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John Hansen
July 25, 2009

5 random odds and ends (Commentary)

1. In “Return of the Jedi,” when the Ewok (I believe it’s Paploo, but I can’t check it because I don’t have my “Star Wars”

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John Hansen
July 23, 2009

So much for the Jedi Purge: In ‘No Prisoners,’ Traviss introduces more spin-off Jedi (and I’m not complaining) (Book review)

I’m not going to argue that the “Star Wars” prequel movies are as good as the original trilogy. They aren’t. However, the prequel era has

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John Hansen
July 8, 2009

‘Fate of the Jedi: Outcast’ a great launch of new ‘Star Wars’ series (Book review)

Aaron Allston has been among my favorite “Star Wars” authors since his “X-wing” Wraith Squadron books from about a decade ago. “Star Wars” novels tended

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John Hansen
June 11, 2009

5 random things I noticed (Commentary)

1. I notice there has been a lot of anti-Shia LaBeouf sentiment lately. Geez. What did he ever do to you? (more…)

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John Hansen
June 8, 2009

Will Ferrell’s ‘Land of the Lost’ has too much cheese in the recipe (Movie review)

“Land of the Lost” has tasty ingredients, but doesn’t mix them in the right proportion. It blends comedy, adventure and cheesiness (as per the old TV

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John Hansen
June 6, 2009

Good news for fans of good TV: Comedy Central is going back to the ‘Futurama’ (Commentary)

Comedy Central found a pretty cool way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Futurama.” The network announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing the 1999-2003 Fox series back

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John Hansen
June 3, 2009

Matthew Stover gives Luke Skywalker his due in ‘Star Wars’ novel ‘Shadows of Mindor’ (Book review)

Matthew Stover goes back to the beginning with “Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor” (December 2008, hardcover). Not the beginning of the “Star Wars”