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wednesday 31st january 2007  
>>>james brodovsky brings new fiction to the site in the shape of the clone wars era story the kavac plot.  a jedi knight goes missing on a sensitive mission involving a key separatist strategist and a group of special operations clone troopers are called to rescue him.  watch out next week for the thrilling second installment.
>>>it would make the perfect gift for any self-respecting star wars fan, but the price is likely to nudge all but the highest earners out of the affordability bracket.  the legendary brown cloak worn by sir alec guinness in the original star wars trilogy is up for auction, and expected to go for something in the region of £50,000.  if this auction goes anything like the recent star trek auction at christies, it should reach a significantly higher price than that. 

suits you sir...

tuesday 30th january 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 226 with an image manipulated by mark newbold.  this shows a giant space-faring celador travelling towards the twin planet mornotor systemfor more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>the winner of the george lucas selects award at the 2003 star wars fan films awards, we bring to you pink five, by trey stokes.  it's genius, it's brilliant and finally it's on Lightsabre.

monday 29th january 2007  
>>>it was the the era of the ki-ki/setnin war.  the largest single assault on the integrity of the setnin sector is launched by the neighbouring ki-ki sector, and from the sidelines the galactic alliance watches, and waits.  from the new underworld age part one we present no retreat by louis turfreycommander brotus becomes embroiled in the machinations of the ki-ki, but how are both nias derril and blake de'athe involved...
sunday 28th january 2007  
>>>Lightsabre continues its webmaster interviews.  this week we interview one of the most popular and humorous bloggers on the official blogs, lisa 'oboe-wan' jenkinsoboe-wan is always fun to chat and work with and her interview can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at our forums or at smugglers rants on blogs.starwars.com.

oboe-wan

saturday 27th january 2007  
>>>we make additions to our planets guide, with 2 new entries, bringing the total to 334.  the twin system of mornotor is focused upon, leading in to this weeks setnin select.  we also make an addition to our creatures guides.  our grand total in the guides now runs to 1894 entries.
>>>to accompany the showings of the 6 star wars movies on sky movies the george lucas appreciation society gave us this, the 6 films in under a minute.  share and enjoy...

friday 26th january 2007  
>>>lucasfilm has come out on top in it's latest court battle, this time seeing off maryland, usa based company high-tech magichigh-tech, sellers of unlicensed replica lightsabre's, were ordered to pay lfl $250,000 in damages and told not to sell "any facsimile of a lighted or glowing sword ... and/or parts designed to enable others to build" infringing lightsabers."
>>>as announced earlier this week on the official site, the star wars insider is changing publishers, so it's a fond farewell to editor frank parisi and a big hello to incoming editor brian robb.  to explain in more detail, here's a piece from the official sites report.  "thirty years after that unforgettable time, titan magazines - the world's leading publisher of officially licensed film and television magazines - is proud to announce that it will take over publication of star wars insider, the magazine that has long been the official source of star wars news and features for star wars fans all over the world. titan will utilize its wealth of experience and understanding of both the science-fiction/fantasy and entertainment markets to raise star wars insider to a new level of excellence."  here's hoping titan can match or exceed the high levels of quality idg brought to the table, and best wishes to frank in all his future endeavours.
thursday 25th january 2007  
>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with elise ni'ipe, the smuggler who aided setnin jedi knight ade-arr b'erain during the clone wars in her freighter the gripped talon...

elise ni'ipe

 

Female smuggler who aided Ade-arr B’erain during the Clone Wars.  Ni’ipe saved him on a number of times in her battered Desando Dynamics APF-62 Venturer freighter, the Gripped Talon and even gave him a copy of her carefully collected starmaps in order for him to complete a vital mission to Kofashees.  Her most vital assistance came on Leogard when, after finding the infant Blake De’Athe and freeing him from the clutches of his dark side abductors, Elise takes the boy to foster care on Foron.

wednesday 24th january 2007  
>>>more news from the legacy of the force era arrives, with the announcement of the title of the 8th book in the series.  revelation by karen traviss is the latest title to be monikered, leaving only the 9th and final title to be christened.
no title author release date
1 betrayal aaron allston out now
2 bloodlines karen traviss out now
3 tempest troy denning out now
4 exile aaron allston february 27th 2007
5 sacrifice karen traviss may 2007
6 inferno troy denning september 2007
7 fury aaron allston november 2007
8 revelations karen traviss march 2008
9 tbc troy denning june 2008
tuesday 23rd january 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 225 with an image by louis son benjamin turfrey.  this shows a setnin rebel soldier riding a speeder bike, celebrating the rebel alliances win at the battle of endorfor more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.

