On BBC Tonight

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy, Fandom, Site News on May 24th, 2007

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 spoke with a producer for the show. They’ve recorded my comments, but I’m not sure if they will use them. I was speaking quite naturally until they said “We’re recording now” at which point I became nervous and incoherent!

Of course, if they don’t use anything I said, they just gained a slightly bigger audience for the price of an international phone call.

UPDATE: My mistake, I called the show “The World” instead of “The World Today”, in case anyone is paying attention.

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The Secret Star Wars History of Pembroke Dock

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on May 21st, 2006

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 Wars trilogy, to be built for the films.

The code name was Magic Roundabout and since this was the fan frenzy surrounding The Empire Strikes Back, the word finally did spread.

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LucasFilm to Release Unaltered Original Star Wars Trilogy

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on May 3rd, 2006

Han Shoots FirstWe were sure it would never happen- we would never get the original unaltered Star Wars trilogy on DVD. For all future generations, Greedo would always have shot first, the effects would have been flawless and so on.

And now Lucas changes his mind. More DVD money for them, I guess. The DVD will be available only for a limited time (=mad fan rush) between September and December this year, but the trouble is we all know it won’t be for a limited time. We’ve all been burnt before. Remember the Celebration “exclusive” toys that were later available online for all fan club members? Remember the multiple versions of multiple DVDs we’ve had.

And still, I will probably buy this set as well. I am a completionist, I run this web site, I need to have it all for reference if not for anything else. But all you regular fans, don’t buy it if you have the Special Editions. Or let’s organize a fan refund campaign- anybody who has spent more than $100 on different original trilogy versions in their lifetime gets half-off on this version!

In any case, the only cool thing to come out of this development is a Han Shoots First t-shirt; an official one. Good to know the folks at LucasFilm get the joke, and the irony. I just hope they realize the tragedy they have created as well.

The new DVDs will include the original version of the trilogy and the special edition. And yes, by original versions they seem to mean the ones that showed up in the first run in the theatres. So no Episode IV, yes Ewok celebration song and so on. Enjoy!

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Yesterday by Luke Skywalker

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy, Humor on April 8th, 2006

Wrote this with my sister many, many years ago when this site began. Recently rediscovered.
(later re-done by The Beatles)
Yesterday, the rebellion seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly, ObiWan’s half the man he used to be,
And his shadow’s hanging over me.
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why he had to go I don’t know he wouldn’t say. (“Strike me down and I will become more powerful than you can imagine?”)
I kept whining along, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, the practice droid was such an easy game to play.
Now losing limbs is here to stay…
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

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Science of Star Wars: Museum of Science, Boston

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on February 19th, 2006

Star Destroyer at the Museum of Science, BostonI finally made it to the Star Wars exhibit at the Museum of Science here in Boston and it was worth every penny ($5 with a discount I got; up to $20 for normal people). From full scale models to costumes to replicas to miniatures and of course, the most important part, using it all to get kids interested in real science. I took 100s of photographs for you all, of which 59 of the best Museum of Science Star Wars pictures are uploaded and ready for consumption.

There was a multimedia tour that I did not take; but it involved a PDA and headphones that gave you audio and video tour (behind the scenes, trivia, etc.) of the exhibits.

The tour started with “Luke’s landspeeder from Episode IV”:; a miniature and a full scale model. There was a section devoted to droids, with R2, 3PO, Droidekas and more. In the ‘Robot Theater’, they had a show (hosted by an animatronic C3PO inside a rusty sandcrawler) to teach kids about real world robots. The Aibos playing soccer was cool.

There were many sections where kids could build their own robots and test different real-world theories that could explain Star Wars technologies such as magnetic levitation and prosthetic limbs. Speaking of prosthetic limbs, in addition to models of the famous prosthetic arms of Star Wars, they also had models and descriptions of real world prosthetics.

