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wednesday 30th april 2008  
>>>turning to the dork side 40 hits the site direct from neil bakers own dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where the emperor doesn't say "excellent" he says "exactly" in a homer simpson voice...
>>>our good buddies over at star wars club portugal have added a link to our tim veekhoven interview, so for those of you conversant in portugese, get on over there and check out a quality site.  also in the land of the giant jellyfish we have a link to fan force portugal who kindly gave a mention to our lorne peterson interview earlier this week.  thanks guys, always appreciated...
tuesday 29th april 2008  
>>>setnin select reaches number 287 with artwork by richard skidmore.  this shows commander lans, grand moff treece's number one officer from quest for freedom for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>after last weeks low-res trailer here we have the med-res full length version of our very first setnin video, featuring mark newbold and louis turfrey. put aside 44 minutes of your life and listen to two professional geeks talk nonsense.  kids, this is what your momma wants you not to grow up into...

 

monday 28th april 2008  
>>>we bring you news from two of our affiliate sites.  first off, stephen from galactic empire has dropped us a line to remind us about their competition.  "remember folks, those of you who haven't entered the galactic empire competition to win a pack of six star wars lenticular bookmarks have less than two days to enter so get your imperial butts over the the site and click on `win with gen' to be in with a chance."  better get moving, and after you do that drift on over to eucantina where austin has let us know about the second part of their interview with chris avellone of lucasarts.  great work guys...

chris avellone

>>>friend of the site kevin graham has contacted us with a fantastic offer for any fan of star wars artwork.  read on.  "i was recently invited to star wars celebration japan by lucasfilm and asked to do artwork for a print. well as i am sure you know it's expensive to go to japan but i would hate to turn down the opportunity. to help raise some money to go i have created a sketch book for sale with some additional items. for $25.00 you will get a sketch book with approx. 26 pages which feature sketches/artwork i did for star wars, heroes, halo, lord of the rings, iron man, indiana jones, etc. on the back inside page you will get a personal sketch (black and white) drawn of anything you wish. you will also get one of my yoda foil promo cards. you will also have the opportunity to purchase the print i do for the event and will keep you informed on all details.  if interested please let me know the quantity of books you wish to purchase. i will email you a my paypal info upon your request. please email request to: orders@kevingrahamart.com."  thanks kevin, our order is on it's way already...

kevin's art for the 501st's droid hunt at this years new york comic convention

sunday 27th april 2008  
>>>Lightsabre continues its webmaster interviews.  this week we interview swora member and webmaster of belgium site teekay-421 tim veekhoventim has been a mainstay on the european collecting scene for a long while now and his interview can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then go and discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com.

tim veekhoven

>>>return of the jedi turns 25 this year and to celebrate staffordshire-based video maker paul rowley has been working hard on a new video.  some of you may remember paul from last years oola and squid head video that got such a great reaction on youtube.  as well as assisting gerald home to auction off his autographed return of the jedi premiere programme paul will be premiering the full return of the jedi anniversary video on youtube in may.  and he may also be helping out with another top secret project, so keep 'em peeled...

"hmmm, there's something fishy going on around here..."

saturday 26th april 2008  
>>>it's been a while since our last setnin radio - the last one was december 31st 2006 - so we thought it was well past time to drag it back to the site.  here we have the trailer for our very first setnin video, featuring mark newbold and louis turfrey chatting about the site, sci-fi in general and what's been happening in the last eighteen months since the last setnin radio.  take a look at the low-res version of our first setnin video - high-res to follow, and keep an eye open for the very soon to be returning setnin radio...
>>>hyperspace continues it's newly published fiction with precipice by chris cassidy.  setting the tale during obi-wan's internment on geonosis in attack of the clones, this can be read by clicking here...
 
friday 25th april 2008  
>>>the force.net have focused on a number of forthcoming books due from del rey this year.  the dark lord trilogy, due august 26th in paperback, collects labyrinth of evil, revenge of the sith and the rise of darth vader into one volume.  september 16th brings order 66, the first hardcover republic commando novel by karen traviss.  october 21st sees luke skywalker and the shadows of mindor arrive in hardback by matthew stover, and finally the cover of the release version of the force unleashed, due in the fall.
>>>our good friend and swora member lukasz mlotkowsi has translated into english a fantastic piece written by kuba turkiewicz for imperial city online, detailing the extensive history of polish star wars collectibles.  while not being able to receive the onslaught of licensed products that we in the west did due to the pressures of the soviet influence, polish collectibles flourished with unlicensed products of all shapes, sizes and quality.  click here to go through to the article and take an engrossing tour through the collectibles history of poland...

clearly threepio was the star of this one...

thursday 24th april 2008  
>>>stephen sansweet announced it at the new york comic convention and we're counting the days already.  a new star wars encyclopaedia is on it's way from del rey on november 4th, and for $75 you get this gorgeous looking package complete with two hardback books in a slipcase cover.  clearly this one will be flying off the shelves, so get those orders in early...

feast those eyes...

