#Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Ewoks 1

[star-wars-tournament]

Bracket 1, round 2, poll 5:

[knickknackgalore]

1983 Paperback Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, The Ewoks Join the Fight Children's Book Published by Random House

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[dispatchdcu]

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi—Ewoks #1 Review

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Ewoks #1 Review #ewoks #jabbathehutt #MARVEL #marvelcomics #comics #comicbooks #news #mcu #NCBD #comicbooknews #amazon #previews #starwars #darthvader #hansolo #starwarscomics

Writer: Alyssa Wong Artists: Lee Garbett & Java Tartaglia; Paulina Ganucheau; Kyle Hotz & Rachelle Rosenberg; Caspar Wijngaard Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover Artists: Ryan Brown; Lee Garbett & Laura Martin; Peach Momoko; Chrissie Zullo; Kyle Hotz & Rachelle Rosenberg Publisher: Marvel Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 12, 2023 C-3PO and R2-D2 told the Ewoks stories about Han Solo, Princess Leia,…

[vintagegeekculture]

I remember a friend of mine had some LPs that were Star Wars themed disco albums, and it brought back a very weird memory from back in the 70s (yes, I'm old!) of listening to a Star Wars disco mashup on the radio. What was all that about? I also remember something like that for Close Encounters, too.

You remember correctly, and this went on for a long while. In 1983, disk jockeys around the country played a record that involved an Ewok rapping the plot of Return of the Jedi in Ewokese. This made it to #60 in the Billboard Top 100.

This is hard to explain to people who weren’t there….but in the wake of Star Wars in the late 70s and early 80s, scifi was so beloved and mainstream that the orchestral music for nerdy scifi and fantasy movies about outer space were remixed and sampled into Giorgio Moroder-esque Italo-Disco dance numbers. And the most astonishing thing is, instead of being consigned to convention acts the way “horse famous” Brony dubstep acts are, this received national airplay on the radio, reached the pop music charts, and were played in discotheques. And incredibly, this continued for years and expanded from Star Wars into Star Trek, Wizard of Oz, Black Hole, Close Encounters….

All of this was the work of one specific person: Meco (or Dominico Monardo). The term “ahead of their time” is thrown around a lot, but Meco really was: a combination producer-songwriter and Italo-Disco pioneer in the style of Giorgio Moroder, he did several things that are now absolutely standard: he used remixes and sampling before hiphop made that standard for musicians, he wrote “fandom music” on a Moog synthesizer decades before Bronies turned their conventions into cringey dubstep concerts with songs like “Everypony Dance Now.”

It's stunning to me that Meco has not been rediscovered, considering every single trend in the culture essentially went his way.

The most startling thing about Meco’s Star Wars disco album, the one that got the ball rolling on this trend, is this: I always assumed it was some kind of cash in created by a record label mandate, a label executive’s completely cynical choice to hop on a hot new trend. That isn’t a crazy thing to think at all, since Star Wars is and always has been the most merchandized and sold out scifi property ever. But it wasn’t! You see, it was all the product of a single man’s specific vision: Meco had to convince his record label to make the record because they were skeptical.

When Meco went to see Star Wars in 1977 on Opening Day (what an experience that must have been) with his friend and fellow Italian chest hair/gold medallion enthusiast Tony Bongiovi, he was already an experienced producer-songwriter who had worked with Gloria Gaynor, Diana Ross, and formed DCA, the Disco Corporation of America. If you've ever listened to Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out," Meco actually played the trombone solo in that song. Seeing the Star Wars movie for the first time, though Meco thought the movie was nothing short of a religious experience. Originally, he wanted to do Star Wars music as a b-side on a Gloria Gaynor album, but expanded the idea into an entire album.

In Meco’s own words:

"When I think about what I did, nobody came to me, nobody said 'Meco, why don't you do this.' Nobody says 'Here's some money go make a record of this movie.' It was just my own... It was magical, it was just out of this world when all that happened."

Not only did this album hit platinum, not only did it actually outsell the Star Wars soundtrack, his remix of the Star Wars theme also went to #1 in the charts. It’s actually the best selling instrumental single of all time. A record, that, incidentally, it holds to this day.

Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand, had this to say about Meco:

"In 1977, Meco Monardo accomplished something no one else has ever done to the best of my knowledge. He was the first one in history to out-sell the soundtrack of a motion picture with his own distinctive version of a film's music. The music was totally danceable, and broke new ground. It's no wonder the STAR WARS THEME went to # 1. I loved his treatment of music from THE WIZARD OF OZ. Again, Meco created something innovative. The fun and the excitement gave a whole new feel to that totally familiar and well-loved music."

