Arc2 2000

Coming Soon
The New Masterpiece edition for this year with be a 12" Aurra Sing.

Wedge at the Official Star Wars site
These are todays StarWars.com updates.

A feature on Star Pilots including Wedge, Biggs and Ric Ollie.
Jedi Council question: "What role did animatics play in helping to determine certain final actions on screen in Episode I?"
Today's Episode I Snapshot: Theed civilians.
Classic Moments: Spaceships and Snow which addresses the difficulty in creating the ice planet of Hoth.

New game from LucasArts: code name Europa?
This is an exclusive report from TheForce.net- LucasArts is working on a flight-simulator type game which is code-named Europa! Go to their site for more!

Hugh Quarshie in for Episode II
You heard right; Hugh Quarshie, who played Captain Panaka in Episode I will be returning for Episode II! Read the full report at Star Wars Realm!

Admiral Ackbar rare appearance
Tim Rose, who played Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi will make a rare appearance in the Hollywood Expo this July. The Expo is on the 24th and 25th of June.
Off to HollywoodExpo.com

NO OSCARS!
Yes, you heard it right. The Star Wars franchise has been snubbed; again. Well, if there was any solace to be taken it was in the fact that in all three awards it was beated by a worthy opponent; The Matrix.

Showing up
Episode 1 videos have shipped to retail stores but the stores are under stict rules not to sell or show videos before the April 4th release date.

Also Kaybee stores have great deals on some older POTF toys. They have also gotten in the MYNOCK HUNT!!!!!

GalaxyFarAway.com's Exclusive Interview with Michael Kube-McDowell
DevanJedi of GFA Books has interviewed Michael Kube-McDowell, author of the Black Fleet Crisis Series.br>Read his thoughts and experiences with SciFi, Star Wars, working with LucasFilm and working with AC Clarke.
Also, read about his new book, The Trigger which he has co-authored with Arthur C Clarke.
GFA Books Exclusive Interview with Michael Kube-McDowell

Force commander Patch
Barely a week after the release of the game, a patch for Force Commander is already out. The patch is absolutely necessary for multiplayer gaming on the MSN Zone network.
Download Force Commander 1.1 patch here.

JediNet, StarWarz, JediNetwork and others back!
JediNet, StarWarz, JediNetwork and RebelPilots are back after a month of server trouble. Welcome back to the internet; we really missed you!

Michael Kube-McDowell Interview today
The GalaxyFarAway.com Books interview with Michael Kube-McDowell will be conducted today. Please come back in a little while to read it!

Who wants to be a SW Maniac?
A very cool trivia quiz at Outer-Rim.net in the format of 'Who wants to be a Millionaire?' A very well organized quiz; and what's more, I won this week (look out for DevanJedi in the Hall of Fame)!
Go play!

Official Site Update
The Official StarWars.com Site has been updated today with the usual; a new Jedi Council question, Snapshot and Classic Moment.
More at StarWars.com

A vacation worthy of a Jedi Knight!
This is from USAToday :
Let the Star Wars, Episode II hype begin! Cartoon Network, Lucasfilm and Fox Home Video are giving away a vacation worthy of a Jedi Knight: a trip to the Episode II film set. The next chapter of the Star Wars saga will be filmed in Australia, Tunisia and Paris for an anticipated spring 2002 release. Cartoon Network will air a toll-free number from 4 to 6 p.m. ET/PT April 3-7 for a chance at winning the family trip to a galaxy far, far away.
Thanks to TheForce.net for the report!

Very interesting picture in the papers today!
This appeared in the Indian newspaper The Times of India today. It was with an article about the India-Pakistan problems, and the hype about Clinton's visit to the two countries. Clinton arrived today.
The man staring down in General Parvez Musharraf of Pakistan and the man laughing below is Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India. The article carried similar parodies on Indiana Jones, Casablanca and other films.

Please visit our GalaxyFarAway.com India Fan Site; our features include the Lyrics and meaning to Duel of the Fates!

Massively Multiplayer Online StarWars Game!!!
LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC announced today it will partner with Verant Interactive Inc. and Sony Online Entertainment to create the first massively multiplayer Star Wars online role-playing game. Expected to release in 2001, the title will immerse thousands of game players into the classic Star Wars universe. Gameplay will feature a unique combination of combat, specialized missions, and daring quests. The Star Wars online game will be developed by Verant, distributed and sold at retail by LucasArts, and available for play exclusively online at The Station@sony.com.
More in the LucasArts Press Release

Out Now
Here is a list of some stuff that is starting to show up

Swimming Jar Jar Binks
Qui Gon Jinn Jedi Knight
Battle Damaged Destroyer Droid
Darth Maul Hologram
12" Electronic C3PO

TPM poster auction; signed by Lucas himself!
TPM poster signed by George Lucas himself is up for auction for the Make a Wish Foundation at Dragon*con 2000. Absentee bids will not be allowed. Get more info here.

