SIX: TRL, Legos, and More

What with the ongoing onslaught of Star Wars news, I've decided to update daily up until next weekend. Here goes today's installment.

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Premieres & Total Request Live

The Episode III premieres have begun. A kid in my class actually went to one yesterday... lucky. :-) Today, MTV's TRL (Total Request Live) -- which also hosted the Episode III teaser trailer back when it came out -- had a one-hour Star Wars special from the Episode III premiere at Skywalker Ranch, interrupted at times by their top-ten music videos (one of which was performed live at the event by Good Charlotte). They had a bunch of celebrity interviews, as well as some with the cast and crew behind Episode III. They also showed two exclusive clips, one from the final duel and one from the Kashyyyk segment. Both rocked. :-)

Lego Star Wars

I've now completed Episodes I and II in Lego Star Wars: The Videogame, and have started going back to try to unlock everything. The final Episode II level first pits Anakin and Obi-Wan vs. Count Dooku, and then you get to play as Yoda for the final part. Yoda's awesome! Without his lightsaber ignited, he just kind of hobbles around, tied for the slowest character with the Gonk droid (yes, you can play as the Gonk droid). By then, whip out your lightsaber and Yoda does all these crazy flips and spins wherever he goes! When he's doing that, he becomes one of the fastest characters in the game. He also has a cool hover chair, like in Episode II, which lets him move around even faster. Yoda's unlocked by beating Episode II, so I've been having fun going back to earlier levels with him. :-)

Other cool characters (that I've unlocked so far) include the aforementioned Gonk droid (who can do just about nothing), R2-D2 (who can hover), Jango Fett (who can use his jet pack), Geonosian (who can fly), Mace Windu (who's just cool), and Darth Maul (who has, of course, his double-bladed lightsaber).

Hyperspace Blogs

It was recently announced that StarWars.com Hyperspace would be added Star Wars blogs this month. Depending on how good they are, I may or may not switch to using them. We'll see how that works out.

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Bed time for me now. May the Force be with you!