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Awards: Judy Blundell, better known to Star Wars fans as Jude Watson, author of the Jedi Apprentice, Jedi Quest, and Last of the Jedi series’ for Scholastic, has won the National Book Award for her novel What I Saw and How I Lied.
UPDATE: GalleyCat now has a video interview with Blundell.
Robot Chicken Star Wars II airs tonight (11:30, Adult Swim) and the internet provides a few more appetizers: Seth Green and Matt Senreich at Underwire, Green at LAT’s Hero Complex, Breckin Meyer at LAist, Senreich at Comic Book Resources, even a review.
Best of all, a clip of Boba Fett massacring Ewoks. Who can’t get behind that?
Cartoon Network has added a Saturday morning showing of The Clone Wars to their schedule. Also at the link, writer Kevin Campbell talks about Artoo’s bits and pieces. Plus, the ‘Duel of the Droids’ preview.
After a week of hiatus for Halloween, The Clone Wars returns tonight with “Downfall of a Droid.” Take a drink every time Ahsoka says “Artooey.”
StarWars.com has the blurbs for the first two books in the new series, as well as the cover for Hostage.
In other EU news, the previews for Legacy #30/Vector part 11 and The Clone Wars #3 are up.
The Old Republic: EUC spotted a video of last week’s reveal. No trailers or gameplay footage though – there’s some sort of exclusive deal with “a US broadcaster.” (Spike? Cartoon Network?) Meanwhile, io9 talked to lead designer Jeff Dobson.
There’s no new episode this Friday due to Cartoon Network’s Halloween programing. Next week, Anakin loses Artoo in ‘Downfall of a Droid’. Watch the teaser.
Tonight on Cartoon Network, ‘Rookies’. Get a brief prologue to the episode with the latest webcomic, ‘Mouse Hunt.’
StarWars.com has an interview with Justin Ridge, who directed this Friday’s all-clone revue ‘Rookies.’ And apparently things are going well enough that a press release was in order.
The official site has the preview for this Friday’s episode, ‘Rookies.’