Exploring Force Lightning, Part III: Questions of Lethality

Is Force Lightning in and of itself actually deadly?

Exploring Force Lightning, Part II: Personal Insulation

I was running an extension cord outdoors to do some yard work. Being me, this naturally led to pondering about Force Lightning.

Question from a Listener: “Why doesn’t Ghost Obi-Wan send Luke to Yoda right after he blows up the Death Star?”

A listener of Words With Nerds (as you all should be) proposed a question to me on Twitter. To avoid misstating anything, here it is: Hey @kesseljunkie I have a Star Wars question for you. Why doesn’t ghost ObiWan send Luke to Yoda right after he blows up the Death Star 1/2 — @roberthayjr May […]

Another Way George Lucas Schooled Us All

The Movie Without A Movie

Tauntauns: Strangely Useless?

Re-listening to the first couple of episodes of The Empire Strikes Back Radio Drama recently, I had cause to mull over something that happens in such short order in the film that I never really paid it much mind. Heck, I don’t think anyone else has either.

Yet Another Unanswered Question from Star Wars

It’s time to bring back the classic series to see if you’re willing to exercise that old grey matter a little bit and noodle things through.

In Defense of Uncle Owen

We might not like that Owen was protective of Luke. But he did a damn better job than the Jedi did with Anakin.

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.

Another Unanswered Question from Star Wars

Why did the Rebel Alliance trust Han enough to give him rank in their military structure?

An Unanswered Question from Star Wars

Why Was Luke Allowed to Fly in the Battle of Yavin?

AT-ATs of Endor

Recently, Craig baited me into an argument about AT-ATs on Endor, and then felt the need to enlist Jar Jar Hater into his losing arguments.

Flashback Blog: I Must Obey My Master

Yep. I’m still in the process of reclaiming my old blogs from their old origin points to protect them from being locked away from me for good. I’m also very tired and going to sleep pretty much immediately after I post this. This time, I decided to nab another one that explores the nature of […]