THEFORCE.NET Highly regarded as second only to the Official Site, THEFORCE.NET is one of the longest running, and best, STAR WARS fan community sites in the world-with up to the minute news on all STAR WARS activities/products/events, as well as merchandise reviews, affiliates linked to other numerous STAR WARS sites, and a vast multimedia section in which you'll find out everything you'll ever need. And a whole lot more. Much more!! THE STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY MAGAZINES A superb visual site, always being updated, listing all the magazines and covers covering the Original Trilogy from 1976 to 1984 (and other dates such as 1987, 1997 and 2004), from all over the world, containing superb sections on the classic magazines of the period and great little sub sections on things like Japanese items. A wonderful piece of nostalgia and a very well designed site, nicely presented and easily accessible, with over 900 listings so far (and, as of 2009, AFICIONADO is now on there-YAAYYY!!), this is one of the best STAR WARS reference sites of this kind around-and one you should definitely bookmark for future perusals. ORIGINAL TRILOGY.COM A website for the preservation of the ORIGINAL TRILOGY's theatrical releases, and only the original versions, onto DVD. The site has an intriguing forum on all things STAR WARS, including STAR WARS in all kinds of media, though if you love the PREQUEL TRILOGY you may want to avoid it-those three films get a lot of bashing over there. For the record, AFICIONADO, though we like the SPECIAL EDITIONS enormously, totally agrees with ORIGINAL TRILOGY.COM on the fact that the original theatrical versions must be re-released properly onto DVD-no matter what the cost and the preservation efforts involvving LUCASFILM-even if they have to start again from scratch with their restoration work.   STAR WARS ARCHIVES Fast becoming one of the greatest websites ever created for multi media material on STAR WARS, the STAR WARS ARCHIVES is also one of the best new websites you'll witness. Run by Darth Neo, the site is a fantastic celebration of thirty years of STAR WARS, packed with rare movie stills and behind the scenes production photos from all around the world, as well as other audio and visual treats you'll not find anywhere else. Whether for use in serious research, or for a nostalgic trip back to your childhood, this is the perfect site for you!! One of it's major highlights has to be it's selection of clips from the rare 1980 MAKING OF EMPIRE STRIKES BACK documentary, by film-maker Michel Parbot. Head over there now-treat yourself!! REALM OF ROYALTY Truly one of the most beautiful looking and well designed STAR WARS sites I've ever seen-and one that perfectly compliments the beauty and heroism of the STAR WARS SAGA's two greatest female icons-Princess Leia Organa, and her mother, Padme Amidala Skywalker. Featuring all the information you'll ever need on these deservedly popular characters, two generations of STAR WARS royalty, from script to screen, the site also shows a terrific range of rare posed imagery of Carrie Fisher and Natalie Portman as their characters, as well as high quality screenshots from all six movies, behind the scenes filming, character conceptual art, and much, much more!! Make this site one of your priorities to visit!! THE PRIVATE UNIVERSE Terrific British site devoted to all things STAR WARS (and other fantastic films and tv series, too!!)-from all the latest news in books, film and tv, to toys, games, fiction, opinion and even the odd promotion for STAR WARS AFICIONADO chucked in for good measure!!! FEDERATION TOYS A superior place for all your wide ranging STAR WARS toys, figures, autographs and replica props. Well established with a firm reputation for quality and friendly service.  JEDI NEWS Terrific British website covering all the best STAR WARS news that's out there-from the movies and TV, to the best in merchandise, with a lively forum and features area to boot!!! THE JEDI COUNCIL OF RIO DE JANEIRO Really nice website from our enthusiastic friends in Brazil-it's fans there are as dedicated as anywhere else in the world-and there are many from it's original release in 1977/78. We hope that LUCASFILM becomes more involved in that growing territory. The site is nicely designed and co-ordinated, with the promise of more great stuff to come.. MOVIEMAGS.COM A superb web-site for anyone interested in mainstream and cult cinema magazines from all over the world-whether they be professionally printed magazines or fanzines. The site, which has nearly 1,000 magazines with 9551 issues listed on it, has guides to horror, science fiction (it has an excellent listings section for STAR WARS), fantasy, television, and celebrity publications within it's cyberspace pages and is packed with current and historical information, as well as news on upcoming magazines. And it's always updating with even more titles to come!! A great site to browse and learn from, MOVIEMAGS.COM is essential regular reading if you love movies. T'BONE'S STAR WARZ UNIVERSE Another of the longest running sites devoted to the STAR WARS UNIVERSE. Immaculately designed and put together with a real love for the Saga, this has it all: news, trailers, the best cut scenes section you'll ever hope to find on the six films, lively features, regular columns, a great blog, forums, artwork and behind the scenes pics. You name it, it's got it. Essential viewing. STAR WARS EN DIRECT RADIO SHOW An excellent, downloadable French/Canadian radio show/podcast devoted to all aspects of the STAR WARS SAGA. This is the voice of STAR WARS fandom and well worth catching on a regular basis. AFICIONADO's been on it, too!! MARK HAMILL-JUST THE BEST!! Edited and run with great dedication, MARK HAMILL-JUST THE BEST is one of the longest running news and multimedia sites dedicated to the one and only Mark Hamill-whose playing of Luke Skywalker will live forever in film and multimedia history. This site always has regular news updates on Hamill and his career and is always evolving-constantly on the hunt for all kinds of rarities. Well worth your time on paying a visit. THE STAR WARS COLLECTORS CLUB A terrific source for all kinds of news related to the STAR WARS universe- from magazines to toys, to fan activities and conventions, to the world of gaming, this is a terrific site to delve in to, with a great multi-media/downloading area, and so much more, to boot!! Make it one of your top calls to make when entering the STAR WARS universe on the web!!  THEFORCE IN PERU Another terrific fan avenue from across the globe. A professional, well written site created by dedicated fans, THEFORCEPERU has a terrific look and flavour to it, and is packed with news, photos, reviews and information about all six STAR WARS films and all kinds of spin-offs. It also has an equally fantastic fan community in its forums areas and prodcues a terrific, regular PDF newsletter for its members thats well worth a look. KOOL TV KOOL TV is a brand new blog/website from STAR WARS AFICIONADO Editor / writer, Scott Weller, covering all the best in high quality television worldwide-from modern day hits like 24, WALLENDER, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, LOST and FLASH FORWARD, to cult and classic series like DOCTOR WHO, BLAKE'S 7, CALLAN and THE PRISONER. Constantly updated with new material, KOOL TV is an intriguing and insightful look into the popular TV universe - plus a few surprises from time to time. And look out for continuous CLONE WARS animated series, and the 2011/2012 new live action series coverage on the site, too.  STAR WARS KITPEDIA   The first online encyclopedia devoted to Airfix STAR WARS model kits and related promotional materials is an amazing reference work of information and photos, created and compiled by Milos Jaric, and also covers all variants of those kits which were made by other companies (MPC, Kenner, Takara, Parker Brothers, AMT/ERTL, etc), and also some Non-Airfix STAR WARS kits from 70s and 80s. It’s a great site and one that Milos will continue to develop and enhance, with the help of all interested visitors and collectors. FOLLOWING THE NERD Lively new STAR WARS/cult film and TV site that's well worth keeping an eye on. Their main website is coming soon but they have an expanding YouTube site, Facebook, Twitter and SKYPE proliferation on the web, and the team behind the scenes clearly have lots of enthusiasm in their passions... FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/followingthenerd SKYPE: followingthenerd TWITTER: nerdfollowing