Star Wars Weekly
Week ending March 8, 2014
Introduction
The Star Wars Fanbase began a few years ago to focus on the fans. Now you might have heard that before but we make an effort not to exclude fans either. We don’t qualify fans as “true fans” because of what they like or don’t like in the Star Wars universe. We also don’t allow the bashing of fans for what they like. If you love the prequels, you are welcome here. You are welcome if you just love one or both trilogies, only read the books, or love everything with the logo on it.
This is a new blog that is going to keep that theme but also focus on the facts and not dwell on the rampant speculations that seem to be everywhere. The new movies are causing the world to talk again and when people talk, the rumors start flying. This will not be one of those rumor mills so lets get to the facts.
News — The Clone Wars comes to Netflix
Many fans (US and Canada) of the very popular show can finally have everything available on-demand including director’s cuts from Seasons 1 through 5 and all of the previously unreleased 13 episodes of Season 6. Also is this little piece of information:
Netflix will be the exclusive US subscription television service for first-run, live-action, and animated movies from the Walt Disney Studios including titles from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Disneynature, and Lucasfilm beginning in 2016.
Now I am very curious what this Lucasfilm content will be. [article]
Update — Knights of the Old Republic for iOS
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, savior or conqueror… you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy!
The game now includes fully functional MFi controller support, cross-device game saves with iCloud, and new supported languages Best yet, it’s on sale for $4.99 for a limited time. That is a great deal so get it before the price goes back up. [iTunes]
Upcoming — Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan
From the Official Site
It’s time to return to middle school in a galaxy far, far away. Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan, the follow-up to writer/artist Jeffrey Brown’s New York Times bestseller Jedi Academy, will hit stores on July 29, 2014. The cover is revealed here for the first time, featuring all the style and humor — as well as the world’s first Gamorrean Guard serving school lunch — that made Jedi Academy a hit with fans of all ages.
New Release — Honor Among Thieves
From the Del-Rey site
Nebula and Hugo Award nominees Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck—writing as James S. A. Corey—make their Star Wars debut in this brand-new epic adventure featuring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia Organa. The action begins after the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
When the Empire threatens the galaxy’s new hope, will Han, Luke, and Leia become its last chance?
When the mission is to extract a high-level rebel spy from the very heart of the Empire, Leia Organa knows the best man for the job is Han Solo—something the princess and the smuggler can finally agree on. After all, for a guy who broke into an Imperial cell block and helped destroy the Death Star, the assignment sounds simple enough.
But when Han locates the brash rebel agent, Scarlet Hark, she’s determined to stay behind enemy lines. A pirate plans to sell a cache of stolen secrets that the Empire would destroy entire worlds to protect—including the planet where Leia is currently meeting with rebel sympathizers. Scarlet wants to track down the thief and steal the bounty herself, and Han has no choice but to go along if he’s to keep everyone involved from getting themselves killed. From teeming city streets to a lethal jungle to a trap-filled alien temple, Han, Chewbacca, Leia, and their daring new comrade confront one ambush, double cross, and firestorm after another as they try to keep crucial intel out of Imperial hands.
But even with the crack support of Luke Skywalker’s x-wing squadron, the Alliance heroes may be hopelessly outgunned in their final battle for the highest of stakes: the power to liberate the galaxy from tyranny or ensure the Empire’s reign of darkness forever.
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