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The Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter has returned from my annual summer vacation. As most readers know, I live in the great(??) state of Texas. During the Lone Star summer here, going outside is basically like just dropping yourself into a Mustafar lava pit. Or getting fried by Tatooine’s twin suns. Or maybe standing behind a Star Destroyer as it powers up its engines. In short, it’s hot and excruciating and more than a minute or two of exposure will take your skin off. So in short, the perfect time for a little break. I do love writing Death Star HR, but sometimes it’s good to step away for a few weeks. You don’t want something you love to start to feel like a chore.
To celebrate the return of Death Star HR, it’s a pretty long edition this week. Entirely possible if you use Gmail that you’re not seeing the entire newsletter. So make sure you click “view entire message” to see the whole thing. Anyway, Disney’s D23 happened and there’s a lot of news out of that, including an Ahsoka trailer we got to see and a Starfighter trailer that only people in attendance got to see. Dave Filoni got everyone fired up with a single comment regarding The Hunt for Ben Solo. And I actually left the house and had “human interaction” at Rebel Scum Con.
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This Is Where The Fun Begins
This weekend is Major League Baseball’s “Player’s Weekend.” No, it’s not the weekend the MLB owners stop being failson nepobabies and work out a deal so we have baseball next year. Instead, it’s the weekend in which players will get to express their personality, as long as it’s in a MLB approved way. While I say that somewhat cynically, there is some good involved. Players are auctioning some of the gear they wear off to support charities of their choice. So that is cool. I’ve mentioned in the past about baseball players that are Star Wars fans, so you know that’s what we’re going back to.
It is a well established fact that cheering for the New York Yankees is like cheering for the Empire1. It’s just not something I can do. I will always be a Detroit Tigers fan, no matter how much they hurt me every season and and no matter how much their bullpen is a steaming pile of Bantha poodoo. But at least Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler has good taste. For the weekend, he went with some custom Star Wars cleats.
Schlitter wore the cleats on Friday and had a nice game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He only allowed 1 run while striking out 4. The 3 walks and 6 hits over 6 innings aren’t great. But good enough to get the win. Even though I’m of the opinion pitcher wins is a fairly meaningless stat. But I’m also not sure about what exactly Schlitter took away from the movies.
“Growing up, you always want to be toward the Light Side,” Schlittler said. “As you get older, you understand how the world works and how things are. You gain a little bit more sympathy for the Dark Side. I feel like it’s a good balance of where I’m at as a player, both on and off the field.”
Very fine people on both sides, I guess?
This Is Where The “Fun” Begins
Are you guys familiar with the debate around Flock cameras? Flock is a company that makes and operates automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. They are somewhat controversial these days due to privacy concerns, and the fact that police officers can’t stop abusing them, usually to stalk women.
Once you see a Flock camera and know what to look for, you’ll start noticing them everywhere. Because they are everywhere. If you live in a large city like me, or even a medium-sized one, I can just about guarantee they are in your community. Even small towns aren’t immune. Hood County, a fairly rural county outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex made the news this week when one of the constables went around and covered the cameras up.
“These cameras were constantly scanning and recording regular folks just going about their day,” [Hood County Constable John D.] Shirley said. “By unplugging and covering them, we’re making it clear: privacy isn’t optional, and mass surveillance isn’t how we do things here. To Flock Safety Systems: come get your garbage out of my county.”
But hey, maybe both Constable Shirley and myself are being unfair. After all, Flock does have it’s celebrity supporters.
Surely if Darth Vader, the heavy-breathing symbol of fascism favors Flock cameras, then you should too. Right? Right???
Ahsoka Season 2 Goes All Out
OK, just start with the trailer. Go watch it, I’ll wait.
Pretty cool, huh? We finally have a release date for season 2 of Ahsoka. January 20th, 2027. We’re getting 8 episodes. If Disney releases one a week, the show will wrap up a few weeks before Celebration.
