Princess of the Stars

I am in the process of re-watching all the episodes of Star Wars: Vision - Volume 2 before giving my review and thoughts, so I thought it a good time to share this...

My crush before I comprehended what that meant. My first female hero, who I thought of no differently than I did Hamill's Luke Skywalker, Shatner's James T. Kirk, or Reeve's Superman. 

Mark Hamill gave an amazing speech and Billie Lourd, she is incredible.

This is a beautiful, welcome, and much deserved tribute.

May The Force Be With You, May the Fourth Be With,

I'm not crying, you're...OK. This time I am crying.

For Carrie Frances Fisher. 

Well done Princess. 

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The Power of The Fourth

May The Fourth Be With You Everyone! 

What a year its been for Star Wars fans already and we're not even halfway through it. Sure, it hasn't all been perfect but the potential for more great stories in this universe is just beyond the next hyperspace jump.

To celebrate the Star Wars franchise this May the Fourth we have a number of wonderful events going on today.

The first, which I feel is a long time coming, is a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the late, great Carrie Fisher.

As I am writing this before the event has occurred I don't have much in the way of specifics but I will definitely follow up in a near-future post. 

Second, Disney Plus is airing an animated series for young viewers called Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. The entire 5 episode show will be dropping today. Preceded by 6 shorts between March and April, the series splits each episode into two separate short stories. The show follows a group of youngling Jedi in the time of the High Republic. 

Designed specifically for a young audience and to be 'family friendly' entertainmentl, the series has a fun, cute, and colorful art style and a relatively simple narrative structure. Maybe not for you and me but it could be great for kids.

The third and definitely biggest highlight of the day for me is the release of all nine episodes of Star Wars: Visions - Volume 2.

 

This animated anthology series continues and expands the concept of the previous outing in 2020, which was done entirely by Japanese Anime studios. This time out that Galaxy Far, Far Away goes global, with shorts from Chile, England, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, and South Africa!

I am going to watch them all and when I'm finished I'll do mini-reviews of each as I did for Volume 1. This will likely be followed by a look at the series through a 'Gamer's Eye' to discuss what elements from Visions 2 might be worth adding to a Star Wars TRPG game.

Lastly, Disney+ will have a one-off animated Simpsons short featuring little Maggie called Rogue Not Quite One. I don't have much information on this and it's not high on my viewing list but I feel the need to include it for completion's sake. 

Alrighty, with that I'm going to head off to enjoy the day. Maybe I'll pick up some Meiloorun fruit for later. If I have time I might head over to Tosche Station to grab a couple of Power Converters.  

Happy Star Wars Day Everybody!

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Forever A Princess

Today, the world mourns...let's face it...far too many people to even hope to tribute in a post on a blog.

2016 has been a downright vengeful, insidious, and foul natured bastard of a year.

Earlier in the year,  my life long musical hero, the one and only David Bowie, was taken from us. Now, a very different kind of hero...

Carrie Fisher has passed away at the far too young age of 60.

Aside from her position as an iconic Star Wars actress, Ms. Fisher was a talented writer, speaker, and a bold and vibrant personality.

The daughter of Hollywood alumni - Singer Eddie Fisher, and actress Debbie Reynolds, her passing marks not only a sad day for her family, friends, and fans, but in some ways the end of a very specific era of our country's entertainment history.

I am surprised I was able to write this much. I am at a loss to convey by full regard for this woman.

May the Force Be With You, and with us...

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Update: It is with great sadness that I must also report the passing of Carrie Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynolds, just one day after the death of her daughter. 

Cameras off. Curtain closed.