Bring Back Star Wars - a Channel 4 programme Last night I watched Bring Back Star Wars, a programme made by Channel 4 (UK) which was originally broadcast earlier on in the year. I missed it the first time around, but it was

Why I won't be going to see Star Wars: The Clone Wars Even though I'm a pretty big Star Wars fan, I don't think I'll be going to the cinema to see the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars film.

'Star Wars day' Last Friday some friends and I watched all six Star Wars films one after the other. We named this feat 'Star Wars day', although the event actually ran over two days (we finished Return of the Jedi during the early hours of Saturday). With Star

My impressions of King Kong I saw King Kong a couple of nights ago, and I was amazed. I had so many thoughts throughout the film, and some feelings I've maybe never felt whilst watching a film.

Space Cadets Last night I watched the first episode of Space Cadets, a programme on Channel 4 (UK) which claims to be staging the biggest TV hoax ever. For those not in the know, put simply, the aim of the series is to fool a group of nine people into thinking they

The SciFaiku (science fiction haiku) When browsing the internet for information on the haiku, a Japanese form of poetry, I came across the SciFaiku. A SciFaiku is quite similar to a haiku, except that the poem is always based on science fiction rather than nature.

Paxi Sylo and his influence on Star Wars: Clone Wars Paxi Sylo only appears in chapters 12 and 13 of Star Wars: Clone Wars, but there is some debate as to how big a part he plays in the series as a whole.

E.T. in The Phantom Menace? Appearing on one of the Senate platforms in The Phantom Menace are three beings of the same species as E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, from the film of the same name. Joining the chants of "vote now" for a decision on Chancellor Valorum's rule, the

The parallels between Star Wars and Spongebob Squarepants If you are currently reading this blog you either clicked on the wrong link, or you are genuinely intrigued by the similarities between the Star Wars universe and one of the greatest cartoons of our time. Hopefully this blog will serve to satisfy both

Ewok 'n' roll One of my ambitions is to become a professional rock musician. I've always loved playing music, and around the age of nine me and a friend - who were both enchanted by the recent Special Edition releases of the original trilogy - enlisted two others, and