>>>it was the
ilm halloween party a couple of days ago and our good buddy
bonnie burton sent us through
this link to a whole batch of fun photo's of the night. see
how many familiar faces you can recognise, and enjoy
bonnielooking immensely cool below.
miss burton
looking rather devastatingly sophisticated...
>>>it looks like family guy
will be opening it's season next year with an empire strikes back
parody. given the huge success of family guy: blue harvest, the
odds are high on there being a follow up. with the star wars
based episode bringing in the highest ratings since the show relaunched back
in 2005, and mila kunis - meg in the show - confirming a table
reading of the empire script it's all but confirmed. and with
blue harvest likely being available on dvd january 15th 2008 it's a
great time for star wars parody.
griffin the hutt...
>>>it's amazing where our name pops
up. why, just this morning we received an email from space centre
at houston informing us that 'sts-120 continues its historic
mission as star wars lightsaber soars on a six million mile journey'.
and my milometer says i've done less than 200 this week. anyway, click
here or on the image below for more news of this historical shuttle
mission...
speak to sts-120
>>>many thanks to both our good friend
gerald home and those fine folks at
the force net for posting about our
spaceport 2007 convention piece that we ourselves posted earlier
this week. always good to know that people enjoy our reporting and
articles.
>>>amazing news is pouring in from
france regarding both the live action and animated star wars television
series. during his chat with the audience, producer
rick mccallum revealed a number of key points. boba fett
will play a pivotal role in the show among the many bounty hunters and, as
Lightsabre revealed in an interview we conducted back in june 2005,
he wants daniel logan to reprise his attack of the clones
character. the series will be shown on cable, enabling grittier
storylines and is set for 100 episodes though mccallum hopes for that
to grow to as many as 400. those initial 100 episodes will feature all
new characters mixed in with characters seen in the films - no expanded
universe, although that may well change after those first 100. in
the real world, half a dozen screenwriters have been hired and start work in
november. with budgets set at between $1.7 to $2 million dollars, an
average television episode budget, they hope to be able to recreate the look
and feel of the films. it's clear they are aiming for movie-level feel
and quality in every episode. mccallum hopes that john williams
will be on board for the score, but it's too early in the day to confirm or
deny that. all amazing snippets of news.
lucas may dream
it, but mccallum makes it happen...
tuesday 30th october 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 262 with
artwork by
craig burt.
taken from his quest for freedom technical sketches this shows a-desandian
'camel' fighters.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>paul bateman is a great guy
that we met at
celebration europe. an extra in big movies such as harry
potter, eyes wide shut and gladiator, paul also
works for ralph mcquarrie. we had a chat with paul, and
he gave us some fascinating insight into just how much mcquarrie star
wars artwork is actually out there. "much of the material i'm
restoring - unfortunately no longer exists in any form other than a poor
slide, transparency or reproduction. it takes work to get the stuff back to
where it used to be. you'd be surprised the number of originals that used to
vanish in the old days. there's a ton of ralph's star wars
art that has never seen the light of day, including paintings and doodles
etc. ralph has always been a very prolific artist. if some piece of
paper was lying around with space enough to scribble on he'd fill it.
receipts, utilities, you name it he sketched on it. ralph did
lots of art for empire in particular. he drew many different versions
of vader's castle, the rebel base etc. i've always been
so familiar with his work, long before i knew him i'd buy anything that had
a new image by ralph inside, but now that i've seen the majority of
his art: if i had to put a number to it i'd say the public has only seen a
tenth of the star wars stuff he produced." amazing information,
and just imagine. for the last thirty years we've only seen one out of
every ten star wars sketches mcquarrie has produced.
paul (centre) in
a scene from gladiator
monday 29th october 2007
>>>turning to the dork side 20 hits
the site direct from
neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy.
you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our redesigned
assorted sidebar link where the best tickled funny bone isn't in
the elbow...
