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John Scalzi - Three Cheers for Chewbacca, SciFi's Ultimate Sidekick
blogs.amctv.com - 10/15/2009
John Scalzi - Three Cheers for Chewbacca, SciFi's Ultimate Sidekick
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Hey folks, before we get to this week's column, let me take a moment to announce the winner of last week's "writing assignment" contest. We received nearly 100 entries, which is pretty awesome, and the entire comment thread is chock full of amusing science fictional goodness, which made it ...
A salute to Chewbacca, SciFi’s best sidekick
clubjade.net - 10/15/2009
A salute to Chewbacca, SciFi’s best sidekick
— clubjade.net — John Scalzi runs down the reasons why Chewbacca is SciFi’s ultimate sidekick .... (more) A salute to Chewbacca, SciFi’s best sidekick

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A salute to Chewbacca, SciFi’s best sidekick
Club Jade — John Scalzi runs down the reasons why Chewbacca is SciFi’s ultimate sidekick.

Chewie is the Ultimate Sidekick
The Official Star Wars Blog — ... sportsmanship. Face it, you’re not going to run across anyone like that on a day-to-day basis. 2. He’s not too alien At the same time, he’s not a gelatinous mass or a cold-blooded reptile — he’s furry and (almost) kind of cuddly, has sympathetic blue eyes and a Scooby Doo-like streak of neurosis in him, allowing Han to berate him from time to time in an amusing fashion. Read full article: Three Cheers for Chewbacca: SciFi’s Ultimate Sidekick (via AMC)

Random Weekend Star Wars Fun (10/17&18)
TheForce.Net — [image] Posting the randomness a little late this weekend, but better late than never... [image] Novelist John Scalzi breaks down why Chewbacca is "SciFi's Ultimate Sidekick" at the AMC blogs . (via ClubJade.net ) [image] Animation World Network spotlights The Clone Wars and chat with Dave Filoni about the series. (via SW.com ) [image] Haven't we seen the Eigenharp somewhere before? I guess the real question is, do you need a Bith to play it right? (via GadgetCrave.com ) [image] According to ...

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