Han Solo Read Thru 2018

Welcome to the discussion post for the first half of Han Solo at Star's End by Brian Daley. This week we're reading through Chapter Six; in two weeks we'll be finishing the book. It's been a long time since I read these and I'm excited to be getting back to them. Please don't let the suck fairy have visited!

Also we have links, which I love.

• Force Awakens' Deleted Story Reveals Leia's Star Wars 9 Role. Obviously suspected spoilers in there.
  
• Star Wars 9 Returns to Vader's Castle and the Holy City of Jedha? Guessing at spoilers based on filming locations.
  
• Even Ewan McGregor Doesn't Know If He's Coming Back to Star Wars.
  
• First 'Star Wars Resistance' Synopsis Teases Dangerous Spy Mission.
  
• In commercial fun time: Star Wars™ Gear-Up Darth Vader™ Classic Lunch Bag. They also have a stormtrooper lunch kit.

I'm glad I didn't pack the book when we boxed everything up to be carted away this morning!

Welcome to the end recap post for A.C. Crispin's The Hutt Gambit. Also, it's time for another check-in on how the comm is going, whether we're moving at the right pace, etc. Please add your thoughts. (And about the book!)

Once you've finished reading the book, here are some links to catch up on:

• Disney is bringing back Star Wars: The Clone Wars. YESSS!
  
• The New Era of Star Wars Has Revitalized Darth Vader in the Best, Most Frightful Way.
  
• Mark Hamill Trolls Star Wars Fans With 'Episode IX' Casting News. (This was posted before SDCC started)
  
• This Star Wars character connects the galaxy in a big way. Pretty minor IMO but interesting.
  
• Star Wars: 25 Behind-The-Scenes Photos That Completely Change The Force Awakens. My favorite is, of course, Harrison Ford laughing out loud.
  
• The Beautiful, Ugly, and Possessive Hearts of Star Wars. I hesitated to post this because it dealt with fandom ugliness, but it's ultimately a great read. By Film Crit Hulk, so you know its heart is in the right place.
  
• OG Star Wars bloopers on Youtube. 2 1/2 minutes, not all have sound.

Welcome to the discussion post for the second 120 pages of The Hutt Gambit by A.C. Crispin. This week we're reading through page 240 or so; in two weeks we'll finish the book. Sorry this post is so late; I'm out of town this weekend and this is the first chance I've had to settle in and do links.

• Solo: How Star Wars' Biggest Failure Could Have Been A Success.
  
• Keri Russell in Talks to Board Star Wars: Episode IX for First Post-Americans Role.
  
• Rumor: 'Star Wars: Episode IX' Possibly Heading to These Familiar Locations.
  
• Star Wars Movies: The Last Jedi changed the dark side of the Force.
  
• Solo: A Star Wars Story's Ending Explained. (Spoilers, obviously)
  
• Redefining The Hero: The Referential Star Wars Costumes of Rey in “The Force Awakens” & “The Last Jedi”. These guys did a brilliant series on the costuming in Mad Men and another one on The Crown, so I'm anxious to see what they have to say about Rey.
  
• Billy Dee Williams Convention Appearance Cancellation Offers More 'Star Wars: Episode IX' Clues. Oh, please, bring Lando back.
  
• The New Star Wars Canon Desperately Needs More Books Like Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina.
  
• 'Star Wars' Card Game App Lawsuit Produces Copyright Win for Lucasfilm. Someone made a sabacc app.

Welcome to the discussion post for the first 120 pages of The Hutt Gambit by A.C. Crispin. This week we're reading through page 120; in two weeks we'll be at page 240. We also have links! And quite a few of them.

• Every Star Wars Project Confirmed or Rumored in Development
  
• But ... Report: The Star Wars Story Films Are Being Put On Hold [UPDATED] (the update is a statement from Lucasfilm saying things are in the works that we don't know about)
  
• A Smuggler’s OTP: What is the Best Han Solo ’Ship?. New canon only.
  
• Star Wars Can Survive Its Cinematic Universe By Doing What It Already Does Best

Now, onto actually reading my share of this book ...