There’s a lot going on there. I don’t think any of it is really a huge surprise though. We see Ahsoka and Sabine still stuck on Peridea. Grand Admiral Thrawn is back and ready to kick ass. Baylan Skoll is still on his spiritual journey or something like that. The New Republic made Ezra shave his beard, a la Mr. Burns and Don Mattingly.
And maybe most importantly, Anakin Skywalker just won’t leave Ahsoka Tano alone. Does Force Ghost Anakin ever pop in to talk to Luke and Leia, you know, his kids? Or maybe Ben Solo, his grandson? Sure doesn’t seem that way2. Because if anyone could have used a little Force Ghost guidance, it was Ben. But Anakin seems to have plenty of time to talk to his old apprentice. Anakin, since you have Force Ghost abilities, remember not all Jedi do, maybe think about checking in on your kids. Or maybe spend time in the Star Wars afterlife with Padme. Just let Ahsoka do her thing.
There are plenty of detailed breakdown videos out there if you’re looking for them. But just a few quick thoughts I had, after watching it multiple times.
At first I thought those were actual Ysalamiri, but they are instead just Ysalamiri artwork. Still cool.
The Night Sisters look scary! I love it.
Along the same lines, hallways are bad news. If you’re in the Star Wars universe, you never want to get stuck in a hallway. You’re done for.
Also speaking of Night Sisters, is this taking place on Dathomir? Which I believe would be the first live-action appearance of Dathmoir.
Ezra and Zeb reunion! And maybe Chopper getting a bigger part? The giant space battle we’ve been promised would be the perfect place for some of Chopper’s hijinks.
Going to edit this so it’s Chopper holding a boombox. Star Wars is again making use of flashbacks. Although you could probably argue there’s a difference between a flashback and seeing something through the World Between Worlds. Star Wars is not something that really deals with flashbacks as a story-telling device. The Last Jedi was the first use of them, at least in a movie. While the Disney+ shows have dabbled in flashbacks, I kinda like that Star Wars didn’t use them. All that being said, it’s pretty cool to see live action Clone Wars again.
Pretty sure this is a new character. I don’t think having a lightsaber blade between the two handles is a good idea. Professor Huyang would not approve.
Also, new poster! I dig it.
The actors on the show have been saying that this is going to be bigger and badder than season 1. Season 1 was good, I’ve rewatched it somewhat recently. Maybe in the spring? Who can say, time has no meaning. But anyway, I enjoyed it although I felt there were some strange editing and pacing decisions. The casting was excellent and I loved the inclusion of the Mortis Gods. And of course, seeing my boy Mitth'raw'nuruodo in live action, even if Cowboy Dave kinda did him dirty and gave him Elon Musk vibes.
We already knew there was going to be a big space battle between the Admiral Akbar - suspiciously not in the trailer - and the Grand Admiral Thrawn led forces of the Imperial Remnant. Something that will be cool to watch and will reinforce the idea that Star Wars is better on the big screen. Rosario Dawson promises us even more:
As Ahsoka Tano, Dawson said Season 2 will showcase an even bigger story for her former Jedi. “This season is massive!” she said. “The stakes are higher, the battles are bigger… and the threat of Thrawn looms large for Ahsoka, her crew, and the entire galaxy.”
Ezra Bridger himself, Eman Esfandi has made similar comments.
"There's going to be more lightsabers. A lot more lightsaber action. There's going to be some space battles, some space action, and there's going to be witches, and swords, and explosions galore," the actor shared during a talk attended by GamesRadar+ at the Disney convention. "It's going to be really fun, really fast-paced, and we may or may not hear something about that a little later today. So, stay tuned here at D23 for Ahsoka season 2."
And maybe, just maybe this going to be Ahsoka Tano’s last rodeo. Would Dave Filoni kill off his baby? Lady Tano herself did hint at it.
