Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Joel Siegel, the movie critic for Good Morning America, hissyfits himself out of a Clerks II screening. Kevin Smith rips him a new one. Amazingly enough, Siegel apologizes.
For less angry, check out this clip of Smith talking about his Superman Reborn experience.
Pablo alerts us that StarWars.com has the first photos from San Deigo Comic-Con (click the ‘Comic-Con Picture Viewer in the header,) as well as some flashbacks to Comic-Cons of years past.
How ILM made Davy Jones. Also, a user on the Livejournal starwars community thinks Jones resembles a Quarren. I’m not so sure. Maybe a cousin. Hybrid?
Last night the Sci-Fi Channel ran a preview for the new season of Battlestar Galactica. Is it October yet?
Meanwhile, if you can handle waiting a little less longer for a fix, the second half of the last season will be out on DVD in September.
The first cover, that is, of Joss Whedon’s post-cancellation series, being called ‘Season 8’ by the fans. Word is the issue will debut at the San Deigo Comic Con this weekend.
And actually get paid for the privilege! Lucasfilm is looking for a Fan Events Coordinator to work Celebration IV and other events over the next year or so.
Karen Traviss points to an audiobook excerpt of Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines. It’s first person from the point of Boba Fett.
Star Wars may be over, but ILM certainly isn’t slowing down – they have a staggering amount of work on their plate, including The Spiderwick Chronicles, Eragon, Transformers and the next Harry Potter film.
For folks wondering about some of the technical aspects involved, eWeek talks to ILM, among others, about digital storage.
Final The New Essential Guide to Alien Species cover completely different than the preliminary cover. For one, Yoda is nowhere to be seen, in accordance with Lucasfilm claims that the Jedi Master’s species will remain a mystery.