>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance from the history of the setnin sector with leogard, the industrial world that was mined almost to its core...

leogard

 

Industrial world and home to some of the most spectacular ore deposits and jewel mines in the Setnin Sector, Leogard sits right within the Leogard Dustcloud, the largest dust cloud for three sectors.  Only discovered two centuries before the Galactic Civil War, her sister worlds Afagard and Nogard sit outside the cloud and near to the space lane that runs right through the Garda System.  A temporary home to part of the New Republic fleet six years after the Battle of Endor Leogard is neither a galactic hotspot nor a place to avoid - but the massive dust cloud has a tendency to dissuade nervous pilots from dropping in.  Leogard is also the main operating base for the small-time gangster Jeelag Noblog and the Ki-Ki Sector crimeboss Noomtil o'dorsh

wednesday 23rd april 2008  
>>>slashfilm.com have some amazing images from indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, along with a link to the review of the film by hollywood-elsewhere.com.  click through for a not particularly spoilerific review of the film and a look at some amazing images.  if indiana jones wasn't iconic enough for you, get a load of these pics...

indiana jones 4 - certainly not a bridge too far...

>>>our good pal matt glasgow from fellow swora member site star wars new zealand brings us news from last weekends armageddon convention in wellington, new zealand.  click here for the convention report and some great images including these of outpost 42, a new zealand costuming group...

outpost 42 - great costumes and tight buns (on the side of her head, of course)

>>>star wars outer rim alliance - swora is on its way, and to highlight the intentions of this international alliance of websites swora have produced this, the swora map.  click on each country to visit the member sites therein.  it's a work in progress and will build as the site develops, but for the meantime check out just who constitutes swora...

first the earth, then the galaxy, then the universe...

tuesday 22nd april 2008  
>>>turning to the dork side 39 hits the site direct from neil bakers own dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where we often say "that's not a space station, it's a moon..."...
>>>setnin select reaches number 286 with artwork by louis turfrey.  this shows a scene from star wars galaxies featuring blake de'athe's x-wing jumping to hyperspace for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>the star wars outer rim alliance - swora is not too far away and at spaceport gerald home weighed in with his camera and took some brilliant photographs.  today we bring you greedo himself, paul blake... 

boing, boing...

monday 21st april 2008  
>>>Lightsabre attended the final weekend of spaceport's sci-fi at the movies event in wallasey near liverpool yesterday, mixing it up with such stars as peter mayhew, ian liston, gerald home, rusty goffe and paul blake.  click here or on the image below to go to our event report and get a flavour of just what happened on the final day of the hugely successful event...

shameless plug?  where?

>>>the star wars outer rim alliance - swora is poised to launch during the summer months, and at spaceport gerald home got busy in his role as ambassador and took a bunch of great photographs.  first off, the mighty peter mayhew...

endorsed by the wookie...

sunday 20th april 2008  
>>>we welcome back to the site the man who collected an oscar back in 1985 for indiana jones and the temple of doom, our latest guest lorne petersonlorne very generously gave us forty minutes of his day, the second part of which can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then go and discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com and check back in a month for the third and final part of our exclusive interview.

lorne peterson

>>>george lucas has given many a teenage boy unhealthy dreams - just one look at carrie fisher in return of the jedi validates that - but it seems he's found yet another female to rank alongside the metal bikini.  when challenged that indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull lead baddie irina spalko carries a vaguely dominatrix vibe lucas laughed and retorted "not so vaguely."  looks like may 22nd could be worth booking the day off work for more than just seeing harrison ford in the jacket and hat again...

cate blanchett as irina spalko, a babe in total control of herself...

>>>even more images flood in from indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, this time from the venerable iesb.  here we see mutt williams and irina spalko come to blows, followed by indy himself overseeing a busy detachment of soldiers in the arks warehouse...

cate blanchett as irina spalko and shia lebeouf as mutt williams - rumble in the jungle...

indiana jones - crate to be back...

saturday 19th april 2008  
>>>could george lucas be worried about the potential success of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull?  well, it seems he might be.  contact music are running a quote from the genre maestro that seems to back up his nervousness.  "we're not gonna have adoring fans sending us e-mails saying how much they loved the movie. we're gonna have a bunch of angry people saying, 'you're a bunch of a**holes, you should never have done this. you've ruined my life forever."  uncle george's true feelings, or barely disguised self-effacement?  give it 31 days and find out for yourself...

indiana jones - whipping you into shape...

