Why Not Call It Something Other Than “The Dark Side”?

They’re not trying to sell soap.

Were the Jedi Vegetarians?

If you feel the death of an animal through The Force, I imagine it dissuades you from consuming or killing it.

Another Unanswered Question from Attack of the Clones

Why Didn’t the Galactic Republic Have Some Sort of Armed Forces?

Let’s Get Some Perspective Here

Lately there have been a few flare ups on the blog, on Twitter and elsewhere having to do with my love of the prequels. I was originally considering going with yet another rant about how much I honestly love them.

The Real Chosen One: Other Theories and Final Conclusions

Here we are, the final chapter in the Chosen One saga.Obviously, my focus through the previous blogs was on the dilemma of the Chosen One. My three candidates are obvious: Qui-Gon, Anakin and Luke. The official take on things is that it’s Anakin, Luke is something of a fan-favorite choice and Qui-Gon stems from what could be called my unique perspective on things.

The Real Chosen One: Building the Case for Luke Skywalker

was mentioned in the comments when this series first started, and I think for a lot of the same reasons I’ll list here, he’s a good choice for The Chosen One in Star Wars.

The Real Chosen One: Building the Case for Anakin Skywalker

The most obvious choice for Chosen One in Star Wars has been, since 1999 at least, Anakin Skywalker. He was conceived by the midichlorians, was the most powerful Jedi in all six films, and the Jedi viewed him specifically through the prophecy of the “Chosen One.” Sure, you could argue he wasn’t truly “most powerful” […]

The Real Chosen One: Building the Case for Qui–Gon Jinn

I think that the thought of Qui–Gon as Chosen One is a thought with merit, worth examining.

The Real Chosen One: Introduction

This piece is something I’ve mulled for some time. It’s an examination of Star Wars that came to me as I was re–examining a lingering question point from the prequels a little while ago.

An Unanswered Question from Revenge of the Sith

Why Didn’t Mace Windu Take More Than Just Jedi to Accuse and Arrest the Chancellor?

An Unanswered Question from Attack of the Clones

Why Didn’t Dooku Sense Obi–Wan from Ten Feet?

The Phantom Menace: My Multi-Dimensional Review

Given: I am a Star Wars fan. Given: I am a fan of the prequels. I’m a fan of The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith as much as (if not more than) A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Given: If you give me […]

Darn It, Where Are My Expanded Soundtracks?

For that matter, while every one else complains that they can’t (yet) get the “unaltered” films on disc – though technically they were released, just not to everyone’s satisfaction – the soundtrack thing is a gripe I have.