This is the end recap post for The Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. I know a lot of you are running behind and this is also a time to catch up on reading and also to check in on how the comm is running. I have a crapload of links for you but they'll go into a links post tomorrow.

One of the big questions I have is whether it would be better to do longer chunks and post every other week, which might suit people's schedules better.

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/80 pages (to the end) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. A lot of links for you all this week, many of which are spoilery!

• Solo ran off the road, one of many articles about how the movie's box office take was lower than expected.
  
• Everyone Needs to Calm Down About Solo's Box Office Performance.
  
• ‘Star Wars’ is faltering because it is obsessed with its past, one of many opinion pieces about why the movie isn't doing so well.
  
• Solo’s Easter Eggs Are Actually Good.
  
• Turns Out Chewbacca Has a Hell of a Potty Mouth. Personally I always imagined Leia was the big potty mouth in that group.
  
• I Wish Solo’s Female Characters Could Find Better Escape Routes.
  
• We need to talk about the woke droid.
  
• Last but not least: TLJ is coming to Netflix on June 26.

And here it is, the Solo: A Star Wars Story discussion story. I'm still catching up on the reading stuff, but I did get to the film tonight, and surprise... I didn't hate it!

First, have some links, and then we'll get to discussion under the cut.

Solo just made The Force Awakens a Whole Lot Creepier - ew with a side of nope. I think made worse when she's actually Rey nobody, and there isn't this whole 'she might be related' thing going on.

How the Kasdan's the biggest debate in Star Wars

Expanded Universe nods for the Legends fans

Solo and the shrinking of the Star Wars universe, which is a bit of what was touched on in Administrivia in the last post.

Tags: discussion post, film: solo a star wars story

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/40-odd pages (to p. 232) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. Since this is the release weekend for the Solo movie, we have a lot of links!

• Star Wars insects!
  
• In case you haven't seen it, Thandie Newton's premiere dress featuring her Star Wars action figure collection of black characters, by Vivienne Westwood (more photos).
  
• Lando Calrissian is pansexual, which I'm sure shocks you. (Also a lot of controversy about this, though I'm not linking that because we're here for fun stuff.)
  
• Critics' reaction roundup to the new movie. Minimal spoilers if any.
  
• Is anyone really desperate to see Solo: A Star Wars Story?. Personally that's how I feel about the upcoming Boba Fett movie.
  
• Speaking of: 'Star Wars': Boba Fett Movie in the Works With James Mangold (Exclusive).
  
• Crass commercialism part one: You can get the new Han Solo book featuring him and Lando for $5 on your Kindle today (Friday).
  
• Crass commercialism part two: Han Solo movie themed Otterbox phone cases. I'm thinking about the Millennium Falcon.

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/60-odd pages (to p. 191) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. As usual, I am catching up. Also, as usual, have a few SW-related links:

• Luke and Leia Switch Places in Divisive Star Wars Fan Art (clearly these people have never been on Tumblr or Ao3)
  
• Splice is right: has Disney stumbled upon the perfect Star Wars formula?

Welcome to the discussion post for the next three chapters/60 pages (to p. 133) of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin. I'm still reading, as many of you are, but I have plenty of links to contemplate while we all read!

• ‘I’m not convinced I’m dead’: Mark Hamill on Luke’s fate, Trump vs. Vader and kissing Harrison Ford. Sadly not as much of the latter as advertised.
  
• From last week: 60 Facts About the Star Wars Universe for Star Wars Day
  
• This week's exciting news: Star Wars live-action TV series timeline revealed by Jon Favreau. Fingers crossed!

Hello and may the Fourth be with you! Welcome to the discussion post for the first three chapters/75 pages of Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin.

In addition to the first discussion post, it's also Star Wars Day and here are some Star Wars links for you:

• Podraces, Porgs, and Prop Replicas: Our Favorite Star Wars Stuff
  
• Why is Han Solo so bad with money?
  
• A somewhat spoilery review of the new Han & Lando canon novel.
  
• Also, in case you don't have enough Star Wars T-shirts, Cotton Bureau has some awesome ones.