EPISODE XXXVII
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Who's Responsible
... for Star Wars comics?
Dark Horse is the comic book company who publish all the Star Wars titles. Spanning from 4000 years BEFORE Star Wars: ANH to about 3 decades after it.
You'll find information, facts, images and free web based email, with some great Star Wars inspired domain names [but you can no longer configure the filters to redirect incoming mail to other email accounts :( ]
There's all this and more (especially if you read other things besides Star Wars) at the Dark Horse website: www.darkhorse.com
Dark Horse is the comic book company who publish all the Star Wars titles. Spanning from 4000 years BEFORE Star Wars: ANH to about 3 decades after it.
You'll find information, facts, images and free web based email, with some great Star Wars inspired domain names [but you can no longer configure the filters to redirect incoming mail to other email accounts :( ]
There's all this and more (especially if you read other things besides Star Wars) at the Dark Horse website: www.darkhorse.com
Book Review
I finished Vector Prime last week and don't worry, I won't spoil it for you by revealing any shocking plot twists.
Chapter One started with Mara, Leia and Jaina. There was a lot of estrogen so I almost thought the book was written by a female.
But after that the pace picked up and it was quite a good read.
It would be unfair to compare this one book to any of Mike Stackpole's or Aaron Allston's brilliant masterpieces but R.A.Salvatore definitely edges his way into the Top NINE best Star Wars authors (with Stackpole and Allston snaring and sharing the first five between them).
Salvatore goes into a realm that no Star Wars writer has gone before; the space OUTSIDE of the Star Wars galaxy. Well nearly, something comes in from the outside.
He paints a vivid picture of a race and a technology outside a human's comprehension. Any lesser writer would have been at a loss for words to pull off this literary feat. A gold star to Salvatore for doing it and doing it well.
I won't go into detail. What I will say is that the technology that this enemy utilises is 100% biological. Their weapons, their spacecraft. All biological. Every single bit. Extraordinary but true (from a sci-fi point of view).
So if you're looking for a something with a bit of substance to read while eating breakfast, at work, on the train or bus, on the toilet or to wind down at the end of a hard day then I'd suggest this book.
Providing of course you've read all the books in the excellent X-Wing series.
Chapter One started with Mara, Leia and Jaina. There was a lot of estrogen so I almost thought the book was written by a female.
But after that the pace picked up and it was quite a good read.
It would be unfair to compare this one book to any of Mike Stackpole's or Aaron Allston's brilliant masterpieces but R.A.Salvatore definitely edges his way into the Top NINE best Star Wars authors (with Stackpole and Allston snaring and sharing the first five between them).
Salvatore goes into a realm that no Star Wars writer has gone before; the space OUTSIDE of the Star Wars galaxy. Well nearly, something comes in from the outside.
He paints a vivid picture of a race and a technology outside a human's comprehension. Any lesser writer would have been at a loss for words to pull off this literary feat. A gold star to Salvatore for doing it and doing it well.
I won't go into detail. What I will say is that the technology that this enemy utilises is 100% biological. Their weapons, their spacecraft. All biological. Every single bit. Extraordinary but true (from a sci-fi point of view).
So if you're looking for a something with a bit of substance to read while eating breakfast, at work, on the train or bus, on the toilet or to wind down at the end of a hard day then I'd suggest this book.
Providing of course you've read all the books in the excellent X-Wing series.
Vector Prime (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 1)
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 01/07/2010) 
Humour
Top 1 thing you'll never hear Darth Vader say...
1. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?
©ontributed by Justin Stevens. Used by permission.
Darth Vader™ is ©1977-1999 Lucasfilm Ltd®
Sesame Street™ is © Children's Television Workshop®
1. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?
©ontributed by Justin Stevens. Used by permission.
Darth Vader™ is ©1977-1999 Lucasfilm Ltd®
Sesame Street™ is © Children's Television Workshop®
Probing Question
Who owns the trademark on the ™ symbol?
Character Spotlight
Toryn FarrAmong the last to leave the Rebel command center in Echo Base on Hoth, the chief communications officer of Echo Command escaped aboard the transport carrier Bright Hope with her sister, Samoc. Toryn Farr was promoted to the rank of commander after helping to safely transport the disabled ship's ninety passengers to Darlyn Boda.
I pilfered this and an original ©Lucasfilm image and put it here
http://www.geocities.com/wraithfivexwing/torynfar.jpg
The Final Countdown
Only 33 more sleeps 'til Christmas.
Website Reviews
If there's one person who finds more cooler Star Wars sites than me then it's gotta be Brian Crider (he's reading this now and going 'look there's my name again!')
The site isn't strictly 100% Star Wars. It's a parody and it's chock full of twisted humour.
http://www.microsith.com/
Yeah you read it right. Forget Bill GATES, this site honours the infamous Darth FENCES.
There's a hilarious 'interview' with Darth Fences. And you can download the latest version of Microsith Internet Exploder V5.0
Well I think you can. I didn't try. Can't trust those Sith Lords.
If you're fond of warped wit (and I assume you are if you've been reading RebelPilot) then check out the site and remember you heard it here... er... second, at RebelPilot.
