One of the most powerful moments in Revenge of the Sith is the showdown between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi on Mustafar. This confrontation is bookended with their final meeting onboard the Death Star twenty years later. As far as we’ve been told these characters never met in the intervening years, but could they have? […]
Author: Paul Depaola
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A Trooper’s Point of View: The Next Star Wars Generation
This weekend marks my seventh year as a member of the 501st Legion. I remember it very clearly, I was so happy to have finished my armor after nearly 3 months of working on it. I suited up fully, made sure everything was where it was supposed to be, took my pictures and submitted them […]
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Always In Motion The Saga Is
Recently a supposed shooting script for the original Star Wars movie found it’s way into the hands of internet journalists who proclaimed that it was definitive proof of the never ending discussion of who really did shoot first. Now the discussion surrounding that scene is a column all unto itself, that is not our focus […]
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A Trooper’s Point of View: Brotherhood
In previous columns I’ve gone over the ins and outs of being a trooper in the 501st Legion, what it’s like to wear the costumes, building the costumes and more. This time we are shifting the focus to outside of the costumes. The 501st is a lot of things, but first and foremost we are […]
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Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibit
After Celebration ended I decided to keep the Star Wars feeling going by making a trip up to Seattle for the Star Wars and the Power of Costume exhibit currently running at the EMP Museum. The exhibit features original costumes from all 6 Star Wars movies and explores the creation of and influences of the […]
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Star Wars Celebration and Community
We are just one month away from the biggest Star Wars party of the year, Star Wars Celebration. The biannual convention entirely devoted to the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Of course most of the people reading this already know this. Why bother writing about it here? In my columns here I’ve tried to focus on […]