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At last, my long-awaited post on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.  You know you've been on the edge of your seat wondering what I thought of the epic finale to 40+ years of saga!

The picture above is me and my brother, having just finished our first viewing of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (aka, "TROS"). In case you cannot tell from our expressions, we kind of liked it.

So, my brother Sean and his family traveled to Pennsylvania for the holidays. They arrived on December 23rd, late in the evening (after driving all the way from east Texas!). Sean and I made a blood-pact that we would wait to see TROS until we were together over the holiday break. If you're doing the math, that means that we would have to wait about a week after the movie was released before we went to see it. Hence my social media activity on December 20th:

A friendly reminder. #StarWarsTheRiseofSkywalker #DontSpoilStarWars #StarWars pic.twitter.com/bSpuqqg3qE

— Admissions Dude (@BertWMcBrayer) December 20, 2019

I had to remove myself from Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter almost entirely for about a week so that I would not be exposed to any spoilers. And I was successful! All of the spoiler-worthy info in the movie was a surprise for me.

Before I go on - if you haven't seen the film yet you should stop reading now. There will be spoilers if you continue.

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Okay, you're still here so you must have already seen the movie. Onward!

The short version: It. Was. Awesome.

The long version....

From the very opening, I was hooked. Kylo Ren tearing it up on Mustafar (the world where Obi-Wan battled Anakin Skywalker, and where Darth Vader eventually made his home) in search of the Sith Wayfinder was a great entre into the flick. We see Palpatine in the first five minutes of the film, after Ren finds him on Exegol, the Sith planet.

The plot is great; Rey is the granddaughter of Sheev Palpatine (aka, the baddest-baddie in the Galaxy Far, Far Away), and when Kylo Ren reveals this to her she isn't sure if she is good or bad. Add to that, she discovers that she can throw Force Lightning much in the same way that her grandpa-pa can.

She returns to Ach-To to be a hermit in the way that Luke did and - TAH-DAH - Force Ghost Luke comes to visit her. He says that he was wrong in thinking that way and that she shouldn't run from her destiny the way that he did.

We got lots of great scenes with Leia, despite the fact that Carrie Fisher passed away several years ago.

And there was what I thought was a fantastic sub-plot that found Rey and Kylo forming a dyad in the Force. The only way that Palpatine could be defeated was by the two of them joining forces (heh... get it? Joining Forces?).

Before I go any further, I should mention that I am one of those fans (seemingly a minority) that really liked Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi. I thought that scenes like this one were magnificent:



(The most dramatic piece happens at 1:30 in that clip)

When the music (and every other sound) drops out, that grabbed me.

So, I point all of this out to say that as far as criticisms go, I didn't feel as much "art" in The Rise of Skywalker as I did in TLJ. The Last Jedi was a beautiful film. If you were to strip away the Star Wars aspect, it was still, simply put, beautiful. Maybe that's just me.

While seeing a lot of Carrie Fisher on the screen was great, there has been a lot of chatter and (likely deserved) criticism that Rose Tico (ably played by Kelly Marie Tran), who had a central role in TLJ, was seemingly sidelined in TROS. I felt this throughout the movie as well, and only learned afterward that much of Rose's sub-plot had to be left on the cutting room floor due to a decision by the filmmakers:

One of the reasons that Rose has a few less scenes than we would like her to have has to do with the difficulty of using Carrie [Fisher]’s footage in the way we wanted to. We wanted Rose to be the anchor at the rebel base who was with Leia. We thought we couldn’t leave Leia at the base without any of the principals who we love, so Leia and Rose were working together. As the process evolved, a few scenes we’d written with Rose and Leia turned out to not meet the standard of photorealism that we’d hoped for. Those scenes unfortunately fell out of the film. The last thing we were doing was deliberately trying to sideline Rose. We adore the character, and we adore Kelly – so much so that we anchored her with our favorite person in this galaxy, General Leia.

...but it still left me feeling 'blah' in the theater.

Two more criticisms for you, then I'm done.

