Star Wars Message Boards: A History – Episode II

October 29, 2012 JQG 0

Although the world of the Star Wars geek is very much lived out through the medium of a computer terminal, there have been some characters that have ‘made a mark’, so to speak on the community. At this point I would like to reflect on some of those characters. If ever there

Handrails and Houseplants

October 24, 2012 The Dark Moose 0

(WARNING – RECYCLED POODOO – This is an entry from just before the release of Episode III, when the Hyperspace Blogs at StarWars.com were brand new. This was my second blog entry…good times…) Moose Poodoo by: The Dark Moose date posted: May 18, 2005 1:56 PM  On this Star Wars eve as

Greedo Shoots First

October 22, 2012 Grand Admiral Sean 0

If you have no life, you may be aware of the heated debate surrounding the fact that Greedo shot first. Note that I said fact. In the 1977 theatrical edition of Star Wars , Han Solo shoots the bounty hunter Greedo in cold blood. In the 1997 Special Edition and

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Interview with Barbara Hambly

October 19, 2012 Grand Admiral Sean 0

There’s little to say by way of introduction except that (1.) Barbara Hambly writes the way I’ve always wanted to write, (2.) she personally maintains an endlessly amusing Facebook fan page, and (3.) she is surprisingly gracious about interview requests from strangers with dubious journalistic credentials. (You should subscribe to that

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Interview with Kevin J. Anderson

October 12, 2012 Grand Admiral Sean 0

I could introduce this interview with the usual journalistic chatter: “Kevin J. Anderson is the internationally bestselling author of numerous novels in the Star Wars and Dune settings, as well as his own Saga of Seven Suns—” But you already know that, and if you didn’t you could learn it

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Rocket Man

October 10, 2012 The Dark Moose 0

Neil Armstrong was the first hero of my generation. His crowning achievement came when I was 7 months old, and was the culmination of a lifetime of quiet courage and unblinking boldness. Every child I knew, mostly boys like me, held 3 prized toys among their Lincoln Logs and Tonka

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Star Wars Message Boards: A History

October 1, 2012 JQG 0

In 1999, the world of the ‘Star Wars geek’ was once again alive with the release of The Phantom Menace. I was 26 at the time and felt like a little boy again as it brought back memories of my amazing youth, playing endlessly with all of my Star Wars stuff! But this time

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StarWars.Com Review: Emptypedia

October 1, 2012 The Dark Moose 0

With each issue I’d like to take you through the halls of my old “alma mooster” StarWars.com, provided to us by the skilled design Jedi at LucasOnline. Sure, I was never part of the paid staff. I was sort of a volunteer janitor that no one could figure out how