Geek Update by Floyd:
Things to do in Bespin when you're dead...



So, the Star Wars Imperial troopers are clones, right? So what do we do about the fact that the old-school Episode 4-6 stormtroopers have different heights, voices, and apparently far less skill than their Episode 2 predecessors? Well, according to George Lucas...

"Well, they start to turn to different sources when they need it, that's why you get the differences," offers George as an explanation. "We get a model that isn't the Jango version, that doesn't bump his head on doors [ed.-see above photo]. But then we get versions that can't shoot straight," he laughs. "I can see the corruption in the Empire: someone says to the Emperor, my cousin would like to fight in the wars, but he doesn't want to do any of the actual fighting. Can you clone him? Well, can he shoot? Ah, yeah. Sure he can." (From the 8/13 Set Diary)

Right. I wonder if that might have been "Cousin Jar-Jar"? Hmm. My guess is still that he'll make a Special Special Edition after Episode 3 and try and fix all the inconsistancies (and bad CGI from the first Special Edition). Also, here's a picture of the trooper helmet development. The middle one is the Episode 3 one.



Have a day!

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