https://twitter.com/josswhedon/statuses/419645632887156737
No, I haven’t forgotten about the Twitter roundups, I was just busy freezing, falling and not being able to sit in a desk chair for several days. It was fantastic! In any case, the roundup is back, and it’s been busy. This installment covers the latest rumors, Marvel/Dark Horse and, of course, the ever-present freaking out whenever anyone mentions the Lucasfilm Story Group. Brace yourselves.
(On the other hand, we have wampa jokes and a chihuahua in a Chewbacca costume, so.)
The Whedon tweet above led to this adorable exchange with actress Anna Kendrick:
@josswhedon print this tweet. cover my walls in it. seal me in my tomb.
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/josswhedon/statuses/419648638533791744
@josswhedon TWEETS ARE BINDING LEGAL CONTRACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) January 5, 2014
Moving on…
I know it's not canon, but sometimes I quietly sing the song "Rocket Man" while lying in bed and pretending I'm flying an X-Wing.
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) January 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/JediBO/statuses/419926641909841921
My attitude on speakerphones and intercoms was irrevocably defined at a very young age by Han Solo.
— Anil Dash (@anildash) January 6, 2014
"Who's she into? Han Solo or Luke Skywalker? I can't tell."
— Walter Hickey (@WaltHickey) January 11, 2014
Star Wars Holiday
Watching III on the #StarWarsHoliday … Remembering when George first showed the finished space battle to Ewan and Hayden on tape in UK
— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata) January 4, 2014
Another III memory: cursing myself for causing a cloud of dust to fall from the rafters from the ceiling during Grievous cruiser scenes
— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata) January 4, 2014
I was up there futzing with that blasted Hyperspace webcam.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata) January 4, 2014
"Owen, you must hide this baby, at all costs, from Anakin Skywalker."
"Okay. Should we continue to call him Luke Skywalker?"
"Seems fine."— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) January 2, 2014
I assume Spike TV has only one employee, whose job is to rewind Star Wars and hit play again.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) January 5, 2014
Episode VII and such
Yo do you think whomever named the Star Wars Blu Ray set "The Complete Saga" is now in a basement somewhere crying?
— Andrew Lupi (@ALupi15) December 31, 2013
Last weekend’s crazy script rumors. Also no, I didn’t do any searches on “Kenobi” because I enjoy having a full head of hair.
No wonder they haven't confirmed/announced the original trio being in Episode VII seeing as how they were unsure of the scope of their roles
— Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) January 12, 2014
I'd still see the new Star Wars if it was just 2 hours of a title card saying "Episode XII". So, I'll reserve judgement.
— David Blue (@DavidBlue) January 12, 2014
For folks who don't care about a new #StarWars movie, y'all are sure talking about new Star Wars movies a lot.
— Michael Calia (@Michael_Calia) January 12, 2014
Lucasfilm better burn that Arndt script. If it ever gets out it will create a whole new faction of "what might have been" #StarWars fans
— Aaron Goins (@avgoins) January 12, 2014
I hope @jwrinzler is taking notes during this @starwars madness. I’ll wait 2 decades but I’m gonna need to read about all of this eventually
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) January 12, 2014
The Expanded Universe
I'm REALLY enjoying Maul: Lockdown. It's pushing all the right buttons and firing on all cylinders.
— Bryan Young (@swankmotron) January 10, 2014
Exclusive: Palpatine used dark side to disguise cloned Zillo Beast as human, engineered its election to public office on Sernpidal. #SWEU
— Jason Fry (@jasoncfry) January 10, 2014
I finished designing, drawing, and coloring my new SEXY JAXXON COSTUME/COSPLAY! I am breaking your soul! pic.twitter.com/Iu7JqGs6H2
— RebelAllianceBarbie (@RebellionBarbie) January 12, 2014
Sometimes I think about Ken the Jedi Prince and laugh for roughly five minutes.
— Countess Flagrante (@MandyBu) January 5, 2014
About a third of the way through Heir to the Empire, I'm realizing how little I actually remember. And I call myself a #StarWars nerd…
— Peter Di Cicco (@PeterDiCicco) January 9, 2014
Sure it's got badasses like Thrawn and Mara Jade, but the highlight is the bromance going on between Han & Lando. #StarWars #HeirtotheEmpire
— Peter Di Cicco (@PeterDiCicco) January 9, 2014
All I can say is, one of these Disney #StarWars spinoff movies better be a Han and Lando buddy comedy.
