Star Wars Weekends

So the new logo is out and there can be no doubt that while Star Wars Weekends will have a strong Clone Wars presence there is an eye on celebrating the 30 year anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.  If you were to poll long time Star Wars fans on which movie was their favorite of the entire saga, Empire traditionally comes out on top.  So this years theme coupled with Lucas’s own Celebration V event later this year should get Star Wars fans excited.Read more

Just a quick shot to point out that starwars.com continues to hand out helpful information with this weeks planning guide.  You can check it out here:

http://sww.studioscentral.com/main/files/StarWarsWeekendsJune5-7LR.pdf

Steve Sansweet is not listed, but will be there.  Check the times we listed earlier this week.

The news today that Steve Sansweet, head of Lucasfilm fan relations, curator of Rancho Obi-wan and Author of both The Star Wars Vault and the Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia would be joining the celebrities attending Star Wars Weekends #3 has only solidified this as one of the better weekends for this year.  While weekend #1 is still tough to top for me, this falls as a very close second with Prowse, Bulloch, Sansweet, Matt Lanter, Jay Laga'aia  and Ashley Eckstein. Read more

With Star Wars Weekends 2009 in full swing, we have reached the mid way point of the event.  So far so good.  While the weather appears to have improved as of the 2nd weekend, weekend #1 still stands out as the early winner with Ray Park's Trip to the Maul being one of the best "extras".  Couple that with Studios Centrals 2nd Dinner Event, which included suprise guest Warwick Davis and even the Monsoon rains we experienced were no problem to deal with.  As a matter of fact, there was only one event that I missed due to the weather.  Due to my scheduling and the incredible rainfall (aliens were pairing off in twos and seeking out a space ship/ark for safety) I missed this years Hoopla.Read more

It appears that our celebrity host Jay Laga'aia has been very busy training and now is prepared for deployment to Star Wars Weekends.  According to the 501st Legion's Official Website, Laga'aia (Captain Typho) has now become a full fledge memeber of the Terror Australis Garrison.  An honorary member of the 501st since 2005, he has been working in secrecy to put together his Storm Trooper Armor and was just granted membership this month.  Rumor has it that he may unveil his new Armor at Star Wars Weekends.  So keep a look out for our host.  He could be marching with the 501st or showing up on stage sometime soon as TK-6352.  Pictures of him in his armor will be very cool.  ---That and his new identifying number make for a neat way to have him do his autograph as well!

Going through the newly released Star Wars Weekends information from the fine people at StarWars.com (who have done a GREAT job this year with the news this year) there have been a few suprises: 

http://sww.studioscentral.com/main/content/schedule-events-and-times-2009-star-wars-weekend-one-available  (print this up and look it over if you are attending.)Read more

Over the past few years it has been tough for me to decide where to start with Star Wars Weekends.  Do you start with trying to get fast passes for meeting the celebrities or as a collector do you go for the exclusive merchandise?  In the past I've looked over the list and made a plan with my wife to divide and conquer.  Because of that I was able to make sure that the merchandise items that I had labled as 'MUST HAVE' were obtained or at least that we were in position to get them unless we had a change of heart.  In 2005 this was absolutely necessary to come away with some exclusive items that sold out quickly.Read more

This week it was discovered that the Merchandise line for some items had already started.  Yes, the merchandise line for the Star Wars BIG FIGS has already formed and the beauty is that you can't even see it.  Now there are only a few people allowed in the line initially, but the line is nonetheless there and moving.  Once we get beyond the first few people who are actually permitted in line, then the rest will be put in another line for people wishing to have a crack at Big Figs should they still be available after Weekends.  Of course this has created a minor issue or two for me, but like the daily setting of the two suns on Tatooine, that much was to be counted on.

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The first and only peak at merchandise so far has come from the snippet that was put up a short while ago from Attractions Magazine.  While informative some of the pictures are rough ideas (see the hat) and I’d like to see a final product soon.  Still overall what I’ve seen it looks as though we have some decent choices this year. Read more

This weekend is going to be a great one if you are a fan of the new Television series –The Clone Wars.  David Filoni, the Supervising Director of the show & movie who came to SWW in 2008 returns a year later and could be in position to reveal what viewers will see in the next season of the series.  Everyone who met Dave last year liked his enthusiasm.  He is dedicated to keeping the Star Wars form of story telling and character development alive while also pushing this new animated medium.  Again, I personally like hearing from people involved with the production of movies and shows, so if you are a fan of the Stuidos Production end of things, this will be very enjoyable for you.  If you are not a fan of the new things or haven’t taken the time to see it, this is not going to be the celeb you were looking for.Read more