Inside Vader's Helmet at Museum of ScienceAmong Star Wars exhibits, the coolest was the 3-piece Darth Vader helmet, dismantled and available to view (through glass) inside and out. The inside of Vader’s helmet (as seen at the end of Episode III) is a very cool sight. There were many original models and costumes from the film; and for the first time, I saw stuff from all 6 films at the same location.

Instead of listing everything I saw, take a look at my Museum of Science picture gallery and come back here to tell me what you thought. The exhibit is definitely worth the trip for Star Wars fans; but you knew that already.

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Star Wars on the Internet

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on December 10th, 2005

While there are tons of people who surf the internet in search of Star Wars mp3s, midis, sound clips, videos and jpegs; a lot of people would just like to find new and cool Star Wars stuff on the internet. To that end, I present to you two tools:

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Star Wars: Amputations

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on June 9th, 2005

AmputationsNow this came in a couple of days ago courtesy of Perry- and while I can’t see myself buying these T-shirts, but if you’re the kind of person who would, I understand! The web site, Angry Yoda: Dismemories (yes, that’s the name!), creates crazy t-shirts with dismemberments from the Star Wars movies drawn like my crayon masterpieces as a 4-year-old.

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Thank George

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on May 4th, 2005

Dan Madsen, former editor of the Insider has launched a web site to host a letter to thank George Lucas for sharing his saga with us. While I wouldn’t go as far as hosting a web site solely for that purpose, I do believe my web site itself is it’s own ‘thank you’ to the maker.
Thank The Maker - Sign The Letter to George Lucas for 27 Years of Star Wars
They have T-Shirts, posters, buttons and flyers to take to your Revenge lines.

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John Williams on Remake Trilogy Music

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy, Films, Prequels on April 18th, 2002

Composer John Williams was interviewed by one of the two Star Wars fan clubs in the Netherlands. He talked about remaking the Trilogy films and inserting Imperial March in Episode IV. These are his words:

“I am thrilled to have the chance to go back to something I composed in 1977 and be able to make the entire saga continuous theme-wise.” John Williams tells us. “Notably abscent in the first movie is the Imperial March. Being able to insert that theme in the first movie will create a much stronger emotional flow throughout the Saga. After the release of Episode III George will enhance the original trilogy with additional scenes and special effects, adding my adjustments to the score this will seamlesly branch the entire Star Wars Saga into one massive romantic space opera. I think something of this magnitude has never been done before.”

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Classic Trilogy Quotes

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on December 14th, 1998
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Episode V Quotes

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on December 14th, 1998

Dak: Right now I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself!



Yoda: Ready are you? What know you of ready? For eight hundred years have I trained Jedi. My own counsel will I keep on who is to be trained! A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away… to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph! Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. You are reckless!


Leia: Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf-herder!
Han Solo: Who’s scruffy-looking?


Piett: Lord Vader, our ships have completed their scan of the area and found nothing. If the Millennium Falcon went into light-speed, it’ll be on the other side of the galaxy by now.
Vader: Alert all commands. Calculate every possible destination along their last known trajectory.
Piett: Yes, my Lord. We’ll find them.
Vader: Don’t fail me again, Admiral.


Ben (Obi-wan) Kenobi: Luke, don’t give into hate. That leads to the dark side.


C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1!
Han: Never tell me the odds!


Darth Vader: Yes, Admrial.
Admrial Piett: Our ships have sighted the Millennium Falcon, my lord. But it has entered an asteroid field and we can not risk…
Darth Vader: Asteroids do not concern me, Admrial. I want that ship, not excuses.


Emperor: The son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi.
Darth Vader: If he could be turned, he would be a powerful ally.
Emperor: Yes. Yes. He would be a great asset. Can it be done?
Darth Vader: He will join us or die, my master.


Yoda: You must unlearn what you have learned.


Luke: I want my lamp back! I’m gonna need it to get out of this slimy mudhole!
Yoda: Mudhole? Slimy? My home this is!