Like a lot of studio producers, Meco had an insane work ethic and hit when the iron was hot: he did an album about Close Encounters that exact same year, but also did a Star Wars Christmas Album, one of the strangest pieces of Star Wars kitsch around.

One of the most interesting things about the Star Wars Christmas album is that one of the songs, “R2D2’s Wish You a Merry Christmas” is the first professional vocals by John Bon Jovi, who was Meco’s friend Tony Bongiovi’s seventeen year old younger cousin (he was initially known as John Bongiovi). It's incredible to hear a squeaky voiced teen Bon Jovi on a kitsch album about a robot Christmas.

1978-1979 was really his best year. Meco made an Italo-Disco remix album entirely devoted to Superman, and at this point, Meco had the pull to get access to John Williams's sheet music for the score before the music even came out. In my personal opinion it's the best of them because he has to recreate it entirely with his own instruments, leading to a very unique sound.

He also did an album based on the Wizard of Oz:

And a combination album of Star Trek/Black Hole. It's probably the earliest remixing date of Goldsmith pieces of music: the Motion Picture Theme (which is now associated with the Next Generation - hearing it done in Italodisco is uncanny) and the Klingon Theme:

Incidentally, I think the design here of the Meco Enterprise, which had to be modified for legal reasons, would make a wonderful canon starship if anyone wants to be inspired by it. It reminds me of the same concept that would be used in the very next film for the Reliant-class of ships.

Meco eventually retired from music in 1985, but unfortunately he is no longer with us, as he passed into the next dimension in 2023. I think he showed us that creativity is often about transformation, and was inspired to make his art by a legitimate awe of space, the cosmos, and human imagination that the scifi movies of the 1970s and 80s provoke.

[unleashthegoats]

UTG MARCH MADNESS (ROUND 2)

Single-elimination tournament to determine the best comic relief character in Star Wars (aka if they lose in round 1, they're out - only the winners continue on!)

For the casual fans:

Ewoks (Return of the Jedi)

R2-D2 (Prequels, OT, Sequels, literally everything)

[darlin-djarin]

List of Star Wars Medias

navigating star wars is tricky and complex but here's everything (mostly) in order based off of the timeline. some of the medias overlap.

Prequel Trilogy Era (Galactic Republic)

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: The Clone Wars [the movie]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Szn. 1 - Szn. 7 Ep. 9)

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Szn. 7 Ep. 10 - Szn. 7 Ep. 12) [you don't have to watch ROTS before you watch these last episodes ^^ it's just what fits better on the timeline]

transition era from prequel trilogy era to original trilogy era (galactic empire/rebellion)

Tales of the Jedi [takes place in different times throughout the prequel era (everything above) so the order of watching this show doesn't matter but it's best to watch it after the clone wars most likely]

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Rebels

Andor [season 1 takes place same time as rebels season 1, 5 BBY]

Original Trilogy Era (Galactic Empire/Rebellion)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

transition era from original trilogy era to sequel trilogy era (new republic)

The Mandalorian (Szn. 1 - Szn. 2)

The Book of Boba Fett (Szn. 1)

Ahsoka [takes place after mando s2 and close proximity to mando s3]

The Mandalorian (Szn. 3)

Sequel Trilogy (New Republic)

Star Wars: Resistance [overlaps with the sequel movies so i suggest you watch the movies first before starting this]

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

Extra, but not necessary

Star Wars Visions [no specific timeline. highly recommend]

Star Wars: Clone Wars [the 2d cartoon show, not the 3d. not necessary to watch. takes place during clone wars, obvs]

Star Wars: Droids [takes place after the bad batch and before the solo movie]

The Star Wars Holiday Special [takes place after a new hope and before empire strikes back]

Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure [takes place after empire strikes back and before return of the jedi]

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor [takes place after empire strikes back and before return of the jedi]

The Ewoks [takes place after empire strikes back and before return of the jedi]

Important things to note:

"BBY" stands for "before battle of yavin". "ABY" stands for "after battle of yavin". like B.C. and A.D., it's how the star wars universe counts their years for some reason. 0 BBY takes place during Episode IV: A New Hope, where the battle of yavin literally happened.

