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RIP: Eddie Fisher dies at 82

Carrie Fisher’s father, a popular singer of the 50’s who is perhaps best known for leaving Debbie Reynolds for Elizabeth Taylor, died yesterday after complications from hip surgery. Carrie tweeted:

My Puff Daddy passed away Wednesday night due to complications following his hip surgery. He was an extraordinary talent and a true mensch.

He was loved & will be missed by his 4 children as well as his 6 grandchildren. He was an extraordinary talent and a true mensch.

Our condolences go out to Carrie and her family.

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The Clone Wars review: ‘ARC Troopers’

Everyone’s talking about the four-second deleted scene in ‘ARC Troopers,’ but nobody seems to be mentioning the other cut made by Cartoon Network.  I speak, of course, about the fortune cookie, the little blue moral that pops up at the beginning of each episode.  ‘ARC Troopers’ fortune cookie was apparently a casualty of airing two episodes back to back, and to be honest, I didn’t miss it a bit.  In fact, its absence actually helped the episode.  I was suddenly unsure of what lesson I was supposed to learn, which gave the proceedings just a little more mystery, a little more suspense.   And, weird as this sounds, I found myself trying to figure out what the actual fortune cookie might be.  I even wrote down a few guesses, starting with… Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘ARC Troopers’”

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The Clone Wars review: ‘Clone Cadets’

Season Three of Star Wars: The Clone Wars starts off with an interesting two-parter: ‘Clone Cadets’ and ‘ARC Troopers’ – it’s actually acts one and three of a trilogy of episodes sandwiched around the S1 fan favorite ‘Rookies’ episode. We go back in time to see when the shiny clonetroopers of ‘Rookies’ were just cadets, and then see Kamino come under attack with the two survivors of ‘Rookies’, now in the 501st, back at home. A rather unique way to start a season… but does it work? Let’s look at the first part: ‘Clone Cadets.’ Continue reading “The Clone Wars review: ‘Clone Cadets’”

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EUbits: Upcoming from DK and Dark Horse

Upcoming. StarWars.com has a look at some of DK’s 2011 offerings, including Secrets of the Jedi, which sounds like a kid’s version of The Jedi Path. Also up are the December 2010 comics, including Knight Errant #3 and Legacy: War #1.

Interviews. Nathan P. Butler and Andrew Lupi talk to Shannon McRandle.

Column. EUC’s column this week, about death in the EU, is… gigantic.

Fanmade. A custom Mara Jade Mighty Mugg.

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Out this week: The Sounds of Star Wars, probably

No comics, but you shouldn’t have to look too hard to find The Sounds of Star Wars, which I’ve been seeing in stores for few weeks now. (Your mileage may vary, but Amazon is shipping it.)

Also, if you’re looking forward to The Force Unleashed II (out October 5,) there’s an excerpt. (Also Dynasty of Evil, an odd choice seeing as it’s been out for a while, but there’s a paperback imminent and I suppose they’re trying something new..?)