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More Names, More Fun
After I shared my last post on Dragon Quest names on Discord, Arlen Pavka replied with a list of names from the mobile and Nintendo Switch versions of DQ2, which includes a few I hadn’t previously seen. I’ve written about … Continue reading →
Posted in Arthurian Legend, British, Buddhism, Cartoons, Christianity, Comics, Dragon Quest, Families, Final Fantasy, German, Germany, History, Language, Metroid, Mythology, Names, Norse, Religion, Star Wars, Television, Video Games | Tagged abel, abel yuusha, bible, cain and abel, cid, dragon quest ii, dragon quest iii, dragon quest iv, dragon quest of the stars, dragon quest v, dragon quest vi, dragon quest xi, el cid campeador, emblem of roto, endor, erdrick, esther, gadabouts, han solo, hank hoffman jr, jesus, luca erkel gotha, madalena, mages, mahabala, manga, maya mahabala, meena mahabala, merlin, pankraz gotha, priests, prince of cannock, princess of moonbrooke, princess veronica of endor, quadal, ragnar lodbrok, ragnar mcryan, raido, sofia, solo, st. peter, stella maris, ten wrathful ones, theron, tom foolery, tonnura, torneko taloon, tristan and isolde, varia, vashti, veronica, virgin mary |
May the Pasta Be with You
Raiders of the Lost Mushroom – The Indiana Jones parody is infamous in that the character Indiana Joe doesn’t have a face. The story writer Perry Martin tells is that he originally intended Joe to be a caricature of Harrison … Continue reading →
Posted in Cartoons, Christmas, Food, Holidays, Humor, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Music, Star Wars, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Technology, Television, Video Games | Tagged birdo ray, birdoroos, bob-ombs, boomerang brothers, bullet bills, bunsen, cobrats, colonel dietrich, crocodile dundee, crocodile mario, crocodiles, cyrano de bergerac, cyrano de mario, darth vader, death star, do the koopa, down under land, dr. nerdnick, flying pizza, grand moff tarkin, han solo, harrison ford, indiana joe, indiana jones, indiana jones and the temple of doom, james farr, jungle land, king bowser koopa, koalas, kolorado, koop star, koopa klaus, koopa troopas, koopaphobia, kort falkenberg, lions, lost mushroom, luigi mario, mario mario, mouser, mushroom kingdom, obi-wan kenobi, obi-wan toadi, paper mario, perry martin, pikachu, pizza, pokeys, princess peach toadstool, professor elvin gadd, raiders of the lost ark, raiders of the lost mushroom, robo koopa, robocop, robots, Rowdy Roddy Piper, rowdy roddy piper's rotten pipes, santa claus, santa claus is coming to flatbush, shy guys, star koopa, super smash wars, temple of koopa, toad, toads, triclyde, vanna white, wrestling, yoda |
I’ve Got a Bad Feeling About This
I went to the movies twice in the past two days, both times to see movies that have been out for a while. So here are my thoughts, with SPOILERS for both: Solo: A Star Wars Story – Beth didn’t … Continue reading →
Posted in Monsters, Mythology, Star Wars, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged ari aster, chewbacca, demons, dictionairre infernal, dryden vos, han solo, hereditary, l3-37, lando calrissian, lesser key of solomon, luke skywalker, millennium falcon, paimon, qi'ra, rio durant, robots, solo a star wars story, the last jedi, tobias beckett, val beckett, wookiees |
Luke, Be a Jedi Tonight
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Yeah, I finally saw this last night. It was a 3D showing, something I usually avoid due to the extra cost with little return, but I would have had to wait another hour otherwise. … Continue reading →
Posted in Star Wars, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged amilyn holdo, bb-8, benicio del toro, captain phasma, carrie fisher, darth vader, emperor palpatine, finn, first order, han solo, jedi, kylo ren, laura dern, lily cole, luke skywalker, maz kanata, poe dameron, princess leia, r2-d2, rey, rose tico, supreme leader snoke, the force awakens, the last jedi, yoda |
The Language of the Stars
Ultimate Star Wars, by Patricia Barr, Adam Bray, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham – I saw this fully illustrated guide to the series mentioned online, and decided to check it out at the library. It’s divided into sections on characters, … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Etymology, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Language, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars | Tagged adam bray, admiral ackbar, barsoom, daniel wallace, dantooine, darth vader, edgar rice burroughs, endor, gregory maguire, han solo, james rolfe, lando calrissian, luke skywalker, mike matei, millennium falcon, mon calamari, naboo, nabu, patricia barr, princess leia, r2-d2, ryder windham, socorro, tatooine, the force awakens, the hobbit, the silmarillion, ultimate star wars |
The Force Sets Its Snooze Alarm
I finally got around to seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and here are my thoughts on the film. I should warn you that there are SPOILERS in this post. I feel like I’m the last one to see this, … Continue reading →
Posted in L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars, Uncategorized, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged a new hope, bb-8, captain phasma, chewbacca, darth vader, expanded universe, finn, george lucas, han solo, jedi, kylo ren, lightsabers, luke skywalker, princess leia, rey, robots, supreme leader snoke, the force awakens |
Looking Out Across Our Lego Land
The Lego Movie – There really seems to be a trend in the past few years to make Lego everything. The Simpsons recently did a Lego-themed episode, and there are all kinds of video games like Lego Star Wars. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Harry Potter, Humor, Star Wars, Television, The Simpsons, Toys, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged albus dumbledore, anthony daniels, batman, billy dee williams, gandalf, han solo, harrison ford, lego, milhouse van houten, the lego movie |
Fandom Is the Path to the Dark Side
The People vs. George Lucas – This 2010 documentary presents different sides in the debate over whether Lucas ruined his legacy, and whether he had the right to do so. Not surprisingly, most of the focus is on the edits … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, Star Wars, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged bilbo baggins, emperor palpatine, george lucas, gollum, greedo, han solo, jar jar binks, lord of the rings, midichlorians, the hobbit, the people vs. george lucas |
Planetary Politics
There’s one complaint regarding Star Wars that I occasionally come across that doesn’t really make sense. No, not about Greedo shooting first. I agree that that’s stupid, especially considering that the revised version has Han Solo dodging a laser blast. … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Holy Roman Empire, Oz, Politics, Star Wars | Tagged greedo, han solo, naboo, natalie portman, ozma, padme amidala, princess leia |
I Bent My Wookiee
If you haven’t yet seen the bit of late-seventies oddity that is the Star Wars Holiday Special, it’s up here. I just recently watched it, and yes, it’s just as much of a train wreck as everyone says. It’s not … Continue reading →
Posted in Holidays, Star Wars, Television | Tagged art carney, bea arthur, boba fett, chewbacca, diahann carroll, han solo, harvey korman, princess leia, star wars holiday special, wookiees |