The Clone Wars: Plan of Dissent (4.09) Preview

Things are about to get pretty interesting for some of the Clones in the 501st Legion. Under the command of the tactically allergic General Krell, the Clones have taken some serious lumps in the last two episodes.  It is a wonder their are any troopers left under Captain Rex's command. 

"The ignorant man follows, the wise man leads."

After the Republic conquers an Umbaran airbase, General Krell orders Rex and his men on towards the heavily fortified capital. Realizing there's a better plan, several clone troopers disobey orders to carry out a rogue, covert operation. 

 I have a feeling that since Fives survived another episode and is the most outspoken opponent to General Krell's leadership, that he  will be the leader of the group of Clones that goes rogue. 

It also sets up Fives to have his head on the chopping block in the final episode of the arc. 

Sorry Rex but Fives is my favorite Clone. 

ARC Trooper Fives, the illegitimate love child of Chuck Norris and Jack Bauer.

Plan of Dissent Preview Clip

SOURCE: Starwars.com

The Clone Wars: Umbara Arc Spoilers

TV Guide's website has brief one sentence descriptions up that give away some plot points of the next three TCW Episodes. Don't continue reading of you want to be totally spoiler free.

Episode Detail: The General - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The clones embark on a deadly mission at the Umbaran airbase with no backup from the Jedi.

Episode Detail: Plan of Dissent - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The clones disobey orders and plan to take out a supply ship.

Episode Detail: Carnage of Krell - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Rex stands up for his men, who face execution for disobeying Pong Krell.

Source: TVGuide.com http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/star-wars-the-clone-wars/294948

Lightsaber Rattling: Star Wars: Revan Twitter Giveaway

Thanks to the good folks at Del Rey, I got my hands on a copy of Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan early.

11/8/11 Update: I really want to get this book in the hands of another Star Wars fan, so we are going to give the book away today. Contest will begin as soon as I tweet the announcement and will close at 6pm PST Tuesday 11/8/11.

As a way of thanking loyal fans and readers of this site and hopefully to encourage new readers, I am going to be hosting a giveaway for the book.

On Twitter (@PeteMorrisonLR), I will be giving away the book.   I will Tweet an announcement that the contest is beginning, to win you must be a Follower on Twitter and retweet the message announcing the contest.  One winner will be chosen at random from the followers who retweet the message.

Contest will be open to US residents only and the winner will be contacted by DM for shipping information.


Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan by Drew Karpyshyn will be released in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook on November 15th.

For a sneak peak at Revan, listen to an excerpt from the audio book on Random House's Website.  It is a pivotal moment in the story.  LINK

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LINK to Random House's Revan page

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Review: Topps Star Wars Power Plates

I heard about these nifty little collectibles and happened to be at Target today, so I thought I would check them out.  The Power Plates are on sale individually wrapped for $1.99 each.

In traditional baseball card fashion, they are a blind package, you cannot see what power plate is inside.  This adds some excitement to the purchase but could likely be rather frustrating to collectors trying to amass the entire line.

What is in the package?  Each Power Plate is a metal novelty vanity licence plate.  Each plate features a character, a background image from the movies and a customized phrase.

The plate has holes in it as an actual license plate does for the screws to be inserted.  The only downside is that the customized phrase for each character isn't embossed.  The only embossed part of the license plate is the Star Wars title on the bottom and the border around the plate.  The fact the text of the vanity plate isn't embossed frustrated me as I was hoping to feel my way into some interesting finds.

The back of the plate has a small but sturdy magnet on it.  The edge of the plate folds over towards the back allowing you to use the magnet to hold papers, lists, notes to your fridge as you would with other magnets.

The plates are a nifty little item and really, they are very inexpensive refrigerator magnets, what are the odds I would get a Nien Nunb collectors item?

All in all, while not extraordinary items, they are well worth the asking price of $1.99 and I am sure I will get a few more to adorn my fridge.

For more info on Topps' Star Wars Power Plates and their other Star Wars licensed products visit Topps.com