>>>the
spaceport 2007 convention
in liverpool last weekend was a roaring success, gathering immense
media attention and bringing an unprecedented 5000 fans to victoria place,
wallasey. our friends
gerald home,
rusty goffe, paul blake and
richard leparmentier were there, and you can view the images and
read about it
here or on our conventions
listing by going through our newly redesigned
assorted page.
just an average
day at the spaceport cafeteria...
sunday 28th october 2007
>>>Lightsabre
continues its
webmaster interviews. this week
we interview the author of a recent msnbc
article that caused quite a stir in the star wars community, mary
beth ellis. we contacted mary beth the day after the
article was posted and she graciously agreed to our interview, which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
mary beth ellis
>>>for anyone even vaguely interested in
looking back fondly at celebration europe, this site is an absolute
must.
mint in box, a french-based site, has acres of images, text and
videos from the july 13th-15th convention including images of our good
friend gerald home at the Lightsabre stand. click on the
banner below or go to our
links page and click on
collecting pages for more fantastic coverage...
saturday 27th october 2007
>>>norman harrison is perhaps not a name
instantly familiar to fans of the star wars saga, but his handiwork
is absolutely iconic. norman designed and hand-crafted luke
skywalkers lightsabre from return of the jedi, and that self-same
weapon is now available to buy. £30,000 should just about secure it.
click
here for local news coverage of the sale, and some great images of
the Lightsabre itself, and keep checking this Lightsabre for
our norman harrison article very soon.
norman holding
the lightsabre when we spoke to him last year
>>>we continue to bring you new sites to browse
with today's site -
princessleia.com. this site, dedicated to all things organa,
is a neatly designed new site that aims to go in-depth into the life and
adventures of everyone's favourite princess. click
here, on the banner below or go to our
links page and click on
tribute pages for more from the princess...
friday 26th october 2007
>>>lisa
smolen jenkins is a great friend of the site. not only was she
one of our guests in the
webmaster interviews, she's known to bloggers on the
official blogs as oboe-wan. and as well as being funny,
insightful and flat out lovely, she's also an accomplished musician,
performing in show on the las vegas strip. and, on top of all
of that she finds time to be a mom and to release her second album.
complications is the follow up to simple things and builds on her
first release beautifully. over to lisa. "it
gives me great pride and deepest pleasure to finally announce that my second
cd titled complications is ready. i am taking mp3 orders via email at
lsj521@gmail.com and will begin sending out the mp3s starting november
1st."
there are 10 songs on the new cd ready for download
the inside & outside artwork is also available, please remember
to download that to complete your cd.
you should see all eleven songs listed
the inside & outside artwork is also available, please remember
to download that to complete your cd.
>>>it's always good to know that while sites
like Lightsabre may have been around for almost a decade, there are
new sites springing up all the time.
wild wookiee world is one of those sites, full of all the
information you'll ever need to know about the wookiee species.
click
here,on the banner below or go to our
links page and click on
tribute pages to take a trip to
wild wookiee world...
thursday 25th october 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
carlin,homeworld of
squadron indigo leader
terrie saffra...
Homeworld of Glann Cipples former operative and
now Galactic Alliance agent Terrie Saffra.Also the home of the late Revenger strike squad member Ozz Turnee.Primarily a forest world, Carlin is notable
for its outstanding natural beauty.Many hikers and walkers travel to the world to partake of its crisp
fresh air and warm sun, enjoying their walks through the Rarrla Forest
>>>although you may not initially
realise it, you are all very, very familiar with peter serafinowicz.
honestly, you are. don't believe us, ok then - have you seen the
phantom menace? heard the voice of darth maul? well peter
was the voice of maul, and here on his own bbc 2 sketch show we see him as
darth vader. prepare for six minutes of genius.
wednesday 24th october 2007
>>>the space shuttle discovery
blasted off yesterday on a 14 day, 6 million mile mission to the
international space station, and carrying something of great importance
- luke skywalkers lightsabre. the sts-120 crew can be
contacted with your best wishes and messages by clicking
here and filling in the form. and watch below for the itn
coverage of the 11.38am launch.
tuesday 23rd october 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 261 with
artwork by
craig burt.
taken from his quest for freedom design sketches this shows a-desandian
'camel' fighter pilots.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>here's a blast from the past, inspired by
the great touring palitoy 2007 archive organsied by dave tree and friends.
here we see the palitoy factory in coalville, leicester with
toys assembled and finally taken to the shelves. if this doesn't bring
a tear of nostalgia to your eye you're a tougher nut than i am...
monday 22nd october 2007
>>>turning to the dork side 19 hits
the site direct from
neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy.
you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our redesigned
assorted sidebar link where laughing at funerals is a lot better
than crying at the comedy store.
>>>we update our
interviews
section by breaking the ever-expanding list down into years. now, when
clicking through simply scroll to the foot of the page for the previous
year. see, easy!
>>>the
flannelled one george lucas is to be
honoured today by the
national space club. jodi
weiner, an event co-ordinator at the national space club said
lucas would be acknowledged for his promotion of space through his
works. though not expected to attend, this is sure to be another
gratefully accepted award for lucas in this 30th anniversary year.
