-=bloopers=-

The Star Wars cast and crew are not without their faults. Bloopers are scattered throughout the trilogy, and few were corrected in 1996's Special Edition. Here are a few examples:

  • A stormtrooper in a Death Star hallway in A New Hope may be "a little tall for a stormtrooper;" he bumps his head in a doorway, knocking his helmet sideways.
  • Darth Vader has a lousy sense of timing in A New Hope. As Grand Moff Tarkin complains that Princess Leia lied to him about the location of the hidden Rebel base, Vader says: "I told you she would never consciously betray the Rebellion." Moments after finishing the line, Vader jabs a finger at Tarkin to emphasize his point.
  • A triumphant Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), just returned from destroying the Death Star in A New Hope, shouts "Carrie!" as he runs to embrace Leia, played by Carrie Fisher.
  • In The Empire Strikes Back, the rank insignia on Admiral Piett and another Imperial officer on the Super Star Destroyer Executor get a little antsy. As Vader orders a boarding party prepared for the Millenium Falcon, their badges jump from one side to another.

-=the Force of the Web=-

This is just a partial list. The galaxy of Star Wars fandom is vast. A few minutes with your favorite search engine will turn up many, many more Web sites featuring the Force.

  • http://www.starwars.com -- The truth -- sometimes not the whole truth, but nothing but the truth -- straight from the top. "The Official Star Wars Web Site" contains the latest official news from Lucasfilm, a video documentary about the making of Episode I, prequel profiles and shopping at the "Mos Espa Marketplace."
  • http://theforce.net -- "Your Daily Dose of Star Wars." This veteran site (it was founded in 1996) has it all, including rumors, confirmed news and Jedi Council discussion. "Spoilers" are well-marked and written in invisible text that must be highlighted to be seen.
  • http://www.jawafortress.com -- "Utinni!" This site contains enough pics, facts and fun tuff to fill a sandcrawler.
  • http://outland.cyberwar.com/~smad/prequels.html -- "The Complete Star Wars Prequel Page." Another good source for news, pics and rumors.
  • http://www-personal.engin.umich.eduy/~tpruss/recipe.html -- With the detailed instructions on this site and about $70 worth of hardware store supplies, you can build your own prop lightsaber handle. Only then a Jedi will you be.
  • http://www.jsonline.com/enter/sw/arcade/index.asp -- Not afraid of Darth Maul? Play checkers with the dark side, solve an Anakin Skywalker picture puzzle or hunt for Episode I buzzwords on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Web site.
  • http://www.decipher.com -- This is the official Web site of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game. There's information about something called Star Trek there as well.
  • http://www.public.asu.edu/~nihoa -- This site, "Tatooine Domain," features deck designs and more for players of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game. It is maintained by an ASU student.

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