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Re: SW1 Title was: Re: First pics of boxes of all Ep 1 SW sets...
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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:46:52 GMT, rodriguez.136@osu.edu (Jorge Rodriguez)
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:06:11 GMT, legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K)
wrote:



Well, I don't think "Menace" is all that bad of a title.  It grew on me.
And as for "A New Hope", that was added _years_ after the initial release.
Star Wars was a mega-box office smash just as Star Wars.
But yeah, it does sound a little lame.

-- Terry K --

Yes! Someone that can finally back me up. I keep trying to tell my
friends and brothers that that title was added later but they don't
believe me. What I don't know is when excactly was the ANH title
added. I remember watching Ep.4 where the intro did not say ANH.
Jorge Rodriguez
rodriguez.136@osu.edu

All you have to do is look at all the old advertising material.  It all says
"Star Wars" period.

Good question as to when.  I saw it originally, and I remember seeing it again
at a theatre for a special engagement.  I don't recall if it was an anniversary
engagement of some kind or maybe a charity event?  But I remember my neice went
with us, and she was fairly young (now 14).
Neither time did it have ANH on it.

-- Terry K --



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  Re: SW1 Title was: Re: First pics of boxes of all Ep 1 SW sets...
 
I could remember very well that the original episode 4 was released with a bare and naked name of "Star Wars". Actually, I first saw the name "A New Hope" when during my first sessions through the net. When the revised trilogy came in, it was on the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: SW1 Title was: Re: First pics of boxes of all Ep 1 SW sets...
 
(...) Ahh!!! Yes, the original "title" (that is the poster title graphic) said only "Star Wars" (I don't think they changed this until (did they?) the SE versions. *BUT*, When the yellow text scrolls up, The earliest version I can find (an original (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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(...) Yes! Someone that can finally back me up. I keep trying to tell my friends and brothers that that title was added later but they don't believe me. What I don't know is when excactly was the ANH title added. I remember watching Ep.4 where the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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