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I went to Circuit City and Comp USA and they were sold out, but there's a regional entertainment store here in ABQ called Hastings that had it. Best Buy probably has it too, but it's really far from my part of town.
I watched the special features last night and there's a part of the show that they made in 3-D that you can watch with the enclosed glasses. There's also a funny interview with George Lucas on there. It's just a fun set altogether, I really enjoyed it.

I gotta go get that Family Guy DVD. It's hilarious.

I just picked up "The Trouble With Harry" and the Newer BattleStar Galactica Seasons 1 & 2. (I love this show now)

Very cool Tina!
So where do you put the fuel? or does it use batteries?

I think it is obvious that Star Wars and CM fans come in at ALL ages!  Frickin' Harvey Wine-stain

Thanks for sending me the link Deb.

I found more stuff at AICN:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35273

The Weinsteins effing the f out of FANBOYS?!?

Hey, guys. "Moriarty" here.

Just to clarify something... Judd Apatow is NOT involved with this in any way, shape, or fashion.

Shauna Robertson, his producer, is. It's not a package deal. Shauna's the one helping to re-edit this, and it's not because the Weinsteins forced it. I think there's a real push happening here to find a version of the movie that makes everyone happy.

Also, there was no new writing done for these reshoots. Everything was either done as improv, or old pages from the eight gajillion drafts of this were used. No new writing was done by anyone.

I'll have a full report on all things FANBOYS later this week to sort out what's real, what was reshot, and what may eventually find its way to theaters. Anyway... back to it...

Hey folks, Harry here... I saw the original version of FANBOYS, a long long time ago. The movie that existed prior to all this apparent tampering - which I've heard isn't at Apatow's crews behest, but at the hands of Harvey Weinstein himself. What I loved about FANBOYS was that the film wasn't just a 'yuckfest' but actually had a heart and a soul to it. Like most FANBOYS themselves, the movie was about the friendship and the possible loss of a friend that made the boys stand up and take on the impossible. The word I've heard is that this Tuesday and Wednesday in Burbank at 7:30pm both versions of the film are being test screened and they're going to give it up to the audience to decide which version to release... the one that has them go on this mission for a reason... or just for the fuck of it. It'll be sad if we lose the soul of this movie. We'll just have to wait and see.
Hey guys,
I have a friend close to the Fanboys production who says some things are going on with it, that I thought you'd like to know about.
Apparently Judd Apatow and his co-producer Shauna Robertson have gotten involved with the movie and are making some big changes and were involved with some re-shoots about two weeks ago.
I've got more about it at my blog:
http://the-cinemaniac.blogspot.com/2008 … -bits.html

I'll add the full post below, feel free to quote what you want and link to my blog.

As I said in he comments section yesterday I was recently informed of some goings on with Fanboys, which apparently haven't been reported elsewhere.

Apparently Judd Apatow's production company has picked up Fanboys and he and co-producer Shauna Robertson have apparently taken the movie under their wing and are making a lot of changes and were doing re-shoots about 2-3 weeks ago.

I love the Apatow crew and with the exception of "Walk Hard" have enjoyed their movies. But I'm hoping they don't turn this into a "hard" R-rated comedy as the footage I saw was very sweet and was easily PG-13 (it might possibly end up being R, but not because every other word is a cuss word, so please keep it that way). From what I saw the movie didn't need reworking, which is apparently what the Apatow crew are doing.

Rumors are that one of the big changes would rework the entire plot of the movie and would honestly highly disappoint me.

The story follows a group of friends who try to break in Skywalker Ranch to steal a copy of Star Wars Episode 1. The reason they finally agree to do it is because one of the friends in dying of cancer and won't live to see it in theaters. Apparently the Apatow people have done research which says most people won't laugh for 5 or 10 minutes after cancer is mentioned so they want to do away with the entire cancer subplot and I've heard they have a version which edited out the entire cancer plot.

This means it's just a group of punk kids breaking into Skywalker Ranch to steal a movie to see it before it comes out. Why would I root for these kids to steal the film, if the noble reason for doing it is gone?

