Quote of today
"On the behalf of the "delegation of two thousand," I thank you, Chancellor."
Padmé thanks Chancellor Palpatine for listen to their reservations.
Revenge of the Sith
Today we celebrate
Ling Bai at her 43rd birthday (born 1966)
Ling Bai was born in Chendu, China and played Senator Bana Breemu in deleted scenes in Revenge of the Sith. Read more about her at her own website.
Bana Breemu is one of the senates wanting to present the Petition of 2,000 to Chancellor Palpatine.
She can only be seen in the deleted scene of the meeting in Padmé's apartment.
Quote of today
"He's no good to me dead."
Boba Fett is afraid the torture of Han Solo will kill him.
The Empire Strikes Back
Today we celebrate...
Brian Blessed at his 72nd birthday (born 1937)
Jason Wingreen at his 90th birthday (born 1919)
Brian Blessed was born in England, United Kingdom and played Boss Nass in The Phantom Menace.
Jason Wingreen was born in New York, USA and did the voice of Boba Fett in the original version and the 1997 theatrical versions of The Empire Strikes Back. His voice was replaced by the voice of Temuera Morrison in the 2004 DVD version of The Empire Strikes Back. Temuera Morrison portrayed Jango Fett, the father of Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones.
Boss Nass is the leader of the Gungans of Otoh Gunga on planet Naboo.
Boba Fett is a bounty hunter recruited to hunt down the Millenium Falcon. His is an unaltered clone of his father Jango Fett. Are you a fan of Boba Fett you might have visit the Boba Fett Fan Club website.
Quote of today
"Oh! All this excitement has overrun the circuits of my counterpart here. If you don't mind, I'd like to take him down to maintenance."
C-3PO is his bluffing his way past the guard
A New Hope
Today we celebrate...
Lightning Bear at his 62nd birthday (born 1947)
Lightning Bear was born in Texas, USA and was a stuntman in the Original Trilogy. He also played stormtroopers and biker scouts in the same trilogy. Pictures of which stormtrooper and scouter bike he played and a lot of more about Lightning Bear can you find on his website.
Stormtroopers are the military soldiers loyal to the Emperor.
Biker scouts are stormtroopers designated as scouts. Scouts often work in conjunction with light reconnaissance vehicles, such as Imperial speeder bikes. For this reason, they are often referred to as biker scouts.
Designer Nilo Rodis-Jamero likened the scout troopers to kamikaze pilots who need only to see what's directly in front of them. This was part of the inspiration for the viewplate shroud on their helmets, which resemble the blinders worn by racehorses.
Already in 1973 George Lucas briefly mentions the Star Wars in an printed interview in The New York Times today's date.
Quote of today
"If into the security recordings you go, only pain will you find."
Yoda wants to protect Obi-Wan from the truth
Revenge of the Sith
Today we celebrate...
Greg Proops at his 50th birthday (born 1959)
Eric Wong at his 33rd birthday (born 1976)
Mousy McCallum at her 22nd birthday (born 1987)
Greg(ory Everett) Proops was born in Arizona, USA and did the voice of Beed in The Phantom Menace. He is a comedian and in his blog you can read what he is up to.
Eric Wong was born in California, USA. He was an animator for Attack of the Clones and creature technical director for Revenge of the Sith. Eric Wong also had a small role as a Temple Jedi in Attack of the Clones.
Mousy McCallum was born in England, United Kingdom as Olivia McCallum and played Bene in Revenge of the Sith. She is the daughter of Rick McCallum the producer of the Special Edition and the Prequel Trilogy.
Beed is the green-hued head of the two-headed alien announcer of the Boonta Eve Podrace. Beed provided commentary in Huttese while his counterpart commentary in Basic.
Bene is a 15-year old Jedi Padawan. She is killed by Darth Vader during the masacre at the Jedi Temple.
Quote of today
"No blasters! No blasters!"
The Bartender in Mos Eisley Cantina panic when he sees a laser pistol.
A New Hope
Today we remember...
Ted Burnett who died today year 2001
Ted Burnett was born in England, United Kingdom, 8th November 1926. He played Wuher in A New Hope.
Wuher is the sour bartender in Mos Eisley Cantina.
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