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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:32 pm
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL I am starting a new blog as well, it's a Star Wars one. Basically I have decided to go back and reread every SW novel, comic, book, young readers book, short story, as well as play every canonical video game and watch every movie/TV show/special I can get my hands on and write short reviews of them. I haven't created it yet, but I'm hoping to get the first review up by the end of the month. It will take me years to get this done especially since I can only ever see myself posting four or five reviews in a given month, and even that is stretching it. Link will follow, at some point. A few things that I've been tossing around in my head that I could use some input on? --A title, I haven't really thought of one yet. I was considering something more Expanded Universe oriented, like The Domain Of Nihilus or The Blue In Chiss. But, outside of those two I'm drawing blanks and I also don't know if choosing a title like that means people will get what the site is about, maybe I should go with something easier to identify, like Star Wars Deciphered, for instance. --As far as comic book runs go, I'm debating whether to do single issue reviews, or to do chunks of a series' run. For instance instead of reviewing every issue of Star Wars: Legacy, I would review story arcs, so five or six issues at a time. Or in the case of a mini-series, instead of single issues I would review the entire mini-series in one shot. Any input on these matters would be appreciated. I just wanted to post this here to get some thoughts from actual SW fans on a few of the questions I am having about the blog. Don't worry, I don't plan on posting link after link to the blog, it's a pure fan project, and I don't intend to pimp it at all. If people come by and see it, they see it. Outside of providing an initial link when I create the blog I have no intention at all of clogging up the forums with links to reviews, but I did want to try and see if I could get a little bit of input in some areas. As I said, any help is appreciated. Cheers, Bill _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:57 pm
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Mara Jade Skywalker Master Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 5359 Location: Beyond Shadows Sounds great, Bill! As for the comic book reviews, I would recommend doing reviews in chunks, unless there's a significant something or other you'd like to focus on in a single issue. Otherwise I'd just do like a set at a time, instead of every issue. That would probably be easier on you, anyway. _________________ "It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:20 pm
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL That's what I ended up figuring, having you and a few others tell me the same thing spurred me on in the right direction. I also decided on a name, I wanted to make it more EU related since I will be massively covering the EU, The Domain Of Nihilus http://warstars.wordpress.com/ There's nothing up there now outside of a few basic facts about what the site will be, but anyone who is interested periodically check as the reviews will start coming sometime later this month and then sporadically after that. I'm starting with Darth Bane: The Path Of Destruction. P.S.: Sorry for the haste, I know I asked for input and then went ahead before I received input, but when i get into a project I have the tendency to do that. _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:50 pm
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Caedus_16 Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4434 Location: Korriban Rockin Name Bill! I look forward to reading your thoughts _________________ Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:30 pm
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL Caedus_16 wrote: Rockin Name Bill! I look forward to reading your thoughts Good to hear. I decided to add a timeline to my site. It's also going to double as a checklist, when I review something I'll make it's entry a different color shade, or something like that. I made sure to give a shout out to EUCantina.Net, as well as TheForce.Net, as your two timelines are my main force of information. But, as I said at my blog I am more than likely to miss things or mess up some date or entry. So, if any of you here read over what I have so far and see any mistakes, let me know, your help would be appreciated. Once again, the site is, http://warstars.wordpress.com/. Cheers, Bill _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:37 pm
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL It took me a while, and it wouldn't have gotten off the ground without The Star Wars Timeline Gold by Nathan Butler, but I finally finished the Timeline Checklist at the blog. With that I look forward to getting the first review up sometime this week. The Domain Of Nihilus http://warstars.wordpress.com/ _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:28 am
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL This will be my final post schilling the new blog, I promise, but I posted my first review and wanted to let people know it is up and running. Like I said, don't expect a slew of reviews, but they will come, over time, so if you ever feel like it check in and see what's been posted. Darth Bane: Path Of Destruction http://warstars.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/an-darth-bane-path-of-destruction/ _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:51 pm
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Rouge77 Master Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 599 That's a very well written review.

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:02 pm
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Darth Skuldren Moderator Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 5774 Location: Missouri Nice review of Path of Destruction Bill _________________

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:42 pm
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL Thanks to you both for your kind words. I've written most of my life, and do take pride in my writing, even if i never expect anyone to read it. But, it's always nice to hear positive feedback, so once again, thanks. _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:04 pm
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Mara Jade Skywalker Master Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 5359 Location: Beyond Shadows Yes, very nice! I've just posted a comment, but will go ahead and say it again here: I'm very glad you opted not to provide the summarized plot. It's one thing that has always bugged me about reviews. If you're going to read a review, then you should have already read the book! So yeah, very nice job! _________________ "It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:37 pm
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL Mara Jade Skywalker wrote: Yes, very nice! I've just posted a comment, but will go ahead and say it again here: I'm very glad you opted not to provide the summarized plot. It's one thing that has always bugged me about reviews. If you're going to read a review, then you should have already read the book! So yeah, very nice job! I posted a reply comment s well, but in similar fashion, I agree. I'm not big on plot summaries, never have been. As a reader I get bugged when they appear because I have to take the time to skip over them, and as a writer I can't stand them because they come across as tedious and dry beyond belief, at least when I write them that is. If other people like them or don't mind writing them that's cool, but they aren't for me. _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:23 am
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Bill Thompson EUC Staff Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 169 Location: Lake In The Hills, IL Blog is still going strong, I've posted quite a lot of new content, so if you get the chance check it out through one of the links in this topic. _________________ Bill's Movie Emporium Bill's TV Emporium The Domain Of Nihilus

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