The Spoiler Comments Post

All right, guys. I'm a little reluctant to do this because I'm afraid you'll start alluding to things you write here in comments sections on other posts, but I'm also afraid that if I don't do this you're just going to say too much when I don't want to read about it. So use the comments section of this post to discuss spoilers of any kind. Those of you, like myself, who wish to remain in the dark for six more days, just don't click to read the comments.

Be nice to each other, since I can't moderate anything and read what you are saying. And again contain all of your spoiler comments to THIS THREAD. Do not mention any discussions going on here on any other post. Keep it contained.

I'll be interested to read this in another week.

Just Over ONE WEEK to Go!

For any of you who missed it, here is the still we were talking about in the comments on the last post. I don't read anything in it, I'm just going to enjoy it for what it is and be happy that after the movie comes out there is a good chance we'll get even more good Han and Leia pictures they couldn't show us before we knew what was going to happen.

So, for a lot of us including myself, one week from tomorrow we will finally get to see this movie. Star Wars has taken over everything, everywhere. Commercials that aren't even for Star Wars will have like, kids wearing Star Wars pajamas for no reason, or I even saw a car commercial yesterday that had nothing to do with Star Wars, the whole commercial was normal except it had Star Wars music in the background. It's almost too much even for me.

There are dozens of cast interviews on the internet. My favorite recent one was when Harrison commented that his favorite part of the first movies was when Leia was wearing the bikini with Jabba. I really can't even keep up at this point with what is out there. Harrison is in Australia at the moment for you lucky Australians, doing a fan event I think tomorrow. I think I saw somewhere Daisy is in South Korea. These poor people must be exhausted.

Some of you had also been asking about that People magazine with all of the Star Wars stuff in it, I do believe it was to hit news stands today so you can probably go check that out.

Really, after over three years of waiting since this was announced, it is finally time. FINALLY. It is both exciting and terrifying. What are they going to do to everyone? Is this the last time we get to see Han Solo alive? Or anyone else? Where the heck has Luke been all this time? What has happened in the last 30 years? Our questions will be answered soon.

Monday is the big premiere in Los Angeles. It will be live streamed online. For myself, I do believe that after I watch that live stream that will be my moment where I have to avoid any Star Wars media online for fear of spoilers. I may or may not do another post (or more) here before the movie comes out, but I just wanted you all to be aware of that. You can continue to comment, I will just likely not be responding. If I can help myself, anyway.

Now I just have one last anxiety left, which is hoping my online ticket purchase was as legitimate as it appeared, and making sure we get there in time to get good seats and sit together. One more week, you guys!

Harrison and Others Making the Talk Show Rounds

First, let's just appreciate this photo of Harrison walking down the street in Beverly Hills a few weeks ago. How does anyone age this well?

All right, now on to the talk show appearances. I'm hoping I will manage to catch all of them. These three were all from the same day. He appears to be in remarkably good spirits. In fact, probably better spirits than I've ever seen him in interviews. It did occur to me though that maybe part of that is he really can't say anything at all about the actual movie, due to all that secrecy, so maybe the interviews aren't as boring to him? Hopefully not because somewhere in the back of his mind he is thinking, "I never have to do a press tour for Star Wars again, because Han Solo is dead."

Let's show these to you in order of their actual appearances on television. First up we have a nice little interview on Good Morning America.

Looking good here. Let's try not to speculate as to why he had to dodge the "relationship status" question. I'm getting more and more nervous about that the closer this movie gets. Partly because I worry I only have 2 weeks left of thinking they ever got to be happy together. Not included in the video but was on the show earlier, they had said, "We love Harrison Ford" and they cut to him live in the studio saying, "I know." If they don't say that to each other in the movie I'm going o be upset. I'm basically going to be upset about a lot of things in this movie, I think.

Next up another nice interview on Live with Kelly and Michael:

Still looking happy and relaxed and like he is enjoying himself. One thing I had noticed on a lot of talk shows is it's like he talks kind of slow, but there was none of that here. Also of note in this one is the mention of Indiana Jones 5. They just keep talking about a good script. Seriously, I am sure there are some fanboys who have amazing ideas out there somewhere, let them do it! Someone must be able to come up with a good script! Maybe Harrison has relaxed some after his near death experiences this year. Whatever it is, I'm liking this version of him, enjoying interviews and seeming genuinely excited about Star Wars.

Last we have The Tonight Show:

This is not the entire interview, there are a few other clips from it though. This was mostly just crazy silliness, and basically zero discussion about the actual movie. But that's kind of to be expected. Again, having a lot of fun here. His eye that was kind of held open after the accident seems to finally be settling down, too.

Tomorrow, meaning Thursday, Carrie will be on Good Morning America and Live with Kelly and Michael. I suspect she will also say absolutely nothing related to the actual movie. I basically want them all to redo their interviews in 3 weeks once they can finally talk about the actual movie.

Two more weeks. How did that happen?

Lastly, there is a great article online now from Rolling Stone. Let's take a moment to appreciate this quote from Carrie:

 “Not long ago, Ford ran into Fisher at a production office. “I went up to hug him,” she says, “and he did a line from the new movie – this one! And I didn’t recognize it right away because it was really organic.” Harrison Ford, quoting Star Wars? “Before it’s quotable!”

