1977 was… A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It’s probably a little gobsmacking to those of us who were there at the beginning to actually contemplate the fact that Star Wars has been around for so long, and has been put through so many iterations, film, television, novels, comics, and countless…
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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 (2008/2010) – Clone Cadets, Supply Lines, and Ambush
“Brothers in arms are brothers for life” After the introduction of the series in the previous cluster of episodes, we get a look at the training and the lessons clones (Dee Bradley Baker) have to go through before they can join their brothers on the battlefield. The training is overseen by the Jedi Shaak Ti…
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1993) – The Scandal of 1920
Young Indy’s (Sean Patrick Flanery) adventures are coming to a close in this the penultimate story. Jonathan Hales wrote this television movie that first aired on 3 April, 1993. Indy has left Chicago and is heading to New York for the summer. He’s going to be working as a stage hand in George White’s (Christopher…
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1993/1999) – Tales of Innocence
Indiana (Sean Patrick Flanery) continues his service during the Great War in events that put him behind enemy lines. This film was a combination of two episodes, and first aired on 14 July, 1999. Northern Italy, June 1917 Written by Jonathan Hales this portion of the film aired as an episode on 17 April, 1993….
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1993) – Daredevils of the Desert
Indy continues his time in French Intelligence this week as he serves in Gaza in this extended unaired episode that was released as a home release movie on 21 November, 1999. Directed by Simon Wincer, the story was written by Frank Darabont, an sees our young hero helping the British and Australian forces take the…
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1993) – Travels With Father
The next adventure of Indiana Jones (Corey Carrier) is pieced together from two episodes shot in 1993 that didn’t air from a proposed third season. The two episodes were written by Frank Darabont, Matthew Jacobs, and Jonathan Hales. They were combined into a television movie that first aired on 16 June, 1996. Russia, March 1909….
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992/1996) – My First Adventure
I remember when I first heard about The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles coming along in the early 90s. I was excited by what I heard about it, it would tell the story of Indy’s youth, both as a child and a teen as it played out against the backdrop of the early 20th century and…
Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015) – Adam Bray, Kerrie Dougherty, Cole Horton and Michael Kogge
Since my first pack of Topps Star Wars cards, the second series with the red border, I knew I had found something special. A supposition proven correct, when I saw the film later that year when my family moved to CFB Borden. The film changed me, and has been a part of my DNA since…
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) – George Lucas
The Sci-Fi Chronicles brings me to the final entry in the Prequel Trilogy, and arguably the strongest despite some troubling moments. While still suffering from the too clean, too digital, green-screen EVERYTHING, this one feels the closest to a Star Wars movie, and that opening sequence through the space battle over Coruscant is highly…
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002) – George Lucas
The Star Wars films continue as I delve further into George Lucas’ films thanks to the Sci-Fi Chronicles. This time it is the second instalment in the Prequel Trilogy. And while a considerable step-up from The Phantom Menace, this one is still too clunky and too digital. Jonathan Hale helps Lucas out on the…
