 S.C.A.L.P. Weapons Supplier dustrho has just obtained some hot new shots from the new Galactic Heroes 2-packs. Choose from Clone Trooper & Chewbacca, Kit Fisto and Mace Windu or R2-D2 and Super Battle Droid. Also featured are some of the new Jedi Force mini-sabers. The .45 scale for the lil' toothless diapered Troopers if you will! Thanks to S.C.A.L.P. Intel for the photos, United We Find Troops! |
 “Bobafred chiming in from the Valley in So. Cal. Just wanted to give all the Troops a big what up! I know right about now every one seems to be gearing down for 4/2/05 weekend madness. I just wanted to give you guys a heads up on the Target $1.00 off coupon, I contacted Target Visa at 1-888-755-5856 inquiring about such a promo...had them take care of the leg work for me...as it turns out they referred me back to my local Target's as I confirmed with my local Manager's that on 4/2/05 only! Will all stores hold this coupon in hand for those who never received one? I am one of many Visa cardholders who will never receive it. So Troopers to make a long story short, hit them digits, and holler at your locals, to assure they don't drop the ball as they have already. I picked up all Episode III 12-inch and I must say that General Grievous and Palpatine are the chase after all exclusives. Wal-Mart has the best price at $18.86, while Target comes in at $19.99, and K-B's at 24.99. The 12-inch Anakin/Vader comes in at $48.86, but seems to be getting passed on already. Wishing you all the best on your hunt...Bobafred signing out!”orozco91331@yahoo.com |
 “Check out CNN.com for an article the amount of money uncle George has made. Also for any one finding figures early and not able to buy them. First ask to speak to the District Manager. It is bad business to pack the floor only to say ?sorry?. If that fails...hide them. Try lifting up the base deck in another isle. You could also try to take them to another area, say furniture and put them in a drawer. While I don't condone this type of behavior under normal circumstances, like when I am looking for something. When retailers do this it is only fair. Coming from a retailer myself. Good luck this weekend. If any one is in the Burlington, NJ area Saturday, I'll be the one with the red hair and the limp. I broke two toes last Thursday. So if you see me limping and getting run over please grab a Deluxe Vader and me a #11 Vader. That's all I want. And I'll grab some stuff for you.”kmclark14@comcast.net |
 The Staff here at Sandtroopers.com would like to give a big "Happy Birthday" to the one known as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel movies, Ewan McGregor, who turned 34 years old today. Happy Birthday and May the Force Be With You! |
 Star Wars fans who plan on lining up for the world premiere of Revenge of the Sith at Hollywood's Grauman Chinese Theatre will be broadcast live on the Internet for all to see. Continental Vista and LiningUp.net will team up together to make this happen. Starting April 3rd about 200 people will begin lining up so they can be among the 1,250 fans watching the midnight premiere of the film, which opens May 19, 2005. Read the full story here. |
 Star Wars fans come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Todd Harrell, the bassist to the popular rock 'n roll band 3 Doors Down, has informed Net Music Countdown that he is a huge Star Wars fan. He states Star Wars was the first movie he had ever seen in theaters, and it's also one of his favorite movies. He saw it seven times with his dad when it first came out, and also states that he prefers the original film over any of the other films including the prequels. Read the full story here. |
 Matt Stover, who happens to be the author of the "Revenge of the Sith" novel (to be released on April 2nd), sat down in an exclusive interview with the folks at The Official Site, and talked about several different topics relating to the final movie in the Star Wars saga. Some of the topics discussed were tying together the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy, whether or not he wrote the book in conjunction with the final script to ROTS, and what he talked about with the big man himself, George Lucas. Read the exciting interview in its entirety here. Also, be sure to check out Matt Stover's book tour schedule, so you can hopefully have him sign this book in person. |
