Darman/Etain/Order 66 (possibly slight Republic Commando spoiler)

Nope, American.

 

I suppose it could all be one recording, but would clones actually give responses "yes my lord" to something if it was a recording and not a live conversation? why bother with a hologram if it was a recording, and not just a voice command. i believe that Palpatine did call Commander Cody personally.. after all, Cody's hologram appears in Palpatine's office. if he called Cody personally, there is a good likelihood that he called others personally.

a two-way call ensures that the recipient understands the message and will obey. a one-way call does not give palpatine any confirmation that it was received.

further, because Yoda reacts to the deaths of other jedi on other worlds well before Gree is shown to receive his call, it appears that Palpatine is going down the list.. or else Gree would have received the call at the same time as Bly, etc. and turned on Yoda at about the same time Bly turns on Aayla, etc...

nope, my opinion based on the evidence is that he made individual calls to many different clone commanders... to make sure that the message is received and acknowledged.

 

Same here.

 

Im nto sayign it was a recording, more a conference call. Everyone gets a live feed of 'Execute Order 66' and Palps sees a little green light come on for an acknowledgement, rather than a seperate covnersation with each. Its also possibly he did this by sector rather than by Commander.
Admittedly thats pushing it a bit in terms of realism, but eveyrone loves an implausible theory.

 

Folks,
I'm amazed how Star-Trekkish the discussion gets.
Is it of any cosequence if we debate how comm channels work in the GAR? How its technically accomplished doesn't matter.
The Clone commanders may well get their orders on a priority comm channel reserved for the
CinC and they do what good soldiers do.
What we see in the movie is only exemplary for the many Jedi (finally) buying it through the hands of the Clone soldiers.

 

I do believe they sell Insider in book emporiums and purveyors of fine newspapers in your excellent country...

 

Nah. They took away all our "emporiums." Now we just got Wal*Marts!

Hey, Karen!

 

Thanks, didn't know that

Palpatine's Conference Call

Palpatine: "Hello?"
Palpatine (thinking): God, you morons, pick up!
Cody: "Yeah, Cody here."
Palpatine: "Commander Cody, execute Order 66."
Cody: "It will be done, my lord."
Bly: "What about me? Do I get to execute Order 66 too?"
Palpatine: "Yes! Everyone execute Order 66!"
Bly: "But Aayla's kinda hot, you know..."
Palpatine: "Hotness does not concern me, Commander. I want that Jedi. Dead!"
Bly: "As you wish, my lord."
Bacara: "Sorry I'm late sir; we were blowing up tri-droids."
Palpatine (thinking): Idiots
Palpatine: "Commander Bacara, execute Order 66."
Bacara: "Hooray! I getta kill Conehead! Er, I mean, it will be done, my lord."
Anonymous Clone Pilot at Cato Neimodia: "I'm here, sir. What is thy bidding, my master?"
Palpatine (thinking): Sith, I can't remember this guy's name!
Palpatine: "Uh...yeah. Commander...Commander...uhh...oh, whatever! Execute Order 66!"
A.C.P.@C.N.: *says nothing*
Plo Koon: *bang*
Palpatine: "Yes?"
A.C.P.@C.N.: "Oh, uh, it has been done, my lord."
Palpatine (thinking): I hate conference calls.
Gree: "OK, I'm on. Sorry, sir, I was in the refresher."
Palpatine: "And?"
Gree: "It smells of Wookiee."
Palpatine: "That's what I thought. Execute Order 66, Commander Gree."
Gree: "It will be done, my lord."
Other Commanders: "What about us, sir?"
Palpatine: "&%#@!$#! it, execute Order 66! Everyone! Don't fail me, you morons!"
Neyo: *starts crying*
Palpatine (thinking): OK, I am seriously going to start considering robotic troops...

 

Bless you, Recce

Although, gotta admit, it makes good fodder for comedy, like Kudzu's conference call.

To which I have to add...

Palpatine hangs up.

Palpatine: Idiots! I work with idiots!

Commander Cody: Uh... We're totally still here, sir.

Palpatine: BLASTED!!! SON OF A---!

Throws conference phone across the room. Shocks it with lightning.

Phone: Boo-da-deep. If you would like to make a call, please hang up and try again. Otherwise, dial your operator. Boo-da-deep.

 

well, all our big issues were either answered for us, or debated till death, so we gotta pick on the small stuff. the how is important, because it provides more fodder for the imagination, until it gets officially answered. besides, we're not debating how the technology works, like Trek fans, we're debating how it is used. details are inconsequential except when trying to have the SW universe fully fleshed out and make sense and keep its own consistency.

a conference call to me seems impractical - how many clone commanders would have to all be synced up at once? there's a lot of clone commanders that would need to be contacted (roughly one for every jedi currently serving alongside the clones). why would he view commander cody but not any of the others? is taking down obi-wan more important than taking down Yoda? if he just wanted to send out the order and see little lights turn green for acknowledgement, he could just hit the big red "order 66" button, and wait for the replies in his voice mail. most of the commanders seem to reply with a 'it will be done' or 'yes sir' -- identifying those voices would be a bit tough in a conference call with anywhere from a dozen to several hundred clone commanders who all have the same voice.

 

Yo! I'm still using it! Those bran flakes never knew what hit 'em.

 

You've nailed Bacara's character totally.

Now I'm getting all upset for Neyo.

 

The problem with helmets is that you can't see when you made a clone trooper cry

 

Yeah, that's way better than, oh... I don't know, maybe engaging in intelligent conversation, generating new and interesting debates, or building up the fan-base in a community of common good.

