If enthusiasm was electricity, then Star Wars Action News hosts, husband and wife team, Arnie and Marjorie Carvalho could power the United States. Their genuine shameless love for anything Star Wars is a joy to listen to. It's not unquestioning love though ... if a piece of merchandise is old tat, they'll say so ... but they will have bought it first (and probably a duplicate to keep in its original packaging).This podcast is so addictive - I don't even really collect Star Wars merchandise that much myself, I tend to dabble more than collect in any hardcore, queue up in the middle of the night for the latest releases, sort of way - but their self-deprecating weekly anecdotes of the pursuit of the latest Hasbro figure or Gentle Giant bust is heartwarming; a joyful celebration of the child-like innocence of genuine geekdom.
Every episode has a unique strand where Arnie and Marjorie count back the years from when the first Star Wars film was released (1977) to the present day, looking at what merchandise was available, what's still available from that year, and the films we were watching and songs that made the charts.
Recent episodes have hit the 'Dark Ages' of the late 80s/early 90s when the flame seemed to have gone out of the Star Wars Universe and the only beacon of hope was West End Games fantastic role-playing-game (of which Arnie was a big fan).
Naturally relaxed in front a microphone, the knowledgeable and funny Carvalho's will also be hosting panels on collecting at Celebration IV, the forthcoming mega-party in L.A. to mark the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars, and I believe they're attending the European Celebration at ExCel later this year as well.
They converted their basement in to a "museum" of Star Wars figures, props and merchandise, which they have named the Sithsonian, and this is scheduled to appear in the forthcoming fan documentary, The Force Among Us, due out next month.
Arnie and Marjorie: HeroPress, and collectors of all type around the world, salute you for your contribution to Star Wars fandom!
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