‘Droids’ (1985-86) continues adventures of C-3PO, R2-D2
‘Star Wars’ Legends flashback (TV review): Here’s a look back at “Droids,” which (along with “Ewoks”) brought the GFFA to weekly series TV.
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Boba Fett makes ‘Star Wars’ debut in ‘Story of the Faithful Wookiee’ (1978)
‘Star Wars’ flashback (TV review): Future icon Boba Fett makes an inauspicious debut into the Expanded Universe in this Holiday Special cartoon.
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ goes out on an incomplete, but high, note with ‘Lost Missions’ and story reels (TV review)
While I and most fans will always be irked that “The Clone Wars” wasn’t allowed to bring its character threads to natural conclusions, I have to admit that “The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions”(2014), released in […]
Dark Horse’s ‘The Star Wars’ gives fascinating insight into Lucas’ writing process (Comic book review)
When I first heard Dark Horse was doing an adaptation of George Lucas’ May 1974 rough draft of “A New Hope,” I had two reactions: 1) How cool!, and 2) In retrospect, how obvious! Laurent […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Ewoks’ Season 1 (1985) (TV review)
Being on the tail end of the “Star Wars” Generation (born in ’78), I loved “Ewoks” — and, among the films, “Return of the Jedi” — before I loved “A New Hope” and “The Empire Strikes Back.” […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Ewoks: The Battle for Endor’ (1985) a heartfelt improvement on the original (Movie review)
Whenever someone brings up the topic of sequels that are better than the original, I always mention “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor” (1985). One, because most likely no one other than me has seen the two Ewok […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure’ (1984) is an Endor travelogue (Movie review)
The six episodic “Star Wars” films, adhering to George Lucas’ philosophy of putting story first and not getting too showy about the artistry, don’t wallow in their settings or cultures. They pique our interest, then […]
The top 20 people responsible for the success of the ‘Star Wars’ saga (Commentary)
A great debate recently popped up at my office: Who deserves credit for the success of “Star Wars?” Well, George Lucas, of course, because he created it. Plain and simple, right? Not necessarily, because he […]
30 reasons ‘Return of the Jedi’ rocks (and no, ‘Jedi Rocks’ is not one of them) (Movie commentary)
“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” turns 30 on Saturday, and it’s still looking good. So much so that George Lucas recently gave the nod to a sequel. But the J.J. Abrams-helmed “Episode […]
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ gets mysterious heading into 5th-season finale (TV commentary)
Although the four-part “droids in the void” arc was by far the worst in the series’ run, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Season 5 (8:30 a.m. Central Saturdays on Cartoon Network) nonetheless ranks as the best season […]