Greetings from the Recon Office!
Not a terrible ammount from me this week (unfortunately) save for atleast one Item. I have a copy of all the major ( and some not so major) actor and actresses' mailing addresses from all of the Star Wars films. I will be buying envelopes and stamps this week and starting to work on each one in turn, starting with the big names: Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, and.. ofcourse.. Natalie Portman(!).
I will be keeping a list of who I send a letter to and when, so I can keep track of how long it's been since they should have gotten the peice of mail. And for those bigger name stars, ill probably be sending it 2-3 day priority mail. Those large cardboard envelopes bring alot of attention to themselves, so it will come to their attention quicker.
Also, one idea I had for promoting the EH with thease actors/actresses is sending them something from the EH Store. I'm thinking a hat (baseball cap sounds good). Just imagine if one of them wore it out in the public eye. >:P
Ronin, I'd like to talk to you about this more in detail, and as long as we dont send a hat to *everyone*, I'm very willing to go in for half of the price of the hats. ;P
Thats about it from the Recon Office, Time for SW News!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Happy Birthday Qui-Gon Jinn!!!
-- Liam Neeson turned 51 on June 7th. He was born in Ballymena, County
Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1952.
Happy Birthday Padme!!!
-- Nathalie Portman turned 22 on June 9th. She was born in Jerusalem in
1981. (Awww I am 5 days older! Now if I could only look like her - Shay`la)
CONTEST: Win a Limited Edition SW Stamp Pack
TheForce.net & Australia Post are giving you the chance to win one of four
limited edition 'Classic Vehicles of the Saga' stamp packs.
This Souvenir Stamp Sheet is limited to a print run of 10,000 with all
sheets sequentially numbered in gold foil. Along with the stamp sheet, this
Souvenir Pack includes bonus stationery set: 20 sheets of Star Wars
letterhead and 10 envelopes.
To be in with a chance of winning one of these packs, answer the trivia
question on their Contest (http://www.theforce.net/contest/auspost.shtml)
page. The contest is open to Star Wars fans worldwide so good luck.
For more info: http://www.theforce.net/contest/auspost.shtml
~* Collectings *~
Unleashed Preview: Boba, Han and Yoda
Have you spotted the new Boba Fett Unleashed figure in Star Wars Insider
#68? In case you missed it, here's a glimpse at Boba Fett as well as the new
Unleashed figures of Yoda and Han Solo, all with new packaging, due out this
fall. Check out the Star Wars website for all the pics, there are too much
to print each of their links.
http://starwars.com/collecting/news/2003/06/news20030611.html
~* Books *~
New Jedi Order eBook Debut and Unifying Cover
For the first time ever, the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order series novels
Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore, and Dark Tide I: Onslaught and Dark Tide
II: Ruin by Michael A. Stackpole are now available in eBook format.
This special eBook edition of Vector Prime includes: The New Jedi Order:
Vector Prime novel by R. A. Salvatore, interviews with some of the key
players from the New Jedi Order series creative team regarding the origin of
the series, the Yuuzhan Vong section of The New Jedi Order Bible, and
illustrations and technical information on the Yuuzhan Vong Worldship, the
Millennium Falcon and the Jade Fire from Star Wars Essential Guide to
Vehicles & Vessels.
As the first three NJO books go digital, the last book of this bestselling
series, The Unifying Force by James Luceno, is due out in November 2003. In
this storyline, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, their children,
and their comrades in the Galactic Alliance rally for their last stand
against the enemy that threatens not only the galaxy, but the Force itself.
Here's the first glimpse of the final Unifying Force cover by artist Cliff
Nielsen, whose stunning mix of paint and pixels can be found in the entire
Jedi Apprentice young reader series, and on the hardcover novels of The New
Jedi Order.
http://starwars.com/eu/news/2003/06/img/unifyingforce_cover_bg.jpg
Shatterpoint Reviewed - A Clone Wars Novel
TheForce.net posted their first review of Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover.
This story, fashioned after Apocalypse Now, tells the story of Mace Windu
returning to his dangerous homeworld to find his rogue Padawan Depa Billiba.