bens original artwork

>>>sir sean connery has finally confirmed he is considering a reprisal of one of his most popular roles in indiana jones 4. he will read the script and, if he's impressed by it will appear once more as indy's father, dr henry jones. "at the moment there's nothing decided. i haven't got the script. everything depends on the script." george lucas recently stated that "we are writing him in whether he wants to do it or not."  let's just hope the power of the force is enough to pershuade mishter bond to turn out for a shecond time.

ford and connery - reunited?

monday 22nd january 2007  
>>>it was the the era of the ki-ki/setnin war.  the largest single assault on the integrity of the setnin sector is launched by the neighbouring ki-ki sector, and from the sidelines the galactic alliance watches, and waits.  from the new underworld age part one we present a meeting of minds by louis turfreythe raven corporation make their entrance into the ki-ki/setnin war, but what part will they play...
sunday 21st january 2007  
>>>we update our comic covers section with the latest new dark horse releases.  go to the sidebar, click assorted and then articles to find the newest additions to the legacy and tales of the jedi sections.
kotor 12 legacy 7
saturday 20th january 2007  
>>>celebration europe continues to grow with the arrival of it's myspace page.  click through to http://www.myspace.com/celebrationeurope and check out the latest news about the site, as well as reading myspace pages of people affiliated with the event.  and remember to check out Lightsabre's celebration europe page for our latest take on the convention, and Lightsabre-related news.



friday 19th january 2007  
>>>celebration europe brings us its very first newsletter, with the latest happenings from the event.   click here to access the newsletter and find out the first official announcements from the july 13th - 15th convention.  and remember to check out Lightsabre's celebration europe page for our latest take on the convention, and Lightsabre-related news.
>>>this is toooo funny.  it has some course language in places, so be mindful with the little ones, but this is priceless.  enjoy.

thursday 18th january 2007  
>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with redd garmich, the aged janos executioner who's involvement with goah galletti and jan lomona resulted in his death...

redd garmich

 

Ageing Janos Executioner and an acquaintance of Goah Galletti and Jan Lomona.  Garmich was once a fierce warrior who had taken part in the pacification of the island of Oronori on his homeworld of Janos.   Garmich originally encountered Galletti and Lomona on the world of Draite where along with ex-Imperial spy Pillot, Garmich attempted to buy passage way back home to Janos, primarily to be with his wife Mandrala, but also to return a shard of Janos Jewel to the homeworld.  Redd was shot by Stormtroopers and captured, only to escape later.  On Jan and Goah’s second visit to Janos, Janites abducted Galletti’s brief romantic partner Frans Latka. Garmich had an altercation with Galletti at the Woron Monastery, which resulted in Galletti losing his temper and shooting Garmich through the head at close range.  This set up a chain of events that almost led to all their deaths.

wednesday 17th january 2007  
>>>sky movies really spoiled us when they unveiled their trailers for the showing of the entire 6 movie star wars saga, selecting just the right clips and music to set the scene for the entire sweep of films.  the latest trailer, holiday, is no exception and another humorous set of clips.

>>>it started with the artoo's awards in the uk, and now hasbro continue their successful new tradition with the 'show us your lightsaber' contest.  running from 2nd to the 27th  february, and using the new force action lightsaber, you could win a trip for 4 to celebration 4 in los angeles and a unique chrome plated force action lightsaber.  click here for the details, but in the meantime get out your sabre's and start filming...

hasbro's force action lightsabre...or is it lightsaber?

tuesday 16th january 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 224 with an image by jonathan hicks.  this shows the jedi hayuden 'reckless heart' boxell, a man seeking a new master to complete his training after the death of his own master.  for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>ilm continues to rack up impressive award nominations, this time in the 5th annual ves awards and the baftas.  with 10 nominations in the ves and 2 in the baftas, it looks set to be another busy season for the ilm crews.  click here to go to the official site for more details on these well-deserved awards.

two ilm films leading the charge in awards season

monday 15th january 2007  
>>>it was the the era of the ki-ki/setnin war.  the largest single assault on the integrity of the setnin sector is launched by the neighbouring ki-ki sector, and from the sidelines the galactic alliance watches, and waits.  from the new underworld age part one we present the adventure begins by louis turfrey.  the jedi of the setnin sector must learn to peacefully co-exist with the established jedi of the galactic capital, but how is this established...
sunday 14th january 2007  
>>>we're excited to bring you our interview with award winning model maker danny wagner.  danny really went the extra mile for this interview, sending photo's and details to make this one of our best yet and his replies can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at our forums or at smugglers rants on blogs.starwars.com.