First, Finn. Throughout the entirety of TROS, Finn tells Rey that he needs to say something to her. By my estimation this happens at least three times. But, by the time that you've finished the 2 hours, 23 minute run time, Finn never resolves that tension. He never ends up talking to her privately. It is definitely inferred that Finn is Force-sensitive, perhaps even strong with the Force. On at least two separate occasions in the film Finn talks about "feeling" things. Like the kind of "feeling" that a Jedi might describe. The viewer is left to wonder if Finn will be Rey's first pupil (that is, if Rey takes up the mantle of the Jedi Order).

And last, The Kiss. Ugh. I don't even know where to begin.

So spoiler: Kylo Ren joins Rey in fighting Palpatine. They win, but at a great cost. As Rey lay on the ground (ostensibly dead), Ben Solo (formerly Kylo Ren) holds her in his arms and uses the powers of the Force (and the dyad connection that he holds with Rey) to heal her and restore life to her body. She awakes, looks into his eyes and says, "Ben!" Then they kiss.

For me, the "relationship" (if you can describe it that way) between Rey and Kylo has been developed to be that of a sibling one, not a romantic one.

My polling results found that folks (4 of 7) agree with me:

Writing up my thoughts on #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker. I’m looking for lots of feedback on this, so please share with others.

Prior to watching #TROS, I thought that the relationship between #Rey and #KyloRen/Ben was:

— Admissions Dude (@BertWMcBrayer) January 11, 2020

Geez. Seven respondents.

Anyway, my alarmingly small follower-base aside, the point stands. When I was in the theater and Rey and Ben kissed in the final minutes of The Rise of Skywalker, I wanted to groan aloud. I restrained myself because, unlike my daughter, I am able to not make noises when watching a movie or television show. But I really wanted to groan.

I've talked with other people who felt similarly, and described it as the "Disney-fication" of Star Wars. While I think that the kiss was both completely unnecessary and cringe-worthy, I think that Disney has done a great job at not "Disney-fying" the Star Wars Universe.

[Side note: next week the Wife and I will be headed to Orlando for a four day getaway and, while we're there, you KNOW that we're going to visit Galaxy's Edge. More to come on that later.]

I wish that J.J. Abrams would have just had Ben and Rey hug and gotten on with it. The kiss seemed forced (HA!), since the only romantic chemistry that I felt on-screen was between Rey and Finn (see my previous complaint about Finn).

BUUUT, I'm focusing on the criticisms. Don't let that fool you into thinking that I didn't like the movie - BECAUSE I DID!

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was a great way to end the saga, while leaving enough "what if?" questions lingering to continue to build on the franchise in the same general timeline. I've seen the film twice now (the Wife and I went to see it just after the new year). I'm going to reserve judgment in ranking within the entire saga, but based on my current feelings I think that it's probably in the top five. For me.

How about you? Have you seen the film? What did you think? Did you love Babu Frik as much as I did?

This is a very cool video from StarWars.com (via Nerdist) on the evolution and design of the Storm Trooper in the Star Wars universe.

Absolutely brilliant. A recounting of the entirety of the Star Wars saga (so far) in hip-hop form.

If you're curious, here are the lyrics:

Said a long time ago in a galaxy far far away a
Guy named Vader tried to kidnap a Rebel Princess Leia
So she employed a droid to record her a quick note, she said
"Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope." Go!

Hyperspace zoom, sent off some battle plans in an R2
C-3PO’s saying they’re doomed, until they’re bought by a farmer named Luke
His Force is strong
Obi-Wan hasn’t heard that name in long
Solo shoots first, don’t say that I’m wrong
It took him twelve parsecs for his Kessel Run

Well, sure. Chewie was charting the course
Luke learned the way of the Force
Blew up the Death Star, he had no remorse
He got a medal, he’s ready for more

Strike back, Rebels on Hoth are attacked
Yoda shows up and talks backwards
Battled with Boba Fett, put up a fight but then Han got froze in carbonite, burr
Wasn’t the plan, suddenly Luke is in need of a hand
Lando Calrissian led them to slaughter
And Darth Vader said to Luke
I am your father

What?! Jabba the Hutt, gotta admit that bikini was hot
Yoda is dying, yes that’s why I’m crying
Take this any longer I simply cannot
Hey Sidious
You were quite hideous
Vader protected his kid, I’m not kidding, I’m serious
Blew up a Death Star, ‘cause it was a trap
Shout out to Ewoks, ‘cause they had our back

Back in the day
Little boy Anakin loved to pod race
Padmé escaped, Darth Maul went ape
The ending for Qui-Gon Jin wasn’t so great

Attack of the clones
Ten years pass, Anakin’s grown
He falls in love but his master is captured
His mother is killed and then that spells disaster
Ooh!
Mace Windu
Anakin loses an arm to Dooku
Secret marriage
Twins in the carriage
Palpatine’s savage
And Vader breaks through!

