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Summary: Simply breathtaking
Review: If you love Star Wars - and not just the special effects - get THIS set (if you can 'cause they only made 7500). It is really great! The ultimate theater IS the MIND and this set PROVES it - no question. The ULTIMATE (that is the complete set all together not in sets) listening experience. I wish Brian could have lived to see his project completed. I wish they would reprint the books.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC - WAY TO GO BRIAN
Review: If you love Star Wars - and not just the special effects - get THIS set (if you can 'cause they only made 7500). It is really great! The ultimate theater IS the MIND and this set PROVES it - no question. The ULTIMATE (that is the complete set all together not in sets) listening experience. I wish Brian could have lived to see his project completed. I wish they would reprint the books.
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Summary: Ever Wonder About the Little Things in Star Wars?
Review: In this classic radio drama it fills in all of the Star Wars gaps left in the plot like the stort of Biggs Darklighter and Lukes other friends before the arrival of R2-D2 and C-3PO. The voices that aren't the original cast are done so well that after a the first few episodes you forget that they weren't cast originally I give it two thumbs up. The music and sound effects can't be beat.
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Summary: Ever Wonder About the Little Things in Star Wars?
Review: In this classic radio drama it fills in all of the Star Wars gaps left in the plot like the stort of Biggs Darklighter and Lukes other friends before the arrival of R2-D2 and C-3PO. The voices that aren't the original cast are done so well that after a the first few episodes you forget that they weren't cast originally I give it two thumbs up. The music and sound effects can't be beat.
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Summary: Non-stop Thrilling Science Fiction for the ears
Review: Now after 20 years of the Star Wars Movie Saga, we are all enlightened with the radio dramas. Allowing us to use our imaginations to extend the visuals of the story.
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Summary: DALL'ITALIA
Review: QUESTO RADIO DRAMA CHE IN ITALIA NON E' MAI ARRIVATO E' QUALCHE COSA D'IMPERDIBILE PER OGNI FAN DI STAR WARS, VERAMENTE IMPRESSIONANTE LA MOLE D'INFORMAZIONI CHE SI POSSONO TROVARE. HO VOLUTO DARE SOLO 4 STELLE PERCHE' IL COFANETTO NON DIFFERISCE DA ALTRE EDIZIONI MENO COSTOSE, SINCERAMENTE PENSAVO DI TROVARCI ANCHE UN LIBRO CON TUTTI I DIETRO LE QUINTE O ANEDDOTI MA INVECE NULLA.
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Summary: ACTORS FORM ALL STORIES
Review: These cassettes are much more detailed than the special editions of the movies. STAR WARS lasts almost 6.5 hours. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK lasts almost 5 hours. RETURN OF THE JEDI lasts almost 3 hours The common actors to all 3 stories are: Ken Hiller (narrator), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Bernard Behrens [Ben (obi-Wan) Kenobi], Perry King (Han Solo) Brock Peters (Lord Darth Vader), & Ann Sachs (Princess Leia Organa). Music by John Williams (II). Sound effects by Ben Burtt. The author, Brian Daley, the author died of cancer hours after the the voice recording sessions for RETURN OF THE JEDI
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Summary: Great set! If you are a collector, this is worth it!
Review: This CD set is great. You think you know Star Wars because you've seen the movie? Wait till you hear it! I'm so glad I decided to go for the Collector's Edition. There were only 7500 of these made, so it is quite expensive, but I think it is worth it. Important about the COLLECTOR'S EDITION: it contains the following special tracks: comments from four of the principals, the speederbike scene without sound or music added, then with all the effects, for comparision, two public radio membership spots by Tony Daniels (C3PO), and the touching "Message for Brian." For me, "Message for Brian" was worth the extra all by itself. (Brian Daley, the writer, was ill with pancreatic cancer when this was recorded, and the cast recorded this "get-well card" for him, only to find that he died within 24 hours of the completion of the recording sessions.) Unfortunately, Brian never got to hear this message. But the radio dramas he created, which are now dedicated to him, are a great monument to his efforts. I would recommend this set to anyone who is a real fan of the Star Wars universe.
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Summary: Simply breathtaking
Review: This is a wonderful production. I came too late to really appreciate radio dramas when broadcast, but when I first heard this I fell in love with it. You can really imagine what's going on visually, and the drama gets into much deeper parts of each character than Lucas's script ever went into. This simply is a must for all Star Wars fans. I copied it onto MiniDisc and listened to it on the way to work each morning.
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Summary: I should be giving this five stars but...
Review: Unfortunately it is not complete. Granted, I bought the three sets individually but I assume the contents of the collection are the same. Without a doubt the NPR STAR WARS radio broadcasts were some of the best audio dramas ever produced and the productions themeselves deserve a five star rating, but I know of at least one edit in the first episode of STAR WARS which deletes an entire dialogue exchange between Luke and Cammie. Not necessarily an important scene but one of my favorites which exemplafies why I almost like the radio series more than the films... they flesh out the characters and places, making them more real... more expansive. There was absolutely no reason to remove this scene and it would seem to do it would have been a lot of trouble... more trouble than any percieved benefit. This is the only edit I know of but it is enough to irritate. It might be the only one but it also might not. When I'm paying for something I want what I expect. I was rankled enough to give this one star but that would be impossible. The productions are five star efforts, they just didn't get the package and respect they deserve. I also miss the original radio introductions "an adaptation for radio in thirteen parts" but that is nostalgia and I can live without it... it is harder to live without deleted scenes. Basically nothing should have been changed because there was no need to do so. Anyway, evenso, for anyone who hasn't heard the broadcasts they would still do well to pick these up. Some is not as good as all but it is better than none. For anyone who has these CDs and does not remember or never heard the original broacasts, the missing scene can be found (apparently along with other scenes that were either altered or deleted for broadcast) in Del Rey's publications of the original radio drama scripts. The CD set is well worth having but not what it should be.
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