Tag Archives: Star Wars

Isaac Asimov

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Cian Beirdd

For nearly forty years that galaxy “far, far away” has been an icon of Western civilization. I should know, I’ve studied every aspect of it – technological, spiritual, cultural, and its many diverse characters. For nearly a century the universes … Continue reading →

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Force Powers: Physical and Mental Enhancements

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Cian Beirdd

I have mentioned the physical manifestation of energy of Force users in the past, the really neat stuff that gets people’s attention. But that, as with martial arts, is only a small portion of the whole. Another aspect of Force … Continue reading →

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Origins of Force Powers

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Cian Beirdd

With the main cast of Episode 7 now decided, talk has been focused on the placement of the movie in relation to the original trilogy, the story-lines that will be followed, and the nature of the primary antagonist. I won’t … Continue reading →

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The Watchmen

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Cian Beirdd

Why aren’t there more movies like Watchmen? It has realistic portrayals of the psychology behind being a superhero, complex characters, ev en superheroes who generally don’t have superpowers. The Comedian aged slowly and Ozymandias moved quicker than everyone else. Extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Power Origins

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Cian Beirdd

We are all going a little crazy over the developing Star Wars t.v. shows, movies, and speculation in general. A Boba Fett movie, a special season to finish off animated Clone Wars, another animated Star Wars show, a live-action show, … Continue reading →

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Lightsaber and hand-to-hand Fighting

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Cian Beirdd

In an attempt to systematize the fighting abilities of characters from different universes, I have below listed those elements that are considered important. For instance, whereas the natural swordfighting abilities are of importance in the Star Wars universe, athletic prowess … Continue reading →

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The Role of the Hero in Society; Attributes

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Cian Beirdd

As an historian, I understand that one of the best ways of understanding nearly any aspect of a society is to understand where it comes from. Take superheroes, for instance. Throughout the world they all have some basic features. Now … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Live Action

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Cian Beirdd

As a recent article has so well stated, two major impediments to the production of a Star Wars Live Action show were dissolved with the purchase of Star Wars by Disney. First, the money. Without having to pay fees to … Continue reading →

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Comic Book Character I.Q.

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Cian Beirdd

Here is my rough idea, based on a previous article on intelligence/perceptual proportionality. My guideline is that there are ten types of intelligence, conveniently categorized into creativity, wisdom, analytical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, mechanical, natural, wit, and symbolic. In calculating each … Continue reading →

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Medichlorian Levels: A Guess

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Cian Beirdd

So I got a little bored one day and decided to take some educated guesses regarding medichlorian levels of Force Sensitive individuals in the Star Wars universe. I say educated because I did use a few parameters to be found … Continue reading →

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