I’m trying to think… Who’d I forget? What’s his name?
Meesa called Jar Jar Binks!

Now to today
Jumping ahead to a scrapper named Rey (Hey!)
Teamed up with Poe and a Stormtrooper Finn
Who betrayed the First Order, so we let him in
BB-8!
Solo vs. Solo, Han met his fate
Rose got to work
Kylo won’t put on a shirt
Kylo is kind of a flirt
Tracked down Luke he was giving me hate
Until he saved the Resistance on Crait

Now Skywalker's gone
But faith in the Force remains strong
Skywalker always lives on
Wooh!

You can't stop me, I'm a Jedi from Jakku
Fight the Dark Side from Tatooine to Naboo
Let go of everything that you fear to lose
Be the spark the lights the fire and May The Force Be With You

So, a little while ago I posted the trailer and a short snippet about the upcoming premier or The Mandalorian on Disney Plus. Needless to say, I have been excited ever since I heard that all of the Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney universes/franchises would be in one place. Additionally, the prospect of original programming in the Star Wars universe has been bandied about for some time.

Then, seemingly forever ago, news broke that the first original Star Wars series on the fledgling streaming service would be The Mandalorian - and I flipped out! As a long-time fan of Boba Fett (as many Star Wars fanboys are), the opportunity to see the backstory and culture of the Mandalorians come to the screen was VERY exciting!

...and so far the show has NOT disappointed.

In fact, my expectations were extremely high and I felt that Dave Filoni (director) and Jon Favreau (writer/creator) exceeded them.

If you haven't watched yet, or don't want things to be spoiled, get out now.

The show opens on a bar that feels like the (in)famous Mos Eisley Cantina scene - sans the bouncy John Williams score. The camera pans around a hive of scum and villainy and centers on a blue alien being roughed up by a couple of bad dudes. Then, in walks our (anti)hero:


The Mandalorian proceeds to dispatch the baddies with little effort (read: badass), then take our blue fellow (ably played by SNL alum Horatio Sanz) into custody, after displaying his bounty token.

The story line continues to develop as Pascal's Mandalorian embarks on a quest to retrieve a bounty that is "over 50 years old" for a paltry down payment of a bar of Beskar steel.

For those uninformed, Polygon has a fantastic write-up about Beskar steel, Mandalorian armor, and the yet-to-be-revealed signet for the title character here. The money:

Mandalorian armor is famous in the Star Wars universe. The armor plates themselves can withstand blaster shots, as we see in The Mandalorian, and can even protect the wearer from the glancing blow of a lightsaber — which can be seen in the Legacy of Mandalore episode of Star Wars: Rebels when Gar Saxon is disarmed. Despite this impressive protection, the armor also remains surprisingly light, allowing the wearer to remain agile and maneuverable. In some cases, the strength of the metal could lead to sets of Mandalorian armor that lasted hundreds of years. In Star Wars: Rebels, Sabine Wren’s armor is 500 years old.

The unique properties of the armor are due in large part to the Beskar metal that it’s made with. Beskar, also known as Mandalorian iron, is one of the toughest and rarest metals in the galaxy. In The Mandalorian’s first episode, we get a brief glimpse of Beskar in the form of the metal bar that the Mandalorian hands the Armorer. The Armorer takes the bar and turns it into a new pauldron for the Mandalorian. With Beskar more rare, and many Mandalorians spread out across the galaxy, it seems that not even the Mandalorian’s armor is quite complete.

Beskar is extremely rare. While we don’t have the details in the official canon anymore, the pre-Disney “Legends” stories explained that it could only be mined on Mandalore, the home planet of the Mandalorians, or its moon, Concordia. According to the Armorer, the metal was likely taken during the Great Purge — also known as Order 66, Chancellor Palpatine’s directive to the clone army to kill all Jedi.

