Star Wars Roundup – January 31, 2012
Lots of things to catch up on this week, and we’re only two days in!
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Star Wars: The Old Republic For Noobies
I’ve mentioned previously that I’m not a videogame person. Handheld, console, MMO, they’re really just not my thing. Ever since I attended Bioware’s panel on Star Wars: The Old Republic at San Diego Comic-Con last July, though, I’ve been intrigued enough to keep paying attention to the news about the game. So I asked Racheal Ambrose, who wrote a guest blog a few months back about gaming and who’s been blogging updates on her experiences playing TOR, to help me write an introduction to the basics of the game for noobies like me.
Read moreTricia joins Suvudu
Just after the New Year I was offered a position as a regular contributor to the Star Wars section of Suvudu.com, Random House’s blog for featuring their science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Del Rey imprint that publishes the Star Wars books.
Read moreFANgirl LIVE on Clone Wars Roundtable (Jan. 24th Live ForceCast)
Live ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable on January 24, 2012.
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Surprises and Synergy in the Star Wars Fandom
Remember when I talked about liking the unexpected in my 2012 look-ahead blog? Well, it’s just a little bit past the middle of January, and I’ve already had a few of my wishes granted. Some I can’t talk about yet, but one I’d better let out of the bag because it’s happening tomorrow – I’m back on the Clone Wars Roundtable with Jason and Jimmy Mac from the ForceCast!
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The Life and Death of Padmé – Without Lore, Is It Just Lipservice for the Leading Lady of Star Wars?
The reception of Darth Plagueis serves to illustrate one of the ways the EU can be used effectively to reach a broad range of fans, including those who aren’t necessarily EU-focused but would be interested in movie-focused stories. The still underdeveloped backstories of the saga’s two female leads, Padmé Amidala and Leia Organa, provide the perfect opportunity to bring depth to the EU lore while also tapping into the interests of female fans.
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REVIEW: The Clone Wars: A Friend in Need
Tonight, Megan Crouse offers a review of last week’s The Clone Wars episode “A Friend in Need,” centered around Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano and her adventures with her friend Lux Bonteri.
Read moreWhat Is Strong?
The call for strong female characters is often met with pursed lips and furrowed brows. What exactly is a strong female character?
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How Raising the Bar for Women in Storytelling is Good for Everyone
How does this relate to the message of my blog? Sometimes people hear the message “we need more and better portrayals of female characters” and misunderstand it to mean that the women expressing it want the portrayals of male characters to be brought down a notch. This is an unfounded fear, though. Just like I’ve seen in my cross-training as an artist and an engineer, better portrayals of female characters will only make their male counterparts, and the stories they are in, that much better. Here are a couple of examples I noticed this week in the television industry.
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Star Wars Roundup – January 12, 2012
Recent Star Wars news from early January.
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