So it is possible that Ahsoka season 2 could be the end of the line for Ahsoka Tano. As far as I know, there aren’t any books or comics or anything telling Ahsoka’s story in the Sequel Trilogy era. The only appearance I know of is Ahsoka - this time voiced by the OG Ahsoka, Ashley Eckstein - saying “Rey” at the end of Rise of Skywalker. According to Screen Rant, Dave Filoni did not confirm that Ahsoka had died at the time of Rise of Skywalker, but it makes sense for two reasons. First, every other Jedi’s voice you hear is dead3. And second, the fact that the First Order is on the rise and nobody thinks “hey, we should see if Ahsoka can help” is probably a good sign she isn’t alive.
I’ve said plenty of times that not everything has to be Andor. And I stand by it. But killing off main characters isn’t really something we’ve come to expect out of Disney Star Wars. Or really Star Wars in general. Outside of maybe the New Jedi Order books and Andor/Rogue One. On the other hand, if Ghost Anakin is telling Ahsoka this is going to be her trial, her choice if she’s going to be a Jedi or not, maybe just maybe Ahsoka sacrificing herself to save her friends and the New Republic might be it.
Actually, I’ve got it. Since Star Wars rhymes. Ahsoka does what Ezra did at the end of Rebels, sacrifice herself to stop Thrawn. Only she knows Thrawn is too dangerous to be left alive, banishing him to Peridea via the Purrgil Express was just a temporary solution. So instead of capturing Thrawn, Ahsoka blows up his Star Destroyer with both her and Thrawn on it. And then she and Anakin get to hang out as Force Ghosts.
The D23 Bits and Bobs
Ahsoka wasn’t the only trailer released at D23. For those who don’t know, D23 is Disney’s investor day(s). It’s announcements on what’s upcoming, not just for Star Wars but across all of Disney. Parks, movies, TV shows, etc..
First off, Star Wars: Starfighter got an update. There was a teaser trailer shown but not officially released. It has leaked, I did a little poking around but everything I found were people talking about what had allegedly been seen along with a couple stills. The Disney lawyers are on top of taking down any leaks, apparently. But, there are descriptions out there:
The trailer opens on a boy (Flynn Gray) in a hangar, lifting the tarp on a long-mothballed starship. Who this boy is was not revealed in the trailer or in Disney’s press releases, but he may be Auberon’s son, given that both characters seem to live in this place. Auberon himself appears, scolding the boy for being nosy in the hangar, but when asked what the ship is, he confirms that it is a decommissioned G-17 Imperial Reaper: “the fastest starfighter ever built.”
When the boy tells Auberon he’s never heard of the ship, Auberon says “there’s a reason for that,” at which point we are treated to about 30 seconds of sizzle reel footage teasing Starfighter: a speeder skims a lake; we see Auberon’s distinctive, “Drive“-esque leather jacket from behind, adorned with an upside-down Rebel Alliance emblem; and Auberon working on then apparently strapping in to take flight in the G-17. Then, an “Avatar“-like environment where a vehicle akin to a hangglider rides above the waves; ignition firing on what again looks like the G-17; and a reveal of what is likely the movie’s title card, notably using the more retro “Star Wars” typeface that can be found on the original 1977 film’s posters, rather than the more widely known “Star Wars” logo which opens each of the numbered films.
We learned that Ryan Gosling’s character is named Kade Auberon, which if you’re an old school Legends Expanded Universe fan, immediately made you think of Cade Skywalker, from the Legacy comics, published by Dark Horse. This is the same series that gave us Darth Talon, a character that people talked about again after Maul: Shadow Lord.
It’s way too early to form any judgments, not that the fact we’re still roughly nine months away is going to stop anyone. The jacket and the typeface are cool. And I’m just going to keep an open mind.
Ahsoka and Starfighter weren’t the only D23 trailers. While not quite as big of a deal as the first two, but we got the trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Have you wanted to watch all three seasons of The Mandalorian in an hour and have it be in LEGO form? If so, you’re in luck.
