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Our latest musings and thoughts on all things Star Wars
A strange time in the fandomApril 2020
Dave explores the ongoing divide over the latest installment of the Star Wars Saga. Were expectations once again subverted? Why did some fans feel cheated in the romantic decisions taken in The Rise of Skywalker? Was 'Reylo' ever really a thing - or were a portion of the fandom mistaken? |
The High Republic unveiledFebruary 2020
For years now Star Wars fans have all asked what happens next? What happens now the Skywalker (Palpatine) Saga has been completed? Well now we know where Lucasfilm is now looking. Ali explores what we know so far. |
Peter Mayhew remembered at OscarsFebruary 2020
Peter Mayhew, better know as Chewbacca, has been remembered at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood last night in their “In Memoriam montage”. |
Is 2019 the year of Star Wars?December 2019
Alex discusses how packed 2019 has been with Star Wars content - coming at us across all channels: Movie, Animated TV, Live Action TV, Novels, Comics, Celebration and even Theme Park, making this year, perhaps, the greatest Star Wars year ever! |
The Mandalorian - Ep 1 SPOILER FULL reviewNovember 2019
Dave provides the first of the Council's reviews of the new Disney+ live action Star Wars TV show - The Mandalorian. In this Spoiler Full (you have been warned) review Dave provides a full scene by scene narrative and a summary of his thoughts on the episode. Have a read - do you agree? |
The fan's favourite Star Wars movieJune 2019
Dave, ever one to court controversy, explores the fan's favourite movie. However, rather than give his own opinion in this matter he has decided to start a poll to determine which is the fan's favourite movie. Follow our twitter poll and the results to see which movie is crowned king! |
Star Wars LEGO World RecordApril 2019
Today, the LEGO Group marked 20 years of LEGO® Star Wars™ by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for largest display of LEGO® Star Wars™ minifigures, kicking off a weekend-long experience at Star Wars Celebration. |
Older opinion pieces
What is Star Wars?
March 2019
In a somewhat controversial post from Dave he examines the major difference between the Sequel Trilogy and ALL other Star Wars screen content so far (Original, Prequel, Animations, Standalone Movies) and tries to explain how, perhaps, the new Saga movies are missing the point of Star Wars. |