[A tremor knocks Leia into Solo’s arms.]
Princess Leia: Let go.
Han Solo: Shh.
Princess Leia: Let go, please.
Han Solo: Don’t get excited!
Princess Leia: Captain, being held by you isn’t quite enough to get me excited.
Han Solo: Sorry sweetheart. I haven’t got time for anything else.


[Luke can’t levitate his X-Wing out of the bog.]
Luke Skywalker: I can’t. It’s too big.
Yoda: Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere. Yes, even between the land and the ship.


Han Solo: Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss?
Princess Leia Organa: I’d just as soon kiss a Wookiee!
Han Solo: I can arrange that! You could use a good kiss!


Han Solo: Well Princess, it looks like you managed to keep me here a while longer.
Princess Leia Organa: I had nothing to do with it. General Rieekan thinks it’s dangerous for anyone to leave the system until they’ve activated the energy shield.
Han Solo: That’s a good story. I think you just can’t bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight.
Princess Leia Organa: I don’t know where you get you delusions, laser brain!
[Chewbacca laughs]
Han Solo: Laugh it up, fuzzball!


Darth Vader: The force is with you young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet.


C-3PO: R2 says that the chances of survival are 725 to 1. Actually R2 has been known to make mistakes – from time to time… Oh dear…


Han Solo: Oh! I thought they smelled bad on the outside!


Yoda: I am wondering, why are you here?
Luke Skywalker: I’m looking for someone.
Yoda: Looking? Found someone, you have, I would say, hmmm?
Luke Skywalker: Right…
Yoda: Help you I can. Yes, mmmm.
Luke Skywalker: I don’t think so. I’m looking for a great warrior.
Yoda: Ohhh! Great warrior! [laughs and shakes his head] Wars not make one great!


Luke Skywalker: Alright, I’ll give it a try.
Yoda: No! Try not. Do… or do not. There is no try.
[Using the Force, Yoda effortlessly frees the X-Wing from the bog.]
Luke Skywalker: I don’t believe it.
Yoda: That is why you fail.


Darth Vader: Impressive. Most impressive. Obi-wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger! Only your hatred can destroy me!


Darth Vader: There is no escape. Don’t make me destroy you. [pauses] Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.
Luke Skywalker: I’ll never join you!
Darth Vader: If you only knew the power of the dark side. Obi-wan never told you what happened to your father.
Luke Skywalker: He told me enough! He told me you killed him.
Darth Vader: No. I am your father.


Princess Leia Organa: I’ll be back.
Han Solo: You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake, well, this could be it, sweetheart.
Princess Leia: I take it back.


Princess Leia Organa: I love you.
Han Solo: I know.


Darth Vader: Your destiny lies with me Skywalker. Obi-Wan knew this to be true.


Darth Vader: Calrissian! Take the princess and the Wookie to my ship.
Lando Calrissian: You said they’d be left at the city under my supervision.
Darth Vader: I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.

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Epiosode IV Quotes

Posted by DevanJedi in Films, Classic Trilogy on December 14th, 1998

[A large-eyed creature gives Luke a rough shove.]
Human: He doesn’t like you.
Luke: I’m sorry.
Human: I don’t like you either. You just watch yourself. We’re wanted men. I have the death sentence on twelve systems.
Luke: I’ll be careful.
Human: You’ll be dead!


Ben (Obi-wan) Kenobi>: That’s no moon. It’s a space station.


Luke: Listen, I can’t get involved! I’ve got work to do! It’s not that I like the Empire; I hate it! But there’s nothing I can do about it right now. It’s all such a long way from here.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: That’s your uncle talking.


Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.


Han Solo: Well, you can forget your troubles with those Imperial slugs. I told you I’d outrun ‘em. [Nobody is listening.] Don’t everyone thank me at once.


Han Solo: Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.


Governor Tarkin: The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I have just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.
Commander: But that’s impossible. How will the emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?
Governor Tarkin: The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.


Luke Skywalker: I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you.


C-3PO: We seem to be made to suffer. It’s our lot in life.


