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Here, by Rhonderoo. After his death, Anakin struggles to understand his place in the Force. |
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Welcome to The Moons of Iego, the first site devoted to the tragic pair from George Lucas' Star Wars epic: Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, who become the parents of classic trilogy heroes Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa.
Anyone's welcome - until you start bashing, at which point we bind you, gag you, and force you to watch repeat viewings of the Holiday Special. ;)
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UPDATES
May 27, 2009
So sorry about the absence! I got absolutely swamped at work this month, plus this is just a slow period submission-wise.
That "Decoded" Destroy Malevolence was pretty much a bust, wasn't it? Granted, I knew it was largely going to be directed at the kiddies, but I couldn't help but roll my eyes at "Did you know Anakin and Padmé are secretly married?" and "Anakin's connection to Padmé is stronger than Obi-Wan's." Yeah, I think it's safe to say most of those who visit this site didn't learn anything new there.
I no longer hold out hopes of getting 20 entries for the current wallpaper challenge - but I would like to have at least a total of 12, so we have a reasonably diverse selection to vote on. Let me put it this way: I want to implement the first writing challenge as soon as this challenge is completed. :) So if you've even thought a little bit about participating, please do so! I'm really excited about the prospect of a writing challenge. I can't think of a much better way to fill in the storytelling gap between now and season 2.
On the writing challenge, let me go into a little more detail about what I had in mind for implementing it.
In short, the basic premise would be much like the current wallpaper challenge: an assigned topic is posted, entries are submitted and voted on anonymously, winners are awarded. Emailing the submissions to me and me hand-coding/uploading a separate webpage for each entry, and then collecting votes via email, does not seem to me an efficient way of posting stories and being able to leave feedback/vote. So, I tried to think of an easier way to do all this. I came up with two ideas: a LiveJournal community, or a message board.
#1, a LiveJournal community: LJ is not simply a personal blogging tool - on LJ, one can create "communities" on any number of topics, including challenges. In fact, fic/graphics challenges are an extremely popular use of LiveJournal communities. My thought had been to set up a community, which linked back to TMOI, and have the challenge rules spelled out in the community profile page. There would be a specific community post to submit entries for the challenge topic (each participant would submit their entry in a comment that only they and I could see), then I would post each submission in its own separate community post with the author's name removed. Then, there would be another community post with a poll where people could vote on the individual submissions, which would all be linked to in that post. For a general idea of how a typical challenge community is laid out, take a look at one of the icon challenge communities and its userinfo page and see how they're set up.
Or possibility #2, the message board: I would set up a forum specifically for the purpose of hosting challenges. I would post a thread topic with the subject of the challenge, and entries would be submitted to me either by private message on the boards or by email, and I would post them in the thread. Again, without the author's name attached. Then after all submissions had been received, I would post a poll on the board for visitors to vote for their favorites.
Which method sounds most agreeable to you guys? I can make it work either way, and customize either one to look reasonably pretty. ;) What are your thoughts on feedback - as a participant, would you want people to be able to leave reviews for your entries before or after voting is completed (or not at all)? What sort of challenge topics would you be interested in seeing? If any of you have questions or concerns, please bring them to my attention, preferably via email where we can discuss it in detail.
Now, updates, however scarce:
Please, please get those challenge entries in! :) And just because we're about to start a writing challenge doesn't mean you need to wait until then to send your work in... new fic is always welcome!
Aeryn @ 12:34 a.m. CST
May 3, 2009
So, we're past May 1, but needless to say we haven't reached 20 entries for the wallpaper challenge. (I guess using animated instead of "real life" images poses more of a challenge?) At this point, I won't require 20 entries to close out the challenge - but we do really need more than nine, which is the grand total after this update. So please, get those in!
On the challenge front, I've been pondering branching it out, especially in lieu of having new stories each week via Clone Wars episodes. Would there be any interest in a fanfic challenge? I know plenty of talented authors peek at this site. ;) I wouldn't be thinking anything longer than vignettes or maybe even just drabbles. If there is any interest, I'd like to get that going sometime this month. If you are interested, drop a comment on the tag-board or to my email. Now, updates:
Have a good week! :)
Aeryn @ 11:48 p.m. CST
April 19, 2009
A wonderful 28th birthday to Hayden! :) Thank you so much for the brilliant effort you put forth in bringing our favorite man behind the mask to glorious life.
Speaking of anniversaries, it's bizarre to think that in a month, it will have been officially ten years since Episode I premiered. A few months after that, it'll have been ten years since I started this website. I can't help but start to feel a little old. ;)
In P/A-sort-of-related news, looks like both of the voices behind the CGI version of our pair will be at Star Wars Fan Days III in Plano, TX this October, along with several other neat guests and lots of great fan artists. Several months out, but I'm so there! Got to have something to fill the gap between now and the yet-to-be-announced Celebration V. If nothing else, it'll be the best chance I'll have to get something autographed by both Anakin and Padmé in some form - I do have Jake's autograph (and a photo with him), but getting Hayden's and especially Natalie's? Not bloody likely! This may also be just the excuse to get going on my Snowbunny!Padmé costume. Anyway, site updates:
I suppose at some point I'll get the Anakin-related caps for the CW season 2 preview up, since we've got a ways to go before we get anything else new from S2. Bah!