"space? i
live in california, there's plenty of space..."
sunday 21st october 2007
>>>we welcome to Lightsabre
the man who was wicket, wald and willow, warwick
davis. warwick spoke to us at last weekends
celebfest 2007 and very kindly gave us some of his time
and his replies can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
warwick davis
>>>tina fey is best known to uk
audiences for her new show
30 rock, which plays thursday nights at 10.40pm on
five, but perhaps not everybody will know
what a raging star wars fan she is. our good pal
bonnie burton over at the
official star wars blogs posted a piece
about tina and a saturday night live sketch that never quite
materialised. as tina says "you put that costume and that wig
on and nerds go bananikers.
people were just staring at me in the hall, all these extras and background
people and nerds wanted to talk to me all the sudden. guys have a real weird
thing for that outfit." we're pretty sure guys would go bananikers for
her in any costume, but click
here and check out the full piece.
geek magazine
saturday 20th october 2007
>>>a curious oddity this one, a short
video of george lucas and harrison ford shooting the breeze on the set of
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull. with the official trailer set to open next month the
indy news is sure to come thick and
fast.
>>>indiana jones and the
kingdom of the crystal skullended its
principal photography this week - which as all fans of major motion pictures
know means far from the end of actual shooting - with a
scene shot at a 1950's mexican airport. georgelucas and
harrison ford were seen on
set, along with 150 extras. now the film enters the editing stage and
will fall into the experienced hands of
ilm to weave their magic.
harrison ford as
indy on the shoots last day
friday 19th october 2007
>>>continuing the new underworld age
- part two we present the 2002 story the crossroadsby
louis
turfrey. tar ranth
is back with a vengeance and on a path towards meeting his two enemies -
aaron de'athe and commander brotus of the ki-ki...
>>>msnbc
contributor mary beth ellis put forward some interesting views in a
piece on
msnbc
yesterday regarding the new live action star wars television series.
clearly a fan of the saga, mary beth is disturbed by the events of
the last decade, and her article can be found right
here. come back a week sunday for
our exclusive Lightsabre interview with mary beth ellis.
padme in attack
of the clones - not mary's favourite episode...
thursday 18th october 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance
from the history of the setnin sector with
cantarr bi romou, the world that hosted the largest of the sectors
starports ...
Standing on the edge of the Soluman Delta Gulf Cantarr Bi Romou
is the site of one of the largest starports in the entire Setnin Sector.Locatedinthe city of Kansonn Velee, an ancient collection
of building dating back to the Great
HyperspaceWar, the starport
takes up most of the skyline and the shipyards were the first to mass-produce
the famed Sunwing
starfighter.Glann Cipples agent Shoot Lafta was stationed in the city
and liased with Cipples operatives as they pass through Cantarr Bi Romou on
their way to the Soluman Delta Gulf.Orbiting the star Romou Sol,
Cantarr Bi Romou is a technically advanced world with high art and culture,
which the Empire had occupied.Commander Terrov was posted there for
a brief while and it was on Cantarr Bi Romou that he abducted Tref Goodman, eventually murdering
her and coming into contact with Goah
Galletti for the first time
>>>there must be occasions in a
sith lords life when he really wishes he'd renewed his rac
membership. here we find darth vader, dreaded lord of the
sith and second-in-command of the galactic empire holding the
bonnet while see-threepio jump starts their car with the assistance
of artoo deetoo.
"artoo, where are
you hiding the jump leads?"
wednesday 17th october 2007
>>>now this could all be total bunkum,
but
aint-it-cool-news have posted a thread with someone who 'apparently'
has the inside track on the new live action series. click
here to read the rumours - and we emphasize rumours - but
please note these names, just in case any of this turns out to be true.
thall joben, a young male with the surname naberrie, kyp
durron, boba fett, bib fortuna, oola, general
papanoida and the death star plans.
thall joben
naberrie
durron
boba fett
bib fortuna
oola
papanoida
death star plans
>>>it's been a while since we posted a
video, and this one is well worth it. here we present stacey hegder
in a true blast from the 80's that's been all over the net this week.
tuesday 16th october 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 260 with
artwork by richard skidmore.
taken from his pre-coloured comic art from quest for freedom, this
shows grand moff treece and commander lans conferring.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
monday 15th october 2007
>>>turning to the dork side 18 hits
the site direct from
neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy.
you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our redesigned
assorted sidebar link where yes, falling down a ravine is
definitely funny.
