A Very Special TSF! - Episode IV: Revisited
June 29, 2008, 1pm
Hillsdale Public Library
509 Hillsdale Avenue
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201.358.5072
Episode IV - you all know the story, know the lines...come watch, eat snacks and have a pleasant
afternoon.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Set far in the past in a distant galaxy, the movie tells the story of a plot against an oppressive
Galactic Empire by a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance. Seeking to make their
authority absolute, the Empire has recently completed its ultimate weapon: the Death Star, a
moon-sized battle station capable of destroying a planet. Even so, spies have managed to obtain
schematic plans of the station in the hope of finding a weakness. Rebel leader Princess Leia
Organa is racing to transport these plans to the rebel base when her ship is attacked and she and
the crew are captured by Imperial forces. In a desperate attempt to complete her mission, Leia
hides the plans within one of her two servant robots and records a quick message to former
military general and rebel sympathizer: Obi-Wan Kenobi. Explaining her circumstances, she begs
Kenobi see that the plans are delivered safely to the base. The androids are then launched, in an
escape pod, to Tatooine, where they come into the possession of teenaged farmer, Luke
Skywalker. The secret message is soon discovered, and Skywalker sets off to locate Kenobi and
find a way to help the Princess.
June 29, 2008, 1pm
Hillsdale Public Library
509 Hillsdale Avenue
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201.358.5072
Episode IV - you all know the story, know the lines...come watch, eat snacks and have a pleasant
afternoon.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Set far in the past in a distant galaxy, the movie tells the story of a plot against an oppressive
Galactic Empire by a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance. Seeking to make their
authority absolute, the Empire has recently completed its ultimate weapon: the Death Star, a
moon-sized battle station capable of destroying a planet. Even so, spies have managed to obtain
schematic plans of the station in the hope of finding a weakness. Rebel leader Princess Leia
Organa is racing to transport these plans to the rebel base when her ship is attacked and she and
the crew are captured by Imperial forces. In a desperate attempt to complete her mission, Leia
hides the plans within one of her two servant robots and records a quick message to former
military general and rebel sympathizer: Obi-Wan Kenobi. Explaining her circumstances, she begs
Kenobi see that the plans are delivered safely to the base. The androids are then launched, in an
escape pod, to Tatooine, where they come into the possession of teenaged farmer, Luke
Skywalker. The secret message is soon discovered, and Skywalker sets off to locate Kenobi and
find a way to help the Princess.
A Very Special TSF! - Episode IV: Revisited -- June 29, 2008
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A Very Special TSF! - Episode IV: Revisited Recap
A fun time was had in the showing of Star Wars at the Hillsdale Library on Sunday, 6/29/2008. It
holds up quite well after all of these years. Special thanks to Aubrey for presenting the film along
with some tasty
goodies. (Chris)
Aubrey has proven himself the "hostess with the mostest" yet again at this past Sunday's Special
Edition of That's Science Fiction! where we screened the original theatrical release of Star Wars
Episode IV A New Hope. I haven't seen this version in years, so I was half expecting to see Greedo
shoot first and Han Solo step across Jabba the Hut's tail. Thankfully, those scenes were only
imagined. The original still remains the best of the series, where we meet for the first time ever,
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, R2D2, C3PO, Ben "Obi Wan" Kenobi, and
Darth Vader. It always bothers me in SF films and novels where the technology is shown to be
amazing and the characters still can't believe they have access to these wonders. In Star Wars, the
technology seemed run of the mill and normal to the characters and secondary to the plot of the
story. Luke Skywalker's description of the Milennium Falcon ("What a piece of junk!") proves that!
As ever, Aubrey had a wonderful spread of snacks and juice for us all to enjoy during the film and of
course, in keeping with the theme, even provided Star Wars napkins and plates, all set up on a
Star Wars table cloth. The napkins were so nice, Liz commented that it would be a shame to get
them dirty! (Jo)
A fun time was had in the showing of Star Wars at the Hillsdale Library on Sunday, 6/29/2008. It
holds up quite well after all of these years. Special thanks to Aubrey for presenting the film along
with some tasty
goodies. (Chris)
Aubrey has proven himself the "hostess with the mostest" yet again at this past Sunday's Special
Edition of That's Science Fiction! where we screened the original theatrical release of Star Wars
Episode IV A New Hope. I haven't seen this version in years, so I was half expecting to see Greedo
shoot first and Han Solo step across Jabba the Hut's tail. Thankfully, those scenes were only
imagined. The original still remains the best of the series, where we meet for the first time ever,
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, R2D2, C3PO, Ben "Obi Wan" Kenobi, and
Darth Vader. It always bothers me in SF films and novels where the technology is shown to be
amazing and the characters still can't believe they have access to these wonders. In Star Wars, the
technology seemed run of the mill and normal to the characters and secondary to the plot of the
story. Luke Skywalker's description of the Milennium Falcon ("What a piece of junk!") proves that!
As ever, Aubrey had a wonderful spread of snacks and juice for us all to enjoy during the film and of
course, in keeping with the theme, even provided Star Wars napkins and plates, all set up on a
Star Wars table cloth. The napkins were so nice, Liz commented that it would be a shame to get
them dirty! (Jo)
