March 2nd, 20180305*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episodes “Wolves and a Door” and “A World Between Worlds.” My colleagues Bryan Young and Bobby Roberts (who most of you will know from Full of Sith) are fond of saying that to fully appreciate Star Wars, one might be best served by consuming the media...
January 31st, 20180108I was 18, on the cusp of my last year as a teenager when this little space fantasy I had heard about hit theaters in 1977. At first, I wasn’t sure if I’d go see the film – mostly because it was touted as a sci-fi movie. Truth be told, that really wasn’t my cup of tea back then. However, I had seen American Graffiti four years...
January 15th, 20180139On today’s CWK Coffee Break, Dan Z examines a pivotal scene with General Organa in The Last Jedi. #CWKCoffeeBreak Join host Dan Z every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as he brings you a CWK Star Wars thought for the day. Be sure to subscribe to the Coffee With Kenobi YouTube channel, and help spread the word about the newest...
November 28th, 20170100What does it mean to be a Force-wielder that isn't a Jedi or a Sith? In the 23rd episode of Lattes with Leia, we talk about the middle path and why it can be good to draw upon both the light and dark sides of the Force. We dig into what being on that path means for someone's identity and why “Gray Jedi” isn't a thing. Some of...
October 18th, 20173176Jay's Galactic Espressions Whether you love them or hate them, porgs have become a very popular - albeit peculiar - new character in the Star Wars saga. We were introduced to these little penguin-puffin-birdlike creatures in the behind-the-scenes footage reel for The Last Jedi, revealed at the D23 Expo in July of 2017. Avid fans of the...
April 30th, 2017037Can you feel it? There’s an energy pulsing through the air. It’s palpable. It’s electrifying. It’s so strong I can feel it coursing through every pore of my being. Spring has sprung! You might argue that I am a little behind the times. After all, the calendar marked the beginning of the season last month. But for those...
March 31st, 2017071A 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...
September 15th, 2016069Poor 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...
May 4th, 2016272The month of May is a big deal in our house. It starts (obviously) with the best pun-turned-holiday of the year: May the 4th and moves through to Mother's Day on the 8th, my wife's birthday on the 13th and my son's birthday on the 14th; which, for those who don't know, is George Lucas' birthday as well. Go figure,...
April 9th, 20162166 Coffee With Kenobi co-host Dan Z and Lattes With Leia co-host Amy Ratcliffe have teamed up for an entry on StarWars.com in order to examine who is stronger with the Force - Rey or Kylo Ren? Amy takes on Kylo Ren, while Dan takes a look at Rey's abilities. You can read the intro below: One of the great things about Star Wars...
