Star Wars (Legends)

John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 10 — Captain Wilhuff Tarkin (TV commentary)

Beginning the countdown of my top 10 characters from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (7:30 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), let’s start with No. 10, the

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‘Star Wars: Knight Errant’ has a hint of Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ saga (Book review)

Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” books don’t get mentioned enough as influences on “Star Wars.” In addition to inventing a planet named Korellia, only one letter off

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Darth Maul on ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’: Cyborg, ghost or clone? (TV commentary)

In the Jan. 21 episode of “The Clone Wars” (7:30 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), the Nightsisters send Savage Opress off to the Outer Rim to

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‘Star Wars’ fans: Are you OK with George Lucas rewriting established lore? (TV and movie commentary)

The fictional franchises I like most are the ones that have an ongoing, non-contradictory, canonical storyline — “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” being my

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‘Family Guy’ writers run out of inspiration as they wrap up ‘Star Wars’ trilogy (DVD review)

Seth MacFarlane probably had the idea for “Blue Harvest” kicking around in his head for a while, and when it became an actual episode of “Family

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2010

This was the year when TV changed from low-definition to high-definition and from squares to rectangles (I still have a square, and I know I’m

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Love hurts in a galaxy far, far away (TV and comic book commentary)

Two surprising love stories were revealed recently in “Star Wars” stories. In Friday’s “Clone Wars,” (8 p.m. Central Fridays on Cartoon Network), my favorite original “Clone

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First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (TV review)

Here are my first impressions of Season 3 of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (8 p.m. Central Fridays, Cartoon Network). 1. I have a confession to make:

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Fall TV 2010: What to watch for on 10 returning favorites (Commentary)

Here’s what I’ll be watching for on my top 10 returning fall shows, listed in order of airdate. All times are Central. (more…)

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Sean Williams carves out his ‘Star Wars’ niche in ‘The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance’ (Book review)

George Lucas conceived the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” so that “Star Wars” — like “Lord of the Rings”

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