Saturday January 10,
2004
"TIE Week" at
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Starting tomorrow Galactic Voyage will present "TIE Week"
where we will be adding a new TIE class ship to the Ships
Section everyday of the week. You know about the TIE Fighter,
TIE Interceptor, TIE Advanced, and others but these are not the
ships you will find! The new additions will feature some TIE's that
you may have seen, and a few you may not have seen! Witness the true
firepower of the Imperial arsenal all week long. What will be first?
Be sure to come back tomorrow to see!
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Friday January 9, 2004
Why does there appear to
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This report comes from the Official
Star Wars Site!
Answered by: Madame Jocasta Nu-Jedi Librarian
Why
does there appear to be statues of horses in the scene where Jar Jar
and his people are entering the city after defeating the droid army?
Horses were never seen on any of the fantasy planets.
Those are not horses. They are in fact statues of
guarlaras, royal riding animals used only by the monarchy. The
galaxy contains a number of species similar to the mundane equines
you are familiar with. The forest moon of Endor has several such
species, including bordoks and gaupas.
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by Jedi
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Friday January 9, 2004
12" Leia on
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The Target exclusive 12" Leia on a Speederbike has gone down in
price, so now is definitely the time to head over to your local
Target store! This exclusive to has gone from the original price of
$49.99 to a very low $12.48!! Reports are coming in from all over
the country with the same price, so go see if you can pick one up
before they are gone! They are going fast!
Special
Note:
If you just picked up this great toy and you paid the $49.99 as I
did, you may still have a chance to get it for $12.48. I had some
Target gift cards and cash from Christmas, and bought the 12"
Leia on December 31st.
This week I received the news about the clearance price and was
pretty upset that I paid full price. So, I called Target to see if I
could get the sale price and the said YES!! Here is all you need to
do:
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This works as long as you get to them within 14 days of the
purchase.
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Have your receipt.
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Be sure to bring your toy in.
The reason for bringing the toy is because it was not a sale
price, but a clearance price. I was lucky and they just took the
money off of the ticket for me. But because it was clearance you may
have to return the toy, get your money back, and then re-purchase
the same toy for the clearance price. I hope your store will be as
friendly about it as mine was and just fix the ticket, return your
money and be done. I hope this will help a few of you. Good luck!!
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Thursday January 8,
2004
Episode III Fan Trailer |
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Wes sent in an e-mail featuring an Episode
III Fan Trailer. The trailer is about 5 Megs and you will need
the QuickTime player to view it. This is the first fan made trailer
that I have seen and it is pretty good. Thanks to Wes for the
submission! Be sure to head over to the re-vamped and better
organized Movies
section to see some Fan films and Movie Trailers, or go directly to
the Episode
III Fan Trailer. Enjoy!
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by Jedi
Power
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Wednesday January 7,
2004
Craig Burt's Obi-Wan |
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Craig Burt has provided another new picture to the Featured
Artist section! This time we have a picture of Obi-Wan as
he will be seen in Episode III. Notice how much he looks like
the Original Trilogy "Old Ben" with the same hair cut and
Jedi robes. Craig says, "I liked doing the digital colouring
of the last drawing I sent you, so I've done another for the
painting gallery. Might start doing more of them and see what I can
come up with." We will definitely look forward to more
works like these! Be sure to check out his gallery of work with Craig
Burt's Paintings and also Craig
Burt's Cartoons! You can find other great work at the Featured
Artists section. Thanks Craig!
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by Jedi
Power
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Tuesday January 6,
2004
Will there ever be an... |
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This report comes from the Official
Star Wars Site!
Answered by: Steve Sansweet
Will
there ever be an Episode II Insider's Guide?
I assume you're
talking about the great CD-ROMs that LucasArts did for both the
classic trilogy (Star Wars: Behind the Magic) and the first prequel
(Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide). Both were chock full with
exclusive interviews, rare footage, encyclopedia-like coverage,
scene guides, still images, trivia, a look at characters, vehicles,
the making of the films...and much, much more.
But basically two things have happened. First, the market has
clearly moved away from such CD-ROMs; in fact, it had pretty much
collapsed just as the Episode I Insider's Guide was starting to
ship. And that's because the kinds of material that would be
included on such CD-ROMs can be better placed on more interactive
and updateable websites and richer DVDs -- which is exactly what
Lucasfilm did for Episode II.
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Tuesday January 6,
2004
New 3 ¾” Figures with
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This report comes from the
Official Star Wars Site...
As revealed in the latest Star Wars Insider magazine, Hasbro will
make available a series of action figures packaged with collectors
glasses representing the five current episodes of the Star Wars
saga.
Available exclusively at Target stores this Spring, each 3 3/4"
figure is packaged with an exclusive collectors glass. The
illustrated designs on these
collector glasses are a nostalgic nod to some of the collectible
drinking cups that accompanied the release of the original trilogy.
- A New Hope glass with Obi-Wan Kenobi
- The Phantom Menace glass with Darth Maul
- The Empire Strikes Back glass with Luke Skywalker
- Attack of the Clones glass with Anakin Skywalker
- Return of the Jedi glass with Princess Leia
For a look at these great new collectibles, click
here!
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Monday January 5, 2004
Craig Burt's Anakin |
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Craig Burt has provided another new picture to the Featured
Artist section! This time we have a picture of Anakin
holding his saber, and notice the new glove. If you are a Hyperspace
member at Star Wars.com, then you have seen a picture very similar
to this one. If you are not a member, then you can still see what
Anakin will look like in Episode III. Thanks Craig! Also, be sure to
see his outstanding gallery of work with Craig
Burt's Paintings and also Craig
Burt's Cartoons! You can find other great work at the Featured
Artists section. Enjoy!
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Sunday January 4, 2004
The Holy Trilogy |
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Ohio.com
has a great article on the history of the "trilogy" in
modern Hollywood. Here's a clip from the first part of the great
article:
When the characters in writer-director Kevin Smith's romantic comedy
Chasing Amy mention ""the holy trilogy,'' they aren't
discussing religion. They're talking about Star Wars.
Since the release of Return of the Jedi in 1983, fans and Hollywood
executives alike have looked to the original three Star Wars films
as the gold standard for handling movie sequels. Rather than telling
a series of self-contained stories, this trilogy presented a single
story across three films.
""Star Wars was different from anything that preceded
it,'' said Leonard Maltin, film critic and host of the syndicated TV
series Hot Ticket. ""It created a mystique and proved that
(serialized filmmaking) could be done.''
Even lowbrow comedy sequels have tried to elevate themselves by
claiming to be part of a trilogy. This summer's American Wedding, a
second sequel to 1999's American Pie, was advertised as
""the thrilling climax of the American Pie saga.''
But it takes more than recurring characters and a serialized story
to win fans' hearts.
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