Anatomy Of A Scene

Somehow I forgot to post a link to Adam’s essay from 4/18, Anatomy Of A Scene: Grievous Challenges Kenobi. In it he explains in great detail why the scene was set up the way it was (I never had any problems with it and in context of The Clone Wars, people shouldn’t have any problems with it at all).

First off, Kenobi is a Jedi trained to not let his emotions get the better of him. When he moves, he moves deliberately and without letting fear take him. Any Jedi worth his salt would do the same, as Grievous wears in his cloak proof of what happens when you don’t. And as for a non-Jedi character who would be scared pantsless? They’d be deer-in-headlights frozen for at least a moment before screaming to the hills.

And it reminds me of when Hayden was once asked to consult on the ROTS video game. He told the game designers that Anakin would never walk around all tense with a lightsaber in his hand because he’s always ready. Jedi are kinda like that, you know .

Clone Trooper Cupcakes

Doughnuts might be looking to take over as the next tricked-out treat but people will always love cupcakes. If it’s got icing and cake, I’ll eat it.

starwars.com posted a recipe for clone trooper cupcakes from the Star Wars Party Book, perfect for May the 4th or your next Save The Clone Wars rally. Though there’s no way I’d have the skills or patience to make those little icing helmets 48 times over.

Lucasfilm Layoffs

Rebel Force Radio reported of more layoffs within Disney and Lucasfilm today. TFN found a tweet from a Lucas Licensing manager who was pink slipped; apparently the layoffs were in licensing, publishing, and marketing. All of my thoughts on the issue are here.

Best Wedding Invite Ever

Getting married soon? Bring a little Star Wars magic to your big day with this wedding invite, featuring a cute cartoon of Vader and Padmé.

Cool Meme

Jedi Violin Girl sent me a link to this awesome Vader/Anakin meme.

New Links Etc.

I’ve added Star Wars Prequelitis and Star Wars Verses to links.

Also, don’t forget to visit the Facebook page and the message board (you do have to register). Plus you can find me @lazypadawan on Twitter.

Just A Little Announcement

As you know, I’ve been plenty unhappy with what has been going on with Star Wars lately. Many of you are too. We’ve all been venting our frustration.

That said, let me emphasize this site is to support and celebrate the prequels and promote them as part of the saga. It’s not an Episode VII protest site.

Please also remember that I don’t like threadjacking or posting the same thing over and over and over. If you don’t have anything else to say, don’t contribute. If I’ve had to warn you a couple of times to knock it off and you don’t listen, your comments are going to be moderated.

Thanks,
The Management

Star Wars Land In The Works?

Apparently not everything is being focused on Episode VII these days. Disneyland is polling its visitors to gauge interest in a Star Wars-themed section.

If you visit the Jedi News link to Slash Film’s site, you can find screen caps of this apparently online survey. Some of it seems to ask about interest in merchandise, some of it asks trivia, and then there’s this screen cap of a question asking which trilogy is your favorite. Frankly any “Star Wars Land” that ignores a significant part of the saga would be pretty lame. But if you get your paws on that poll, vote to make sure all of Star Wars is represented.

Stay tuned!

Another 10 Ways The Prequels Made A Better Saga

With all of the concern over the fate of our fave t.v. show, the third part of What Culture’s 10 Ways The Prequels Made Star Wars A Better Saga slipped in under the radar. At least my radar, heh heh. The last part focuses on ROTS.

(Do yourself a favor and avoid the comments. You’ll lose whatever shred of faith you have left in humanity.)

New Links

Check under “Blogroll” for a mess of new links, including for Rebel Force Radio and the brand spankin’ new site Save The Clone Wars.