- TheForce.Net
Infobox Website
name = TheForce.net
favicon =
caption = TheForce.net front page onMay 6 ,2007
url = [http://www.theforce.net/ www.theforce.net]
commercial = Yes
type = "Star Wars " fan community/Star WarsFanfiction and Fanfilm hosting site
registration = Optional
owner = part-owned by Philip Wise
author = Scott Chitwood and Darin Smith
launch date =
current status =
revenue =TheForce.Net is "perhaps the ultimate"cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9905/04/star.wars.sites|title=Star Wars sites clone rapidly on the Web: Gossip, parodies, and the-universe-according-to-Lucas share cyberspace|publisher=
CNN |date=1999-03-01] and the largest unofficial "Star Wars " fan site.cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/05/17/net.star.wars|title=Nothin' but Net: 'Star Wars' sites|publisher=CNN |date=2002-03-17] It has material related the movies and associated games, publications, and other merchandise (the "Expanded Universe").It originally began in
1996 as the "Star Wars Site At Texas A & M", founded by Scott Chitwood and Darin Smith. Its message board, the Jedi Council Forums, aims to provide detailed information on a wide variety of "Star Wars"-related topics. TheForce.Net is also the home to FanForce.Net, a "Star Wars" fan community that brings together "Star Wars" fans from different cities around the world. Additionally, it hosts the "Star Wars Technical Commentaries" and [http://www.fanfilms.com FanFilms.com] .The "Star Wars Technical Commentaries" are a set of detailed documents exploring the nature and limits of the
technology of theStar Wars universe. They are maintained by Dr. Curtis Saxton, Ph.D. (Astrophysics) and located atTheforce.net . SWTC attempts to physically rationalize the depiction of technology and science in theStar Wars franchise, an effort that has provoked mixed reactions fromonline fans and particularly amongst participants in the ongoingStar Trek versus Star Wars debate. "Incredible Cross Sections of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" and "Incredible Cross-sections of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith", two official publications byDorling Kindersley also written by Dr. Saxton, draw on material and insight available at SWTC.The site has hosted a number of videos that are important to the "Star Wars" fandom. In the summer of 2000, the site hosted a fake movie trailer for "Star Wars: Episode II" that included actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Hayden Christensen. The trailer surpassed one million downloads and generated favorable publicity for the movie itself.cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/11/fake.starwars/index.html|title=Fake 'Star Wars' trailer surpasses 1 million downloads|publisher=
CNN |date=2000-08-11] The following year, the site hosted leaked production footage of Episode II. The footage, taken at an awards ceremony againstLucasfilm 's wishes, was taken down within a few hours.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1342594.stm|title=Star Wars footage leaked|publisher=BBC News |date=2001-05-21]TFN, officially TheForce.Net, LLC, is currently part-owned by Philip Wise, who also runs the "Star Wars" collecting news site Rebelscum.com.
References
External links
* [http://www.theforce.net TheForce.Net]
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