Posted by Derek Janssen on 11/04/05 04:01

Galley wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 07:12:41 -0800, "One-Shot Scot" <SonOf@Bitch.com> spewed
> forth these words of wisdom:
>
>
>>If the exclusive Wal-Mart DVD, _The Story of Star Wars_ were available
>>separately, there would be little need to own the _Star Wars_ six-pack:
>>
>>"FYI, if you purchase the Revenge of the Sith DVD at Wal-Mart stores, you'll
>>receive an exclusive bonus DVD (while supplies last) called The Story of
>>Star Wars. It includes two 30-minute documentaries (4x3, DD 2.0), each
>>hosted/narrated by C3P0 and R2D2. The first, The Story of Anakin Skywalker
>>recaps the events of Episodes I & II. The second, The Story of Luke
>>Skywalker, summarizes the events of Episodes IV, V & VI. They're pretty
>>cheesy, consisting almost entirely of excerpts from the other films. They
>>seem to be targeted at kids, and those adults who need to be Cliff Noted
>>prior to viewing Episode III as a reminder of what's happened so far and
>>what comes next. Die-hard fans and completists will probably want the bonus
>>DVD, but otherwise it's not worth going out of your way for."
>>
>>http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/starwarsepisode3.html

IOW, it's the Fox Network intro segments they aired with the week of
movies, to publicize the theatrical Episodes 2 and 3, and which even Fox
didn't bother to include on the actual disks...

(...There's a difference between "Exclusive content" and "Stuff nobody
else WANTED, but hey, it was free".)

Derek Janssen
djanss@charter.net

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