To its credit, the show did a pretty good job getting a lot of the actors back to do the voices. Per IMDB, Bill Burr, Rosario Dawson, Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, and Amy Sedaris - among others - are all there. The Star Wars LEGO shows aren’t going to blow you away, but they are usually fun. And let’s be honest, the poster is pretty good.
Dave Filoni Woke Up and Chose Chaos
Long time readers of DSHR know that in addition to being Darth Jar Jar truthers, we (and by we I mean me) are supporters of The Hunt For Ben Solo. For those who have forgotten, back in the fall of last year, Adam Driver let it slip that there was a Ben Solo movie written with Steven Soderbergh set to direct, that would take place after The Rise of Skywalker. The movie was approved by at the Lucasfilm level by Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Carrie Beck. But then at the Disney level, Bob “Palpatine” Iger shut it down, saying that he didn’t see how they could make the movie when Ben Solo was dead. If you want a good rundown on all the Ben Solo news from the fall until the spring, check out the DSHR podcast I did with friend of Death Star HR and Ben Solo supporter, Jen Davies Gen X Nerd. You can see from the YouTube cover shot, it was a lot of fun.
I almost left this in the general D23 catchall section, but as I said, this is a pro-THFBS newsletter so it deserves its own spot. As Lucasfilm co-president and cowboy hat aficionado Dave Filoni was of course asked about it.
In case you’re reading this and not in a position to watch the video, Dave tries a little Jedi Mind Trick on the Variety reporter:
Reporter: What about The Hunt for Ben Solo?
Dave: … [waves hand] we’re not making that picture right now, that’s all I can say.
This has, predictably, set off the THFBS fandom. And as a lawyer, I appreciate Dave giving what I would consider a very lawyerly answer. “We’re not making this picture right now” is a confirmation and a denial. It’s a true statement. Unless Disney is in fact filming THFBS in a super-secret location, Cowboy Dave is accurate that they are in fact, not making the movie at this time.
At the same time, the words “right now” are what everyone has latched onto. Because it’s an opening. It might not be happening right now, but it could be in the future. So we have hope, and rebellions Sequel Trilogy sequels are built on hope.
Rebel Scum Con: The Force is in…Frisco, Texas?
Whenever I am forced to make the journey up the Dallas North Tollway and I wind up in Frisco, Texas. I get what Luke Skywalker was talking about when he said “Well, if there's a bright center of the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from.” That’s how I feel about Frisco. It’s still in DFW, but it’s far enough from my house that it might as well be the end of the earth. Or Oklahoma. But when it comes to Star Wars, sacrifices must be made, including the nearly $30.00 in tolls to drive from my house to the Frisco Conference Center for three days. That’s right, Rebel Scum Con is back, and bigger than ever. (There are quite a photos here, but most of them are in the DSHR Instagram page. Shameless plug).
When I wrote about RSC last year, it was from the perspective of someone who didn’t know what to expect. I had never been to this sort of con and was quite frankly, a little nervous. What if I ran into people who wanted to bully me for my pro-Darth Jar Jar stances? What? It could happen. It’s a Star Wars convention. Strange things can happen. You can read the full recap below, along with whatever other nonsense was on my mind at the time.
This year was largely the same, only I went for all three days and had a better idea about what to expect. And probably did a better job making sure I had a water bottle and a few snacks. Anyway, a rundown on what happened.
I am not a big autograph guy. Partly because I think prices are pretty ridiculous. Partly because my ongoing issues with a lack of storage space. But this year, there were a couple people who I couldn’t pass up. Dedra Meero was, in my humble opinion, the standout character on Andor. And that’s tough to do considering all the fantastic characters and performances in both seasons of Andor. And as I’ve mentioned before, Denise Gough seems like a very engaging person who always seemed to bring some chaotic energy to her interviews.
