A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… The young adult/tween series christened The Jedi Prince comes to a conclusion with its sixth book this week, that sees the culmination of the Alliance’s conflict with Kadaan the Dark Side Prophet who has installed himself as the new Emperor after doing away with the…
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Star Wars: The Lost City of the Jedi (1992) – Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… The young adult adventure series, set shortly after the event of The Return of the Jedi continues with The Lost City of the Jedi. Like the first story in the series, there’s a bit of an environmental theme at work, even as Trioculus seeks the…
Star Wars: From The Adventures of Luke Skywalker (1976) – George Lucas
I’d figure I would give the crew of the Enterprise a bit of a break, and dig into the Expanded Universe of the Star Wars stories, or as they are now known, Star Wars: Legends. Ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster, the adaptation of Star Wars came out in paperback in 1976, while the production was…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2014) – The Lost One, Voices, Destiny, and Sacrifice
“What is lost is often found.” The final episodes of season six begin, and the season itself comes to a conclusion this week, as I continue my exploration of The Clone War. The final episodes of the season work very hard to tie the series in as completely with The Prequel Trilogy as they can,…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2014) – Orders, An Old Friend, and The Rise of Clovis
“The popular belief isn’t always the correct one.” Katie Lucas finishes the Tup arc started last week with Orders. This episode first debuted on 7 March, 2014. Fives (Dee Bradley Baker) is still searching for answers about what happened to Tups, and whether the chip in his head, in all the clones’ heads, which was…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2014) – The Unknown, Conspiracy, and Fugitive
“The truth about yourself is the hardest to accept.” A brand new story arc opens the sixth season of The Clone Wars. With an original airdate of 7 March, 2014, the season opened with The Unknown, written by Katie Lucas. When a clone trooper, Tup (Dee Bradley Baker) inadvertently kills a jedi master while suffering…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2013) – The Lawless, Sabotage, and The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
“Morality separates heroes from villains.” Chris Collins continues the Darth Maul (Sam Witwer) and Savage Opress (Clancy Brown) arc that sees the pair settling in with their criminal army on the planet of Mandalore, and their resident criminal faction, Death Watch. Maul uses Duchess Satine (Anna Graves) to draw out Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor)…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012/2013) – Revival, Eminence, and Shades of Reason
“Strength in character can defeat strength in numbers.” Revival opens our trio of episodes this week, coming where it should chronologically within the Clone Wars timeline, but after it was produced it was used to open the fifth season on 29 September, 2012. Written by Chris Collins, the story follows the united Maul (Sam Witwer)…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Escape From Kadavo, A Friend in Need, and Deception
“Great hope can come from small sacrifices.” Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) are still prisoners if the Zygerrian slavers in Escape From Kadavo. Rex (Dee Bradley Baker) and Obi-Wan are put to work in the mines, while the queen (Raija Baroudi) continues to take an interest…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010) – Bounty Hunters, The Zillo Beast, and The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
“Courage makes heroes, but trust builds friendships.” This episode, Bounty Hunters, is dedicated to the memory of the wonderful Akira Kurosawa, and was written by Drew Z. Greenberg. It first aired on 2 April, 2010. After an encounter with some Separatist forces, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) and Padawan…