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Re: Lord Kenobi and his coffee..

All employees of the Death Star are to be advised to avoid Lord Kenobi in the morning unless you see him with Lord Vader or he has a coffee mug in his hand.

Failure to do so may be hazardous to your health.

Cite: Kevin the unlucky who is currently in the medical wing who tried to say good morning to him before he had his coffee.

ADDENDUM: IF WE RUN OUT OF COFFEE, PLEASE STAY IN YOUR QUARTERS. YOUR SAFETY IS NOT GUARANTEED.

Starting us off on this Throwback Thursday, it's Mia! She's a mysterious Bladesmaster who finds humans fascinating, and tends to speak bluntly when not speaking in riddles. Either way, she rarely raises her voice.

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"keep it warm, and dont' jostle it." the raspy words of the sith Hermit; Raistlin Orniphicus echoed in the back of Anakin's mind as he picked up the small carrier pod. He'd gone out of his way to make a very nice carrier for this prize. it was Important.

Pressing a few buttons on the pod, the bottom lit up and whirred to life. He smiled. It was almost an incubator, and could serve as a bed for the occupant till it outgrew it. He clicked his tongue at it; the voice activation caused it to begin to follow him.

He walked from the docking bay and into the halls of the Death Star. People parted in front of him like a wave, but surprisingly not in fear. There were several greetings, welcoming Lord Vader back from his trip. Anakin nodded at them, trying to hide the smile that was threatening to tear his face apart as he approached Obi-Wan's quarters.

Opening the door without bothering to buzz or knock, he walked in, the small pod floating in quietly after him. "I'm back. I brought you something." said Anakin as he walked over to the older male, draping his arms around him.

"not another one of your pet projects, Anakin?" he asked, opening his eyes. "You may not care, but you are interrupting my meditation." he added, kissing Anakin's cheek. He chuckled and turned. or… tried to.

"all right. get off. what it it?" He said, attempting to throw Anakin off him. He only succeeded in falling over as Anakin shifted to move slightly before he did. He snickered as Obi-Wan tumbled in a heap of his robes.

"Oh come on, Quit messing around." Anakin said lightly, shifting to help Obi-Wan untangle himself and get up. "there." he said, twitching the others' robes so they were straight. "now then."

Anakin turned to the hovering pod, patiently waiting. He nudged it with his foot. "go on." he said to it. It beeped, sounding slightly nervous and glided over to Obi-Wan. "tell it to Open." he said quietly.

Obi-Wan eyed it, moved his hand to open it, then paused. "its not something thats going to jump out at me, is it?" he asked suspiciously.

Rolling his eyes, Anakin sighed. "would you just-"

"-alright alright! but you know, you really can't blame me for asking." Obi-Wan pointed out. He looked down at the pod. "Open." he commanded softly. A soft beep, and then the top whirred open slowly, revealing a small something coiled on a silken pillow in the bottom.

The bottom of the inside slowly began to glow softly, lighting its contents, and Obi-Wan hissed an intake of breath. "Anakin… you didn't.. where…" His eyes were shining as he knelt beside the pod. He reached in and scooped up the tiny Varactyl.

"She's Perfect." he breathed as he examined her gently,looking up at Anakin, who was grinning like an idiot.

"She's all yours." Anakin said. "I know how much you miss Boga. So.. I went and found a breeder." His face was flushed as Obi-Wan slowly lowered the somehow still sleeping Varactyl back into her home.

Standing up, Obi-Wan went to Anakin and hugged him tight. "Thank you." he said softly. "you don't know how much this means to me."

Kix: “Make sure Fives gets his placebo Ritalin. It’s uh, a raisin. And if General Skywalker gets ragey before lunch, it's just low blood sugar. Give him a raisin.”

Empire Cody (to birth born stormtroopers): “Listen, you’re all terrible at what you do here and I feel like I should tell you, I’d fire you if I could.”

Padme: “Sorry we’re late, Anakin had diarrhea.” (This is something she repeatedly announces to various people)

Anakin: “Rex, I owe you my life!”

Rex: “No thanks, I’ve seen it and I’m not impressed.”

Ahsoka (to Rex): “If you teach me to shoot, I’ll teach you to regret teaching me how to shoot.”

