January 31st, 202004Rancho Obi-Wan Auction Offers 30 Artist-Designed Death Star Replicas
From an illuminated Dagobah garden to an exploded Dar th Vader mask, from a Fabergé-style egg to a dianoga’s lair, and from R2-D2 to Scarif ’s Citadel Tower from Star Wars: Rogue One, artists have turned 30 10-inch high resin replicas of the Death Star...
November 30th, 2018090Dan Z is joined by Jay Krebs and Josh Gilliland as they discuss the top five things they love about Rogue One. In the news, Tom brings us up to date on Galaxy of Adventures and Galaxy’s Edge, including the name of the Millennium Falcon attraction. This is the podcast you’re looking for!Music: Classical Guitar: "Star...
September 27th, 20181114When he first appeared on-screen in 1977, Grand Moff Tarkin created and cultivated an air of superiority as the secondary villain behind Darth Vader. Tarkin met his end when Luke Skywalker blew up the Death Star. It has taken the Legends expanded universe and the new canon format to expand his backstory. Written by James Luceno, Tarkin...
August 27th, 2018189Last month I discussed how the time period between Episodes III and IV is my favorite era in all of Star Wars and that there has been a huge expansion in canon material around that time. In this new monthly series, I will be going through all the books, comics, and movies there within. This month I'll be looking into what makes...
July 27th, 20181244"For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times... before the Empire." -- Obi-Wan KenobiSince Obi-Wan's famous line in the original Star Wars, fans have been wondering what these "dark times" actually were. Since the Lucasfilm purchase by Disney...
July 23rd, 20182143Ever since its inception, one of the key elements of Star Wars has been the droids. R2-D2 and C-3PO were the original iconic droids of the franchise. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm and began producing new Star Wars movies, more iconic droids joined the franchise. The Force Awakens delivered BB-8. Next, Rogue One debuted K-2SO. Finally,...
July 11th, 2018296This past week my family was out of town and while they were gone I thought about how important families are in general and in Star Wars. Of course in Star Wars there are the families that are biologically related (Anakin and Shmi Skywalker; Beru and Owen Lars and Luke Skywalker; Han, Leia, and Ben Solo), but there are also the...
April 23rd, 20181146Last month, I began exploring the concept of evil in Star Wars. This series began by examining how evil was portrayed in the prequels. In the prequels, “evil” is fluid. The galaxy is split between the Republic and the Separatists, but the movies made clear that “evil was everywhere.” When all factors were balanced, the...
March 25th, 2018189We’re swiftly closing in on the latest entry in the Star Wars film series, so you will soon get a break from my monthly ramblings on this subject. However, until that time comes, strap in, I’m about to jump to Hyperspace! In 2016, Disney and Lucasfilm took what some called a HUGE gamble and released a film that takes place outside...
January 31st, 2018089I was 18, on the cusp of my last year as a teenager when this little space fantasy I had heard about hit theaters in 1977. At first, I wasn’t sure if I’d go see the film – mostly because it was touted as a sci-fi movie. Truth be told, that really wasn’t my cup of tea back then. However, I had seen American Graffiti four years...