Have a good week! :)
Aeryn @ 12:38 a.m. CST
March 29, 2009
At last, the results of the "Solo Shots" challenge! I really need to come up with a better way to collect votes... it always takes too long, and even this time I was only able to get a first and second place winner; all the other votes were too equally distributed among other entries. In any case... congrats to our winners! :)
And with that, Challenge 12 is officially opened. :) On to other updates:
I've also finally updated the "spotlight" sidebar. I'll be out of town next weekend, so see you guys in a couple of weeks! :)
Aeryn @ 12:48 p.m. CST
March 21, 2009
People, the OTP is well and truly BACK! Great finale, and great episode for our couple. I love that we finally get a scene of them really interacting as a husband and wife, not just snatching fleeting moments during a battle. The whole exchange with the lightsaber makes me melt at such a powerful gesture of his devotion to her, and also grin at the innuendo. "Heavier than I thought," indeed. ;) And what a kiss!
Unfortunately, as of this update, the episode still has not shown up on iTunes. Hopefully it'll be up soon, so I'll be able to get good quality caps of this episode up. In the meantime, the good news is that I've finally finished rebuilding the image gallery from my faux-pas several weeks ago: all the old images are back, plus a few new ones scattered throughout (mostly concept art).
I'll post the winner of the wallpaper challenge when I've got the caps from HC ready. In the meantime, I do have:
Crossing fingers the episode will be on iTunes when I get up in the morning!
Aeryn @ 11:56 p.m. CST
March 8, 2009
A reminder to people voting on the wallpaper challenge: you can only vote ONCE per challenge. I've had to throw out a few votes that were duplicated. At this point for the sake of moving things on I'm simply going to award the first place winner, as it's been the only one to receive more than one vote so far. I'm pretty uninspired on the award design at the moment, so I'll post that next update.
Lucky viewers who watch Clone Wars on Cartoon Network may have caught a preview for the final episode of the season, "Hostage Crisis," which airs next Friday (not this Friday, but the following week). The focus of the preview is a new bounty hunter baddie, but there's something else that should make visitors to this site pleased. I know I was. :D Click here to view the preview - the moment in question's about 20 seconds in.
Can't wait for that finale! :D Even if it will be November before we get season 2. YIKES!
Aeryn @ 5:10 a.m. CST
February 15, 2009
What Friday's P/A interaction lacked in screentime, they certainly made up for in content! Some absolutely beautiful moments, and it was nice to see the moons of Iego pop up in P/A lore again. ;) Though you can bet Anakin finds Padmé lovelier than the "actual" angels, now that he's seen one!
But seriously... who do we have to bribe at Lucasfilm Animation to get an actual on-screen kiss? Heh.
It may be a couple of weeks before the next update: I move next weekend, so that's going to take up a lot of my spare time. (I'll be checking my email as often as I can, though.) Since it may be a while, I decided to go ahead and take care of all the capping for Friday's two episodes. Enjoy the new P/A eye candy!
Also, Good news on the wallpaper challenge: we have enough votes to tally a winner! Bad news... we don't have enough to tally a second or third place winner. So I still need a few more.
See you all in a couple of weeks!
Aeryn @ 5:49 p.m. CST
February 14, 2009
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! :) Okay, I'm fudging the spoiler rule just this once...
*melts* :)
I've got a few temporary caps from the episode here, until I get everything else from the episode uploaded. Enjoy!
Aeryn @ 5:29 a.m. CST
February 8, 2009
Just a quickie for tonight - and don't forget to send your votes in for the wallpaper challenge if you haven't already!
Hopefully the next time I update, it will be with new P/A pics! :)
Aeryn @ 11:09 p.m. CST
February 7, 2009
Next week our pair reunites, just in time for Valentine's Day! :) Here's the first preview for next Friday's episode, "Blue Shadow Virus." No visuals of our pair, but there is a nice bit of related dialogue (highlight to read):
Obi-Wan: "Don't risk the mission trying to rescue her."
Anakin (darkly): "I know what's at stake here."
Hopefully the next preview that comes out will have something in the way of eye candy for us! Tonight's updates:
G'night!
ETA @ 10:32 am 2/7/09: Okay, found another preview, and it looks like we get two episodes next week - sweeeet! :) (And hey, double the chance for A/P action. ;))
Aeryn @ 12:10 a.m. CST
January 31, 2009
*facepalm*
Yes, I'm aware of the image gallery problems. Long story short, there's a problem with the MySQL database connected to my Coppermine gallery. I'm going to wait a bit and see if the glitch resolves itself; if it hasn't resolved itself in the next day I'm going to email my webhost.
