A sweet love song for all the geek-lovin’ ladies in the house. Thanks to Rach for the find!
Flash! Ahhh!
Paul Ens was having fun with IMDB – first it was the upcoming films of Star Wars actors, then most Star Wars actors in a non-Star Wars film. The answer may be … surprising. Or not.
From the Blogside
Six Deadly Justifications of the “Star Wars” Movie-Verse from Citizenjess and Patientalien. My god, have they been suffering through reading blogs.starwars.com too???
NerfHerdersAnonymous on a key Star Wars/Mozart connection. Friday was the composer’s 250th birthday.
Lavagrrrl on participating in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Music Of The Star Wars Saga.
Imadra_blue’s thoughts on Alternate Universe and Alternate Reality fics in Star Wars and Harry Potter fics.
Oninobara on Padme and her relegation to the ghetto of the “Loving Girlfriend.”
Jediwonderboy rants on how Han Solo has been written in the EU. Courtship of Princess Leia: Bring SW fans together in WTF moments since 1994.
Anton of Link Right 2 on the Ben Franklin commemorative coin’s freak resemblance to Palpatine. Spooky.
Slithytove on the difference between science fiction and fantasy.
As usual, big thanks to Jedi News. Find a post that you thinks deserves a place in the next edition of From the Blogside? Email Dunc at simpletricks@gmail.com with the URL.
Bunch of savages in this town
Why does Kevin Smith want to release Clerks 2 unrated? Language, of course:
“I’ve never been a nudity dude,” Smith insisted. “We did nudity once, in ‘Mallrats,’ and it was just such an uncomfortable thing to shoot. Anybody can get somebody to take their clothes off. ‘Clerks’ was a movie that the MPAA gave an NC-17 for language and content alone. This movie ups the ante by a hundred-fold, and there’s just no way it gets an R.”
Human-alcohol relations
These personal bartending robots from Japan bear a certain resemblance to our favorite astromech. If you happen to live in Japan, you can even win one of your own. (via Boing Boing)
Bridge to Engine Room: More popcorn!
A home theatre built to look like the bridge of the Starship Enterprise from the original series. Our favorite sci-fi home theatre even gets a namecheck (linkcheck?) under inspiration and concepts. (via Boing Boing)
Earth’s sun a double star?
Recent discoveries of similiar astral bodies point towards a controversal theory that our sun may have a companion star. (via The Website at the End of the Universe)
In less theoretical news, a small rocky planet has been found orbiting a red dwarf. Researchers say it’s the most Earth-like planet found, despite being 5.5 times more massive and too cold to support life.
With blackjack! And hookers!
The 10 Best Sci-Fi films That Never Existed. The original pitch/concept for Alien 3 sounds awesome. (via Big Dumb Object)
Warning: Item contains Star Wars prequel angst, criticism of George Lucas, and swearing. Not recommended for anyone with less than +3 Fanboy Resistance.
Trek to the Troops
This is a neat idea – Trek to the Troops is an organization that wants to bring Star Trek personalities to U.S. troops overseas. They’re currently having a banner fundraiser. (via Slice of SciFi)
The art of Lucasarts
Gamasutra talks to Michael Rubin, the author of Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution. This being a game site, the interview is mostly about LucasArts, but interesting nonetheless.
Also, Ballblazer has to be the funniest game title ever. (via Wookieenews)