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Category: Celebration III – 2005

  • kara’s show & tell ~ 7 wild & wonderful CIII moments

    To wrap up the 20th anniversary coverage of Celebration III, here are some of my favorite things I dug up in my research that I wanted to share with you here on the blog! And don’t worry, this will not be the last time I write about CIII. There’s way too much to dig into!…

  • the birth of the collecting track giveaways at celebration III

    Since 1999, there have been collectors talking about collecting at Star Wars Celebration. This section of the event has become known as the Collecting Track, and is one of the most beloved Star Wars fandom institutions. I talked to Gus Lopez, legendary collector who has been part of the Collecting Track since day one, on…

  • george lucas visists the droid builders ~ CIII

    While digging through YouTube for an upcoming YouTube Excavation: CIII post, I found a video that I needed to hear more about. This video, posted to YouTube by Scott Powers, is titled “George Lucas visits R2Builders at Celebration III”. The six minute clip shows George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum being shown around the exhibit…

  • “george lucas is in the house!” ~ the maker at CIII

    Just two weeks before Celebration 3 took over the Indiana Convention Center, a huge announcement appeared on the official Star Wars site. A very special guest would be appearing at the convention…the most special Star Wars guest there is. The Maker himself, George Lucas, would be in attendance. This was George’s first convention appearance since…

  • celebration III: 20th anniversary retrospective

    Twenty years ago this spring, Star Wars fans were preparing to see the final (as far as they knew!) installment of the Skywalker Saga…Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It would finally be time to see Palpatine’s rise to power, and how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. With how much Star Wars content we’re swimming…