I think the highlight talking with her was Sunday when I was there with good friend known only as the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Fort Worth.
Ft. Worth Obi - Can you sign it ‘you disgust me?’
Denise - You’re like the 6th person this weekend who’s asked me that. I don’t know what that says about you all. (you’ll have to imagine this in an Irish accent)
Me - Some men just want Dedra Meero to be mean to them.
That got a good laugh. So I’m current adding “Made Fascist Barbie laugh” to my resume.
If you’re at something like this, I think it’s tough to know what’s going on in the signers head. Do they actually want to be there? Are they actually fans of Star Wars or was it just a paycheck? Do they think all us fans are a bunch of weirdos? Harrison Ford pretty famously thinks Star Wars fans are a bit deranged. Sir Alec Guinness allegedly had similar feelings as Ford, but some of the stories seem to be taken out of context. I was also told, talking to other people at RSC, if you go to some of the bigger cons, it’s an assembly line for autographs, especially for the bigger name actors and actresses. Like if you’re lucky, you’ll get an acknowledgment from Hayden Christensen. Not because he’s a jerk - everything I’ve seen online seems to indicate he loves being part of Star Wars and likes the fans - but rather there’s just so many people to get through.
So who knows what was going on their heads, but everyone there at least put on a good show. All the people we talked to over the weekend: Denise Gough, Manny Jacinto, Dennis Haysbert, Michael Stackpole, Johnny Coyne, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, and Tait Fletcher were all gracious to every single person that came through their line. They all took the time to ask everyone how they were doing and answer any questions.
Did they actually care? Who can say. On the one hand, they have to at least care a bit, if for no other reason than they wouldn’t have a job if it wasn’t for the fanbase. Perhaps it’s just my nature to be cynical about these sort of events. It’s transactional and for a lot of actors at this level, ie well known but not an A-Lister, these sort of weekends can essentially be easy money.
But on the other hand, like I said, all the people I interacted with seemed to be genuinely happy to be there and to talk with fans. For people who aren’t regulars on the con circuit - like Dennis Haysbert and Gideon Adlon - they almost looked amazed at times that there was this kind of response. I think Paul Sun-Hyung Lee said it best, sure getting an autograph or a photo or something is cool. But it’s the interaction that you’ll remember. As Rebel Scum Con continues to grow, they’re moving out of Frisco for bigger digs next year, the challenge of how to keep the intimate feeling is just going to grow.
The best of the panels, and I’ll admit we didn’t stick around for the whole thing, was one about the Ghorman language. This year, Rebel Scum Con had basically fan-led panels. You could pitch the organizers on some aspect of Star Wars or Star Wars fandom that you wanted to talk about it. Am I putting together a Darth Jar Jar Powerpoint as we speak? Who can say. Anyway, the Ghorman one, taught by Iro, covered the little bit of Ghorman language and customs that we know from Andor. Ending a march through the hotel lobby into the main conference center.
What you don’t see is that a few minutes before the makeshift Ghorman Front came marching by us, we saw Denise Gough heading the other way towards the hotel lobby. This was Sunday late in the afternoon so she was presumably checking out and heading to catch her plane. The Ghorman Front realized their main antagonist was heading their way, they stopped to sing the Ghor song for her. The timing could not have been any better.
It appears I can embed Instagram reels. At least for today.
The other fun “march” we saw was the first ever Rolling of the Rotta’s, as it’s been dubbed. Running through the halls is a Star Wars tradition. It started with the Running of the Hoods, where people dressed as Willrow Hood and holding an ice cream maker run through the halls. Then after the first season of Andor, we got the Narkina 5 prisoner run. That’s an easy one. You just need the Imperial prisoner jumpsuit and run through the halls or whatever chanting “one way out!” But now? Rotta the Hutt(s) has entered the chat.
