Today began like any other day. It was Groundhog’s Day, and I was preparing to attend another convention this weekend. Then I heard the news that actor Carl Weathers had passed away peacefully in his his sleep last night at age 76, and I was stunned. As of this writing, his cause of death remains unknown. Carl…
Tag: Star Wars Celebration
Teaser trailer for “Ahsoka” is unveiled at Star Wars Celebration 2023…
*****DEATH STAR-SIZED SPOILERS!***** As of this writing, “Star Wars Celebration Europe” is currently underway (April 7-10th) at ExCel London. While I’m not there personally, I’ve been lucky enough to have attended two Star Wars Celebrations here in California over the past decade, and they are wonderful. I hope every Star Wars fan attending in London…
Tour de Force; the long-delayed Star Wars Celebration 2022 returned to Anaheim with a vengeance…
Return of the Jedi. Twice delayed, understandably, due to the COVID pandemic, the Star Wars Celebration finally arrived at Anaheim, California, for the first time since 2015. When my wife Julia and I attended the 2015 show, we were only able to get tickets for one day (Saturday) of the four-day event, which felt like…
DisneyPlus’ “Obi-Wan Kenobi” miniseries has taken its first step into a larger world…
*****STAR DESTROYER-SIZED SPOILERS!!****** Though I am currently attending the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim as I type (details in a forthcoming post), I’m compelled to jot down a review of one of the major events at this convention; DisneyPlus’ premiere of the new six-part miniseries simply titled, “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Starring actor (and co-producer) Ewan…
“A long time ago…”: Looking back at Star Wars Celebration 2015 in Anaheim…
“You’ve taken your first step into a larger world…” In April of 2015, my wife and I went to our first “Star Wars Celebration”; an every-four-years event that reaches Star Wars fans worldwide in places such as England, Japan, Germany, etc. Usually it’s held in locales beyond my immediate fiscal/practical reach. Luckily, in 2015, Star…
