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It will be a day long remembered, one that has seen the end to AICN's Sideshow Star Wars Diorama Contest...

first? by dr sauch	Apr 19th, 2009 05:59:05 PM

well, i guess that about caps it all off shoots self by dr sauch	Apr 19th, 2009 05:59:33 PM

Better than GEORGE? That's easy to believe. by theDORK	Apr 19th, 2009 06:01:22 PM
Congratulations to the winners. I plan to check them out. Truth is though, a manatee in a water tank or a baboon pounding on a keyboard randomly couldn't written better scripts than Lucas.
theDORK by theDORK	Apr 19th, 2009 06:02:12 PM
Dammit, I meant to say COULD'VE written better scripts~!
Addresses by thewiseman	Apr 19th, 2009 06:16:18 PM
Youve left the addresses on. These guys will now probably get hate mail from star wars nerds
Holy smokes!! by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Apr 19th, 2009 06:18:45 PM
This contest has ended! Looking forward to reading the winning entry when I get some time. I had a bit of a double take when I saw this on the front page of the site. I'm so shocked that I can't even register my dissapointment at not winning! lol.
Or hate mail..... by The Penultimate Gunslinger	Apr 19th, 2009 06:20:28 PM
... from George Lucas
ZZZZZ by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 19th, 2009 06:21:42 PM
100 bucks for cheap plastic figures? I stopped doing that a long time ago.
TOO SOON! by IAmMrMonkey!	Apr 19th, 2009 06:27:57 PM
He he he.
Were you allowed to use the SAME stuff as Lucas? by D.Vader	Apr 19th, 2009 06:50:12 PM
I'm surprised the winning entry pretty much stole the same idea from Lucas, having a big chunk of tower/fighting platform melt into the lava as Anakin and Obi-Wan swing about it on cables, scrambling to get to the top...
Ooooh Star Wars fan fiction! by Lloytron	Apr 19th, 2009 07:04:08 PM
Remind me to read it after I finish doing more important things, such as, oooh, I dunno, trimming my toe nails or banging my face repeatedly onto a spike, which is ultimately more fulfilling.
400 pages is a lot to read by paulmkelly	Apr 19th, 2009 08:58:26 PM
It would have taken me at least 20 years to read that much.
Brilliant by VicDiGital	Apr 19th, 2009 09:17:02 PM
Bravo to the winning entry. In my mind's eye, this is now what the final duel looks and sounds like. How could Lucas totally misfire in his take on this duel? Amazing job, Mr. Uttley.
I am thankful this is over. Way to go Quint! by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Apr 19th, 2009 09:32:21 PM
I had so much fun with this! I understand it was a lot of work (not only for Quint to read, but for several of us to write). I should've offered to help you out and forfeit my chance. Yes, this was an ambitious contest, but it got more creative juices flowing than any other constest on this site and that is impressive, most impressive.
I thought it was cool to be "over" the prequels. by Amy Chasing	Apr 19th, 2009 09:47:31 PM
That's what everyone keeps saying. "It was years ago, get over it, let it go". But when you can have contests to re-write them, doesn't that tell you something about how re-writable the original product was. The prequels were eye candy. Nothing more. Get over that. In my mind it is Quint who both won and lost this contest. He should go in the Guinness Book of World Records for having endured 400 pages of fan fiction. He should also be pitied for having endured 400 pages of fan fiction.
ohhhh, these should be interesting by Gungan Slayer	Apr 19th, 2009 09:53:52 PM
star wars fan fic = lol. Not as bad as Potter and Frodo fan fic though, that's for sure.
QUINT - EDIT OUT THEIR CONTACT INFO FROM THE PDFS by Squashua	Apr 19th, 2009 10:02:55 PM
I mean, seriously, dude. That's just nonsensical.
I'M ADDING THE ENTRANTS TO SPAM LISTS by Toilet_Terror	Apr 19th, 2009 10:37:32 PM
Not really, but someone will. Or maybe send them envelopes stuffed with penis pictures.
Seriously by maelstrom_ZERO	Apr 19th, 2009 11:05:02 PM
Having the entrants' contact info naked to the malevolent wiles of the Internet isn't really a good idea. Quint, please edit it before something terrible happens. On a different note, the Rafiq comedy screenplay is awesome. I couldn't stop laughing while I was reading it. . .for pure comedic impact, this is actually pretty good.
Some good stuff by EWS	Apr 19th, 2009 11:13:15 PM
Even though I enjoyed the prequels, some better stuff in there. Wonder when Hollywood will remake these?
editing by Quint	Apr 19th, 2009 11:14:27 PM
Can someone suggest a PDF editor I can use? It's either that, leave them as they are or pull them all.
Thanks! by DarthCorleone	Apr 19th, 2009 11:14:55 PM
That's the second time I've entered an AICN writing contest. It's nice to garner an honorable mention this time, although I thought my prior effort was much stronger. I wish I had put more time and thought into it, as I agree 100 percent with you on what the strengths and weaknesses of my entry were. Anyway, congrats to the winner, and, thanks, Quint for doing the legwork on this. (And, yeah, please take down my contact info if that's possible. An advanced version of Adobe should be able to delete the first page from all the entries.)