Yes, Harrison is even quoting lines from his own movies now, apparently. Hopefully it is a good one. 

Three Weeks to Go, Some Funny Stuff with Harrison, and Happy Thanksgiving!

I believe I promised you a new post because the last one was getting out of hand with so many comments, and we are due anyway. Also I thought the Jimmy Kimmel show was going to be totally worthy of its own post because it was going to be so great, but I wound up being kind of disappointed there. Mostly because Harrison wasn't there but also because they didn't really talk that much to the cast, or at least not for very long. I really hope that there isn't a lot more disappointment to come in the next few weeks.

By far the bright spot was this fun clip of Harrison and Chewbacca. I don't know how many of you saw a few years ago when they did a little thing where Harrison had a "feud" with Chewie because he had apparently cheated with his wife or something. That was funny even then. But then now there is this:

I had seen some pictures of them shooting this weeks ago when Harrison was on the show then and couldn't figure out why there were all of these pictures when it clearly wasn't on the show, but now we know it was a way for him to be "on" the show without actually being there for this episode. That said, it is definitely pretty funny. And it has been strange and surreal to see Harrison be so enthusiastic in his participation in all things Star Wars suddenly. He definitely didn't look like he was being reluctant in his participation in this thing here. Maybe his plane crash also softened him a little? I don't really know, I just know that I am almost skeptical and waiting to see what his real reasons are. I don't know what I would think those reasons would be, but I just would never have expected this from him after so many years of not being particularly interested in Star Wars.

We also just got this new image:

I mean, if these are just the images we're allowed to see before we all see the movie, imagine all the cool stuff waiting for us once nothing is a secret anymore.

I don't know if I can handle any more speculation. I don't want to think about it anymore, I just want to see it. I also think that at some point in the very near future I'll be abstaining from any internet things that are Star Wars related, just in case. I'll warn you all when that happens. And then once I see the movie, you can expect a post probably just about immediately, so for anyone not seeing it the first night it is out, stay away until you see it! To my foreign friends who get the movie before we do, please wait until those of us in the US have seen it. But anyway, still not there yet, so continue to comment away at least for now.

And finally, again to the US readers, happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the turkey and other delicious things. And be thankful that we only have to wait THREE MORE WEEKS!!!

Just Over Five Weeks To Go....

But more importantly, let's all just take a moment to admire this photo of Han Solo from the new movie:

I didn't think it was possible, but really, every single photo of him I see I think he looks even better. This is why when the movie was announced I was like, no, it's fine if he dies. But now when I'm actually seeing Han Solo again, and how much I still love it even though he's old (how is he so old but looks so good?) I'm just like, please don't kill him! 

Admittedly though considering that they are focusing so much on Han/Harrison, talking to him so much, showing so many photos, it makes me wonder if they are doing it because this is for sure the last time we will get to do it. Or, maybe we can hope that they are only spending so much time focusing on him because he's awesome and why wouldn't we want to spend so much time focusing on him? I do miss the bloodstripes down the sides though.

In my head a long time ago I was thinking how as we got closer we'd get to see more photos from the set and such, but I'm still just taken aback every time I see a new one, and surely there are tons more to come, before the movie, and surely some we won't see until after as they will give too much away plot-wise. There is a lengthy article online and promise of more to come in the upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly, so I'll surely have to pick one of those up. There are some things in the article that make me a little nervous, most notably Harrison mentioning that Han Solo is still having some trouble with accountability for his actions. Yeah, that makes me nervous. To make myself feel better I'll just stare at that photo a little more.

Lastly, watched Return of the Jedi last night, and I got goosebumps several times just thinking about seeing the next movie and not know what is coming next. Hopefully happy Han and Leia in ROTJ is not the last time we will ever see happy Han and Leia.

And Yet Another New Trailer....

Seriously, you guys. I don't know how much more of this I can handle. It is bad enough when you know these things are coming, but now it's like every other day something new is on the internet just when I thought we had finally seen the last of all of the new stuff we were going to see.

Every new piece of footage I see of Han makes me think he looks better and better. I absolutely cannot wait to see him in this movie for 2 hours. I really can't even believe that we get to. I also noticed some things in this one that I'm hoping were done intentionally that give some clues, but for now that is all I'll say.

How much longer again do we have to wait?

International Trailer With New Footage

Well, this snuck onto the internet without much fanfare. I don't even know if there was an intention of a major release or it being a big deal or if it's just the international trailer and we weren't really meant to think much of it, except now that the internet connects the whole world of course we are all interested in everything.

Did you watch? Not a whole lot new here, but I suppose some interesting things. We hear Rey talk a lot more and it is abundantly clear now that she does not share the same accent as any of the big 3, though she does have a family.... or at least maybe is hoping for one. Finn and Rey still only have first names. Leia still apparently doesn't speak but perhaps that is a side effect of having to hang out with Threepio. Luke is still missing, and Chewie looks like he gets to blow something up.

So, overall, not a whole lot of excitement here. The music to me also seemed to be not quite Star Wars music, not recognizable like in the other ones. I feel as though maybe I've reached my limit on excitement over this one, because this didn't do much for me. I think still at this point I just want to be able to see the movie. Soon enough, I suppose. But I did at least feel the need to bring this one to your attention, so take a look and let us know what you think.