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Tag Archives: Star Wars
Fixing the Prequels: Attack of the Clones (part five)
part onepart twopart threepart four Before resuming with Attack of the Clones, I note the existence of Darths and Droids, a comic strip not unlike Shamus Young’s DM of the Rings, which even now, more than a year after its … Continue reading
I find his lack of faith disturbing.
Kevin Drum on Liam Neeson: Neeson is, after all, our greatest living actor. How do I know this? Consider: every single actor directed by George Lucas in the second Star Wars trilogy gave a performance that could only charitably be … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels: Attack of the Clones (part four)
part onepart twopart three Okeyday, wesa back! Continuing with our script-doctoring of Attack of the Clones, Obi Wan and Anakin have just apprehended the assassin who was trying to kill Padme, only to have that assassin killed by the toxic … Continue reading
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Fixing the Prequels: Attack of the Clones (part three)
part onepart two Wow, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? The hectic nature of the holiday season put this, and a couple of other ongoing blog projects, on hold, but now we’re into January and it’s time to get back … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels: Attack of the Clones (part two)
part one Returning to Attack of the Clones, we’ve just left the Chancellor’s office where Palpatine has just prevailed upon Senator Amidala to accept the protection of the Jedi for the time being, after the attempt on her life. We … Continue reading
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Fixing the Prequels: Attack of the Clones (part one)
Well, I suppose I’ve waited long enough, so it’s time to return to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away to pick my way through the second of the oft-derided, and in my view unfairly unappreciated, Star … Continue reading
What? Someone said something bad about Uncle George? NEVER!!!
Here’s something I haven’t done in a while: ranted about a smug anti-Star Wars article that shows up online somewhere. Seen via SFSignal, the article is about Where Star Wars Went Wrong. (I, of course, don’t even grant the premise … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels: The Phantom Menace (conclusion)
part onepart twopart threepart fourpart fivepart sixpart sevenpart eightpart nine (The entire series can be read by clicking the Post Label at the bottom of each individual post in the series.) And now we come at last to the end … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels: The Phantom Menace (part nine)
part onepart twopart threepart fourpart fivepart sixpart sevenpart eight (The entire series can be read by clicking the Post Label at the bottom of each individual post in the series.) And now at last we return to our repairs on … Continue reading
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Life Day
I was just reading a post on some other blog, and I saw the umpteenth assertion that the Star Wars Holiday Special was Godawful dreck, and I got to wondering, “Hmmm…is it possible that it really wasn’t quite that bad? … Continue reading