Linda Interviews Drew Karpyshyn

November 6, 2012November 5, 2012 Linda Del Rey, Drew Karpyshyn, EU, interview, Linda Hansen-Raj, Star Wars, The Old Republic

Linda interviews Star Wars author Drew Karpyshyn.

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Fangirls Around the Web: November 5, 2012

November 5, 2012January 19, 2014 Fangirl 501st, Castle, Fangirls Around the Web, feminism, Joss Whedon, The Legend of Korra

Fangirls Around the Web for November 5, 2012

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Fangirls, Family, and Female Characters in Star Wars’ Future

November 3, 2012November 2, 2012 Lex Episode VII, Jaina Solo, Kathleen Kennedy, Mara Jade, Michael Stackpole, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars, Tim Zahn

Lex here with today’s post. Naturally, the biggest news in the Star Wars franchise in fifteen years erupted two days before the start of NaNoWriMo, when Tricia has committed all her writing time to finalizing her novel Wynde. The team of FANgirl contributors and I will do our best to keep the blog rolling while she’s away. We’ll start with some great coverage inspired by the announcement of the Sequel Trilogy.

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Disney Buys Lucasfilm: A Fairy Tale

November 1, 2012November 3, 2012 Fangirl Disney, Episode VII, EU, George Lucas, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars

My reactions to news of the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney.

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A Long Time Ago: A Fangirl Historian’s Thoughts on Star Wars’ Future

October 31, 2012February 28, 2014 Guest Disney, George Lucas, Priya Chhaya, Star Wars

The Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm has already generated a lot of reaction. This is a significant fandom moment that took many years of planning, so I’ve decided to give myself at least a couple of days to pull together an opinion on the matter. In the meantime, one of my fabulous contributors, Priya Chhaya, posted her thoughts as a historian and fangirl over at her personal blog.

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Tricia Talks and Megan Reviews The Clone Wars: Tipping Points

October 30, 2012November 14, 2012 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, ForceCast, Fringe, Megan Crouse, review, Star Wars, Steela Gerrera, The Clone Wars

Last Friday’s episode of The Clone Wars, “Tipping Points,” brought the Onderon arc to a dramatic and bittersweet conclusion.

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The Fel Family: A Portrait of Awesomesauce – Part One

October 29, 2012October 29, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Geek Kay, Mary Sheridan, Racheal Ambrose, Star Wars

Part One of FANgirl’s Roundtable on the Fel family.

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The Clone Wars Roundup: October 28, 2012

October 28, 2012October 28, 2012 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Ashley Eckstein, Dave Filoni, Matt Lanter, Star Wars, The Clone Wars

As The Clone Wars dives into the heart of Season Five, some interesting insight has popped up around the internet. Here’s what I spotted the past few days.

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The Clone Wars: “The Soft War” Review and More

October 25, 2012October 25, 2012 Fangirl Megan Crouse, review, Star Wars, The Clone Wars

A lot happening in The Clone Wars this week, including Megan’s review of “The Soft War.”

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INTERVIEW: James Luceno

October 24, 2012October 23, 2012 Fangirl Celebration VI, Darth Plagueis, Del Rey, EU, interview, James Luceno, Star Wars

At Celebration VI, Linda Hansen-Raj, Mary Sheridan, and I had the pleasure of interviewing several Star Wars Expanded Universe authors. Independent of each other, our questions seemed to come back to a theme: characters. While I put my head down and write, each week the blog will post one of the interviews. First up is my discussion with James Luceno, author of Darth Plagueis.