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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>'The Fan to the Man - From Standing In Line to Standing-In'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo</link><description>"Hello, this is &lt;a href="http://www.christiansimpson.com" target="_blank"&gt;Christian Simpson&lt;/a&gt; reporting in!  StarWars.com have kindly offered me this VIP Blog to share my journey down the path towards becoming a small part of the Star Wars Universe.  I hope you enjoy coming along with me for the ride...&lt;br /&gt;
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Like you, I love Star Wars. Having grown up with the films, toys and anything I could persuade my parents to buy, it was just a childish dream to think I could work such great movies.  As production wound up in 1983 we all knew that'd be the end of Star Wars movies and there'd be no chance of actually being in Star Wars... didn't we?... &lt;img class="emoticon" src="http://blogs.starwars.com/share/img/emoticons/confused.gif" alt="?:|" /&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;This is a text version of Mr Simpson's behind the scenes journal CD-ROM, which contains accompanying on-set images to tie in with the dialogue.  Join his official &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christian-Simpson/16384802763" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; for updates on which conventions he is appearing at and you can grab your own free copy.&lt;/i&gt;</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>STAR WARS ACTOR at SAN DIEGO COMIC CON and LAZY DRAGON CON, DALLAS</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/19</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>As you may know I was lucky enough to portray the following roles in Episodes I-III &lt;img class="emoticon" src="http://blogs.starwars.com/share/img/emoticons/happy.gif" alt=":)" /&gt; ...</description><category>Fan Activities</category><pubDate>Jul 09, 2008 04:46 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-19</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 2 Sep 2004 - 'RU-D2?'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/18</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>Ewan has chopped down the Jedi however one Fake Jedi remains standing, so Lucas shouts, &lt;i&gt;"Oh-oh, one's left... kill him too... &lt;b&gt;kill them all!&lt;/b&gt;". &lt;/i&gt; </description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Jul 09, 2008 10:18 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-18</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 1 Sep 2004 - 'Get to your ship!'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/17</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>Well today starts out quite fun - I get to fly my Jedi Speeder.  Okay, it's blue and made of wood but hey!  Who's complaining?!  But there's a problem...</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Jun 03, 2008 04:58 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-17</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 31 Aug 2004 - 'A long time ago in a dream far far away...'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/15</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>When I was about 16 years old I was going through a 'love of Star Wars' revival and I remembered reading in an interview that the scenes in the corridors of the Tantive IV...</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Oct 03, 2007 09:22 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-15</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 30 Aug 2004 - 'Musical Chairs &amp; Tongue Twisters'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/14</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>Well today feels odd, because we've moved to the &lt;b&gt;much&lt;/b&gt; smaller 'R Stage' and I really felt like B Stage was 'home'.  &lt;img class="emoticon" src="http://blogs.starwars.com/share/img/emoticons/love.gif" alt=":x" /&gt;  Even if it was on another planet.  </description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Jul 09, 2007 07:56 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-14</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 28 Aug 2004 - 'Tears of a Jedi'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/12</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>George Lucas called me "Anakin" today.  It wasn't a big moment on set, but for me, as any fan could appreciate, that is monumental.  Even though he just said...</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Mar 20, 2007 05:03 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-12</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 27 Aug 2004 - 'Don't listen to him Anakin!'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/11</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>This scene is classic Star Wars in the making, literally.  Palpatine lies helpless on the floor, cackling and spitting as lightning comes out of his fingertips...</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Jan 26, 2007 02:30 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-11</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 26 Aug 2004 - 'Toast anyone?'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/10</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>Today's call sheet has a scene listed that gives me chills. &lt;br /&gt;
"MVE.330 - Anakin laying in the lava as he catches fire". &lt;br /&gt;
It's 2004 and this is the pivotal scene we've all heard about since 1986...</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Dec 20, 2006 12:04 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-10</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 25 Aug 2004 - 'You're breaking my heart!!'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/9</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>This morning we start with a shot of Anakin walking along the landing platform at Mustafar.  All appears to go well until Mr Lucas says to me</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Nov 14, 2006 03:24 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-9</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 24 Aug 2004 - "Aren't you a little tall to be..."</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/8</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>I'm back (again)! In today is Natalie Portman, but we can't understand something. On the call sheet she is listed as 'Debbie Gibson'.  I hope one day to find out why! Someone guesses it's for security reasons... but surely every good stalker would</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Oct 10, 2006 05:52 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-8</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 23 Aug 2004 - 'Just call me Hayden'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/7</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>I'm back!  This is it.  Ever since I was a child I dreamt of being in Star Wars.  Then I was in Episode 1.  And ever since I was in Episode 1, I've dreamt of being in Star Wars (again).  And yet again my dream has come true.  Why?  I'm still not sure.</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Sep 26, 2006 10:14 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-7</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 16 Aug 2004 - 'The Meaning of Life'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/5</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>Today wasn't meant to be a remarkable, diary-worthy day.  I'm at Shepperton Studios (about 1.5 hours from Elstree where I'm told Episode III is to shoot), filming a small role in The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (which doesn't make the final cut -</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Nov 07, 2005 03:59 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-5</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 11 Aug 2004 - 'The Callback'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/4</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>...Good job too, as I'm about to wet myself.  I'm sitting in the car outside some shops with my lovely girlfriend... I get a voicemail alert from my agent on my mobile... "Hi Christian, this is Robert, can you call me please, thank you".  I remember to</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Nov 07, 2005 03:57 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-4</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 4 Aug 2004 - 'It's for Star Wars'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/3</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>Over 18 months after Rick's e-mail, and 2 months after e-mailing my agents, I get a call from my agent saying, "Are you free from 23 August?".  &lt;img class="emoticon" src="http://blogs.starwars.com/share/img/emoticons/shocked.gif" alt=":O" /&gt;  Heart pounding, I replied a calm "Yes, what's it for?!" although my midichlorians were</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>Nov 07, 2005 03:55 PM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-3</guid></item><item><title>Making Episode III: 24 Jan 2003 - 'The Beginning'</title><link>http://blogs.starwars.com/bravo/1</link><author>Bravo 06</author><description>Here we go again -- third time lucky?!&lt;br /&gt;
Okay, at the point this story begins my dream had already come true, as I was lucky enough to receive a credit and portray Lt. Gavyn Sykes - Fighter Pilot Bravo 6 - in Episode I, my likeness also appearing...</description><category>Prequel Trilogy</category><pubDate>May 23, 2005 11:34 AM</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">starwars.com-blog-1665-1</guid></item></channel></rss>
