Category Archives: Star Wars

Star Wars: Fannish Rambling on Moot Points

Yeah, it’s Lucas’ world, and we just watch it. Still….

Dave has already written a review of Revenge of the Sith, which spurred lively discussion, and even one suggestion that Lucas perhaps shouldn’t write and direct these things. Let’s face it: the visuals are stupendous, and the emotional scenes, generally, stupid.

So…. Just for fun, let’s play Monday Night Quarterback, or How to Unfairly Belabor a Moot Point. Come on! Bureauites’ ideas for Enterprise awhile back were cool. If you were setting up the three prequels (with knowledge of the actual three films, of course), what would you have done?

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Lego Star Wars – Revenge of the Brick

chad writes, The Lego Star Wars movie that was shown on the Cartoon Network last Sunday is now available online. View it here (or download directly from here [about 12MB]). It\’s got some funny parts, and I especially like how Obi-Wan and Anakin use the force to reconfigure their starfighters from scattered parts.