 ILM Visual Effects guru's that bring to life the visual effects of Revenge of the Sith will be on hand in Indy to answer some questions and to show some of their own images from behind the scenes. Roger Guyett and John Knoll are very well known to Star Wars fans. Knoll earned Academy Award nominations for Episodes I and II, as well as for his ground-breaking work on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Guyett's breakthroughs are visual effects wizardry in the films Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. For his visual effects work on Azkaban Guyett earned an Academy Award Nomination. He has been with ILM since 1994 and has worked on Casper, Dragonheart, and countless others. Make sure all of you "Tech Geeks," myself included, check these two out at CIII. Read the official announcement here.My Thoughts: By the looks of it, it seems that the whole gang that works under Mr.Lucas will be on hand for autographs, demonstrations, parties, and everything else under the Tatooine Suns. Makes you think if the man himself "Darth Flanel" will make an appearence as well. How cool would that be! |
 For the collecting toy community, bootlegging is easily associated to almost anything illegitimately involved in the manufacturing of a non licensed toy. As such, the number of toy lines and characters that have been bootlegged is incredible.On the Guide you are about to see, I suspend judgment and present without romanticizing the obviously illegal practice of intellectual property theft, Bootleg Wind Up Walkers as simple pieces of Star Wars memorabilia offered without a license. Without any discriminatory intentions, this is pure documentation for a special brand of hard-core fanatics and a special kind of merchandise, which in this case, sports a very peculiar style. Enjoy! |
 Hasbro has recently updated their Episode III 3.75" action figure checklist, and you can download the entire checklist in PDF format here (but you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view this). |
| We are three weeks away from four days of nothing but Star Wars in Indianapolis. The official Celebration III site has announced more events that have been recently added to the table. Please check the links below for the official releases. Celebration at Celebration III is SOLD OUT! The masquerade party (if you want to dress up) will be hosted by Jay Laga'aia and he will take part with the crowd to vote on the best costume. The Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee Jazz Ensemble of California will open up the event and will also play our favorite Star Wars Themes. A Punk/Hard Rock band from my area of Massachusetts, Springfield to be exact, will also take the stage to rock the cantina. Pallet will be on hand for those who would like a little moshing on Tatooine. Fan Film Awards Lucasfilm and AtomFilms have announced the 16 finalists for this year's Fan Film Awards. You can checkout all 16 of the submitted films here, and make sure you vote because every vote counts! Voting will end on April 5th, so hurry and pick the winner. The awards ceremony will be held on April 22nd and will be hosted by Warrick Davis. Two More MCs Announced Tom Berg and Doug Steves take the stage once again at CIII. Both appeared at CII and were a blast for all. Tom Berg is a traffic reporter and morning show sidekick for WRTV Channel 6 and WZPL-FM (99.5) in Indianapolis. His easy-going and talkative manner, coupled with his profound love of all things Star Wars, make him an ideal host for the CIII stages. Doug Steves has worked for Wizards of the Coast, and he was often called upon to host many Gen Con gaming conventions With his growing knowledge of Star Wars material, it seems natural to blend these abilities together. He will be the main host for the Behind-the-Scenes stage, and will spend some time in the 500 Ballroom as well. |
 “Hello fellow troopers. Just wanted to know if anyone had answers to a couple of the questions I am about to ask. It appears that there may be some confusion about certain exclusives and their release dates.First, be aware that the Holographic Yoda will not be released during Midnight Madness. It will not be released until April 10. The only exclusive that will be released at Midnight will be the Wal-Mart exclusive gift pack. Target will have the Lava Vader the morning of April 2nd. My question is, does anyone know which figures will be released on April 2nd? For AOTC, they released the 1st 27 figures, with a few deluxe figs, a few vehicles, etc. Specifically, how many, or which of the individual 3 ? figures will be released? Second, I am unable to make a trip out to Celebration III. Being in Southern California, it is just a bit too far. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to pick me up an exclusive Vader figure? I know this may be much to ask, however I will make this vow: If there is anyone who would be willing to send me one (I will pay cost and shipping of course), I will gladly reciprocate by picking up whatever exclusive figure that will be released at the Comic Con in San Diego this summer (to pay cost plus shipping of course). I am sure Darth Spice will vouch for me on this one. I know how hard it is for people to fly across country to pick up a figure that costs $10, but hey, there has to be someone who might be interested. Please send me an email. Good luck this weekend!” chicanodom@msn.com |
