Back in the early 1990′s, I was driving to work one day and heard an NPR announcement of the upcoming radio drama series “Star Wars.” My excitement at the announcement was overwhelmed by the impression of the actual radio drama! Instead of the visual candy of the screen version, the radio drama enabled me to [...]
New Star Wars TV Series to come!
March 21, 2006 By Leave a Comment
BBC News reports that a new Star Wars television series is on the way. BBC Radio 1 interviewed producer Rick McCallum who said that the writing team would be meeting soon to start the project and that filming would begin in 2008 — to be ready for TV that same year! The series will be [...]
Last Minute Christmas Shopping Suggestions
December 19, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Christmas is almost here, and we are almost out of shopping time. For many of us, the hardest thing to do is to pick out a suitable gift. Here are a few suggestions, from the Dream Toy of the Month section of my TerryStockdale.com web site: the hottest gift this Christmas, the new iPod Nano [...]
Star Wars Dark Chocolate M&M’s – available again
November 1, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Back in June, I wrote the makers of M&M’s to see where I could find more Dark Chocolate M&M’s. Here’s their response, excluding the info on where to find them in Baton Rouge (They’re mine, you hear, ALL MINE!): Masterfoods USA is excited about our promotional partnership with Lucasfilm and STAR WARS as the exclusive [...]
The Original Radio Dramas: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi
June 6, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Back in 1981, <i>Star Wars – The Original Radio Drama</i> was broadcast on <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=291&entry_id=70" title="http://www.npr.org" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.npr.org';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">National Public Radio</a>, locally in Baton Rouge on WRKF. I was lucky. I used to listen to NPR's Morning Edition and heard a promo for it one morning — wow, I couldn't wait. <br /> <br [...]
I want a Light Saber
June 2, 2005 By Leave a Comment
The Light Saber – symbol of Star Wars. Maybe. But Star Wars wasn't the origin of the idea, just the most famous.<br /> <br /> I've wanted a light saber ever since reading the novel <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=551&entry_id=66" title="http://www.noosfere.com/showcase/astounding_1969.htm" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.noosfere.com/showcase/astounding_1969.htm';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Wolfling</a> by science fiction writer Gordon R. Dickson in Analog Magazine. <u>Wolfling</u> was the [...]
Star Wars – How Light Sabers Work
June 1, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Everybody's getting into the Star Wars act. The latest, or at least I just found it, is an article on how light sabers work. Very well done, but spread across a number of short pages.<br /> <br /> To see <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=254&entry_id=65" title="http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lightsaber.htm" onmouseover="window.status='http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lightsaber.htm';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">How Light Sabers Work</a>, visit http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lightsaber.htm.<br /> <br /> [...]
Star Wars Revelations – Begin the Rebellion
May 27, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Star Wars fans, if you haven't seen <i>Star Wars Revelations – Begin the Rebellion</i>, you need to go to their site immediately. Clear 57 minutes from your schedule — 47 minutes to watch it and 10 minutes to sit in awe. <a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=256&entry_id=60" title="http://www.panicstruckpro.com/revelations/" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.panicstruckpro.com/revelations/';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;"><i>Revelations</i></a> is the ultimate Star Wars fan film.<br [...]
Let’s try this again…
May 26, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Just visited Wal-Mart — <i>and they still don't have any Star Wars Dark Chocolate M&M's! </i> Or, the milk chocolate ones, either. The helper said they got one shipment and sold out. I guess Target had the foresight to buy the Star Wars M&M's — they even advertised them in their ad last week. Just [...]
The Revenge of the Sith
May 22, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Everybody’s heard the title of Star Wars Episode 3 — The Revenge of the Sith. And seen the ads. And the toys. And the commercials including Star Wars (I love the Yoda / Diet Pepsi commercial). Just got back from an awesome showing at my favorite theater in Baton Rouge, the Rave. They’ve got stadium [...]