>>>it launches tomorrow and Lightsabre is aboard. Lightsabre joins the star wars podcast network, ably steered by her webmaster james everett, and we'd like to take this opportunity to wish the site every success in the coming months and years. to take a closer look at the site, click star wars podcast networkand see what's in store.
thursday 29th june 2006
>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with postre, the a-desandian bank clerk who stole the heart of frans latka, for a brief time...
A-desandianbank clerk
and for a brief time, lover of Frans
Latka.Employed at the Chancai Trade Centre branch of the Bank of Zelon, Postre was the
unwitting third party in Frans’ attempts to hit back at Jan’s continued
romantic dalliances.Year’s later
Postre wound up as the manager of the Euphoria
Station branch of the Bank of Zelon.
wednesday 28th june 2006
>>>for three decades star wars "has had a significant and profound impact on the licensing community" so say the international licensing industry merchandisers' association by breathing new life into the licensing industry nearly three decades ago, george lucas and his juggernaut started something amazing that continues today, and all these years later star wars is recognised for that achievement. click here to learn more about this special award.
>>>empire magazine are asking star wars fans to send in their star wars memories. over to the gang at empire. "what filthy fleapit did you see them in? what did you do afterward? did you play han solo in the playground, or were you lumbered with being grand moff tarkin? did you take a girlfriend? did it work out? which of the original three did you see first? how did you first hear about them? if they changed your life - in what way? did you read the novelisation? did you collect the bubble gum cards? did you buy the toys? the
posters? have you still got them?" so, dredge those memories and email in.
tuesday 27th june 2006
>>>setnin select reaches number 199 with
a piece by chris 'the starving artist' willliams. this shows weale galletti, undercover at jabba's palace, in a tight spot with the local imperial garrison.
for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the
setnin select archive.
monday 26th june 2006
>>>continuing preparations for the new underworld age era hitting the site and completing the
restoration of Lightsabre we present to you the stories from the era that
contains the start of the conflict - prelude to invasion. problems and solutionsby jonathan hicks shows corrupt galactic alliance politician sheu ho-travi and fleet commander cathum working
situations to their own, personal advantages…and setnin be damned...
sunday 25th june 2006
>>>he's a rogue and a scoundrel...a scruffy looking nerf herder, if you will, but han solo also know what he wants from his apple. so click below to learn more about the trials our favourite smuggler has to endure.
saturday 24th june 2006
>>>our friend nathan p butler over at star wars fanworks has posted the following message about setnin radio. and no, it hasn't ended, we're just having some...technical difficulties. read on. "fan audio listeners might have been wondering just what is happening with some of the radio shows out there that have been awol lately. one of these shows that has seemingly vanished is setnin radiois still going. various issues have risen that have made it difficult for (mark) and louis turfrey to get together to record, but plans are in motion that will either get them time to record, or at least allow mark to create episodes of setnin radio on his own if need be. so, setnin radio will return. we're just not entirely sure when yet." there. couldn't have put it better myself. and speaking of which, watch out for next saturday and a setnin radio special to herald the launch of the star wars podcast network.
friday 23rd june 2006
>>>the fifth annual star wars fan awards are off and rolling, and the 2006 audience awards are up for grabs. head off to atom films to check out the ten finalists, and on july 20th see which film george lucas chooses as his own personal favourite.
thursday 22nd june 2006
>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with raceer veenan, the former swoop pilot who's expensive tastes led him down the rocky path towards crime and piracy...
With a name as swift as Raceer, there could only ever be one true profession for the young native of Direvliss - Swoop rider,
and Raceer was a champion born and bred.Sadly, his tastes were attuned too much to the high living, and as
soon as the victories dried up, so did the money.And it wasn’t long before the debt
collectors started knocking on the door, and the Hutts were calling.Soon,
in a desperate attempt to disappear, Veenan fled to Ruuthorne and joined Tralat
Durges pirate gang. Eventually working for the Trac-Tran Transit Company under a deal brokered by Durge and Jan Lomona, Veenan stayed far away
from the main space lanes - until he could afford to show his face
again.
wednesday 21st june 2006
>>>he's a hero for england in the fifa world cup, but it's a little known fact that peter crouch was also a noted jedi during the clone wars. the evidence? just take a look below...
crouching jedi, hidden qui-gon...
tuesday 20th june 2006
>>>setnin select reaches number 198 with
a piece by
louis turfrey. this shows tarr ranths secret and well-stocked pinnacle base.
for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the
setnin select archive.