— Peter Di Cicco (@PeterDiCicco) January 9, 2014
So the whole Story Group thing came back up last week and sent a bunch of folks into a tizzy. I’ll get into this and the whole possibility of the EU being shunted aside (again) soon but at the moment it’s all just more of the same. For now you can catch up on the latest outburst of panic and how things stand with our old pal Bonnie Burton.
REQUIRED READING FOR ALL STAR WARS FANS: @infinata's preface to "The Essential Reader's Companion."
— Andrew Lupi (@ALupi15) January 10, 2014
If this is the average #SWEU fan's response to the very idea of the Story Group, things are gonna get interesting. pic.twitter.com/xAknhcX7Fw
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) January 10, 2014
So that Lucasfilm storyboard group thing is still being passed off as earth shattering, EU destroying news I see.
— Brian ⚽ (@LaneWinree) January 9, 2014
Things were a lot easier when they were complicated. ;)
— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata) January 8, 2014
Bittersweet day for #StarWars #comics. @DarkHorseComics had an incredible run but as an avid @Marvel fan I'm excited to see what they bring.
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) January 3, 2014
Thank you @DarkHorseComics for over 20 years of amazing Star Wars comics. Let's not forget, there's still plenty more left to come in 2014.
— Leland Chee (@HolocronKeeper) January 3, 2014
I will write Star Wars no more forever.
— Randy Stradley (@Randy_Stradley) January 4, 2014
Complicated feelings today. Loved working with Dark Horse and am proud of all they did. But also looking forward to what Marvel will bring.
— Jennifer Heddle (@jenheddle) January 3, 2014
So many #StarWars feelings, today. Looking forward to what @Marvel has planned; so thankful to @DarkHorseComics. We'll always have Taris.
— John Jackson Miller (@jjmfaraway) January 3, 2014
Sad to see Star Wars comics move but a huge thank you to @DarkHorseComics for giving me my first gig writing in that galaxy far, far away.
— Tom Taylor (@TomTaylorMade) January 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/brianwood/statuses/419173285969276928
Marvel taking the SW reigns is the law of the jungle or whatever, but it’s sad to think a non mainstream talent ecosystem could fade there.
— Caleb Goellner (@calebandrew) January 3, 2014
I have nothing but love for our friends at @DarkHorseComics and am thankful for all the amazing stuff they did with Star Wars comics.
— Ryan Penagos (@AgentM) January 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/BobbyRobertsPDX/statuses/419171751646339072
WE WANT NEWS. Just, you know, not THAT news. #starwars #fandom #kidding #kindof
— Andrew Lupi (@ALupi15) January 3, 2014
Looking for a silver lining here, granted… but it's sweet and maybe even symbolic that Star Wars comics have now returned to their roots.
— YZ Freedman (@stoogey) January 3, 2014
Star Wars life
Between my kids and Luke Skywalker in A New Hope, I can't take all this whining in the house. #StarWarsHoliday
— (((Dan Isaacs))) (@CopyDan) January 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/hchamp/statuses/419309528258080768
My goal this year is to be fit enough to pull the ears off a gundark.
— October Jedi (@derf_vader) January 12, 2014
My favorite thing about the Seahawks' uniforms is that it includes Han Solo's Corellian stripe.
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) January 11, 2014
I'm so cold someone cuddle me and by that I mean let me cut you open and sleep inside you like Luke Skywalker and that tauntaun in Star Wars
— Bean (@sm_ugh) January 5, 2014
It's 6 degrees and I'm too cold to even make a Hoth joke.
— ginchy_amanda (@ginchy_amanda) January 3, 2014
Snark
We couldn't tell you the odds. RT @ThisChadKent: What are the chances I get slapped if I answer my wife's "I love you" with an "I know?"
— Star Wars (@starwars) January 9, 2014
A Marvel's spokesperson at some point in 2014: "What the fuck is a 'Dash Rendar'?"
— Bill Mudron (@mudron) January 6, 2014
“Identical cousins? How the hell does that work?” – Thrackan sal-Solo, turning off The Patty Duke show. #SWEU
— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata) January 1, 2014