to complain about it? Just accept it. If you complain about the PT then you have to ask yourself...why didn't we see a streaking star field INSIDE the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser...or when Luke travels to Dagobah...or inside an X-Wing, Y-Wing, A-Wing, etc....

Anyway, jarjar....um, remember ROTJ, the shuttle Tydirium is shown going into lightspeed with the streaking stars so NO, it isn't just limited to the Falcon.

Well, OK, it's limited to Han Solo, Chewbacca and Lando. Sounds right?

 

I'm not complaining or bitching JarJarIsBoba. I may be nitpicking a tad, but what I'm really getting at here, and I thin this is obvious, is that I personally would have the streaking stars lightspeed effects shot be used at least once in ever Star Wars episode.

It bothers me a little that it hasn't been in the PT yet, but does this affect my adoration for AOTC? In no way at all. I rank AOTC as third best of the SW saga, just behind Jedi for second, with EMPIRE being the best as it probably always will be, unless Ep3 is just insane.

The point of these boards is to discuss AOTC or whatever SW related topic. That's what we're doing here. I'm offering my viewpoint on a legitimate issue that only hardcore SW fans would consider an "issue". But so many people in here get all defenisve when someone suggests Lucas may have committed a boo boo. I think not having the lightspeed effects shot in every episode is a boo boo and it messes up the continuity. It's just my opinion and I wanted to see what others thought about it. Some agree, some don't.

 

I don't think I'm getting defensive. Agree to disagree.

To me, there will continuity in the fact that there will be NO lightspeed streaking in the PT and only in the OT.

Personally, I'm glad the star streaks will be only in the OT. It gives the OT an edge over the PT.