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wednesday 30th november 2005 |
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>>>spencer
at
iconic impressions brings you news of his business, with particular
interest to star wars and Lightsabre fans. "the guys at
www.iconic-impressions.com are offering a 10% discount and free
uk p&p (discounts on international postage) to anyone who mentions this
website. iconic impressions specialises in contemporary art based on pop
culture including paintings of star wars (some even signed by the
stars). they can work from any picture so if you have a favourite movie
star/scene, a band you love or even your own photo why not arrange a
commission. the company was set by the international-selling, award-winning
artist
spencer arnold who has studied both
fine art and graphic design. spencer has a real love for his subject
matter and has earned a great reputation since setting up his own studio."
so, get right over to
www.iconic-impressions.com and get that piece you've always wanted
made up, and save money on postage by mentioning Lightsabre. |
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tuesday 29th november 2005 |
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>>>setnin select reaches number 169 with
a piece by
louis turfrey. this shows
the peaceful world of moot and the placid lake morbia. for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, just click on the mini banner above and go through the
setnin select archive. |
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monday 28th november 2005 |
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>>>friend of the site and future Lightsabre guest
cynthia cummens brings us news of an
exciting new project featuring the work of a number of prominent star
wars artists and Lightsabre interview guests. over to
cynthia. "topps has a new set of lord of the rings
trading cards called evolution. it's the first ever all character
series and features sketch cards from many official star wars artists
including me,
joe corroney,
randy martinez and
matt busch. i'm mentioning us four
because you've interviewed all of us. sketch cards are one of a kind,
original hand-drawn sketches inserted into packs of trading cards. topps
will be updating their site by the end of the week with info about the set,
but I've attached a full page ad that ran in the recent issue of
previews. and here's the link to
topps web site.
it currently only has info about the older set of lord of the rings
cards, but like I said, they'll be updating their site this week with
info about evolution. oh, and the sketch on the ad is mine:)"
thanks to cynthia, and you can read our interview with her in less
than two weeks right here on Lightsabre. |
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sunday 27th november 2005 |
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>>>we are thrilled to bring you our interview with admiral motti himself
richard leparmentier.
richard was a great guest and his answers can be found
here or by going through the sidebar and
hitting
interviews. then discuss it at our
forum
or at
smugglers rants
on
starwars.com-blogs. |
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saturday 26th november 2005 |
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>>>it's official - you are about to click through to one of the coolest and
funniest star wars sites on the entire internet, and we're not
talking about the
george lucas which flannel shirt shall i wear
today site, which you can find by going through
here.
docking bay 101 has a huge list of
star wars music made by fans, bands, wierd al yankovic among
others. for a thoroughly good time get your right mouse buttons
clicking and save some of these songs by going to our
links section and hitting the
guides section page or clicking your
left mouse button
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friday 25th november 2005 |
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>>>the office of glann cipple, set high on level nine
of his amagad fortress, saw much activity during the years of his
reign and was a vital location during the
newbold-hicks productions years and the
roleplay era. to view click
here or click on
maps of the setnin
sector and check out the full set of maps. |
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thursday 24th november 2005 |
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>>>our look at selected characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector
continues with geon tasar, an enemy of glann cipple and a
vital cog in the machinery of the setnin underworld... |
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A medium sized operator in the Setnin Sector before his operation was annexed by the late Duze Jostenn, Tasar was later
Operations Supervisor in the Dressel
operation on Cawbate. Tasar
eventually lost patience with Dressel’s methods and went solo again, building
a good reputation as a shrewd operator not to be messed with. A tall, powerfully built man and sometime
ally of Glann Cipple,
Tasar was eventually killed on Luronsa
IV by the mercenary Ryath Centaur in
hand-to-hand combat. Centaur later
destroyed the remainder of Tasars operation on the planet Weaktreen. |
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wednesday 23rd november 2005 |
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>>>the
official star wars site has some pages
from the new novel dark lord - the rise of darth vader. telling
of the time just after revenge of the sith, this james luceno
novel promises to be a thrilling read, filling in many important moments in
the early days of anakin's transformation into darth vader.