>>>entertainment weekly have a new issue out featuring behind the scenes pieces and interviews on indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.  featuring a chat with both george lucas and steven spielberg, the article also highlights new images from the film.  click here for an engrossing read and enjoy the images throughout the articles...

shia lebeouf as mutt williams - the rest of the village people are on the train...

friday 18th april 2008  
>>>this is a blast from the past for uk breakfast viewers.  the big breakfast, which featured the brilliant johnny vaughan and the gorgeous kelly brook managed to snag a major coup back in 1999 when promoting the then brand new the phantom menace.  enjoy lucas clearly having fun with vaughan and keep an eye out for jake lloyd who manages to sneak in there...

 

>>>more images keep rolling in from indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.  here we see mutt and indy working their way through a dusty cave.  with only 33 days to go until the film arrives, expect to see more exclusive images find their way onto the net...

"hey genius, do you think scully wants her torch back?"

>>>bantha tracks changes yet again.  now, the venerable old man of star wars magazines has re-evolved back into a hardcopy format with a downloadable pdf version.  so, print it and file it away in your collection.

riding single file to hide it's numbers since 1979...

thursday 17th april 2008  
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance from the history of the setnin sector with koretz, the world obliterated by the starship heed...

koretz

 

Kalum IV was the Setnin Sector planet where Imperial agent Pillot infiltrated a rebel cell, learning many rebel secrets and passing the information onto the Empire.  With that knowledge the Imperials wiped out most of the rebels on the planet and in the system.  Ryath Centaur later completed a dangerous search and destroy mission just prior to the destruction of the first Death Star.  With a squad of twenty men he returned with eighteen, losing one to the enemy and one who ran away in fear.  With the Imperial powerbase depleted the Empire soon pulled out of Kalum IV, opting to concentrate their efforts on other more important worlds

>>>april 25th, 26th and 27th brings ubercon x to edison new jersey.  of special interest to star wars fans is the appearance of timothy zahn, playing grand admiral thrawn. at 7.00pm on saturday, five lucky players will join guest of honour zahn in a d6 star wars rpg game run by gaming guest peter schweighofer.  click here to visit the ubercon x site and learn more about the weekends events.
>>>can you imagine this?  a trailer being adapted into a film.  well, thank the maker for the onion, who have sent their news crews to investigate the devastating notion of a 90 second trailer being adapted into a 90 minute motion picture...

 

wednesday 16th april 2008  
>>>our good friends and fellow swora members over at star wars new zealand have posted an excellent report on the official darth vader balloon, originally from belgium but currently floating high above hamilton.  click here for some great images of the event, featuring bodie taylor of attack of the clones fame and read the report.

vader in flames...

>>>star wars poland have a great interview with drew karpyshyn, chatting all about his latest star wars novel rule of two and much more besides.  check out our swora cohorts by clicking here or on the image below and reading on...

drew karpyshyn

tuesday 15th april 2008  
>>>setnin select reaches number 285 artwork by jules corellia.  this shows commander terrie saffra on a covert mission from the wrong side of hell for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>music 4 games have an absolutely brilliant piece on the recording of the force unleashed soundtrack on their site.  click here to learn more about the recording process, the minds and thoughts behind the score and exclusive images from the orchestral sessions at skywalker ranch...

skywalker ranch played host to the orcestral recordings of the force unleashed

monday 14th april 2008  
>>>turning to the dork side 38 hits the site direct from neil bakers own dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where it's three-for-one thursday with our hoth summer madness sale on wampa waistcoats and tauntaun tea cosies...
>>>Lightsabre is embarking on a new venture, in partnership with a number of fellow sites from across the uk, europe and beyond.  the star wars outer rim alliance - swora - is dotting the i's and crossing the t's in preparation for a worldwide launch, so keep watching Lightsabre for more news and our announcement of the official launch of swora
sunday 13th april 2008  
>>>Lightsabre continues its webmaster interviews.  this week we interview swora co-founder and webmaster of turkish site yildiz savaslari ates cetinates gave us some great answers and images and his interview can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then go and discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com.

ates cetin

>>>the clone wars approaches and so we bring another concept design, this time of a battle droid.  the designs for the new show are cleverly crafted - familiar and yet tweaked to give the new venture a unique styling.  click here to go to the official site for a more detailed look...

