July 16th, 2017278You know where, in The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda encourages Luke: “Do. Or do not. There is no try.”? A lot of Star Wars fans take exception to Yoda’s lesson. They think that Yoda is wrong in making such a statement to Luke, our fledgling Jedi-in-Training. These fans criticize Yoda because they believe he is not validating the...
June 30th, 2017048Where were you the morning of December 27, 2016 when you heard that our – yes, I’m using the possessive – very own princess had passed from this terrestrial sphere? It was two days after Christmas, and I was riding pretty high. I already had seen Rogue One a couple of times. Both my girls were home from their far-flung homes . I...
May 27th, 2017156Throughout the forty-year history of Star Wars, there have been countless ways that fans have chosen to show their appreciation for the saga. Since the advent of the internet, it has made many of these ways much easier. Whether it be through podcasts or websites just like this one, fans have come out en mass to show their support for...
March 31st, 2017097A couple of days ago, I stopped into our local financial institution to do a bit of banking, and since there were no other customers waiting in line, I took a little extra time to chat with the friendly teller. The course of our discussion took us down the path of musing about change and how open to it people are. About 35 years my...
October 30th, 20160143I am well aware that each of us has our individual list of favorite characters from the Star Wars Galaxy. We might like the same character for the same reasons – or even for vastly different reasons. Some of the reasons might revolve around major themes a character embodies, maybe traits we see in ourselves . While no Star Wars...
October 14th, 20161267 Movies. Books. TV shows. Web shows. Comics. Podcasts. Blogs. There has never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan. However, watching, reading, and listening to all the content is quite difficult to do, especially if one has other interests (like work, family, school, other hobbies – crazy, I know!). I admittedly cannot keep up...
September 15th, 2016091Poor Obi-Wan. He gets such a bum rap from certain segments of the "Star Wars" fan base. He lied to Luke. He failed Anakin. How much guff can a Jedi take? I went on the record a long time ago indicating I never have been bothered by Obi-Wan Kenobi's "... from a certain point of view" line in "Return of the Jedi". What Obi-Wan said...
Marvel achieved a milestone in July: None of its Star Wars comics were among the top 20 books sold in comic shops during the month, the first time since the debut of Star Wars #1 in January 2015. The sales rankings are compiled by Diamond Comics Distributors Inc. Author and comics aficianado John Jackson Miller breaks down...
August 20th, 20163184 Loyalty and Duty: The Bond Between a Scoundrel and a Princess -- A Guest Blog by Mike DeRose Leia Organa and Han Solo should not work as a couple. Leia, the senator princess turned rebel who fights for the greater good and Han, the scoundrel smuggler who only cares about getting paid. Despite their differences it's easy to see why...
August 18th, 201615403Jay's Galactic Espressions "I call everyone 'Darling', because I can't remember their names." -Zsa Zsa Gabor What’s in a name? They’re just a bunch of letters that form words, right? Actually, names are so incredibly powerful, that the concept of “naming” has been an integral part of every culture, religion and belief...
