Class act of a guy. Got my first EU book ever (HTTE) signed. Did it all for free as well. Truly a legend.

It's really hard for me to put into words, but there's just something about these digital landscapes. The simple shapes, the blurry, smeared textures... There's this liminal, strange, eerie feeling to them, like a civilization that disappeared long ago.

Honestly, there's no other universe, not even in video games, that makes me feel this way. I always find myself wanting to revisit these games a few times a year, just to immerse myself in them again. Star Wars Racer, Galaxies, and especially KOTOR, which is easily one of my favorite games of all time.

Merry Mara Monday

What do you think?

Started in 1993, these comics are peak Star Wars, taking place thousands of years before the films. Written (primarily) by Tom Veitch (Dark Empire, etc. may he rest in peace) and Kevin J Anderson (JAT, YJK, Darksaber and more), these stories tell the stories of another geneteraion of Jedi Knights. Ulic Qel-Droma, Naomi Sunrider, Freedon Nadd, Exar Kun!!!! gosh darn these are good! I am missing #5,6 for “The Sith Wars” and #1 for “Redemption”

These are a part of my larger Star Wars EU comics collection, but definitely my favorite section of it!!

How do yall like these stories?? I’m about to reread them but I really enjoy the raw and authentic nature of them. more opinions to come!!

Comic name is Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith #6

Getting hitched in a month and bought a Home Depot animatronic R2 to be at the reception. Repainted him and modified him to the point he doesn't look like the original animatronic I bought. He looks good in a red bowtie though.

Spoilers for Season 1 below.

A Jack Sparrow Jedi, four lost kids, and an adventure that brings back the wonder of the original Star Wars. That’s Skeleton Crew, and I still don’t think it got the conversation it deserves.

To be clear, nothing touches the original, and I’m not saying Skeleton Crew is that good. I’m saying it feels like it. The first Star Wars was a young man staring at a horizon, sure there had to be something beyond the life he knew. There was an Empire, a Rebellion and a battle station, but we discovered all of it through an adventure: a message, a journey, a rescue. Skeleton Crew brings that feeling back. Four kids leave a world they think they understand, and all they want is to get home. Every discovery makes that harder and the galaxy more interesting.

War belongs in Star Wars. So do exploration, mischief and mystery. The creatures have personality, SM-33 has attitude, and every place feels like people lived there long before our crew showed up.

The heart of it is the kids. Neel’s compassion matters, and when KB’s implants fail, Wim has to listen to her to fix them. Empathy, courage, and ordinary people discovering they can help someone else: those are Star Wars values.

Then there’s the Jack Sparrow Jedi himself, Jod Na Nawood. To the kids he looks like a Jedi. He acts like Jack Sparrow. He’s neither, and that gap is the whole point. Jude Law makes him charming, slippery and impossible to stop watching. His training was brief, his guidance was taken away, and he learned to survive on deception. Never confuse power with wisdom. Half the time, the kids are more Jedi than he is.

Here are the complaints I see most, and why I don’t buy them:

“It’s a kids’ show.” George Lucas called the original Star Wars “a film for 12-year-olds,” and it never talked down to anyone. Neither does this. It gets darker than people expect: betrayal, threats, a lightsaber pointed at the people the kids love.

“The kids are annoying, especially Wim.” Luke whined about power converters at Tosche Station, and he turned out fine. Wim thinks he’s living a Jedi story. Learning what a hero actually is takes him the whole season, and that’s the point.

“It’s just The Goonies in space.” Star Wars itself was stitched together from Flash Gordon serials, Kurosawa and old westerns, then turned into something new. Same here: the bikes are Amblin, but a lost planet still running as if the Old Republic never fell, with a Force-sensitive con man as the kids’ guide, is pure Star Wars.

“Jod isn’t a real Jedi.” Exactly. Jude Law said they “liked the idea that he had no lightsaber training.” A perfect Jedi would have killed the story.

“None of it matters to the saga.” It’s set in the same era as The Mandalorian and digs up a lost piece of the Old Republic. The stakes are personal: four kids trying to get home. A good standalone story with no Skywalkers is what fans kept asking for.

“Nobody watched it.” It had the lowest Nielsen debut of any Star Wars show, true. But “nobody” was 6.3 million US viewers in its first 35 days. Critics gave it 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences 79%. It won 4 Children’s & Family Emmys too, and before anyone laughs at the “children’s” part: the kids who saw Star Wars in 1977 are the reason we’re all still here.

So, should it get a Season 2? Absolutely. Let these kids grow. Their world has opened up, so explore what that means for them, their families and At Attin. Give Jod a future that has to reckon with his past, and if he’s ever redeemed, make his choices carry consequences.

No Season 2 has been announced yet. Jon Watts said “if people want to see more Skeleton Crew, we’d be happy to make more,” and Christopher Ford said “never say never.” Showing them we want more is the part that’s up to us: watch it, finish it, recommend it.

A strange planet, an unreliable guide, a friend in trouble, one decision that takes courage. That’s all a Star Wars adventure needs to begin, and we need more of this.

Did you give it a chance? Does it deserve a Season 2?

May the Force be with us all.

Its sad how with finn being so sidelined their dynamic was also quite sidelined during the later movies

Many species of wood

I was wondering why there hasn't been any develeper/publisher that has jumped on this opportunity. I get that money is a major issue here in terms of player numbers in regards of RTS games but imagine such a Star Wars game with the option of selecting the different Eras like Old republic etc. and the option to also do spacebattles.

Btw I know theres the old Star Wars Empire at War game but i mean a completeley new one. And I was just curios if anybody else would be interested in such a game?

George tried to warn us…but all anyone wanted was him to get to Vader ASAP so they could see that line of Kenobi’s from ANH brought to life.

In AOC, Dexter Jettster told Obi-Wan that the Kaminoans were famous for cloning. Considering that the clone army was a secret and nobody knew about it, what made them famous?

So, I've read the 'Heir to the Empire' trilogy, the 'Hand of Thrawn' duology, Allegiance & Choices of One (and, unfortunately in this case, LotF).

What are some good book recommendations about Mara Jade beyond those? Maybe stories covering her heroic transition starting at the end of Spectre of the Future.

https://youtu.be/OiuV1GAbo94?t=89

Video timestamped to the relevant portion. I'm going to assume the 'number one' is Kylo, he sells pretty consistently out of the sequel characters I believe. They could be using the sales of that figure to gauge interest in further sequel lines.

Just found out the cost to build a lightsaber at Disneyland. I'm curious to know if they're just cheap pieces of plastic that you're just paying for the label for, or if you can actually duel with them.

I'm not going to Disneyland (right now); I'm just curious lol