The mystery! The intrigue!

I told you that it was awesome!

And much like the doorway image above, much of the cinematography reminds me of old western films. The Mandalorian really feels like a gunslinger movie. Is he good? Is he bad? Is he ugly? By the end of the first episode, we're still not sure (though there are definite leanings toward good-ish).

Episodes two and three are equally fantabulous. I'm not going to go into any details on them, just know that the final five minutes of the third episode (titled, "The Sin") had me cheering on my couch.

Here's to a great start for Disney+, and the continued awesomeness that is The Mandalorian.

First of all, AWESOME.

Secondly, lots of folks are picking apart the trailer and looking at some serious nuance. But you don't have to dive too deeply for the good stuff:

The first live-action Star Wars series will take place a few years after Return of the Jedi. Whoever the Mandalorian is under his mask, he’s no friend of the Empire. The trailer shows the Mandalorian methodically making his way through former Imperial soldiers. He also has an on-board carbon freezing chamber to deal with his targets. That makes things a lot easier when turning them in for bounties.

All accounts are that the writers are keeping this series after Episode IV (Return of the Jedi) - when the Empire fell - but prior to the rise of the First Order.

I cannot WAIT for November 12th! How about you?

Dude.

Although, /Film asks some good questions:

As is the case with all new Star Wars movies pre-release, there are more questions than answers about The Rise of Skywalker. Is the Emperor really back? Will this story retcon the details about Rey’s parents that we learned in The Last Jedi? Is Rey going to the Dark Side? Will Rey and Kylo finally stop fighting and start smooching, as so many internet fans want? How does Luke, who technically died in the previous film, figure into things? And just what the hell does that title mean? These answers will presumably be answered this December, but for now, let’s all sit back and enjoy this trailer.

Sit back and enjoy, indeed. While I'm stoked to see the final film in the saga, I don't want to rush things. I've still got Disney+ coming up next month - and by proxy, The Mandalorian!

credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times

I've been so busy with LIFE lately that I haven't had the opportunity to virtually *drooool* over the Star Wars developments at Disneyland.

In case you've been living under a rock, Disneyland opened the new "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge" portion of the park. Rather than regale you with what awesomeness I think it will be, here's a post from TouringPlans.com where you can see the opening day walk-through of Galaxy's Edge:



I love that he gets choked-up when seeing the Millennium Falcon for the first time.

Of the myriad of cool things that one can do while in the park, perhaps the crown jewel is the opportunity to build your own lightsaber. Over at SlashFilm, Peter Sciretta describes building his "elegant weapon for a more civilized age" as a religious experience:

I am so thankful I did the build a lightsaber experience. It might be my most favorite part of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge honestly. It can best be described as an almost religious experience for Star Wars fans. From the moment you show up at Savi’s and the gathers show you the different pieces available for your construction.

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Savi’s would be amazing for a kid but is even more powerful as an adult fan. You feel strangely at one with the force and the small group of heroes (and villains) who participated in the experience with you.

Here's the video from his experience:

But you can’t even partake in the experience unless you first purchase “the scraps” available inside Savi’s, and that isn’t the price of a cheap toy but $200 plus tax (no annual pass or castmember discounts allowed).

I probably wouldn't want to splurge to build one, as it would just sit on my shelf for eternity. But, it does look like they pulled out all of the stops to create an experience for guests.

Galaxy's Edge opened at Disneyland on May 31st, and the same Star Wars-themed area will open at Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot on August 29th. My family is already planning our next trip to Walt Disney World for fall 2021. Hopefully by then the lines for attractions will have gotten shorter!

SQUEEEE! I watched the trailer yesterday afternoon in the car, on my phone (don't worry, I was sitting still in a parking lot). The sound was good because of my car speakers, but it was unfortunate that my first experience was on my small phone screen.

So, I watched it again at home on the big television screen. So much better.

Needless to say, there is lots of speculation about what much of the trailer included. What does the title "The Rise of Skywalker" mean? What does Luke's voiceover mean (the bit about "no one ever really leaves")? And who is laughing at the end of the trailer (most believe that it is Emperor Palpatine)?

More will be revealed in the months to come, I'm sure. But for now, I'm reveling in the excitement of a new Star Wars movie!

