|| You had one job. One. The Prequels were the first truly, almost wholly blank slate that the Star Wars Universe had had since Return of the Jedi in 1983. The only constraint was that at the end of the Prequel Trilogy, Revenge of the Sith would lead into A New Hope and match the … Continue reading Star Wars Thoughts Part II: THE PREQUELS
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Star Wars Thoughts Part I: PHASMA
|| One of the first movies I saw in theaters was Star Wars when I would have been around 4. I don't remember much of that first viewing, but I knew enough of the movie (and the toys!) to instantly recognize the commercial for Empire Strikes Back. I remember watching the Millenium Falcon dodge around asteroids, and … Continue reading Star Wars Thoughts Part I: PHASMA
The Force is Still Awake
|| I had the awesome joy of taking my parents to see Star Wars Ep VII: The Force Awakens last week. My Dad took me to every one of the Original Trilogy shows when I was a kid, so being able to take him and my Stepmom to the latest iteration was fantastic. As good … Continue reading The Force is Still Awake
The Force Awakens
The Force has Woken Up Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens **** || The Force is not just awake, it's up, brewing coffee, and making waffles. I saw it last week after diligently avoiding trailers, rumors, and anything online that looked like it might even remotely reference it. Although I did watch the first … Continue reading The Force Awakens
On the Forciness of Lightsabers
On the Forciness of Lightsabers D. Paul Angel || I was thinking of Star Wars recently, like you do, and I had a thought about lightsabers that I think would have made them even cooler: what if Forciness was required to control the blade? Right? So instead of just anyone flicking on a lightsaber and … Continue reading On the Forciness of Lightsabers
The Hero With (Slightly Less Than) 1,000 Faces
The Hero With (Slightly Less Than) 1,000 Faces D. Paul Angel Interim Review, currently at "Not Good" I first heard about The Hero With a 1,000 Faces when I was at UCSB, over 20 years ago now. As with many Star Wars fans, I had heard how much George Lucas praised the book, and how … Continue reading The Hero With (Slightly Less Than) 1,000 Faces
The Sasquatch Under the Bed
The Sasquatch Under the Bed D. Paul Angel 812 Words Edited 10:34, 5 June 15 - I changed how I handled identifying the Sheriff in the narrative. I think it flows better now and makes more sense to boot! There was no substantive change to the story itself though. - DPA "An escaped serial killer? … Continue reading The Sasquatch Under the Bed
Blue Milk Special – ****
Blue Milk Special By Leanne and Rod Hannah * * * * Star Wars came out when I was in First grade. Other than having a squirt gun for a blaster and a whiffle bat for lightsabre, there was actually very little of the movie that I remembered. I did have a decent collection of … Continue reading Blue Milk Special – ****
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