# Original Star Wars Trilogy on DVD!

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**Created:** [May 4, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-star-wars-trilogy-on-dvd/355353 "2006-05-04T04:28:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-star-wars-trilogy-on-dvd/355353/61 "2006-05-05T03:55:06Z")

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This is good news–I don’t have the originals on DVD. I do have the first movie on VHS and the Special Edition VHS set.

Re: the second trilogy… I thought Revenge of the Sith was better than the other two. However, there’s a damn good podracing movie trapped inside _The Phantom Menace_.

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> (At least it’s got the SW Holiday Special, as a bonus disc. That’s worth $40, I think? I hope??)

What, they’re paying people to watch it now?

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**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-star-wars-trilogy-on-dvd/355353/62 "2006-05-05T19:59:36Z")

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> [@levdrakon](#):
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> You all realize of course, that two or three years from now all these discs are going to be re-released on HD-DVD? And/or Blu-Ray?
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> Suckers.

Like I said in post #38? 😃  
And did anyone see this part of the press release?

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> This release will only be available for a limited time: from September 12th to December 31st.

It’s as if George Lucas is saying, “The originals aren’t the versions that I want out there, but I’ll throw the fangeeks a bone if it means more moolah for me.”

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-star-wars-trilogy-on-dvd/355353/63 "2006-05-05T21:57:34Z")

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> [@Airblairxxx](#):
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> And did anyone see this part of the press release?
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> > This release will only be available for a limited time: from September 12th to December 31st.

Which is why I warned it’s a trap. Limited time, limited release, right before Xmas… Yeah, that’ll be cheap.

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