Fives (upon seeing the Holonet news speeder): “Channel 6 news! They’ll finger anything with a pulse.”

Rex: “I’m pretty sure their slogan is ‘their finger is on the pulse’, Fives.”

Fives: “They’re fingering right at us!”

Obiwan: “I can't find the erotic, sexy stories anywhere. When did Anakin get so good at hiding stuff?”

Cody: “Well, maybe it was ever since you read his diary every day for a month because you saw a documentary about teens and drinking.”

Obiwan: “I had to. I'm a good teacher.”

1. With Roger’s voice actor standing off camera, Bob Hoskins acts into empty air and frantically sawing at his handcuff, continually looking up and down at different visual marks of various depths. Look at the slow pan up of his eyes in gif 4, and then the quick shift to his side. Think about how, on set, he was looking at nothing. 

2. Starting in gif 2, The box must be made to stop shaking, either by concealed crew member, mechanism, or Hoskins own dextrousness, as he is doing all of the things mentioned in point 1. 

3. In all gifs, Roger’s handcuff has to be made to move appropriately through a hidden mechanism. (If you watch the 4th gif closely you can see the split second where it is replaced by an animated facsimile of the actual handcuff, but just for barely a second.)

4. The crew voluntarily (we know this because it is now a common internal phrase at Disney for putting in extra work for small but significant reward) decided to make Roger bump the lamp and give the entire scene a constantly moving light source that had to be matched between the on set footage and Roger. This was for two reasons, A) Robert Zemeckis thought it would be funnier, and B) one of the key techniques the crew employed to make the audience instinctually accept that Toons coexisted with the live action environment was constant interaction with it. This is why, other than comedy, Roger is so dang clumsy. Instead of isolating Toons from real objects to make it easier for themselves, the production went out of its way to make Toons interact more with the live action set than even real actors necessarily would, in order to subtly, constantly remind the audience that they have real palpable presence. You can watch the whole scene here, just to see how few shots there are of Roger where he doesn’t interact with a real object. 

The crew and animators did all of this with hand drawn cell animation without computerized special effects. 1988, we were still five years out from Jurassic Park, the first movie to make the leap from fully physical creature effects to seamlessly integrating realistic computer generated images with live action footage. Roger’s shadows weren’t done with CGI. Hoskin’s sightlines were not digitally altered. Wires controlling the handcuff were not removed in post. 

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We are heartbroken to share the tragic news of the death of Jonathan Joss—beloved actor, artist, and gay icon—who was fatally shot on June 1, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. He was 59 years old. Authorities are investigating the possibility of a hate crime.

Jonathan, of Comanche and White Mountain Apache heritage, rose to fame as the voice of John Redcorn on King of the Hill and appeared in acclaimed films such as The Magnificent Seven and True Grit. Beyond his screen work, he was a tireless advocate for Native sovereignty, queer visibility, and authentic representation.

In recent years, Jonathan came out publicly as a gay man and remained fiercely proud of both his Indigenous and queer identities. He is survived by his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, with whom he shared a life rooted in love, art, and community.

Jonathan’s legacy is one of courage, truth, and unapologetic presence. His impact on two-spirit and LGBTQ+ Indigenous youth—and on all of us who saw ourselves in his work—cannot be overstated.

"If you live long enough, you see the same eyes in different people." - Maz Kanata

Every time I watch the movies, I am hit over and over again with how much Luke and Leia look and act like their parents. Luke has Anakin's smile, Leia has Padmé's stubborn glare. They share little mannerisms that I notice on occasion and it kills me.

Instead of turning around and spotting Obi-Wan, Obi-Wan has to witness how his body language changes from joy and it's Padme he saw (I bet for a second he hoped that reaction was for him).

And be stands there watching their whole interaction (obsessing over what ot means) and it affects him so much he let's out an: "Oh."

He was just informed of the first act of war after Genosis and 4000 casualties and was stoic. Anakin showing affection thats reciprocated makes him go "Oh."

Then when Anakin and Padme separate, Obi-Wan continues staring at Anakin and comparing his behaviour with Padme to some random dude. And he is so focused on STARING AT ANAKIN that master jedi Kenobi doesn't notice Padmes whole posse of handmaidens walking right up to him.