The video clip below was made by my good friend and cut scenes fanatic, JediSluggo. It's a long story but I'll try to explain his motivation for you. Remember the scene in A NEW HOPE when the TIE Fighters attack the Millennium Falcon after it escapes the Death Star? After the last TIE explodes, you see C-3PO on the floor and he exclaims that he thinks he's melting. Well, as it turns out, this cutaway to C-3PO was pulled from an unused shot from a scene on the Tantive IV! On a related side note, the shot immediately following that of R2-D2 is taken from the Death Star control room. That one's painfully obvious due to the background but I guess when you need some cutaways under duress, you do what you have to do. Anyhow, enjoy the video that gives you an idea of what might have been had this shot been left in the film as it was originally intended, which is quite funny actually. At least the dialogue makes more sense if you entertain the notion that R2-D2 was the one that wanted to scurry across that hallway...

On yet another related note, my friend Brad found a little clue about where the Tantive IV may have gotten its name from:

Considering that names such as Coruscant (which I realize Zahn created) and Rancor came from real words, it looks like the name of Leia's ship from A NEW HOPE came from a real word too. The meaning certainly conveys the sense of running to escape danger, as she was doing. What do you think?

tantivy (tan-TIV-ee)
adverb - At full gallop; at full speed.
noun - A fast gallop; rush.
adjective - Swift.
interjection - A hunting cry by a hunter riding a horse at full speed.

(Special thanks to Skot for the help.)

Description: Fan created video clip of an alternate Tantive IV scene including C-3PO on the floor edited together by JediSluggo.

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