Actually... by DarthCorleone	Apr 19th, 2009 11:20:28 PM
...if you want to send the files to me, I can delete the front pages tomorrow and send them back. (I only have that Adobe at the office.) You can reach me at my user name here with a dot between the Darth and the Corleone at Yahoo. Although by then, this probably will have rolled off the front page regardless.
On second thought... by DarthCorleone	Apr 19th, 2009 11:21:09 PM
Sorry, you don't have to send them. I can download and edit them from the links and then send them back to you. I'll try to remember to do that tomorrow.
Found it by Quint	Apr 19th, 2009 11:32:04 PM
Found a place to edit all the front pages, but that doesn't help Rafiq, unfortunately, since his first page actually has his entry on it. I'm going to leave his up as is unless I hear from him that he'd rather not be exposed as it is. It's too funny to take down... Unless someone knows a place where I can actually go in and edit text within a PDF...
Hey Quint! by pauldc	Apr 20th, 2009 12:10:44 AM
Paul De Cinque here. Thanks for completing the contest and for the honorable mention! To anyone else that gives it a read; hope you like it. Cheers!
Hey Paul by Quint	Apr 20th, 2009 12:22:24 AM
Good job!
Bad Gateway The proxy server received an invalid response from by Mutley26	Apr 20th, 2009 02:41:02 AM
Link not currently working.
Thanks Quint! by Finley_Slade	Apr 20th, 2009 03:24:03 AM
Chuffed to bits that you liked my entry. THe frankly enormous statue is perched on the office desk. Looking forward to checking out the other entries! It was a lot of fun.
Thanks by Elohim	Apr 20th, 2009 03:34:38 AM
I know fanboys can tear down anything, but that first place winner really is a fine piece of writing. Congratulations and thanks.
Also by Finley_Slade	Apr 20th, 2009 03:40:43 AM
I tried to use Lucas' ideas as much as possible. For what it's worth I enjoy the prequels I just thought they lacked the character, fun and dialogue of the originals and wanted to see if I could get a bit of that back in. I'm just glad that somebody enjoyed it.
pft by NoahTall	Apr 20th, 2009 11:33:12 AM
You are a lazy fuck Quint. I've said it before and I'll say it again. And of all people here I believe I have earned the right to say that. After proving yet again that you are incompetent to run a contest on time. Maybe, just maybe next time you can give it to somebody who actually gives a shit about something other than entertaining himself. Something like putting out some effort for the people who enter these contests.
Good job by ColorsFade	Apr 20th, 2009 12:06:56 PM
@Quint: Don't pay any attention to the whiny bitches; four hundred pages is a lot to read. I'm glad you took the time to complete the contest and didn't just give up on it. @Finley_Slade: Well done. I think you achieved your goals with that entry. I enjoyed reading it. I would have loved to see it committed to film.
Tair Rafiq was the saving grace. by CaptainVanHorne	Apr 20th, 2009 02:00:38 PM
It finally occurred to me that no matter how much effort one puts into fan fiction...a parody will always beat the shit out of a serious attempt at drama. Way to go, Tair!
what's a diorama? by FleshMachine	Apr 20th, 2009 03:22:06 PM
i bent my wookie.
god the prequels are so depressing... by FleshMachine	Apr 20th, 2009 03:32:21 PM
what a waste...what a waste.
ColorsFade by NoahTall	Apr 21st, 2009 12:38:40 AM
400 pages is a lot to read? In nine months?
Got to say by Finley_Slade	Apr 21st, 2009 04:21:24 AM
Tair's was hilarious! Nice one!
Nice... by F69	Apr 22nd, 2009 09:53:29 AM
Just read the last one, pretty funny stuff.... reminded me of this vid in some parts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =s2szjqpCAWs&feature=channel_p age
Next time you have a diorama contest by smackfu	Apr 22nd, 2009 05:18:14 PM
please have the contestants create dioramas. It would be awesome to see the creative stuff people would put together.
Long, Long Remembered by 1FearlessJay	Apr 24th, 2009 11:14:24 AM
I've been too busy with getting ready for my wedding to comment before now. But I was curious as to how I'd fare in Quint's eyes with having won the side contest (thanks again, Noah!). It's nice to at least merit an honorable mention in the "official" AICN one.
if only...! by biginjapants	Apr 24th, 2009 03:07:58 PM
Just read the first few pages of Utterly's script-- WOW. It really does feel like the OT. And it demonstrates once againt that the greatest failure of the prequels was the abysmal writing. Excellent work, Simon.
Thanks man by Finley_Slade	Apr 25th, 2009 03:16:46 AM
Glad you liked it.
Great stuff! by Darth Thoth	Apr 25th, 2009 01:44:56 PM
Makes you even more vexed and puzzled as to why the actual movies sucked! Talk about blown chances. My goodness.
Tair Rafiq by terrificwriter	Sep 6th, 2009 05:47:27 PM
Hi. Tair Rafiq here (yes, that is my REAL name). Glad to get a mention. Thanks.

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