I apologize again for this.
ETA 2/1/09 1:07 am: Whew! Looks like it was just a glitch after all. Galleries are back up! In the meantime, I've uploaded Anakin's official stills from "Trespass."
Aeryn @ 10:05 p.m. CST
January 29, 2009
Ask and ye shall receive! Here's the summary for a few of the next Clone Wars episodes - at least two of which (and possibly three) seem to set the stage for some great action with our couple! Highlight to view summaries:
1x17 - Blue Shadow Virus: Padmé and Jar Jar are captured while looking for a secret laboratory where Separatists recently created biological weapons, forcing Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka to save their friends and prevent the spread of a deadly virus.
1x18 - The Thousand Moons: The fatal Blue Shadow virus is released, infecting Ahsoka, Padmé, and many clonetroopers. There are only 48 hours for Anakin and Obi-Wan to find an antidote on a mysterious planet where no visitor is released alive.
1x19 - Hostage Crisis: To release Crime Lord Ziro the Hutt, bounty-hunters take control of the Senate and take hostages, not knowing that the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker is still inside.
Not thrilled at the idea of Padmé being captured yet again, but the idea of Anakin tearing across the galaxy to save her from a debilitating virus? Love it. :) Suppose it'd be too much to hope for at least one moment of Anakin watching over Padmé at her bedside? ♥ I think we're long overdue for some not-interrupted smoochage, too. (Also, looks like we'll finally get our first onscreen Padmé-Ahsoka meeting!) The hostage episode could easily have P/A as well - if it's in the Senate, it seems like Padmé would have to be involved somehow, but three episodes of P/A in a row seems almost too good to be true, so we'll see. ;)
Just a couple of weeks to new P/A! :)
Aeryn @ 6:07 p.m. CST
January 27, 2009
Taking advantage of a snow day to get some catchup done. :) The gallery rebuilding continues, with the Anakin/Vader section - I've re-uploaded all my Vader images from ANH/TESB/ROTJ (as well as some new pics), and part of Anakin's ROTS galleries. New material:
Have a good evening, and if you're trapped in this winter crap too, stay safe and warm! :)
Aeryn @ 9:07 p.m. CST
January 24, 2009
Okay, good news: all of the Anakin/Padmé couple images are back! :) I'm still in the process of uploading the rest of the pictures to Anakin's and Padmé's separate galleries. But that's still a lot of pictures, and while I'm re-uploading pictures whenever I have time, it's still going to be at least another several days before everything is restored.
Looks like next week's Clone Wars is another Anakin/Obi-Wan adventure. Now, I love watching the Anakin/Obi-Wan and Anakin/Ahsoka dynamics, but frankly, don't you think we're overdue for another Anakin/Padmé episode? We've gotten a couple of vague hints to offscreen encounters, but I think it's time we got more than that. After all, it's certainly not like A/P isn't crucial to the central SW story. ;) Anyway, updatage:
Aeryn @ 5:57 p.m. CST
January 18, 2009
Yours truly did something very, VERY stupid. She accidentally deleted the index page of her Coppermine image gallery, and therefore had to reinstall Coppermine completely - which deleted ALL the images I had uploaded. Movies, Clone Wars, everything. I'm really sorry, guys! I've re-uploaded the Anakin and Padmé related images from the most recent CW episodes, and will be slowly but steadily working through the other images.
The good news is that since all the fanworks were in a completely separate Coppermine gallery, they're all still there and fine. I've added two more entries to the Solo Shots challenge, and will keep the challenge open until Monday - so if you're still thinking about entering, get your submissions to me! :)
Aeryn @ 9:05 p.m. CST
January 10, 2009
Anyone else using iTunes to catch up on Clone Wars? The new episodes are usually up Saturday mornings, but here it is Saturday evening and... nada. :-/ I managed to catch the episode on YouTube, at least. Here's the preview for next week's episode, "Jedi Crash"... poor Ani!
Anyway, updatiness:
Catch you guys later!
Aeryn @ 6:54 p.m. CST
January 6, 2009
Happy 2009, all! :)
Now that I've just about caught up with adding Clone Wars pics, I'm going to try and go back and add some old non-CW stuff I've been gathering for a little while - movie pics, concept art, stuff like that. On the CW front, there're still the extras from the CW film DVD - deleted scenes and such. (I'm undecided on whether to cap the teaser footage from upcoming episodes.)
Our pair were both in last Friday's episode of CW, though alas, not together. Though there has been one particular bit I've seen a couple of A/P shippers going "WTF?" at. My interpretation? Anakin's not ogling, he's marveling how much hotter his wife is. ;) (And maybe wishing she were the one on the table, just with only him in the audience.)
Here's a preview and a great clip from next week's episode, "The Gungan General."
Tonight's update:
Now, it's off to bed!
Aeryn @ 5:39 a.m. CST