Boba Fett fans -- hello! This is just our second journal for 2006, but
expect more to come. We're about to launch a brand new image gallery,
but what's really exciting is "Fettipedia," a knowledge base of
everything Fett. Since the last update came in February, here are the
highlights of the last four months.
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FETTIPEDIA and EVERYTHING FETT (05/05)
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more accurate information and giving you the control to keep it the
best source for serious geeking.
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BEHIND THE SCENES OF "RETURN OF THE JEDI"
Best of #8: "Jeremy: Can we re-negoatiate my contract? I can say more
than 4 lines. Really I can. Please don't kill off my character." says:
R. Arenas (#522) on 06/21
Add your own caption right now! (Subject to review.)
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BOBA FETT ABOARD JABBA'S SAIL BARGE
Best of #7: "Oh yeah, time to impress the dance girls with my awesome
jedi whooping skills..." says: Trace (#493) on 06/01
See what made the list!
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TWO MORE (06/26)
Hasbro announced, via Rebelscum, their line-up for new figures. Two
"Expanded Universe" figures are Boba Fett: the conceptual Joe Johnston
design and the Holiday Special look.
http://www.bobafett.com/archives/000205.php
YEAR 10: AS YOU WISH (06/24)
July 2006 is our tenth year online. Tell us the truth or spread the
word. We hope you enjoy the new look and the start to a whole lot of
new things to come.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000204.php
BOBA FETT E-NOVELLA ANNOUNCED (06/10)
According to StarWars.com, and Karen Traviss' blog, there is going to
be a novella called A Practical Man -- taking place before "Vector
Prime" -- coming in August.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000202.php
JANGO, GNARLS BARKLEY PERFORM (06/06)
The Associated Press photo made the "Most E-mailed" list today at
Yahoo.
Update 6/11 - Performance now showing on YouTube.
Update 6/12 - Danger mouse (half of Gnarles Barkley) spoke recently at
the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. He revealed that the costumes were
originals, sent over by Lucasfilm.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000201.php
BOBA FETT TAKES YOUTUBE. YOU LIKE? (05/29)
Everyone once and a while the internet offers up a new bastion, a bold
new frontier, in which a lone bounty hunter can survive, prosper, and
build an ever-growing fan base. The biggest thing since Wikipedia has
arrived and it is YouTube. Just like internet encyclopedias, Boba Fett
is not left out. Here are 18 of the best finds on YouTube.com.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000199.php
"THINK BOUNTY HUNTER," McCALLUM SAYS OF STAR WARS TV (05/26)
Star Wars producer Rick McCallum tells SciFi.com that the Star Wars TV
series on the horizon will take place between Episode III and IV. Could
this be why Boba Fett wasn't old enough for an appearance in Revenge of
the Sith?
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000198.php
UNEDITED FETT REPACKAGED FOR DVD (05/04)
Come September, many Fett fans will applaud that the latest repackaging
of the Star Wars saga goes back to the original footage. Redubbed with
the initial DVD release, where Boba Fett's famous lines were
re-recorded to blend better with the prequels, this DVD release ousts
Temuera Morrison and returns Jason Wingreen as the voice of Boba Fett.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000194.php
BOBA FETT BLASTER FROM MASTER REPLICAS (04/06)
"Bounty hunting season is open," reads the e-mailer today. "I want them
alive." Coming this Fall, Master Replicas announced a new product,
including a limited edition signed by Jeremy Bulloch.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000191.php
BLOODLINES BY KAREN TRAVISS IS COMING (03/17)
Boba Fett makes cover.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000187.php
TOY FAIR: ANIMATED BOBA FETT STATUE (02/12)
Gentle Giant Studios has made a new Boba Fett statue, animated ala the
Clone Wars series, which was just shown at Toy Fair 2006.
http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/archives/000181.php
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