What's the Story: Janu Godalhi One of the best features of Hyperspace is the weekly "What's the Story" contest. Here's what I do.

Essay #5: Palpatine's Plot to Turn Luke My analysis of Palpatine's seemingly weak (compared to his turning of Anakin) attempt to turn Luke to the Dark Side.

Miscellany: Insider 85, Episode III and Vader Guides Yesterday I took the chance to look through the Episode III Visual Dictionary, Episode III Souvenir Guide, Vader Guide, and Insider 85. A couple random comments follow.

Episode III: Six Months Old Today marks the six month anniversary of Episode III. To celebrate, I thought I'd drop in with a few somewhat random thoughts.

Battlefront II On Friday I got Battlefront II. In short: it's a great game, and a big improvement over the original.

Episode III on DVD Last night, a little after 8:00 PM, I popped Episode III into my DVD player. And... woohoo! My movie shelf is now complete, with Episodes I - VI displayed neatly in order for the first time ever.

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Today I was lucky enough to go to the member preview of Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, premiering at the Boston Museum of Science. UPDATED!

Briikase gote'tuur bah ni! As some of you may or may not know, Karen Traviss has started somewhat of a Star Wars cultural revolution. Look no further for evidence than the very latest TOS poll.

Essay #4: The Genre and Nature of Star Wars and Continuity Is Star Wars just plain old science fiction? Is it going there? And does it matter if the droids outnumber the clones six billion to one? UPDATED AGAIN!

Essay #3: The Ewoks and the Battle of Endor On why the Ewoks aren't that bad.