>>>we welcome back to Lightsabre
two men who have both been previous guests on the site, jeremy bulloch
and daniel logan. we caught up with the fetts recently
and their replies can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
logan and bulloch
>>>Lightsabre was out and about today,
visiting celebfest 2007 at hallam university in sheffield.
dave prowse, kenny baker and warwick davis were there
mixing it up with star wars fans of all ages, and you can read about
what happened at the event right
here or by clicking through to our conventions
page.
would you buy a
used ewok from this man?
saturday 13th october 2007
>>>our good pal stephen at
galactic empire has sent this news
through from
moving image toys. over to palpy. "we are holding
a charity event to raise money for the
starlight childrens foundation. members of the rebel
legion and the 99th imperial garrison will be attending in
costume posing as famous characters from the star wars universe.
we are running a competition to raise money for
starlight, donations of £1.00 per entry, prize includes a bundle of
star wars goodies including a picture of boba fett signed by
the actor jeremy bulloch. we will also be asking for donations of
£1.00 to have your picture taken with the characters so don't forget your
camera. star wars fans of all ages are welcome to come down and
join in with what is sure to be a fantastic fun day for an excellent cause.
be there at
moving image toys in the beacon shopping centre in north shields,
tyne and wear on saturday 27th october, 2007." cheers for that
stephen.
jeremy bulloch as
boba fett
>>>we now redesign our
assorted page in our site redesign.
listing october's
assortedarticles so far you can now find various articles,
articles, arcade, humourous articles, shop,
Lightsabre articles, forums, conventions, turning to
the dork side, danny's diary, blog, chat and
forums at the foot of the page.
friday 12th october 2007
>>>we redesign our
reviews page today to bring it in line with the rest of the site.
re-launching with a review of chapter seven of star wars galaxies by
anthony harding,
you can now find all our
reviewsat the foot of the new main page. click
here to check it out and see what else is new in the star wars
galaxy.
>>>an awful lot of effort went into
making
celebration europe the huge success it
was, and that success was in no small part moulded by the efforts of events
co-ordinator barry eldridge. click
here to see the promotional videos shot
by barry and his team, as well as the promotional images snapped at
london city airport or visit the convention
page.
vader called in
the red cross to help with his heavy breathing problem
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance
from the history of the setnin sector with
branta, the world that was both the birthplace of torona formoon
and host to one of the largest starports in the sector...
Birthplace of the Setnin Sector ganglord Torona Formoon, Branta was also the
world where Glann Cipple sent Ryath Centaur, Kaile Mirrener and TarrRanth on a search-and-destroy mission.A medium technology planet, Branta boasts
one of the larger starports in the Setnin Sector, the sprawling Korrske Bleen Starport
wednesday 10th october 2007
>>>the
indiana jones machine is in full swing, with steven spielberg
giving an impromptu peek into the latest film.
iesb have the inside skinny, but it appears that
george lucas spent about 9 days on set, didn't direct any second
unit and was denied his wish to have the film recorded digitally.
spielberg is giving lucas an edit, but won't use it if he doesn't
like the final results. click
here for more intriguing news from the conference.
steven spielberg
>>>drop by our
celebration europe and
convention pages for some new sounds and clips, bringing the flavour of the convention back to you
in great style.
tuesday 9th october 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 259 with
artwork by richard skidmore.
this shows an a-desandiancamel fighter pilot 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.
>>>in san francisco today?
if so, drop by the playstation store@metreon and celebrate the
release of star wars battlefront: renegade squadron. released
exclusively on the sony psp, this 3rd chapter in the battlefront
series can be bought today in a limited edition battlefront pack.
check out the poster below for more information.
monday 8th october 2007
>>>turning to the dork side 17 hits
the site direct from
neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy.
you can view it there or go to our humour section on the
sidebar where the early bird catches the worm.
you can catch all previous chapters of
the dork side
here
in ourhumour
section.
