Grand Admirals: What Have They Got in their Pocketsses? A few years back, Abel Pena and I wrote an article for Star Wars Gamer magazine in which we laid out the names and identities of the Emperor's twelve Grand Admirals.

Star Wars: Sci-Fi or Space Fantasy? It's space fantasy. The answer is space fantasy.

I Don't Know, I Can Imagine Quite a Bit... Or maybe I can't! Check out the "reward" in this trivia contest held by the AOL Star Wars Fan Club in 1994:

The State of the Prequels, circa 1994 I found this FAQ while going through some old files. I'm posting the entire thing because it's just too much fun to read, now that Episode III has at last completed the prequel cycle.

Even Captain Panaka's Stage Directions are a Downer Because the weekend is approaching and people's spirits are reaching dangerously high levels, it's time to administer a reality check courtesty of Captain Panaka. These are stage directions from the Episode I script:

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cloaking Devices Here it is -- everything you ever wanted to know about cloaking devices. NOW UPDATED with reader feedback!

Oddities of the Auto-Censor I just published an entry in which I printed the Australian phrase "fair d i n k u m" and it appeared hashed out for everyone's safety. Another oddity of the auto-censor.

This Cool Movie About Space People Greetings...I just got back from Sydney Australia. I did some work for an upcoming book (more details TBD) and did other assorted bits of weirdness, like visit Kings Cross and eat a curry tiger. My cab driver actually used the phrase "fair ####um" in

Captain Panaka: Fun at Parties Is there anyone in the Star Wars universe more negative than Captain Panaka?

Horse Pilot! The concept artists behind ROTS adopted a jokey mascot, whom they called "Horse Pilot," during all-nighters spent toiling at the drawing tables. Here's the story of how Horse Pilot came to be.