danny wagner

>>>sky movies really knocked it out of the park with their trailers for the showing of the entire 6 movie star wars saga, and this latest one, the weather promo, was no exception.

saturday 13th january 2007  
>>>now this clever invention would have made every viewer of the star wars saga a lot happier...and a lot tubbier.  this amazing darth vader popcorn machine, available for a snip at $1100, features a six-ounce popcorn popper, smoked glass, chrome cabinet and also has an etching of the vader on the glass.  what more could the average star wars fanatic possibly want? 

tasty sith food delivered to your door...

friday 12th january 2007  
>>>eagle-eyed observers might think this is an image of one of the moons of saturn in orbit around the giant planet but no.  it's actually the death star orbiting geonosis, coming to thank the geonosians for designing it twenty years before.

thanks to rebecca newbold

thursday 11th january 2007  
>>>jason felix is a cover artist becoming rapidly well known in the star wars community. a future Lightsabre guest, he has contributed this amazing piece for the cover of the forthcoming legacy of the force series hardback sacrifice, by karen traviss.  released may 2007, the month of the saga's 30th anniversary, you can click here to go to the official site for a brief description of the novel, and in the meantime enjoy the cover art right here.

sacrifice, by karen traviss.  cover art by jason felix, designed by david stevenson...

>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with darren osslan, the lethal imperial cyborg assassin who was indebted to the empire, until he walked away...

darren osslan

 

Lethal Imperial cyborg assassin who was once a wanted criminal until he was sent to the Imperial research facility on Calactia III.  Once there, he was enhanced and modified into a cyborg - a precursor to the Dark Troopers that were to come years later.  Deadly at his profession, Osslan later operated without the assistance of the Empire and teamed up with fellow cyborg Svryn Malraw. 

wednesday 10th january 2007  
>>>we update our comic covers section with the latest new dark horse releases, as well as our continued work to catalogue past dark horse eras.  newly added are the original trilogy and the legacy era, taking in the empire, rebellion and legacy comics.  go to the sidebar, click assorted and then articles to find these new sections.
legacy 6 a new hope special edition 4 kotor 11
tuesday 9th january 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 223 with an image by rebecca newbold.  this shows the very first drawing of the newly designed freighter midnight aurora, frans latka's ship.  for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>thq and way to blue marketing bring us great news about lego star wars 2 for the mobile, here in the uk.  over to thq.  "with a comical take on the star wars trilogy that revolutionized pop culture forever, lego star wars 2 includes even more of the family-friendly lego action, puzzles and humour that earned the original lego star wars such popularity and acclaim."  the thq mini site gives an excellent flash version of the mobile game, which can be downloaded in the uk by texting LSW 2 to 88188,standard text rates apply.

thq wireless' box art for lego star wars 2

monday 8th january 2007  
>>>it was the the era of the ki-ki/setnin war.  the largest single assault on the integrity of the setnin sector is launched by the neighbouring ki-ki sector, and from the sidelines the galactic alliance watches, and waits.  from the new underworld age part one we present the advisor by jonathan hicks.  the push on the setnin sector continues, but elements of the ki-ki begin fighting internally...
>>>ilm have been honoured yet again by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences with two awards, the 18th and 19th of its lifetime.  for more details, click here to the oscar site, and here for the news on the official site.
sunday 7th january 2007  
>>>we make additions to our guides, primarily in our starships section.  we add details of frans latka's freighter midnight aurora, bringing our starships listings up to 257.
>>>we present yet another sky movies trailer, promoting the television premiere of revenge of the sith last year.  click below to view the next trailer, the villains promo.

saturday 6th january 2007  
>>>he's a man we've been trying to interview in these parts for a long time, and he's a huge original trilogy star wars fan.  best known to american audiences as shaun from shaun of the dead, simon pegg is best loved in the uk as tim bisley from legendary series spaced.  but how could he follow up 2004's best movie?  read on  "nicholas angel (pegg) is the finest cop london has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. he’s so good, he makes everyone else look bad. as a result, angel’s superiors send him to a place where his talents won’t be quite so embarrassing -- the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of sandford."  intrigued?  you should be, so head on over to the official hot fuzz website to see blogs, news, boards and images from this hotly anticipated film.
friday 5th january 2007  
>>>it's amazing what you can find on alien worlds.  why, just the other day Lightsabre unearthed this discarded sith lord helmet on the surface of mars...

look, it's vader's helmet.  now brian muir knows where it went...

thursday 4th january 2007  
>>>sky movies here in the uk produced some brilliant trailers to promote the showing of revenge of the sith last year, bringing the entire six movie saga to our screens for the first time.  click below to view the first of those trailers, the heroes promo.

