Gotcha!

It's not often a figure eludes me but I do find humor in the fact that this particular one happens to be a bounty hunter. Well, after two weeks of hearing reports that he was hitting the shelves, I finally tracked one down. Phew.

I know the staff at my local WalMart, Zellers and TRU stores were getting tired of seeing my face.

A Season Gone By

November 3 can't get here soon enough!

Admittedly I have the complete Season One already burned to DVD and nicely stored in custom cases but their viewing quality is only passable at best and they serve the mere purpose of staying my fix until the real deal arrives on Blu-Ray.

Who cares if I don't have a Blu-Ray player yet? This is the reason to buy one. (PS3 anyone?)

Honestly, I think I am as excited about having the full-roster of HD episodes as I am about all the bonus features that come with it.

• Seven Director's Cut Episodes:
  • Rising Malevolence
  • Shadow of Malevolence
  • Lair of Grievous
  • Rookies
  • Storm Over Ryloth
  • Innocents of Ryloth
  • Liberty on Ryloth
• 22 Episodic Featurettes that go behind-the-scenes with Supervising Director Dave Filoni and crew about the making-of each episode
• Spectacular 64 page production journal that includes early sketches, artist notes, and concept art from each episode from Season One
• The Jedi Temple Archives (BD Exclusive) - An extensive database exploring test footage, early concept art, 3-D character and object turnarounds and early animation. The Archives is a rare look at the assets in various stages of creation for The Clone Wars, with a wealth of surprises and never-before seen moments sprinkled throughout.

I'm also very pleased to see that there are director's cuts of my two favorite episodes; Rookies and Lair of Greivous. They are by far the best of the bunch although the three-part Ryloth series is an exceptionally well-done story arc as well.

I can't wait!

Begun the blog has...

A long time ago…

Way back in ‛77, when Star Wars was just Star Wars, I was but a wee lad of nine sitting in a dark theatre watching the magic of George Lucas’ universe unfold in front of me. Like many this single viewing of such a wondrous space tale became a defining moment in a life-long journey that continues to unfold.

I’m not such a geek as to know every little thing about every little moment in the vast saga that Lucas has created. I don’t delve willingly into the “Expanded Universe” and, if truth be told, there’s enough truly wretched Star Wars related fodder sitting in book shelves, video libraries and retail stores that I sometimes wonder, “how can I possibly be so enamored with all of this crap?”

But that’s not what this blog is really about. It’s more about my return to the magical love affair with Star Wars via the 2008 release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. Yes, the 3D one that is reminiscently styled after The Fabulous Thunderbirds of cheesy marionette fame. But please, let us not call it a cartoon. It is a portal that takes me back to that same wide-eyed, nine-year-old kid I used to be. And believe me, I have the toys to prove it.