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WonderCon 2011 Recap

April 8, 2011

The Rebel Legion group shot at WonderCon.

words & photos: Bonnie Burton

Death Trooper posing for photos? Pint-sized Ahsoka Tano and Clone Trooper hanging out? Jabba the Hutt lurking in the food court? Yup, it’s that time of year for WonderCon in San Francisco. Three full days of comics, movies, TV shows, costumes, celebrities, artists, droid builders and more!

Here’s a selection of some of the awesome things we spotted during the convention:

Utinni!

Aayla Secura, Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstein & Ahsoka Tano strike a pose.

Arc Troopers show off their armor at WonderCon.

Ahsoka Tano is ready to have fun at WonderCon.

Well hello there, R2-D2…

Triple the Tano! Two fans dressed as Ahsoka pose with their namesake voice actor Ashley Eckstein.

Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew backstage at The Clone Wars panel.

Even Jabba the Hutt and Rotta made a rare appearance.

Run! It’s a Death Trooper!

Kids admire the kid-size trooper armor.

At the 501st and Rebel Legion dinner, this Steve Sansweet patch was a party favor — the ultimate collectible of the ultimate collector.

Watch out, Aayla Secura! Batman is right behind you and he has a lightsaber!

Star Wars fan Andrea shows off her Sith ink!

Check out even more photos from our WonderCon 2011 Flickr Photo Set.

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Librarian Takes A Closer Look at Jedi Archives

January 4, 2011

Cambridge University head librarian for the university’s Judge Business School Andy Priestner recently blogged about his perspective on Jocasta Nu and the Jedi Archives.

It’s entertaining and informative, to say the least, to read a real librarian’s take on what it would be like to run the Jedi Archives.

Priestner writes:

I was fascinated by its incredibly old-fashioned approach to the electronic library with shelves upon shelves of what appeared to be e-books and very few computer terminals.

Apparently they were known as the Stacks and they are ‘holobook’ shelves (thought so) each containing ‘trillions of datatapes and datacards, carefully sorted and arranged into categories and subcategories’. So yes, Jocasta Nu in her infinite Jedi wisdom bought trillions of ebooks and decided that the best thing to do is to file them away on physical shelves (presumably cases with datachips in them?). Which is precisely what I think some librarians would love to do now if they had the chance!

I’m assuming that the lack of terminals is is to do with the proliferation of hand-held Jedi devices, but Wookiepedia is silent on this, although we are told that the few computer terminals that are there are linked to the main index catalog. Which leads me on to muse that it would be a very brave LAS vendor who would take on the huge Jedi Archives! Apparently the Library catalogue is touchscreen, so I hope there are plenty of monitor-wiping droids about.

Clone Wars Screening Recap: San Francisco

December 15, 2010

A clone trooper checks in at Lucasfilm HQ.

Words/Photos: Bonnie Burton

Last week fans flocked to digital theaters for a very exclusive screening on the big screen of an all-new Clone Wars villain –- the monstrous Savage Opress!

The Clone Wars screenings began in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre with the voice actors, director Dave Filoni and writer Katie Lucas in attendance, along with celeb Clone Wars fans.

Screenings continued in Seattle, NYC, Philly, Dallas, Chicago, Boston, Phoenix, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and San Francisco, among others.

Cast, crew and fans alike came out in full Force at Lucasfilm’s Presidio headquarters in the San Francisco to watch this epic screening of The Clone Wars introducing Savage Opress.

StarWars.com was there to report and live tweet the event. Check out the article below for quotes from Clone Wars actor Daniel Logan, CG/FX/Lighting Supervisor Joel Aron, and more!

Joel Aron has some fun with the 501st.

Why is this story arc amazing to see on a big screen?

Joel Aron: We work on it cinematically. When you’re watching it on television you’re actually seeing just a crop of what we’re doing. Every little inch of the screen we think about — the lighting, the composition, the balance, the shapes, etc. To see it on a big screen you actually feel the cinematic pulse of the show. It’s very different when you watch it at home.

