May the 4th Be With You
Happy Star Wars Day!
To commemorate the day, Apple released this fun little ad.
This year was more special because my oldest child wished me a “Happy Star Wars Day,” and we spent a little time playing with some Droid Funko Pops. I am not a massive collector, but I do like to pick up one or two throughout the year as new series come out.
One of the fun parts about being a Dad is that I can share my interests and fandom with my kids, and they can try it on to see if it fits. Whether they become fans or not, I like showing them that it’s important to have things in our lives that exist merely to bring us joy and make us happy.
I shared some thoughts in 2022 and 2023 too. I’m glad to mark the occasion again this year, and hope you do something nerdy today to celebrate!
Weekly Quote: Princess Leia Organa for Star Wars Day
background image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, H. Ebeling
This week’s quote comes from Princess Leia Organa, delivering this well-known line in Star Wars: A New Hope.
In this iconic and memorable scene, Leia’s distress message is delivered by R2-D2 with the assistance of C-3PO to an awe-struck Luke and a knowing Obi-Wan. This scene sets the stage for much of the story and introduces us to something called The Clone Wars, explored in greater detail in the prequel trilogy, and animated series released several decades later.
I wrote a little about my love of Star Wars last year, and my enjoyment of the universe continues with shows like Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Mandolorian as well as my current favorite of the Disney+ streaming era, Andor.
I’ll celebrate today by sneaking in a few minutes of A New Hope, which I began rewatching earlier this week as I worked on this post. I’ve seen it dozens of times since I was a kid, and I still get a thrill when the opening crawl begins, and the main theme music hits.
Happy Star Wars Day. May the force be with you!
Happy Star Wars Day!
As a kid growing up in the early 1990s, I vividly remember watching the original Star Wars Trilogy on television and receiving the reissued “faces” VHS box set for Christmas in 1995. I watched all three movies many times, especially The Empire Strikes Back, my favorite of the original three.
We live in a bountiful time for new Star Wars projects, particularly from the non-feature length side of things with shows like The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, The Bad Batch, and the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi all landing on Disney+. I know there are plenty of comic books and novels available too. I can personally attest to the very cool Lego sets available because they are slowly beginning to take over parts of my desk!
During the last few months of 2021 and early 2022, I rewatched all of the films and decided that my favorite from the newer batch of films is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Do you have a favorite?