Anyone else kinda sad to see Admiral Piett die?
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Anyone else kinda sad to see Admiral Piett die?
He seemed a cool dude and all. Unlike most of the Imperial officers in the trilogy he knew when to keep his mouth shut and how to make results. Sadly he never new that an out of control A-Wing would lead to his demise. He was a straight shooter among yes men. But alas he knew the risks. Capti...uh Admiral Piett I salute you.
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After surviving Darth Vader's wrath for so long, yeah. He got lucky at the end of TESB, when Vader was feeling too paternally towards Luke.
At least he had the coolest death of all the characters from the OT.
At least he had the coolest death of all the characters from the OT.
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Originally posted by Eplicon
After surviving Darth Vader's wrath for so long, yeah. He got lucky at the end of TESB, when Vader was feeling too paternally towards Luke.
At least he had the coolest death of all the characters from the OT.
After surviving Darth Vader's wrath for so long, yeah. He got lucky at the end of TESB, when Vader was feeling too paternally towards Luke.
At least he had the coolest death of all the characters from the OT.
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FYI, Kenneth Colley played Admiral Piett in both Empire and Jedi.
I really enjoyed his performance... you really could tell this sense of unease.
(By the way, he was Jesus in Life of Brian)
I really enjoyed his performance... you really could tell this sense of unease.
(By the way, he was Jesus in Life of Brian)
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Originally posted by PatrickMcCart
\(By the way, he was Jesus in Life of Brian)
\(By the way, he was Jesus in Life of Brian)
I'm sorry, but he'd got a nice niche here. Supporting characters in Star Wars AND Monty Python? Geeks must wait on him hand and foot and fan him with four-foot feathers.
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Originally posted by Mopower
I'll have to disagree on the coolest death scene. That award has to go to Empire Stikes Back. When the asteroid his the bridge of a Star Destroyer and you see the holographic image of the Imperial officer get wiped out.
I'll have to disagree on the coolest death scene. That award has to go to Empire Stikes Back. When the asteroid his the bridge of a Star Destroyer and you see the holographic image of the Imperial officer get wiped out.
I always hoped that General Veers survived. He seemed to be a) intelligent, b) not terrified of Vader, and c) not necessarily evil. He attacks the rebel base, but isn't sitting up there in his AT-AT shouting "Die scum!" or anything.
Plus, anybody who commands a regiment of AT-ATs is just plain cool.
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Piett never had it too easy, so he must've buttered Vader up to remain under good terms. His best scene is probably the one where Ozzel is fighting for his life, and Piett is giving him a very wary sidelong glance at what might be his future. Yet when Piett is given the instant promotion by Vader, he seems to be both elated and scared to death at the same time.
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ESB always plays out like a lesson in corporate governance to me. There are a bunch of lines you can use in real-life work situations.
"Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral. I want that ship, not excuses."
"Don't fail me again, Admiral"
"I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further. "
"Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly? "
"Apology accepted, Captain Needa. "
"Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral. I want that ship, not excuses."
"Don't fail me again, Admiral"
"I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further. "
"Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly? "
"Apology accepted, Captain Needa. "
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That award has to go to Empire Stikes Back. When the asteroid his the bridge of a Star Destroyer and you see the holographic image of the Imperial officer get wiped out.
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Originally posted by chanster
Are we sure he died? I though maybe an asteroid hit and just wiped out their communications
Are we sure he died? I though maybe an asteroid hit and just wiped out their communications
Hmm. You see the bidge of the ship get destroyed. And then the guy puts his arms up to protect his face from something and then it's wiped out. So I'm guessing he died.
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Yeah, you see that the bridge no longer exists after the astroid hits it. It was cool to see when I first saw ESB in WS back when the SE came out. In the old P&S versions that dude is cut out and I thought they added that into the SE version but it was always there, just hidden in Fool Screen
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Hmm. You see the bidge of the ship get destroyed. And then the guy puts his arms up to protect his face from something and then it's wiped out.
I guess the question is if there is some kind of delay in these holograms. If there is a delay, then yes it can be the same guy, if there isn't a delay, its not the same guy.
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Originally posted by chanster
Well thats my point. I don't think its the same destroyer. The establishing shot is of a Star Destroyer next to the Executor getting wiped out. The next shot is of some guy disappearing.
I guess the question is if there is some kind of delay in these holograms. If there is a delay, then yes it can be the same guy, if there isn't a delay, its not the same guy.
Well thats my point. I don't think its the same destroyer. The establishing shot is of a Star Destroyer next to the Executor getting wiped out. The next shot is of some guy disappearing.
I guess the question is if there is some kind of delay in these holograms. If there is a delay, then yes it can be the same guy, if there isn't a delay, its not the same guy.
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Big coincidence? There are tons of ships in there, heck they call it the "fleet" later in the movie, so is there more than than just those 3 ships in the asteroid field. Lots of ships were getting hammered. Who knows?
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If you wanna go by Lucas's commentary as canon: "I always liked the moment in this scene where an asteroid hits one of the Star Destroyers, and then when we go to the briefing with Darth Vader, one of the guys gets killed. The image flickers off."
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Originally posted by chanster
Well thats my point. I don't think its the same destroyer. The establishing shot is of a Star Destroyer next to the Executor getting wiped out. The next shot is of some guy disappearing.
I guess the question is if there is some kind of delay in these holograms. If there is a delay, then yes it can be the same guy, if there isn't a delay, its not the same guy.
Well thats my point. I don't think its the same destroyer. The establishing shot is of a Star Destroyer next to the Executor getting wiped out. The next shot is of some guy disappearing.
I guess the question is if there is some kind of delay in these holograms. If there is a delay, then yes it can be the same guy, if there isn't a delay, its not the same guy.
It's definitely supposed to be the same guy.
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Originally posted by KitchenSink
Piett rocks!
Whenever I see him in Firefox, I call him the Russian Piett.
Piett rocks!
Whenever I see him in Firefox, I call him the Russian Piett.
Just look at the parallels:
And in both movies, his bosses deal with him diplomatically, because while he screwed up, he is obviously very respected by his bosses.
Put me down as a member of the Piett fanclub.