Discovery Channel Special

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2005-05-14 11:09pm

Discovery channel will have three days of the science of Star Wars Monday,Tuesday and Wendsday of next week.

Jim Raynor · Post by **Jim Raynor** » 2005-05-15 12:50am

Is this going to be like their special about comic book superheroes, where they just used the characters as a hook to talk about real life science that was vaguely connected to them? Or is it going to be a SOD analysis of SW? The second one would be really cool. It's already been covered by guys like Saxton, Wong, Young, etc., but it would be great to have that stuff on TV for a lot more people to see.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-05-15 12:52am

Jim Raynor wrote:Is this going to be like their special about comic book superheroes, where they just used the characters as a hook to talk about real life science that was vaguely connected to them? Or is it going to be a SOD analysis of SW? The second one would be really cool. It's already been covered by guys like Saxton, Wong, Young, etc., but it would be great to have that stuff on TV for a lot more people to see.

From the adds, I seriously doubt it will be the latter. A shame.
Who wants to bet they say "Jedis" at least once?

Silver Jedi · Post by **Silver Jedi** » 2005-05-15 01:27am

I'll bet you they use lightsabers as a hook to talk about lasers, while complaining/explaining that a real laser can't just stop "like lightsabers do"

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2005-05-15 04:05am

It'll be interesting to see what they do for it. It would be kickass if Saxton could have been called up for the show, but that would asking too much im think.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2005-05-15 04:49am

Hold up guys, in the credits for the show you'll notice something interesting, has anyone heard of someone called "Bob S. Anderson"? Apparently he's one of the experts that will be narrating...

Grand Admiral Mango · Post by **Grand Admiral Mango** » 2005-05-15 06:48am

Oh....my...god

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2005-05-15 07:26am

What??!! I surely hope it's a funny coincidence...

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-05-15 07:29am

Mange the Swede wrote:What??!! I surely hope it's a funny coincidence...

I must have missed something. What are you two getting worked up over?

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2005-05-15 07:32am

The coincidence that the name of one of the experts is Bob S. Anderson. That was mildly amusing.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-05-15 07:39am

Ok, I geddit. "I see" said the Blind Man.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-05-15 12:50pm

Kurgan wrote:Hold up guys, in the credits for the show you'll notice something interesting, has anyone heard of someone called "Bob S. Anderson"? Apparently he's one of the experts that will be narrating...

... RSA?

Robert Walper · Post by **Robert Walper** » 2005-05-15 01:22pm

If it were actually him, I think I'd laugh my ass off anytime he was mentioned or shown on the show.

Come on. The idea of him being on that show would be...frankly...iamazing.

But honestly, I'd rather see Wong on it.

The Prime Necromancer · Post by **The Prime Necromancer** » 2005-05-15 01:25pm

Isn't "Bob Anderson" the name of the sword-master of the OT (and the guy who filled the Vader suit during fight scenes), not to mention the guy involved in creating nearly every memorable sword fight scene on film from the last 40 or so years?

Besides, it can't be Darkstar, he'd be crowing about it on his blog.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-05-15 06:09pm

The Prime Necromancer wrote:Isn't "Bob Anderson" the name of the sword-master of the OT (and the guy who filled the Vader suit during fight scenes), not to mention the guy involved in creating nearly every memorable sword fight scene on film from the last 40 or so years?

Actually, thats true. I didn't think of him, as I didn't know he had a middle name.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2005-05-16 11:18am

Honestly I was completely kidding guys, but I forgot that coincidentally that's the name of the Swordsmaster from ANH (and maybe the other films too). So it was a much better joke than I initially realized...Woot!