tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post6046623017928378001..comments2024-03-27T02:17:48.873-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: 40 years ago: Star Wars Weekly #1 arrives in the UKDarren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-360624262967845152018-02-18T01:54:10.852-08:002018-02-18T01:54:10.852-08:00I'm positive the SWW TV ad existed. It's a...I'm positive the SWW TV ad existed. It's amazing that something I could have only seen once or twice at the most, has stuck in my head over the last 40 years. I can imagine my 9yr old self virtually hyper-ventilating after watching it!<br />Again with the Shreddies advert, I'm sure it existed. I seem to remember a kid sat down, eating a bowl of Shreddies and doing the rub-down transfers. The background was a minimalistic 70s space style set and clips of the film were intercut (the Millennium Falcon flying overhead sticks in the memory). I think the narrator mispronounces Darth Vaders name as VARDAR, which would have really irritated me at the time (although I might be misremembering that from another advert).<br />The only other SW advert that I can remember is the Kid Jensen narrated SW Look-In one. Pretty sure that's on YouTube. <br />Great blog, by the way. Some fantastic memories. Keep up the good work. Twin30mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-88846787098376905062018-02-17T04:28:21.928-08:002018-02-17T04:28:21.928-08:00Hi Rory: When the first UK Star Wars annual came o...Hi Rory: When the first UK Star Wars annual came out, with parts of the Marvel strip reprinted in colour, I was struck by just how colourful it was -- really wildly stylised, with backgrounds changing dramatically from one frame to the next. <br />It's funny how many of us kids wanted something much more like the film, yet years later we've come to appreciate Chaykin's take on things. I know John White at starwarsage9.com feels the same way.<br /><br />Hi Twin30mm: I'm so pleased to discover someone else remembers that ad. It's possible I've got the detail wrong, of course, but at least we're getting closer to confirming it existed!<br />Tell me more about the Shreddies ad. I recall watching commercial breaks during children's programmes in the hope that they'd show an ad which had a couple of very fleeting shots from Star Wars -- but I'd remembered that as a commercial for some brand of yoghurt. Maybe I've got that wrong and it was Shreddies. Do you remember any more?Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-4933120517843969202018-02-15T10:52:07.546-08:002018-02-15T10:52:07.546-08:00Great article. I thought it was only me that recal...Great article. I thought it was only me that recalled the SWW advert. <br />No recollection of C-3PO/Anthony Daniels narrating the ad, but I'm sure it included a film clip of 3PO and R2 in the Lars homestead garage. That image vividly sticks out in the memory. <br />Would love to track down a copy of the SWW ad (along with the SW Shreddies one). Twin30mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-36577004185679842852018-02-12T18:32:47.159-08:002018-02-12T18:32:47.159-08:00I would love to have the first few of these- the b...I would love to have the first few of these- the black and white looks amazing on Chaykins drawings! I, too, did not like the first (of the US issue) of the comic- the art wasn’t my style. But it WAS the style Lucas and Charles Lippincott wanted! They were very influenced by Chaykins early 70’s art- In his blog, Lippincott has gone at lengths to explain how he was happy ONLY with the first issue (that being the only one Chaykin both penciled and inked ). Now, 40+ years later, I LOVE it! My only regret is that we didn’t get the full adaptation with Chaykin pencil and inks.Rory Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909373180948011642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-28988060714038955882018-02-09T14:46:03.518-08:002018-02-09T14:46:03.518-08:00Another great article,but you're probably cost...Another great article,but you're probably costing yourself web hits when you mail out the entire thing. I'd send out a paragraph or two to stoke interest, then have a "click for the rest" link.Harrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485211864846478579noreply@blogger.com