Supervising Director Dave Filoni, voice actor/sound editor Matthew Wood, and CG/FX/Lighting Supervisor Joel Aron.

Why do you think fans will get a kick out of this story arc in particular?

Joel Aron: We’re introducing a character that hasn’t been seen on the show before, and it’s a direct tie to the feature films. When that happens people automatically start to associate. There’s something connecting us to Star Wars here. And you’re seeing a long thread. In the past on the show, we’ve had just little segments, but now we’re getting an entire story arc. We have three episodes that are so seamless, you don’t even realize they’re separate episodes.

Why is it important for you to watch something like this with the fans?

Joel Aron: You get to hear what they really like, and what they react to. What Dave [Filoni] and I both do is we listen to what everybody tells us and we put it back into the show. Everything that happened at Celebration V — all the conversations — the fans really drive us to do more.

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Clone Wars Screening Recap: Phoenix & Atlanta

December 14, 2010

This young fan awaits Savage in Phoenix!

Words/Photos compiled: Bonnie Burton

This week fans flocked to digital theaters for a very exclusive screening on the big screen of an all-new Clone Wars villain –- the monstrous Savage Opress!

The Clone Wars screenings began in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre with the voice actors, director Dave Filoni and writer Katie Lucas in attendance, along with celeb Clone Wars fans.

Screenings continued in Seattle, NYC, Philadelphia, Dallas, Chicago, Boston, Phoenix, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and San Francisco, among others.

Here’s a selection of some of our favorite fan-submitted photos from the Phoenix and Atlanta screenings!

As always, R2-D2 is a hit with the younglings in Phoenix.

..and with the ladies in Atlanta.

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Clone Wars Screening Recap: Seattle, NYC, Philly, Dallas & Chicago

December 9, 2010

Young fan at Chicago screening.

Words/Photos compiled: Bonnie Burton

This week fans flocked to digital theaters for a very exclusive screening on the big screen of an all-new Clone Wars villain –- the monstrous Savage Opress!

The Clone Wars screenings began in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre with the voice actors, director Dave Filoni and writer Katie Lucas in attendance, along with celeb Clone Wars fans.

Screenings continued this week in Dallas, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, New York, Phoenix, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Atlanta, and San Francisco, among others.

Here’s a selection of some of our favorite fan-submitted photos from the Seattle, New York, Dallas, Philadelphia and Chicago screenings!

If you have photos and blog reviews of your own, please feel free to link to them in our comments section!

Savage Opress posters at the NYC screening.

Katie Star Wars Girl with Yoda voice actor Tom Kane & more new friends at Chicago screening!

Woodsy from MTV Geek at the New York screening!

Fans gather in “Force” in Seattle

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Clone Wars Screening Recap: Los Angeles

December 9, 2010

Clone Wars actors: Cat Taber, Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor

words/photos: Bonnie Burton

Back in November Lucasfilm Ltd. and Cartoon Network invited fans to sign up for a special, limited theatrical screening in selected areas of a big screen sneak peek at an all-new Clone Wars villain – the monstrous Savage Opress! This week The Clone Wars screenings began in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre.

Cast and crew alike came out in full Force to entertain and meet the fans, which also included a few celebrities in the mix. The 501st, Rebel Legion and R2 builders attended as well, giving fans a chance to have their photos taken with clone troopers, Jedi and droids.

StarWars.com was there to report and live tweet the event. Check out the article below for quotes from Supervising Director Dave Filoni, voice actors Cat Taber, Ashley Eckstein, Nika Futterman and Clancy Brown, as well as Clone Wars writer Katie Lucas.

Aurra Sing voice actor Jaime King & Director Dave Filoni

Why do you think theatrical screenings of The Clone Wars for fans are important?

Dave Filoni: It’s just fun. Part of being a fan is seeing stuff like this together. Star Wars has always been on a big screen. I think that George wanting to put this on a big screen for fans to see is really great. It shows how much he actually cares about the fans. And it’s another great opportunity for fans to get together to watch it.

Supervising Director of The Clone Wars Dave Filoni with a young Jedi

What are you most excited about this story arc for fans to see?