I have previously written about the variety of new shows that are coming to the new Disney+ streaming service. NOW there is the possibility of a Star Wars show based on Obi-Wan Kenobi:

There are many theories for why ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ failed at the box office but it really came down to the marketing of the film. The film failed to sell to audiences why they should watch the origin of Han Solo, a character they recently saw die in ‘The Force Awakens’, over films such as ‘Deadpool 2’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. The film needed to stand among the large competitors however the marketing did not tell audiences why they should go to the cinema to watch the film.

Following this, things went dark on the ‘Obi Wan’ movie whilst the ‘Boba Fett’ film hired director James Mangold (‘Logan’, ‘The Wolverine’) who was subsequently let go when it was announced by Kathleen Kennedy (via Erick Weber) that the film would not be going forward. It was theorised that this was because Jon Favreau’s ‘The Mandalorian’ was pushed into development for Disney+ and Lucasfilm did not wish to have two similar properties running at the same time.

However, this posed a interesting question, although the ‘Boba Fett’ film was canned, ‘The Mandalorian’ follows a similar type of character and as time went on, people begun to theorise that the ‘Obi-Wan’ film would also get transformed into a Disney+ series.

StarWarsNewsNet then released a report stating that they had been told that a ‘Obi Wan’ Series was in development for Disney+. When discussing with our sources, we were told their report was accurate regarding a ‘Obi Wan’ series likely being in early development for Disney+. It is currently unknown who will make up the writing staff, as well as who will be the showrunner. However we do know, like with all current Star Wars projects that Kathleen Kennedy will executive produce. The series is expected to be limited and only be between 6-8 episodes rather than have multiple seasons. Filming is planned to take place in Pinewood Studios, UK similar to where the film was eyed to base production.

Needless to say... YESSSSS. I'd LOVE to see an Obi-Wan-based show - even if it is a short-run series.

Hopefully we'll Ewan McGregor reprise his role as the wise Jedi Master.

[head nod: GeekTyrant]

I previously wrote about the Marvel shows that are coming to the Disney+ platform. But apparently there are also a host of potential Star Wars shows in the hopper at the fledgling streaming network:

Disney+ is gathering up a lot of interesting projects including a wave of Marvel Studios produced shows that include Loki, Vision & Scarlet Witch, and a series that would see Bucky and Falcon teaming-up.

Lucasfilm is no different they’ve already lined up two shows for the streaming service with Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian (recently wrapped) and Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor prequel series is next up. It sounds like they’re not stopping with the two shows we’ve already heard about.

We’ve now got our hands on a list of potential Star Wars shows that could be put into development. The five shows on the list our source provided us includes streaming series focusing on characters such as Princess Leia (young), Captain Phasma, The Knights of Ren, Rose Tico, and the big standout that caught our eye was one for Sith Lord Darth Bane.

To be crystal clear this is very very early days and these are not shows about to go into production these are just ideas they’re considering internally at Lucasfilm/Disney.

So my initial reaction to this article was Cassian is getting his own show?!. I hadn't heard about that.

After the shock of that news wore off, I started to ruminate on the potential with the five ideas mentioned.


Princess Leia. Yes. All of the time. A story about a young Leia growing up on Alderaan would be fantastic.

Captain Phasma. Meh. Okay, I suppose. Phasma didn't impress me in either of the two most recent Star Wars saga entries. I felt as though the character was shallow and only the husk of a female-version-of-Boba-Fett. It's certainly possible that a great origin story could be told that would fill in the blanks - but I think that writer's time would be better spent on some of the other options.

Knights of Ren. See my response to Leia. YES. I'd love to see how Kylo Ren put together the Knights, and what badassery they got into under his tutelage.

Rose Tico. Really? I mean sure, she held a pretty pivotal role in The Last Jedi. And it's clear that there is something going on with her and Finn. I just don't see an entire show devoted to that character. Perhaps I'm alone in feeling this way, but I didn't think that Rose added much to the overall story.

Darth Bane. Interesting. If you're unfamiliar with Bane, check out this quick tutorial. I think that a story about Bane would be great. Given that all we have ever gotten from cannon is that he established the "Rule of Two" (there are only two Sith at any given time, a master and an apprentice), it would be nice to have a little more detailed information in the saga cannon.

