Boba Fett Movie or Series?

Now this is just a little wishful thinking by a fan, mind you. With the Star Wars franchise now being owned by Disney, and the fact that they've announced not only a new trilogy in the making, but also the intention to expand the Star Wars universe in both movies and television, wouldn't it be great to see something more done with this or any other universes coolest character, Boba Fett?

I'd love to see Boba Fett get his own television show particularly. Imagine an hour long action drama in which we get to see the early years of Boba  Fett's career in which he makes his name for himself, becoming the most feared bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe! One of the biggest advantages to this particular scenario would be the fact that they could keep costs down by keeping Boba Fett out on his own, introducing new characters that have little or nothing to do with the main Star Wars canon. On the flip side of that coin though, they could also sneak in guest appearances by classic characters like Yoda, or Darth Vader, maybe Obi-Wan Kenobi during ratings sweeps to kick viewer interest into high gear. 

Let's hope that there are some Boba Fett fans working at Disney and they're thinking along lines like this!

Star Wars taken over by the Walt Disney Empire!

Yes folks, George Lucas has not only sold out, he's sold out lock, stock and barrel and in a big way. Today, Disney announced they would be buying lucasfilm, along with the rights to all the Star Wars franchise including merchandising and games for the sum of $4.05 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal which will make George Lucas one of the major stockholders in Walt Disney. I imagine the Star Wars fanbase is going a little berserk at the moment, picturing Mickey Mouse wielding a lightsaber!  LOL, I guess he is already as you can see in the photo above. I added the thought bubble above George myself, as he really doesn't look all that happy in it.

The only good thing to come out of this as I can see is that Disney has announced that they will be releasing an Episode 7 in 2015. As far as I knew, George Lucas had still been claiming that there would be no more movies in the Star Wars franchise.

Of course, one has to wonder if this is really Disney taking over Lucasfilm, or is this really George Lucas taking over Walt Disney? After all, he ends up a major stockholder in the Walt Disney Co. and is saying that he will remain a "creative consultant" for the Star Wars franchise. Perhaps George Lucas has a little bit of the Emperor in him, and this is a stealth take-over of the Republic!

Stay tuned and we'll see just how this all falls out!

Long, long ago...and far, far away...

It seems scientists have discovered a spiral-arm galaxy from long, long ago and it's far, far away...sounds like it could be a galaxy full of Jedi's and Storm-troopers!

I doubt there are any X-wing fighters swooping around the stars in this galaxy, but you never know. Apparently this galaxy formed some 10.7 billion years ago, only a short time after the "big bang" that created our Universe. Scientists find it exciting because apparently it shouldn't be possible for a galaxy that old to still look so good, all other galaxies that have been discovered around that age have disintegrated to the point that they, "look like a train-wreck".

Here's a link to the original article on io9

Star Wars The Clone Wars

The first season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars was all right, it was good enough to keep me watching, but didn't really wow me. Season 2 has now reached it's second episode and the show has improved considerably! The character models appear to be more detailed, and the lighting and textures have been improved as well.

The storyline seems more mature as well. In the first season, there were an awful lot of stories that seemed, light-hearted, and to be brutally honest, silly. This season's shows I've seen so far are much darker, with a much more mature theme. I'm looking forward to seeing how this season progresses!