for a sneak look at the novel, click
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tuesday 22nd november 2005 |
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>>>setnin select reaches number 168 with
a piece by
the starving artist chris williams. this shows
weale galletti, undercover as glann cipple spy in jabba the
hutts court, watching an altercation between two other dancing girls. for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, just click on the mini banner above and go through the
setnin select archive. |
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monday 21st november 2005 |
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>>>harry potter and the goblet of fire
opened huge this weekend around the world with an estimated 3-day take of $101,425,000
in america, plus another $80 million worldwide,
giving it the 4th biggest opening weekend ever behind shrek 2's
$108,037,878 and revenge of the sith's $108,435,841.
spiderman still leads the way with an amazing $114,844,116. packed
full of amazing
ilm
effects, this is a likely contender for the best special effects crown
at the oscars in march
alongside jarheads, war of the worlds, king kong and
revenge of the sith. |
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sunday 20th november 2005 |
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>>>we finally remove our revenge of the sith
box office mojo counter as the final star wars film leaves
cinemas and begins a record-breaking run on dvd. sith leaves us
with a $380,270,577 domestic tally, combined with $468,158,778 overseas for
a grand total of $848,429,355 and 11th place on the all-time worldwide box
office list. not bad takings for the fifth sequel to a film
universal passed on and that george lucas hoped would do "planet
of the apes-type figures, $20-25 million dollars." |
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wars finally leave the big screen, here's master yoda showing us
what he did next... |
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saturday 19th november 2005 |
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>>>this could very well turn out to be complete nonsense, but
the beat have posted this item
regarding the possible future of star wars television.
“i just wrapped
principle shooting on a new star wars project called forced
alliance - basically, it's a 30-minute short film that george lucas
wants to use as a template for where the franchise is headed from here. in a
nutshell, luke skywalker is now an old man and has trained a whole
new generation of jedi knights - but these aren't the old-fashioned,
pure and chaste jedi. these jedi have good hearts but sordid pasts -
and their fighting style is a combination of the force and good old
street smarts.” also mentioned was
the climactic scene of the pilot is a Lightsabre duel between a
former pirate/smuggler/gambler turned jedi villain darth teros,
silhouetted against a giant window that looks out onto the starry universe. |
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friday 18th november 2005 |
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>>>george lucas gives a
fascinating interview with the
hollywood reporter on a number of
subjects, including the future direction of the film industry. for a
detailed look at this insightful interview, click
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>>>also at the
hollywood reporter is an excellent look
back at 30 years of
industrial light and magic, from those
first, tentative steps on a new hope right up to revenge of the
sith and beyond. and lucas gives some interesting information.
"one of the biggest misconceptions about us is that
ilm
is expensive. it's not -- it's actually one of the most
competitive places when you consider that we deliver for the bid price. if
it goes over, we pay." click
here for the whole story. |
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thursday 17th november 2005 |
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>>>our look at selected
characters of importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with
the saluras child, chatroots loyal and deadly bodyguard... |
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Immense droid three meters in height
powerfully built with a thick black strip running where the eyes
should be and with cannons instead of hands that originally
belonged to the legendary Chatroot and his Howlrunners. The Saluras Child left the Mid-Rim and journeyed throughout the
galaxy fulfilling its master’s wishes of protecting the weak and innocent
until it was stumbled upon and subdued by Separatist forces during the Clone
Wars. Its programming subverted,
the Saluras Child became a weapon of evil used by agents of the Confederacy of Independent Planets.
The droid
was lost at around the time Chatroot and his men disappeared into the Soluman Delta Gulf, ultimately to be buried
in their ship the Salura Star
beneath the sands of Clayboss. |
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wednesday 16th november 2005 |
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>>>in advance of our forthcoming extensive guide to the world of amagad we
introduce a detailed map of the planets major city. drawn in the early
90's by
jonathan hicks and updated by mark
newbold, this shows amagad city, base of glann cipple
and centre of the setnin underworld. to view this impressive
city click
here or click on
maps of the setnin
sector and check out the full set of maps. |
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tuesday 15th november 2005 |
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>>>setnin select reaches number 167 with
a piece by
jonathan hicks.