I bet everyone's asking themselves, "What the 'ell're they talking about?!"

 

But if you listen very carefully, you can hear the little sobs on the comlink...

(Don't make me go all sentimental. It ain't a pretty sight.)

 

small stuff can be engaged intelligently, create new and interesting debates, and build up the fan community if no one worries about the details, things can get sloppy and then everything goes downhill. so... if a clonetrooper was wearing K'Kruhk's hat, could we hear him cry?

 

Palpatine's Voice Mail Effort

Palpatine: "OK, send to...all clone commanders. Got it. OK!" *clears throat* "Execute Order 66."
*five hours later*
Cody's Message: "Got your voice mail, my lord. It will be done, my lord."
Bly's Message: "Yes, my lord!"
Bacara's Message: "Wheeeeeee!"
Palpatine (thinking): For God's sake...
Gree's Message: "It will be done, my lord!" *zing-zing-bang* "Augh!" *thud*
Palpatine: "Oh, that went over really well."
Anonymous Clone Pilot at Cato Neimodia's Message: *silence*
Palpatine: "Hmmm"
Neyo: "As you wish, my lord. Thy will be done."
Palpatine: "Excellent! Now, I just have to deal with Yoda!"
*thirty hours later*
Random Clone Commander: "Sorry, my lord - slept late. Order 66, eh? With pleasure. Sort of."
Palpatine: "I am going to kill that guy. 35 hours, Sly! 35 hours!"
Sly Moore: *says nothing*
Palpatine: "...Don't you ever say anything!?"
Sly Moore: *says nothing*
Palpatine: "Why have I kept you around this long?"
Sly Moore: "I'm hot."
Palpatine: *says nothing*

 

omfg that is the funniest thing I've read all day... and I've read a lot of funny things.

 

Indeed, I'm sure clones are really a very emotional bunch at heart.

 

Quite so, it's a Mandalorian trait.

(you just need to get us drunk enough)

 

The Clone Bar

Cody: *sniffle* "So, Gree, what brings you to drinking tonight?"
Gree: "Well -" *sniff* "- I don't really want to talk about it."
Bacara: "C'mon Gree, spill."
Gree: "Well, I..." *sob, drink* "I got decapitated by General Yoda."
Neyo: "The little short guy?"
Bacara: "Dude, that sucks." *drinks* "Y'know, I thought you looked different."
Gree: *bursts into tears*
Neyo: *sniffle* "Decapitated by Yoda." *snork* "That's almost funny enough to make me forget..."
Cody: "So what's up with you, Neyo?" *drinks*
Neyo: "I don't want to talk about it." *begins sobbing* "What about you? Why are you here, Cody?" *sniffle*
Cody: "I...I..." *sniffle* "I blew up General Kenobi's lizard."
Bacara: "God, no!" *cries*
Cody: "It was so beautiful! And I killed it!"
Thire: *pats Cody's shoulder* "It's all right, man. You were only following Order 66."
Cody (yelling): "But that lizard wasn't a Jedi, now, was she?"
Neyo: "She? Cody, did you have a girlfriend?"
Bacara:
Bly: "Dude, you're twisted."
Bacara: "So Neyo, tell us - why are you in here?"
Neyo: *sighs, drinks* "Oh, all right. I'm sad because I blasted Stass Allie."
Bacara: "The hot one? No way."
Neyo: "I know! Yes!"
Thire: "Well, she was a Jedi...you were just following orders, man. It's OK."
Bly: *drinks* "Yeah, buddy, I hear ya. I had to riddle Aayla full of blaster bolts."
Bacara: "Oh my God, you monster! She was babelicious!"
Bly: "Well, Bacara, why are you here?"
Bacara: "I was here to celebrate. I killed Conehead. But then -" *drinks* "- I started feeling the 'sad vibes'. Got me kinda down."
Thire: "Sucks. Glad you killed that Conehead guy, though."
Anonymous Clone Pilot at Cato Neimodia: "Hey guys." *orders a drink* "I'm bummed."
Bly: "Join the pity party." *drinks*
Thire: "Bly, you're going to have such a hangover..."
A.C.P.@C.N.: "You see, Palpy sent me a message that said, 'Execute Order 66'. And so I did, but I didn't say anything. So he choked me with the Force until I passed out and my ship crashed."
Bacara: "Is that why your armor's all melty?"
A.C.P.@C.N.: "Yeah, man." *sniff* "But you know what the worst part is? The Official Site Databank doesn't confirm that General Koon is actually dead!"
Bacara: "God, you poor thing." *hugs A.C.P.@C.N.*
Thire: "Well, I'm here because I'm kinda sad."
Bly: "Duh." *drinks*
Thire: "You see, I was on Coruscant when Order 66 got issued -" *sob* "- and Vader didn't let me go to the Jedi Temple with him -" *sob* "- and I didn't even get to kill any Jedi at all!"
*a hush settles over the bar and everyone turns to look at him*
Bly: *takes a long, slow swig from his glass* "You mean -"
Thire: "Yeah." *sob, drink* "I didn't even get to execute Order 66."
ALL: *gasp*
Bacara: "Oh my God."
Gree:
Thire: *gets up* "I'm going to go shoot some pool now. I'll see you all later."
Bly: "Later, dude." *drinks*

 

Got up, browsed the forums, read the funnies, laughed out loud. Folks, you made my day (even when all the sniffling and crying made me all mushy )!