>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with clara ilken, former co-pilot of ryath centaurs who got mixed up in the dealings of his infamous hit list...

clara ilken

 

Ryath Centaurs partner and co-pilot.  From the city of Chancai on Zelon, Clara got caught up in one of Centaurs revenge list hits.  The wife of a repulsor lift franchise businessman, she was soon widowed and had to leave Chancai after loan sharks chased her for her late husbands unpaid debts.   Feeling guilty and responsible for her husband’s death, and therefore her predicament, Centaur offered her passage off Zelon.  An able pilot and fighter, Clara was a quietly spoken young woman with a dark past. Two years after the conclusion of the Galactic Civil War, and after Centaur handed his mercenary troop, the Iron Claws, over to Saul Davlon, Clara returned to Chancai and married rich businessman Kalna Ilken.

wednesday 3rd january 2007  
>>>well, speak of the devil, here's some confirmation of indiana jones 4, coming may 2008...

>>>genndy tartokovsky is a name familiar to all star wars and samurai jack fans, and so he should be - he's a certified genius.  and now he's working in collaboration with jim henson studios to create a sequel to the much-loved dark crystal.  click here for some great aint-it-cool coverage of the early preliminary drawings from the show, and check out the artwork below.

preliminary sketch from the power of the dark crystal...

tuesday 2nd january 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 222 with an image by jonathan hicks.  this shows a setnin droid freezing in the snow drifts of wennicasfor more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>it's new years tradition here on terra firma, but apparently in space they do just the same.  rebecca newbold, in her alter ego guise of frans latka, has come up with a list of six new year resolutions for the a-desandian smuggler.  have a read and see if any match yours.

to not fall for lomonas lies any longer

to not fall in love with bad men

never eat alcoholic eggs again

remain a strong independent woman

keep an eye out mr right - biological clock is ticking

earn as much money as possible and get a decent ship of my own

>>>it's time for our first mister muscle of 2007, and this one is a bit different.  over to the man himself, gerald home.  "making this was a wonderful but strange experience. this commercial was made in budapest, for showing in central europe - hungary, poland, romania, bulgaria, the czech republic (slovakia too, i think). the people were fantastic. but a different image was wanted, so they dyed my hair, put strange colour make-up on me - and made my teeth look yellow!"

monday january 1st 2007  
>>>welcome to 2007 from all the team at Lightsabre.  we won't prevaricate or chat too much - there's way too much good stuff to show you, so let's get this 30th anniversary started...
>>>it was the the era of the ki-ki/setnin war.  the largest single assault on the integrity of the setnin sector is launched by the neighbouring ki-ki sector, and from the sidelines the galactic alliance watches, and waits.  from the new underworld age part one we present mutiny by louis turfrey.  eager to complete their new base on rai, blake de'athe and master zeboden push their cause...
>>>it's been repeated ad nauseum over the last few years, but it seems that george lucas is really serious about getting indiana jones 4 off the ground.  "it's going to be fantastic. it's going to be the best one yet," said the flannelled one during his duties as marshal for the rose parade in los angeles.  with filming set to take place in los angeles itself, the film is slated to begin shooting later this year for a 2008 release.  of course, many writers including frank darabont have taken a run at the script, but lucas promises that this is a "character piece" with "very interesting mysteries."  "i think it's going to be really cool," added lucas, giving harrison ford praise for breathing life into the character.  "mostly it's the charm of harrison that makes it work," said lucas.

the 'old' boys are back in town...

>>>a big film in a year of very big films, this comes with a great pedigree.  directed by hit maker michael bay, produced by stephen spielberg and boasting special effects by ilm, it could only be transformers, arriving july 4th this year.

december 2006  
>>>Lightsabre continues its webmaster interviews.  this week we interview the most viewed blogger on the official blogs, the stoogeyz was a blast and his chat with us can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at our forums or at smugglers rants on