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There is so much hate about the Star Wars Expanded Universe (Sweu) that exists out within the realms of the public. I have experienced much of this multiple times over the years. However, it has never been as pronounced as it has been since the Disney buyout of LucasFilm.

This merger first brought rumours galore, then confirmation of planned spin-off films based on the Star Wars franchise every year beginning in 2015. The first three to are to be Episode 7-9, these will continue the Skywalker arc after Return of the Jedi. Many posts and articles have been written about what should be turned into a film series or even into a standalone film using the Sweu material.

While most of this I can go along with – and I have written a few recommendations myself on the matter - there is a brand of people that hate anything outside of the six films.

Now that we know that the Star Wars movies will soon see a Blu-ray release, we know what things to expect.

But what about the extras that we, as super fans, want? Here's our wishlist of things we'd like to see, from the realistic to the ridiculous...

-- The R2-D2: Beneath the Dome mockumentary: The 20-minute film tells the life story of Artoo and was made by the cast and crew of Episode II. The DVD saw a limited release in 2002, so it'd be great to get this packed in the new Episode II Blu-ray.

-- New behind-the-scenes photos: Not too long ago, this photo of Carrie Fisher and her stunt double surfaced, showing them sunbathing in their slave Leia outfits. More unseen stuff like this, please.

-- George Lucas in Love short film: The independent short film is an homage and spoof of Star Wars and Shakespeare in Love.

Three or four years ago, you may recall, there was some chatter online about a new Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea feature film, based upon the classic '60s motion picture and television series created & produced by the late Irwin Allen. While there was apparently some movement towards fashioning a big screen epic, the whole thing seemed to fizzle shortly after it was announced. The runaway success of last summer's rebooted Star Trek — and the recent news about director Matthew Gratzner's forthcoming re-imagination of Gerry Anderson's UFO, not to mention the whole Hollywood trend towards remakes — got us thinking once again about those other classic mid-to-late-'60s science fiction properties—which led us back to wondering what's happening with Voyage, if anything. Might there be renewed interest in it?

As it turns out, a new Voyage feature film is still simmering. In an exclusive interview with writer/director/producer Kevin Burns,...