The site isn't strictly 100% Star Wars. It's a parody and it's chock full of twisted humour.
http://www.microsith.com/
Yeah you read it right. Forget Bill GATES, this site honours the infamous Darth FENCES.
There's a hilarious 'interview' with Darth Fences. And you can download the latest version of Microsith Internet Exploder V5.0
Well I think you can. I didn't try. Can't trust those Sith Lords.
If you're fond of warped wit (and I assume you are if you've been reading RebelPilot) then check out the site and remember you heard it here... er... second, at RebelPilot.
Community Service Announcement
Ever had a 'virus alert' in your inbox? Or a 'chain email' that brings good luck if you forward it to a squillion other internet users?
And my favourite is the one that has a beta tracking system and for every person you forward it to, you get 'credits' and for every person they forward it to you get a percentage of those credits and then eventually the alleged company who started the email (Microsoft, Honda, any other company) will give you money, cars, computers or whatever else is their specialty.
Well they say if it sounds too good to be true it usually is (too good to be true). And you can find out the official line on these hoaxes by checking out:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
And then next time somebody gets any of these dodgy emails in their inbox they won't feel compelled to forward it to the editor of RebelPilot.
And my favourite is the one that has a beta tracking system and for every person you forward it to, you get 'credits' and for every person they forward it to you get a percentage of those credits and then eventually the alleged company who started the email (Microsoft, Honda, any other company) will give you money, cars, computers or whatever else is their specialty.
Well they say if it sounds too good to be true it usually is (too good to be true). And you can find out the official line on these hoaxes by checking out:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
And then next time somebody gets any of these dodgy emails in their inbox they won't feel compelled to forward it to the editor of RebelPilot.
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Humour
You can not resist the power of the Top Ten List.
Damn. I was gonna cheat and delete one of the lines but then that would be the first step towards the Dark Side. So here's a 'Top Ten' despite the fact that I loathe the tidiness, compactness and just plain even-ness of the number ten.
Top Ten things to say when being hailed by an Imperial Star Destroyer...
10) Oday ouyay eakspay igpay atinlay?
9) Go suck a mynock egg.
8) You have wings, but you must learn to fly...
7) I love you, man!
6) Heidly ho, Imperoonie.
5) Ciao, baby!
4) Aaaaaahhh!! We're all gonna die!!
3) I am your father.
2) Two all beef patties, special sauce, cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun!
And the number one thing to say when being hailed by an Imperial Star Destroyer:
1) Pardon me...do you have any Grey Poupon??
Sent in by XwingAlta
Who also had to clarify for me that Grey Poupon is a mustard. Which while I'm unsure of it's availability in Australia, I definitely know we didn't get the television commercial that this line is taken from.
Damn. I was gonna cheat and delete one of the lines but then that would be the first step towards the Dark Side. So here's a 'Top Ten' despite the fact that I loathe the tidiness, compactness and just plain even-ness of the number ten.
Top Ten things to say when being hailed by an Imperial Star Destroyer...
10) Oday ouyay eakspay igpay atinlay?
9) Go suck a mynock egg.
8) You have wings, but you must learn to fly...
7) I love you, man!
6) Heidly ho, Imperoonie.
5) Ciao, baby!
4) Aaaaaahhh!! We're all gonna die!!
3) I am your father.
2) Two all beef patties, special sauce, cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun!
And the number one thing to say when being hailed by an Imperial Star Destroyer:
1) Pardon me...do you have any Grey Poupon??
Sent in by XwingAlta
Who also had to clarify for me that Grey Poupon is a mustard. Which while I'm unsure of it's availability in Australia, I definitely know we didn't get the television commercial that this line is taken from.
That's All Folks!
The SciFiNetwork. Heard of it?
Well I'd be surprised if you have.
But anyway I'll be mentioning the name again soon. And for once I can say that you heard it here FIRST, at RebelPilot.
:>o<:
gLeN aka wraithfive
www.rebelpilot.net
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Well I'd be surprised if you have.
But anyway I'll be mentioning the name again soon. And for once I can say that you heard it here FIRST, at RebelPilot.
:>o<:
gLeN aka wraithfive
www.rebelpilot.net
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This ezine is in no way sponsored or endorsed by: George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd., LucasArts Entertainment Co., or anything else that George has his fingers in. Star Wars and all its characters are © and ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.
All witty remarks, retorts and repartee ©1999 RebelPilot unless otherwise specified. Any use of the contents on this page without permission is strictly prohibited... and frankly, not a very nice thing to do.
Star Wars ©1977, 1999 Lucasfilm Ltd.; The Empire Strikes Back ©190, 1999 Lucasfilm Ltd.; Return of the Jedi ©1983, 1999 Lucasfilm Ltd.
All witty remarks, retorts and repartee ©1999 RebelPilot unless otherwise specified. Any use of the contents on this page without permission is strictly prohibited... and frankly, not a very nice thing to do.
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In addition to Star Wars I enjoy writing, humour, comedy. Especially humorous writing in comedy. Star Wars is a passion, though not an obsession. Whil... (more)