 The online version of Entertainment Weekly has three "Pop Culture" quizzes based on the Star Wars universe to test your knowledge of The Force. First you're asked five questions about Episodes IV-VI, then five questions about Episodes I-II, and then five more questions about spin-off television shows. There were a couple questions that you'll probably get incorrect, but overall the questions are not that difficult. It's great trivia to use with your friends who think they know everything there is to know about Star Wars. Take the three quizzes here, and read more Star Wars news on their site. |
 Rumors have started flying around on the Internet, in that there could be a sequel to last year's popular multiplayer shooter Star Wars: Battlefront. It has been mentioned that there will be new levels and new AI to the sequel, but that's all we currently know about this. It is unknown when the sequel is due to be released. Read the full story here. |
 IGN has recently reviewed the video game LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, and from the score they gave it looks like they thoroughly enjoyed the game. The reviewer from IGN, Jeremy Dunham, said, "LEGO Star Wars is probably one of the best children's titles on the market today." Funny he calls it a "children's game," because we all know the majority of people playing the game will be grown adults who simply love Star Wars. IGN has 69 screenshots and 18 video clips for your enjoyment. Read the full review here, and talk about it in our forums. |
 The once beautiful Carrie Fisher, who of course played the dramatic role of Princess Leia, has publicly announced that she is going to be write a book that will take you behind-the-scenes of Star Wars, and she is going to voluntarily do this without the need of Interrogation Droids. She said she used to keep diaries of all that took place during the making of the films, and plans on publishing them in the near future. Are they going to be worth the read? Who knows, but in her ripe age of 48 it could actually be interesting reading material. It is currently unknown when these will be published, because she hasn't even started the project yet. Read the full story here. |
 “Hasbro has released the list of Wal-Mart stores that will feature the 48 hours of the Force celebration on April 2nd and 3rd. Also listed is the info on the Target exclusive (Red Vader) and the Toys R Us midnight openings and exclusives (Holographic Yoda). It's going to be bigger than the other two put together!”Boushh@darthvader.net |
 “Hey all, Jedimaster-C here. Check this out. It amazes me they are giving three retailers exclusives, how are you supposed to choose and or be at three places at once? Now before I get my mailbox full of Bantha Poodo, think how frustrated you will be if you miss one or two of these new exclusives. I'm trying not to buy into the rumored 50k production numbers. They said the same thing about the Imperial Shuttle a few years ago and we all know how hard that was to get. Good luck to all of you this weekend!”c-ryan@mchsi.com |
 “Hey Troops, Donna from So Cal hoping everyone had a great Easter. Well, a few Sith items have slipped through at TRU. Went by on Friday and to my delight there were two Ultimate 12-inch Anakins on the shelf. Also five new Lego sets were there. I only picked up the Darth Vader Transformation set but they also had Grievous Chase, Ultimate Light Saber Duel, Wookie Attack, and Wookie Catamaran. By the way, TRU was having a buy one Lego, get one 50% off sale too. During the week, picked up at Wal-Mart, the Clone Wars Cartoon DVD, both 3-pack DVD figure sets, and the new Pez including the glow-in-the-dark emperor. At Target, I was lucky enough to nab the two new Jedi Force of Anakin w/Glider and Yoda w/Stomper. Lastly, I got a nice surprise in the mail on Sat. I received the Target Mailer with the $1 off coupon for next Sat. I don't have a Target credit card but still got one. The Mailer is pretty big (6 x 8.5). Happy Hunting To All Next Weekend!”Theloneswlady@aol.com |
