My Mind's A Machine

I love Star Wars, not as much as some, but pretty vastly. I never got into the books in the past, thinking they'd be pretty bad (based on my knowledge of other expanded universe novels). I did read a few and enjoyed them, but I never really got "into" them.

Until recently. I keep going through Wookiepedia to learn more about certain characters and aspects of the universe. It's made me realize that, WOW, there's some great stories that Lucas never covered in his movies. Guess that's what happens when good authors are given the reigns (to an extent- I've heard some of the horror that can go on behind the scenes when you're tasked with writing Star Wars novels).

So today I made a rash decision. I am going to, in chronological (universe, not released) order, go through most of the Star Wars media. Books, comics, movies, and TV shows. I've purposefully left the games out because I know from experience that most of them are bad. I am restarting the KotOR series though because that one is quite good. I've been told that cut scenes for others exist on YouTube, so I can reference those.

This blog is to document the journey since a few people seem amused by the concept and even interested in it. Star Wars has a HUGE universe and it's very difficult to keep track of it! That may be why I've continued to be a fan even as other franchises tire me. It's difficult to be an obsessive "rules lawyer" for something so vast and often changing.

For those interested, this timeline on About.com is the one I'll be using. It appears to be complete and is arranged in an easy-to-consume manner. If it's missing anything that you're aware of, please comment and let me know where it needs to be added in.





P.S.
The title of the blog, 'Always In Overdrive' is a reference to the MC Chris song, Dengar's Dumptruck. I've been kind of obsessed with that song lately. Here's a video with the lyrics: