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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Season Five – Part 3
As I said in the previous post, the format changed for the Episode Guides, so I have created two Featurettes covering clips and interviews from The Clone Wars – Season 5 so I hope you enjoy them.
Expect the same for the rest of the Seasons and expect Season 6 soon.
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Season Five – Part 3
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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Season Five – Part 2
As I said in the previous post, the format changed for the Episode Guides, so I have created two Featurettes covering clips and interviews from The Clone Wars – Season 5 so I hope you enjoy them.
Expect the same for the rest of the Seasons and expect Season 6 soon.
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Season Five – Part 2
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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Season Five – Part 1
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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Season Five – Part 1
The Complete Life of Plo Koon will take us from his family origins and history of the Kel Dor people in the Jedi Order, from Master Gnost Dural up to Sha Koon, and seeing how the final decades of the Republic shaped this Jedi Master. Plo Koon and his Wolfpack, led by Commander Wolf, his fatherly role with Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, and see how he struggled with the Jedi Order’s fall into darkness.
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The Complete Life of Plo Koon will take us from his family origins and history of the Kel Dor people in the Jedi Order, from Master Gnost Dural up to Sha Koon, and seeing how the final decades of the Republic shaped this Jedi Master. Plo Koon and his Wolfpack, led by Commander Wolf, his fatherly role with Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, and see how he struggled with the Jedi Order’s fall into darkness.
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Do you remember the good old days of Star Wars? The epic space battles, the iconic characters, and the thrilling adventures that kept us on the edge of our seats? Well, Marcelo Zuniga certainly does. In 2015, he created a series of videos showcasing all the changes made to the Star Wars films over the years. And the best part? These videos went viral!
Unfortunately, Marcelo’s entire channel, including the beloved Star Wars videos, got taken down. But don’t worry, they were rescued from the depths of the internet using the powerful Wayback Machine. They were then uploaded to a separate YouTube channel. However, fate had other plans and THAT channel got removed too.
Now, I’m happy to say that the iconic Star Wars videos are back, courtesy of, ONCE again, the Internet Archive and It’s All Star Wars Video. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the ride.
Do you remember the good old days of Star Wars? The epic space battles, the iconic characters, and the thrilling adventures that kept us on the edge of our seats? Well, Marcelo Zuniga certainly does. In 2015, he created a series of videos showcasing all the changes made to the Star Wars films over the years. And the best part? These videos went viral!
Unfortunately, Marcelo’s entire channel, including the beloved Star Wars videos, got taken down. But don’t worry, they were rescued from the depths of the internet using the powerful Wayback Machine. They were then uploaded to a separate YouTube channel. However, fate had other plans and THAT channel got removed too.
Now, I’m happy to say that the iconic Star Wars videos are back, courtesy of, ONCE again, the Internet Archive and It’s All Star Wars Video. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the ride.
Do you remember the good old days of Star Wars? The epic space battles, the iconic characters, and the thrilling adventures that kept us on the edge of our seats? Well, Marcelo Zuniga certainly does. In 2015, he created a series of videos showcasing all the changes made to the Star Wars films over the years. And the best part? These videos went viral!
Unfortunately, Marcelo’s entire channel, including the beloved Star Wars videos, got taken down. But don’t worry, they were rescued from the depths of the internet using the powerful Wayback Machine. They were then uploaded to a separate YouTube channel. However, fate had other plans and THAT channel got removed too.
Now, I’m happy to say that the iconic Star Wars videos are back, courtesy of, ONCE again, the Internet Archive and It’s All Star Wars Video. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the ride.
It was produced by Prometheus Entertainment in association with The History Channel and Lucasfilm Ltd. The executive producer and director was Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Burns.
Check out Part 2 above.
Initial release: 28 May 2007
Director: Kevin Burns
Writers: Steven Smith, Kevin Burns, David Comtois
It was produced by Prometheus Entertainment in association with The History Channel and Lucasfilm Ltd. The executive producer and director was Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Burns.
Initial release: 28 May 2007
Director: Kevin Burns
Writers: Steven Smith, Kevin Burns, David Comtois
Check out Part 1 below:
Check out Part 1.1 of What Are The Whills (How to Watch Star Wars: Part 1.1)
17 Oct 2021
For those of you waiting for Part Two of “How to Watch Star Wars”… This is that, but it’s not the video about the Special Editions. Before I get to that, I wanted to expand on some things from my first “How to Watch Star Wars” video, and also include some new information that’s come to light since then. The issues I address in this video about the Whills are, I think, the most important unanswered questions in Star Wars, and I really needed to clarify all of this for what I say in the next videos to make the most sense. So I’m calling this Part 1.1, because it’s kind of a continuation of the first video, instead of what I planned for Part Two. But I think it’s interesting and important to the series, so I hope you enjoy! (And Part Two is coming soon… thanks to everybody who has stuck around and waited!)
