Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Star Wars jokes on Family Guy get run by Lucasfilm:
Regarding any legal issues with the extremely frequent Star Wars jokes Family Guy is known for, McFarlane explained, “Lucasfilm has actually gotten on board. It’s getting to the point where we’ll send these Star Wars jokes of the week to Lucasfilm.”
I’m not a huge Family Guy fan, but the entire article is actually quite interesting. The Star Wars stuff is on the last page.
Star Wars inspired Olympic fencer. Speaking of sabers, here’s a surprisingly professional fan-made duel video that’s been making the rounds.
Requiem of the Outcast has done a a podcast interview with Timothy Zahn, Aaron Allston, and Mike Stackpole at StellarCon. Click on the ‘listen’ link to download the mp3 file.
The Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia is striking out on its own. A favorite resource of many Wookieepedians and fanfic writers, the Encyclopedia seems to have outgrown the capabilities of TheForce.net. Enjoy freedom!
Starwars.com has posted the cover and summary of the Karen Traviss’ Bloodlines, the second book of the Legacy of the Force series. Here’s the blurb:
Civil war looms as the fledgling Galactic Alliance confronts a growing number of worlds set on rebellion — and the approaching war is tearing the Skywalker and Solo families apart. Han’s Corellian roots and Luke’s dedication to the Jedi order are driving a wedge between the families. Han and Leia’s children, Jacen and Jaina, are soldiers in the Galactic Alliance’s campaign to crush the insurgents. Luke and Mara are unable to protect their son Ben from war. The quest of an assassin draws out a dreaded name from the past: Boba Fett. And in the new galactic order, friends and enemies are no longer what they seem…
Bloodlines will be out in September; the first of the series, Aaron Allston’s Betrayal, is due in May.
Paul Dini, best known as one of the writers of Batman: The Animated Series and its various spin-offs, interviews Mark Hamill on his new IGN show Monkey Talk. Apparently there’s a sock monkey involved, but I’ll just take TV Squad’s word for it.
Shaun Farrell of Far Sector interviews with Timothy Zahn about Outbound Flight – probably the most detailed interview I’ve seen lately. (via SF Signal)
Cleolinda has stumbled upon the secret to every Nancy Drew book ever.
Web 2.0 or Star Wars character? I got 41 (out of 43) despite not recognizing most of the Web 2.0 names, but obviously crazy Star Wars fans are not the demographic they’re going for. I do really want to name a company ‘dooku’ now, though.
George talks to Time about moviemaking, his upcoming projects, (yes, Indy 4!) and what he sees for the future of film.