Princess Leia Organa: Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.


Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi: For more than a thousand generations the Jedi were the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.


Luke: How did my father die?
Obi-Wan: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.


Obi-wan Kenobi: Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.


Obi-wan Kenobi: The Force can have a strong influence on a weak mind.


Han Solo: Han Solo. I’m captain of the Millennium Falcon. Chewie here tells me you’re lookin’ for passage to the Alderaan system?
Obi-wan Kenobi: Yes indeed, if it’s a fast ship.
Han Solo: Fast ship? You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon?


Luke Skywalker: What a piece of junk!
Han Solo: She’ll make point five past lightspeed. She may not look like much but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.


Han Solo: Watch your mouth, kid, or you’re gonna find yourself floating home.


Darth Vader: I find your lack of faith disturbing.


Darth Vader: Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.


Princess Leia: The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.


C-3PO: Listen to them, they’re dying, R2! Curse my metal body! I wasn’t fast enough! It’s all my fault! My poor master!


[Referring to Ben Kenobi.]
Tarkin: If you’re right, he must not be allowed to escape.
Darth Vader: Escape is not his plan. I must face him. Alone.


[Two stormtroopers are posted near the tractor beam power terminal.]
Stormtrooper: Do you know what’s going on?
Other stormtrooper: Maybe it’s another drill.


Darth Vader: I sense something. A presence I’ve not felt since…


Obi-wan Kenobi: You must learn the ways of the Force if you are to come with me to Alderaan.


C-3PO: Don’t call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!


C-3PO: We’re doomed!


Han Solo: Wonderful girl! Either I’m going to kill her or I’m beginning to like her.


Han Solo: Damn fool, I knew you were going to say that.
Obi-wan Kenobi: Who’s the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?


Han Solo: Traveling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops, boy.


Leia: Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?


Han Solo: Get in there you big furry oaf! I don’t care what you smell!


Han: This is not going to work.
Luke: Why didn’t you say so before?
Han: I did say so before!


[Princess Leia gets her first look at the Millennium Falcon.]
Princess Leia: You came in that thing? You’re braver than I thought!


[Luke blows up his first TIE fighter.]
Luke Skywalker: Got ‘im! I got ‘im!
Han Solo: Great, kid! Don’t get cocky!


Princess Leia Organa: If money is all you love, then that’s what you’ll receive.


[After a successful rescue of Princess Leia.]
Luke Skywalker: So, what do you think of her, Han?
Han Solo: I’m tryin’ not to, kid.
Luke Skywalker: [sotto voce] Good.
Han Solo: [baiting him] Still, she’s gotta lot of spirit. I don’t know, whaddya think? You think a princess and a guy like me – Luke Skywalker: [quickly] No.


Darth Vader: The Force is strong with this one.


Darth Vader: Commander, tear this ship apart until you’ve found those plans. And bring me the passengers, I want them alive!


Princess Leia: Darth Vader. Only you could be so bold.


[R2-D2 and Chewbacca are playing the holographic game aboard the Millennium Falcon.]
Chewbacca: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh
C-3PO: He made a fair move. Screaming about it can’t help you.
Han Solo: Let him have it. It’s not wise to upset a Wookiee.
C-3PO: But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid.
Han Solo: That’s ‘cause droids don’t pull people’s arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that.
Chewbacca: Grrf.
C-3PO: I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee win.


Darth Vader: When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master.


Han Solo: Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh? You know, sometimes I amaze even myself.
Princess Leia Organa: That doesn’t sound too hard.


Darth Vader: Your powers are weak, old man.
Ben (Obi-wan) Kenobi: You can’t win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.


Ben (Obi-wan) Kenobi: The Force will be with you, always.


Luke Skywalker: I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They’re not much bigger than two meters.


Officer: We’ve analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger. Should I have your ship standing by?
Governor Tarkin: Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances.


Ben (Obi-wan) Kenobi: Use the Force, Luke!

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