He tells the story

Quote of today

"This is where the fun begins."

Anakin is looking forward to a little fight.
Revenge of the Sith

Today we celebrate...
Tom Kane at his 48th birthday (born 1962)

Tom Kane was born in Kansas, USA and is the narrator in The Clone Wars TV-series. Since 1996 he has voiced Star Wars characters for video game, commercials, TV-series and even toys. Read about his thought about Mastering Yoda for The Clone Wars TV-series.

Today...
year 2005 was the release of some Starfighter models from AMT/Ertl and Germany: Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter and Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter that they use in the battle over Coruscant and the ARC-170 Starfighter used by the clones protecting the Jedi.

ARC-170 Starfighter is a bulky, aggressive ship covered with weapons. Three clone trooper pilots operate this advanced combat craft, with a pilot handling the flight maneuvers, a copilot operating the laser cannons mounted on the ship's wide wings, and a tailgunner operating the dorsal rear-facing cannon. The fighter also carry an astromech droid for onboard repairs.

Jedi Starfighter is a small one-man vessel. It develops to a more compact model during the Clone Wars with a full-size astromech rested within a spring-loaded socket on the port wing. The craft's wingtips could fold open, revealing hexagonal panels when the ship entered combat mode.

How the design of the Starfighters connect with the Star Destroyer can you find out in the video Wedgie ‘Em Out.

The Hero With No Fear

Quote of today

"You're reckless, little one. You never would have made it as Obi-Wan's Padawan. But you might make it as mine..."

Anakin Skywalker accepts his padawan.
The Clone Wars

Today we celebrate...
Matt Lanter at his 27th birthday (born 1983)

Matt Lanter was born in Ohio, USA and voiced Anakin Skywalker in The Clone Wars. Read here about how he got to be The Chosen One.

Anakin Skywalker is a bold Jedi Knight during the Clone Wars.

The Jedi Archives archivist

Quote of today

"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist!"

Madame Jocasta Nu fully rely on the information in the Jedi Archives.
Attack of the Clones

Did you know… Madame Jocasta Nu may have been in love with Count Dooku

Alethea McGrath is born in Australia and a veteran of stage, television and film. She played the Jedi Archivist Madame Jocasta Nu in Attack of the Clones. In Star Wars Insider Magazine #75, Alethea McGrath mentions that her character, Jocasta Nu, and Count Dooku were in love at one stage and that Jocasta Nu was sentimental about the whole thing.

Flo Di Re or Florence Dire, made the voice of the Jedi Archivist Madame Jocasta Nu in The Clone Wars, the TV-serie. So far it has been two episodes: Lightsaber Lost and Holocron Heist.

Madame Jocasta Nu is a Jedi academic and archivist of the Jedi Archives. Her appearance is frail but she possesses a sprightly demeanor and an abrupt temperament.

Madame Jocasta Nu is killed by Darth Vader during the raid on the Jedi Temple (according to Revenge of the Sith Video Game).

For you who like conspiration theory I recommend these blog entries:
My crazy Jocasta Nu theory
The One Who Nu

Today...
is the International Women's Day

One heiress

Quote of today

"What if the democracy we thought we were serving no longer exists, and the Republic has become the very evil we have been fighting to destroy?"

Padmé is losing her faith in the Republic
Revenge of the Sith

Did you know...
George Lucas daughter Katie is the writer of Clone Wars TV-serie, Season 1; Episode 14 "Jedi Crash".

Katie Lucas was born 1988 and adopted by George Lucas. She played Amee in The Phantom Menace credited as Jenna Green. She also played Lunae Minx in Attack of the Clones and Chi Eekway in Revenge of the Sith.

In the deleted scene when some senators meets in Padmés apartment Katie Lucas had a speaking part as Chi Eekway. She says to Padmé “Patience senator.”

Amee is one of Anakins childhood friends in the slave quarters of Mos Espa on Tatooine. She is about eight years old and at the time of the Pod Race she wore braces.

Lunae Minx is a purple-skinned female Twi’lek and a patron in the Outlander Club. Accourding to Wookiepedia was Lunae Minx in earlier sources called Nabrina Smoo.

Senator Chi Eekway is enveloped in heavy robes with only her blue-skinned face visible. She was a member of the inner circle of loyalists.

A voice from the Dark Side

Quote of today

"Soon, the Jedi will not only be at war with you, Count, but with the Hutt clan as well."

Palpatine reveals his cunning plan
The Clone Wars

Today we celebrate...
Ian Abercrombie at his 73rd birthday (born 1936)

Ian Abercrombie was born in England, United Kingdom and was the voice Chancellor Palpatine in The Clone Wars (movie).

Chancellor Palpatine is the one who is given emergency powers to activate the Republic's newly forged army of clones in the war against the Separatists.

Servents of the Empire, a Jedi and a stepfather

Quote of today

"Cliegg Lars. Shmi is my wife... Come on inside. We have a lot to talk about."

Cliegg Lars introduces himselves to Anakin Skywalker.
Attack of the Clones

Today we celebrate…
Jack Thompson at his 69th birthday (born 1940)
Leonard Thomas at his 48th birthday (born 1961)
Dee Bradley Baker at his 47th birthday (born 1962)

Today we remember…
Michael Sheard who died today 2005 (born 16th June 1938)

Jack Thompson was born in Sydney, Australia and played Cliegg Lars in Attack of the Clones. His birth name was John Hadley Payne.
In the movie he has only one leg but his other leg is only dressed in a blue sock for digital removal.

Leonard Thomas was born in Oklahoma, USA and was the assistant to Samuel Jackson in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. He also played Roth-Del Masona in Attack of the Clones.

Dee Bradley Baker was born in Indiana, USA and did the voice for Commander Cody, Captain Rex and other Clone Troopers in The Clone Wars movie.
Read more about his work as the voice of several clones in The Voice of “Rookies”.

Michael Sheard was born in Scotland, United Kingdom and played Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back.

Cliegg Lars is the moisture farmer on Tatooine that freed and married Anakin’s mother Shmi Skywalker. Cliegg dies of broken heart and of the injury he got when trying to rescue Shmi from the usken Raiders.

Jedi Roth-Del Masona is the adjutant to Mace Windu and one of the jedi that survive on the Geonosis arena. Roth-Del Masona is killed by General Grievous in the Battle of Courascant (Told in The Clone Wars TV-serie, chapter 25 and the book Labyrinth of Evil accourding to Wookiepedia.

Commander Cody, also known as unit 2224, was a loyal clone trooper serving the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars.

In The Clone Wars TV-Episode: The Hidden Enemy at the end of Act I, you can hear Obi-Wan refer to Cody as both "commander" and "captain." The latter shot was originally of Kenobi referring to Rex and remain due to late editorial changes.

Captain Rex, also known as unit 7567, was a freethinking and aggressive soldier's-soldier and second in command after Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars.

Admiral Ozzel is a Imperial Navy officer.