Re: can you answer CHICAGO question?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 Michelle Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  Hank Shiffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > > > And he's preventing the original from being made available.  
> > > > That's another significant difference between Star Wars and 
> > > > SIASL.  The uncut SIASL didn't displace the original published 
> > > > version.  But Lucas is determined that his new and improved 
> > > > version be the only one available.
> > > 
> > > The original was never released on VCR or DVD?
> > 
> > The original was released on videotape and on laserdisc.  The 
> > original trilogy is still available on tape.  I discount tape 
> > versions; I won't buy anything on tape.  It has not been released on 
> > DVD.
> 
> Ok, then the situations are analogous; the original SIASL is out of 
> print, and so is the original Star Wars--but they both exist.  Lucas is 
> not going to be able to recall all the VCR tapes and laser disks.

Not true.  According the Barnes & Noble, you can get both the original 
SIASL ($7.99 in paperback) and the uncut version ($15.25).  Amazon lists 
only one version.  But it's the original release, not the newer uncut 
version.  So it is not analogous at all.

To reiterate: the version of SIASL that most everybody read is still in 
print and still available.  But the version of Star Wars that I saw in 
theaters isn't, at least on the preferred medium for watching a movie at 
home.

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Hank Shiffman                                  http://www.disordered.org
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