The Mandalorian: Season 3 "The Way" Promo (HD) (Star Wars series)

Here's the "The Way" promo for season 3 of The Mandalorian.

The Book of Boba Fett: "Authority" Promo (HD) (Disney+ Star Wars series)

Here's the "Authority" promo for The Book of Boba Fett.

The Book of Boba Fett: Trailer (HD) Disney+ Star Wars series

Here's a trailer for the upcoming new Disney+ Star Wars series, The Book of Boba Fett. I just might have to FINALLY take the plunge and subscribe to Disney+, because it looks like The Book of Boba Fett is going to be a truly awesome show! 😊

The Mandalorian: Season 2 Trailer #2 (HD) (Star Wars series)

Here's a new trailer for season 2 of The Mandalorian.

The Mandalorian: Season 2 Promo (HD)

Here's a promo for season 2 of The Mandalorian.

The Mandalorian: Trailer #2 (HD) (Disney+ Star Wars series)

Here's a new trailer for Disney+'s upcoming new Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. I'm really looking forward to this show. It looks really good! :)

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of the Skywalker: Final Trailer

Here's the final trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of the Skywalker. I think that this is another great trailer for The Rise of the Skywalker, and I'm definitely getting more and more excited to see this movie! 😀

The Mandalorian: Trailer (HD) (Disney+ Star Wars series)

Here's a trailer for Disney+'s upcoming new Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. It looks like this is going to be a really awesome show! I'm definitely going to check it out when it premieres! :)

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of the Skywalker: Teaser

Here's the teaser for Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of the Skywalker. It looks like Episode IX is going to be awesome! I'm definitely very intrigued by this teaser trailer, especially when it comes to the very end of the teaser. I'm beyond excited for the release of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of the Skywalker! 😀

Solo: A Star Wars Story: Official Trailer

Here's the official trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Personally, I'm really looking forward to seeing Solo: A Star Wars Story, especially after watching this trailer. I think Solo: A Star Wars Story looks like it's going to be a really good and enjoyable movie. :)

Speechless: Scoop on an upcoming December episode from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on Speechless from this week's (Posted on 10/19/17) Ask Ausiello column.

♦ Speechless is going to a galaxy far, far away in December when the DiMeos venture to their local multiplex to take in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It’s hardly a spoiler to tell you that the outing quickly devolves into a Jar Jar Binks-level catastrophe.

Link to the full article:‘The X-Files’ Season 11: William Spoilers — Mulder and Scully’s Son | TVLine

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi: Trailer (Official)

Here's the first official full-length trailer for Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. It looks like The Last Jedi is going to be awesome, and I can't wait to see what the full story is regarding the part with Rey and Kylo Ren that's at the end of the trailer. :)

Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Trailer #2 (Official)

Here's a new trailer for season 4 of Star Wars Rebels. It looks like season 4 is going to be awesome!

Book Review: Thrawn (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn

Right off the bat, I have to say that Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn was definitely one of my most anticipated book releases of 2017, and I’m very happy to say that it ultimately exceeded my expectations for the most part. Not only is Thrawn definitely my favorite out of all the new cannon Star Wars books that I’ve read so far, I would also say that it ranks #2 in terms of how I would rank my favorite books out of all the books I’ve read so far in 2017. For the record, my #1 favorite book that I’ve read so far this year is definitely Jeff Zentner’s new book, Goodbye Days.

While I haven’t read Timothy Zahn’s original Thrawn trilogy, I felt like Zahn did a really fantastic job of presenting Thrawn as a very complex and nuanced character in this book. It was really fascinating to see how Thrawn managed to have such a successful career in the Imperial army, despite the fact that he’s a Chiss who’s living in a society that discriminates against alien races. That definitely added a very interesting element to the character Thrawn, and the book as a whole.

One thing that I really liked about this book is the fact that Zahn did a great job of writing Thrawn in such a way that while he is in many ways a genius, he still has flaws and weaknesses. I’m really glad that Zahn didn’t try to portray Thrawn as being invincible and superior to everybody else in this book, because I think it would have been incredibly frustrating if Zahn hadn’t given Thrawn some vulnerabilities and humanized him to a certain degree, especially since this book really gives people an in depth look into how Thrawn’s mind works. One of the best ways I thought that Zahn portrayed Thrawn as having some flaws and vulnerabilities was with the inclusion of the character Nightswan, who serves as a worthy adversary for Thrawn throughout the book. Thrawn may be a genius in a lot of ways, but he definitely has a bit of a blind spot when it comes to Nightswan, I felt like Zahn did a fantastic job of writing the adversarial dynamic of Thrawn and Nightswan’s relationship.

In terms of how Zahn gives the reader a lot of insight into the way Thrawn thinks throughout the book, the openings of each chapter of the book really give the reader some great insight into how Thrawn’s mind works. Admittedly, I was definitely very confused for a large portion of the book about what exactly the openings of each chapter were supposed to be, because I didn’t know where, when and to whom Thrawn was saying those things to. Eventually, it was revealed that the openings of each chapter were actually excerpts from a journal that Thrawn had written in at some point, and then later gave to Eli. Not only do I think that the excerpts from Thrawn’s journal were ultimately a really great and effective way to give the reader a lot of insight into the character; I also feel like Thrawn giving Eli his journal was a great way to show that Thrawn had really come to view Eli as his protégé.