This was the first ever Rotta Run in Star Wars history. You talk to people of my parents’ generation and they’ll tell you they’ll always remember hearing about the moon landing or the Kennedy assassination. If you’re around my age you know where you were when you heard about 9/11. And now, I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing4 when the first ever Rolling of the Rottas happened.
This has probably been going on too long as it is, so just a few bullet points on my remaining thoughts.
There were more vendors this year, both people selling stuff like toys and merch, but also the artists. I’ve had this half-formed idea in my head for a while to write about what I call the “gray market” merch. This artists aren’t licensed by Lucasfilm or Disney. Yet Disney is obviously aware of them, if only in a general sense. My assumption is that Disney doesn’t think they are a threat to the bottom line and that trying to shut them down would only lead to negative backlash. Anyway, lots of cool ones this year.
It’s good to have friends everywhere. I met a few of my Star Wars internet friends. It was cool. I also got to hang out with my old neighbor and one of his coworkers on Saturday and my friend and old coworker on Sunday.
Also along the lines of meeting internet people, Death Star HR met Delores the Imperial HR Officer. If you’ve spent enough time on Star Wars internet, you’ve probably seen Delores. Her schtick is handing out citations for (humorous) HR violations. Whenever I’d meet someone and tell them about Death Star HR, the response was always “oh have you met Delores yet?” And now I have. Look for a DSHR/Delores podcast sometime in the future.
Swag trading is serious business. I didn’t really know about it last year and just threw some stickers together at the last minute and told myself I’d do better this year. Spoiler alert, I waited until the last minute this year and only did marginally better. But it was fun to actually hit the swag trading event and see what other people bring. Some people seem to have pretty high swag budgets. Anyway, I still have a bunch of stickers left. If anyone in Death Star HR land wants any, just let me know and I’ll drop them in the mail.
As always, I remain incredibly impressed by the cosplayers. Not just the people who are part of an official costume club like the 501st. But just the regular people who decide that “yes, I am going to dedicate my weekends to the perfect Luminara Unduli cosplay.” I did notice that while there were a lot of cool ones, there wasn’t a Darth Jar Jar. Looks like it’s my sign to create one.
And finally, Chopper was there. What more can you ask for?
Time for war crimes!
Rebel Scum Con will be returning to somewhere in the DFW area next July. Dates and location aren’t announced yet but supposedly they will be in the next month or so. If you’re a Star Wars fan and have the means to go, I highly recommend it. Like I’ve said, I was a little unsure about it last year. But everyone was really cool and it was just a weekend long celebration (but not the official Celebration) of Star Wars.
Things My Wife & Denise Gough Have Said About Star Wars
If you’re a long time reader, you know that Emperor Palpatine’s #1 Fan has nothing but snark for Star Wars. Mostly in a loving way. And maybe her most consistent bit is referring to any and all Star Wars action figures as “dolls.” I used to have a pretty big collection of mostly POFT 2 and POTJ figures, but they are long gone. Also, if she were to become a fan of any character besides Emperor Palpatine, the obvious choice would be Dedra Meero. Turns out, they have more in common than than just a sharp tongue and steely gaze. They both have strong thoughts on action figures.
A couple weeks ago, Denise Gough posted on her Instagram that she was going to auction off a signed Dedra Meero Black Series for a organization raising money for Scholarships for Gaza. An organization for Palestinian college students who have a spot at “university” as they call it across the pond, but do not have the money for tuition. It appears that once again, Substack and Instagram don’t want to work with each other5, so screenshots it is.
I got a kick out of it, and at Rebel Scum Con when I was getting Denise’s6 autograph, I had to say something about it. I told her that my wife appreciated her video calling them dolls. Total Wife Guy move.
So there you have it. It’s not longer Star Wars action figures. They’re Star Wars dolls. Dedra Meero and Emperor Palpatine’s #1 Fan have spoken.
This Day in Star Wars History
It’s a bit of a grab bag for August 23rd in the Star Wars universe.