This documentary and its predecessor, How to Watch Star Wars, Part One, has to be one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
Check out Part Two of How to Watch Star Wars, Part Two: The Special Editions Are the Movies, Get Over It
9 May 2022
When I said Part Two was “coming soon,” I didn’t think that would mean three years, but better late than never right?
Hopefully it’s worth the wait for the people who have been asking for this. I think it’s the most comprehensive video that’s been made about the changes to the different versions of the Star Wars movies, and also a discussion about how and why the changes exist and why some of them are controversial, and a discussion about film preservation in general and why art changes over time. It’s divided into three parts so you can watch it episodically if you want, but I didn’t want to post it as three separate videos because it’s all interrelated.
Thanks for watching, and check back soon (sooner than three years) for Part Three!
This documentary and its follow-up, How to Watch Star Wars, Part Two, has to be one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
Check out Part One of How to Watch Star Wars, Part One: The Prequels Are Better Movies Than You Deserve
7 Sept 2019
Well here it is, the Star Wars video essay I’ve been working on all year!
It’s twenty years of stray observations about the films and especially the prequels which should be interesting to people, and a rebuttal to Red Letter Media and all those other terrible YouTube reviews, hopefully combined into an interesting essay.
Being me, it talks a lot about Bob Dylan and Kubrick and all those other guys I’m always on about, and I could have cut it down or cut it up into separate videos, but in the end I didn’t want to. It all ties together, and I think it’s interesting.
For all the people over the years who ask why I like the Star Wars prequels so much and I’ve said it’s a complicated subject that takes a long time to get into, well, it looks like 2 hours and 20 minutes is about how long it takes to get into, and here’s your answer!
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The Magic of Myth
The look of Star Wars – its costumes, props, and sets – reflects the same eclectic mix of cultural, historical, and mythical sources that gives the story its rich texture. Working with concept artists Ralph McQuarrie, visual effects art director Joe Johnston, and costume designers John Mollo, Nilo Rodis-Jamero, and Aggie Guerand Rodgers, as well as a team of other artists and craftspeople, George Lucas created a universe that has the look and feel of myth.
Other Star Wars weapons were created by decorating real-life firearms with various devices to make them look futuristic. Perhaps the most notable is the blaster used by Han and carried by Luke as a sidearm on Hoth and on Cloud City. It is a “broom-handled” 7.63-caliber Mauser; one of the earliest and most successful of all automatic pistol designs, it was used in both world wars. The prop department simply added a fancy-looking scope and an emitter nozzle at the end of the barrel. The tripod blaster is based on the 1908 Vickers Maxim Class C machine gun. This was used by both the British and Germans in World War I trench warfare. Similarly, the tripod blaster is used by both the Rebels (on Hoth) and the Empire (at Mos Eisley).
There are three main kinds of Star Wars blasters. One is a variation on a German MG-34 machine gun from the 1930s, with the shoulder stick removed at one end and the barrel shortened at the other. Another is the MG-42, which was mass-produced during World War II. The third is the British Sterling Mk 4 used in the 1950s, a submachine gun with an air-cooled barrel; vents, sights, and scopes were added.
World War I is again called to mind as the Rebels hunker down into the trenches in preparation for the Imperial onslaught on their base on Hoth. Here the Rebels look much like troops in World War I France preparing for a tank offensive. This suggestion is underscored by the presence of the Vickers-based tripod blaster, for the Vickers was used extensively in trench warfare. The gun turret glimpsed above the trench derives from the rotating turret of the British Saladin armored car of the 1950s, with its 76-millimeter gun. 
The standard Imperial stormtrooper’s blaster rifle was originally created in the British prop shop of the original Star Wars production from a replica of the British Sterling L2A3 Mk 4 SMG (sub machine-gun). Barrel grip rails, a scope, and electronics packages added to the guns to “dress” them as science fiction props did not change their basic design. The use of actual sidearm props in Star Wars as the basis for the blasters gave the film one more subtle dimension of reality and grounded the space fantasy in a world of convincing technology.
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The Magic of Myth
The look of Star Wars – its costumes, props, and sets – reflects the same eclectic mix of cultural, historical, and mythical sources that gives the story its rich texture. Working with concept artists Ralph McQuarrie, visual effects art director Joe Johnston, and costume designers John Mollo, Nilo Rodis-Jamero, and Aggie Guerand Rodgers, as well as a team of other artists and craftspeople, George Lucas created a universe that has the look and feel of myth.
The Feel of the Past
To ensure that Star Wars has the look and feel of “a long time ago,” Lucas asked production crews to rub dirt on the shiny new hardware and sets so that they would have a used, lived-in look. He also placed the action in ancient temples, such as the Rebel headquarters at the close of the first film.
The Tusken Raider who knocks Luke down in the Jundland Wastes uses a totokia, an ancient Fijian war club of the “pineapple type,” so called because of the decorative head with its distinctive point.
Whether or not the viewer actually recognizes any of these specific items, these elements combine to create a subconscious sense of a time long past.
To ensure that Star Wars has the look and feel of “a long time ago,” Lucas asked production crews to rub dirt on the shiny new hardware and sets so that they would have a used, lived-in look. He also placed the action in ancient temples, such as the Rebel headquarters at the close of the first film.
On the jungled fourth moon of Yavin, Rebel troops hid their secret base within the depths of a vast ancient temple. Artist Ralph McQuarrie felt that this Aztec-like ruin might be made of large, unthinkably dense stones with the property of minimizing gravity. The lights of small fighter spacecraft are visible deep within the structure.
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Star Wars Weapons – Part 2
Gaffi Stick
Axe-like weapon of the Tusken Raiders
Lando’s Vibro-ax
Electrified polearm used in Jabba’s Palace
Lando Calrissian went undercover as a guard in the palace of Jabba the Hutt, waiting in disguise for the right moment to rescue Han Solo. His weapon is a form of vibro-ax, a SoroSuub BD-1 Cutter. In such weapons an ultrasonic vibration generator makes the blade sing with a high-pitched whine, enabling it to lacerate with the merest touch.
Lightsaber
Laser blade of the Jedi Knights
In essence a blade of pure energy capable of cutting through almost anything, the lightsaber is the noble yet powerful weapon which the Jedi Knights have masterfully wielded for thousands of years.
Although each lightsaber is unique, the weapon’s basic design remains the same. The handle, twenty-four to thirty centimeters long, holds a power cell as well as one or more crystals – seldom more than three – whose purpose is to focus the energy released by the power cell into a tight, blade-like beam. The blade’s color depends on the nature of the jewel it springs from, and while its length is fixed in the case of a single jewel lightsaber, lightsabers equipped with multiple crystals can have their length varied by rotating a knob which allows the focusing crystal activator to subtly modify the refraction pattern between the gems.
After losing the lightsaber that had been his father’s in a duel with Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, in accordance with tradition, builds his own lightsaber as one of the final steps of his Jedi training, before he confronts Jabba the Hutt in his palace on Tatooine.
Rebel Gun Turret
Turret artillery emplaced on Hoth base
The DF.9 Anti-Infantry turret battery stands ready to defend Rebel troops on Hoth from invading forces. This model is designed to be effective against infantry and small vehicles such as speeder bikes and skirmishing or scout craft. The battery is no match for the full-strength Imperial battle armor cladding the AT-AT walkers, however, and the Rebels knew that at best they would fight a delaying action from the snow trenches.
While the turret gun incorporates a proton shield generator and laser armor, the heavy blast cannons of the Imperial walkers pack a devastating punch. As the Imperial Blizzard Force closed range on the Rebel snow trenches, the defensive emplacements and their crews inside were blasted and destroyed.
This schematic of one variant of the turret gun indicates its principal features.
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Star Wars Weapons – Part 1
Blaster Pistol
BlasTech DL-44 favored by many heroes of the Rebellion
Han Solo’s signature BlasTech DL-44 heavy blaster pistol benefits from a highly illegal military power cell and customized energizer circuitry for maximum blast impact. This heavy-duty performance is enough to tear huge chunks from the adobe walls of a desert planet docking bay, and more than enough to permanently discourage the average Rodian opponent.
After the Battle of Yavin, Solo had fitted his trusty DL-44 with an improved silver flash suppressor and a couple of other military components acquired from his new Rebel friends. Solo’s modified pistol is a formidable weapon, and his quick-draw skills are honed by long practice with remotes and against living opponents.
Shortly before the Rebels set up their base on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker began using a BlasTech DL-44 blaster pistol similar to that favored by his friend Han Solo.
Blaster Rifle
Standard Stormtrooper sidearm
The standard Imperial sidearm is the BlasTech E-11 blaster rifle. This weapon has a three-position stock which allows for optimum bracing during use. Entrenched field troopers typically lock the stock in its fully open position for protracted firing on a constant target point. In full assault or unpredictable situations where agility is key, the stock is kept folded in its fully closed position, as seen here for the escort of a Rebel prisoner.
Imperial blasters are substantially more powerful than most civilian sidearms and can often penetrate the combat armor worn by stormtroopers. Captured weapons in the hands of Rebel elements can lend significant power to the opposition.
Chewbacca’s Bandolier
Chewbacca’s ammunition belt
The giant Wookiee Chewbacca wears as his only article of clothing a bandolier pouch, which holds ammunition and the few personal articles he carries with him. The Wookiee’s heavy pelt allows him to brave cold temperatures without the need for protective clothing.
When Chewbacca pretended to be a prisoner on board the Death Star, he stubbornly refused to take the bandolier off. The spectacle of a seven-foot prisoner wearing a fully-loaded ammunition belt drew more attention than Luke and Han would have preferred, and made the cell block officer suspicious of the ruse as soon as they walked in.
When it came time to rescue Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, eyes once more turned to Chewbacca, who had made such a successful “prisoner” decoy on board the Death Star. He was only talked into performing the role again due to the extremity of the situation. And so he walked into Jabba’s palace in chains. But he still wouldn’t take off his ammo bandolier.
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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is the classic documentary chronicling the creation of the original Star Wars trilogy. Narrated by Mark Hamill, it features rare behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and is officially available on YouTube for the first time.
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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is the classic documentary chronicling the creation of the original Star Wars trilogy. Narrated by Mark Hamill, it features rare behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and is officially available on YouTube for the first time.
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In part 7 of From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, George Lucas discusses the characters of a galaxy far, far away.
According to Lucas, actors play a huge role in creating characters for film. “Threepio is just a hunk of plastic,” he says, “and without Tony Daniels in there, it just isn’t anything at all.” Originally, C-3PO was meant to be more of a used-car salesman; Daniels’ fussy-servant interpretation was so good, it forced Lucas to abandon his original idea.
Since Lucas killed off Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first Star Wars film, he had to create a new character for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back who could train Luke Skywalker — and someone who would be interesting to watch. Enter Yoda: small, alien, and green, with a backwards way of speaking. Lucas was apprehensive, worried Yoda — a puppet voiced and manipulated by Frank Oz — could be a disaster. Thankfully, it turned out much better than that. “When it goes on the screen, it’s magic,” he says.
In Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, Lucas introduced yet another set of intriguing characters: Ewoks, a deceptively cute species who had the power to overthrow the Empire.
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In From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga part 6, George Lucas discusses the visual speed in Star Wars films and the themes of the saga.
According to Lucas, audiences are more accustomed to fast visuals and able to process imagery better than ever before. This is in part, he says, thanks to the influence of television; one of his experiments with his films is to see how people “digest information rapidly.” As narrator Mark Hamill states, this is evident in the blinding speed of the trench run sequence from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. There’s a lot happening visually, and a lot being conveyed through visual metaphors — reinforcing the meaning of spoken words. When Obi-Wan encourages Luke to use the Force and not rely on his targeting computer, the message is really about the triumph of the human spirit over machines and technology.
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi’s fastest scene was the speeder bike sequence. In this video, ILM’s Dennis Muren and Joe Johnston use miniatures and toys to create animatics — moving storyboards — that would inform the scene’s finished visual effects. The final shots would take another year to complete, requiring Steadicam to create high-speed images, blue-screen work, and compositing. Puppets were used for shots that could not be filmed full-scale, such as rapid pullbacks giving the illusion of a speeder bike moving away from the camera. Lucas feels that speeder bike chase is more realistic than the famous trench run; it’s in a familiar location to viewers and there are trees that you can crash into…
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Part 5 of From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga picks up in Arizona: the filming location of the Jabba’s sail barge sequence from Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
According to narrator Mark Hamill, the sail barge was the biggest set ever constructed for a movie, measuring 212-feet-long and 80-feet-high. Yet it only appeared on film for a couple of minutes. This is intentional; according to George Lucas, a fatal flaw in science fiction is spending too much time showing off sets and locations. “You don’t have to spend too much film time to create an environment,” he says. “The story is not the settings. The story is the story. It’s the plot.” The scene also represents the Star Wars storytelling style: fast and energetic.
The Star Wars style is accomplished through editing and the speed of movement through the frame. Lucas was always fascinated with speed due to his interest in car racing, which heavily influenced the Star Wars films. This is evident in the space battles of Return of the Jedi, featuring quick glimpses of TIE fighters, the Millennium Falcon, and Rebel ships, as well as the Falcon gunner sequence from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
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In part 3 of From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, narrator Mark Hamill details the creation of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi’s giant, slug-like crime lord: Jabba the Hutt.
The early designs for Jabba didn’t quite hit the mark. According to George Lucas, the first design was too human; the second was too snail-like; the third was just right. Jabba became the most complex puppet ever constructed for a movie. His head neck accommodated two main puppeteers, while other operators were placed elsewhere in his body; the gangster’s eyes and facial muscles were radio-controlled. Stuart Freeborn oversaw the creation of Jabba, who took three months and close to half a million dollars.
Jabba was originally supposed to be in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and a scene was shot featuring a human male standing in for the role — as seen in this video. The creature was to be super-imposed, but the sequence was left unfinished. When it came time to use Jabba in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, Lucas took the opportunity to redesign and improve the character.
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