prequel trilogy was widely hated when it came out, mostly by toxic dudebros. the fandom HAS healed, and now it's regarded well and favorited often. sequel trilogy is widely hated and continues that way, for some reason. original trilogy is loved.

there ARE inconsistencies within the media. some media will contradict others and it's just something you gotta accept.

legends is a non-canon thing. idk anything about it but if you hear anything about legends, it's not canon to the storyline, though it's useful to pull resources and concepts from.

some people may or may not switch up the order of things based off of the years going off of BBY and ABY, and that's fine. this is just the list i use that i think is easiest to follow.

following up on the point above ^^ some of the clone wars episodes are out of order, timeline wise, but that doesn’t affect watching experience or anything. if you want to find the episodes in timeline order, i’m sure a bit of research will get you a list easily.

enjoy!

[gameraboy2]

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewoks #1 (2023) Cover by Ryan Brown

[finrays]

I’m thinking about Leia’s sudden costume change at the Ewok village in Return of the Jedi, and I can honestly see three possibilities here, and I don’t know which is the most delightful;

1) They took that dress off of a human they ate. Leia is wearing a dead woman’s clothes, which, given her deal? Is probably a nonissue for her.

2) Leia fucking Organa always keeps a spare Diplomacy Gown on her person, in case she has to dress up and do some negotiations. She is Padme Amidala’s daughter.

And my FAVORITE…

3) The Ewoks have tailors and fashion designers who whipped it together in an afternoon. Imagine an Ewok version of Tim Gunn surveying this room full of fashionista teddy bears at work… it’s just the fucking BEST mental image.

Star Wars has a tendency to take even the tiniest details like that and explain the hell out of them (sometimes to ANNOYING levels… you can just let it be funny sometimes guys,) so there’s probably an actual canon reason for it.

But in my heart, I’m sticking with Ewok Tim Gunn.

[star-wars-tournament]

Bracket 1, round 1, poll 9:

[kateclassique]

I guess I can officially say that I’ve become a Star Wars fan! In order my fav films (1-6) are:

Empire Strikes Back

A New Hope

Return of the Jedi

Revenge of the Sith

The Phantom Menace

Attack of the Clones

Now I am diving into the canon, the storylines and the characters full throttle. The first film “A New Hope” is a stand alone classic, while “Empire Strikes Back” was my favorite out of the original trilogy and six original films. “Return of the Jedi was good but I did want more towards the end; however the Darth Vadar scenes and the Ewoks were my favorite bits. Definitely I definitely see why they all became a worldwide sensation. The prequels were good, but I would say my biggest issue was too much CGI and the casting of Padme was a little off (she seemed to mature). “The Phantom Menace” was very enjoyable, especially the costumes, storytelling and Jinn and young Anakin’s friendship. “The Clones Wars” was my least favorite because of the overbearing CGI and too many battle droid scenes. Out of them all, “Revenge of the Sith” ended the most saddest way for obvious reasons but I truly thought Hayden Christiansen did a good job with becoming Darth Vadar. A story of how easily one can become corrupted by evil and ultimate power.

While I was watching I saw so many similarities between Star Wars and Star Trek and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Truly Star Wars influenced so much of what we have today in regards to film, cgi and science fiction in general. I’m really glad that I finally…finally watched these films.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!

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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Ewoks #1 Preview

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  Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Ewoks #1 Preview: TALES OF THE EWOKS! On the moon of Endor occupied by the species called Ewoks, a group of these stout creatures has gathered around the fire to recount tales of triumph, defeat…and horror! In the art-forward manner of storytelling, watch an eclectic group of artists interpret the stories from the unique minds of Ewoks in a manner only they can…

[merlincersei]

Merlin BBC UK TV Show - Opinion Piece Part 5 - John Williams' Influence On Season 1 Soundtrack

You can listen to the soundtrack on Youtube. Refer link below:

Rob Lane's score for the BBC's Merlin Season 1 is an impressive soundtrack, especially when you consider that it's for a TV miniseries made prior to Game Of Thrones in 2008.

Prior to Game Of Thrones, music has always been seen as one of the least important aspect of TV shows instead as a complimentary component to the plot and Merlin does so masterfully.

Rob Lane is a pretty accomplished composer known for composing scores for period TV dramas such as The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) Elizabeth I (2005), Jane Eyre (2006) , Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008) and many others.

And while John Williams is a name most would not associate with the Merlin TV show, his influence is palpable.