Dave Filoni: I’m excited for them to see this. I know this is what they want. It’s action and adventure and dark. I have a lot of friends that I worked with in the animation industry in Los Angeles and they’re all here to see it, and that makes it extra-special for me. I’m also excited for Katie [Lucas] to be here and see the fan reaction probably for the first time ever for something she’s created. So there’s a lot of positive things about this screening.

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Savage Opress Screening Locations! Seats Still Available!

December 8, 2010

The BIG SCREEN sneak peek at an all-new Clone Wars villain – the monstrous SAVAGE OPRESS – has hit very select theaters this week.

Still want to see the special Clone Wars screenings of Savage Opress in action? Additional passes are now available in Seattle, Philadelphia and Phoenix.

Also here’s the full list of locations of the remaining screenings for fans who have RSVPed and need addresses.

DC
REGAL Gallery Place
707 7th Street NW

Dallas/Ft. Worth
AMC North Park 15
8687 M. Central Expressway

Boston
Regal Fenway 13
201 Brookline Ave

Phoenix
Harkins Tempe Marketplace
200 E. Rio Salado Pkwy

Philly
Rave University City 6
4012 Walnut Street

Seattle
AMC Pacific Place
600 Pine Street

Atlanta
Regal Atlantic Station
Stadium 16
261 19th Street NW #1250

If you tweet photos or comments about the screenings on Twitter, be sure to label your tweets #CloneWarsScreening and @starwars so we see can retweet them!

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Clone Wars Cupcakes!

November 29, 2010

Check out these awesome Clone Wars cupcakes made by A Baked Creation blogger and baker Sylvia.

So, I learned something new this week. We were asked to make some Clone Wars cupcakes and really, this is what I knew about Star Wars beforehand:
There is a dark side and a not so dark side.
Having the force be with you is a good thing.
I knew that Luke’s father is Darth Vader, psht! Come on!
Yoda kicks ass and is a wise green little fellow.
I like saying the word Padawan. Padawan! Padawan!
Stormtroopers are bad!
Lightsabers look cool.
All of this happens in a galaxy far, far away.
*Smiles*

You can tell I pay a lot of attention when Howard talks about Star Wars. Which he tried to explain to me all over again when I was doing the dishes (I’m trapped!). Well, luckily he does know a thing or two about Star Wars and was a tremendous help on making these Clone Wars cupcakes with me.

Read more about the cupcakes here:
Clone Wars Cupcakes

Follow Sylvia to see her other cool cupcake creations on Twitter.

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Clone Trooper Training Room Recreated in LEGO

November 16, 2010

A fan recreated the training room from The Clone Wars episode “Clone Cadets” in LEGO form — complete with downed robots and weapons!

It all begins on the planet Kamino, where the training of clones who have been bred to be perfect soldiers occur. These cadets must first be subjected to intense physical and mental training before heading off to war. Five headstrong clones of Domino squad struggle to complete their training. These cadets — Hevy, Cutup, Droidbait, Fives and Echo — seem to be a “bad batch” and are unable to work as a team. They’re given a final training run to prove their mettle and the clones finally learn to work together…

Check out more photos here:
Domino Squad Final Run

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SOURCE: Technabob

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Recap: Clone Wars Zeum Event

September 14, 2010

Photos: Courtesy of Neil Baker & Zeum
Words: Neil Baker

Our friend of Star Wars Blog and fellow geek crafter Neil Baker headed to the The Clone Wars Weekend at Zeum this weekend in San Francisco.

Here’s his awesome report!

On the weekend of September 11 and 12, kids of all ages were able to immerse themselves in the world of Star Wars animation like never before at The Clone Wars Weekend which took place at Zeum, a branch of San Francisco’s Children’s Museum, which specializes in introducing children to the wonders of animation through multi-media arts and technology. It was the perfect breeding ground for the Star Wars animators of the future!

Once inside the building, which was festooned with our favorite Clone Wars characters, visitors were greeted by the fine folks of the Rebel Legion and the 501st Legion.

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