Elderly Indy's eyepatch
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Elderly Indy's eyepatch
Anybody here ever look for the gear of the elderly Indy that was in the premiere of the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles?
He had an eyepatch on.
He had an eyepatch on.
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I don't think so...but it's sure been a LONG time since he was. What I really didn't care for was his fleece collared leather jacket and narrow brimmed fedora.....nothing like any of the movies or YIJC costuming....he looked like he fell out of a cardboard box on the street. Just a sad idea of where Indy would have ended up, especially a past professor. I know a LOT of them, and none of them went THIS far south. Once again, that's just me. Regards. Michaelson
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Give him a break... he's into his 90s at this point. You don't find too many people 90-plus with a lot of fire in their bellies...Indiana Jess wrote:I never cared for the old Indy myself. I always figured that the character would have a little more fire in his belly (not from eating cheap mexican food) then this guy did.
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It's amazing how much Ford looks like this guy now. OK, just kidding, take it easy everyone.
Many of you know how much this guy bugs me, just because he wasn't particularly articulate. Jones was a college professor and world traveller and this guy speaks like Jed Clampet. What happened? How does the star of Raiders age into this guy? The elder Jones was the Jar Jar of the Indy franchise!
Many of you know how much this guy bugs me, just because he wasn't particularly articulate. Jones was a college professor and world traveller and this guy speaks like Jed Clampet. What happened? How does the star of Raiders age into this guy? The elder Jones was the Jar Jar of the Indy franchise!
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My Great Uncle is almost 105, and he's got PLENTY of fire left in his belly, even if he's slow to get around and a bit hard of hearing. Heck, last time I saw him, he was singing us songs he learned in kindergarden!Rob wrote:Give him a break... he's into his 90s at this point. You don't find too many people 90-plus with a lot of fire in their bellies...Indiana Jess wrote:I never cared for the old Indy myself. I always figured that the character would have a little more fire in his belly (not from eating cheap mexican food) then this guy did.
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I try to get back to the topic of this thread. I don't know if anybody ever researche on old Indy's gear. But I know that there are some folks who have the cane. I will use this cane, when I'm old...it's pretty nice.
And yes, old Indy is a little...queer...but that's normal when becoming old. And I know people who are worse.
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And yes, old Indy is a little...queer...but that's normal when becoming old. And I know people who are worse.
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That's great to hear! But, bink, you must admit, that is abnormal. I think my point stands...binkmeisterRick wrote:My Great Uncle is almost 105, and he's got PLENTY of fire left in his belly, even if he's slow to get around and a bit hard of hearing. Heck, last time I saw him, he was singing us songs he learned in kindergarden!
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Well we're all entitled to our opinions. However, I was speaking specifically about the character of elderly Indy. I found him be rather bland. There's no reason why they couldn't have made him a bit more like Bink's great uncle or in fact, like my mom, who at almost 85, still travels around the world.
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I'm wondering whether you guys have actually seen these segments, or whether you saw them once back in the early 90s or something.
The character HAD personality. I can remember some segments in particular where he was quite crotchety with people; I thought that was great. It's not like Indy is the friendliest guy when played by Ford, either.
The character HAD personality. I can remember some segments in particular where he was quite crotchety with people; I thought that was great. It's not like Indy is the friendliest guy when played by Ford, either.
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I'll bite.Rob wrote:As we aren't privvy to what Old Indy does with the remaining 99% of his day, when he's not sitting in a hospital waiting room or wherever the particular set-up might be, who says that he isn't? I sense people are reading too much into these 5 minute segments.
I intentionally skipped the YIJC when they came on...but...
Sure, we can imagine that maybe he was cool the moment after he walked out of the room, but if that was more indicative of his personality, you'd think the writers would have included THAT in his five minute segments. ("Aw, rats, he was cranky for that take. That's it, that's all we get?")
I can't believe they wrote the part to somehow not reflect who he was then. Seems like if he blew, he was meant to blow (as per the script).
I wonder what George Lucas wanted for old Indy...
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Hey, I never said my family was normal!Rob wrote:That's great to hear! But, bink, you must admit, that is abnormal. I think my point stands...binkmeisterRick wrote:My Great Uncle is almost 105, and he's got PLENTY of fire left in his belly, even if he's slow to get around and a bit hard of hearing. Heck, last time I saw him, he was singing us songs he learned in kindergarden!
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Well I wasn't even talking in terms of "cool". For example, I quite like the crotchety side to old Indy as I don't think it's imcompatible with the character. Further, there are some true signs of compassion in the segments, which also fits the character.Indiana Jerry wrote:Sure, we can imagine that maybe he was cool the moment after he walked out of the room, but if that was more indicative of his personality, you'd think the writers would have included THAT in his five minute segments. ("Aw, rats, he was cranky for that take. That's it, that's all we get?")
What I was saying was in reference to the notion that he should have appeared more active. To that, I said we aren't privvy to 99% of his day, so it's not inconceivable.
At the end of the day, these set-ups had to be fairly pedestrian, so that Old Indy could converse with someone (hard to do if you're hanging off a train or a truck). They also had to be in places that related to the episode, so a tie-in could be found. For example, my hospital example tied in with the Albert Schweitzer (sp?) episode, IIRC.
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