clone wars concept art

>>>on the subject of the clone wars our good friends over at the eu cantina alerted us to a video trailer for the clone wars movie.  however, warner brothers asked them to take the video down, so it's now floating around the net, linkless and aching to be watched.   nevertheless, it seems that the word is truly getting out there and it won't be long until we are treated to some brand new star wars action...
saturday 12th april 2008  
>>>those top peeps at the official site bring news of yet another indiana jones offering, the indiana jones handbook: the complete adventurer's guide.  over to the blurb.  "this is your ultimate guide to learn handy information like how to do everything you've seen indiana jones do and more on his epic adventures. learn how to properly ride an elephant, identify secret passageways, how to handle awkward foods, pack for an expedition, and how to escape if you're accidentally entombed."  for more top tips click here and check out this brilliant new release...

indy handy tip number one - always pack clean undies...

>>>we make big additions to both our links sections and our roleplay sections.  with new roleplay editor jason brown coming on board the roleplay section is changing fast.  moving our d-6 site into the d-6 archive we are now embarking on the d-20 era, with supplements, adventure guides, new artwork, setnin sector information and much, much more to help gamers make the most of their visit to setnin and the mid-rim.  click here to go to our ever expanding roleplay section and get in on the fun.  and if you are a roleplay fan or webmaster yourself, grab the banner below and spread the word...
friday 11th april 2008  
>>>labor pains by john jackson miller has become the very first hyperspace original short story and already it's getting great reviews.  set between knights of the old republic issues 12 and 13, this short tale - narrated by the gryph - tells of an inventive scam, some desirable artwork and a fat rodian.  illustrated by pablo hidalgo, this is hopefully just the first of many short tales written by leading star wars authors.

mister creosote was feeling a little green around the gills...

>>>it may not be an official poster - early word posited that this was yet another drew struzan original - but nevertheless this image certainly does the trick as indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull grows ever closer to arriving on the silver screen again...

40 days and counting

thursday 10th april 2008  
>>>it's released may 20th and it's sure to get the juices flowing - the soundtrack to indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull is available for pre-order at amazon, so get on over there and reserve your copy, or alternatively click here or on the image below for a run down of the track listings for this hugely anticipated movie soundtrack...

da-da-da-daaa   da-da-daaa...

>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance from the history of the setnin sector with kalum 4, the world where ryath centaur completed a dangerous search and destroy mission...

kalum 4

 

Kalum IV was the Setnin Sector planet where Imperial agent Pillot infiltrated a rebel cell, learning many rebel secrets and passing the information onto the Empire.  With that knowledge the Imperials wiped out most of the rebels on the planet and in the system.  Ryath Centaur later completed a dangerous search and destroy mission just prior to the destruction of the first Death Star.  With a squad of twenty men he returned with eighteen, losing one to the enemy and one who ran away in fear.  With the Imperial powerbase depleted the Empire soon pulled out of Kalum IV, opting to concentrate their efforts on other more important worlds

>>>everyone here at Lightsabre would like to pass on our best wishes to kenny baker, who was taken ill on his flight back from conventions in the united states earlier this week.  kenny is resting after suffering an asthma attack and hopes to be home by the end of the week.

get well soon kenny

wednesday 9th april 2008  
>>>harrison ford took time out to chat with readers digest about a number of things in the forthcoming april 2008 issue, including his thoughts on getting older, his girlfriend callista flockheart and of course, indiana jones.  click here or on the image below to go through to the readers digest site and their exclusive interview...

ford talks to readers digest

>>>we continue to go through our guides and spruce them up as we start to cross-link our in-depth series into planets, starships, characters and creatures guides.  take a browse through our extensive guide sections and click through to more detailed looks at some of the characters and locations that make the setnin sector such a unique and dangerous place to be...
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dark star 3.  see it in the guides section...

tuesday 8th april 2008  
>>>setnin select reaches number 284 artwork by jason brown.  this shows a wash area aboard glann cipple's flagship heart of amagad for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>our fellow swora member and webmaster of imperial city online lukasz mlotkowski brings us his report from the fifth annual jedi-con in dusseldorf last month.  click here for the report, or go through reviews and down to events for a full listing of our event reports...

Madonna's latest reinvention left the masses confused...

monday 7th april 2008  
>>>turning to the dork side 37 hits the site direct from neil bakers own dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where p-48 type three blasters can be exchanged for e-web cannons, but only until tuesday...
>>>monday april 28th sees the