Seventh Tower from Scholastic
The co-director of the Star Wars: Matters of the Force panel at Dragon*con 2000, Janet Iannantuono informs us that Scholastic has a new series of Star Wars books coming out in June which is called "The Seventh Tower".

Dragon*con 2000 in Atlanta this June
The Dragon*con 2000 is in Atlanta, GA from the 29th of June-July 2nd. The guests include Star Wars Authors Alan Dean Foster, Terry Brooks, Mike Stackpole, Aarron Alston, Rebecca Moestra, and Kevin J Anderson.
For more info check out their site.

Interview with Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Galaxyfaraway.com Books is holding an interview with Michael P. Kube-McDowell, author of the Star Wars Black Fleet Crisis series and the new 'The Trigger' co-authored with Arthur C Clarke. We would appreciate any suggestions, comments or questions that you would like featured on the interview from you.
Thank you.

The Sarlacc Pit goes online this April!
GalaxyFarAway.com is proud to host the newest and best Star Wars fan magazine to hit the internet, The Sarlacc Pit.

Why 'The Sarlacc Pit'?
Well, the main reason is that originally i had thought of naming this site The Sarlacc Pit. And then good sense prevailed and I changed it to Galaxy Far Away. Another reason is.. Boba Fett fell into it! And finally, wouldn't it be interesting to know what's gone into the Pit over the past thousands of years?
So how is it different from any of the other trillion 'fanzines' out there?
Well, I could say that it is different. It will be the best. It will surpass all previous concepts of excellence and take mankind into the 21st century with it's head held high... but I won't.
I'd rather that you decide for yourself in the first weekend of April.
So what will you have for me when if I come back in April?
Ok.. this is what is in the works.

Editorials
Humor
Games
Fan Fiction
Fan Art
Current News
Reviews
any other ideas you have
any other ideas I might have
other ideas that I have, but don't know if I'll be able to pull off.

So when does this start?
Monthly from the first weekend of April.

This is a fan effort and cannot be put together without your help.
Please write in with stories, articles, editorials, fan art, news, reviews or just plain comments or suggestions to skywalker@galaxyfaraway.com
Thank you.

IGN's Anti-Awards : not your regular movie awards!
Our Sponsors IGN are hosting the IGN Anti Awards. The IGN Anti Awards were created to combat the often stodgy recommendations and nominations of "The Academy". (read 'only 3 nominations for TPM!'). This time you get to vote for your choice. Besides the regular categories, they have ones like 'Best Action Sequence', etc. Very cool. They even hope to hold an 'offline event' next year on a larger scale.
Vote Now

History Channel Poll
The History Channel has a Poll on it's site for the best film in history (thanks to RebelScum.com for the info). I think you know the answer to that one! Star Wars was at 47% last I checked; keep it that way!
History Channel

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Midichlorian and more!
TheForce.net have done it again. They have a full report (6 pages) on the midichlorians, what they mean to the Star Wars saga, implications for the coming episodes and our understanding of the Force keeping the classic Trilogy in mind. Very cool stuff!
TheForce.net Midichlorians

Jedi Power Battles Video Preview!
Without further ado...... GO!

Win the Jedi Power Battles!
The Official Site is holding a competition which offers prizes such as life-size Darth Maul, Yoda and Jedi Power Battle games. Wizard!
Enter Now!

Official Site explodes with updates!
Lots of cool updates at StarWars.com, such as

Fan Site hosting at fan.starwars.com/yoursite!
Making of the Episode I Poster
A competition where you can win a life-size Darth Maul or Yoda!
Lucas presents an award to Williams!
Regular updates to Snapshots, Jedi Council and Classic Moments.

Check it out!

Holo Wave out now
The hologram wave has been starting to show up around the country. Also if you are looking for any of those hard to find discontinued items that TRU has on sale, get a raincheck they will call you when they get it in.

Toys R Us Sale
Toys R Us is having a buy 1 get 1 free sale for all Episode 1 figures also you can get the Episode 1 Monopoly game for free if you purchase any other Hasbro Star Wars game over $20

This is an interesting little thing I found...
Check this review I found out. It's of The Return of the Ewok; made between takes on the sets of Return of the Jedi. Cool Stuff
Read it here!

Future of Star Wars Books
Ok.. a lot of you must already know this, but this is from the DRIN March. This is the schedule of upcoming Star Wars books:
Star Wars Episode I Paperback by Terry Brooks - March 2000
Star Wars The Essential Chronology - April 2000
Star Wars Episode I Rogue Planet by Greg Bear - May 2000
Star Wars The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin by Michael A. Stackpole - June 2000
Star Wars The New Jedi Order Vector Prime (Paperback) - July 2000

I'm looking forward to the Essential Chronology; what about you?

Force Commander Updates
First of all, check out LucasArts' Force Commander site. Some info there.
Also, TheForce.net Games has a comprehensive report on the Beta of this LONG awaited game.