Two things summed up a big chunk of my childhood: Star Wars and cereal. I have crazy awesome memories of sitting in front of the TV every Saturday morning watching cartoons and stuffing my face with bowls of cereal. I also have a real detailed recollection of a big argument with my friend Chris in Elementary School. Return of the Jedi was coming out soon and he had read the storybook adaptation (which always comes …
Yeah, so he may’ve spread fear and death throughout the galaxy, destroyed millions of lives and chopped off his own son’s hand, all in the name of tyranny. Bad guy? Most definitely. Bad father? Well, that depends upon what part in the Star Wars Saga you’re talking about. Darth Vader may start out bad and get badder, but in the end, he manages to overcome everything and make the ultimate sacrifice for his son. And …
In college, I was never part of a fraternity. I had my friends but I was never part of a larger organized group. Now, however, I’m proud to say I’m a member of one of the most elite organizations around: The Jedi Alliance. Yep, I was handpicked by those powerful in the ways of The Force (that’d be the awesome folks at Life of Dad and Pop Secret!) to join the Jedi Alliance and help share …
I’m a geek and proud of it. I will 1000% freely admit that I watched the latest teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens with eyes just as wide as they were for that 5-year-old kid watching the very first Star Wars movie back in 1977. I know it’s early. I know trailers can feature the best parts of any movie. I know JJ Abrams is one heckuva storyteller. And I know expectations are …
Now you have no excuse. You can (and should!) take Star Wars with you. Everywhere. This weekend saw the release of Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection. Yep, for the first time ever, you can watch crazy ol’ Ben Kenobi and a womp-rat shooting Rebel named Luke take on the evil Empire in this galaxy’s finest film franchise ever. And it’s finally available on Digital HD! Okay, fine, it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t …
