Revenge of the Fifth!

What an exciting day!

Yeserday was May the Fourth Be With You, er the 4th of May.

With this excellent day Disney+ released "The Rise of Skywalker".

I don't know about you, but I intend to watch it on repeat for a few days.

Star Wars is one of my favorite series in the world. I grew up watching the original trilogy with my parents. "Return of the Jedi" is still my all time favorite one.

With this new and final film in the Skywalker epic I realized that it's sorta been full circle for my family.

When my parents first began dating, one of their first outings was to see a new sci-fy film simply called "Star Wars".

This past winter I went to see "Rise of Skywalker" on one of my off days.

I took a few pictures before the showing and then after.

Sitting in the dark theater I felt a rush as I realized I had come full circle with the films. When the title screen came on and I heard that iconic theme I realized what this whole franchise meant to me.

This was a series I'd grown up with.

I hope this May brings you good fortune and something amazing!

And, as always, May the Force be with you.

Always.

(I am not paid to name drop. :D )

Clone Wars

What to write about today?

Honestly, it's been one heck of a mess. Work was great . . . until the last hour when all heck hit the fan. At least it was busy, right?

Glass half full.

I'm going to take a few paragraphs and discuss my current binge-worthy show on Netflix.

"Star Wars: The Clone Wars".

It is going to removed on the 7th, sadly, so I'm watching all that I can in the meantime. (Hoping to finish it all before it's gone forever.)

Each episode begins with a quote, a piece of advice that is used during the episode, and that should be taken into the viewer's personal life.

I've found each one to be something that I needed for the day. Even though I watch multiple episodes in one day they continue to be exactly what I need to hear.

The entire series takes place in between, "The Clone Wars" (duh), and "Revenge of the Sith". What I love most about this is you get more background info into all those cool Jedi we saw in the first few movies (the only really good thing about them...though I do love all the extra story we got too).

Discovering all those little things that were gradually tipping Anakin further towards the dark side, his secret marriage. One of the best things is each time he does this, you get a little of the "Vader Theme". The first time I heard it I got giddy with excitement.

Disregard that it's a 'cartoon'. This is perfect for all Star Wars fans, no matter what your age is.

(Also Emperor Palpatine - the devious little sith.)

May the Third Be With You

OR
How to annoy an entire fandom.

I know, I know. It's 'May the Fourth Be With You".

Also, "Revenge of the Fifth".

I am a huge Star Wars fan. I grew up watching Episodes 4, 5, and 6 (which is my favorite.) We had all three original cut, special edition, and the making of on VHS. Instead of girly movies and Barbie dolls, I grew up with the Force, Indiana Jones, and the Enterprise.

In honor of the month of May, here are some awesome Star Wars facts compiled from around the web - obviously the photos are not mine and I do not own the copyright.

But first, a picture of our favorite Nerf-Herder:

1. During the Jabba the Hut scene there were about 42 extras, 18 principal cast members, 10 puppeteers (most on Jabba), nine mime artists and 90 crew members.
    Whew!
1.A This scene took an entire month to film

2. The word Ewok is never mentioned in Return of the Jedi.

3. Yoda is the Sanskrit word for Warrior.

4. The word Wookie came about when Terry McGovern did voiceover work in which he stated, "I think I ran over a wookie back there."    Lucas loved it so much he noted it down for later use.

5. A New Hope  has only 350 visual effects shots.

6. The lightsaber sound effect was achieved by combining the sound of a movie projector with the feedback made by holding a stripped cable by a TV set.

7. Peter Cushing, who portrayed Grand Moff Tarkin, thought his boots were uncomfortable, so he wore slippers on set instead. Hence why you never see his feet.

8. Denis Lawson, who played Wedge Antilles, is Ewan McGregor's uncle. Talk about full circle.

Bonus: If you go to Music and Arts stores you can get any Star Wars sheet music/books for 20% off.





There you go. Eight facts about Star Wars you only knew if you're a true fan.

Have a great week and, as always, May the Force Be With You.