 Yes, I know this has nothing to do with Star Wars, but it's still incredible news for all the Troopers out there who loved Halo 2 and wanted more out of it! Gamespot.com has just announced that an expansion pack to Halo 2 will be available soon for the Xbox. The addtional gaming content, known as Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack, will feature nine new multiplayer battlegrounds, and Live users will get first shot at four maps beginning in April; retail version hits shelves June 28. Read more about this here. |
 Gamespot.com has just released their LEGO Star Wars Designer Diary #3, which happens to be titled "Feel the Force." Jonathan Smith, Development Director for the game, reveals more of the quirky development process behind the endearing action platformer. He mentions, "We decide up front to go for a third-person perspective on the player characters to make the most of our planned character variety." He also mentions, "Focusing on our goals for 'a world full of rewards and surprises,' though, as well as the ability to 'play out movie scenes in your own way,' we do develop quite specifically the idea of 'free play,' which goes on to become one of our key original features and the source of our major technical challenges." One other great thing that was mentioned was the ability to drive LEGO vehicles! This looks like it will be a great Star Wars video game for all to play, even those who are not very much attracted to the world of LEGO. Read the entire diary entry here, and be sure to share your thoughts about this game in our forums. |
 In case you missed it at Celebration II, Patrick Gorman brings back this fast paced, highly motivated roller coaster ride that re-inacts the Original Trilogy in 30 minutes, that's right one half hour dedicated to all three films. George Lucas commented that he was impressed they were able to find a way to make Star Wars faster and more intense." Please check out the official announcement here, and also for the various performance times. |
 Target has added a little bit of Star Wars flavor to their website, in preparation of the April 2nd release date for all the Episode III toys from Hasbro. On their site you can find out what your Battle Name would be, perform a little Jedi Mind Trick, and also create a short film using their Screen Maker. But best of all, is that you have the chance of winning your very own Target Exclusive Lava Darth Vader Figure! All-in-all it's a pretty cool little touch to the site, but what would be even better is if they had the toys out on shelves and pegs right now! Until then Troopers, United We Find! |
 “I am in need of help from one of the many Troops. I very much want a Target Exclusive Lava Vader, my dilemma is that I do not have a Target store near me and fear I may miss out on this one. If any of the Troops get lucky and can pick up an extra one please keep me in mind. I will throw in a couple extra bucks for the Troopers time. I just wish #1 that they would make enough for everyone to have one, and #2 I had a Target store near me.”tandj914@webtv.net |
 We have just finished adding several new images to our Revenge of the Sith section. Some of the images that have been uploaded are a carded and loose shot of the Red Emperor's Royal Guard and also some new images of Force Battlers (Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, General Grievous and Obi-Wan Kenobi). A big "thanks" goes out to the members of the S.C.A.L.P. Intelligence Network for the new images! Spoiler material does apply! |
 We have just finished adding two new collections to our Collections page. First up is Jeff Grant's collection. It appears that Jeff likes to keeps his figures in the cards, and you can tell that he's displayed them quite nicely. Two items that jump right out at you are the Interactive R2-D2 and the Star Wars: A New Hope poster. |
 Next up we have Peter's collection! Peter focuses much of his collecting attention toward large figures (12-inch) and ships, but he obviously collects other items. Two great pieces in his collection are the 12-inch vintage Darth Vader and Boba Fett figures, which look great displayed in his collection. |
| Sale on select 12-Inch Figures: Geonosian Warrior Figure Boushh Figure Obi-Wan Kenobi Jawa 2-pack Garindan | Other Items: Skirmish at Carkoon 4-pack Jedi Warriors 4-pack Jedi VS Sith Hover Disc Saga Edition Chess Set |