>>>a message from future Lightsabre
interviewguest tsuneo sanda regarding his excellent sandaworld site. over to tsuneo. "sandaworld.com 2nd anniversary. i greatly appreciate that sandaworld.com
has the second anniversary with your encouragement and support. "star wars original art" which sanda creates will continue to grow. i hope you will keep enjoying sanda's original art. star wars series was concluded last year by episode 3! and star wars greets a big turning point of the 30th anniversary in 2007. i completed this original art is suitable work for conclusion of the series with the 30th anniversary as theme. please check it! may the force be with you. tsuneo sanda" many thanks tsuneo, and check back later in the year for our
interviewwith sanda.
the amazing 30th anniversary art of tsuneo sanda...
monday 19th june 2006
>>>continuing preparations for the new underworld age era hitting the site and completing the
restoration of Lightsabre we present to you the stories from the era that
contains the start of the conflict - prelude to invasion. close of businessby mark
newboldis a short tale telling of one of tarr ranths final acts as a bounty hunter and the moment he accepts that his one true destiny is to be a jedi...
>>>firewall
tops the north american dvd rental charts, crashing in at number one and taking over $9,990,000 in takings. after a disappointing box office take of $48,751,189, the harrison ford thriller looks certain to rake in the millions on dvd.
>>>legacy of the force kicks off with betrayal, the new novel by past Lightsabre guest aaron allston. evil visits the galaxy once again, and throws the skywalker and solo families onto opposing sides. but what repercussions will this have for the rest of the galaxy. find out by clicking the banner below, or by clicking right here.
>>>our friend darthvader over at
blogs.starwars.com on the official site brings an article to Lightsabre. the history of starwars.com shows us a retrospective look back at the design changes of the official site. marvel at the early designs for starwars.com back in 1996 as the build up to the special editions took hold, and see the various layout changes over the years, right through to the modern site, hyperspace and the
blogs. head for assorted and click on various articles for a deeper look.
clones-era official site layout
friday 16th june 2006
>>>it's a sad day for all followers of ilm, as the physical effects unit is sold off to former ilm-er mark anderson of kerner optical. now the age of practical model building has passed, ilm
no longer believe they require the unit, bringing to an end the hands-on craftsmanship that brought us such amazing images, from star wars right through to revenge of the sith.
goodbye to the good old days...
thursday 15th june 2006
>>>it's weird, it's strange, it's traffic cones practising their jedi skills on the streets of coruscant. watch and learn young padawan...
these four put the force in the police force...
>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with commander sall, the former squadron indigo member who aided the setnin defence force during the ki-ki/setnin war...
Former member of Squadron Indigo and later commander of the New
Republic ship Moz’a’ti.Born on Mengenta and a close friend of Beyads, she did him a great favour by allowing him the
pleasure of a flight in the Moz’a’ti’s X-Wing fighter to stretch his space legs after years
aboard the Wars End,
his unresponsive freighter.At a
crucial juncture in the war, Sall turned the Moz’a’ti over to the Setnin Defence Force for use
against the Ki-Ki, an indication of the dissatisfaction towards the Republics
refusal to aid Setnin.Sall fought
against the Ki-Ki just prior to and during the capture of the Chancai Trade Centre.
wednesday 14th june 2006
>>>legendary star wars artist tim hildebrant has sadly passed away. one half of the influential hildebrant brothers, alongside his brother greg, tim made movie history with his timeless artwork that first dragged us into that galaxy far, far away.
the late tim hildebrant and his amazing artwork
tuesday 13th june 2006
>>>setnin select reaches number 197 with
a piece manipulated by
mark
newbold. this shows jan lomona, as played in our fantasy star wars film by jeff bridges.
for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, just click on the mini banner above and go through to the
setnin select archive.
monday 12th june 2006
>>>continuing preparations for the new underworld age era hitting the site and completing the
restoration of Lightsabre we present to you the stories from the era that
contains the start of the conflict - prelude to invasion. the invasion of leogardby jonathan hicks shows the grime and destruction of war, told from an unknown soldiers point
of view.this tale shows
the actual ki-ki
invasion of leogard from
the ground up, and the cost it extracts from the men who fight, and those who
are left behind.
sunday 11th june 2006
>>>emperor palpatine himself, ian mcdiarmid, has won a tony award. striking gold in the best performance by a featured actor in a play category for the play faith healer, ian took awards back to the uk alongside harry potter duo francis de la tour and richard griffiths. many congratulations to all.
ian as we know him best - the face of evil, emperor palpatine...
saturday 10th june 2006
>>>its name is point blank, it's directed by forthcoming Lightsabreinterview guest mishi mccaig, daughter of darth maul designer iain mccaig, and it's available to watch by clicking right below. beware, there is sparse adult language used.
friday 9th june 2006
>>>it's the trial of the century. it's future Lightsabre interviewguest paul yates' thetrial of han solo, as we watch him on the stand for the cold-blooded murder of our favourite rodian greedo. what will the outcome be? will solo be sent down for his crime? will the flannelled one acknowledge it ever happened? click and watch on, but be aware that there are brief mild adult scenes in the video...
thursday 8th june 2006
>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with mantal, the over-rated smuggler that operated around the livill station who gave jan lomona such a hard time as a young smuggler...