Book Review: Aftermath (Book #1 in the Aftermath trilogy) (A “Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens” book) by Chuck Wendig

Right off the bat, I have to admit that I definitely went on quite a rollercoaster ride when it came to me simply trying to decide whether or not I should actually read Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath. When I first saw Aftermath at Barnes & Noble back when it was first released in 2015, I immediately became intrigued by the book and interested in reading it after seeing the cover of the book, and reading the plot description that’s on the cover of the book. However, seeing that Aftermath had gotten a lot of mixed, if not bad, reviews really made me reluctant to read this book. I’m a big fan of the Collider YouTube channel’s weekly show, Collider Jedi Council, and Kristian Harloff, who’s one of the show’s regular panelists, repeatedly criticizing Aftermath on Jedi Council, even calling it garbage at one point, really scared me away from reading Aftermath even more than I already had been for a very long time. However, I ultimately started to have some serious doubts about whether or not I should actually avoid reading Aftermath simply because it had gotten a lot of mixed reviews, and because Kristian Harloff had repeatedly trashed the book, after I read James Luceno’s book, Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel. I read Catalyst partly because Kristian Harloff had repeatedly raved about the book, and called it a must read; and I ended up hating it when I read it. The fact that I hated Catalyst really made me question if I should actually let Kristian Harloff’s thoughts on Aftermath be the primary basis of whether or not I decided to read it. Ultimately, I decided to read Aftermath, and I have to admit that I went into reading this book with low expectations.

With that being said, while Aftermath does have its fair share of flaws, I ended up really enjoying this book for the most part, and I’m so glad that I read it. After actually reading Aftermath and seeing for myself what I thought of the book, I definitely have to disagree with most of the comments that Kristian Harloff has made regarding Aftermath. I think it’s safe to say that my taste in Star Wars books definitely differs from his to a certain degree, and I personally feel like people in general have been way too harsh when it comes to their critiques of this book. I definitely regret letting the fact that Aftermath has gotten a lot of bad or mixed reviews be the reason that I didn’t read it sooner, because I’ve never let a TV show, movie, or in this case a book, getting bad or mixed reviews keep me from giving it a chance, and enjoying it in the past. I honestly have no idea why I let that keep me from reading this book back when it first came out, and I immediately became interested in it.

Perhaps it’s because I’ve always considered myself to be more of a Star Trek fan than a Star Wars fan; even though I’ve been a fan of both Star Trek and Star Wars since the prequel trilogy was released, and I was a kid at the time. I definitely know very little about all of the Star Wars books that are out there, and I’ve been trying to prioritize which Star Wars books I want to read based on which books have been recommended by various Star Wars fans on YouTube. I’m just now really getting into reading Star Wars books, and I ultimately feel like Aftermath definitely succeeded in getting me truly interested in reading more Star Wars books, which is definitely something that Catalyst failed to do. For the record, I’ve recently finished reading Timothy Zahn’s new book, Thrawn, and I hope to post a review for the book relatively soon, but I digress.

Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Trailer (Official)

Here's the official trailer for the upcoming fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels.

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi: Official Teaser Trailer

Here's the official teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. It looks like The Last Jedi is going to be beyond awesome! :)

Star Wars Rebels: Season 3 Mid-Season Trailer (Official)

Here's the official mid-season trailer for the second half of season 3 of Star Wars Rebels. It looks like the second half of season 3 is going to be absolutely awesome. :)

Book Review: Dark Intelligence (Book #1 in the Transformation trilogy) by Neal Asher

While I usually like to start off my reviews on a positive note, especially when I’m reviewing a book that I liked, and for the record, I really loved Dark Intelligence for the most part; I feel like I need to begin this review by discussing what’s definitely the biggest complaint that I have about this book. The reason why I want to start off this review by discussing the biggest complaint that I have about Dark Intelligence is because I want to preface this review by saying that Dark Intelligence is the first book by Neal Asher that I’ve ever read. I feel like I need to be upfront about that right from the start of this review in case people who’re much more familiar with Asher’s books read this review, and feel like I don’t know what I’m talking about. If people read this review and feel that way, I definitely apologize for that. I always try my best to get the details regarding a book straight whenever I write a review for it. That being said, while I really loved this book and I was definitely blown away by the overall quality of Asher’s writing; the biggest problem that I think this book has is that it definitely lacks a sense of accessibility to people like me, who’ve never read any of Asher’s books before.

When I originally bought my copy of Dark Intelligence, which was well over a year ago, I was initially unaware of the fact that while it’s the first book in the Transformation trilogy, it’s also a part of the Polity universe that the majority of Asher’s books take place in; and that it builds upon events that take place in some of Asher’s earlier books. It was only after I had already started reading the book that I really started to realize how tied in and connected to Asher’s previous books Dark Intelligence truly is. I definitely found that rather frustrating and confusing since this is the first book by Neal Asher that I’ve ever read, and I had been really excited to read it ever since I first saw both Dark Intelligence, and the second book in the Transformation trilogy, War Factory, at Barnes & Noble.

While I think it’s great that Asher has created an elaborate universe for his books to take place in, I can definitely see some people viewing the fact that a lot of Neal Asher’s books are set in his Polity universe, and the fact that his books clearly build upon each other as a deterrent from deciding to check out his books. I think that would be a real shame, because Asher is definitely a very talented writer. That being said, I really feel like Asher could have done a better job of writing Dark Intelligence in such a way that makes it accessible to new readers who’re relatively, if not entirely, unfamiliar with his books; while also expanding the mythology of the Polity universe that he’s introduced and developed in his previous books for his long-time fans. 

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: Trailer #2 (Official)

Here's the second official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I'm getting really excited for Rogue One. It looks like it's going to be a really great movie. :)