Judd if you read this, I'm all for more jokes and more money to make the film better, but for heaven's sake, please don't edit out the cancer plot. If you take this point away, you get rid of the heart of the film. The entire reason these kids go on this adventure is because they want their friend to see the movie before he succumbs to cancer. I understand cancer kills comedy, but a movie can have a 5 minute recovery period, it's okay! (Apparently some of the actors aren't happy with this either so maybe ask them about it)

Hopefully this version of the film has already been shot down and all these rumors will be for not, but if so I hope fan outpouring can change their minds.

Yea, the poster was drawn by one of the crew members from Fanboys--At least that's my understanding-I borrowed it from their myspace page-I thought it was pretty cool and I had to share with you all!

Deb-I still have the script(The Jan 2006 Draft) and can share it with ya whenever you'd like.
I'm so frustrated with the news of Linus' illness not even being a factor. It's going to take away so much from this film. I wish we knew what happened with all of this.

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it Tina.
I watched it again for a second time and I noticed that including credits, it clocked in at like an hour and 36 minutes.  I agree with your friend Rob, I would've loved to have seen another 30-45 minutes of Will's character just doing more around the city. Maybe some flashbacks of him establishing his fortress and more searching/hunting, etc...anything-I just wanted more!!

Oh, and I read Harry Knowles review of Cloverfield and his is absolutely raving over it. A week from today, I will be at the theater for this movie! :dancing:

Tell me whatcha think too!!

Poor Kyle. His Myspace has been hacked and I keep getting spam comments from his profile.

Thanks for the summary Tina! I didn't have a chance to hear the interview so it's nice to hear what was discussed.

Not sure if this was posted elsewhere but I got this from one of my 'friends' on Myspace:

'Fanboys' Director and Co-star Featured in Live Internet Radio Event

On Sunday, January 6, Movie Geeks United!, one of the most popular movie-themed internet radio and iTunes podcast shows, will feature an exclusive live interview with 'Fanboys' director Kyle Newman and co-star Chris Marquette.

'Fanboys' is the long awaited film that follows a group of die-hard 'Star Wars' fans as they attempt to steal an early copy of 'The Phantom Menace' for their dying friend.

During the live broadcast, listeners may converse with other film fans through the chat room or call into the show with their own questions for the filmmakers.  The number to dial is 718-508-9477.

The program may also be accessed at anytime once archived for replay.

Internet users may listen to the show live or on replay by visiting www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited. They may also subscribe to the podcast for free via ITunes, where they can download additional show content, including 2-hour tributes to David Lynch and actor Al Pacino, a reunion of "The Blair Witch Project" filmmakers and co-star, and exclusive interviews with "Valkyrie" composer-editor John Ottman from the film's Berlin location, Brian De Palma, John Sayles, Joe Pantoliano, Howard Shore, and many more.

Movie Geeks United! is a movie-themed internet radio talk show that airs twice weekly on Sundays at 6pm (EST) and Wednesdays at 10pm (EST).  The show features three knowledgeable, witty and insightful co-hosts who discuss the most pressing issues in film and converse with industry filmmakers, actors and additional creative talent.  Past shows include 2-hour tributes to Al Pacino and David Lynch, as well as celebrations of "The Big Lebowski" phenomenon and interviews with industry talents like Brian De Palma, Joe Pantoliano, Howard Shore, Mark Isham, Steven Bauer, George Ratliff, Jerry Schatzberg, and Jay Russell.

BlogTalkRadio is a social radio network that allows anyone in the world to host or listen to a live radio show, available online, for free. BlogTalkRadio is inspiring a legion of citizen broadcasters around the world to express themselves through live, interactive radio for the first time. Unlike other services, BlogTalkRadio requires no software download or podcast equipment. All you need is a phone or voIP connection to engage your community in real-time conversations. After shows air live, they are archived as podcasts and made available via RSS to iTunes and other services.

Exactly!

Buncha pervs!