"The Tournament Begins"

This has a very familiar march incorporated into it. It sounds very similar to the last minute of John Williams' "The Chess Game" track from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

"Meeting Arthur" / "Lady Helen Possessed"

Rob Lane borrows a note for note sequence - from John William's "Parade of the Ewoks" from Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

"The Magic Shield"

This music gives a nod and a wink to Raider's of the Lost Ark's track "In the Idol's Temple"

"Defeating the Afnac"

This is reminiscent of parts of Close Encounters of the Third Kind Suite.

It seems the creators were a huge fan of John Williams' music. I believe they specifically requested Rob Lane to step in and compose something in a similar vein for the series.

And before people start accusing Rob Lane of plagiarism, it should be noted that John Williams himself was no stranger to being inspired by other people's work.

Gustav Holst's The Planets suite was obviously the main inspiration for John Willliams' score for the original Star Wars movie.

Maybe there are parallels to be drawn between this and Merlin - in that Rob Lane is Merlin to John Williams' Kilgharrah. ROFLMAO

Rob Lane's genius lies in the fact he understood the assignment and the references to create something original, incredibly complex and beautifully orchestrated,

A soundtrack that will stand the test of time.

[mykidself]

An attempt to rank my top 100 movies growing up. Note that I’m not trying to judge how good of a movie it is by any objective measures, but just how fond I remember feeling of it as a kid and how much it seemed to impact me at the time, how much I rewatched it, etc. I’m using 1999 as the cutoff point, when I was 11 or 12.

Made with Topsters.

Full text list behind the cut.

1. The Lion King

2. Aladdin

3. Tom and Huck

4. The NeverEnding Story

5. Jumanji

6. Return of the Jedi

7. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

8. The Rescuers Down Under

9. The Muppet Christmas Carol

10. Muppet Treasure Island

11. An American Tail

12. The Land Before Time

13. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

14. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

15. Beauty and the Beast

16. The Little Mermaid

17. Fantasia

18. Pocahontas

19. FernGully: The Last Rainforest

20. Bambi

21. The Princess Bride

22. Star Wars

23. The Empire Strikes Back

24. Toy Story

25. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

26. The Wizard of Oz

27. Jurassic Park

28. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

29. Mickey's Christmas Carol

30. Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

31. Treasure Island

32. A Little Princess

33. Kids of the Round Table

34. The Ewok Adventure

35. The Secret Garden

36. The Flight of Dragons

37. The Jungle Book

38. Babe

39. Black Beauty

40. Balto

41. Back to the Future

42. Back to the Future Part III

43. Anne of Green Gables

44. Hocus Pocus

45. Brink!

46. Escape to Witch Mountain

47. The Adventures of Huck Finn

48. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

49. Titanic

50. Robin Hood: Men in Tights

51. Cats

52. The Sword in the Stone

53. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

54. Little Women

55. Cool Runnings

56. Heavyweights

57. Jungle 2 Jungle

58. Man of the House

59. The Three Musketeers

60. The Jungle Book

61. Sleeping Beauty

62. Harry and the Hendersons

63. Flight of the Navigator

64. The Indian in the Cupboard

65. Angels in the Outfield

66. Free Willy

67. Oliver!

68. Mary Poppins

69. Peter Pan

70. The Sound of Music

71. Dumbo

72. Lady and the Tramp

73. Magic Island

74. White Fang

75. The Amazing Panda Adventure

76. Alaska

77. Operation Dumbo Drop

78. Labyrinth

79. Hook

80. Anastasia

81. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

82. The Brave Little Toaster

83. Once Upon a Forest

84. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

85. Harriet the Spy

86. My Little Pony: The Movie

87. Felix the Cat: The Movie

88. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

89. The Hobbit

90. Jack

91. Adventures in Babysitting

92. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

93. The Care Bears Movie

94. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

95. Tall Tale

96. All Dogs Go to Heaven

97. Fun and Fancy Free

98. Mulan

99. Tarzan

100. The Parent Trap

[morerogue]

Deep Roy (born December 1, 1957) is a Kenyan-born English actor, stuntman, puppeteer and comedian of Indian ancestry who played Droopy McCool in

Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. He also played an Ewok on Endor and was a stand-in for R2-D2 in some scenes. He portrayed Jedi MasterYoda for several second unit shots of the diminutive Jedi walking or standing in the open. He had to perform these scenes for The Empire Strikes Back on his knees to bring him down to Yoda's height.