All in all I think that Disney+ could do a show for every one of these characters. But, of the five options, the two clear stand-outs for me are Leia and the Knights of Ren. What do you think?

Over at /Film, Peter Sciretta has fallen full-on into speculation mode about the title of the next Star Wars flick.

There are some things here that are evident. Star Wars titles love to be the “something of the something.” We’ve had three “something of the something” titles in the first two trilogies alone: Return of the Jedi, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. But we’ve yet to get a “something of the something” title from this last trilogy. This has led a lot of fans to speculate that this last title could be something of that angle.

Here are some predictions:

• Rise of the Jedi: This would give us a “something of the something” title for this trilogy, and is an echo back to Return of the Jedi, a film that Abrams is likely emulating for this final chapter.
• Rise of the Resistance: Many fans are suggesting this title, but it’s already the title of one of the rides in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. I’m not sure I like it because it sounds more like a middle chapter, not a conclusion.
• Fall of the First Order: Seems a bit on the nose.

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Admittedly, I tried to guess the title of Episode 8, and I was very, very wrong. So I wouldn’t listen to me when it comes to this…but here are some guesses at the title for Episode 9:

• A Last Hope: I like this idea the most as it would be a good bookend to A New Hope. Rey is the last hope in the Galaxy. From what I understand, Abrams is not just ending this trilogy with this film, but trying to bring the entire nine movie arc full circle. So this title could work for that. Jacob Hall, my editor, has suggested it could also be A Final Hope or The Last Hope, although I kind of doubt they would use the word “The” at the beginning of every one of the titles in the sequel trilogy.
• The Resistance Strikes Back: This feels like something George Lucas may have created, but not Abrams. Also, it’s another title that sounds like a middle chapter of a trilogy.
• The Final Order: A suggestion from weekend editor Brad Oman, who argues that The First Order will be the last order when they are defeated and also that it could have layers to it, like a final order from Kylo Ren to stand down, and maybe it’s also the last Jedi Rrder, too.
• A Title Hidden in One of the Previous Films: Adam Frazier speculates that just as The Last Jedi was hidden in the opening text crawl in The Force Awakens, maybe the title for Episode 9 is hidden somewhere in the previous two movies: THE DARKNESS RISING, A NEW ORDER, SON OF DARKNESS, THE LAST HOPE, A SPARK OF HOPE, THE REBELLION IS REBORN.
• Ashes of the Empire: One Reddit thread agrees with Frazier’s theory and thinks it could be these words that appear a couple of lines above The Last Jedi in that original Episode VII crawl (see the image above).
• Spark of Hope: This is another idea based on something from The Last Jedi, suggesting that the galaxy hearing about Jedi Master Luke Skywalker’s return would restore a spark of hope to the fight.
• The Knights of Ren: While I do think Abrams will follow-up on this angle from The Force Awakens, I don’t think the Knights of Ren are enough to make the title for the last and final chapter.

I'm honestly not sure I love an of these ideas outside of "A Final Hope."

My favorite suggestion though comes from the notion that there's a pattern - when you put all of the "new" movies together:


Heh. I'd buy that idea.

But this is the type of stuff that I can sink my nerd-teeth into really well. Now that filming has wrapped:

It feels impossible, but today wrapped photography on Episode IX. There is no adequate way to thank this truly magical crew and cast. I’m forever indebted to you all. pic.twitter.com/138AprtFuZ

— JJ Abrams (@jjabrams) February 15, 2019

...the excitement is expanding exponentially. The bottom line is that nobody has ANY idea what the title of Star Wars IX will be - and yet there are hundreds of articles on the web that are speculating just that. The other day I saw an article about the antenna array on the Millennium Falcon - and how it differs from the original trilogy, and even The Force Awakens. Really.

I don't know about you bu in the end I won't care what the film will be called. Disney/Abrams/Lucas already has my money.

Man, it looks like Hoth around here!

Yup. We were home from work and school today. I just finished clearing the driveway. Hopefully it won't re-freeze overnight...

[image: some nerd-group on Facebook]

Dear Santa, my friend Larry sent me a link to this Nerf blaster at SlickDeals:


Yes please. I'll be real good this year...