Tag: Adam D Bram Articles
Insect Politics
No, this article is not about the deleted Separatist Kangaroo Court scene, though I will say that if George ever does a...
Acklay of omprehension-Cay
I’ll be the first to admit that of all the Star Wars films, Attack of the Clones took the longest...
Zam I Am
Star Wars has always given us a share of interesting creatures, but ultimately one of the most interesting and, sadly,...
Who Does This Remind You Of?
I am not a bandwagon jumper. Yes, I am a huge fan of many popular franchises, but I came into them...
Don’t Bring A Kid To A Gunfight
You can love a movie more than any other. It can be your absolute favorite film in the world. And...
Leave Jake Alone
Seriously, folks. Don’t make me cry this to a camcorder. Leave Jake Lloyd alone already. Imagine for a...
Doublesaber is the New Jetpack
When The Phantom Menace premiered, and for many years hence, the one constant that everyone, even the haters,...
How Qui-Gon Jinn Could Have Saved the Galaxy
Ahh, Qui-Gon. Many people have many different opinions of him, based largely around their own points of view (go figure)...
Expanding and Expanding
There seems to be a strange sort of correlation between ardent I-III haters and hardcore fans of what is known...
Can of Mace
No matter how much you love a work of fiction, there are going to be characters you don’t like for...
Heartbreaker
One of the more contentious aspects of Revenge of the Sith is the fate of Padmé, specifically her death. Many...
Creating Life
When George Lucas first conceived of the Force, he was drawing heavily from eastern philosophy, especially the concept of Chi...
Think of the Children
Revenge of the Sith remains so far the only film in the Star Wars Saga to receive a PG-13 rating,...
The Han and Boba Show
The more I listen to the kind of Star Wars “fan” who mercilessly bashes I-III and the people who love...
The Great Warrior
“I’m looking for a great warrior,” says Luke Skywalker on the swampy, dark-infested world of Dagobah. The old goblin hermit who has surprised...
Book Review: The Star Wars Heresies
During my reemergence as a Star Wars fan, one of the first and few pro-I-III articles I ever read was a little piece called...
The Tragedy Of Representative Binks
Did you ever hear “The Tragedy of Representative Binks”? I thought not. It’s not a story the haters would...
What Measure Is A Tusken?
A young Jedi perches atop a desert canyon in the dead of night. Below lay a camp of nomads, such as the...
A Tale of Two Fetts
I’ve touched before on my opinion of perennial fan-favorite Star Wars character Boba Fett. Namely: The polar opposite of the...
Weapon of Choice
Of all the various and sundry aliens, vehicles, and technology in the Star Wars universe, you’d be hard-pressed to find...
From Senator To Emperor: Part 2
Phase 2 – Emergency Powers: Pop quiz, hotshots. You’ve just managed to weasel your way into the highest seat...
From Senator To Emperor: Part 1
George Lucas has said that the Star Wars Saga is Anakin Skywalker’s story. And it’s not that difficult to see...
Very Fast, Very Dangerous
In around 1998, I fell in love with racing. No, not what they sanction for racing nowadays, with people just taking...
These Federation Types
There are villains that scare you. They show their power, and you know you’d never survive an encounter from them....
Every Angry Bird Has A Beginning
I made this the other day when Rovio Entertainment made their teaser announcement. For those readers who may have problems viewing the...
The Other Skywalker Children
George Lucas is a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, and one of his favorite Kurosawa films is The Hidden Fortress....
Seven Reasons Why The Phantom Menace Matters
When I posted my May the 4th review of The Phantom Menace, I was shocked – SHOCKED – to discover a comment...
A Measure of Character
I came to a revelation as I was making my Jar Jar June project for my blog. A few months back,...
May the 4th: Epilogue
If you’re reading this, you know the rest of the story so far. George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in late...
May the 4th: Revenge of the Sith
From hints and notes George Lucas has been sharing since the 70’s, everybody knew pretty much how the...
May the 4th: Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace grossed a stupendous amount of money, but many people who were alleged fans were beginning to turn...
May the 4th: The Phantom Menace
George Lucas had finished Star Wars, and it nearly killed him. He wanted to move on, devote his time to...
May the 4th: Return of the Jedi
George Lucas was in a bad way. His marriage was falling apart, and though he had some of...
May the 4th: The Empire Strikes Back
Once A New Hope became a phenomenon, everyone was clamoring for a sequel. The good news was that...
May the 4th: A New Hope
In the mid-‘70s, George Lucas got the idea to make a classic space-opera, like the Buck Rogers serials...