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Dasquian Belargic
May 16th, 2005, 09:54:20 AM
http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/starwars/about/about.html
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The premiere of ANIMAL ICONS: STAR WARS CREATURES, on Wednesday, May 18, from 9-10 p.m. ET, gives viewers a glimpse into the stories behind the unique and quirky creatures that define these epic films. From Ewoks to Wookiees to Boga, Star Wars movies have given us some of the world's most memorable fantasy creatures — aliens so vivid, they almost seem real.

Where did the idea for Jabba the Hutt originate? Did you know the character of Chewbacca was inspired by film creator George Lucas' family dog? ANIMAL ICONS: STAR WARS CREATURES unveils how these fantasy creatures were derived from actual animals found on Earth. Airing the eve of the premiere of the sixth and final film, STAR WARS: EPISODE III-Revenge of the Sith, the special features interviews with the actors, animators and creature designers, including George Lucas and stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. The program explores how Lucas transferred his breakthrough vision from script to the big screen and reveals the real-life origins of Lucas’ Star Wars menagerie.

Star Wars fans will recognize the distinctive voice of narrator Anthony Daniels, who portrays C-3PO. The only actor to star in all six Star Wars films, Daniels leads viewers through the stories of the films' creatures as shown in wall-to-wall footage from previous films. Audiences are also treated to footage from the highly anticipated Revenge of the Sith.

Lady Vader
May 16th, 2005, 10:06:30 AM
Cool! I'll have to set the DVD, cause I'll be in line. :D

darth_mcbain
May 16th, 2005, 10:06:39 AM
Looks cool - there's also a special on Discovery about the Science of Star Wars which could be neat also...

http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/news20050513.html

Shawn
May 16th, 2005, 11:44:13 AM
Originally posted by Lady Vader
Cool! I'll have to set the DVD, cause I'll be in line. :D I'll be setting my TV capture software. :)

Anbira Hicchoru
May 16th, 2005, 06:47:30 PM
Originally posted by Darth McBain
Looks cool - there's also a special on Discovery about the Science of Star Wars which could be neat also...

http://www.starwars.com/community/news/media/news20050513.html

Pretty awesome stuff so far.

Dasquian Belargic
May 17th, 2005, 04:53:53 AM
Just realised that neither of these are airing in the UK. Bummer. :(

Morgan Evanar
May 19th, 2005, 09:32:44 AM
Originally posted by Shawn
I'll be setting my TV capture software. :)

Originally posted by Dasquian Belargic
Just realised that neither of these are airing in the UK. Bummer. :( People helping people.