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BFFC has appeared on television, in newsprint, and on some pretty popular websites.
For interview inquiries, please contact the founder, Aaron Proctor, at aaron@bobafettfanclub.com.
In 2024, The New York Times reached out to us to help with Bob Yerkes' obituary, after spotting that we had some good photos of him (including named attribution of who was the original source). One was published in their story.
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The San Francisco newspaper ran a front-page "Entertainment" section story in print and online for their story, "Forget Anakin — for die-hard 'Star Wars' fans, Boba Fett rules" by Peter Hartlaub (May 14, 2005). Here's an excerpt: "When Aaron Proctor started his Boba Fett Web site as a teenager in 1996, the San Francisco native wasn't expecting many visitors. After all, the 'Star Wars' bounty hunter had only five lines in the original trilogy, and his apparent death in 'Return of the Jedi..."
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Entertainment Weekly wrote this about us in 2002 for a story called "Tempted by Fett — A Boba Fett fan shares his sad obsession" by Dalton Ross (May 17, 2002). "Casual Fett fans should begin their quest at the appropriately (and unimaginatively) titled Boba Fett Fan Club, which offers solid (okay, scary) amounts of information on the original man behind the mask, actor Jeremy Bulloch. Visitors are treated to a brief interview, tour diaries, and pictures of the actor chilling in his house. There's a perverse joy in seeing the guy who caught Han Solo hanging out on his couch and surfing the Web." Online and in print.
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In 2020, The New York Times quoted and linked to our video interview with the original Boba Fett actor, Jeremy Bulloch, after his passing. The inaugural member of BFFC, Jeremy worked frequently with this site, including giving hours for our exclusive interview in 2015.
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For on-air commentary about "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," BFFC's Scott Casanova was interviewed on April 14th.
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U.S. News & World Report ran a full-page article and photo on this website in 1997 for an article "The Force Is Still With Them — 'Star Wars': Return of a cosmic cash cow" by John Marks (January 27, 1997). It was on page 63 of the print edition, featuring the founder of the Boba Fett Fan Club, Aaron Proctor.
Starting on May 17, 2015, The Official Star Wars Website (StarWars.com) graciously has added the Boba Fett Fan Club as a prominent link on their "Community" page.
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Our social video for Polaroid to promote their Mandalorian camera won a Telly Award!
BFFC is included on Wikipedia as one of only a few external links for their authoritative and often cited Boba Fett entry.
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"Boba Fett Fan Club ... sports over 14,000 members and is the single most comprehensive repository of Fettian facts, tributes, and theories on the internet."
BFFC's James Clarke was interviewed for Vox's article, "How fandom sent Boba Fett from minor character leading man."
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During the Boba Fett-themed trivia game for the BBC Radio 2 show, OJ Borg "Midnight Mastermind" (August 21, 2018), there were three mentions of the Boba Fett Fan Club! Featuring BFFC contributor Matt Booker as the guest trivia master. It spans two parts.
Two BFFC contributing editors, Jess Thompkins and Juan Fuentes, were interviewed for Supercluster's editorial The Legacy of Boba Fett. All of the imagery in the long read also comes from the BFFC image galleries!
A BFFC Exclusive: Star Wars Episode 7 to be shot on film by Dan Mindel (August 22, 2013)
We broke the news that Star Wars Episode VII was being shot on Kodak film stock by Dan Mindel, J.J. Abrams' cinematographer. While at an event for cinematographers at the ASC Clubhouse, we were first to post online the news after Dan spoke about the big reveal. The news made front page at Mashable, Gizmodo, AV Club, Yahoo Movies / The Wrap, JoBlo, Ain't It Cool News, IGN, Slashfilm, Latino Review, CNET, Huffington Post, TechRadar, The Verge, Collider, io9, MovieWeb, and more.
Gustavo Perez represented BFFC on a segment introducing "The Book of Boba Fett" and the existing fandom.
"[H]aving his appearance cut short, and in a way that wasn't perhaps faithful to the character that he had become in fans' minds, I think that's what created a yearning to see him return sooner or later."
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Our website was featured on the home page of the search engine, Yahoo! (May 11, 1999), which at the time was a real big deal — and led to a whole lot of new visitors.
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"They have their own action figures, fan clubs — from the Wookieepedia to a flourishing Boba Fett Fan Club — and weird fetishistic apparel."
After the unfortunate passing of Jeremy Bulloch in 2020, BBC Radio Leicester did a radio interview with us. Long-time BFFC contributor Joe Carlson knocked it out of the park.
In 2020, surrounding the passing of Jeremy Bulloch, the main BBC website included a quote from one of our interviews with the original Boba Fett actor.
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Part of our SDCC 2022 coverage was featured by Newsweek!
"I'm a card-carrying member of the Boba Fett Fan Club..."
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The book by Chris Taylor, How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise, published on September 13th has the Boba Fett Fan Club is mentioned on page 253 in the hardcover and the paperback
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Maybe it's a coincidence, but the TV show Gilmore Girls name drops "Boba Fett Fan Club" in Season 5 Episode 4! The episode, which aired October 12, 2004, is where Paris announces that Glenn "went from the 'Star Trek' convention to the Boba Fett Fan Club symposium" over the summer.