this shows ecaps city being destroyed by imperial forces
during the events of the very first story written by mark
newbold, 1982's quest for freedom. for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, just click on the mini banner above and go through the
setnin select archive. |
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>>>sideshow
collectibles have released
images of the upcoming jedi luke skywalker
- regular edition action figure. the 12-inch jedi luke
figure include authentic likeness of mark hamill as luke skywalker
from return of the jedi, fully articulated short male body with 30
points of articulation, authentic costume includes the grey tunic, black
shirt & pants, and boots, accessories include hooded cloak, detailed belt
with Lightsabre hook, Lightsabre hilt, Lightsabre hilt
with ignited blade, femur bone from rancor battle, multiple
interchangeable hands, including force wield left hand, gloved right hand,
blaster damaged right hand, Lightsabre grip left hand, Lightsabre
grip right hand. the figure stands 12 inches high and will retail for
$49.99. |
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monday 14th november 2005 |
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>>>we bring you promotional pictures from the
art of star wars in singapore from our great friend
david guivant. take a look, and
if you're in the area, get down there for what's looking to be an amazing
exhibition. |
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sunday 13th november 2005 |
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>>>we are over the moon to bring you our
interview with chewbacca himself peter mayhew.
we interviewed peter the day after becoming a us citizen and his answers can be found
here or by going through the sidebar and
hitting
interviews. then discuss it at our
forum
or at
smugglers rants
on
starwars.com-blogs. |
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saturday 12th november 2005 |
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>>>in just one week of release, revenge of
the sith on dvd and battlefront 2 brought in sales of $210
million in america, canada, the uk, germany, italy, spain, australia and
latin america, capping a record-breaking year for the franchise.
jim ward, senior vice president of lucasfilm and president of
lucasarts, said, "the phenomenal sales underscore the enduring strength
of the series. in many territories, dvd and game sales were nearly double
what we initially expected. consumers are clearly eager to experience the
movie again in pristine dvd quality and to immerse themselves in the star
wars universe by playing star wars battlefront 2."
enjoy the official trailer of battlefront 2 right here. |
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friday 11th november 2005 |
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>>>with the release of the revenge
of the sith dvd, the flannelled one has laid to rest an old
question. "now that we can watch them together and in order you will
see that the story is about anakin skywalker and the choices he
unwittingly made to become darth vader. How can someone so good, turn
so evil? you will see the rise and fall of anakin skywalker and then
you see the rise and fall of darth vader, which ultimately leads to
his redemption by his son. so darth vader destroys the sith,
by killing himself and sidious; therefore, the prophecy is true...darth
vader does bring balance to the force. the events through the saga and
the fall of anakin skywalker was unfortunately....inevitable." |
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thursday 10th november 2005 |
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>>>our look at selected characters of
importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with
captain mendip khan, a hero of the fall of chancai who fell into
the machinations of daemon garr and his twisted plans... |
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One of the youngest
Imperial Captains. Entrusted with the modified
VSDII Deliverance, later renamed the
Sword of Justice, he was a loyal Imperialist until the
Battle of Kren’Du where his forces met an invasion from outside
the galaxy. Abandoned by his fellow captains and their star ships, he fought
bravely, barely managing to save his crew and ship. Escaping to wild space he fought an internal battle with his loyalties
and eventually came to the realisation that the
Empire was not what he thought it might be. Avoiding a
mutiny by loyalist Imperial crewmembers, he officially left the service of
the Empire, taking those members of his crew that were loyal with him.
Wandering wild space and the
Outer Rim Territories he
eventually created a top-notch mercenary unit, unique in their loyalty for
their captain. They only take commissions from deserving causes, fighting to
protect the underdog from the less scrupulous members of the galaxy. They
forged a healthy allegiance with an organisation known as the
Raven Corporation. All Khan knew was that
the Lady
Raven paid his prices, and as long
as she did, he’d work for her. Khan
sacrificed both himself and his ship the
S.S.C Intrepid
when helping people escape
Chancai after the
Ki-Ki
invasion, but
miraculously survived. Khan and
his crew were captured by the Ki-Ki and
Lord Raven
swore he would free him. Ultimately,
Khan was liberated by Tar Ranth, Jan Lomona and Ryath Centaur. |
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wednesday 9th november 2005 |
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>>>with star wars being dropped as a profitable rpg, events are
starting to take place across the country in reaction to this. jason
brown brings us the latest news
here. |
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tuesday 8th november 2005 |
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>>>setnin select reaches number 166 with
a piece by
louis turfrey.
this shows the
rolling hills and mountain ranges of the planet matsule. for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, just click on the mini banner above and go through the
setnin select archive. |
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monday 7th
november 2005 |
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>>>a-desando, one of the setnin
sectors oldest worlds, and once a model of peace and unity. but
what turned her into an imperial loyal planet? to find out
click
here or go to the
guide section and brush up on your
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sunday 6th november 2005 |
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>>>we add two maps from Lightsabre's
distant past. firstly the original setnin sector map, currently
being updated for the latest stories. by
jonathan hicks, this is based on 1982's
quest for freedom, the
nhp audio stories of 1985-1987 and the
beginning of the
roleplay era. despite the
roughness of the copy this is a detailed look at the original layout
of the sector. click on
maps of the setnin
sector and check out the full set of maps. |
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>>>secondly we add the local sectors.
