{"id":18773,"date":"2017-10-09T20:32:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T12:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/star-wars-the-last-jedi-trailer-makes-a-splash-and-ticket-websites-avoid-a-crash\/"},"modified":"2017-10-09T20:32:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T12:32:05","slug":"star-wars-the-last-jedi-trailer-makes-a-splash-and-ticket-websites-avoid-a-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/star-wars-the-last-jedi-trailer-makes-a-splash-and-ticket-websites-avoid-a-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Star Wars: The Last Jedi\u2019: Trailer makes a splash, and ticket websites avoid a crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_368094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368094\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-368094\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-lastjedi-630x338.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker\" width=\"630\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-lastjedi-630x338.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-lastjedi-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-lastjedi-1260x677.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-lastjedi.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-368094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke Skywalker looks worried in the new trailer for \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi.\u201d (Disney \/ Lucasfilm via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Force is clearly with \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi.\u201d The trailer for Episode VIII of the movie saga made its debut in the midst of Monday Night Football, kicking off ticket sales for the Dec. 14 premiere and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>And the truly magical part was that you could actually buy tickets.<\/p>\n<p>First, about that trailer: Although fans have gotten glimpses of the upcoming movie at Comic-Con and other special events, this is the biggest fully loaded dose of Star Wars lore to go public since the first official trailer was released&nbsp;in April.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spoiler alert:<\/strong> Even director Rian Johnson agonized over whether hard-core fans should watch tonight\u2019s trailer \u2014 and if you\u2019re a super-stickler about spoilers, stop reading (and watching) now.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rianjohnson\/status\/917049537843183618<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rianjohnson\/status\/917582846558011393<\/p>\n<p>Suffice it to say that the villains as well as the heroes are clearly taking it up a notch. \u201cWhen I found you, I saw raw untamed power \u2026 and beyond that, something truly special,\u201d super-baddie Snoke can be heard saying in a voice-over.<\/p>\n<p>The episode\u2019s budding dark lord, Kylo Ren, says, \u201cLet the past die\u201d&nbsp;\u2014 followed by heart-tugging close-ups of General Leia Organa, played by the late Carrie Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Skywalker, meanwhile, looks worried as he says, \u201cI\u2019ve seen this raw strength only once before. It didn\u2019t scare me enough then. It does now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Rey, the heroine of \u201cThe Force Awakens,\u201d sounds conflicted as she says, \u201cI need someone to show me my place in all this\u201d&nbsp;\u2014 and someone\u2019s hand reaches out.<\/p>\n<p>If Rian Johnson says you should watch it, who are we to argue?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer (Official)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q0CbN8sfihY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now, about the tickets: When the trailer aired at halftime on ESPN, that was the signal for ticket windows to open at theaters and at websites ranging from Fandango to Seattle\u2019s Pacific Science Center and&nbsp;Cinerama.<\/p>\n<p>To boost fan interest, outlets offered posters, trading cards and other goodies. (The official theatrical poster was unveiled tonight along with the trailer.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368091\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-368091\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-theatrical-630x933.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars poster\" width=\"630\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-theatrical-630x933.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-theatrical-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-theatrical-851x1260.jpg 851w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/171009-theatrical.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-368091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The theatrical poster for \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi.\u201d (Disney \/ Lucasfilm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Customers going after Dec. 14\u2019s first showings hardly needed such enticements. Those tickets were snapped up within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that there was hardly any of the angst we saw when tickets went on sale for \u201cThe Force Awakens\u201d in 2015, let alone the chaos that broke out last year when&nbsp;the Cinerama opened its online ticket window for \u201cRogue One.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, users encountered repeated error messages when they tried to connect. Even if they were able to get through to the website, many couldn\u2019t get all the way through the payment process. \u201cCould Not Get Seat Data\u201d was a frequent response. The theater was forced to apologize on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Cinerama has updated its database server, changed hardware firewalls, changed from a microwave to fiber-based internet service provider, and rebuilt how the web servers talk to the database server \u2014 all aimed at ensuring a smoother experience for \u201cThe Last Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Customers who logged onto&nbsp;Cinerama.com&nbsp;tonight were shunted over to a virtual queue, where they lined up for turns to select and pay for reserved seats.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeattleCinerama\/status\/917539028093698048<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, about 200 patrons lined up for real at the Cinerama\u2019s ticket window, staff members told me tonight. By the time I showed up, at around 7:10 p.m., the line had disappeared. Fortunately, there were still about a dozen tickets left for the Dec. 14 opening double feature, a $45 extravaganza with \u201cForce Awakens\u201d setting the stage for \u201cLast Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good thing I showed up in person: Even though there was still a smattering of seats available at the brick-and-mortar ticket booth, the virtual ticket booth had been shut down by the time I got through the online queue.<\/p>\n<p><em>Geek Life writer\/editor Kurt Schlosser contributed to this report. P.S.: If you <strong>really<\/strong> love spoilers, check out Entertainment Weekly\u2019s shot-by-shot analysis of the trailer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Skywalker looks worried in the new trailer for \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi.\u201d (Disney \/ Lucasfilm via YouTube) The Force is clearly with \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi.\u201d The trailer for Episode VIII of the movie saga made its debut in the midst of Monday Night Football, kicking off ticket sales for the Dec. 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