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[Rootbeer]

What an amazing celebration... and so thankful they streamed so much of it. It's been real!

 

[XAL]

Get it now before its gone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMgjkZLNTVg

Better quality here: http://www.traileraddict.com/star-wars-rogue-one/star-wars-celebration-teaser-trailer

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Are they killing time for the actual closing ceremonies or is this it?

I dunno. So far it's basically just this. Victory laps and cheap pops, basically.

 

[vagabondarts]

Its a great time to be a Star Wars fan. Things have changed, since the dark times.

 

[injurai]

I dunno. So far it's basically just this. Victory laps and cheap pops, basically.

Probably just giving everyone that was involved in the celebration a bit of acknowledgement and limelight. It will be like sitting through a graduation. Gotta get through everyone.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Probably just giving everyone that was involved in the celebration a bit of acknowledgement and limelight. It will be like sitting through a graduation. Gotta get through everyone.

Yup. The convention equivalent of the end credits rolling.

 

[Calcium]

London! *drumroll starts*

Nice work, man.

 

[CloudyTuba]

Celebration is in London next year. Tickets go on sale tomorrow 4/20.

Welp guess I'm not attending haha. Was very fortunate to have it not far from where I live in the year of the new movie.

 

[Rootbeer]

Congrats London!

That's way too far away for me to even consider

Hope lots of GAF can attend

Looking forward to the next NA Celebration. It would be a real joy to attend... if only I could convince anyone I knew to go with me

 

[Cheebo]

Hopefully they stream it again next year.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I'm certain they will.

 

[liliththepale]

Hopefully they stream it again next year.

Same! I'm so cheap and lazy, I live about twenty minutes from where it went down this year and still didn't go for any of it.

 

[Rootbeer]

Same! I'm so cheap and lazy, I live about twenty minutes from where it went down this year and still didn't go for any of it.

Wow seriously... I used to live within walking distance of Wondercon... it was incredible to just be able to walk home after each day... so much fun. You're crazy! Could have at least bought a 1 day pass and spotted some of the celebs.

Hope they stream it every year though.

 

[liliththepale]

Wow seriously... I used to live within walking distance of Wondercon... it was incredible to just be able to walk home after each day... so much fun. You're crazy! Could have at least bought a 1 day pass and spotted some of the celebs.

Hope they stream it every year though.

I don't really get starstruck; I just like panels and interviews, and for that streaming usually has the best seat in the house. If I'd had a costume to debut I would have gone, though.

 

[Rootbeer]

Cons are frustrating because you can never attend all the panels you'd like to. But I've still been able to attend some great ones and witness some big moments in person. I wouldn't trade those memories for anything!

But I'm also a bit of a merch whore so it's great to attend cons for that purpose as well.

 

[DaveH]

So cool. BB8 is real.

Until now I still thought there was some puppetry going on, even if you could remotely control it. I shouldn't have doubted.

Love love love.

Nevermind, I guess I was right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/business/media/start-up-solves-star-wars-droid-puzzle.html

One in particular stood out: BB-8, a beeping, free-rolling, orange and white ball with a little half-sphere hat.

But BB-8 was complicated. During the filming of the movie, it was a prop built on rollers and controlled by a puppeteer, he said.

“You would see this guy pushing BB-8 around, actually controlling BB-8, but he gets the equivalent of airbrushed out,” Mr. Iger said.

So what you see in the movie isn't the same thing.

 

[inm8num2]

Nice video of the various happenings and people on the floor.

 

[VistraNorrez]

Nevermind, I guess I was right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/business/media/start-up-solves-star-wars-droid-puzzle.html

So what you see in the movie isn't the same thing.

So like Threepio in TPM.

 

[Flow-Walker]

So like Threepio in TPM.

Puppet in close-up shots. CG when he's moving fast.