 “Here's a store report for the final Saturday of March:Toys R Us (Gurnee, IL) “has flyers promoting the midnight sale for ROTS toys which are posted on their entrance & exit doors. They also have the new G.I. Joe exclusive 6-pack with Xamot & Crimson Guards. Wal-Mart (Gurnee, IL) “had the Clone Wars DVD display with the commemorative 3-packs in their electronics department. They even had the new Batman Begins figures sans Scarecrow.” wrightcombo@juno.com |
 This past Monday was the first of five nights this week where we would be entertained by Genndy Tartakovsky's animated Star Wars micro-series known as Clone Wars. Each evening most of us spent twelve minutes with our eyes glued to our TV sets, watching the Jedi and Republic Army fighting against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. |
 Sadly, tonight was the final chapter of this cartoon series, but it ended in a great way because it leads right up to where Episode III begins (in the film). If you missed tonight's episode and you're a Hyperspace member you can view it here. If you did get a chance to see it stop over in our forums and share your feedback with the rest of the Troops here. |
 Pepsi-Cola North America and 7-Eleven, Inc. have joined forces in an effort to make a lot of money off of the upcoming movie, Revenge of the Sith. Cases of Diet Pepsi will have Yoda plastered on them, and will be running an instant-win sweepstakes where you can win one of ten $100,000 grand prizes by playing three different ways: online, by phone, or by text messaging. Also, Yoda and Chewbacca will be in a TV commercial, where Yoda will use the Force to get himself a Pepsi, but of course there will be a bit of humor in the commercial to make it more interesting to watch. And lastly, 7-Eleven will have a special slurpee called "Darth Dew," which is basically Mountain Dew Pitch Black (last summer's popular limited-edition soda that combines Mountain Dew and black grape flavor) and will come in four different Episode III collectible 3-D cups with lids shaped like the head of Darth Vader. Read the full press release here. |
 More new figures at Wal-Mart, and this time I was able to purchase them. Thanks goes out to my Star Wars collecting buddy BosskMR (who still needs to join the forums). At the Westborough, MA location there were stocked pegs with all of the new figures, but to beat the system I brought up a preview figure, not to a checkout, but to the self checkout that various stores now have. I simply scanned the preview figure eight times, and was able to purchse them. I know there is only 1 week left, but to get a jump on these is better than nothing. The others I was able to purchase were Count Dooku, Mace, Greivious, Shaak Ti, Plo Koon, Yoda, Emperor Palpatine. Hope others can learn from this as well. Good luck!Jimsjedi@aol.com |
 “Troopers, Help me out and we all walk away happy. Here's the situation: I purchased a 4-day child's badge for my daughter to attend CIII with me. Unfortunately, she didn't inform me of the dates of a play in which she will be performing. The dates are, you guessed it, April 21 - April 24. Needless to say, she won't be using the badge. So, if you wanted to bring a son or daughter with you to CIII, but didn't purchase a badge, here's your opportunity. The badge cost me $40.00, but maybe we could work something out. C'mon, troops, you're my only hope. P.S. I'm fairly certain that Darth Spice will vouch for my reputation.”dsollitto@new.rr.com Any guy who'd ditch his family at Great America for a War-Room Tour is a stand up Trooper in my book! Let's see if we can help out Dom! |
 What is the best way for retailers that don't know a "jack's rear end" about Star Wars merchandise not to create anymore mess and avoid early product spills? Well, the answer is simple: Take ALL Star Wars product back to the stock room ... and I mean ALL!This is exactly what is going on at most retailers in my area, and according to reports coming in, it seems it is happening in many areas of the country. It isn't anymore the I-think-you're-stupid answer we were getting when trying to purchase ROTS on the pegs: "Sir, Star Wars cannot be bought because it has been recalled" Now, in an attempt to avoid collectors claiming to buy early product and avoid further hassle, retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target have gone to an extreme and have made the entire Star Wars area totally disappear. Click Here for the rest of the Editorial! |
 You will soon be able to play Revenge of the Sith anywhere you go, because sometime in May it will be available on the Nintendo Gameboy Advance system. The game will feature 2-D sideways scrolling action gameplay, and will include all the big-name characters such as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Emperor Palpatine, General Grievous, and many more. It is currently unknown how many levels you will be able to play, but it was stated that it will be faithful to the film. To read more about this and to see screenshots of this click here. |
