Season 1, Episode 9 - A New Hope Commentary

Midterms are now complete, which means I am completely free! ...At least for a week of Spring Break, anyway.

So continuing on with the film commentary series, I would like to present you with my commentary of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.  The next two Holocron episodes will cover the other two parts of the Original Trilogy (The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi), and then we'll be switching gears to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Speaking of The Hobbit, it releases this month on the 19th, so totally consider pre-ordering your copy, or streaming it from Netflix, or however you like to get your movies.  Just like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, an Extended Version will be released... in December...

Ah, well.  At least we'll be able to watch The Desolation of Smaug in theaters and then run back home to watch the extended Unexpected Journey. =)

Until then, though, here's the New Hope commentary that (hopefully) will be both interesting and entertaining for you all.





With this commentary, though, please make sure that you're watching the same version of the film that I did.  Since Mr. Lucas has made a few tweaks to the series, the 90s VHS version is not the same as the 2004 DVD release (its cover is the main photo on this post, plus it's the one I'm using) which is not the same as the Blu-ray re-release in 2012.  Slightly annoying, I know, but just thought I'd throw that out there just in case.  Commentaries that don't sync with the visuals are even more annoying than continually edited re-releases, as far as I'm concerned.

Like always, if there's a movie you'd like to hear me commentate (that's a word, right?) about, then please comment below with your suggestions!  Please be aware, though, that I won't accept R-rated films nor will I accept PG-13 films that are not mostly clean.  It's just my policy to keep everything on here clean and family appropriate.  If your suggestion doesn't fit into either one of those disqualifications, then by all means let me hear it and I'll most likely do it. =)

You can also check my topic schedule by clicking on the Schedule tab up there, and you can access previous episodes by category under the Archive tab.

I hope you all enjoy this episode and that you all are having a wonderfully blessed weekend!



 - Edessa, signing off

Season 1, Episode 4 - SWTOR Tribute

I am soooooo insanely excited because Star Wars: The Old Republic goes Free-to-Play tomorrow! So to celebrate this new road for SWTOR - and also as an outlet for my excitement - today's podcast is my tribute to that very amazing online game!





If you would like to know more about SWTOR, visit the official website at http://www.swtor.com. And if you would like to take part in the Play-Free-to-Level-15 trial, then head on over to this link for more information and to sign-up: https://account.swtor.com/trial

As I stated somewhere near the middle of this episode, here are the screenshots I took of each of my SWTOR characters (I'll post a pic of the Jedi Knight as soon as she's created).

MAINS (Main Characters):

 

Name: Breesam ("Bree")

Species: Iridonian Zabrak

Faction: Republic

Class: Trooper

Advanced Class: Commando

Combat Role: Medic

 

 

Name: Ki'saam ("Ki")

Species: Sith Pureblood

Faction: Empire

Class: Sith Warrior

Advanced Class: Juggernaut

Combat Role: Tank

 

 

ALTS (Alternative Characters):

 

Name: Sintare

Species: Twi'Lek

Faction: Republic

Class: Smuggler

Advanced Class: Scoundrel

Combat Role: Medic

 

Name: Brial

Species: Chiss

Faction: Empire

Class: Imperial Agent

Advanced Class: Operative

Combat Role: Medic

 

 

Name: Chasmain

Species: Rattataki

Faction: Empire

Class: Bounty Hunter

Advanced Class: Powertech

Combat Role: Tank

 

 

All of my toons (aka, characters) are on the Ebon Hawk server, so remember to look them up if you're on that server. Also feel free to let me know the name, class, and faction of your toons, and we can totally play together sometime! You can let me know either below in the comment box or shoot me an e-mail at edessacarrick@gmail.com.

 

See you in SWTOR! =D

Season 1, Episode 3 - "Mercy Kill" Review

This third Holocron episode is all about the new X-Wing novel - Mercy Kill - by Aaron Allston that came out in August. There aren't too many spoilers, and I think I only had to say "Spoiler Alert!" once over the course of the whole 'cast.

Oh, and please ignore the part at the very beginning when I talk about this being Episode 2. I actually recorded the Mercy Kill review long before the "Revival" one, but I ended up posting the latter first because it was more pertinent. And I suppose that I could have gone back and edited that part, but then I would have had to save the whole thing over again and re-upload it on Internet Archive and then get rid of the previous files, and I really didn't feel like doing that.

So, long story short, this is really Episode 3, not 2. Just thought I'd clarify that there. =)







 - Edessa, signing off