Of course, clonage ensues.
http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_shatterpoint.shtml
~* Games *~
TFNGames: Jedi Academy Interview
TFNGames got the opportunity to conduct a question and answer session with
Kenn Hoekstra, the Project Administrator at Raven Software. We covered a
fair amount of stuff, including getting a final list of species, XBox
information, saber combat, a clarification on "seperating" the double-bladed
saber, and a bit more!
http://www.theforce.net/games/articles/qa_jediacademy.shtml
~* Movies *~
Ewan McGregor Voices Rodney in Robots
As reported at the end of March, Ewan McGregor is part of the voice cast for
"Robots", the forthcoming animated film. USA Today reports:
The voice cast includes Ewan McGregor as a young robot named Rodney, "who
grows up on the outskirts of a huge metropolis and wants to work with the
most influential character in the city, an inventor," Wedge says.
Halle Berry is Cappy, the hot executive 'bot who catches Rodney's eye.
Stanley Tucci and Dianne Wiest speak for Rodney's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Copperbottom. Mel Brooks is the inventor known as Big Weld. Drew Carey and
Amanda Bynes are part of the Rusties, a gang of obsolete robots.
In Robots, "People are judged by what they are made of," Wedge says. "Many
themes weave in and out that comment on the state of our technical
snowballing and upgrading. We're not looking at what we've left behind."
Check these out for more
http://cgi.theforce.net/theforce/tfn.cgi?storyID=20396
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-06-09-robots_x.htm
~* Others *~
Virtual Sequels Update
The Virtual Sequels updates with news of a new character. Check
http://www.theforce.net/virtualsequels to read more.
Harrison Ford Talks Lucas & Star Wars
Harrison Ford is certainly doing the rounds in support of his new movie,
Hollywood Homicide. Here are a few excerpts from the KRT Wire:
Everyone thinks it was the sardonic Han Solo that put Harrison Ford on the
docket for Hollywood's A-list. But it wasn't. It was really with his tiny
part as a wiseacre racer in "American Graffiti" that things began to change
for the better.
"It was when I worked for the first time with George Lucas and he wanted me
to get a crew-cut and I suggested a white cowboy hat instead. It was the
first time anybody ever listened to what I was saying and thought it was a
good idea," says Ford, seated at an oval-shaped table in a hotel suite here
on the 15th floor.
When he was cast as Han Solo in "Star Wars" his life changed forever.
"Suddenly, because of my relationship to that successful film, I had the
opportunities to work when I wanted to work. I had the choice of material. I
suddenly began to make substantial money and billing above-the-title and all
the rigmarole that goes with the business of being a viable, bankable
actor," he says. "Just now, finally, I could go to work and was doing what I
wanted to do."
To read more about it, check out at
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/movies/6048591.htm
Studio 360 Compares Matrix & Star Wars: The Empire Reloaded
Isbeth sends in news of another Matrix / Star Wars comparison article:
On Saturday, May 24th, National Public Radio's Studio 360, a magazine format
radio program "Where Art and Real Life Collide", had a commentary comparing
The Matrix to Star Wars. They have had interesting things to say about Star
Wars in the past and this comparison included information on how both movies
were for different times. If you would like to read the commentary or listen
to it, you can go to their web site: Studio 360.
Here's an excerpt:
Both are sci-fi epics featuring awesome cinematic effects of a kind we'd
never seen before.
And both movies brilliantly re-synthesized the cultural DNA of dubious,
pulpy pop sources -- Saturday morning serials for Star Wars, video games and
Hong Kong action films for The Matrix, and comic books for both.
And both stories conform to the timeless structure of the hero's journey
that the mythographer Joseph Campbell sketched out decades ago ...starting
with the hero's step over the threshold into the unknown with the help of
guardians and mentors.
Back then we had Yoda and Obi Wan Kenobi.
Today we have Morpheus and the Oracle.
Both stories feature an initially clueless hero who discovers his own
preternatural powers and then battles against a technologically monstrous
totalitarian empire.
Check out http://www.wnyc.org/studio360/commentary052403.html for more!
New Jersey Devils Celebrate with SW Music
When the New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup, they started playing the
"Star Wars - Main Theme" and kept on playing it right through the cheers and
the trophy being held by the various team members! Very cool.
Resurrecting a Jedi Assault: A Hyperspace Exclusive
Jedi Assault on the Droid Control Ship
Well there are way too much content under this topic to even say something.
Just check it out at
http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/feature/20030610/index.html
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Thats it for this week! Thanks for your time!!
-- Reconnaissance Office Staff --
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