 Hasbro has recently announced two new 12" action figures for the Episode III lineup, which happen to be Jedi Knights Shaak Ti and Barriss Offee. These two 12" figures show incredible detail, and each features multiple points of articulation, authentically styled Jedi clothing and a lightsaber. With these two incredibly well-made figures, this should spark an interest to Star Wars collectors and help propel the 12" action figure line. To see images of these click here. |
 Gamespot.com has recently written a preview for the expansion pack Rage of the Wookiees, which is an addition to the online game, Star Wars Galaxies. This preview goes into great detail in regards to the new and improved spaceships you will encounter in Rage of the Wookiees. Several Imperial fighters have been modified for improved performance, such as Darth Vader?s TIE Advanced, the TIE Fighter, and the new TIE Interceptor (specifically designed for the Emperor?s Royal Guards and is painted crimson red in color). The Rebellion is sporting new vehicles in the game as well, such as the Z95, X-Wing , ARC-170, and lastly new Jedi Starfighter (as scene in Revenge of the Sith). We even get the chance to see General Grievous? spaceship, the Belbullab-22. For those Troopers out there who already have Star Wars Galaxies, this expansion pack looks like a must-have. This is expected to be released on May 5th, which is two weeks before the release of ROTS. |
| Since we've been down for a short while we have had a few news stories relating to Celebration III sitting on the back burner, and here they are... Vendors at CIII Looking around on the main page of CIII I noticed a detailed listing of what vendors will be on hand at CIII and their booth location numbers. Some of the ones listed, and in no order are Brian's Toys, Burger King, Hasbro, Federation Toys Dark Horse, 3-Day Blinds, Gentle Giant Studios, Jakks Pacific, The Topps Company and many others. It seems like your whole one-stop Star Wars shopping center will be available for four days. Also, there is a blueprint of the layout to help you find your way around (Exhibitors and Exhibit Hall Layout). There are going to be so many areas you will go insane. Man, is my money going to be gone quick! CIII Art Show Exclusive Star Wars Art for your viewing pleasure, as well as for sale. You will have the opportunity to purchase art from main Star Wars artists that will have reproductions of various pieces. You will also have the chance to have custom art work done by request. You will see the art from cartoon images to our favorite characters from all six of the movies. Get your Star Wars artwork/pictures done the right way... by the experts. This is no stinking "Glamour Shots" or beach free hand artist you will be dealing with. Check out the official release here. There will be various times that the art shows will be opened. Mug Shots for CIII OfficialPix, the company that is in charge of the autographs for CIII, have released some of the official pictures that will be available for purchase for you to get signed by the actors and actresses of Star Wars. These will be exclusive for CIII only, but if you can not attend they are also offering a binder full of non-signed pictures that will be available in the future as well. There are many photos to chose from, with the actors shown out of character or in full blown action. There are some really cool looking photos. |
 Steve Sansweet, Lucasfilm?s Director of Content Management and Fan Relations, recently told Now Playing Magazine that Lucasfilm is most certainly going to bring the Star Wars universe to television in the not so distant future. Sansweet was quoted by saying the following: "We are looking into all kinds of things for the future. We?re looking for television clearly: animation [and] we are looking into live action television.". Obviously this is great news to all Star Wars fans, because we've been curious to know what will happen after Revenge of the Sith comes out in theaters on May 19th. There were rumors about Star Wars coming to television, but just as I mentioned they were simply rumors and are now truly factual. Read the full story here. |