Australian actor Ronald Falk was born in 1935. As it’s well known that I love anything having to do with Star Wars food, there’s a decent argument that Falk voiced the patron saint of Star Wars food, Dexter Jettster in Attack of the Clones.
Martial artist and Sith Lord Ray Park was born in 1974. Park played Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, with Peter Serafinowicz doing the voice. Park popped up again as Maul for his cameo in Solo and did motion capture work for the last season of The Clone Wars. By then, Disney had moved on to Sam Witwer doing the voice. Park also has a problem with having crash outs on the internet, as far as I can tell this has been going back at least to 2020. Earlier this year he was one of the first guests announced for Rebel Scum Con. However, after getting drunk/high and doing some Instagram posts and/or livestreams where he posted what has only been described as “revenge porn7,” the RSC organizers dropped him and said absolutely not. Good on them. Not good on Ray Park.
Actress Clare Grant was born in 1979. She voiced Theelin bounty hunter Latts Razzi in 3 episodes of The Clone Wars and then reprised her role in Tales of the Underworld. She also voiced Princess Leia in the audio drama Smuggler’s Gambit, recorded live at Celebration VI.
Actor Brock Peters passed away in 2005. Peters voiced Darth Vader in all three of the NPR radio drama adaptions of the Original Trilogy. He also voiced Vader in the read-along adaptions of the Original Trilogy aimed at kids. Outside of Star Wars, Peters had a pretty amazing career. He played Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird, the version with Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, he also gave the eulogy at Peck’s funeral in 2003. He sang backup vocals in Harry Belafonte’s “Day-O.” Peters also appeared in Star Trek IV and VI, six episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and voiced Lucius Fox in eight episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.
Remembering Ralph McQuarrie: Dreamer and Visionary was published in 2012. The book featured previously unseen artwork from McQuarrie along with tributes from friends and coworkers. McQuarrie had passed away earlier in 2012.
From the Depths of Wookieepedia
Some days the Wookieepedia randomizer gives you something good. Other days, it doesn’t matter how many times you click it, it just doesn’t give you anything that captures the je ne sais quoi of Death Star HR. So when that happens, you just go with the best of the worst. And that’s how we ended up with this week’s entry, “extinguisher foam.”
Extinguisher foam was a fire-fighting measure installed aboard many ships. It could be activated and deactivated from the ship's central control interface and was generally monitored by the ship's computer. Extinguisher foam was also an option for astromech droids.
There you have it. I know The Acolyte got a lot of the people who were pre-disposed to hate the show angry about fire in space. But if there is a fire in space, you can use extinguisher foam to put it out.
News From the HoloNet
Live-Action ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’? Hayden Christensen Says The Cast Is Interested
As much as I honestly love this idea and would love to see Hayden, Ewen, and Natalie back together, I just want Star Wars to move on. Let the past die.
The Most Watched Star Wars Shows Of The Year So Far Revealed, They Will Surprise You
Decent chance you won’t actually be surprised.
Rumoured LEGO Star Wars cinema is a blessing for collectors
This will for sure be a “great moments in Star Wars merchandising” if it happens.
Bricks & Minifigs settles lawsuit over viral Lego ‘Star Wars’ collection missing in Keizer
Going to write about this one of these days, once I have the chance to actually do some research. It’s wild.
That’s it for this week. If you like what I’m doing, please subscribe. I’ll catch you next week, and may the Force be with you.
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So that makes the Dodgers the First Order, I guess.
Are there any canon books where Force Ghost Anakin does talk to his kids?
Sorry, Samuel L. Jackson. Mace Windu is no more.
Frisco, Texas. Talking with Tait Fletcher.
No clue why half the time embedding an Instagram post works and half the time it doesn’t. Going to assume Meta, because they are a garbage company, changes the coding so embeds don’t work.
I can call her Denise, we’re on a first name basis now.
I’m not sure exactly what was posted. Most people have said it’s pictures/videos of his wife.