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Whills, and the Journals they keep
Star Wars poster draft, originally uploaded by Michael Heilemann. THE date for Star Wars fans is, of course, May 25, 1977, when the very first film was released way back when; but I see via The Dude that there’s actually … Continue reading
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Fixing the Prequels: The Phantom Menace (part eight)
part onepart twopart threepart fourpart fivepart sixpart seven Returning to repairing The Phantom Menace, we’re still on Coruscant, but not for much longer. Qui Gon and Obi Wan stand before the Jedi council to hear the decision on Anakin’s future. … Continue reading
I promise I won’t make a habit of this.
The Wife e-mailed me this one today: see more crazy cat pics Embarrassingly, it took me a few hours before I got the joke. Some fan I turn out to be.
Fixing the Prequels: The Phantom Menace (part seven)
part onepart twopart threepart fourpart fivepart six Heading back into The Phantom Menace, we now head into what’s always been my favorite part of the movie, the Coruscant sequence. I get the feeling sometimes that I’m alone in my fondness … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels – The Phantom Menace (part six)
part onepart twopart threepart fourpart five Marching on in our re-examination of The Phantom Menace, we resume the Tatooine section of the film. But first, a digression of sorts is called for. In comments to the last post, Jason opined … Continue reading
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Just impacted on the surface….
OK, I know that posting LOLCat photos is sort of the blogging equivalent of shouting out “Play ‘Danny Boy’!” at a Celtic music concert, but I can’t help but snag this one: moar funny pictures Wow, I just used these … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels – The Phantom Menace (part five)
part onepart twopart threepart four And here we are again, taking stock of The Phantom Menace. When last we left our heroes, they had escaped Naboo and were now en route to Tatooine seeking repairs to their ship without which … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels – The Phantom Menace (part four)
part onepart twopart three Wow, it’s been a long time since I updated this series, so let’s get right into it, shall we? When last we left our heroes, they had just blasted their way out of the hangar bay … Continue reading
Yub yub!
Over at SFSignal they’re discussing just when Star Wars jumped the shark. Of course, I’m of the opinion that it hasn’t, but I seem to be in a minority on that. Fine by me. But it’s the opinion of the … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels – The Phantom Menace (part three)
part onepart two Continuing our re-imagining of The Phantom Menace, we are now at the droid invasion of Naboo and the rescue of the Queen. Before I begin, a couple of points that have occurred to me since I posted … Continue reading
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