Skywalker Ranch & More, oh my!

Hi there! As some of you may know, just last night my family & I got back from San Francisco. While there, the day before yesterday, we got to see... [drumroll] ... Skywalker Ranch! We saw the amazing grouds (including a whole artificial lake), the sound studio, some original props from the movies, and more! It was really fun.

In other news, just today I participated in the online Starwars.com chat with Rob Coleman, who's worked on special effects for Episodes I and II and is currently working on III. At least, I tried to participate -- none of my questions got through. Oh well -- it was fun! :-)

And, just in case anyone forgot, there's only 322 days, 3 hours, 53 minutes and 21 seconds left until Episode III comes out! YIPPEE!!!

Star Wars: Hyperspace

Today, somewhere around 17:38 EST, I received an email from StarWars.com. It was supposed to come any time from noon yesterday to noon today, so it was unfortunately somewhat late. Still, according to the message header it was sent at 14:29, so that's not too bad. I've been checking regularly for the past two days to see whether it's arrived yet, so I'm now EXTREMELY happy! :-D

Anyway, this email contained... drumroll please... the access code for my online subscription to "Hyperspace: The Official Fan Club"! YAHOO!!!

In addition to unprecedented online access to behind-the-scenes news on the making of Episode III, this gets me a subscription to the Star Wars Insider magazine, as well as regular "membership kits" that include posters, a calendar, and other "exclusive surprises!" :-)

Hehehe... now I'm happy. :-)

Adios!

Star Wars on Weakest Link

I was just watching the Weakest Link on the game-show network. It was a special celebrity edition with all Star Trek guys. One of the questions was along the lines of "What is the name of the golden droid in Star Wars played by Anthony Daniels?" The answer, of course, was our friend C-3PO.

A little later, Levar Burton (sp?) -- who also stars on PBS' Reading Rainbow -- said that 10 squared was 600. Oops! ;)

Now there are three left: Levar, Robert, and Wil. Who will be the weakest link? Goodbye!

Specter of the Past

I just finished Specter of the Past, which I read pretty much entirely over this past weekend. It was pretty good... I can't wait until I start Vision of the Future! I'm also looking forward to reading Timothy Zahn's new book, Survivor's Quest (which is somewhat related to the Hand of Thrawn duology). I like Admiral Pellaeon. :-)

I'll be updated my web site, www.tophtucker.com, with a bunch of Star Wars reviews and such in the near future. When that happens, I'm hoping that SotP will be one of those books reviewed. Until then... adios!