October 7th, 20152119 Hey Coffee With Kenobi readers, Joe2-D2 here. Sorry for such a long time between blogs. I’ve spent the last seven months recovering from a stroke that I suffered in February. So for my first blog back, I decided to pull something from the archives. A few years ago, a group of bloggers, including a few of our very own here at...
September 4th, 2015078 ThinkGeek has a cool selection of items for your Force Friday shopping pleasure! Droids are always a favorite for Star Wars fans, and here are few centering on two of the galaxy's most beloved -- BB-8 and R2-D2! Star Wars Sphero BB-8 • Your own, personal BB-8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens • Control it with your...
August 12th, 2015079 The August 21/28 issue of Entertainment Weekly will be loaded with exclusive peeks at Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens -- From all-new images and interviews with the creative team, to insights into the some of the new characters, this issue will be a must-have for fans of Star Wars. Here's a bit of what to expect...
June 27th, 20151168 One thing that Star Wars does exceedingly well is it is able to pull aspects of everyday life into the galaxy far, far away and make them fit right at home. One of the most well-known is the idea and feeling of friendship and camaraderie. Whether it is between human to droid, human to human, human to alien, or even droid to droid,...
June 21st, 20150136 This past Friday, Roger Christian -- the Academy Award-winning set decorator on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and director of Black Angel -- participated in a Reddit AMA. He was gracious enough to answer a fair amount of questions in detail, and I've chosen a few of the highlights. (Questions have been...
June 3rd, 20157169 Darth T-Bone’s Sithly Vanilla Latte Has it really been over a month and a half since Star Wars Celebration VII Anaheim? Time really does fly when you’re having fun. Too bad time has to keep flying after the music stops and the lights go dim. Thankfully, I have this blog to keep the good times rolling. What better way to start...
April 23rd, 20151201 "Geeks...We're Home" I have SO many stories I want to tell of my adventures at Star Wars: Celebration VII, but for my first official blog here I wanted to write-up my thoughts, feelings and reactions to the new trailer. I remember how I felt when I saw the trailer for Episode I. I was excited of course, who wouldn’t be? I...
March 9th, 20152272Vintage Star Wars Figures: How I Rediscovered My Old Toys Pt 2: Toys or Totems? In part one of my look at the original Kenner Star Wars action figures I came to a partial conclusion that I had made the realization that this vintage line of toys deserved my attention and a place of honour amongst my modern collectibles. But was this...
February 28th, 20151752 More LEGO Star Wars on the Way, just in time for The Force Awakens! The Star Wars Saga is getting the full LEGO treatment in an upcoming animated series set to air on Disney XD later this year. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the series will be a retelling of the Saga as seen through the eyes of R2-D2 and C-3P0. LEGO Star...
February 27th, 20153236 *This review of Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne contains mild spoilers* Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi is the first fully canonical novel to feature Luke Skywalker. Told entirely in the first person, from Luke’s point of view, we travel along with the fledgling Jedi on some of his early missions not long after the...
