Luke Skywalker Fans Unite II!!!

Tatooine!!! The whole planet is covered in sand!...

...consequently, there's not much water and its inhabitants must discover alternate ways to obtain it other than waiting for it to rain...

...which would take a long time...

...forever, actually...

...which is a very long time...

...trust me...

...because, believe me, I am trustworthy...

...I'm a pilot...

...I fly ships...

 

I'm a fan of that Ric from way back - has anyone else seen the brit movie "Withnail and I"?? He plays a wonderfully droll and caring hash dealer. Is well worth checking out. Regarding the scenes he is in, he manages to steal them also. Very very very funny. Very.

Camberwell carrot will become clear after watching Danny in this film.

As for PM, I thought Ric was a good character ala Saturday morning cartoons/sci-fi, which Star Wars has always had an affinity with. Along with the serious mythos and tragedy and epic, there is always a need for cheese.

 

LOL!

I just love the idea of Ric being in every scene to narrate--how about having him in a little bubble up in the corner of the screen? Anybody ever seen the music video for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"?

 

I almost forgot what I was going to type, I was laughing so hard!!!!!!!

We always think of dear ol' Ric in terms of that cough drop commercial with guys in leiderhosen in the Alps - Ricola. Only say it RIIIC OOOOHHHHHH LAAAAAYYYYYYYY.

Consequently, he is definitely one of the best. Such a fine pilot. "It's a blockade." So, let's not try evasive action. That would have taken away his other line in that scene.

Whatta guy!

 

For god's sake, he's the "two fighters against a Star Destroyer?" of the 90's.

 

Am I the only one who noticed this, or is it just me? I swear Ric looks like Alec Baldwin a couple times there. I, personally, can't wait until Star Wars: Epsiode II- Ric's Keen Observations. And then the game, Episode II- Stating the Obvious in which you have to watch something and then comment on what you would've said about it before you saw it if you weren't Ric.

 

Here's more:

Tey How: "They've gone up the ventilation shaft."

Ric Olie: "They're gone now!"

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If Olie was at the podrace:

Anakin wins...

Olie: "Anakin won! Now we can get the parts we need to fly to Coruscant"

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If Olie was on the Jedi Council:

ANAKIN: A cup.

OLIE: *thoughtful posture* Hmmm. a cup.

ANAKIN: A ship.

OLIE: *squints left eye* Hmmm. a ship.

Camera pans away as we see sparks from a burst of force lightening.

Camera pans back to an orange cape and funny helmet smouldering on the ground, foreshadowing OBI-WAN'S demise in ANH.

In the background, we see see MACE WINDU with a smirk on his face, stroking his chin. Yoda shrugs.

ANAKIN: A ship.

ANAKIN: A speeder.

A friend of my cousin's girlfriend is good friends with the aunt of some guy who knows McCallum, and he said something like this was in one of the original drafts.

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Boss Nass: Maybe weesa....being friends...

Olie: He agrees!!!

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Oh yeah. This probably belongs in the Easter Egg thing, but if you pay attention when they are leading the queen down the palace stairs, Olie is the fourth from the back on the left. If you watch his lips carefully, he says: "Oh My God, we're being invaded." But I guess they edited that out. Kinda like Padme's introduction of R2-D2.

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Qui-Gon: I've aquired a pod in a game of chance, the fastest ever built.

Olie: .....Faster than all the others....

Yours,
TLBR

 

As Ric Olié would say:

Look! Another magnificient post by The Lone Bantha Ranger!

Who was that masked man?

He rides Banthas. He's a ranger, and he's alone.

 

OB1: "The boy has a larger concentration of Midichlorians than even Master Yoda!"

Olié: "He is strong in the Force."

 

THis thread is great, and I agree that Ric Olie is the king of cheese, but, in all seriousness, that line about Coruscant being "one big city" was necessary for the non-hardocore fans (those who didnt' read the HTTE novels)...

 

I agree that non-hardcore fans would have needed that clarification. But couldn't it have been done prior to their landing approach?

Ric is like those old episodes of Super Friends. It's like Wonder Woman saying, "I'm going to swing on this vine and land next to the villains and lasso them with my rope."

 

...I'm a pilot...


...I fly ships...


...which are like giant cargo bins with hyperdrives...


...but without the hyperdrive, it wouldn't go anywhere...


...which would mean that it wasn't really a ship, now, get it?...


...You catch on fast, kid .

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And the best thing about Ric is that we know he lives on to fight in the Rebellion, as Red Leader.

Until he becomes Dengar of course.

Episode II:

Ric Olie: There's Boba Fett.

Ric Olie: We're approaching Alderaan, a peaceful planet.

Ric Olie: There's Tatooine again.

 

...the entire planet is covered in sand...

...and boy can it get HOT.

 

"They're battle droids...we had to beat them with their own shoes..."