>>>puff
games are a free online game site with a multitude of games to pass
the time. click
hereto have a blast at a trench full of tie fighters and
browse around their free site for more ways to pass the hours while you
should be hard at work...
sunday 7th october 2007
>>>Lightsabre
continues its
webmaster interviews. this week
we interview the guys behind the uk's fastest growing star wars
website, james burns and adam lamping of
jedi news. james and adam have become good
friends to Lightsabre over this past year and their interview can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
jedi news
>>>the animation art gallery in london
are hosting a special event next wednesday to commemorate 30 years of
star wars and to film a new feature for the sci-fi channel.
tickets are limited, so click on the image below or
here and get in quick for what's sure to be a great evening for
lovers of star wars art.
saturday 6th october 2007
>>>our good friend
joćo pinto over
at
fan force portugal
has contacted us with news of a great interview
they've conducted with the writer of the mega hit star wars legacy,
john ostrander. click
here for the interview and learn what's on the way for star wars
comics...
john ostrander
>>>great
news for sci-fi and star trek fans. over to
startrek.com. "on tuesday, november 13, the two-part star
trek remastered version of the menagerie will beam onto the big
screen in a special engagement with selected theatres! the
screening - a first for star trek - will be seen in nearly 300
theatres across the u.s. and canada. a one-night only event, the screening
will also feature a special introduction by eugene "rod" roddenberry,
son of star
trek creator
gene roddenberry, plus a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the
remastered series. the menagerie screening is in part to promote the
hd-dvd/dvd release the following week (nov. 20) by cbs home entertainment
and paramount home entertainment." fantastic and unexpected news, but
a shame that the rest of the planet doesn't get to share in the big screen
fun.
>>>celebfest
2007 is a new venture,
kicking off with it's inaugural event at sheffield hallam university
on sunday 14th october at 9.30am. with celebrity guest signers
including david prowse, kenny baker and warwick davis,
exhibitors trading in autographs, posters, photos, cards, books, comics,
props, toys and other collectables, the event also boasts dinners, lectures,
with question and answer sessions and movie screenings. it looks like
a day not to be missed, another chance to celebrate star wars 30th
anniversary and a great excuse to catch up with all the new pals we made
during the summer. click
here to go to the website, or on the poster below.
friday 5th october 2007
>>>danny's
diary returns with two recent updates from the life and career of
kerner optical effects man danny wagner. danny has
been present on all of the prequels, as well as a glut of other
high-profile projects and with the ilm model shop being sold to
kerner opticaldanny's career takes yet another turn. click
here for the latest from
danny's diary.
danny and lorne
peterson
>>>continuing the new underworld age
- part two we present the 2002 story a soldier of
fedarnby
jonathan hicks. this
chronicles the path taken by an average foot soldier after the final battle
onzelon
after the fall of chancai
back to his own sector, his home, and the capital of fedarn...
thursday 4th october 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
benesk, the moon of zelon that was at the epicentre of setnin
politics...
Airless and
barren moon of the planet Zelon and home to several huge domes that took up a tiny portion of its
surface. The domes, thick transparisteel held in place by powerful magnetic
grapplers, rise from long-dormant volcanoes and was connected by air-tubes
and conveyance tunnels.One such dome
holds the Chamber of Systems, a huge amphitheatre split in half one half rising tiers of seats
and the other a gigantic three-dimensional holographic display of the Setnin
Sector.This is where the Speakers debate Setnin
policy and politics
>>>before we go any further be warned,
there is some course language in this one, and as such you need to verify
your age as 18 or over, but this is a hilarious new site called
comedybox.tv and it's well worth the visit. click
here for more and browse around...
wednesday 3rd october 2007
>>>carrie
fisher will be guest starring in nbc's30 rock on october
25th but not only that she's also appearing alongside lily allen,
stephen fry and russell brand in a low budget spoof of pride
and prejudice called jane austen handheld. it looks to be a
busy time for carrie, and she's looking well on it as evidenced by
the photo below...
carry me carrie...what
can i say, i'm a dr hook fan...
>>>natalie
portman spoke at uc berkley recently about the foundation for
international community assistance and micro-lending as a solution to
poverty. given the serious nature of the topic she was keen not to be
railroaded by star wars fans. "i was really scared that there
would be a star wars fan and no one would be interested in my cause."
fair comment we think.
natalie in regal
mode
tuesday 2nd october 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 258 with
artwork by richard skidmore.
this shows jan lomona and a wing of camel fighters from
quest for freedom issue 2's promo poster.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>facebook
is spreading faster and wilder than hoojibs during mating season, and
Lightsabre has a presence on
facebook, one that's visited by good number of folks. we'd
like to invite you over there to have a mooch around, see what we're
plotting and planning for the future and join in the fun. sign up,
click
here to see more and get stuck in.
Lightsabre on
facebook
monday 1st october 2007
>>>here in the good old u of k
woolworths have graced us with another wooly and worth advert,
featuring none other than darth vader. sit back and enjoy the
exploits of a sheep, a sheepdog and a sith lord...