 The web developers over at Lucasfilm must have been putting in extra hours at the office, because they have re-designed the look of the Official Site's front page in honor of Revenge of the Sith. The background is primarily black and red in color with Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi dueling with their lightsabers on the fiery lava planet of Mustafar, and in the foreground we have several rotating images of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, General Grievous, and many more. You can now download ROTS desktop wallpaper and AOL Buddy Icons, learn more about the characters and planets in ROTS, go behind the scenes of ROTS, and even view the pictures in the ROTS Gallery. The main chunk of the Star Wars website hasn't changed, but just the front page and pages relating to ROTS. Go to the Official Site to see the new look for yourself, and cast your vote over in our forums if you like the new look or if you hate it.PLEASE NOTE: You must have the latest version of Macromedia Flash installed on your computer in order to navigate throughout the main Star Wars front page. |
| The official Celebration III site has opened up a limited amount of premium hotel rooms for today only. Hop on your Speeder Bike and try to get yourself a room, if you don't want to sleep on someone else's floor, or your even in the backseat of your car. Please check out the official announcment here. |
 Last night millions of Star Wars fans had their eyes and ears glued to their TVs, waiting to watch the highly anticipated 21st chapter of the animated Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. I didn't watch it live because I wasn't home, but it certainly was recorded by my trusty Tivo box. The second I made it home I turned on my TV, brought up the Tivo menu and started up Chapter 21. |
 Right off the bat you're on board one of the Republic Gunships, this time it resembles an old World War II bomber with that shark's grin on the front of it, and the heroic ARC Troopers are prepping up for a major battle with General Grievous. What is their mission? Their mission is to rescue all the Jedi who haven't already been slaughtered by General Grievous. Several Jedi and a few ARC Troopers died on the battle field, but that wasn't going to put a damper on their rescue mission. |
 The rest of Chapter 21 seemed a little weak to me, but now that these episodes are twelve minutes long Genndy Tartakovsky and his team of artists don't have to cram so much action in each episode just to make it a successful show. We learn about Anakin's encounter with the tree on what looks to be Dagobah, just as Luke Skywalker had his encounter with the cave in the Empire Srikes Back. We also get to see C-3PO for the very first time in his gold-plated body, but I think Tartakovsky should have made that scene a little serious than what we saw last night. We witnessed Anakin and Padme's love for each other grow stronger, and best of all we saw Anakin become a Jedi Knight of the Republic. |
 If you happened to miss last night's episode and you're a Hyperspace member you can view it here. If you did get a chance to see it stop over in our forums and share your feedback with the rest of the Troops here. And as a reminder do not forget that Chapter 22 will air tonight at 7:00pm (ET) on the Cartoon Network. |
 The man who brought Jango Fett to all of us in AOTC will now be heading to Celebration III in Indianapolis to sign autographs as well as a question and answer session. Temuera who will be playing not only Commander Cody in the Revenge of the Sith but will also be playing various Clone Troopers throughout the new film as well is Boba Fett's father. Make sure your are able to get Daniel Logan (young Boba Fett in AOTC) and Jeremy Bulloch's (Boba Fett in TESB and ROTJ) autographs at CIII as well to make the Fett Family Circle complete. Check out the official announcement here. |
| “That?s right only 30 days left until Celebration 3 rolls into Indianapolis for another Star Wars convention. I, along with you have been counting down the days since I ordered my badge, hotel, and airfare back in September. Yesterday marked the first day of spring and here in New England it?s been one rough winter. In my area of Massachusetts we have had over 105 inches of snow this winter season. I am so sick of shoveling it, driving in it, and even looking at it. CIII has been my motivation through this, not to mention the championships of the Red Sox and the Patriots. Sorry, I just had to say it once again. Now on to CIII. How are you going to spend all of that hard earned money you have been saving up? Are you going to look for all of the older products or just focus on the new stuff? Will you spend it all on 40+ celebrities