by
paul squire, this shows the
neighbouring sectors to setnin. laid out in 2-d, this shows the
sectors surrounding setnin in 360º. click on
maps of the setnin
sector and check out the full set of maps. |
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saturday 5th november 2005 |
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>>>jason
brown brings us news of the star wars dj. check
out
www.djkeltech.com and be blown away by a seriously
gifted dj. if you know your stuff you'll appreciate how skilled some of the
tricks he is doing. or you can check out the clip below. |
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>>>empire magazine have an
exclusive interview with star wars
producer rick mccallum in this months issue. rick talks about
the future of star wars on the small screen, as well as lucasfilms
aspirations for lowering production costs on both the small and big screen.
"what we want to do is take everything we’ve learned from feature films and
this new digital pipeline and put it back into television and set a standard
for how in four or five years time we can start making feature films for
five or ten million dollars instead of the $80, $90, $100 million it takes
now" |
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>>>we update our
roleplay sections with a new look for
the main page,
roleplay articles and
scenarios as well as news regarding
wizards of the coasts future with the d20 system. |
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>>>here's an early look at the cover
of the first book in the forthcoming legacy of the force series, betrayal
by
aaron allston. The cover is still
undergoing slight revisions, but here is the latest iteration by
jason felix. and don't forget to visit
jasons website by clicking
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friday 4th november 2005 |
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>>>john hollis, lando calrissian's
aide lobot from the empire strikes back, passed away on
october 18 in london of natural causes. hollis had an extensive career
in film with major science fiction roles including professor sondergaard
in the jon pertwee serial the mutants, the tomorrow people,
blake's 7, adam adamant lives, the avengers, a for
andromeda and in the films flash gordon, the superman
series and the day of the triffids. |
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thursday 3rd november 2005 |
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>>>after the release of the gif versions of a new hope
and the empire strikes back we present the final chapter of the
original trilogy, return of the jedi. again by the guys from foldsfive
over at
barbelith, this is the
entire story of jedi in 60 seconds. relive the sarlacc pit, the
speeder bike chase, the death star battle and vader
defeating palpatine. so for the finale, strap yourselves in
kids and watch all three below... |
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>>>our look at selected characters of
importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with
paige centaur, daughter of jan lomona who played such an
important role in the resurgence of the setnin sector against the
ki-ki... |
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Formerly Paige Retgarr-Lomona and
daughter of Jan Lomona and the bar
owner Saah Retgarr and wife of Ryath Centaur. Paige left her home aboard the Livill Station after her mother died
of Evitarr Syndrome and struck out
to find her natural father. After two
years searching Paige finally found Jan on Amagad, and joined him on his mission to Abrogard. Occasionally
joining her father on missions, Paige finally left A-desando just prior to Frans
Latka splitting up with her father.
Accepting his offer, Paige became Romanoe’s
chief engineer on Chancai and
later assisted Arr Sharn in his
work aboard the Euphoria Station. Year’s later Paige fell unexpectedly in
love with her father’s friend Ryath
Centaur and the two of them married.
Devastated at the apparent loss of her father in a hyperspace
accident, Paige was overcome with joy when Jan returned ten years after from
his time across the other side of the galaxy.
In his absence, Paige inherited the Euphoria Station from Luschia Arkensaw and co-ran the Trac-Tran Transit Company, making it a profitable,
legitimate concern. A successful
businesswoman, Paige was the link between the TTTC and her husband’s
mercenary group the Iron Claws. Tall like all A-desandian women, Paige had
a sharp sense of humour and a swift mind.
