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Humor

Mad Magazine Predicted the Prequels in 1982

An amazing series of scans on Flickr from user Drhaggis that show an old 1982 Mad Magazine humorous article that predicts several events that came in the prequels almost 20 years later. It talks about Yoda on Kashyyk, the creation of C3PO, Vader being created by the force and so much more.

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Collecting

Star Wars Rocks

And on the guitar, from the great dunes of Tatooine, the great wamp-rat slayer Luke Skywalker! That’s Leia on the vocals, Chewy on the drums. I’d pay a lot to see them live. Lately StarWarsShop.com has been coming up with all kinds of crazy merchandise. I like it, but sometimes maybe they overdo it. Like […]

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Site News

GalaxyFarAway.com on Social Media

We now have a Facebook page and a Twitter feed. The Facebook page is just a gathering place for Star Wars (and GFA) fans. The twitter feed will have short bursts of Star Wars news, facts and thoughts. More coming soon, as we gear up for the 10th anniversary of GalaxyFarAway.com next month. (Note: We’ve […]

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Clone Wars FAQ Television

The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV Series

A complete guide to the Star Wars: Clone Wars television series- everything you’ve wanted to know.

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Clone Wars FAQ

The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars: The Clone Wars Film

A complete guide to the Star Wars: Clone Wars film- everything you’ve wanted to know!

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Humor

Young Stormtroopers in Love

Originally uploaded by RedandJonny. A very cool set of photos on Flickr of young Stormtroopers in love.

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Games

Video: Lucas at D- All Things Digital

George Lucas speaks with Walt Mossberg at the D: All Things Digital Conference. Watch out for Lucas Arts’ Jim Ward give a presentation on next year’s Force Unleashed and new AI technologies being developed.

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Classic Trilogy Fandom Site News

On BBC Tonight

UPDATE: They did use a little bit of what I said- in the first minute or so of the program. You can listen here I might be on BBC World Service today on a program called “The World” The World Today . They’re doing a special on 30 years of Star Wars and I just […]

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Films

30 Years: Star Wars Celebration 4 in Los Angeles

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, the 4th Star Wars Celebration will be held in Los Angeles in May of 2007. It will be a 5-day event from the 24h to the 28th of May with the first day reserved for all Fan Club members. The most important announcement for collectors: One of […]

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Classic Gaming

Running Tie Fighter Collector’s CD on Windows XP

FlickrGaming.net has a ‘how-to’ on getting the old Tie Fighter Collector’s CD edition game to work on Windows XP. The miracle answer to all of this is an OpenSource DOS emulation tool called The VDMSound Project. It works with Windows XP (SP2 – not sure about SP1), 2000, and NT, but not Windows 95. Unlike […]

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Classic Trilogy

The Secret Star Wars History of Pembroke Dock

This is a cool story about a small town in Wales where the Millenium Falcon was built. For a long time the local folk believed that a flying saucer was being built as those involved were sworn to secrecy.For three months they worked on the only full-scale Millennium Falcon, the spaceship from the original Star […]

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Collecting

Star Wars Bookends: Mos Eisley Cantina

Just saw these cool Star Wars Bookends that feature Han Solo and Greedo sitting across from each other.

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Fandom

GalaxyFarAway.com’s Star Wars Search Engine

We’ve rolled our own Star Wars Search Engine with Rollyo and you can try it out.

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Troops FAQ

What are the Stormtroopers?

The last evolution in the line of the Clone Troopers, encased in hardened white plastoid armor, these Imperial shock troops neutralize resistance to the New Order and are totally loyal to the Emperor even in the face of certain death. Used as first-strike forces, they cannot be bribed or blackmailed. Stormtroopers live in a totally-disciplined environment and are militaristic to the core.

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Games

Lucas Arts at E3: Indiana Jones, LEGO and more

Lucas Arts announced their upcoming products in a pre-E3 press release [via VE3d]. While familiar titles surrounding the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises are presents, a few interesting titles have sprung up with as Lucas Arts looks to a future with less dependence on its past. Indiana Jones 2007 (working title) – PS3/XBOX360 Indiana […]