that will be on hand signing autographs? Or will you drink it all away in the endless party atmosphere of Indianapolis? As you all head to and from Indy, try to capture your experience on what is was like for you, your family or your friends. Were you treated well? Were the lines frustrating? Were you able to get all of the CIII exclusives? Did you miss me buying the first rounds? I along with the other staff members here will be documenting our experiences of this event and would like to view yours as well. So, when you find time on that long car ride, or flight home try to capture what your life was like for the time spent in Indianapolis and send it in to us here. Thanks, and I hope to meet all of the Troops at CIII.” Jimsjedi@aol.com |
 POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING: Hasbro has just released new images of their Revenge of the Sith deluxe lineup, and I was blown away at how cool some of these are. The items that were released today were the following: Yoda on Can-Cell, Darth Vader on Operating Table, Clone Trooper with Winged Jet Backpack, and the Vulture Droid. The best of these has got to be Darth Vader on Operating Table. From the looks of it, you get to be the surgeon by applying the chest place, feet (if you look closely enough he doesn't have any feet), his right gauntlet, and of course his infamous helmet! To see all the incredible images click here, and be sure to talk about these new items over in our forums. |
 This is a friendly reminder to all the Troopers out there, that the Clone Wars, Volume II will be on at 7:00pm (ET) every night this week on Cartoon Network. Airing each night will be a 12-minute episode and will include chapters 21-25. Be sure to have your VCRs and Tivo boxes ready to record this, because you don't want to miss this! |
 Republic Commando, one of the hottest Star Wars games to ever make it to a gaming console, has been reviewed by another online source, this time by The Electric New Paper. The author of this review, Ian Tan, gave the game a good 8/10 score, but from the tone in his writing you can tell he's not much of a Star Wars fan. That's good though, because we're able to read a very unbiased review of the game. He believes this will be an incredible game for novices, but could be rather boring for advanced gamers. Read the full review here. |
| New Revenge of the Sith - Col. 1: Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 Anakin Skywalker #2 Super Battle Droid #4 Chewbacca #5 R2-D2 #7 Darth Vader #11 Tarfful #25 Yoda #26 Obi-Wan Kenobi #27 Anakin Skywalker #29 New Force Battlers: Obi-Wan Kenobi Anakin Skywalker Darth Vader General Grievous Pre-Order: Deadline March, 27th Scout Trooper - kotobukiya Topps RotS 90 card set Star Wars RotS 12x18 Lenticular Posters Star Wars RotS 10x8 Lenticular Posters PEZ RotS - 24 count display Star Wars TV Game | New Revenge of the Sith - Col. 2: Count Dooku #13 Chancellor Palpatine #14 Bail Organa # 15 Plo Koon #16 Battle Droid #17 C-3PO #18 Padme #19 Agen Kolar #20 Shaak Ti #21 Kit Fisto #22 Royal Guard #23 Mon Mothma #24 New RotS Vehicles: Droid TRI-Fighter Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter Grievous Wheel Bike Anakin?s Jedi Starfighter Unleashed Figures: Stormtrooper IG-88 Aurra Sing |
 I noticed in the Sunday ads of our Chicago Tribune today that there are a few Star Wars DVDs on sale. The first DVD I noticed that was on sale is the animated Clone Wars, Volume 1 DVD, which will be available this coming Tuesday and will only cost $12.99 at Best Buy. This DVD contains the first twenty chapters, and will also include a sneak peek at Revenge of the Sith. |
 Circuit City has both The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Cloneson sale for only $11.99. Most of us probably already own TPM and AOTC on DVD, but for those who don't own it already them those are pretty good prices. |
- click above to enter - “Hey Troops! My Wife was at our local Wally World last night, and found the first wave of EPIII figures. Of course, being at home, I was excited to here this. Apparently, as she was checking out, the cashier and a manger wouldn't allow her to purchase the new figures. They told my Wife they were recalled, and gave my Wife a hard time when she asked why they would be put out on the store floor. I want to drop a thermal detonator in the middle of the place. The local Mentor Wal-mart is worthless any more. Anyway, here's a list of the figures they had. 2 Anakin, 2 Obi-wan, Yoda, R2, Vader, Chewy, Tarful, and 2 others I cant remember. Good luck troops. They are coming.”amishbelchjr1@msn.com |