39 posts tagged ‘star wars’
Dave Filoni Is Right Where Star Wars Needs Him to Be
Gizmodo,
There has been a great disturbance in the Force. As if, somehow, millions of voices suddenly cried out “what if Dave Filoni got a promotion?” and were suddenly answered. But while the ascension of the Clone Wars and Rebels producer to the upper echelons of Lucasfilm may give Star Wars fans tired of his particular… Read more...
Star Wars enters a new era as Ahsoka's Dave Filoni becomes Chief Creative Officer
AV Club,
To some Star Wars fans, Clone Wars architect Dave Filoni is the second-coming of George Lucas—the one man who can be trusted with Star Wars lore now that Disney is running things. To others, he represents nearly all of the franchise’s silliest missteps, pulling Star Wars away from the stories and characters of the… Read more...
Ahsoka's New Star Wars Galaxy Will Be Key to Dave Filoni's New Movie
With the strikes over, work is back up and running in a galaxy far, far away. First up, Star Wars: Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni has been promoted to a much bigger creative role. Second, he and his team are finally able to speak about all the huge revelations at the end of the latest Star Wars Disney+ show. Read more...
Dave Filoni Just Got a Bigger, More Important Star Wars Job
It sure seems like there’s gonna be a second season of Ahsoka since its creator, Dave Filoni, just got a big promotion. Filoni is now the chief creative officer of Lucasfilm, which means that he’ll play a much bigger role in the direction Star Wars stories take in the future. Read more...
Open Channel: How Do You Like Your Remakes?
Netflix’s big new release for the weekend is Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an anime revival of the popular graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley. It’s a bit of a weird bag; pre-release, O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski repeatedly said the show would offer something similar to the comic while also being a different… Read more...
Happy Life Day, the Star Wars holiday celebrating Wookiee life
Boing Boing,
November 17 is the generally accepted date of Life Day, the holiday that according to Star Wars lore originated in Chewbacca's Wookiee culture and then spread to the rest of the galaxy. It was first introduced in the infamous "Star Wars Holiday Special," a television special broadcast on CBS on November 17, 1978. — Read the rest
Celebrate Wookie Life Day with the Auralnauts
Today is Wookie Life Day, a holiday created for the Star Wars Holiday Special and then co-opted by fans to have a little fun. Now Disney seems to teeter between embracing Life Day as a full-fledged marketing opportunity and just kind of winking and nodding. — Read the rest
You Can't Watch the Star Wars Holiday Special (Legally), But You Can Soon Watch Its Documentary
Thanksgiving is almost here and it’s a special time for Star Wars fans. That’s because 45 years ago, it was during Thanksgiving week that a Star Wars event for the ages took place. CBS aired The Star Wars Holiday Special one time, and one time only. After airing, it was quickly buried, left only to the imaginations of… Read more...