Overweight and over-rated smuggler operating around the Livill and Vosside regions some thirteen years before the Rebel Alliances first strike against
the Empire.Mantal had a history of running into the
young cocky A-desandian Jan Lomona, a
history that came to a head aboard the Livill
Station, where Lomona finally warned the older man off.Mantal pushed out into the Outer Rim and was last seen ferrying
passengers across the salt plains of Lusk.
wednesday 7th june 2006
>>>this week sees the first issue of the new legacy era. legacy #0 launches, with art by jan duursema and written by john ostrander. for a mere 25 cents this is an opportunity too good to miss, and you can read an interview with the titles creators right here..
tuesday 6th june 2006
>>>setnin select reaches number 196 with
a piece by
louis turfrey. this shows the natural beauty of the world of trefnare, the first world settled by humans in setnin and the birthplace of goah galletti.
for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, just click on the mini banner above and go through to the
setnin select archive.
monday 5th june 2006
>>>continuing preparations for the new underworld age era hitting the site and completing the
restoration of Lightsabre we present to you the stories from the era that
contains the start of the conflict - prelude to invasion. saving the prime lords lifeby jonathan hicksdagger cements his place in the ki-kihierarchy as events propel themselves forward with dizzying speed. now the saviour of ki-ki for saving the prime lordhis place at the vanguard of
the attack on setnin is assured – an attack paused to begin…
>>>we know it, you know it and now mtv knows it. hayden christensen as darth vader was the best villain of 2005, as voted for by the viewers of mtv. in the awards show, showing june 8th at 8.30pm, revenge of the sith picked up this fantastic award, a far cry from the razzies hayden received in 2002 for attack of the clones.
hayden as anakin - soon to be on the turn...
sunday 4th june 2006
>>>we're excited to bring you our latest interview with the man behind knights of the old repuiblic and star wars-empire, john jackson miller. his
answers 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.
john jackson miller
saturday 3rd june 2006
>>>this is how you do it. this is how a leader stirs his troops to lead them into battle. watch as darth vader orchestrates his stormtroopers to the strains of john williams imperial march.
friday 2nd june 2006
>>>aaron allston joins the blogging community at starwars.com. with his new blog, pretty. what do we blow up first? he aims to answer fan queries and take questions about his star wars works. so, for what promises to be a fun and informative look at his writings, head on over to
blogs.starwars.com and have a read.
our 11th december 2000 guest aaron allston
thursday 1st june 2006
>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with jezzren, the personal secretary of glann cipple who betrayed his boss to the imperial grand moff treece...
Wiry human male who was personal
secretary to Glann Cipple for
fifteen years before betraying Glann to ImperialMoff Treece, selling secrets of
his deal with Dessio D’Staan.Making his escape while Cipple was on his
way to Abrogard, Jezzren told
Cipples wife Bella and the Janos
agent Himbimimam of his reasons
and left in a waiting swoop.Leaving Amagad with his wife Samerra and two children he made his
way to Wennicas.Holing up in a warehouse, he awaited his
opportunity to make a run towards the Core
Worlds.But his plans were stunted
by Jan Lomona who captured
him.After a change of heart by Lomona
the family travelled on to Gista
to stay with Jezzren's brother Marekk,
and later into the safety of the Core.
>>>it's finally official - celebration 4 is on its way. coming to our galaxy between may 24th and 28th 2007, star wars fans finally get the chance to renew old friendships, enjoy the magic of the celebration conventions and, for the first time, enjoy the dazzling delights of los angeles. director of content management and head of fan relations for lucasfilmstephensansweet explains. "generations of fans have loved star wars, many passing along the star wars gene to their children. this is the first chance to celebrate all six movies in the saga - george lucas' complete story - as well as the vibrant future of star wars. if you've ever been to one of our celebrations-or if you haven't been before-this is the one not to miss."
>>>we're excited to bring you our latest interview with the man behind max rebo and gartogg the gamorrean guard, simon j williamson. his
answers 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.