July 12, 1999: "At the incredible Boba Fett Multimedia Vault [editor's note: the name for BFFC in 1999], you'll find tips for creating Mandalorian armor, as well as a convention schedule for actor Jeremy Bulloch (the bounty hunter's alter ego)."
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The book by Peter J. Weber published September 1999): "Everything you wanted to know." The book included a full-size screenshot of the site in 1999, at that time called The Boba Fett Multimedia Vault.
"May the Web Be with You" by Peter Fagan (May 6, 1999)
The website for the San Francisco Chronicle said the following: "The Boba Fett Fan Club page is the definitive archive of information about the most admired, yet enigmatic characters of the Star Wars myth."
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We were part of a one-hour show for the Sci-Fi Channel about Star Wars fandom called Episode 1 Unauthorized: The Phantom Menace, which aired May 17, 1999.
Star Wars Escape Pod
After "The Book of Boba Fett" trailer and "Under the Helmet" documentary aired in November 2021, Star Wars Escape Pod did a segment with BFFC contributor Jess. In February 2022, Jess was invited back for more to discuss "The Book of Boba Fett," which recently concluded. In November 2024, BFFC's Chelsey B. Coombs joined the episode with Boba Fett actor Mark Austin.
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Their 30th issue (November 2021) focused on Boba Fett and BFFC was featured! BFFC contributor Gustavo was the interviewee.
"The BFFC website was a priceless resource of information while working on the zine. If you ever find yourself in need of every possible fact about Boba Fett's story and fandom, make sure you hit up the Boba Fett Fan Club site!" — Kara, editor
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BFFC's Gustavo Perez was the guest on the third episode of CUjO F3TT's Boba Fett talk show. Fun fact: Cujo is an O.G. Boba Fett Fan Club member who signed up back in '07! Gustavo's BFFC cred goes back a minute earlier to '06.
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In 2016, The New York Times cited our Fettpedia page (as hypertext for "Star Wars Insider") for Jason Wingreen, the original voice actor for Boba Fett who at that time had recently passed away, for their obituary. We had transcribed an interview he did with the Star Wars Insider in 2000, which illuminated his experience doing the original voice of Boba Fett.
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Victoria's Cantina (YouTube)
BFFC contributor Chelsey B. Coombs was the guest on the February 24, 2023 stream. The topic was about why Boba Fett is so cool. She's been back multiple times on the show, too.
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Star Wars Insider #189 (May 1, 2019) featured our own photos of Daniel Logan getting fitted for his own Boba Fett costume. They were published across multiple pages.
Entertainment Weekly used BFFC as a reference in 2019. While they call us "official," we're unofficial but basically the most well known one around!
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The Force Books "This Is The Way: The Mandalorian Phenomenon" (Spanish)
"Full of news, collectibles, exclusive merchandising, downloadable material, image galleries, discussion forums and even fact checks to refute rumors, this online database is a reliable and essential source of information for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge or clarify doubts related to the Fett Clan. Its exhaustive Fettpedia is the living history of the Internet, and a reference work second to none."
"Formed: 1996. Status: Unofficial. Members: mailing list over 10,000. Membership fee: $0. Why Boba Fett?: After attending an exhibit of Star Wars art in San Francisco, Proctor became intrigued with Boba Fett; he then scoured the Internet for existing Boba sites finding only one and decided he could do it better. Best things about Boba Fett: the fans.
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Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #12 (August 1997) had BFFC mentioned in a letter to the editor.
The Hong Kong magazine called Tuesday featured our website.
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SciFi.com
From the website on February 2002 for the Sci-Fi Channel (now called Syfy): "Boba Fett Fan Club (pick) - Don your Clone Wars armor--or learn how to create some--before you blast your way through these downloads, checklists of BF collectibles, and so very much more."
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"Who's the best and the baddest bounty hunter in the Universe? :) That's right! And he's got his own fan club. If you have a Fett fetish, don't fail to find your way to this fabulous site! Find out the Fett Facts firsthand--and bookmark immediately."
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March 1st, 1998: "Nothing but Boba Fett. All day and all night. A very well put together site. Lots of sound and video."
BFFC is mention on the air for the local NBC station in Texas on February 14th.
Cinespace Insider
July 1998: "...the one place that any Fett fan can go for anything they want to know about their favorite Mandalorian ... it is a very good production."
About.com
"The most popular bounty hunter this side of the Kessel run is completely documented and examined. Very nice site!"
Oregon Live
"All Boba, all the time. The shoot-Boba-Fett game is ultra cool."
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ACCESS Magazine
Featured a column and photo about BFFC.
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4 Stars. "Everything you ever wanted to know about Boba Fett but were afraid to ask."
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Science Fiction Weekly
November 16, 1998: "[D]ocuments every occurrence of Boba Fett in the Star Wars universe"
Back in the day, we were also named as an editor's pick by Netscape/AOL, Lycos and ICQ, and awarded a Magellan 3 Star Site, Point Top 5% of the Web, and "Best Site" by GO Network.
We've also been linked up by CNN Interactive, The Boston Globe, Cinescape Online, Chicago Tribune Online, The Wild Wild Web, Open Directory Cool Site, The Dominion, MSN, Excite, 4movie.com, allocine.com, focus.de, and infoseek.de.