 

"You catch on fast, kid" has to be my favorite Ric Olie line...... because, envisioning what the conversation probably was right before we joined it, I can just imagine Ani thinking "Well, duh, you just TOLD me what it was...why wouldn't I catch on?

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Qui-Gon Generic,

Thanks! I was looking for something like Bantha Herder when I was picking my name, I got to Bantha Rancher, and then The Lone Bantha Ranger popped into my head. Guess it's kinda appropriate. My two favorite things as a little kid were the Lone Ranger and Star Wars.


You know, I really think we could propell Olie into cult-status with this.... howabout whenever someone posts something incredibly obvious, underneath them, we should all post:

"Yeah, I was just at lunch with Ric Olie the other day and he told me the exact same thing!" --- or maybe something funnier than that, but you get the point.

In any case, here are some more I thought up, with the help of the Insider's guide:

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OK, this is supposed to be a secret, but when the saga comes out on DVD in the year 3083, Olie Fans will be treated to a special suprise. That's right, none other than the big-O will be reading you through the opening scrawl if you get the non-letterbox version.

...."Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic..."
----Ric Olie

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another tidbit from the SE release...

Ric Olie will be digitally "sewn on" to be the third head of Fode and Bede (?).

Just as the camera pans to the packed stands of the Mos Espa arena we will here:

"Wow, great turnout today. That's really a big crowd."
----Ric Olie

And when the other two guys start talking we will be treated to:

"Ouch. Those other two guys are really annoying."
-----Ric Olie

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Oh, and did anyone ever notice that there is an alien version of Ric Olie ?

"They're still coming through!"

---Rune Haako

"They're no match for Droidekas!"

---Rune Haako

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Speaking of Neimoidians, have you ever wondered what would happen if Olie was a Neimoidian?

How about:

"I will mmaaake it leeegal"

Turns to NUTE GUNRAY *raises eyebrows* :
"He is in the Senate, you know"
------ Ric Olie.

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Or if Olie was with the Jedi rescue of the queen attempt in Theed:

As the two JEDI, RIC OLIE, and JAR JAR head for the bridge, they spy QUEEN AMIDALA and HANDMAIDENS being escorted below...

camera pans to QUEEN and ENTOURAGE

RIC OLIE: "There's the queen!"

later in the same scene.........

BIBBLE: It seems like your negotiations have failed.

OLIE: "How rude!" or "That Bibble guy sure is an ingrate"

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or if Olie was onboard the Naboo delegation ship-thingie in the Senate:

OLIE: The Galactic Senate...The entire room is one big...meeting place...

--and later---

VALORUM: The chair recognizes the Senator from the sovereign system of Naboo.

camera pans to Naboo delegation floating to the middle of the senate.

OLIE: Now, it's our turn...

--and later---

AMIDALA: I call for a vote of no confidence, in chancellor Valorum's leadership...

OLIE: That guy sure got bamboozled...
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Or if OLIE spoke up at the meeting with the Gungans at the Sacred Place:

AMIDALA: This is my loyal bodyguard, my protection...

Camera flashes to OLIE.

OLIE: AHA! There is no Padme after all....


Have a good day,
TLBR

 

Hernalt kinda stole my thunder, but...

"There's Dagobah! The whole planet is one giant swamp...

...which, coincidently, includes trees and shrubs."

 

Anakin: "...and water, too."

Olié: "Why yes, water... H2O. you catch on pretty fast, kid ."

 

QG: <rolls eyes> "These Federations types are subtle. The negotiations will be intriguing..."

Olié: <looks confused> "I'm not sure what you just meant, but our talks with the aliens should be interesting."

 

ROFLMAO! Wow! What a guy that Ric Olie is! RO- "Yes. People like to make fun of me"

hehehehehhehehe


But it makes you wonder what's really going on behind those glazed eyes of his. Is he really a master mind putting on a charade to reliquish himself of any suspicions? With his disarming demeanor and astute observation of the obvious. Could he actually be in on the conspiracy with Palpatine?

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/4643/ric_olie3.jpg

Naaaaa...

 

And when Ric died, Anakin included his brain patterns in C3P0's programming...

- Look, Artoo! It's Captain Solo! And he's still frozen in Carbonite!

 

...which is liquid metal that is no longer liquid.

 

Consider me shattered. I've been bagging the hell out of "the actor" portraying Ric, and I never even bothered to see who that actor was. Now that I know it's Ralph Brown, I'll have to see it again, because that guy is a BRILLIANT actor! There must be more to Ric than hair and inanity after all.
Ralph in Wayne's World 2: "Did you think it was unneccessary to see the indian's bottom?
Ralph in Withnail and I: "Hair are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos and transmit them directly to your brain."
"Coolyourboots, man!" "This will tend to make you very high..." What a fantastic character.
So, I guess it's Back to the Cinema for me!

 

Olié: "I'm beat... I'm gonna hit the hay and go to bed where I will sleep and rejuvenate my energy so that I can get up again.'