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>>>it's wednesday and it's time for setnin radio
episode 4.
hosted by mark
newbold and
louis turfrey,
setnin radio brings you thoughts, musings, news and information from the
world of star wars, Lightsabre and sci-fi in general.
setnin radio is available in two ways - click on your choice of media and listen
to a live stream in windows media player or mp3, or alternatively right
click, choose save target as and save to your hard drive. |
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>>>a quick reminder for our uk fans that
attack of the clones premieres on terrestrial tv tonight on
itv1 at 9.00pm. following on from
the release of both battlefront 2 and revenge of the sith on
monday, this is a busy week for all star wars fanatics. |
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>>>carrie fisher appeared in an episode of
smallville on the wb october 27th. the episode,
thirst, featured fishers character pauline kahn, editor-in-chief
of the daily planet. kahn meets with chloe sullivan, played by
allison mack, as chloe applies for an internship at the planet. |
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"what? he was
your brother?!" |
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pauline peruses chloe's
work - "it ain't the journal of the whills, but it'll do." |
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tuesday 1st november 2005 |
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>>>we enter november and as usual Lightsabre
is planning to bring you the best in star wars fandom. with
revenge of the sith now finally on dvd the saga is complete and the
countdown truly begins for both the animated and live action series.
but in our first piece of news for the month, check out the trio of images
below - digital yoda as he will now appear in all future dvd releases
of the phantom menace. |
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"a strange sensation it
was..." |
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"from rubber to pixels
i changed..." |
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"miss franks hand i
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digital yoda from
future phantom menace releases - courtesy of aint-it-cool.com |
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>>>michael
piller, best known to television viewers around the world as the
executive producer/co-creator of more than 500 hours of star trek,
lost his long battle with an aggressive form of head & neck cancer on
tuesday, november 1, 2005 at 4:51 a.m. at his home in los angeles. he was
57. he is survived by his wife sandra, daughter brent and son shawn.
for more information on this tragic news, click
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>>>setnin select reaches number 165 with
a piece by chris
the starving artist williams.
this shows weale galletti in disguise as glann cipples
alpha source in jabba's palace. for more looks into the worlds
of setnin, just click on the mini banner above and go through the
setnin select archive. |
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>>>it's the last day of october and so
we say happy halloween from Lightsabre.
while today may usually be all about trick or treat, for us star wars fans
it's simply a treat as revenge of the sith hits the shelves.
completing the saga's journey onto the small screen, now we can sit back and
watch the entire saga in it's correct order, just as lucas intended. |
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>>>we are thrilled to bring you our interview
with artist joe corroney.
joe was a top guest and great fun to work with. his answers can be found
here or by going through the sidebar and
hitting
interviews. then discuss it at our
forum
or at
smugglers rants
on
starwars.com-blogs. |
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>>>american stage and screen actor william hootkins,
best known to star wars fans as rebel pilot jek porkins, has
passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. he died 23 october 2005
at st johns hospital in santa monica. he was 58. born in
dallas, texas on 5 july 1948, hootkins made his stage debut in a local
school production that co-starred fellow student and future oscar
winner tommy lee jones. he studied astrophysics and chinese
linguistics at princeton university, but soon became involved with
princeton’s intime theatre group. on the recommendation of friend, john
lithgow (yoda in the radio dramas), he moved to britain after
graduation to study at lamda (london academy of music and dramatic
arts) and subsequently made his home here. in 1977, he played rebel
pilot jek porkins in a new hope. the part was small but had a big
impact. in an interview two years ago he joked "in a sense, my career's been
downhill ever since. fans still come to greet me at the stage door with
action figures of my character and embarrassing photographs for me to sign.”
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>>>recorded
on 3rd december 1987 and completed on 13th january
1988, newbold-hicks productions recorded their 20th and final entry into the
nhp star wars universe, ferrerean warriors. a tough tale of a
rebel mission to hunt down a
quartet of vicious alien warriors, this story went through a number of
drafts, with changes occurring to the finale. this map, drawn by jonathan hicks, shows the path our heroes
took and the trials that awaited them. you can also find this map in
our
maps of the setnin sector guide. |
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>>>we are proud to bring you the second
instalment of our interview with general veers actor julian glover.
julian was kind enough to put aside half an hour to talk to us and the
results of that chat can be found
here or by going through the sidebar and
hitting
interviews. then discuss it at our
forum
or at
smugglers rants
on
starwars.com-blogs. |
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>>>we finally update our
chronology section with the 13th
chronology section.
invasion of amagad was the era of
increased gang activity in setnin, and contains such important
stories as
mission of
mercenaries,
standing
in shadow and
nine
men down. click through the links above for a close
look at this important slice of setnin history.
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>>>we finally add our latest interview
to the site, and we are excited to welcome artist, director and
jack-of-all-trades matt busch.
to catch up on the latest news from matt's world click
here or go through the sidebar and
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interviews. and then discuss it at our
forum
or at
smugglers rants
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